LATEST NEWS
4/20/2003
After my last outing I ran a steller 8.96/155 back in October, I just never updated this page, sorry again. The video link is below. Well the new bullet is in the rails(brought her up to legal CI max) and big thanks to Mike Murillo for the new in Dash spearco cooler and kick ass Billet Reichard Racing Intake, the thrashin has begun and look for the Rhodes Custom Auto.com/ Vortech Engineering/ Murillo Motorsports sponsored Drag Radial mustang to be getting fired up soon.
In Dash Cooler waiting for install
10/27/2002
Sorry once again that I havent updated this page in quite a while, I have had some major car problems, but I have also had some major highs to go along with downs. left start with the Atco Race, we melted a head first round of qualifying, seems that the wide band still likes to melt stuff when its set to correct on the lean side, Next race was the world finals in Bowling Green Kentucky, With the help of Mike Murillo we went back to square one and even with the new wide band sensor it still was reading full rich on the datalog, so we went back to old school reading the plugs at the end of the track and Mike would make the changes accordingly in the FAST. we did run a best of 9.37/149.50 but horrible 60fts as the track was not that great after 2 inches of rain the day before. We ended up loosing in the semi finals and this locked our year end finish 3rd in points, which is extremely good considering the amount of fast cars in this class. When I returned home I decided that what I needed to do was go over the car and recheck my suspension geometry and rescale it, to my suprise ever since I moved the blower to the drivers side after columbus that it moved my instant center back out in front of the front tires....needless to say this is a major problem in the car as far as hook goes. I also decided I wanted to experiment with front coil overs, I installed a coil over conversion kit and lowered the front of the car 2 inches, made some height adjustments in the rear body and got the geometry and IC back to where it was in Columbus, I also added more chassis to engine grounds, this proved to be what was wrong with the wide band all along. well on 10/20 we took the car to Fords at Englishtown for its first test on the new chassis setup and new grounds, we decided to start off with the Murillo tune from Bowling Green, first pass it yanked the left front tire and drove hard left, I steered it back into the groove and when I picked up the slip it said 9.07/155 1.46 60ft. HOLY SHIT, at first I thought is was a fluke, after reviewing the data log it seems my air fuel ratio was reading properly and alternator was charging again, so the grounds deffinatly fixed that issue. I changed nothing for the next round of qualifying, I was rewarded with my very first 8 second pass on Drag Radials, this had been a goal of mine for 2 years and I finally accomplished it. 8.99/155 1.43 60ft. I was on cloud nine.....or is that eight....hehe. I finished out the day with a 9.08/153 148(pedaled it), 9.02/153 1.42 and a 9.72/120 1.43(driver error, lost in 3rd round) below is 2 videos from Englishtown, the quality is so so, big thanks to Nick Bazil for taping it and the HOLY SHIT at the end....hehe. Now I have to thank a few people for a killer year.
Rhodes Custom Auto Works: Thanks for everything you have done for me Ron and Larry, I couldnt have done this without your support.
Vortech Engineering: Thank You for the power you have provided me this year, Thanks to Ricky Best for being there for me when I needed parts and support.......you guys are the best and I look forward to many more years of working with you.
Murillo Motorsports: Thanks for getting me back on track Mike, you have proven to me that you are "THE MAN", you junped right into my program, even know we had some major problems and gave me the tuning experience that I needed to step me up to the next level. Again I look forward to the future and your input on my racing program, Thanks Mike.
Pat Musi Performance:Big Thanks to Pat and Dave Kogan for building me a killer short block that gave me over 200 trouble free passes over a 2 year period without even taking it out of the car.
Total Engine Airflow: for redoing my old twisted wedge heads and making them flow enough to make killer power.
Greg Barnett: Damn Bro, I dont know what to say, you traveled all over the country to meet up with me and crew chief for me, I cannot even begin to thank you for all you did for me this year, I was a one man operation until you rolled in, I think we did damn good this year for what we were up against, I dont think I could ever repay you for your dedication to my program.
