Miss Fitt was out of control at Funny Car Chaos. Almost crashed from violent launches
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Miss Fitt was out of control at Funny Car Chaos Baton Rouge. Almost crashed on the first pass because of the violent launches upsetting the suspension. We have work to do! Be sure to subscribe to the channel, follow us on social media, and check out our merchandise if you'd like to support the channel!
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Back in the day, gassers didn't have narrowed rearends, quarter panels were cut out for the slicks. High stance combined with pro stock style narrowed rear, is probably the issue. Wider rear helps stability when it gets out of shape, and at high speed, when the jacked up front end forces air under the car. Pretty car, but pick what you want it to be. Gasser or Pro Stock, don't try to combine the two. Kudos for using the 63 Fairlane, one of my favorites.
Nice driving TK kept her off the wall. I would check that right rear spring and see if it’s weak, busticated or both. That right side squatted right down on launch.
Wow...That 1st launch surely got the heart pumping!! Great save!!
Most definitely!
Glad you guys were out there. Your dad gave a picture of the car with him to my 7 year old son on Friday night, Its going on his bedroom wall. Beautiful car, definitely our favorite out of the race and glad to see yall keep it out the wall!
Mine to
Awesome! Thank y’all for coming out! Thanks!
I'd like it more,,if it was Ford power !
@@garybrinker4522 When did Ford start building engines with power ? 🤣
@@ricktaylor3748 1932
GREAT DRIVING JOHN....!!!!!! GOD BLESS YOU AND FAMILY ...!!!!!! DOUBLE G. HERE...!!!!!!!
lovely looking cars, awesome to see, love the gassers, can,t wait to see when all sorted
Wow ; out of control ! Something isn't right for sure. I do love the sound of Miss Fitt , I could listen to that blown BBC all day. I hope you get it straightened out ( I'm sure you will) . Great save by your dad, good driver . Thanks for the video.
Talk about a shit the pants moment lol. Glad he's okay. That thing is just an absolute monster, too. Like Holy shit dude
FYI The driver should be sitting in the car when you make rear end adjustments just as if you’re sitting at the tree ready to leave. Very important! Never make adjustments without that factor! That goes for the sway bar as well. You WILL notice it change.
Your car unloaded the drivers side wheel causing it to veer left.
The front suspension didn’t have compression ability so it bounced causing the out of control issue.
We ran pro-stock. I’ve work with these setups a lot.
Be safe out there and get a good baseline setup on the rear end.👍
Would be interesting to know what your IC is on that car. Also the weights on each wheel.
Might want to seriously think about a four link to get more adjustability. Especially since you have a new animal under the hood.
Not being critical. Just want to help.
Remember, pre-loading the rear end is only a band-aid for something else that’s wrong.
Tighten it up
Awesome old Ford!! I love it! Great video!
Was good to see Miss Fitt run again. Good luck on getting her figured out.
Thank you! I’m confident we’ll get it sorted quickly. We’ve got a game plan
Man she's going hard on the launch! You'll get er sorted out. Start showing em what's up!🏁
Miss fitt is one sweet ride love the gasser that paint job is killer. You're Dad is a bad ass driver old school for sure. Thanks love video
Ladder bars, high CG and the motor making some good snot.....That combo has violent written all over it. Dad did a helluva job reeling it back in though. No panic in his eyes. After watching the video a few times it doesn't look like excessive antisquat but there seems like way too much front end travel. Maybe limiters on the front? A shot with the left rear slick in clear view relative to the fender would let you go back and see how much antisquat there is before thinking about what to do with the shocks.
Miss Fitt is a rowdy girl for sure , I'm glad pops got a handle on her on that pass . You guys will figure it out and be out again before you know it. Looking forward to some cackling on your next video. You guys take care and I will catch you on your next video.
Haven't seen a new video in awhile, hope you and the family are healthy!
Don't know if it's you or your dad but nice save, not to many drivers know when to lift when the car is in trouble
Dad was driving this weekend, and I’m glad he was, I don’t think I could have pulled that off.
O man I'm glad you're dad saved that beautiful car from the car eater (the wall)! Good safe! Thanks
He ran right after the jet cars and you can hear all the gravel on that track in the wheel tubs. Good save!!!! A panicked driver would have wadded that deal up, for sure!!! That second run was awesome!!!
I did notice it sounded like a lot of debris on the tires, may have picked some up as close as it got to the rail and as it crossed center as well.
Jet cars should only run at the end of an event, they leak kerosene all over the groove.
That is a great car! Your dad is a hell of a driver that was an epic save. I know you will get it lined out I wish you would have included what he said when he got back from that first run. I would have loved to see his reaction, I bet he was cool as a cucumber I would have had to forgo the interview to get some new shorts 😂
Thank you! Haha yeah he didn’t have much to say, I was hoping to have some good stuff on the GoPro but he stayed cool, I didn’t press the issue of getting an interview lol.
