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    My SRT-10 is racing this week in One Lap of America.

    Even better - the Dodge dealer in Wichita "loaned" us a pushrod out of a truck they had on their lot. Really helped us out with that.
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    My SRT-10 is racing this week in One Lap of America.

    Not sure you guys have checked out my blog, but we had a minor breakdown and missed part of a day. We bent the #10 cylinder intake pushrod by over-revving the engine. We did have a really good evening at the dragstrip. Thanks to technology, I'm writing this while my dad's driving like...
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    My SRT-10 is racing this week in One Lap of America.

    My father and I are entered into One Lap of America. It's an 8 day event, covering 3500 miles and 9 different race tracks where the SRT-10 will be runnning. Tomorrow, April 29, 2010 is the first day of the event. We have a web blog posted at www.edelmanracing.com if you're interested in...
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    Do I need any SAE tools for minor repairs?

    Everything I've done on the truck so far has been a metric fastener - wheels, brakes, clutch, etc.... I need to put together a small toolbox to take with me for the race, but I don't want to miss out on some critical fastener that happens to be SAE. Thanks!
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    Floor jack and jack stands for the truck?

    I need to buy a floor jack and some jack stands to use during a week long, 3500 mile race (see my signature). I don't think I'd be using it for much more than changing a tire or replacing front brake pads. How much jack capacity do I need? (1.5 ton, 2 ton, 3 ton????) Does anyone have a...
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    I replaced my brakes and can't get them to bleed properly. Help?

    I had the same thought - the last time I did brakes on a car was at least 15 years ago. When I took all the parts off, I used masking tape and a marker to mark the old parts and reboxed them in case I need spares during the race. Maybe I should have used some masking tape to label the...
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    I replaced my brakes and can't get them to bleed properly. Help?

    The walk of shame. The good news is that the dealer figured it out in about 20 minutes. I swapped the rear calipers to the wrong side when I reinstalled, which had the bleeders pointing down, which made it impossible to bleed the air out of the rear calipers. And now I have a nice firm pedal...
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    I replaced my brakes and can't get them to bleed properly. Help?

    The brake work is prep for one lap. :) I also did my clutch and got a new shifter and some other stuff done this week. I even own a CB radio now. Anyhow, I got some advice that I should flush the old brake fluid out with new, higher temperature fluid before the race. Bleeding brakes never...
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    B&M Shifter Question

    It's adjustable. I just put one of these in over the weekend along with a new clutch. (I also seem to have screwed up my brakes, but that's another story.) Anyways, at it's highest adjustment, the B&M is 1/4" shorter than the factory shifter, according to the installation instructions. But...
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    I replaced my brakes and can't get them to bleed properly. Help?

    As things sit now on sunday afternoon, the truck has a brake pedal that goes to the floor. Friday, when I drove it over to my friend's shop to do the brake work, everything was fine, it's a 2006 regular cab with a little over 3000 miles on it. I'll tell you what I did, and if I did or didn't...
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    Help with mounting fire extinguisher and a cb radio?

    Perfect! Thank you for that! Now I just need to work on the CB.
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    Help with mounting fire extinguisher and a cb radio?

    My 06 regular cab is entered in One Lap of America - my original post is here: http://www.vtcoa.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38867 I'm looking for brackets or some sort of mounting solution for a 2.5 lb fire extinguisher - it should be in the cab somewhere. Maybe the seat frame or in that...
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    i give up !!

    Weird, I just went through this. My 2006 put the check engine light on for heated O2 sensor failure. But, the sensor was reading voltage on 2 different aftermarket scanners (Innova and a Snap-On). I reset the check engine light a couple of times to clear the code, and it turned out after...
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    Service manual

    If the link will work for an '06 regular cab, I'd appreciate it too. Thanks!
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    Our SRT-10 is entered into One Lap of America!

    First, I'd like to thank everyone that has emailed and PM'ed me all of the helpful suggestions on choosing a truck and getting it prepped for racing. My father and I have a long winter ahead of us in Syracuse, NY to get it ready. Fortunately, I have a good friend who runs a taxi company - he has...
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    Got my '06 home, now to get ready for racing!

    I made what I think is a very fair deal for this truck. It's a 2006 that only had 1,200 miles on it. Has navigation, rear defrost, factory tonneau, side airbags, and some sort of an SRT-10 plastic liner in the bed. I gave $27,300 for it at Woodhouse Dodge in Nebraska, and drove it home this...
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    Anything particular to look at before I pick up my truck?

    I bought a 2006 SRT-10, regular cab, from a dealer in Nebraska. I'm flying to pick it up next week, and driving it back to New York. The truck is a regular cab/6 speed, with the navigation system and the factory tonneau cover. It has 1,200 miles on it, and it has a clean carfax report. The...
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    Any advice on prepping my truck for track racing?

    If you're planning to enter, make sure you read all the information - there are a lot of hidden costs involved and some of the things will take time to get done. For example, at least one of your drivers has to have verifiable racetrack experience (the second driver can be a transit only...
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    Any advice on prepping my truck for track racing?

    I'm sure we'll have lots of pictures - we'll be in the car for 8 days straight, and we've had racing on the brain for the last few months since we decided to do it. Is there a clutch upgrade of choice on the forum? And when you say upgrade the hydraulics, you mean the master cylinder for the...
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    Any advice on prepping my truck for track racing?

    I just bought a truck a couple of days ago, it's a 2006 regular cab with very low miles - only 1200. I'm picking it up in 2 weeks from a dealer in the midwest, and driving it back home to NY. I have all winter to get the truck prepped for racing - my father and I are entering One Lap of...
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