Demolition Derby Car
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Demolition Derby Car
Ryan's post about this made me start this. What works and what doesnt? Has anyone done this before. I would think efi would be better - I know it is in tough truck competitions as the floats dont get all out of whack and overfuel on impact.
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Usually carbs stall out easier but easier to maintain or do a quick patch job. EFI demands a entire sysytem so if your alternator gets knocked out or many more electrical parts to worry about.
I'm proud to say the ultimate destruction derby car is a big Chrylser car with a small block chevy.
Very simple with the Chrysler car they are truelly the heaviest car with "crunch room" however Chrysler motor seems to be their Ackyles heal.
On the flip side I have seen a small block chevy running with flames coming out from unburnt fuel (hence running on 7 cylinders or less) also have seen them come out without a rad and stay running, usually don't seize till the next day kinda thing.
I'm proud to say the ultimate destruction derby car is a big Chrylser car with a small block chevy.
Very simple with the Chrysler car they are truelly the heaviest car with "crunch room" however Chrysler motor seems to be their Ackyles heal.
On the flip side I have seen a small block chevy running with flames coming out from unburnt fuel (hence running on 7 cylinders or less) also have seen them come out without a rad and stay running, usually don't seize till the next day kinda thing.
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Seems to me that the early to mid 80's chev product cars are one of the most popular for demolition derbies.
It usually is a true test of what a motor can handle though, rads leak out usually pretty fast!
It usually is a true test of what a motor can handle though, rads leak out usually pretty fast!
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[QUOTE=preppypyro]Seems to me that the early to mid 80's chev product cars are one of the most popular for demolition derbies.
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Probably because they were the most common, maybe?
Bless you Ryan, good to see no Fords harmed!
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Probably because they were the most common, maybe?
Bless you Ryan, good to see no Fords harmed!
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Yeah winning is a different story. Your probably right Morris, those cars were a dime a dozen.
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I don't know if I could run a ford in the ring seems almost like a crime. I can not get a Ford car. Prob if I did I would put the motor in one of my trucks or something stupid like that. lol
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I have done demos in the early 80's. Now a days there are more rules and roll cages have to be built in them. More work.
Late 60's fords and up are poor choices for demos. The coil springs are the problem. Once the back starts to get hit a lot, the springs tend to fly out and the car drags the ground. This is why people doing demos want Chevy and Chrylsers becaus eof the leaf springs. When they bend the back end tends to get higher.
The only way to keep those springs in a ford is to weld them to the diffy and frame or cahin them in place. The rules for demos will not allow you to do this, thus giving the other makes more chances auto surviving the hits.
Late 60's fords and up are poor choices for demos. The coil springs are the problem. Once the back starts to get hit a lot, the springs tend to fly out and the car drags the ground. This is why people doing demos want Chevy and Chrylsers becaus eof the leaf springs. When they bend the back end tends to get higher.
The only way to keep those springs in a ford is to weld them to the diffy and frame or cahin them in place. The rules for demos will not allow you to do this, thus giving the other makes more chances auto surviving the hits.
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Thats good to know Glen about Ford cars. The demo I'm looking at just wants a few pieces of iron welded or bolted across the driver door and driver door painted either black or white depending on car colour. Their are other mods to do but thats as far as a cage.