Blog of the building of a Challenger Drag Pak - Page 3

Jerry Hatch · 12-05-2009, 09:13 AM

Anybody know who got # 50?.........the one that makes all the others legal.

Chris "drooze" Wertman · 12-05-2009, 10:04 AM

Will do.....Im doing it as much as a record for myself....that way its kinda a day by day journal of what we did and when.

Cheers

Chris

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Originally Posted by cicero819

Chris keep the blog going, not only instructive but fun to watch.

Chris "drooze" Wertman · 12-05-2009, 10:13 AM

Good question, and one I want to know as well, I am starting another thread for this reason.

If you know who has what car please add to it.

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Originally Posted by Jerry Hatch

Anybody know who got # 50?.........the one that makes all the others legal.

Sean Haning · 12-06-2009, 10:06 AM

Great reading in this thread and your blog, thanks!

Chris "drooze" Wertman · 12-10-2009, 12:03 AM

Getting there.....got the basecoat on the engine compartment, wow, what a tape job and removing crap job that was, I did manage to shed 15 permanent pounds off the nose of the car in the process however......amazing its a drag pak car....but there are still items lurking everywhere.......Splash aprons who needs em....

ClearCoat tommorow and the weekend off while it hardens.....(yeah I know, thats my story and Im sticking to it)

Have fun at PRI everyone...

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Originally Posted by Sean Haning

Great reading in this thread and your blog, thanks!

Mack Reeves · 12-10-2009, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by drooze

have fun at pri everyone...

i know the pri isn't great timing for you but surely is for me.. Stillmaking decision on shocks and springs and hopefully with my chassis guy we will make it and get er done!!!!!!! Enjoy the bolg as well!!!!!1 mack

Chris "drooze" Wertman · 12-10-2009, 09:21 AM

Have fun there Mack, Give me a call whaen you get back if you find out any neat stuff on the DP

Hey try and help me finish the list of owners while youre there

Lots of people will be talking about the cars there....I hope...

Cheers

Chris

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Originally Posted by Mack Reeves

i know the pri isn't great timing for you but surely is for me.. Stillmaking decision on shocks and springs and hopefully with my chassis guy we will make it and get er done!!!!!!! Enjoy the bolg as well!!!!!1 mack

Chris "drooze" Wertman · 02-27-2010, 10:57 PM

On Nov 20th 2009, the Challenger DP #24 came home to New Hemi Racing in Barberton Ohio

On Saturday Feb 27th 2010 she made her maiden pass at Atlanta.

Thanks to all here who have helped with your knowledge , resources, and suggestions.

Thank you so very much.

Everything went well, she ran perfect, we couldnt have hoped or dreamed for any better. No issues, no gremlins (that hadnt already been found) , Launched great, hard , straight, true, stopped like it should have, what a machine.

Only 1 we ran behind time wise and after cage cert and tech, and scales and chassis setup, we were litteraly the last car allowed in the staging lanes, 13 hour day for 1 pass, and wed do it all over every day

Lots of pics from today at Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/newhemiracing/sets/72157623523226962/

Thanks again everyone who helped, encouraged, and wished us well.

Thank you.

Edit....and of course the shamless plug for the blog site in case anyone has been living under a large toadstool

http://newhemiracing.blogspot.com/

Not that the car is done, known only to a few people this is not my first car, by any stretch, but it has been a long time, I stopped because of 1 reason, a CAR can never be "done", wherea with my bikes they can be, I can step back and say "Perfect" ill never change a thing, but a car as you all know isnt like that, (at least none of mine have) there is always a tweak or change or whatever. But for TODAY shes done ....

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Originally Posted by drooze

Well, not that anyone cares , I am really doing it so I keep a record of what I do on what day, for my own history of this and that.

I started a blog on our Drag Pak #24 at blogspot.

Im not going to divulge any "Secret Squirrel" stuff that I think will make us competitive but Its a running progress for anyone that cares....with pictures from time to time.

http://newhemiracing.blogspot.com/

Cheers all

Chris

hemidup · 02-27-2010, 11:27 PM

Your car looks sure looks sweet.

Chris "drooze" Wertman · 02-27-2010, 11:35 PM

Thanks Jerry, best of all the wrap was FREE !

Cheap works in my book....lol...

But it beats my "alternative" scheme, all white with BIG black letters that just said

"CAR" on it.....I think I can get those at Kinkos...lol.

(Ok so it wasnt plan B, just a "Temporary" plan B...., the real plan B involved House of Kolors Kandies and flake and me swearing for the next month while I put it on....)

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Originally Posted by hemidup

Your car looks sure looks sweet.

12-05-2009, 09:13 AM	#21
Jerry Hatch Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lubec, Maine Posts: 72 Likes: 7 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Blog of the building of a Challenger Drag Pak Anybody know who got # 50?.........the one that makes all the others legal. __________________ In God I trust.

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hemidup Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 409 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Blog of the building of a Challenger Drag Pak Your car looks sure looks sweet.

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Sean Haning Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jacksonville Fl. Posts: 290 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Blog of the building of a Challenger Drag Pak Great reading in this thread and your blog, thanks! __________________ Hired gun w/o gun.