Kevin Slaby: Thank you for taking the time to tutor me with your chassis experience and giving me what I need to get my car hookin and bookin, with your help I went from an occsional 1.4 and consistant high 1.5 60ft into the low to mid 1.4 60fts consistantly on Drag Radials.......thank you and look forward to picking your brain in the future......hehe.
and last but not least
Vicki Hart: my wife of 12 years....she has stood by my racing addiction(it has even rubbed off on her.....DOH!!!) and even know you couldnt attend the races, she stayed home and kept workin and workin so that I could do this thing this year......I love you baby.
Videos:
5/10/2002
This past weekend was NMRA Columbus, I finally got to test the new chassis setup(not new, just adjusted), I worked for 3 weeks studying it(car sat on scales for 2 of those weeks)and moving weight, adding weight and taking measurements till I finally got it to where I thought it would work, Big Thanks to Kevin Slaby for his tutalage thru email, he really opened my eyes to what needs to be looked at to get the chassis working. First pass off the trailer it went 9.20/149 with a 1.42 60ft.....wheels in the air a few inches and carrying......DAYAM!!!!!!. That put me #2 qualifier for the saturday session. The rest of qualifying I played with the shocks to see what I could get away with on a greasy track. First round of elims I had brennan Ashworth, you never know what he will pull outta his hat. I was ready, Launched hard and ran a 9.25/148 with a 1.44 60ft, sweet, Won first round, 2nd round I had Bob Mcdonald, another tough racer, track was very slick now, I launched and had to pedal it a bit, but came out on top with a 9.60/148. 3rd round I had a Bye, Finals I had to race Chris Little, Car left hard, but tires hazed a tad but I got it going.......was a good race thru the 330, 3.95 to his 3.92, then his big cubic inch 2 stage NOS monster took off, then I had a small problem with my blower bolt, it backed out and the belt and strut assy all blew apart.......still ran 9.65/117, but not bad for the smallest blower, smallest cubic incher in the class. We have some after race maintinence to do, Head gaskets etc, and a few small things we are going to try, if all goes according to plan it should pick the ETs up a slight bit, but we will know more after testing. Big Thanks this weekend go to Vicki for supporting my racing even know she stays home when I go the long distances, Thanks to Ron and Larry at Rhodes Custom Auto Works for being behind me on this quest. Thanks to Ricky Best and Vortech Engineering for the 2002 sponsorship, Arron and Ron Kincaid from Metco Motorsports for the quality suspension parts, Brian Tooley at TEA for the awesome cylinder head work, Dave Kogan and Pat Musi performance for the killer short block, Carlo Catalonato for giving me any information needed that I ask....hehe. Thanks everyone. Below are the lastest vids and pics
4/28/2002
We tested 2 weeks ago and had traction issues with our new setup, found out a few things and have now corrected them, hopefully. but I did set a new best of 9.36/150.45 pedaling it 2 times. Columbus NMRA race is next weekend and hope we can pull some good numbers. Below is a video that was taken right before the 150mph pass. Enjoy.
3/15/2002
Well, all I can say is that it was a HELLuva weekend. It all started last weds morning when we left for Florida......4am in Virginia changing a flat trailer tire, then we stopped at True Blue Performance to check out the new shop and Randy's new SSO modular car.......holy shit is that car sweet. then off to bradenton we went. We stayed in Jacksonville weds night and then off to Bradenton thursday morning. We got there just after the gates opened and the place was already getting packed. We unloaded, visited a few racer. Friday we got there early and got teched in and decided to make one test pass to get a feel for the track and the car. car left and hooked.....then about 40ft out is shook the tires so bad I had to pedal it 3 times before it would stop, then ran it past half track and lifted.....9.79/128....hmmm could have potential. Saturday we were ready I think, I decided I wasnt gonna run the car out the back door until Eliminations, just so we wouldnt have head gasket problems, not that we would, just being safe on parts. First Q pass car stoned hooked. 