2012 CJ Prototype Build

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lee

Talk all the smack you want, but who in their right mind doesn't want, er crave, one?

Id rather have a 1969 428 CJ but thats just me. The old 428's are a pain in the azz to put headers on but not nearly as much of a pain to take the engine apart as the new ones. Besides I have a lot of experience with the older ones while running with Jim Morgan (not the Jim Morgan in N.C.) and Dick Estivez in S/S back in the 70's. We were getting picked for tear down everywhere we went it seemed. It got to the point where we could have the headers, intake, and one head off in about 20 min ready for inspection. Let NHRA put the HP where its supposed to be and lets see how popular the new stuff really is ! Besides the new cars are built from recycled tooth paste tubes...LOL.

[John Leichtamer Jr]

I would like to have two of them. One to S&#t on ,and the other to cover it up with.
both 4- speeds .


Hammer

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by John Leichtamer Jr

I would like to have two of them. One to S&#t on ,and the other to cover it up with.
both 4- speeds .


Hammer

Thats hard but kind of the way most older car owners feel about the new underrated junk !

[Ed Wright]

Those are really cool cars. I would prefer a DP just due to the ease of maintenence. When you get old and arthritic you think about those things.

I keep thinking I need to just build a DP for Super Stock, would not have to actualy buy one. Buy a 6 cylinder stripper, part it out, buy a hood, windshield, block, head castings, throttle body and possibly the intake. Wouldn't use much more of the factory stuff than that anyway. No more time than I have left and as bad as my driving has been, it would just be a big stupid waste. That, and I would be about as popular as a dose of clap for taking the hp hits.

[Larry Fulton]

Thanks Mike for sharing!

I wanna know how a guy gets chosen for this kind of duty?

Can only imagine building race cars in the conditions as pictured here.