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This one falls under "New for me".
I'm looking forward to racing my little slowpar this year. She's no where's near as fast as my old rides, but this little car has me giggling all the way down the track. Truly a challenge to drive and fun. Testing was going well, until she ate a piston. Now new engine & spare, new turbo, new paint job (and Ed finally had time to put it all together.) It looks different but you all might recognize Jim Wahl's (Artie Leong) old BFS Spirit. Beware of small spiders :p |
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We hope to see you at Thunder Valley Dragways, Marion, SD this year...
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Hope to make it out. Haven't been to Thunder Valley since the National Open in 1999(I think that's when it was) with the Camaro. I really would like to try to hit the local association stuff(Heartland ,USA, and Midwest) if possible. Plan is to run SS/DA or SS/CA with the single four hemi. Looks good on paper but I'll see. See you around, Alex |
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Alex, good luck! Looking forward to seeing you and your Dad out there again! Beautiful car, love that color!!
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Alex : You are a funny guy!!! Love that " Massey Ferguson Red" Reminds me of " down home" in the Mountains . We always had Massey Ferguson tractors. Those ground hog holes on the slopes were dangerous .You had better know how to jump off the MF in a hurry if you hit one becuase the MF was going over. We had generations of a fued with the Kramers and thay shot me off the MF one sunny day. They were shooting down from a ridge. The sound of bullets hitting the MF saved me before they could zero in on me!!! So thanks to the MF I'am here today to tell the story and continue to spend obscene
amounts of money on race cars. Say Hi to Toli and Mom for me the Professor p.s. in this story MF= Massey Ferguson |
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B/SA in the process. Will be Viper yellow with pearl paint. Probably middle of the year before completion. Gary Hansen
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Great story!!! Sounds about as dangerous as living in Michigan today(kidding)! Hope to get up there again and get some dogs at Plato's. Always fun to see what your putting together next. Hi to all of you to. Alex |
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Well its not technically new but here is the 92 camaro I hope to debut at the Baton Rouge Nitro Jam. Pat Joffrion built the car back before hurricane Katrina and never ran it. WE got it back in August. It was a complete car except for a few details. We've done some testing with it and made some changes, hopefully they work. Gotta test it soon, and hopefully get numbers and stuff on it this weekend.
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Have been working on a "new" 5.0 Mustang for Stock for over 3 years...just waiting for heads and I'll be ready to go!
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Drag Pak #46 left my shop this morning with proud owner Alex Cortezzo and his son Zander.
6.1 car will run A/SA with Gary Stanton power. |
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2004 GTO just picked up from JRC last month. Original plan was stock, most likely super stock now in GT/HA, and some NMCA heads up stuff.
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Nice should be a ton of fun :)
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http://classracer.com/classforum/pic...pictureid=5142 http://classracer.com/classforum/pic...pictureid=5145 ....the new stocker is jealous.... http://classracer.com/classforum/pic...pictureid=5143 the dakota got a bit more magnum motor..... http://classracer.com/classforum/pic...pictureid=5144 the lil red wants that magnum.... http://classracer.com/classforum/pic...pictureid=5148 the other challenger got the left over 727 and will run Super Street.... http://classracer.com/classforum/pic...pictureid=5147 Eric |
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Older technology 4 link fiberglass spring suspension in this 65 Belvedere 1. Picked up
most of the major parts for a hemi today. But it will be a while. SS/DA car with a 4 barrel race hemi. |
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Looks like we will be out testing in late January so will post ours here also...
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GTX John,
Here are 2 pictutres from 84. Who did you buy it from ? |
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Wade,
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I am putting this '77 Olds Starfire GT together for stock. Right now the drive train is out and the interior is completely stripped, only the steering column/wheel is left. Next up is subframe connectors and some floor repair. Paint / body work will be next winter. Hoping to have it running this year for some check out passes. Looking at V/SA to get my feet wet with a Buick 231 V-6 for power.
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Frank, I'm right in the thick of the "Best Engineered" portion of this build. The stuff where folks go how did you do that? or Why did you do that? or what does that do? LOL Actually, I'm repairing all the little stress cracks that seem to be unending. But it's on the rotissorie, so now is the time to do it and do it right. Once I get paint on it and back on the frame, I think it will move along swiftly. The tough stuff has been long done, and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Hopefully it will be done early enough to get some real good seat time this fall. I'm just hard headed and must do all of the build myself.....design, engineering, fabrication, body, paint, plumbing, wiring, etc etc. That's just how I believe hot rods should be done. Anyway, I believe it fits in "L" naturally, but who cares....as long as there are no DPs and CJs untill the eliminator.