1.44 60ft and was pulling like mad, I shut it off 3/4 track and it went 9.37/139.77. WOWSER was I happy. the next 2 Q passes I couldnt get the car to hook at all, I pedaled and ran past half track and shut it down....9.87,9.91. Sunday was the Day, mind you it was HOT down there, my weather station was reading mid to high 80°(89 at one point). first round, I blew the tires off, but had my first round opponent covered...9.60/141. 2nd round I had a NOS car......hook gettin better, 9.62/138, still lifting BTW. 3rd round I got this jerk that wanted to play staging/burnout games, I heard what he did to the turbo people car the round before and I was ready for his sorry ass, cars before us hadnt even staged yet and he was doing his burnout. so I did a quick burnout and then he charged up and tried to double bulb on me before teh other cars were at half track......luckily starter stopped him short, and I already had converter stalled up as I was gonna foot brake him anyway.....he lit the first light and I jumped into both bulbs....hehe, totally screwed him up, lights came down and I half throttled it and he got a hair out on me, then I nailed it and never saw him, I schreaded a blower belt at 1000ft and still ran 9.36/145 to his 9.53/148.8. ON to the finals I go.......and guess who I get the pleasure of meeting up with?........the champ, Chris LIttle, he had been running consistant 8.90s/9.0s all weekend, after a little tussle at the scales over illegal weight in both chris's and my car, we headed back to the pits to get ready for the finals. off we go to the lanes, I had nothing for Chris, but I ran it hard just cause I knew it was the last run for the money....hehe. I hooked ok and of coarse smoked a belt at the 1000ft mark again, but I never lifted and still ran 9.42/146 to CL's 8.91/159. and thats how we ended the weekend. Now for the thanks. Big thanks to Vicki for helping me between rounds and keeping me on my game with the ice and fuel. Also gotta thank Greg Barnett, Roger Carpenter and his buds Scott and Rob for bringing me a new trailer tire and also helping me thrash before the finals to get back into the lanes. thanks to Ron and Larry at Rhodes Custom Auto Works, Also gotta thank Ricky Best from vortech for spending time with me and figuring out some ideas for the future and also backing Hart Racing this year. Total Engine Airflow for the killer head work, Dave Kogan at Pat Musi Performance for the killer short block, also Carlo Catalanotto for his insite and help in the future,and Micheal Johnson for the shoot, Joe Stewart for helping me with the speed pro. Big Congrats to CLC Motorsports for the win, and also for keeping a fire under my ass to chase you guys....hehe, and for sending your crew guy down on my 4 wheeler to tow me back, also for the hint about that Jack ass in the semi's. We have about 6 weeks or so before the next race, I have some testing to do, and also try some other ideas. Thanks for everyones support.
Below is the latest Videos from Bradenton and also newest engine pics
2/17/2002
Well its getting close to the season opener in Bradenton Florida, NMRA Drag Radial class is lookin like its gonna be a tough one, there is so many new cars coming out, plus last years top dogs stepping it up. with only 3 weeks to go I am still not ready, but getting close, I just got my heads back from Total Engine Airflow on the 15th and they are on the car already, now I am test fitting all the Vortech Igloo cooler stuff and then we have to clearence the hood. I took about 200lbs of the car, added fuel/water cells to the trunk and a NHRA legal rear bulkhead. We are still looking to run with the top guys, time will only tell on that one. below are the newest pics of the rear hatch area and the mock up of the igloo, more pics to come soon.
11/21/2001
Well the season is over and I finished it off running a 9.49 wiht a 1.44 60ft being the best. I have started working on my new combination for next year, it should be a good one and hopefully drop me into the 8 second zone if all goes according to plan.
I would like to thank Ricky Best and Vortech Superchargers for stepping up to help me out this year.
Also Rhodes Custom Auto Works for the Support they gave me last year and the years to come.
and Carlo Catalanotto who has offered his knowledge and tuning experience if I need it.
