Hell yeah. You want my autograph lol.

My wife is bring a copy home tonight. Double whammy. I can't wait to see it.

 

CONGRATS on making it into a magazine man!!! that's f'n sweet!! i will have another ls1/notch one day!!! I think i miss that car more than any other i've ever owned!

 

Well of course I do! Right across my forehead

 

LOL, Let me rub it in some more Dave.
Thanks again for letting me buy it.

The article in Popular Hot Rodding.

 

The mini tubs are in and done. Now the axle work and shocks are being done. The tubs look good.

 

Not cool!! LOL Can't wait to see pics of the mini tub so get some pics up J!

 

I will as soon as I get it back. It will be sporting new wheels too. MT ET's. They are going to make the car look a little different.

Dave, I didn't know it at the time, but that front bumper you put on there came from a guy Name Tim from Zionsville, IN. Is that correct?
Turns out that I met him on a local site and we are buddies now.. He is making me a chute mount/moly rear bumper bar for my car. I don't really know how many times I will be running 150 mph but I want it on there in case I do go that fast.

I am also want to make some sort of weight hangers on the rear for each side and middle of the car so we can add weight when needed to make certain races or if the track is slick. But with a wider tire and afco doubles, I don't think I will have a problem getting the car to hook.

 

Some pics of the mini tub work. It is close to being done and ready for some paint. The 8.8 rear end is cut almost 3" per side. It has a 15x10 5.5 bs MT et wheels with a 325/50 tire.
There is windows put in the shock panel to get to the shock adjustment at the top of it. It will have little doors that will cover the opening. I'm not sure how this is going to work out but I like the idea.

There is a problem with mounting the strange brakes on the 8.8. It has small bearing 9" ends welded to it and moser axles. I guess this setup will not work with this axle off set. My buddy is having a set of brackets made so it will work.

The motor also got moved back 1 5/8". The cars weight bias was 56% frt/ 44% Rr. I hope this along with adding the new rear end work and weight of the bottle in the rear seat area will put the car around 45% frt/ 55% Rr.

 

Sick build!

 

I like the shock access openings. That's a great idea!

 

Very nice. I may have missed it but who is doing the mini-tub for you?

 

Looks Killer JR. The car just keeps getting better with time! I can't wait to see it hit the 8's for the first time.
Good Luck with it man!

-James

 

Thanks guys. I got my garage all cleaned out at my house and ready to bring it home. Daddy's ready to get his hands dirty lol. I have a big list of things to get finished by March.

Ricky Kirkpatrick did the mini tub and move the motor. He also wired the car a few years ago. I'm very happy with his work. He is really smart about a lot of things in building a car.

Another thing I want to do is put an automatic shifted silinoid on the tranny to get the car real consistent. I don't like the looks of them though. They are very bulky. But if it helps me win money I don't care what it looks like...

 

hell yeah bro. get out there and start working on it. March is right around the corner bro.

 

I picked my car up today. The work looks good. Now I need to get it tore down and paint the tubs/floor and axle housing. I like the access panels he made for the shocks. It would be hard to reach the top **** to adjust it from the bottom.
The motor got moved back about 1 5/8" also.
The car currently is at 2550lbs with out me and the glass hood. And no bottle in it or pass seat. But it had 6 gl of fuel in it.
2726lbs with me in it.

 

Very... Nice man!!!

 

Wow man that looks amazing!!! I thought you knew about that moly front bumper support? It was like $65 if i recall and took 30 lbs off of the front! So well worth it!!

I just got a killer deal you can check out in the midwest section if you're interested. finally back in a fast ride but i'll be honest, i have a feeling i will be back in an lsx based notch again eventually!! Cant resist knocking off about 1000 lbs!!!!!!!

Minitub and new wheels really make it a lot meaner looking! Great job man!!

 

I was at the store and read that article, congrats!

 

Hey with the mini tubs, are you able to keep the back seat if one was wanting to?

 

Not unless you narrowed the seats somehow