"Hostile" vs. "67 'Stang Lover" Rival Grudge Match!!!!!!

[Classic67]

See you at the track tonight! Looking forward to seeing everyone!!!

[BurnTire]

Are we going to have this grudge match for real this year?????????????

[67 'Stang Lover]

Are we going to have this grudge match for real this year?????????????

Burntire and Dave,

You can't imagine how bad I would like Nick and I to run eachother again like we did in '07. We were going to run the 'Grudge Match' last year at the National Mustang Show but my Transmission was having problems with leaking fluid out of the front seal and it was too bad to run it. Didn't want to contaminate the Track for it would have been unsafe for other racers running after me.
Nick and I always had fun doing it since we were so close in times as well as us being an early model (naturally aspirated and non-power adder) and a late model (fuel injected and with power adder) just added that much more excitement. The last time we ran I went throught the traps with a 12.5 and Nick went through with a 12.8 so this is just by a bumper at the top end to say the least. It is a classic drag race and we both had a lot of fun. BTW, this match race was going on for a couple of years and Nick and I had met eachother in 2003 at his Dealer that he worked at.
After going through 2 Transmissions and Convertors in the last 2 years and the problem still not fixed, I have deducted that it must be an Engine issue. From all of the people that I have talked to (Race Shops, Drag Racers, etc.), this is the only thing that I can think of that must be wrong. The engine must be out of balance so bad that it is shaking the Flex Plate in turn vibrating the Convertor and throwing the front seal out on the Transmission.
Something is wrong with the engine since other things have happened due to vibration- for example: header bolts loosening multiple times, #4 cylinder exhaust valve rocker coming off of stud, alternator tensioner coming loose, starter bolt coming loose, carburetor venturi bolt losening, etc. This should not happen this frequently even on a new motor.
If anyone has any suggestions or can offer help please let me know as I am at wits-end. Since the economy as well as other things have put a damper on fixing this problem that is why I haven't ripped into this until I find out what is wrong. I have been cautious to say the least due to these reasons as should be expected.
I have tried everything to fix this like a new convertor (2x), tranny, flex plate (2x-sfi-approved), bell housing, harmonic balancer, etc.
I have decided to pull the motor soon and build another one with roughly the same specs, cam, etc. I know this will cost thousands so i am going at this slowly and methodically at first.
Sorry for the long thread but I needed to explain myself in detail since this was supposed to happen last October. Thanks,
Steve..................

[RockysMom]

I say lets have a tech day with his car, We really need to get this match going again. Come on HPS'ers lets help Steve out here. He rocks and deserves the help.

[67 'Stang Lover]

I say lets have a tech day with his car, We really need to get this match going again. Come on HPS'ers lets help Steve out here. He rocks and deserves the help.

Trish,
I would love a 'Tech Day' as I know there are a lot of Hobbyists, Motorheads and Racers on this Forum. However, this is not a simple problem and I wouldn't want to bother anyone since we are all so busy in our personal lives. If we did have a 'Tech Day' I would provide all of the food and drink for sure. We can throw it around so thanks for mentioning it. Maybe we can bring it up at the next Monthly meeting or something of that nature.................

[RockysMom]

Other clubs do it so why not us ???? :)))

Trish,
I would love a 'Tech Day' as I know there are a lot of Hobbyists, Motorheads and Racers on this Forum. However, this is not a simple problem and I wouldn't want to bother anyone since we are all so busy in our personal lives. If we did have a 'Tech Day' I would provide all of the food and drink for sure. We can throw it around so thanks for mentioning it. Maybe we can bring it up at the next Monthly meeting or something of that nature.................

[Jacostang]

Good question?????

[BurnTire]

Do you feel vibration? I had an out of balance flexplate and the seats shook when idling. Also is your belhousing indexed correctly to the block? If the centerline of the converter is not in-line with the centerline of the crank you can create major carnage.

[67 'Stang Lover]

The Flexplate is a TCI unit and it is there race version (SFI approved). It is the second one on there. The bell housing is stock but it is indexed correctly from the dowel pins in the back of the Block. Or I hope it is. The last time I had it running, earlier this year, you could tell the Convertor was hitting the back of the bell housing so it was shaking big time.

[BurnTire]

The Flexplate is a TCI unit and it is there race version (SFI approved). It is the second one on there. The bell housing is stock but it is indexed correctly from the dowel pins in the back of the Block. Or I hope it is. The last time I had it running, earlier this year, you could tell the Convertor was hitting the back of the bell housing so it was shaking big time.

Does the flex plate wobble when you look at it running? When did all the problems start? New Motor? Tranny? etc?