Below is the latest Video from one of the last outings
9/4/2001
Took the car out testing Saturday night, weather was very good, first pass it went First pass 9.56/145 1.51 60ft .Second pass 9.55/144 1.53 60ft......threw the blower belt thru the traps .Third pass(elims) 9.61/126 1.49 60ft.....guy red lit and it was round robin I didnt feel like packin the chute...hehe altho I shoulda stayed in it as the whole pass was faster by .1 thru the 1/8th .Fouth pass 9.57/145 1.61 60ft.......left alittle easier, 2 cars ahead of me dumped something on the line, was just being cautious. pretty damn consistant for a blower car with only a 20 minute cool down in the lanes(didnt even open the hood....hehe) finally figuring out how to use the 2 step and trans brake with the DR......its a fine line....hehe
8/25/2001
From: "NMRA / PRO Mailing List"
Subject: Chris Little declared 1st NMRA BFG Drag Radial Champion Chris Little declared 1st NMRA BFG Drag Radial Champion
The NMRA and BFGoodrich Tires are proud to announce that Chris Little has been "crowned" the first-ever World Champion of the BFGoodrich 2001 Drag Radial class. Little took the win with consistent runs and great tuning, with his teal green LX running in the 8-second zone at over 150-mph on BFG Drag Radials. Little was followed closely by other great BFG Drag Radial racers, including Anthony Curto, Brennan Ashworth, Spence Hart, and Big Daddy Dwayne Gutridge. The complete TOP 10 NMRA/BFG Drag Radial 2001 Champions:
1. Chris Little
2. Anthony Curto
3. Brennan Ashworth
4. Spence Hart
5. Big Daddy
6. Bob McDonald
7. Don Pennington
8. Alex Vrettos
9. Joe Amato
10. William Jimenez
Congrats Chris!
8/20/2001
After many MANY head gaskets blown at every race, and not
enough time to test in between I finally solidified my quest this
weekend for a solid 9 second Drag Radial car..
It was a tough season, and I learned alot more about my car than
I really wanted too....hehe. Now that I think I have figured out
what the speed pro wants and doesnt want, I will be stepping up
for next season, this year was a learning year for me, now its
time to get down to business, Plans are vague right now, but are
in the process. Thanks to everybody that encouraged me to keep my
head up and get my SHIT TOGETHER..The Guys at the shop for
constant ribbing, and SSOTN members for reading my stupid ass
posts about my stupid ass ideas and garage events. Gotta thank
the Vicksta for the support, even know she couldnt be at all the
races with me.
Now for this past weekend....hehe sorry its long. First
qualifying pass, car left good felt decent....pulled high gear
and it just felt kinda lame, looked at boost guage
15psi....10.02/130 DOH!!!!!!!! Got back to the pits and found a
vac line off the bypass valve.
2nd round of Qualifying, changed nothing....car left soft then
instantly came into boost and was GONE...9.68/144 with a 1.53
60ft. YEAH!!!!!!!
Sunday....first round once again car left hard 1.54 60ft and
9.68/144 again....damn did I enter the bracket class or
something?
2nd round I had a tough one in Chris Evans outta Maryland....this
car is BAD...he had already run a string of 9.40s. well I didnt
get the RPMS up enough by the time the lights dropped and it left
soft 1.60 but still pulled a 9.76/143 to his 9.60, oh well it was
a GREAT weekend for me(and came home in one piece) Below is a vid
from qualifying.
6/20/2001
Here are the finished intercooler pics.
5/26/2001
After my ordeal in Columbus, I had to make a game plan to get my car to run the numbers IT IS capable of and stay together at the same time. I pulled the heads off and sent them out to be oring'd with a stainless wire, much like you would a block, but on the head instead, but still have the stock gasket. I also ordered a custom SPEARCO intercooler, I has arrived and I am in the process of mounting it, once the heads are back on, then I will run the piping. 3 weeks till Maple Grove......LET THE THRASHING BEGIN.
5/9/2001
My weekend started off on a good note as I met up with Ben Dorn(modcobra) Friday morning. I cleaned the car up and was asked by NMRA photographer if he could do a photo shoot on the car.....HELL YEAH. Went thru Tech easily. Saturday came and so did qualifying, first round car left lazy and ran 10.11/135, I lifted a tad early. Second round 10.16/139, car just didnt feel right, and it was HOT out. 3rd round I popped a head gasket....Well I was pretty flustered by this time and decided to pack it in. I have to give a big thanks to Chris Little(#1 qualifier(9.16)) for towing me back, and his crew and all the other racers for pumping me back up to fix the car. So Sat night Ben and I worked into the late hours fixing the car. Sunday came and so did Elims, first round I got Greg Barnett, I played it safe and had him covered and lifted 10.00/131, car felt strong, but I didnt want to push it if I didnt have too. Second round I got Don Pennington(#3 qualifier(9.30) and orlando winner)He had traction problems and I was hooking all weekend, I saw he was way back and I lifted again 9.92/131. Now I reached the semi's and drew Chris Little, the CLC Motorsports stang is fuckin bad ass, and they did a great job all weekend. I decided to put some tuneup in the ole pig and make a run for it, car left good and pulled the best it had all weekend, it was up .2 and 4mph by half track, then all the sudden it shook the tires real bad and the rpms shot up, I stayed in it and it just got to high in the rpm/boost area and shot the gasket out again before the finish line...9.91. Chris also had problems with tire shake on that pass and he lifted and pulled the chute to get straighten out. So all in all Saturday nights thrash fest paid off. I have to give big thanks to BEN for driving me around and Rooming with me, we had a blast and would do it again in a minute. Also thanks to Big Daddy for hooking me up with head gaskets....hehe. CLC motorsports for the tow. and also Scott/Monique and bear for the company in the pits. I have some issues to address, but I will be back, and like I was told today, I really am a year behind these other guys, as most of them ran last year, so I think I am doing very well, for the problems that I am having, but I WILL BE BACK, and stronger than ever.
