What is everyone's winter plans???

blown86hallet wrote:BIG FAKE BOOBS!!!!

Your getting a set?

bruno wrote:Engine is coming together , Intake is in , cylinder head castings are on the way , the Fulp mastermind is designing a new front plate ...got the short block to Phillip this weekend .... all the parts are in for the new x275 nitrous rules hopefully should be ready for the Feb race at SGMP

YOU WANT BRING IT

I may not touch the 'Grande, its already plenty fast enough as it sits, besides I'm gonna have too much fun with this little sbf car from the looks of it anyway lol.

1 - longer rear wing
2 - external oil pump for the 598
3 - bearing check on the 598
4 - freshen up the 514
5 - air for the trailer

Got air in the trailer now!

blown86hallet wrote:BIG FAKE BOOBS!!!!

Nice you have all the FUN!!!


Ace

Bump! Well I had this bright idea how I was gonna build a 2x3" chassis for mine over the winter and took measurements and priced what material was gonna cost for the chassis right up until I got to the struts, HOLY CHIT they don't give them things away!

I was thinking of using Foxbody struts originally but their may be a packaging issue with them so I got to looking at the straight up race stuff and ~$2700 for a complete strut/spindle/spring package. The original thought was to build a lighter better chassis than what is under the truck and the way I was thinking of doing it shoulda been able to do it for ~$1000 everything included.

Oh well I can buy alot of cutoff wheels and sawzall blades to lighten in up cheaper than the $2700 struts.

I know I know racing ain't cheap but the thought process was less work to do the tube deal and not much more money but looks like back to the original diet plan. The $2700 will be better served in other areas (like a new set of custom carbs).

grande wont get touched, may swap intakes on the sb car and send the new noids and old plate to Steve and get it blueprinted. Finish the jr dragster........... lay low and start ratholing some cash come March both cars need chassis recerts, license renewed, belts recert in the black turd.......... hell theres damn near a grand alone lol.

gotta cage to install in the kids 85 chevy truck, ladderbars coilovers etc. Gonna go look at a 427 talldeck for it next monday...........

Thanks for reminding me I need to either send the seat belt in or buy new one.

Whats the general consensus on this? I am thinking the cost of new is worth it.

I use Stroud camlocks, its 55 bucks to recert, they are local to me so its an easy decision. What brand and style are yours?

Picking up my refreshed 502 from Randy Malik around Dec 1 and taking it home so I can reinstall it in my freshly painted 1992 GT. I'm going to have to dig out the instructions for my Frank Merkl Transbrake and see if I can figure out how to install it in my C6 , so that it can go in with the engine. I've still got to install the front and rear bumper covers and the ground effects, and install my new Kaenen stretched GT rear wing. I'm going to rearrange my gauges in the interior and install a triple pillar pod. The engine compartment looks so good after being painted that I'm going to have to put some effort into hiding some of the underhood wiring in order to clean up that factory wiring snarl on the drivers side inner fender. I'm going to buy a small Nitrous plate kit for it, so I can experiment and see what a 100-150 shot will do for it in the 1/4 mile. Hopefully I'll have it back on the road by spring.
Gary

Will attempt to make brownies for the first time....

from scratch or from a box?

richter69 wrote:I use Stroud camlocks, its 55 bucks to recert, they are local to me so its an easy decision. What brand and style are yours?

G force, all have all my safety equipment from them. I have a little bit of OCD about matching stuff lol.

I've decided to back half my car and put some big ol steam rollers on it Plan is to cut the car off right behind the firewall and build a tube chassis from there back. Four link, new rear end, updated cage etc. My goal is to get the car to under 2700 lbs with me in it.....if that happens the old car will fly.

I already had bought new front wheels and wilwood brakes for the front so I'll get those on there. I'm also gonna cut the front core support out and go tubular to save some weight. Looking to cut 75lbs off the front alone.

Box.....need to start slow.....baby steps

I think I'll polish my wheels and hat on the Tbird....I'm painting the Mustang and freshening the engine in it,so my punk ass driver can win some more coins with it

The wife was real impressed with my chicken and rice cup-a-soup

NOS42 wrote:The wife was real impressed with my chicken and rice cup-a-soup

Things like that can lead to new go fast parts

Started on the engine for my Foxbody this week. C9 headed 514 w/C4 and 4.30 gear. Got the Chassis out of Carolina a couple years ago and have been gathering parts since then. I think I have most everything now except driveshaft. and maybe a smaller Dominator carb. I have video of the car when the other owner had a NOS SBF in it. Gonna stay w/10.5 tires .It's cert. for 8.50 . Gonna be FS in the spring.

Rick,

That's a nice looking Mustang,would you be interested in selling it as a roller and how much send me a pm if so?

Thanks Mark

Im hoping to move to Nashville and start at NADC. traded my big blue 73 for a 2010 Mustang. So im thinking about Swapping the big block i was building for the 73 in place of the V6 thats in there....

Mark Miller wrote:Rick,

That's a nice looking Mustang,would you be interested in selling it as a roller and how much send me a pm if so?

Thanks Mark

Sorry Mark,i've had a lot of big offers but I already have all the parts to finish it.

Had planned alot of upgrades.Now I'm just trying to figure out what to do with a badly wrecked car.What I hadn't thought of was that was gong to be last pass of the yr anyway.I should have known better than to stand in for a small block chevy.Nothing goodcould come from that!

Mark Miller wrote:Rick,

That's a nice looking Mustang,would you be interested in selling it as a roller and how much send me a pm if so?

Thanks Mark

I checked it out at Rick's hog roast, very sweet and the roll cage is killer

bbf-falcon wrote:

Mark Miller wrote:Rick,

That's a nice looking Mustang,would you be interested in selling it as a roller and how much send me a pm if so?

Thanks Mark

Sorry Mark,i've had a lot of big offers but I already have all the parts to finish it.

everything has a price