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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by tektrans
Should be about 130lbs lighter than last season between the hood, door panels, a arms etc. I'd be down 150lbs if I pull the rear bumper but I drive around with 2- 5gal jugs of race fuel all the time.
We could convoy down to Atco but I'd be at 55-60 mph the whole way down because my converter doesn't lock up. I usually try and get a trailor for an Atco trip and I've only done that for the rental days.
Besides Alex- now we are BOTH legal for Etown with our nice new Dynatechs.
My best at the end of last year at Atco was a 10.44 and 2 days later I clicked off a 10.46 at Etown so unless it's a rental day, I'll probably pass on the trip. Thanks for the invite though.
Hey, BTW why don't we meet up this Wed night at Etown if you're not busy. I'll definately be there.

I work Wed night. I'll try E-Town but aside for that GH High Tech shootout I was unable to ever hook there as well as I do at Atco.
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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by JL ws-6
damn, hood even lines up good. Nice job... after seeing that, it does make the proposition a little more attractive.

But, the whole pin on hood, and nitrous just worries me, I know I"m gonna spray my car, and if something under the hood ever went array, it's gonna take a LONG time to get that hood off.......
FYI i was at a track rental last summer when a stock gto with a nos kit started on fire at the end of the track and not sure if it was the fire or what but they couldnt get the hood unlatched(stock hood) and the car ended up burning for about 30 min or so... instead of the 30-60 secounds it would've took to take off a pin on...... i got a pin on with 4 big pins and i can have that thing off in an emergency in under 10 secounds.
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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by WS6TransAm01
I work Wed night. I'll try E-Town but aside for that GH High Tech shootout I was unable to ever hook there as well as I do at Atco.
I've had problems hooking there b4 too but I gotta say last season they really stepped it up with the track prep IF you're in the slick tire lanes. I also noticed that the more I went to the track and the guys get to know your car they do a little extra when you come up.
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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by FANTAZ28
FYI i was at a track rental last summer when a stock gto with a nos kit started on fire at the end of the track and not sure if it was the fire or what but they couldnt get the hood unlatched(stock hood) and the car ended up burning for about 30 min or so... instead of the 30-60 secounds it would've took to take off a pin on...... i got a pin on with 4 big pins and i can have that thing off in an emergency in under 10 secounds.
If I'm on fire I'm ripping the damn hood off.
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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by tektrans
If I'm on fire I'm ripping the damn hood off.
i agree! i can rip the pins out of my hood and throw it off the car in no time....
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Old Feb 25, 2007 | 02:46 PM
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Finished the wetsanding and buffing and all that sh*t.
Looks pretty good for my very first painting experience but cetainly not as nice as my factory paint. It'll do for now, no more money
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Old Mar 1, 2007 | 05:12 PM
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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 11:53 PM
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It looks real good, the overkill on the fasteners was a good idea with the TA hood since there is more chance of wind getting under it...


BTW, I have never been to Atco, is it a decent track? How would it compare to Cecil County or Maple Grove?
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Originally Posted by Beaflag VonRathburg
I know what you meen. You could always do the Noyzee approach and launch it about 30 feet in the air.


come on give the kid some credit that hood went way higher than 30 feet
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Beaflag VonRathburg
I know what you meen. You could always do the Noyzee approach and launch it about 30 feet in the air.
no way could he get his hood as high as mine. im the hood launch master
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Noyzee
no way could he get his hood as high as mine. im the hood launch master
That's one record no one will want to break.
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 03:14 PM
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i like the clean look of those fasteners..makes me wanna get rid of the 4 torsion-style pins on mine and get those. nice job
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