View Full Version : Ready for Season?
Malibu8x28
03-07-2002, 02:51 PM
I know this was posted on the old site, but i wanted to keep it going on the new one. How does every one stand if the season starts on time??
Justin
2001 Mod Rookie of the year
#6 Points Finish
PRstreet316X
03-07-2002, 05:09 PM
I should definitely be ready for opening day. Just have to put the new tach in.
Joey H. Street #316X
mod313
03-07-2002, 05:36 PM
Just have a quick freshen on the motor and put the new converter in and I'm ready. Here's hoping all the changes made this winter actually work:eek: .
See you all in just a few weeks.
Doug
Malibu8x28
03-07-2002, 05:59 PM
Sorry, but which doug is Mod 313??????
mod313
03-07-2002, 06:07 PM
Gee Justin, I pit right near you all year and you already forgot me? Just kidding. The black 3rd gen Camaro, now numbered 1697 for the new season. What did you and your dad do to the 2 cars this winter?
Doug
Malibu8x28
03-07-2002, 07:11 PM
Doug,
Theres an extensive list. But, im gonna kee it all a secret until our first passes next year :)
MikeSawyer
03-07-2002, 10:20 PM
We'll be good to go. Hopefully we'll be able to hit Atco and shake some cobwebs out in mid-late march, too... Got to do something to break up with winter boredom.
Later!
...................... Mike
Rice1371
03-07-2002, 10:43 PM
Hello boys, I am ready to rock and roll, I think my neighbors are getting sick of me driving my racecar up and down the street on Saturday afternoon. Hopefully with the changes made I will put the Silver Bullet into the mid to low 10 second range. Well off to do some burnouts, see ya all soon.
Craig Mod 371
MikeSawyer
03-07-2002, 10:57 PM
Hey Craig....
Just tell your neighbors that you're making the road safer by putting some rubber down. It'll be stickier for them ;-)
Later!
................ Mike
We're gonna change the oil.....maybe even the filter. ;)
Hope we can compete with that Big Block Mod 371 :eek:
Congrats to Justin on a great finish in 2001....
Doug........ Your ET would probably improve if you stop pitting so close to them MOPARS :D
Belvedere65
03-08-2002, 07:13 AM
GEEZ DAVE, new site, same old hate for those MOPARS! Thought the change might help you. To bad, nice kid at one time!..LOLOL
I think I'll keep my changes a secret, just in case they don't work out.
"hate" is such a harsh word....... More like "discord"
BTW: Attention MOPAR Crew Chiefs, Home Depot is having a close out sale on all winter shovels...... Better know as a "Torgueflight 727 carrying case / organizer "
No Mopar Crew member or track clean-up person should be without one.
Welcome aboard, Mr. Bill :D
Belvedere65
03-08-2002, 09:55 AM
:cool: Can't look ya in the eyes with that welcome. I have to prepare for the worst from ya! To think I used to work on those little Chebbys, OH WELL!
mod313
03-08-2002, 11:36 AM
Dave,
I have to pit close to those Mopars so I won't have to walk so far for tools to work on them between rounds:D .
See you in a couple weeks,
Doug
hotrod7043
03-09-2002, 04:42 PM
Originally posted by CCRT
"hate" is such a harsh word....... More like "discord"
BTW: Attention MOPAR Crew Chiefs, Home Depot is having a close out sale on all winter shovels...... Better know as a "Torgueflight 727 carrying case / organizer "
No Mopar Crew member or track clean-up person should be without one.
Welcome aboard, Mr. Bill :D gee my 727 has never exploded its when you street guys do burnouts and hit the tires out of the water yu roll a sprag ok i forgot yur a chevy guy yu dont know what a sprag is, well when a mopar takes you out then maybe you will realize that torqflightis probaly one of the besttrans arond just ask ringuette, robichaud, grier,pomerleau, and any othe mopar guy, and yes that comp 3 spd A1 sells is a t/fnot a turbo, or a pig glide
higgybrew
03-11-2002, 09:24 PM
The Mopar guys get mad cause they can't get parts at Walmart like us Chevy guys! I've got my short block together, have to port the other head then get my tranny back and I'm good to go (I hope!). Got my new BTE converter. I hate cutting it this close but that's the way it goes sometimes.
