project tin can shootin for 9's
getting board over winter so im killing time with the gopro, lol. Always liked the clear hood pics so i figured out how to do that and then some just random pics. Should be sweet when im back at the track and able to record the car leaving and adj suspension accordingly.
Yea me too. 2 months ago I had a guy from out of state basically begging me to sell the car...for top coin too. Thought about it for a few weeks and told him no. Iv had this car too long and a part of me so I have to hold on to it.
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Good for you, I'd love to see this car in the 8's one day.
Ok. Just let me say. I found this thread at 9:30 this morning and just finished reading every single post from page 1 to now..... What a roller coaster ride! Lol.
When I saw when.this thread started I never had any idea it was still going! So many changes, and every time you talked about selling it I was over here cussing you like a dog! So much time, money and heart went into this car it can NEVER be truly appreciated for what it is by anyone other than you.
I'm so happy to see you still have it and are knocking down 9s. Your build is literally the blueprint of my own goals. Maybe that's why I was so passionate about it. Anyways best if luck and keep us updated!
When I saw when.this thread started I never had any idea it was still going! So many changes, and every time you talked about selling it I was over here cussing you like a dog! So much time, money and heart went into this car it can NEVER be truly appreciated for what it is by anyone other than you.
I'm so happy to see you still have it and are knocking down 9s. Your build is literally the blueprint of my own goals. Maybe that's why I was so passionate about it. Anyways best if luck and keep us updated!
I do commend your diligence with keeping this up. I tried and it just got too off track and I never took enough pictures.
Stupid phone in my pocket ringing all the time I just never look at it or take it out when working on car, wish my 3 year old was a little better at taking pictures I'd get her to do it lol
Stupid phone in my pocket ringing all the time I just never look at it or take it out when working on car, wish my 3 year old was a little better at taking pictures I'd get her to do it lol
you and me both! Im not sure how much ill gain from lowering my 60' and making the car hook completely. I posted a few vids a couple posts ago that shows it hazing the tires so once i fix that it should get a little faster.
haha, this thread is kinda like a national landmark of the site!, lol. As you see iv been keeping the thread updated as i go so the more i do i always update for the guys still following. Plus Dragzine did a artical on this build a few years ago so now that i know people like that look around on the internet i like to keep it up to date. 
Thanks JL, always looked up to your car/knowledge of cars and all you guys who been around the block who have pointed me in the right direction, kinda cheesy i know but have to pay respect where respect is due. 
Im also pretty passionate about the car so taking pictures of progress is pretty cool and i like going back in my thread to see where i came from to now, lol.
Ok. Just let me say. I found this thread at 9:30 this morning and just finished reading every single post from page 1 to now..... What a roller coaster ride! Lol.
When I saw when.this thread started I never had any idea it was still going! So many changes, and every time you talked about selling it I was over here cussing you like a dog! So much time, money and heart went into this car it can NEVER be truly appreciated for what it is by anyone other than you.
I'm so happy to see you still have it and are knocking down 9s. Your build is literally the blueprint of my own goals. Maybe that's why I was so passionate about it. Anyways best if luck and keep us updated!
When I saw when.this thread started I never had any idea it was still going! So many changes, and every time you talked about selling it I was over here cussing you like a dog! So much time, money and heart went into this car it can NEVER be truly appreciated for what it is by anyone other than you.
I'm so happy to see you still have it and are knocking down 9s. Your build is literally the blueprint of my own goals. Maybe that's why I was so passionate about it. Anyways best if luck and keep us updated!
I do commend your diligence with keeping this up. I tried and it just got too off track and I never took enough pictures.
Stupid phone in my pocket ringing all the time I just never look at it or take it out when working on car, wish my 3 year old was a little better at taking pictures I'd get her to do it lol
Stupid phone in my pocket ringing all the time I just never look at it or take it out when working on car, wish my 3 year old was a little better at taking pictures I'd get her to do it lol
Im also pretty passionate about the car so taking pictures of progress is pretty cool and i like going back in my thread to see where i came from to now, lol.
