What is everyone's winter plans???

By the looks of it I think I am just going to work all winter long. I don't see many days off in my future...

intake is done .......

Looks great Nick! I got a new toy too but will have to wait couple weeks to post pics.

Installing some new lighting in the shop this week. The new High Bay Floresents,these little babies put out 300% more lighting that my old ones. Cost me a grand for 6 lights and a box of 40 bulbs, but I got tired of not being able to see. Got to do a engine for Tore and have it done in a couple of months, so I gotta see better.

New Race Car..... Check
New Engine......... Check
Frank Hawley School...... Check
NHRA License......... Check
Getting home to race.......... Someday.

Trans back in car, done:
Engine back in car, done:
Assemble 472 engine for my 70 caddy.

bbf-falcon wrote:Installing some new lighting in the shop this week. The new High Bay Floresents,these little babies put out 300% more lighting that my old ones. Cost me a grand for 6 lights and a box of 40 bulbs, but I got tired of not being able to see. Got to do a engine for Tore and have it done in a couple of months, so I gotta see better.

I like them new light too we just had them put up at work they put out more light than the big 1000w lights and 8' flour lights we had plus they say it will cost a lot less to run them than the old lights ours are all 480vt but the guy said they come in 120vt and 240vt.

Hoping to get the 552 built for the ranger going saturday to drop the block and rotating assy off at the mechine shop.

Yea,mine are all 120v. All but 1 are hung. Hard to believe the difference.

bbf-falcon wrote:Yea,mine are all 120v. All but 1 are hung. Hard to believe the difference.

If the bulbs last as they say they will you will never have to change a bulb if you bought extra they might get busted before you use them You will love the light they put off if you getting like me getting hard to see without alot of light.

Info on the bulbs say 20,000 burning hrs continuous. What I like about them is,when 1 goes out,it doesn't affect the others.

How are everyones winter projects coming?

I got a new car so my winter project turned into more of a 6-8 month project, lol. It's coming along slowl and steady though.

Fired my junk up last Sunday. Hmmm, lets see: new crank, new cam, new trans, new rear end, rebuilt hedders and exhaust system. That should about do it. EXCEPT for the crappy weather thing. Car goes on the alignment rack for the yearly check-up next Wednesday. AND, if it dont go, at least it sounds good............

69F100 wrote:FOR ME build another engine for the ranger put the strut frontend under it pull the 4.88 gears out replace with the 4.30 gears I have.Going to put my .030 TRW dome pistons up for sale along with the eagle i-beams rods and my g429 intake (same as a victor) I had on with the dove-c heads if all sales I will be building a stroker.If not I will build a 466 then if I have time going to paint my F250 but the ranger comes 1st.

Well let me change this alittle did sale the piston and eagle i-beam rods but kept the rest did build new engine 552 and kept the 460.I change gears to 4.30 now changing the fuel system to Ron's Fly Tolit.The frontend swap will be next winter and the painting the F250 as it stands right now.

update for winter plans.......... 

get my trans changed out and get the pg put in and might go ahead and change the frontend out to a strut frontend, the engine only has 1 pass on it the old c6 gave up the ghost and went to slipping on that pass so no engine changes. Might go ahead and buy some new tires if I don't swap the frontend out.

Car has been 9.70's,6.20's. Hoping to get to 5.80's by spring. I'm going to replace the front end with the AJE kit. I'm going to put drag brakes all the way around. Hopefully find another 100#'s somewhere in the car.(More fiberglass maybe)
I hope to pick up at least 50 hp with head/cam or somewhere. I have to build headers for the AJE kit so I'm thinking to just make the change to the A460's while I'm at it. That would definitely get me to the 5.80 range on na.
Also rewire the car.

Sell the Terminator Kit and a bunch of misc. parts. Put a gas carb back on and back on the street it goes.

Light mine on fire....

New shelving, a 4 Post Lift and a Bathroom upgrade to the shop. (and my shit organized)

Get the 1985 GT running and rolling around.

Get the driveline for the 1970 completed.

Dragster dialed in.

yellowhorse7 wrote:Light mine on fire....

I can relate. .. 

dfree383 wrote:New shelving, a 4 Post Lift and a Bathroom upgrade to the shop. (and my shit organized)

Get the 1985 GT running and rolling around.

Get the driveline for the 1970 completed.

Dragster dialed in.

Gonna be hard to do all that in just a couple of weeks time...lol

Keep racing...deep south, y'know. Gotta put new slicks on the car, it's murdering the ones I have. Maybe some paint on the heap. Otherwise, just chassis tuning and fixing other guys' racecars.

i am in the process of purchasing a 1 acre estate with two 3 car garages and a 15 x 20 shed. both garages are well lit and insulated with gas heat.   1 stall is a paint booth
another has room enough for a 4 post lift.  There is enough property to park my 4 car trailers, travell trailer and the motor home.

i have 2 engines to repair and install,  then my daughters lawn dart to assemble.    

( I only call it an estate because of the garages.  worth more to me than the house. lol )

Make lexan windows and install them, seats, radiator, fuel system, get mount made and install parachute, and an ignition box.