FWD classes

art leong · 12-01-2010, 09:31 PM

Here is a picture of my superstocker

art leong · 12-01-2010, 09:33 PM

Michael you don't want to know what I got the rear wheels for. LOL

Michael Beard · 12-01-2010, 09:54 PM

Nice front wheels.

Found a pretty good deal on some 15" wheels for the back so I can get some M/T ET Fronts mounted. I think I have some idea what yours cost... you're right. Don't wanna know! Still wanna yank one off the back and weigh it quick so I know what to expect for a difference. I know the AR-24's are a good light wheel, but the tire I have on it has got to be a tank.

Ever played around with figuring out what kind of difference rotational weight makes on these cars? I've worked on static weight and found it to be 1 lb = .003.

I remember Rusty forgot and left his spare wheels in the trunk once, and was about .35 slow!

Here's Rusty's, from the 1998 Dutch Classic...

The car's come a long way since this....

First night we ever raced the car, I ran a best of a 20.45. I won that night. LMAO!

It's a magnet for A and B cars!

Jimi B · 12-01-2010, 09:56 PM

Here is my fwd car that I hope to campaign in stock next year. Obviously in the rendering the wheels are not correct, but he didnt have a template for the wheels that I want.. Art I am thinking the same wheels as you in the rear. Do you guys think the the "Mitsubishi Zero Scheme" is too much? Obviously I have made the red circle purple... And some of the rest of the graphics are not added yet either... I like the old school rod kinda look. And the WWII era airplane theme kinda fits that. Also the car is a Mitsubishi which is one thing that will make it stand out tremendously.. Oh and lastly it was 100% Drooze's idea :/ I obviously mean no disrespect by it, and plenty of Americans aviations enthusiasts have Japanese war planes or at least models. Thoughts?

art leong · 12-01-2010, 10:38 PM

With the turbo cars weight didn't make much difference.
On the N/A Neon I really haven't gotten around to trying to add weight, Short shifting seems to do the trick.

art leong · 12-01-2010, 11:00 PM

Jimi Those wheels I have in the back are usually expensive. I got them on Ebay for $150 for the pair.

Michael Beard · 12-01-2010, 11:24 PM

WOW. Good find!

Jimi B · 12-01-2010, 11:30 PM

Thats a crazy deal Art! Yes the rear wheels will be one of the last things I ever buy for that car lol.

GarysZ24 · 12-03-2010, 04:00 PM

Since you guys are showing your nice cars, I'll add mine to the mix...I can't believe that I was going to try and sell it earlier this year? What an 18hr-long-flap-jack-short-of-a-full-stack I was!!! This car and I were meant for each other, and I'm glad I had the pleasure of telling the previous owners younger brother, that I made it a star in drag racing @ Bandimere Speedway, just in the first year I started racing it....thus rescuing it from his sister who felt she needed a "Honda Civic", with a 5spd to be cool in her school??? Imagine that!!???

Bret Kepner · 12-04-2010, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

It's a magnet for A and B cars!

Guess who was in the other lane when I set the HF/SA record at Orlando?

Arnold Greene! LMAO!

12-01-2010, 09:31 PM	#1
art leong VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Richmond Hill, Georgia Posts: 2,003 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	FWD classes Here is a picture of my superstocker __________________ Art Leong 2095 SS

12-01-2010, 09:33 PM	#2
art leong VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Richmond Hill, Georgia Posts: 2,003 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: FWD classes Michael you don't want to know what I got the rear wheels for. LOL __________________ Art Leong 2095 SS

12-01-2010, 09:54 PM	#3
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: FWD classes Nice front wheels. Found a pretty good deal on some 15" wheels for the back so I can get some M/T ET Fronts mounted. I think I have some idea what yours cost... you're right. Don't wanna know! Still wanna yank one off the back and weigh it quick so I know what to expect for a difference. I know the AR-24's are a good light wheel, but the tire I have on it has got to be a tank. Ever played around with figuring out what kind of difference rotational weight makes on these cars? I've worked on static weight and found it to be 1 lb = .003. I remember Rusty forgot and left his spare wheels in the trunk once, and was about .35 slow! Here's Rusty's, from the 1998 Dutch Classic... The car's come a long way since this.... First night we ever raced the car, I ran a best of a 20.45. I won that night. LMAO! It's a magnet for A and B cars! __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

12-01-2010, 09:56 PM	#4
Jimi B Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 226 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: FWD classes Here is my fwd car that I hope to campaign in stock next year. Obviously in the rendering the wheels are not correct, but he didnt have a template for the wheels that I want.. Art I am thinking the same wheels as you in the rear. Do you guys think the the "Mitsubishi Zero Scheme" is too much? Obviously I have made the red circle purple... And some of the rest of the graphics are not added yet either... I like the old school rod kinda look. And the WWII era airplane theme kinda fits that. Also the car is a Mitsubishi which is one thing that will make it stand out tremendously.. Oh and lastly it was 100% Drooze's idea :/ I obviously mean no disrespect by it, and plenty of Americans aviations enthusiasts have Japanese war planes or at least models. Thoughts?

12-01-2010, 10:38 PM	#5
art leong VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Richmond Hill, Georgia Posts: 2,003 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: FWD classes With the turbo cars weight didn't make much difference. On the N/A Neon I really haven't gotten around to trying to add weight, Short shifting seems to do the trick. __________________ Art Leong 2095 SS

12-01-2010, 11:00 PM	#6
art leong VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Richmond Hill, Georgia Posts: 2,003 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: FWD classes Jimi Those wheels I have in the back are usually expensive. I got them on Ebay for $150 for the pair. __________________ Art Leong 2095 SS

12-01-2010, 11:24 PM	#7
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: FWD classes WOW. Good find! __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

12-01-2010, 11:30 PM	#8
Jimi B Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 226 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: FWD classes Thats a crazy deal Art! Yes the rear wheels will be one of the last things I ever buy for that car lol.

12-03-2010, 04:00 PM	#9
GarysZ24 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Tempe, Az. Posts: 1,261 Likes: 880 Liked 224 Times in 88 Posts	Re: FWD classes Since you guys are showing your nice cars, I'll add mine to the mix...I can't believe that I was going to try and sell it earlier this year? What an 18hr-long-flap-jack-short-of-a-full-stack I was!!! This car and I were meant for each other, and I'm glad I had the pleasure of telling the previous owners younger brother, that I made it a star in drag racing @ Bandimere Speedway, just in the first year I started racing it....thus rescuing it from his sister who felt she needed a "Honda Civic", with a 5spd to be cool in her school??? Imagine that!!??? __________________ Gary Hampton '86 Z24,173 V6 CF/S #5824 (#78 in 2021) Last edited by GarysZ24; 12-04-2010 at 06:53 PM.