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Nice save T K. 👍 I was almost 😢😭😭 my favorite gasser. I know you will get it lined out nice ladder bars. That was to close
Oh yeah, we’ll get her straight soon! Definitely too close
Dam Pops can drive a race car! So cool you and family can go race and build race cars together! Catch you next time 👍
wicked launches Hell YEAH!!!!
Seen the picture on Facebook , was like ole girl Misbehaving . Love this car and watching you guys.
That Beast is awesome. I've been a big fan of gassers for over 50 years.
Suspension changes are always difficult to catch up on.
Absolutely. We’ve got a pretty good idea on what to do after analyzing it, I think we’ll get it straight quickly.
Need some Ace's High content for sure!
I was just gonna suggest that you four scale the car, but you are already one step ahead and have them on order. This should help a lot! Also, a friend named Kevin Wilson on RUclips has a suspension channel. He runs blown methanol door cars, and he can absolutely help you on your chassis setup!
Brother I’m way’s in. Thank you for sharing friend.
A handful so to speak. It's a straight axel car. Not a lot of adjustment. So the rear is super important. You will get it dialed a combination of shock and spring rate. I have forty pairs of springs and changed until the perfect rate for most tracks. Learning curve within my rules was expensive scale will be game changing. Wish they had them before. Now get after it I want wheels up till the finish like a arrow. Thanks for sharing love you boys.
Wild Willie only drove with one arm! These things are in the dictionary as "Difficult to drive" and obviously something is off with rear suspension as it launches crossed up. Keep up the good work! Obviously the car goes left on launch. I think it's time to adjust away from being square and practice someplace where there is nothing to hit!
Haha Willie was a wild man. We've got a gameplan on getting it ironed out so we'll have it back straight soon! Thank you!
Had to put the over and under on the steering wheel on the first run. Lol. Nice save!!!!
Lol definitely did!
She’s squatting pretty good on the right rear
So glad your dad didn't hit the wall! I think I would much rather drive the mustang. I think miss fit is trying to kill y'all! Lol!!! Enjoyed seeing miss fit, but waiting to see y'all in the mustang. Take care looks like so much fun wish I lived closer would love to see y'all in person. Maybe at some point I take a trip that way.
Too much bite on the right tire. Put it on scales check it with pops in the seat. Go to the track after it’s scaled and start adjusting the bars of its still rear steering at the launch. Good chance you fix it from rear steering on launch it’ll settle down out past the 60’… yous will get her! Got all the right ideas! 👍
Definitely, we had it all set back to neutral and square, the second pass we put some preload in the left to get it to plant more and try to drive it right but it didn’t seem to help much. We’ll get it figured out though!
@@NitroUnion for sure! You guys know what your doin! I’ll be looking for the video when she’s on a mission! Take care brother
Awesome!!!........
I have nearly the same rear suspension set up.
My ladder bars are mounted more out bound near the brake drums not near the third member.
When launching my car, it doesn't drastically dip to the passenger side as your car does.
Not happy, just recieved the notification message.
Not happy RUclips.
Great Burnouts, hope you work out the car soon.
Very cool!!!!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍
In spite of the problems, I loved seeing Miss Fitt making some hits. As was the case with my B class dragster, sometimes the most basic of problems are easily overlooked. I noticed Miss Fitt lifted the right rear tire off the ground during the first launch, like there's no compliance (travel) in the front shocks and very little in the rear. Wondering what your corner weights are and how much shock travel are in each corner.. cause the weird stuff happens when you reach the limits of shock travel.
When the rear suspension is under load, the weight of the body appears to be binding the front suspension and not able to find balance. Working with your corner scales, adjusting spring rates and rebound dampening should help find balance.
Definitely! We are going to get her on some scales asap and get it sorted out. For the second pass we moved some preload to the left rear to try to make it drive back right but I don't know that it actually helped any. We were just shooting in the dark so we called it until we can get some real data, corner weights and geometry on everything. We'll get it sorted out for sure!
@@NitroUnion I'm sure you will.. Looking forward to seeing Miss Fitt putting the other cars on the trailer..
I wonder if it was because you now have stronger ladder bars , the old ones let it dance around alittle bit and hook up?
Nice car, appreciate your video. Nitro is a passion for me. Looking forward to more videos.
That was some pretty nice wheelin'
Car looks amazing.
Better get that Jacket away from that blower pulley. You never know when it will grab you
Another great video guys 👍👍🇨🇱
Oh man. Great save.
Hmmmmm. Think the chassis overall or the rearend is square? Could the chassis have gotten tweaked because of age?
This might not be nothing but it's something to think about---25+ years ago I had a drag car it left the line straight as a arrow I rolled threw the water than did burn out--now I got my buddy to drive it one night told him how to stage because he helped every time I carried it so he pulled in the water box started burn but the back tires was in the water did burn out it true water in finder wells pulled to line stage water dripped from fender wells to track when he left the line it turned him any way it wanted to so just something to think about.
Do you guys ever come to Knoxville Tennessee for the race here.
great video. 👍👁👁👍
Oooowee. That was some driving! Glad you didn't kiss the wall
Me too!
