What is everyone's winter plans???

Just wondering what upgrades/maintenence people are planning over winter. My plans include new fuel pump and ignition box, having the engine given the once over and purchasing a pair of Pro-Systems carbs as well as building 2 transmissions and having my converter reflashed and hoping to purchase a back up converter to go with the back up trans. Will be purchasing new tires in the spring as well.

depends on cash flow, for sure the intake goes to I-S for a fogger............. very possible the DD will come out for pistons, rings, cam and rod bolts............Heads will go back to Charlie for a look over and a few other tweaks..........


That is all........

bigblok2000ranger wrote:Just wondering what upgrades/maintenence people are planning over winter. My plans include new fuel pump and ignition box, having the engine given the once over and purchasing a pair of Pro-Systems carbs as well as building 2 transmissions and having my converter reflashed and hoping to purchase a back up converter to go with the back up trans. Will be purchasing new tires in the spring as well.

sell the c6 and build ONE glide for it........

BEEN CHOPPING LOTS OF WOOD , LOOKS LIKE WE ARE IN FOR A COLD ONE

richter69 wrote:

bigblok2000ranger wrote:Just wondering what upgrades/maintenence people are planning over winter. My plans include new fuel pump and ignition box, having the engine given the once over and purchasing a pair of Pro-Systems carbs as well as building 2 transmissions and having my converter reflashed and hoping to purchase a back up converter to go with the back up trans. Will be purchasing new tires in the spring as well.

sell the c6 and build ONE glide for it........

Too heavy for Glide!

bruno wrote:BEEN CHOPPING LOTS OF WOOD , LOOKS LIKE WE ARE IN FOR A COLD ONE

I lived in AL for couple years ya'll thought it was cold at 35*.

I pulled into the gas station in Sheffield, AL where it was 37* after driving 12 hours from Milton, WI and everyone was wearing thick ass coats complaining about how cold it was. I was wearing a sweatshirt with the sleaves pulled up and the Lauderdale Sherriff paying for his coffee commented that I must not be from around there and I told him about driving from WI 12 hours ago where it was -40* with -70* windchill factor, he said "yeah I bet this is warm to you yankees".

bruno wrote:BEEN CHOPPING LOTS OF WOOD , LOOKS LIKE WE ARE IN FOR A COLD ONE

you get cold down there? lol

bruno wrote:BEEN CHOPPING LOTS OF WOOD , LOOKS LIKE WE ARE IN FOR A COLD ONE

You're not actually CHOPPING it are you? You're aware that they make gas powered saws and splitters for that, right?

Larry Williams wrote:

bruno wrote:BEEN CHOPPING LOTS OF WOOD , LOOKS LIKE WE ARE IN FOR A COLD ONE

you get cold down there? lol

I hate it when it gets down below 60*

To use alot of nitrous

Just maintenance, new to me trailer, putting new fuel pumps on and keeping these for spares, snow shoveling, the usual.

Barney wrote:Just maintenance, new to me trailer, putting new fuel pumps on and keeping these for spares, snow shoveling, the usual.

...and painting the refigerator Grabber Blue vs. GE White.

Oh....swimming, going to the beach, etc. May also send the car to Team Z for some updates

yellowhorse7 wrote:Oh....swimming, going to the beach, etc. May also send the car to Team Z for some updates

Polar Plunge??? LOL

yellowhorse7 wrote:Oh....swimming, going to the beach, etc. May also send the car to Team Z for some updates

i'm thinking a couple months at your pace! the car can wait...........

Might have to figure out how to hide a fogger under the intake to keep it from the wife!

bigblok2000ranger wrote:

richter69 wrote:

bigblok2000ranger wrote:Just wondering what upgrades/maintenence people are planning over winter. My plans include new fuel pump and ignition box, having the engine given the once over and purchasing a pair of Pro-Systems carbs as well as building 2 transmissions and having my converter reflashed and hoping to purchase a back up converter to go with the back up trans. Will be purchasing new tires in the spring as well.

sell the c6 and build ONE glide for it........

Too heavy for Glide!

How heavy is your truck?

I plan on doing lots of hunting, for deer and elk. And even more hunting to help area ranchers rid themselves of these no good, cattle killin' wolves. Not to mention what they're doing to the elk herds in the state. Oh yeah, there's a slight probability I might be able to get the Banana finished up by spring...

Finish the 25.3 stang. Going back with the turbo motor for x275. Hoping to be running this time next year. Money has been tight but people are starting to spend money which is good for us so we can buy parts.

Brothers boss will be building a bbf for x275 racing so I'm sure we will set that car up too.

I'm looking forward to it cooling down some so I can go out and work on my cars.

Quite a bit as it looks. Get the 598 (yes 598) dialed in to the car until time runs out, change paint scheme, spoiler, chute, bead locks, and get the rolling '84 fox body I just picked up ready using the 514 as a back up car and most importantly, get the old beater golf cart painted to match with jr dragster wheels and tires on the back and skinnys in the front. If enough time is left, figure a way to lift the front tires off the ground on the golf cart.

I hope to put the Ranger body on the truck, finish the inside of the toy hauler, and go hunt wolves up in Montana with Doug.

#1 Get Dragster together and operational
#2 Get new trailer for Dragster
#3 Get my Mustang the hell out of the Mother F'n body shop and back together.
#4 Go to Frank Hawley School
#5 Get a shop lined up where I can work on my junk when I'm home and store everything when I'm not home.
#6 Get either a Used RV or a New Truck to Tow with.

put together my 528 ci dove head combo

get motor and mid plates set in car remove engine and get the thing painted

then bring to DMC Racing which is 20 min away and get scaled and a ballpark starting point on the suspension

clean the inside of the united 28ft trailer i got

possibly pick up a golf cart ???????

andd play with the 2001 f350 pwerstroke i picked up supercab 8ft bed ........gonna put a cap on it and call it a land yacht lol ..

Living 2 towns from foxboro ma ......maybe hit a patriots game.

BEING from New england , Looking forward to do some Ice fishing

Gotta take the engine plate off and mount the alternator and get a vacuum pump on there. Thankfully we aren't building a new engine!! Nice for a change. Already excited for our yearly get together so I'm sure it'll be a long winter with lots of smack talk


Boo Boo

Hmmm, lets see, once the wood is all put in...........get to buy a new crank to replace the broken LABillet,... that came from the broken trans,... that came from the locked up rear end. Which really put a damper on the racing for the last month or so. Really wanted to make your race, Eric. And make Norwalk next weekend.
And in the spare time, got the Cleveland outta the hot rod for a refresh.
Oh yea, pretty sure there'll be snow to move around this year.