Is there life after racing for your car?

randy wilson · 02-27-2010, 11:28 AM

my 67 nova will be street legal, yes, still will have wipers, turn signals, etc. and will run in ss/em, ss/fm, ss/ph-1. so we will put a milder motor and change rear gear and cruise.

Chad Rhodes · 02-27-2010, 01:32 PM

The plan has always been to restore dad's car one day, so that he can see just how fast he can lose his license. However we still haven't replaced it with something else to race.

ken robinson · 02-28-2010, 10:37 AM

Ya , leave the stickers on it and drive it to work I'm with Bob that one . Every stop light would bring back all the past racing history .

Joe DeMarzo · 02-28-2010, 02:12 PM

I plan on putting my current 70 nova back on the street when NHRA folds like a cheap suit (I hope it is not for another 20 years) nothing fancy with the motor, a daily driver. I will remove the stickers but leave the flames and drive it to the local market for coffee and the newspaper. Thursday night car show, it should be a blast....

George Fitzpatrick · 02-28-2010, 06:57 PM

In the process of returning mine to it to the street. Not as easy as it sounds. Lots to change. Lamb brakes don’t’ work well on the street. Along with rear, Transmission, Converter, wheels, tires, d tune the motor( just a little) and do you take out the cage?

Owen S Quirion · 03-01-2010, 07:45 AM

I'm going to put studded snow tires all around on mine and go Ice Racing! In the summer I can put a mower deck under it and mow my lawn.

Jack McCarthy · 03-01-2010, 10:51 PM

mufflers and a posi and im headed to a rod run with 8 friends & beers...
already have plate for it !!

captain jack

and it may be sooner than later, ive ALMOST had enough NHRA for one lifetime

...
but id miss my friends !!!!

NewHemi · 03-02-2010, 09:13 AM

We will only do "heart" transplants on ours, take the 6.1 out, put in a 5.7, take the 5.7 out, put in a ?, and it will never stop racing.....

unless I sell it,

and then it might go into a museum somewhere to be billed as the world's best "bad example" of how to build and race a drag car.

David
The New Hemi Guy
________
MASTURBATION TUBE

02-27-2010, 11:28 AM	#1
randy wilson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 882 Likes: 0 Liked 22 Times in 22 Posts	Re: Is there life after racing for your car? my 67 nova will be street legal, yes, still will have wipers, turn signals, etc. and will run in ss/em, ss/fm, ss/ph-1. so we will put a milder motor and change rear gear and cruise. __________________ don,t have one

02-27-2010, 01:32 PM	#2
Chad Rhodes VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Where the Green Grass Grows, AL Posts: 2,375 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Is there life after racing for your car? The plan has always been to restore dad's car one day, so that he can see just how fast he can lose his license. However we still haven't replaced it with something else to race. __________________ Chad Rhodes 2113 I/SA

02-28-2010, 10:37 AM	#3
ken robinson Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: tomsriver nj Posts: 481 Likes: 75 Liked 225 Times in 88 Posts	Re: Is there life after racing for your car? Ya , leave the stickers on it and drive it to work I'm with Bob that one . Every stop light would bring back all the past racing history .

02-28-2010, 02:12 PM	#4
Joe DeMarzo Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Mahopac, NY Posts: 668 Likes: 49 Liked 121 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Is there life after racing for your car? I plan on putting my current 70 nova back on the street when NHRA folds like a cheap suit (I hope it is not for another 20 years) nothing fancy with the motor, a daily driver. I will remove the stickers but leave the flames and drive it to the local market for coffee and the newspaper. Thursday night car show, it should be a blast.... __________________ Joe DeMarzo 1317 STK

02-28-2010, 06:57 PM	#5
George Fitzpatrick Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Babylon, NY Posts: 345 Likes: 124 Liked 94 Times in 24 Posts	Re: Is there life after racing for your car? In the process of returning mine to it to the street. Not as easy as it sounds. Lots to change. Lamb brakes don’t’ work well on the street. Along with rear, Transmission, Converter, wheels, tires, d tune the motor( just a little) and do you take out the cage? __________________ George Fitzpatrick 426 HEMI STK, SS

03-01-2010, 07:45 AM	#6
Owen S Quirion Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Captiol District of New York Posts: 71 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Is there life after racing for your car? I'm going to put studded snow tires all around on mine and go Ice Racing! In the summer I can put a mower deck under it and mow my lawn. __________________ BF/S 1985 Grand Am 3.0 V6

03-01-2010, 10:51 PM	#7
Jack McCarthy VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: lyndon ky. ... louisville area Posts: 1,327 Likes: 30 Liked 511 Times in 122 Posts	Re: Is there life after racing for your car? mufflers and a posi and im headed to a rod run with 8 friends & beers... already have plate for it !! captain jack and it may be sooner than later, ive ALMOST had enough NHRA for one lifetime ... but id miss my friends !!!! __________________ Jack McCarthy 3609 STK "the Captain"

03-02-2010, 09:13 AM	#8
NewHemi Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 472 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Is there life after racing for your car? We will only do "heart" transplants on ours, take the 6.1 out, put in a 5.7, take the 5.7 out, put in a ?, and it will never stop racing..... unless I sell it, and then it might go into a museum somewhere to be billed as the world's best "bad example" of how to build and race a drag car. David The New Hemi Guy ________ MASTURBATION TUBE Last edited by NewHemi; 04-05-2011 at 10:08 PM.