Pics from Kenosha
05-03-2005, 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by korndogg
pfft...fine....guess my car isnt special... 
god i love that banana smiley..lol
god i love that banana smiley..lol
Just kidding, your car looks great. I'd love to have one.
05-03-2005, 12:40 PM
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This is the whole story of the car. The car originally started out 5 years ago as a wanna be race car. I got it running 2 years ago in half *** form. I took it to the track and ran a 12.2 @ 120. I never took it to the dyno. The last time I took it to the track, I got it about 1/2 track and then my motor stopped and I almost put it into the wall. That really freaked me out to see all the work I did almost end in about 1 second. That same year I started attending a bunch of street rod shows. I learned alot from them as far as style goes and had a ton of fun at the shows. In fact I reallized that I had more fun at shows, than I did racing it. So the plan was to incorporate some street rod style and late model race car style into one package and take it to some shows.
I am actually building the car backwards from what most people do. I am starting with the suspension and working my way up to the engine as the last thing. With LS1's out there, I am giving up on the LT1 and will have some fun at shows with it. After the suspension, cage, rearend, and tranny are bought, I am going with either a 540 GM crate, or the 572 Merlin or GM crate motors. The goal is to stay streetable. ET's I don't really care to much about since there will always be someone faster, and I don't have time to keep working on a broke down car. Besides, I don't think that a 12.2 @ 120 with a 2.16 60' is bad for a bone stock motor. All have is long tubes, no cats, and a 3" flowmaster exhaust. I also had a 75 shot to run those times, but took it off this year.
P.S. If you can't believe it is bone stock, ask the people that showed what it sounded like.
I am actually building the car backwards from what most people do. I am starting with the suspension and working my way up to the engine as the last thing. With LS1's out there, I am giving up on the LT1 and will have some fun at shows with it. After the suspension, cage, rearend, and tranny are bought, I am going with either a 540 GM crate, or the 572 Merlin or GM crate motors. The goal is to stay streetable. ET's I don't really care to much about since there will always be someone faster, and I don't have time to keep working on a broke down car. Besides, I don't think that a 12.2 @ 120 with a 2.16 60' is bad for a bone stock motor. All have is long tubes, no cats, and a 3" flowmaster exhaust. I also had a 75 shot to run those times, but took it off this year.
P.S. If you can't believe it is bone stock, ask the people that showed what it sounded like.
05-03-2005, 09:14 PM
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skunkdya, thats crazy, your car is awesome looking, one of the best ive seen. thats incredible you ran that time with those mods. i was hoping to reach 12's with a 100 shot, headers, ignition upgrades, and small suspension upgrades, but it doesnt look like that should be too big of a problem. what kind tires were u running btw?
05-04-2005, 11:13 AM
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You should be able to do it with the right tires and those mods. I was running 245 street tires. That is why my 60's sucked. But I definately had the power cause my mph was pretty high for that time. I am guessing my car is also about 3200 lbs. That is also a big factor. If you still have air/heat, airbags, front/rear bumpers, stereo, spare tire, etc, you are probably around 3800+ lbs.
One of the reasons why the engine compartment is so clean is because all the wiring from headlight to tailight is redone. I ran all the wiring through the framerails so you don't see anything. I also have a fuel cell which is not in the pics.
One of the reasons why the engine compartment is so clean is because all the wiring from headlight to tailight is redone. I ran all the wiring through the framerails so you don't see anything. I also have a fuel cell which is not in the pics.