hotrod7043
03-11-2002, 09:33 PM
mark what did the ex ownwer of slip and slide with TCi charge you
thought you took long time advice seroiusly, GER is having another buy 1 get none replaced deal. good luck ihope racing with inferior equipment makes yu feel good, and wal mart does sell alot a good stuff for racing, got my batterys, gauges for weather there but chevy stuff na grew out of that when i was a kid, ya gotta stiil be runnin to go rounds. i got a buddy that usesthat theory and he didnt make a good pass all last yr. racing is high and there are good economical combos, but thre are things yu can scrimb on, the converter is the heart of good car. wasnt it a mopar guy that told you about the good w/pump drive motor.?
mod313
03-11-2002, 09:35 PM
Gee, Higgy; I haven't even pulled my motor yet! It comes out Friday to get freshened up. Hate to just rush into tearing it down plus I can still go around the block with it:D .
Walmart is great but KMart is having a huge Chevy sale right now:p .
Doug
scott_nadeau
03-12-2002, 10:06 AM
Once I get the snowmobiles out of my trailer I'll be ready to go...
I'll be there for a few weeks with the For Sale sign in the window :D
Scott Nadeau
Shoeless Joe Racing
Belvedere65
03-12-2002, 03:15 PM
Well, motor is together, carb to pan. Trans is freshened. The trailer is in storage with a whole bunch of other vehicles in front of it. So, have to wait till others decide to take their stuff out, before I can get to the trailer.
Oh yeah! The car is in the trailer.:(
Belvedere65
03-12-2002, 03:20 PM
Dave, didn't want you to forget what the old MOPAR looks like!!!!!!!!
Bought one of those shovels, just in case! You can borrow it if needed! :cool:
Belvedere65
03-12-2002, 03:22 PM
Well, motor is together, carb to pan. Trans is freshened. The trailer is in storage with a whole bunch of other vehicles in front of it. So, have to wait till others decide to take their stuff out, before I can get to the trailer.
Oh yeah! The car is in the trailer.:(
hotrod7043
03-12-2002, 03:52 PM
thats raw PENTASTAR POWER.
Bill-
She looks real good!..... I almost didn't reconize it without the tow truck pulling it:D
Thanks for the shovel offer...I hope neither of us will need it this season.
Now, I don't want to scare you but the picture below is a behind the scene look at Chrysler headquarters.............
This may explain alot:D
hotrod7043
03-12-2002, 07:00 PM
DAVE WHAT IS THE FASTEST SUPER STOCKER IS THE COUNRTY , NOT A CAMORO FACT PRODUCTION CARS NOW. WELL I HOE IGET YOU AND ST MARO IN A GAMBLERS RACE SOME DAY THAT WAY ITS 2 EASY RND WINS, HAD A VETERANN ET RACER TEL LME ONE DAY , ALWAYS LOKK FOR A STICK SHIFT CHEVROLET, OR ANY CHEVROLET THEY ALLWAYS BREAK.
Malibu8x28
03-12-2002, 07:08 PM
The fastest super stocker is harry holtens cuda. b/c the 68 cuda hatchback w/ the 426 hemi is the only car that fits in SS/A or SS/AA. The only A/SA in the 9's would be a chevy though of course, not anythin else.. :)
Justin
hotrod7043
03-12-2002, 07:11 PM
WELL BUDDY ANSWER THIS HOW COME DON LITLES A/SA HEMI CUDA HAS NEVER BEEN BEAT IN A HEADS UP RACE?
Malibu8x28
03-12-2002, 07:22 PM
Bobby Dearmond sucks on the tree, holeshot wins happen all the time, dont mean its faster.....
Belvedere65
03-12-2002, 07:26 PM
And that was one fine run by that A/SA in Canada! I have the tape of the whole weekend up there. Some really fine racing!
Malibu8x28
03-12-2002, 07:36 PM
Yes it was Bill,ive seen te tape myself, quite a few ims. And by the way, i dont knowif i ever said it to u, but congrats on ur N. American Nationals win last year!!!!
