My own '99 Hugger Orange Z28 is finally getting put back together!
10-18-2007, 04:45 PM
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10-18-2007, 06:02 PM
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They need to change the laws regarding paying for plates for the years when you have a car sitting around undriveable, looking like it is being parted out, as mine was whenever a customer needed a part... lol Bob
10-18-2007, 09:17 PM
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10-19-2007, 07:42 AM
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It was great meeting you guy's this weekend!! Just let me know if you are needing anything.......
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10-19-2007, 09:05 AM
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It was great meeting you guy's this weekend!! Just let me know if you are needing anything.......
Lee Spicher
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Thanks Lee, it was good meeting you guy's as well. I do need a new BMR manual K member, mine got bent up pretty good on that last drop. Ted said it felt like he drove off a loading dock from 10 feet in the air. Apparently he has done that before... lol Bob
10-21-2007, 11:26 PM
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Thanks, John! We saw 18 psi most of the time, a little more on that 9.12 run as it was a little cooler at that time.
They need to change the laws regarding paying for plates for the years when you have a car sitting around undriveable, looking like it is being parted out, as mine was whenever a customer needed a part... lol Bob
They need to change the laws regarding paying for plates for the years when you have a car sitting around undriveable, looking like it is being parted out, as mine was whenever a customer needed a part... lol Bob
That car just a few months ago looked like a mess.
10-22-2007, 05:54 AM
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The car is running better than we thought it would for not having much track time. We were hoping for a best of mid nine's as we didn't have any time to get the suspension dialed in. The rear is sitting a little high as these cars do with a 3.00 axle tube on the Moser rear, and stock rear coil springs. After Sema we're going to mini tub the rear of the car and put M/T drag radial dot 315 tires under it, which are 30.00" tall instead of the M/T 325 drag radial dot 325's that are 28.00 tall. They are the same tread width for both tire sizes. This will help out the rear gear, as we are going through the traps at 7200 rpm. The taller 315 will have more sidewall, which will help to prevent shocking the surface of the tire. The taller 315 will also put more tire on the track surface, as shown here. 325 o/O 315
With the mini tub kit we will narrow the rear-end, and we will be able to lower the rear of the car. Then we won't have to have the front of the car so high to keep a decent center of gravity. This will help the car to get even more traction, and we expect that excellent 1.29 sixty foot time to get even quicker.
We had to swap out torque converters at the track in Memphis, as we were driving though the borrowed converter that Ted Garvin let us use. Ted also let us borrow his Powerglide transmission. Before we headed to Memphis, the good people at Coan Transmissions thought that the converter from Ted's big block would not ba able to contain the power of our engine, and they suggested that we give BTE a call to see if they could take a converter along with them to Memphis for us. BTE had a booth set up at the LSX Shootout at Memphis. Sure enough, we needed to swap out converters, and the converter BTE supplied us worked great! Thanks to Coan and BTE, and to the guys at EPP for all the effort they put in! Bob
With the mini tub kit we will narrow the rear-end, and we will be able to lower the rear of the car. Then we won't have to have the front of the car so high to keep a decent center of gravity. This will help the car to get even more traction, and we expect that excellent 1.29 sixty foot time to get even quicker.
We had to swap out torque converters at the track in Memphis, as we were driving though the borrowed converter that Ted Garvin let us use. Ted also let us borrow his Powerglide transmission. Before we headed to Memphis, the good people at Coan Transmissions thought that the converter from Ted's big block would not ba able to contain the power of our engine, and they suggested that we give BTE a call to see if they could take a converter along with them to Memphis for us. BTE had a booth set up at the LSX Shootout at Memphis. Sure enough, we needed to swap out converters, and the converter BTE supplied us worked great! Thanks to Coan and BTE, and to the guys at EPP for all the effort they put in! Bob
10-23-2007, 04:41 PM
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