4/25/2001
After Saturdays major let down to myself , I went back out to Cecil County for another try at my last 9 second pass for my competition license. I redid my timing tables in the mid range after I realized I had NO TIMING in the car.....mostly a miscalculation by me on KPA to PSI conversion. Timing is still very conservative on the top end. Well first pass off the trailer it goes 9.65/143 with a 1.49 60ft.....It also layed over a tad at the 1000ft mark, which I beleive is because of the lack of timing, this will be corrected before Columbus. I gotta give a BIG THANKS to ITALLION STALLION for video taping this memorable run and also loaning me his tape so I could upload it......Thanks Chris.
4/22/2001
I took my car out to Cecil County today to try and get my Competition drivers license, the first 4 runs went well, but after that it went down hill and I failed to get my license......first try a 9 second pass during lic runs the vac line blew off the MAP sensor for the speed pro and car shut down...10.007......SHEOT!!! second try it finally went 9.99/140. then the next 4 passes all in the 10s. Upon further reveiw of my speed pro, I screwed up big time on my tune....it seems that I am 7-10° retarded thru out the whole range, I guess that would be considered VERY CONSERVATIVE....hehe. Another high light of the day was they made me pull the parachute........HOLY CHIT is that a kick in the ass....er shoulders. I will redo my tuneup and hopefully try again this week sometime.
4/4/2001
Decided to take the 90 to Atco raceway to a drag radial shootout on the 3/25, I wanted to pull the converter, but had a chance to get some more seat time and run with some of the guys that run NMRA drag radial class, so I went. I put a new tuneup in the speed pro to try and get the converter to loosen(more timing/fuel etc) but all I did was make the car a handful with the trans brake.....after 2 qualifying passes that blew the tires off, and one hazed the tires at the top of 1st gear(saw 27psi of boost at 7500rpms) and made a right hand turn towards teh wall. So I decided to foot brake the car and it hooked better, but not good enough for this class, the converter is killing the car, but I shipped it out on monday and expect it back in a week. Anyhow, I lost to Big Daddy in the semi finals 10.26/141 to his 9.22/154. Now I dont think I can run anywhere near that fast with the converter right, but I think mid 9s mid to high 140s are definatly in the recipe. Click HERE for my run against Big Daddy.
3/15/2001
Took the car to cecil county to make a test pass to see if the timing was the problem with the head gasket failure in Florida, yes it was....hehe, first pass 10.14/142 with a 1.60 60ft, second pass 10.13/143.21 with a 1.62 60ft. The converter is way to tight and will be pulled this week to get sent out for loosening. I will be updating my 90 Stang Page this week with the new combo and pics. Below are the vids from this past weekend.