Justin
Malibu8x28
03-12-2002, 07:48 PM
Dave,
Whats ur screen name? I thought i had it but i guess not. Later
Justin
hotrod7043
03-12-2002, 07:50 PM
THEY WILL PROBABLY RUN JR DRAGSTER JUSTIN
Malibu8x28
03-12-2002, 07:57 PM
Who or what will pobly run jr dragster? by the way, whats ur name?? lol
Justin
hotrod7043
03-12-2002, 08:45 PM
NEVER MIND
Malibu8x28
03-12-2002, 09:03 PM
nice of u to tell me ur name
mod313
03-12-2002, 09:48 PM
Dave,
Great pic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D
That must be the same guy who redid all the parts catalogs for mother chrysler :eek:.
Doug
Belvedere65
03-13-2002, 07:17 AM
Thanks Justin.
higgybrew
03-13-2002, 07:53 AM
Would just like to know since you've been slammin' me here. I can take it as well as dish it but just like to know who's who. BTW my Chevelle won 2 races last year with the "inferior parts".
hotrod7043
03-13-2002, 08:04 AM
[QUOTE]Originally posted by higgybrew
Would just like to know since you've been slammin' me here. I can take it as well as dish it but just like to know who's who. BTW my Chevelle won 2 races last year with the "inferior parts". [/QUOTE SORRY MARK DIDNT MEAN TO SLAM YA] MY SON LOOKED AT A JAVELIN YOU HAD FOR SALE ALONG TIME AGO, HOPE YA WIN MORE THIS YEAR ,WHEN I FIND ECONOMICAL PARTS ILL LET YOU KNOW WE ALL REALLY NEED ABREAK ON THAT, SORRY IF I OFFENDED YOU,WHY DOYOU HAVE TO BORROW WRENCHS OF MOPAR GUYS? WHAT YA REPAIRING
Malibu8x28
03-16-2002, 05:27 PM
Whats the matter? No one likes my thread anymore??? :(
I like it, We're just not ready for the season yet :(
mod313
03-16-2002, 06:20 PM
Of course we do Justin.
Motor came out today. Teardown showed a couple rings with no tension as was suspected. Now just fit the rings and pop in new bearings then it'll be ready to rock and roll. Still playing with some other stuff too.
If everything works like I hope, it should be real strong this year. Of course it didn't do bad with couple weak cylinders either.
higgybrew
03-18-2002, 08:03 AM
I guess there's no off-season maintenance on non-Chevys! :D
higgybrew
03-18-2002, 08:07 AM
Ignore this post! Just trying to shake that Street Squirrel tag!
hotrod7043
03-18-2002, 08:08 AM
charge the batterys, change the oil, if aint broke dont fix it, check car over . thats if its a non chebby
hotrod7043
03-18-2002, 08:55 PM
400 cube at3200 lbs 10.28 @129.. same block desigm as a hemi
pete , and 11.90s out the camoro
higgybrew
03-19-2002, 07:28 AM
Hey Justin - how are you guys doing for start of season????? You haven't said much about your situation. I put my tranny in yesterday, motor goes in today and WATCH OUT MOPARS! ;)
Malibu8x28
03-19-2002, 02:37 PM
Higgy,
Its a very long extensive list, more to mine than my dads. Guess ur just gonna have to wait and see............. :)
Justin
higgybrew
03-20-2002, 07:44 AM
Pete - I would estimate 10.70's at 2400#. That's if I build the engine! ;)
hotrod7043
03-20-2002, 04:39 PM
2400lbs you put a moly tube chassis in the car?
higgybrew
03-20-2002, 05:52 PM
Fired up the "Chebby" as you Mopar guys like to call them and it made the world OK again! It doesn't matter what happens in life as long as I can traverse the 1/4 mile! Have a tranny leak but I think I tightened the pan bolts too much. Dave - thanks for the advice - the Fel-Pro valve cover gaskets are NOT leaking! It's funny - I don't know if the engine is more responsive or it's the damn adrenaline from just hearing the thing come to life. Hey Justin - you wanna run heads up? BIG secrets down there huh? I'm calling you out! :D Still buzzin from breaking in the new cam! Hurry up everybody - 2.5 weeks to go. Doug, I hope you have some "G" rated material for this year! :D Oh yeah, don't forget.........I'm the defending MOD champ until someone puts me out. Hee hee
mod313
03-21-2002, 09:25 PM
Of course I have "G" rated stuff. "G" for all GOOD. Motor is finished and goes back in tomorrow along with new converter. Now if it will all do what I hope it will really be Good this year.
