[AdamIsAdam]

Well, the day is almost here, after nearly 4 years of bench racing, wrenching, tinkering & puttering, I'm FINALLY bringing my car to the track Monday! Don't get me wrong, I drive the wheels off this car every chance I get, putting on over 4,000 miles in 3 seasons. But the track has eluded me until now. So...

From the fun launch techniques thread to the when to shift thread to the all important what to bring conversation, I'm finally taking my procrastinating self on the 3 hour drive to the track in a fully rented truck and trailer setup.

Let's see, I've upgraded the driveshaft and 1350 Strange yoke, installed dual driveshaft loops, rebuilt the front wheel bearings and brakes, adjusted the shift linkage, changed all fluids, re-torqued the ring gear bolts that we found to be a bit loose. And of course upgraded the entire fuel system from pickup to newly built Cliff Qjet carb to a .5" stainless steel line, RobbMc pump and more. I'm ready to break in my brand new Nitto drag radials. Let's see if I can get some traction to match my best 0-60 times in the 3.6 range and hopefully get my 3300lb Poncho down the 1320 in the mid-12's. Yes, seeing a 12 to the left of the decimal is my goal. 12.50 would be great. But I know there's always a chance it will be substantially slower.

I'll report back soon. Wish me luck.