3/7/2001
Ok First off, I headed out midnight Weds morning for Orlando(NMRA race) and hooked up with novifed(john) at South of the border and we car pooled the whole way down together(15hours for me straight), Thursday we went to test and tune to get some runs in on the LX. Having not tested anything basically, we were going in blind. Well, did a healthy burnout and staged, and to my suprise it only stalled 3800 on the transbrake(stalled 4900 at home) when I launched it had NOTHING, barely moved then about 150-200 ft out it took off, I shifted at 7200 and the RPMS dropped to 4600...WAY to much of a drop so I lifted, converter is just to tight for this camshaft.well after 2 half passes I decided to take it out the back door. Launched like a bus again, then took off, shifted at 7200 and at the 1000ft again it smoked the head gasket again, but did run 10.7/134. Big thanks to John M. and Dave King for helping me change it out thursday afternoon(yes I had 3 spares.....hehe). Upon lookin at the datalog, it seems that we are making around 25psi of boost @ 7200rpms. Well I figured maybe that was the problem, just to much boost, well after we got it together I think I made a mistake when I was sycronizing the timing, big thanks to John for catching it, so I retarded it back to where it should be and also took some timing out on the big end. I figured I wouldnt push it to hard and just make half passes in qualifiying. and thats what I did, just alittle pedal action to an 11.4/119. When Elims came around, I drew Bob McDonald, a very tough Drag Radial racer and he qualifed with a 9.92. We got to the track on sunday and at 11am it started raining, and rained until 5pm......then they started drying the track, well this ended around 10:30pm, we went and suited up around 11pm. the temp at dropped significantly, and to my suprise the stall came back up, when I cut the trans brake loose it blew the tires off and I had to pedal it twice, still went 1.95 60ft, it got 200ft out and took the hell off, 7200 bang......then took a sec for the rpms to come up and then around 800ft it got squirly and I pedaled it again, stabbed it, Bob was way out and he lifted early also. so I just got outta it and it went 11.1/132. The car has what it takes to be a competitor, its just a matter of fine tuning the combo, this whole setup is brand new and I expected these kind of problems, but in do time it shall come around, it is really ignorant at full boost and learning how to setup and work the chassis on the line is going to be the real test of my stress level, But I will not give up and hope to have a test session again in the next couple weeks, The car has already run 140mph, and I think it has ALOT more than that.
2/6/2001
Car is back together, took it around the block and feels good(/me snickers). I changed the rear upper and lower control arms and set the chassis up. I sold my welds and got Bogart drag-on-star 1's. Also got the chassis certified Saturday. Looks like I am heading to Atco Raceway(new jersey) to make some license runs this coming Saturday. CLick here for new pics with bogeys. 1...2...3...4
11/11/2000
Well, today was the first time out for my car, its been 2 years and 2 months since it last ran, I totally redid the whole car(engine/trans combo, chassis, puter...everything) Well car took off really slow..1.87 60ft, then right before half track the MOFO took off and was HONKIN, I short shifted 2nd at 6500 and man what a ride I was on.....well about 1100 feet I hit the rev limiter.....DAMMIT forgot to reset the damn crane box from the old motor(new motor will spin to 7400) then I heard the popping and banging of what sounded like a blown header gasket and a vibration and lifted somewhere around 1000-1100 ft....not sure zactly where tho, and clicked it into neutral and coasted. Well I blew a head gasket out the side, Jimmy C and I both agree that it was prolly from me not retorquing the heads(ran outta time), not a major ordeal and will redo them and be out testing soon.Oh, almost forgot it went 10.55/140, once the speed pro is worked out and get the 60fts where they need to be, I think it has some serious potential.
on another note, Vicki ran her best ever time of 11.72/117
Here's my first burnout on this motor...... Burnout
And this is my weaknut first run bouncing the rev limiter.........FIRST RUN
Finished engine pics......1...2
Interior.....1
11/5/2000
IT'S ALIVE!!!!!!!!!! I FIRED IT UP TONIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT STARTED RIGHT UP AND IDLED, WAS A BIT SHAKEY, THE VALVES WERE VERY NOISEY, SHUT IT DOWN, READJUSTED THE VALVES AND FIRED IT BACK UP AND SET BASE TIMING AND IDLE AND SHE IS AN ANIMAL....IT REV'S EXTREMELY QUICK, I SHOULD HAVE EVERYTHING FINISHED UP BY TUESDAY, AND TESTING BEGINS NOVEMBER 11TH. BIG THANKS TO JIM SUMMERS FROM ASSC RACING FOR HOOKING ME UP WITH THE SPEED PRO AND THE BASE TUNE UP,
11/1/2000
ONE WEEK LATER AND ALL IS GOING WELL, EVERYTHING THAT WAS MOCKED UP WAS DISASSEMBLED AND CLEANED, THEN REASSEMBLED. THE MOTOR IS COMPLETE, LAST NIGHT I WIRED THE SPEED PRO THRU THE FIREWALL AND UNDER THE HOOD. THINGS ARE LOOKING GOOD AT THIS POINT. ID LIKE TO THANK JIM SUMMERS FROM ASSC RACING FOR GIVING ME THE QUICK SERVICE ON THE SPEED PRO WHEN THE ORIGINAL ONE I ORDERED FROM ANOTHER SOURCE FAILED TO GET ORDERED. I HOPE TO HAVE FIRE IN THE HOLE POSSIBLEY THIS WEEKEND, I STILL HAVE TO WIRE THE BATTERY AND FUEL PUMP AND FAN(SPEED PRO STUFF) AND INSTALL INTERIOR.
