Wish you were not opposed to nitrous lol. Would be a wicked ride!

 

this is happening:



sorry, still no nitrous. no more power for now, just getting the "5th spring" taken care of.

 

What is in it for a cage now?

 

Looks like someone's building a jungle gym ?

25.1g ?

 

i only have a 5 point roll bar in the car right now. the cage i'm putting in is just good to 8.50. it's mild steel and i'll be MIG welding it in. there is a second 8 pt roll bar (10.00 stuff) for a buddy's car in the bed of the truck too, which is why there are so many bars back there.

i do have some exciting news to relay as well. AFCO and Brian Tooley Racing both have come on for a partial sponsorship. I will have a fresh set of shocks/struts and some fresh valve springs for 2016

 

AAaaahhhhh, got it LOL

and congrats

 

You are becoming a real pro Matt. I think more will come.

 

i'm just trying to be like you i hope i'm able to represent them with a good season this year. just gotta get the side job out of the garage and get the speedmullet under the knife now.

 

well the car finally made it into it's spot for this year's updates. also, had a cool gift show up that should help with the data analysis portion of this. it's an older autometer 34 channel data logger. i'm pumped







disassembly should begin this weekend.

 

Was wondering about an update.

You working on your car, I'm trying to build a shop so
I can work on my cars. Lol

Keep the updates coming Matt.

 

next update: Automatic Transmission...

 

 

i got more done this weekend. it was cold out, but the little kerosene heater was pumping and i made a big fire in the fireplace in the basement and it was manageable with a couple of thermal shirts and jacket. the car is now pretty much stripped down where i can really see what i'm working with.



these boxes are HEAVY, lol! i'm thinking of different things i can do about this.



empty :o

 

Damn, and I was riding my Harley just before dark in a T shirt and jeans. I don't think I could do that crap Matt. I thoroughly enjoy firing up my turds and driving 365.

 

The quest for weight reduction can be fun and addicting. The 64 Special I used to have looked like swiss cheese underneath.

 

throw some tires on it. It looks race ready to me!

don't go too crazy with weight reduction IMO. everyone likes a clean streetable look. swiss cheese track cars make me cringe.

 

whatever i do to make it lighter this year will be concealed by an as-complete-interior as i've always ran.

 

I'd be scared to tear down that far at this point in time
BUT....you're a thrasher, and will make it happen I'm sure (a very understanding wife helps too )

 

well, i didn't get everything done i wanted to this weekend, but i also had ZERO idea how much work was involved in the mini tubs. my cousin Chucky, whom i've been helping build and maintain his car over the last couple of years came up yesterday and helped me get a few things hammered out. so long story short, here's some pictures of what we did.

all cut out



had to go get some steel. this break/shear was huge. totally picture worthy



wolfe spring kit and summit tub kit waiting install



added some 1x2 to the inside of the frame rail to help with support



then boxed it all in with 1/8" plate to make sure it's strong



lca's waaaaay offset now



checking fitment with the biggest thing i have laying around at the moment: 345/40/17 on a 17x10.5 with 7.5" backspacing.



this monster is 13.25" wide





inner skin in





and passenger's side so far:





hoping to finish the tubs up over the week and get started on the cage maybe by next weekend.

 

Looks like a damn good fit. Keeping those wheels for street duty?