"Half an inch off" (budget) rockwell build

[TBItoy]

Perfect, just what I'll be looking for molaugh

 

[Eddyj]

Re: "Half an inch off" (budget) rockwell build

First time this rig has went to the gas station to fill up.
R.i.p. propane.

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[nhl_bullitt]

Cool pic man. Looking great!

 

[Eddyj]

Re: "Half an inch off" (budget) rockwell build

First time out with LS.

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[rocfun]

Nice clutch

 

[Eddyj]

Thank you. I designed it all by my onesies.

 

[Eddyj]

Re: "Half an inch off" (budget) rockwell build

And right about here, you can see exactly where I ran out of talent...

In my back yard.

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[nhl_bullitt]

:rolf: you crack me up man.

 

[Eddyj]

Re: "Half an inch off" (budget) rockwell build

Doing my best to half ass all the hard work Rocfun has put in this rig.

$32 intake.

$17 PS reservoir

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[Eddyj]

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Don't you hate it when you get a French guy stuck on your rig and you can't get him off?

How did we do that?

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[Eddyj]

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[Eddyj]

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[smbroady82]

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No interview?

No parts listed?

you're slacking

 

[BUG-E J]

Man that thing looks amazing!

 

[pholmann]

Damn nice rig for sure.

 

[rocfun]

Nice clutch

 

[Eddyj]

Nice clutch

I believe what my good friend who is better at manipulating tubing than words is trying to say is that, after I made him adapt the LS, against his will, to the manual four speed. I rode it for 2 hours and realized that was a bad decision. The four-speed work flawlessly with the small block Chevy on propane and Rockwells. However with the higher horsepower faster revving LS the manual is not ideal.
It's going to stay in there for a little while because I'm tired of not being able to ride whenever I want.
So in the near future there will be a four-speed and built 205 ready to hook up to an LS for sale.
#lessonlearned

 

[rocfun]

Nice clutch

 

[muddinmetal]

I believe what my good friend who is better at manipulating tubing than words is trying to say is that, after I made him adapt the LS, against his will, to the manual four speed. I rode it for 2 hours and realized that was a bad decision. The four-speed work flawlessly with the small block Chevy on propane and Rockwells. However with the higher horsepower faster revving LS the manual is not ideal.
It's going to stay in there for a little while because I'm tired of not being able to ride whenever I want.
So in the near future there will be a four-speed and built 205 ready to hook up to an LS for sale.
#lessonlearned

So you are saying there is a reason that the 10s of thousands of people who wheel an ls have an automatic transmission for a reason? Damn, it's like someone else already figured that out for you and you weren't having it :fish:

 

[Eddyj]

Is this where you want to be when Jesus comes back?
Kicking a man while he's down, after he admitted he was wrong.

To be honest I just like things really simple. LS motor and automatic transmissions are not really simple I'm having trouble to adapting to this new century.

 

[TBItoy]

So what's bad about it? :dunno:

 

[muddinmetal]

Is this where you want to be when Jesus comes back?
Kicking a man while he's down, after he admitted he was wrong.

To be honest I just like things really simple. LS motor and automatic transmissions are not really simple I'm having trouble to adapting to this new century.

I freakin' love Joe Dirt. All is forgiven

 

[Eddyj]

Since the NP 205 basically just doubles in low range, if you plot out the gears on the SM 465 they basically each double each other. So when you put it in the low range you're not really splitting any of the gear, all you're doing is adding a double low. Because second in low basically becomes first in high. The problem is there is such a large gap between second and third gear on the transmission. Second gear is straight to the rev limiter with no tire speed. third gear is certain death with my driving ability.

 

[TBItoy]

Sounds like you need some shock tuning, steering that you know will keep up, and more driver skillz instead of an auto.

Or an auto

 

[Jduck]

Since the NP 205 basically just doubles in low range, if you plot out the gears on the SM 465 they basically each double each other. So when you put it in the low range you're not really splitting any of the gear, all you're doing is adding a double low. Because second in low basically becomes first in high. The problem is there is such a large gap between second and third gear on the transmission. Second gear is straight to the rev limiter with no tire speed. third gear is certain death with my driving ability.

That's the exact same problems I had in my first buggy with a 5.3/465/205. It was a crawling machine but anything that you needed wheelspeed on was difficult and speed shifting a 465 is comical at best laughing1

 

[Eddyj]

Sounds like you need some shock tuning, steering that you know will keep up, and more driver skillz instead of an auto.

Or an auto

Yes, yes, agreed..

 

[Eddyj]

Re: "Half an inch off" (budget) rockwell build

No interview?

No parts listed?

you're slacking

Hey smBRAH-dy if you have something to say... just say it, sir.

You like that 69 buggy pic didn't you? :stir:

 

[smbroady82]

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Hey smBRAH-dy if you have something to say... just say it, sir.

You like that 69 buggy pic didn't you? :stir:

Lol, you should have had Murrah shoot the video and interview you like all the big dogs do ;).

and yes, that picture is cute

 

[Eddyj]

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[muddinmetal]

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Automatics are faster though...