10/24/2000
FINALLY GOT THE EXHAUST SQUARED AWAY AND IN, BASSANI LONG TUBES, X-PIPE AND DYNOMAX RACE MAGNUMS...ALL 3". FINISHED UP THE FUEL SYSTEM LAST NIGHT IT CONSISTS OF STOCK TANK SUMPED. -10 LINE TO A WELDON 2025 PUMP, -10 TO FRONT INTO A BG Y-BLOCK, THEN 2 -8 LINES ONE TO EACH SIDE OF THE RAIL, THEN 2 -6 LINES TO A WELDON REGULATOR WITH A SINGLE -8 LINE ALL THE WAY BACK TO TANK. IM WAITING ON THE SPEED PRO RIGHT NOW. ALSO GOT THE WINTERS SHIFTER INSTALLED INTO THE FACTORY CONSOLE(LOOKS SWEET). NOW I WILL DISSASSEMBLE THE WHOLE FRONT ACCESSORIES ON THE ENGINE AND CLEAN EVERYTHING UP AND REINSTALL EVERYTHING AND TORQUE IT ALL DOWN, INTAKE NEEDS THE MOUTH OPENED UP A TAD FOR THE 90MM THROTTLE BODY THEN IT GOES ON TOO.
10/4/2000
I GOT DRIVESHAFT AND PINION FLANGE FROM PRECISION SHAFT TECHNOLOGIES YESTERDAY AND INSTALLED THEM, PST WAS VERY QUICK SERVICE(4 BIZ DAYS FROM ORDER TO MY DOOR) NOW I AM WORKING ON THE WINTERS SHIFTER INSTALL, SINKING IT INTO THE FACTORY CONSOLE IS QUITE A CHORE, BUT SHOULD LOOK REALLY NICE WHEN ITS FINISHED. STILL WAITING ON #8 HEADER TUBE(DAMN BASSANI DRAGGIN THERE FEET ON THERE SCREW UP) RADIATOR AND ELECTRIC FAN ARE IN AND MOUNTED, CHECK PICS FROM 9/28 LOG FOR UPDATED PIC AT BOTTOM.
9/28/2000
I RECEIVED DYNAMIC PRO TREE 2 POWERGLIDE AND 9" CONVERTER LAST WEEK AND INSTALLED THIS PAST WEEKEND, DRIVESHAFT IS ORDERED AND SHOULD BE IN NEXT WEEK. HAD TO ORDER SMALLER, THINNER RADIATOR TO CLEAR CUSTOM ALT/VAC PUMP BRACKET FROM AFCO RADIATOR AND GOT IT TODAY, ITS A GM STYLE WITH OPPOSITE INLETS AND OUTLETS TO CLEAR EVERYTHING. BASSANI HEADERS ARE IN(90% ANYWAY). I HAVE ALL FUEL SYSTEM PARTS I THINK THAT I WILL NEED, THAT IS THE NEXT STEP. CLICK HERE FOR QUICK MOCK UP PICS
VICKI HAD HER CAR OUT A FEW WEEKENDS AGO AND IN THE 95° AND 95% HUMIDITY SHE CLICKED OFF AN 11.94/115 AND 11.93/115, SHE ALSO GOT INVITED BY MUSCLE MUSTANGS AND FAST FORD TO THERE PRIVATE MODULAR SHOOTOUT AT E-TOWN IN OCTOBER....CAR SHOULD LIKE THE COOL WEATHER. I WILL BE SWAPPING IN A SET OF 99 CAMS AFTER THAT WEEKEND.
