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Topic: Jerry's making progress
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 24360
From: Saco, Maine Toys: '70 Mustang Mach 1 - '72 Mustang Sprint - '94 F-150
Registered: May 99
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posted 08-09-2002 07:35 PM
   
Jerry sent me some pics of the progress that he has been making at putting his '69 Stang back together after the crash he had last January:http://mustangsandmore.50megs.com/jsracingbbf.html You're doing a great job, Jerry!  ------------------
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johnmustang
Gearhead Posts: 1771
From: Vancouver Island , British Columbia , Canada
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 08-09-2002 07:43 PM
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65 2+2 FASTBACK
68 COUPE
87 TAURUS WAGON
98 F150 XLT TRITON V8 4.6, 4 WHEEL DRIVE
Member:Vancouver Island Mustang Association
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 4337
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 08-09-2002 08:32 PM
Very nice Jerry!SteveW
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Buster
Gearhead Posts: 237
From: Orlando
Registered: May 2002
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posted 08-09-2002 08:33 PM
Looks great!!!
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jsracingbbf
Gearhead Posts: 259
From: Batesville,MS. , U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 08-09-2002 11:45 PM
Thanks guys! Hopefully I will be finished in a few weeks or Months  who knows? Anyway the sooner the better. If any of you have any suggestions feel free to correct me. I hate going back later to fix something that was obvious to someone else! Thanks for all the remarks ------------------
Jerry Smith
69 Mustang Pro ET Drag
"Even a blind hog can find an acorn every now and then "
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kid vishus
Gearhead Posts: 2646
From: not where I want to be
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 08-10-2002 09:21 AM
It looks good Jerry. How bad was it tore up? It's better to take your time and make sure it is fixed right, then give it a rush job and find out the hard way you goofed something up by being in a hurry. (Like some of the motors I have put together  )
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jsracingbbf
Gearhead Posts: 259
From: Batesville,MS. , U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 08-10-2002 10:51 AM
Kid,
The front cap was destroyed, right front wheel, tie rod & spindle on the right, Right front frame and forward roll bar was bent, radiator shot, both headers, & brakes gone. I cut it off at the rear crossmember, pulled the floors and firewall out and welded in a new front clip w/ new forward support bars, lengthened the frame two inches, bought a new front cap ( you can barely see the bottom of it in one of the pics ) and started over basically. Hopefully I won't run into any more guard rails crossing the finish line 
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Jerry Smith
69 Mustang Pro ET Drag
"Even a blind hog can find an acorn every now and then "
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Buster
Gearhead Posts: 237
From: Orlando
Registered: May 2002
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posted 08-10-2002 11:03 AM
Jerry, what caused it to hit the guard rail?
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jsracingbbf
Gearhead Posts: 259
From: Batesville,MS. , U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 08-11-2002 12:19 AM
Buster, It was a combo of several things, and it crossed lanes way out in front of a vega then went thru the guard rail and hit a 55 Gal drum and took out 40 ft of chain link fence. Thank god it was way past the spectator area. I hit a place in the track ( small dip ) about 50 ft from the finish line. The back springs too stiff, car bobbled, rear faded towards my side, not enough caster in the stock Mustang 2 set up and she crossed to the other lane. I took out the finish line lights. I just didn't have enough track to straighten her up. I layed heavy on the brakes, she went through the guard rail, cleared the ground, landed on a 55 gal trash drum and went through 40 ft of chain link fence. It stopped about 75ft in a field. Just like Monster truck on TV. It was a handful. My buddies watching said I was driving My A$$ off to keep it from rolling. I was sore for a week, but I was wearing all my gear so No major damage. What caused it? Poor track, Stiff rear coil overs, not enough caster. I did get a 60 ft time from it and it was on a tear. 1.25 60 ft. I dunno the pass felt good, like a 5.50 or so, or I would like to think so anyway. I didn't have time to think just react. Guys if your not wearing your safety gear then you should, you never know.
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Jerry Smith
69 Mustang Pro ET Drag
"Even a blind hog can find an acorn every now and then "
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