Coach 02 A3 Z/28

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Men and Women, childeren of all ages the Hot Rod is better than ever. <img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" />

Big thanks to Thunder Racing and Madman Racing. They are the best IMO! <img border="0" alt="[angel]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_angel.gif" />

The boys at Thunder have just built me one hell of a motor, and the thing runs like a scaulded ape. <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />

I think we had like 4 or 5 test pilots. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

The way that the thing felt on the street, we might just run faster than 10.78 record. <img border="0" alt="[driving]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_driving3.gif" />

Track times will come on Wednesday at HRP! <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />

Good luck to everyone no matter what shop you come from. <img border="0" alt="[angel]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_angel.gif" />

Coach

Tom the roofer

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Great to hear you got the HOT ROD back. I can't wait to hear the track times. Good luck man.
Tom

Bad Habit Bird

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Awesome!! how about a little list of everything you have done to it lately <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

GeorgeC

Glad to hear, Coach!!! <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

MADMAN

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Just got back from the shop. Coach dropped the car off so I can align it and scale it. The weight will be known tomorrow. We removed the power rack and master and all the a/c, stereo etc.

By the way the new Thunder motor sounds killer now all I have to do is get the HP to the ground. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

vette

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">MADMAN By the way the new Thunder motor sounds killer now all I have to do is get the HP to the ground.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The car really looks good after the transformation. It will run maybe even lower than
10.50's, Who knows with Coach driving it will go that fast if it is in the car...I am sure the HP will be transferred to the RW's <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

CHRISPY

Sounds awesome!! Congrats!
Chris

XFiveLiter

Thats great! Good luck on Wednesday, give it hell. <img border="0" alt="[driving]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_driving3.gif" />

Jason99T/A

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It was a long weekend, but we're glad to have your car up and running Coach! Good luck Wednesday at the track. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Jason

FaSSt ORANGE

Glad the Hot Rod is finished. Good luck Wednesday running faster than 10.76.

If you could list the changes to your car and dyno # for the new motor.


Joe

Bear

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Coach 02 M6 Z/28:
<strong> Good luck to everyone no matter what shop you come from. <img border="0" alt="[angel]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_angel.gif" />

Coach </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">What! What kind of attitude is that Mister. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> We will have no good people around here. We must all fight and bicker of EVERYTHING. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> JK
Serioulsy, Congrats on the setup and Enjoy It while u have it. To Spring. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

Phil99vette

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Congrats on the new setup. Good luck over at HRP....what did Thunder do to the motor? H & C? rebuilt SB?
Phillip

Mike Hoffpauir

Coach, what is your raceweight going to be this season? From what I gathered from your earlier posts, Madman essentially pulled out everything non-essential for dragracing. How light is it?

Sears

Good to hear Coach. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

Coach 02 A3 Z/28

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Thanks everyone. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />

Big thanks to Jason and the crew at Thunder Racing. We worked on the Hot Rod from about 2:00pm until 10:30pm on Friday and 10:00am to 5:30pm on Saturday to get her ready. <img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" />

All Thunder did was a freshen up on the motor, trans and found a little more HP! <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />

Sean, Madman said just about everything we did to the Hot Rod except for the Strange racing brakes and taking off anything that we could to make her lighter. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

Mike, Race weight should be known today. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" />

I can't wait until Wednesday! I hope to win some money this weekend. <img border="0" alt="[driving]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_driving3.gif" />

Coach

MADMAN

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Call Madman Coach I have the weight on the Hot Rod. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />

VINCE

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What kind of motor is it?

CHRISPY

What does it weigh?!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

RyanJ

The motor (i believe) is a GTP/TR230 heads and cam on a forged 346 bottom.

Coach 02 A3 Z/28

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The motor is a LS1 346 with GTP stage 2 heads and a Thunder Racing 230/224 on a 111 lobe cam. Forged Oliver rods and JE pistons.

The Hot Rod came in at 2900 lbs. This without me in her. My weight is 250. So a grand total of 3,150. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" />

Madman is hard at work on trying to get even more weight out of her. <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />

My goal was to have her weight 3,200 with me in her. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

Now, all I need is Wednesday to harry up and get here. <img border="0" alt="[driving]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_driving3.gif" />

Coach

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