W😱W Buddy that was CLOSE🙈
Man that was close!
Thanks for sharing
That Beast looks like a Fun Scary Wild Ride!! What engine you got in it now?
Great save TK..... WOW.....i think the track wasn't there but hey i think is a adjustment away or two from being dail in....back to the drawing board has the saying goes ...be well guys....🙂👍🙏....P.S.....aces high, aces high, aces high....😆👍
It was definitely a combination of things, but we certainly have some suspension work to do still. We'll get it! I'm excited for Aces High as well! Thanks as always!
COME BACK. MISS YOU GUYS.
DAMN! TK driving/holding on to that hussie! Good save on keeping the shiney side up.
I really love the car and I love the video man keep up the good work
Who in the hell puts a big stearing wheel in a race car it's a ressape for over stear and that's what this guy did
Don't know who was driving first but good save keep at it you'll get it good luck
Great content thumbs-up
WOW, not for the weak. Thats the difference between walking the walk and the many talkers that fill the world. Congrats.
That engine makes a ton of torque not to mention horsepower. How about a rev limiter so as not to over power coming off the line in the 1st 100 feet.
It definitely does, we would love to be able to apply the power at the hit, but it may not be practical with the old school setup, so that will be the next option. Probably pull some early and we can turn the boost down if needed. We’re making a rear gear change as well to try to calm it down some.
@@NitroUnion I hope your car just eats chevys alive.
It does sound a lot stronger TK!!
Great save pops, and nice 2nd run 5.5 dang
I can't believe the second run was that quick, standing behind the car it seemed slow, and that was also a best MPH at 128, faster than our quick ET in Texas last year, so she'd definitely making the power. We've just gotta get it put down to the track.
Mr Toads wild ride
yeah tough problem. Something throwing her to the side. Seems front left of car is coming off ground at launch.
What happened to the 57 wagon
Need to soften the rear shocks might even tighten rebound
He held on to it like a turkey sandwich with just tomato.
I believe you have better traction and control when your wheels are on the ground. I could be wrong.
What's it running for a engine
Looks like the tires went up at the 60ft mark. But what do i know, I smoke mine the whole length of the track
👍👍 aces high
I’ll bet that got old Dad’s heart pumping 😬
I think there might be some extra skidmarks in the shorts after the first run.
glad it was out of the groove for the sharpest part of the slide!
its loading the passenger side and unloading the driver side wheel.. thats yer problem!! stiffer springs and more flat launch is what ya need
All I can say is wow!!!!
Like Frankinstien said it looks like it's launching hard on the right side putting it to the left. You'll get it just takes alittle time. My butt would've ate that seat that first run. Tell pops nice save. 😳
are yall from alabama?
Nice wheel work dad....
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You need some pre load on that right side.
Still waiting for Aces High update!
🤘👀 Fast Hands
It was so violent and he lost control because the car has to much power. Try reducing your HP is the only remedy.☝😩
You haven't posted since April 13th is everything alright?
Bem no estilo Mad Max....
Not thank you need my 428 Super Cobra Jet within a 66 Fairlane GT
Ronnie Dean may like to taste PBR (Pabst Blue Ribbon) but it looks like TK is ready yo join the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) after that ride. That photographer that TK was headed for at the end hung in for pictures till the last minute. Great car control even if it did cost him a pair of underwear.
Haha definitely! He rode it on out for sure
That is for sure👍👍👍
G'day mate.i see you're old man in the endgame show .but I was thinking weeks ago you haven't dropped in a minute you all good ..
Face shield DOWN and gloves ON please. My best friend has major scars from a methanol fire I don't want to see it happen again!
2:39 Thank You Lord.
Amen!
awesome video tell your dad stay safe shes trying to kill him lol 2 geniune guys blessings from uk
Dude its got to soft of spring in the rear. Look at the body drop on the right rear.
We may definitely need more spring. We went up on them a few times in the past as power level increased and it was squatting more, I believe those are 220’s on it now which seem to be heavier than most people ever recommend, but it’s still obviously smashing that right rear one. We put an anti-roll bar in it also to try to help it and it’s still doing that. We’re going to examine all that stuff and check spring rates again.
@@NitroUnion keep in mind how far forward the rearend is with the weight over that axel. You are right the scales will help you alot so you can puck the correct spring. It did look like the car is making way more power then i have ever seen. Love watching you guys so try ro post more lol. Im a ford guy so keeps me going on my car.
She's "squirrelly" for sure!
Most definitely 😅
Glory days of gassers! Pedal to the metal and hope for the best.
throw that panhard bar in the garbage and put a diagonal bar in it.
Do yall have any plans to come to Texas this year?
We don't have anything written in stone yet, be we'd like to make Funny Car Chaos Ennis in October if the budget allows it for sure! Fuel prices have put a damper on our travel plans this year unfortunately.
I know how yall feel and I hope the prices drop by then I can't wait to see miss fit and maybe the mustang run