7/29/2000
I SOLD THE AOD TRANS, AND NOW HAVE TO ORDER A POWERGLIDE SETUP.....IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE A DYNAMIC PROTREE 2 SETUP. I HAVE BEEN MAKING A CUSTOM BRACKET FOR THE ALTERNATOR AND VACUUM PUMP TO MOUNT IT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE TEMPLATE IS MADE, NOW I JUST HAVE TO CUT OUT THE 1/2" ALUMINUM PLATE AND MILL THE ADJUSTMENT SLOT AND THAT PHASE IS DONE. IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL DEFFINATELY BE RUNNING THE DRAG RADIAL CLASS IN NMRA NEXT YEAR, AS THIS IS THE ONLY CLASS THE CAR CAN HONESTLY BE SLIGHTLY COMPETATIVE.
7/10/2000
WOW, SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LAST 4 MONTHS I DONT EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START. WE MADE THE TRIP TO FLORIDA FOR SBSO, VICKI'S CAR RAN WELL WITH A BEST OF 12.35, WHEN WE RETURNED HOME WE FOUND A BLOWN FUSE TO THE PUTER, PUT NEW FUSE IN AND CAR WENT 11.77/116.55 ON FIRST PASS. THEN WE HAD AN OUT OF CONTROL DRIVER PLOW INTO VICKI'S BLAZER(93 FULLSIZE) SHOVING IT INTO MY NEW TRUCK AND THEN HITTING HER MUSTANG. TOTAL'D BLAZER(SHE HAS 96 TAHOE NOW) AND MY TRUCK SUSTAINED 2K WORTH OF DAMAGE. THEN 2 WEEKS LATER I LOST MY JOB AFTER 10 YEARS, LONG STORY ON THAT ONE. I HAVE GONE TO WORK FOR RHODES CUSTOM AUTO WORKS, ITS A NEW BEGINNING FOR ME AND I REALLY ENJOY THE PEOPLE THERE, OH AND THE JOB IS GREAT TOO. VICKI ALSO WENT TO WORK AT A NEW ESTABLISHMENT AS A SUBCONTRACTOR, AND SHE IS REALLY DOING WELL ALSO.
I CHANGED THE INJECTORS ON VICKI'S CAR TO 36LBS AND COBRA CAL'D MAF, I TOOK IT TO THE NMRA AT MAPLE GROVE AND QUALIFIED 6TH WITH A 12.25/112, TUNING WAS COMING ALONG GOOD AS I WAS TRYING TO GET CAR READY FOR THE PAXTON MODULAR SHOOTOUT THE FOLLOWING WEEK FOR HER. WELL 1ST ROUND OF ELIMS THE STOCK INTAKE FINALLY DESIDED TO CUT LOOSE AND CRACKED. GOT NEW ONE ON AND OFF TO THE MODULAR SHOOTOUT AT CECIL COUNTY............WELL FIRST PASS CAR WENT 12.10/112, NOT BAD AS VICKI HADNT BEEN IN THE SEAT SINCE SBSO. NEXT PASS I ADDED 2° OF TIMING ACROSS THE CURVE AND THE CAR RESPONDED WITH A 11.87/115 IN 95° TEMPS, SHE QUALIFIED 3RD, SHE ENDED UP FINISHING THIRD AS THE CAR SLOWED TO 12.0s IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HEAT, AND ONLY 15 MINUTE COOL DOWN. THAT WAS THE MAJOR RACE SHE WANTED TO RUN, NOW i WILL BE STARTING BACK ON MY CAR, LOOK FOR IT TO BE RUNNING BY EARLY FALL. OH AND I ALMOST FORGOT KEEP AN EYE OUT IN THE UPCOMING ISSUES OF 5.0/SUPERFORD MAGAZINE, MICHEAL JOHNSON DID A FEATURE ON VICKI'S CAR AND ALSO ON A BUNCH OF SUPERSTALLIONS OF THE NET CLUB MEMBERS(WWW.SUPERSTALLIONS.COM).......THANKS AGAIN MICHEAL.
THATS ABOUT IT FOR NOW.....ILL TRY TO BE MORE UP TO DATE.......HEHE.
