Joe Newbie, 20 Builds a "Stocker"' in 2023

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by 2tone

what after market crank is approved?

I don't see one either.
I'll have to ask "VR" when I see him.
Maybe he meant to say to send it to someone who is familiar with cranks for Stock and Super Stock, rather than a local crank grinder.

I feel kind of special , getting you to post again...Thanks

[Terry Cain]

Will roller rockers fit under those valve covers?

[SS3860]

Interesting story, I'm a NB stock eliminator racer but not new to shoe polish racing. Makes me glad I bought a good car that just needed a few updates.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Terry Cain

Will roller rockers fit under those valve covers?

I think they will. I think the stud girdle was the problem in the 70's.
NB could use double gaskets.This could be the cheapest part of the whole deal.

[MR DERBY CITY]

I just don’t think any youngsters are going to be beating the door down to build stock eliminator cars. Usually the only new blood we see is when their family has raced a stocker or super stocker. As my good friend Larry Hill would say, “ why would anyone spend so much money to go sooo SLOW ??

[Birch motor cars]

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

I just don’t think any youngsters are going to be beating the door down to build stock eliminator cars. Usually the only new blood we see is when their family has raced a stocker or super stocker. As my good friend Larry Hill would say, “ why would anyone spend so much money to go sooo SLOW ??

We need to bring the old IHRA Crate Motor packages to the NHRA and we will have a new gen of young people filling the lanes. Right now all we have are a bunch of old guys holding the door shut on the new blood that wants in. Oh boy I can see the steam flowing now !!! LOL !!!

[1347]

Originally Posted by Birch motor cars

We need to bring the old IHRA Crate Motor packages to the NHRA and we will have a new gen of young people filling the lanes. Right now all we have are a bunch of old guys holding the door shut on the new blood that wants in. Oh boy I can see the steam flowing now !!! LOL !!!

we do have crate motor packages. you can run the IHRA crate motors at national opens.
But in reality, the engines offered in the new Copos, Cobra Jets, and Drag Packs can be run in Super Stock. Those motors are more in tune with the younger generation compared to old crate engines from 15 plus years ago.

[Cglrcng]

Now that as a long time lurker here, I have finally taken the leap to register last night and had a chance to read and read,...and read more this wonderful thread and many others of late, while waiting for a reply window to arrive I am going to ask a few questions, and start a thread on my recent late in life 2nd try at class racing.

A tiny bit of hisyory. (Though lived about 3 miles from Lions in the 60's early early life fan of the biggies, bracket raced starting after high school at O.C.I.R. in 1975 through the late 80's, and made the first failed but super fun attempt at class racing in 1994-1997, I was somewhat competitive but the car certainly was not, it was the absolute slowest car in the category running in GF/SA).

Who inspired me to attempt Class Racing in Stock someday? Chad Langdon, and another who drove his Stocker Pinto wagon from SoCal to Indy (racing it in Stock, then driving it back home, and lived a short dream of racing at The Big Go. And in Super Stock the original builder of my winning at the time (mid 80's time period), bracket car (a whit/blue 63 Dodge Polara), Peter Berkuta....and Later none other than GTX John Irving, and am so glad to see he and Jon are still at it and so active after all these years living the dream.

Am rejoining Yac and Nees with a very old slow sled project, last raced actively in the 1990's purchased a car in the family since new dealer purchased Feb. 2 1985 w/27K on the odometer in April of 1993 (last active Feb. 1997 Atsco Nationals Phx, AZ, GF/SA Class Finalist, and really glad the winner is still active albeit a quarter of a century later).

What is the combination? The slowest and most underpowered sled I think to ever attempt the mission, but too late now to back out, what is done is done, and this newbie decided to move forward.

A 1984 Dodge Daytona 2.2L/135 C.I. TBI (single point Upright Bosch injected...NON-Turbo snail), 2 door hatchback).

How did it become a Stocker? Mom bought the car as a dailydriver from Cerritos Dodge in SoCal Feb. 1995 (build date 3rd week Dec. 1984, Uncommon Block EFI, w/A/C...Silver/Silver), she drove it first 27K miles and was forced to retire in a AAA downsize in 1993, and was moving to AZ, I bought it for my wife (for 3K), as a daily, and 3 weeks later she asked if it could be raced in Stk. Elim.?

The next weekend I was at Carlsbad Raceway to find out....(continued).

[kdanner]

Originally Posted by Birch motor cars

We need to bring the old IHRA Crate Motor packages to the NHRA and we will have a new gen of young people filling the lanes. Right now all we have are a bunch of old guys holding the door shut on the new blood that wants in. Oh boy I can see the steam flowing now !!! LOL !!!

This list? https://www.ihra.com/competition/com...list-for-stock

How many of those are still being sold? The only ones I found are the 350/385 and 302/340. I'm not even sure if those are actually the same as were sold years ago.

[Rory McNeil]

Originally Posted by Birch motor cars

We need to bring the old IHRA Crate Motor packages to the NHRA and we will have a new gen of young people filling the lanes. Right now all we have are a bunch of old guys holding the door shut on the new blood that wants in. Oh boy I can see the steam flowing now !!! LOL !!!

"Filling the lanes"? Certainly didn`t seem to accomplish any such results for IHRA, did it ?