Not for Nuthin' But Close!

[BigBlockBill]

Originally Posted by Marty Knox

Back in March I bought a 2007 Malibu to see what it would do.
My Granddaughter got her learner's permit about the same time and claimed the Malibu was hers. I have taken her driving in it, but with the covid closures I didn't get to the track until November. I took it to Milan and sat in the staging lanes for about 3 hours. I did make one pass and turned an 18.55.

Marty, is Milan going to be open in 2022???

[Mark Yacavone]

The new FWD weight breaks have opened the door for some of the heavier Eco-Tech cars.
If this thread doesn't get a few here off the couch , and onto the track, I figure it's hopeless ;-)

[Marty Knox]

Originally Posted by BigBlockBill

Marty, is Milan going to be open in 2022???

The Judge was supposed to rule on the sale October 1. I can't find anything that says what the ruling was. The alleged purchasers said they would open next year.

[HR3128]

Originally Posted by Marty Knox

The Judge was supposed to rule on the sale October 1. I can't find anything that says what the ruling was. The alleged purchasers said they would open next year.

https://www.facebook.com/ckiwradio76...35133651738531
Some info here. The track has been sold. Judge has approved the sale. I haven't seen anything about closing.

[Billy Nees]

Another season comes to an end with the S/SS race at M/D. I was a 1st rd victim of a trip-zip light (and a FFFord of all things) but the car ran well (15.20s in DF/S).
Winter plans involve getting some kind of a torque converter built and maybe "playing" with a cylinder head. I have another complete car with a good working engine and transaxle (car's bad) that I might take apart and play with or I might just try and find a Malibu to run in the new DF/S depending what the index winds up being.

Early in this build I was raving about how easy this combo is/was to build and how I would recommend it to anyone wanting to go Stock Eliminator racing on a strict budget. My thoughts on this haven't changed. I would also like to add that for a small-engined, low HP car it is incredibly consistant!

Hopefully, I'll see you all in the spring!

[Billy Nees]

With the 2022 season coming up and "Not for Nuthin'" becoming a one-class car I decided to treat it to a "little something" that will hopefully get it into the 14s.
CF/S (at D wt.) here we come!

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

With the 2022 season coming up and "Not for Nuthin'" becoming a one-class car I decided to treat it to a "little something" that will hopefully get it into the 14s.
CF/S (at D wt.) here we come!

Well, I had a "Frankenstein" torque converter built for the Cavalier. I didn't want to go for a "full race" converter because I want to be able to hook this thing up. I reached out to a converter rebuilder that I've done business with before (with good results) and he mixed-and-matched a pump, cover and a modified stator from different stock applications that should be good for "at least" 600-800 more stall speed than I have with my "turbo Sunbird" converter. If this all works out as planned, I should have about a 3400-3500 stall speed which should pick the Cav up a bunch and still let me hook it up.

[Billy Nees]

I got the new converter in the car, went to Atco and wasn't too happy with it UNTIL I got home and started looking back at my records and realized that I had forgotten that I added 220 lbs. to the car. I'm happy now! Oh, with the car. The driver should be flogged!