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Old Feb 25, 2014 | 07:23 AM
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A few years ago I ran a thread on here where I worked with some kids from my Church on a stock internals LT1 build. Those kids all grew up and moved on. That left the Firebird sitting in my driveway for a couple of years. Well, last week I recruited a couple of guys to bring her back to life!


At her best. We were able to index in Stock Eliminator with stock internals.



This weekend. Jordan and Cory with the old girl sitting on dry rotted tires.



The goal is to get the car running in the next few weeks and use it to teach these kids how to drag race. Should be fun!
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Old Feb 25, 2014 | 08:59 AM
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Glad to see the car and the kids getting some attention again!
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Old Feb 25, 2014 | 10:13 AM
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Glad to hear the car is going to get back to the track, especially a LT. Just dont run a buck twenty under and we will all be happy. I have a hard enough time getting my stuff to qualify as is, lol.
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Old Feb 25, 2014 | 11:14 AM
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It's good to see a great project get new life and get some new blood into the sport. You have an awesome dedication to both drag racing and today's youth.

So, what keeps that car out of Street Stock this year?
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Old Feb 25, 2014 | 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by muddyjimmy
So, what keeps that car out of Street Stock this year?
Cam, pistons, rods, transmission, tires.........
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Old Feb 25, 2014 | 11:30 AM
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Well that won't work out. Still have any wild ideas about putting a Street Stock car together?
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Old Feb 25, 2014 | 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by muddyjimmy
Well that won't work out. Still have any wild ideas about putting a Street Stock car together?
Since the red car ended up as an LSX car I have started sending all of the Street Stock parts that I accumulated to a young guy that you know. Hopefully he will build a fast car.

Gump is now officially retired and I have a second COPO on order, so if I come to this years Shootout it will most likely be with this car.
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Old Feb 25, 2014 | 12:51 PM
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Just curious, where is your "home track"? Mooresville Dragway? I've been wanting to take mine out just to see what it'll do now I've got some sticky tires...but zMax dragway 10 minutes from me is being super this year and has not scheduled any test and tune days. I'd really prefer a full 1/4 mile track over 1/8th....looks like an hour drive to "The Rock" Rockingham dragway is the only full 1/4 option, never been there other than to drive past that town on the way to the beach. Any suggestions?
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Awesome!
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That's awesome man, it's great to see passing on the hobby in such a positive way.
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Originally Posted by ahritchie
Just curious, where is your "home track"? Mooresville Dragway?............Any suggestions?
Technically, my home track is Shadyside. I run there sometimes, but it is not well prepared for test and tune. On race days it is usually awsome. I am a big fan of Mooresville, Farmington, and Union, but they are all eigth mile. So, Rockingham is probably the best bet if you must run the quarter. It is a shame that there is no test schedule for Charlotte this year. That is a great track, but super expensive to operate.
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Yesterday the boys pulled the wheels and put the driveshaft back in.




They also did a little work on my LSX car for me.

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What are the specs on the new COPO you ordered? I love the '14 refresh styling!
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What are the specs on the new COPO you ordered? I love the '14 refresh styling!
I have placed an order for another white one. It will have the 350, 3-speed, and carbon fiber hood.

Are you going to make the long haul to the LTX Shootout this year?
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Good to see the younger generation getting some wrench time.
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Great stuff Daren. Last year and a half I've put racing and modding on the back burner but I really want to see what I can do to max my car out with bolt on's probably going to have mike v tune it on the dyno and rip some more weight out of her. As of now I plan to be at the shootout but spectating only. But we'll see. I always seem to dig up enough cash to make the haul come a month before!

I hope you and the wife are well and things are going good.
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