Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!

[mike britt]

How about a 1980 Trans Am 301 turbo 210/223 natural O car. seems like an easy combination.

[1347]

Originally Posted by mike britt

How about a 1980 Trans Am 301 turbo 210/223 natural O car. seems like an easy combination.

Billy knows all about the 301 Pontiac engine.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by mike britt

How about a 1980 Trans Am 301 turbo 210/223 natural O car. seems like an easy combination.

Smedley/Unterseh have been doing these for years. They might argue the "Dime Rocket" label with you.

[Steve Stasko]

Originally Posted by mike britt

How about a 1980 Trans Am 301 turbo 210/223 natural O car. seems like an easy combination.

Rick Unterseh has an '81 he runs in O and P...I'm pretty sure Neil Smedley built the car originally. Not a bad combo...but a sensitive engine.

[Billy Nees]

Soooooo, who is Andrew Fidler DF/S '05 Cobalt? He sounds like my kinda guy! The word that I got was that he drove the car in. A little bit more improvement and he should be under the index anywhere.

[Glenn Briglio]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Soooooo, who is Andrew Fidler DF/S '05 Cobalt? He sounds like my kinda guy! The word that I got was that he drove the car in. A little bit more improvement and he should be under the index anywhere.

Your competition !!!!

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Glenn Briglio

Your competition !!!!

I don't think so, Glenn. Not too many guys will build their own headers for these one off combos..I only know of two. But, we'll see ;-)

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Glenn Briglio

Your competition !!!!

Ya know Glenn, I hope that there's 20 more! I'm good with that.

[Mike Schwartz]

Billy, I often see nice original-condition cars at the big auctions that are Stock-eligible and can be purchased for $10k or less prior to modifications. Would they qualify for dime-rocket status? Or does it mean a ready-to-race cost of ~$10k?

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Mike Schwartz

Billy, I often see nice original-condition cars at the big auctions that are Stock-eligible and can be purchased for $10k or less prior to modifications. Would they qualify for dime-rocket status? Or does it mean a ready-to-race cost of ~$10k?

Mike, I don't know how to even answer a question like that (Yac? Dwight?). I guess it would be more a matter of what one Racer would be comfortable spending.
I will not cut up nice cars anymore. Not for the pathetic payouts in today's money. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the time and monies that go into the cars out there today, I just don't want to play the "game" anymore.

I guess the most important thing should be, take personal satisfaction in picking and building a combo and then get out there and have a blast running the wheels off of it!