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Rick,
Let me know when you need some stocker heads for that 231 V-6 project. I'm way ahead of the curve on them because of a Turbo buick project. I even have some cherry "select" castings. Adger |
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I'm also under the impression SS/AH can run carbon fiber (I could be wrong on this) as NHRA looks at it as "just another glass". And everybody knows the Taiwanese steel replacement panels for american muscle cars is thinner gauge. What is your interpretation of this? |
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Jeff, I have reinforced several areas of the Corvette that I felt could come back to bite me down the road. My primary concern is to build something that will last thru the rigors of racing combined with street driving. I have some insite as to the areas that need improvement (stress cracks from the last 50 years). I did notice the front fenders did flex from force down from the top. I fiberglassed a few strips on the underside of the top of the fenders. I try to predict and engage any and all senarios with reguard to vehicle stress, body and chassis. Even my old Super/Gas Roadster body had street weight fiberglass. (thicker) It's 25 years old and still looks great. My dad (not a car guy) told me one day "you only get out of something, what you put into it". This Corvette is taking awhile to build because I'm "putting into it". It needs to fall in line behind all my other cars that have "Best Engineered" awards to their credit. See my profile "albums" under "my home built stuff"
As far as thinner panels, I don't like cracks and/or dents. but then again I'm not crazy about the absolute fast thing. I like fast with class! Wade Mahaffey |
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Oh I can see you build some quality stuff! No doubt your 'Vette will receive a Best Engineered (and probably Best Appearing too). I see what your doing on the fiberglass but I'm just curious what somebody could get away with on a fiberglass car, longevity not being an issue.
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I know there are many ways to remove weight from any car to achive a ballast advantage. It just depends on how much work you want to do. There are many ways to hide things that would require complete disassembly to find. This is especially true in the front wheel drive conversion vehicles. On a fiberglass car, one could create a mold from an origonal....then reproduce with fewer layers of mat/resin....thus a lighter part. There probably is not a car out there, that does'nt have an aluminum part/bracket where a steel one used to be. Some tracks have a scale that can provide front axle weight and rear as well. If two Super/Stock Camaros with the same combo take the scales and one is 50 lbs lighter on the nose, that may be an indicator that one is using other than stock materials/components. The problem with this presents when a person that really knows a particular car, sees that your car is not correct (ie wrong hood, interior, body trim package etc, etc ...these are small things). If an aftermarket front end was on a Corvette.....a real Corvette man would be all over that...and could provide the proof for the official. Then he/she contacts the officals and they must then investigate. I would hate to re-skin or re-chassis my car because I was greedy....even if I got a year off to do it! It can be done, but you would probably be better off doing it yourself (provided you had the talent and equitment)...that way you're the only one that knows what happened!
as far as replacing fiberglass parts with other composites....they let stockers run in the 9s now a days....I would'nt bet on anything Wade Mahaffey |
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Ed, the goodies for that senario are in place (clutch linkage pivot mount and pedals), and you are so right. Rowin at 9,000 would be too much, and will occur at some point. But at first I'm trying to mount a serious attack on the Super/Stock Eliminator. The PG is the tool needed to dial in the little 283 Corvette's bracket package. Now for the street stuff, there's only one way in my opinion.....stick! Miss Hurst, Linda Vaughn loves my Street Roadster with the 5-speed stick!
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I just can't see the car in that picture.....must be me! LOL! |
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The photo with Linda was taken July of 2010. The Maverick was restored, but can't remember the name. I'm sure you can find that info from show producers. This was the York US30 Reunion in York, Pa. Former NHRA Div 1 Director Darwin Doll is the producer. http://www.yorkus30.com/index_enter.html
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That's the Arlen Fadley, then Mike Edwards car. World champ last year of Modified Eliminator.
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Any of us who had to compete against that car will never forget it !
That Maverick and it's Drivers/ Owners were responsible for some huge advances in the class. |
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The Maverick was beautifully restored by Joe Spinelli over the last few years. Here's a link to photos of the build:
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Thanks you guys. I cannot believe how little there is about this car's restoration. I have always kept up on race car restoration of all kinds. I use to work for a shop that did it 11 years ago. This is a car that I have had allot of interest in for years. I never even knew that this car was found.
I have gotten in touch with Joe and he is being very helpful with what info I needed on this car. Joe did an awesome job on this car. Matt |
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here's a shot of the Maverick when it raced at THUNDER VALLEY DRAGWAYS in Marion, SD so many years ago...
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99 Camaro Stock/superstock LS1
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About cars that will debute 2011.
Finally will our PMR built Viper GTS chassi meet the engine and transmission. Picture of the engine before it was shipped to Sweden. Will not have time to assemble the car right now, but the plan is to do some T&T later this summer. |
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