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Verdad Gallardo Thanks, I agree it's a cool way to look back
I look at pictures of mine when I first bought it, one of it doing a big wheel stand on the day I went to make my NHRA license passes in it, and I look at it now, and say to myself WTF did I do LOL.
I should have stopped a couple times with it and got another car to chop up/mod, but for some reason I just wanted to keep going with this one. Now, short of a double frame rail and a full back 1/2 there's really nothing chassis wise other than replacing the bumpers, fenders door and roof/hatch with carbon I could even really do.
Motor wise it's never enough no matter what I buy, build or put in it. I was always an n/a guy but the eastside group back in 2007 turned me onto nitrous and that's it for me, I just can't see ever getting away from it. For 1/8th mile racing I just can't see anything else ever really having the advantage of a power adder that can have 100% in as early as the track/car will take it, or earlier if you so choose. 1/4 mile it can certainly be beat but for the short track, it's ultra tough.
My 1/4 racing is just index racing which is glorified bracket stuff with a street race twist to it with the pedal fest's up top, heads up stuff I want and plan to do is all 1/8th mile so I'm sticking with my poison
Wish I had documented the build better. Someday I'm sure it will be a magazine car, everyone that stops by the shop and all my customers ask when was it, or will it be featured.....
I look at pictures of mine when I first bought it, one of it doing a big wheel stand on the day I went to make my NHRA license passes in it, and I look at it now, and say to myself WTF did I do LOL.
I should have stopped a couple times with it and got another car to chop up/mod, but for some reason I just wanted to keep going with this one. Now, short of a double frame rail and a full back 1/2 there's really nothing chassis wise other than replacing the bumpers, fenders door and roof/hatch with carbon I could even really do.
Motor wise it's never enough no matter what I buy, build or put in it. I was always an n/a guy but the eastside group back in 2007 turned me onto nitrous and that's it for me, I just can't see ever getting away from it. For 1/8th mile racing I just can't see anything else ever really having the advantage of a power adder that can have 100% in as early as the track/car will take it, or earlier if you so choose. 1/4 mile it can certainly be beat but for the short track, it's ultra tough.
My 1/4 racing is just index racing which is glorified bracket stuff with a street race twist to it with the pedal fest's up top, heads up stuff I want and plan to do is all 1/8th mile so I'm sticking with my poison
Wish I had documented the build better. Someday I'm sure it will be a magazine car, everyone that stops by the shop and all my customers ask when was it, or will it be featured.....
I agree with the nitrous, seems like they all win the 1/8 no prep races we have around here and boosted cars win the 1/4 races. I just dont have patience to refill bottles nor have the funds to keep refilling them, lol.
I figure on a full out 1/8th Mike run I will be at the limit on a single bottle. Running a -8 feed line, and with a 50 plus pill in a trash can annular fogger, were consuming 3 plus lbs in a 1/8th mile hit.
I can get it for under 4 bucks a lb so its not too bad.
I can get it for under 4 bucks a lb so its not too bad.
A 50 pill in a trashcan noid.........would be good for what at the tire?
Lol.
If you want to believe a hp calculator, they will tell you around the 750 wheel hp
Trash can solenoids for nitrous side of fogger, .050 pill per cylinder. The solenoids have a .187 orifice so they have an area a lot bigger than standard solenoid, 2 of them will move a lot of nitrous. Hence why a -8 feed rather than the -4 or -6 your normal kits come with. Have to run a special bottle valve as well to make sure it's not a choking point, or at least should imo
Fwiw the ls plate kits that are on the market, have about a .053 pill for what's considered a 100 hp hit.
So yeah.
If you want to believe a hp calculator, they will tell you around the 750 wheel hp
Trash can solenoids for nitrous side of fogger, .050 pill per cylinder. The solenoids have a .187 orifice so they have an area a lot bigger than standard solenoid, 2 of them will move a lot of nitrous. Hence why a -8 feed rather than the -4 or -6 your normal kits come with. Have to run a special bottle valve as well to make sure it's not a choking point, or at least should imo
Fwiw the ls plate kits that are on the market, have about a .053 pill for what's considered a 100 hp hit.
So yeah.
Yeah, I wish Va didn't have state inspection, I could go hog wild on weight reduction. I do want to keep the car as close to street legal as I can though so I have to keep wipers, heater, stuff like that.
Really nice build! Just read through the whole thread. Took me about a week lol. I love how good all your metal work looks. Your car looks like it came stock that way. I'm glad you kept it.
I live in Crown Point so I go to US41 also. Hopefully see you there next season. I felt like the track was pretty good this season for it being the new owners first year. My car wasn't as fast as yours this year and I didn't push it too hard so I'm sure going deep in the 9s is a different story. Hopefully next year for me.
I've gotten a few good ideas from your build too. Even though you didn't keep the procharger, I like the way you setup the piping. I'm going to redo mine in aluminum and I might upgrade to the interstate intercooler too. Also tipping the radiator up makes a ton more room. I might do my cowl like yours too.
Awesome build! Looking forward to next year numbers.
Aaron
I live in Crown Point so I go to US41 also. Hopefully see you there next season. I felt like the track was pretty good this season for it being the new owners first year. My car wasn't as fast as yours this year and I didn't push it too hard so I'm sure going deep in the 9s is a different story. Hopefully next year for me.
I've gotten a few good ideas from your build too. Even though you didn't keep the procharger, I like the way you setup the piping. I'm going to redo mine in aluminum and I might upgrade to the interstate intercooler too. Also tipping the radiator up makes a ton more room. I might do my cowl like yours too.
Awesome build! Looking forward to next year numbers.
Aaron
Thanks man, everyone gave me **** for cutting up a really mint car to make a race car. I just told them in order to have a clean race car you have to cut up a clean factory car, lol. I got my parachute and mount the other day so once I get back in town from work I can get that mounted.
As for the track it was really nice and the new 1/8 mile all concrete is badass and the transition to ashfault is perfect. Tim has a lot of racing going on this year so I'm sure the track is going to be great all year!
As for the track it was really nice and the new 1/8 mile all concrete is badass and the transition to ashfault is perfect. Tim has a lot of racing going on this year so I'm sure the track is going to be great all year!
Man I remember posting in this thread back in 2009 and thinking you would have your car to the track way before I would. You were flying with the build in the early stages. Really glad to see you decided to keep the car. Imagine my surprise when I came back from a long time of tech to see this thread is still active. Congrats man beautiful car.
If you go to the grove this year let me know. Maybe I'll haul my car up there.
~Jim~
If you go to the grove this year let me know. Maybe I'll haul my car up there.
~Jim~
Time for a little update:
So in my goal of going faster for 2016 i had to make some changes in the ol' turbo compartment. Sold my cast s480/83 and got hooked up with a new Bullseye billet s483/96 unit and holy hell this thing is KILLER! The wheel is a real work of art and having the bigger turbine will net me some more mph and not to mention the billet 83 over the cast 80. Cant wait to get this thing spooled up!
Next the governor cover on my th400 kept leaking no matter how much or what i did to try and seal it up. So i took that off and put a straight edge on it and the **** stamped steel cover was warped pretty bad so i cut out a new cover out of 1/4" aluminum with a nice and straight/plane surface. This should seal up my last leak on the trans...
So in my goal of going faster for 2016 i had to make some changes in the ol' turbo compartment. Sold my cast s480/83 and got hooked up with a new Bullseye billet s483/96 unit and holy hell this thing is KILLER! The wheel is a real work of art and having the bigger turbine will net me some more mph and not to mention the billet 83 over the cast 80. Cant wait to get this thing spooled up!
Next the governor cover on my th400 kept leaking no matter how much or what i did to try and seal it up. So i took that off and put a straight edge on it and the **** stamped steel cover was warped pretty bad so i cut out a new cover out of 1/4" aluminum with a nice and straight/plane surface. This should seal up my last leak on the trans...