higgybrew
03-25-2002, 01:28 PM
Was adjusting my valves and the !$#* harmonic balancer bolt stripped right out of the crank! Gonna try Loctite thread restorer then heli-coil if that doesn't work. It would have been much better if it happened on the engine stand! :(
hotrod7043
03-25-2002, 01:46 PM
jb weld it bummer deal mark
KEITHZ06
03-25-2002, 04:42 PM
I am happy to report that after a year that involved waiting for the engine to be built headers to be shipped ( that wound up not fitting anyway) and other assorted problems the 93 Camaro that I drove to the #2 spot in Street in 2000 has seen the track.Thanks to the hard work of Ray Sawyer (Sawyer Automotive ) that put together everything I dropped of at his door.Tuner and test pilot Mike Sawyer took to the track at Atco this weekend.Intial runs in the 11.70's were followed by a last pass fuel mapping change that resulted in a 11.16@122.29 with MIke reporting hitting one of the limiters (they were set on the low side for safety) before clearing the top end and knowing that there's more to be had on the lower end. Mike will test the car again in April at New England with his lap top ready to find more power with the touch of a key pad.. kind of scary to us old carburetor guys
Keith
hotrod7043
03-26-2002, 06:23 AM
sounds all rt mt buddy went thruu wght deal in his nova, molytubefrom back to frt, struts, alumionium tin etc 2250,wet2450 w/driver was 2850 when he started 10 gs later he 400lbs lighter wasnot ahappy racer, shes like us its hard to lose wgt especially when ya get acertai age well good luck hope it weighs what ya think it will.
StreetET
03-26-2002, 07:30 AM
Originally posted by KEITHZ06
I am happy to report that after a year that involved waiting for the engine to be built headers to be shipped ( that wound up not fitting anyway) and other assorted problems the 93 Camaro that I drove to the #2 spot in Street in 2000 has seen the track..Intial runs in the 11.70's were followed by a last pass fuel mapping change that resulted in a 11.16@122.29 with MIke reporting hitting one of the limiters (they were set on the low side for safety) before clearing the top end and knowing that there's more to be had on the lower end.
Keith
Thats pretty quick there Keith, I hope this doesn't mean we will lose you from Street class. I enjoyed our little rivalry in 2000.:)
MikeSawyer
03-26-2002, 07:56 AM
Let me just say this...
I love Fuel Injection. Now it's time to raise that 7200 RPM limiter up to 7500. :) Maybe now it won't go on the high side chip at 1200'.
Nothing like making a small change and picking up half a second.
Later!
............ Mike
Originally posted by KEITHZ06
I am happy to report that after a year that involved waiting for the engine to be built headers to be shipped ( that wound up not fitting anyway) and other assorted problems the 93 Camaro that I drove to the #2 spot in Street in 2000 has seen the track.Thanks to the hard work of Ray Sawyer (Sawyer Automotive ) that put together everything I dropped of at his door.Tuner and test pilot Mike Sawyer took to the track at Atco this weekend.Intial runs in the 11.70's were followed by a last pass fuel mapping change that resulted in a 11.16@122.29 with Mike reporting hitting one of the limiters (they were set on the low side for safety) before clearing the top end and knowing that there's more to be had on the lower end. Mike will test the car again in April at New England with his lap top ready to find more power with the touch of a key pad.. kind of scary to us old carburetor guys
Keith
KEITHZ06
03-26-2002, 12:21 PM
Jim I'll probably run street a few times just because the racers in that group are a great bunch and I will miss them.So when the camaro is parked at the track and I can drive something other than a tow vechicle you may find me there looking for a red mustang to be in the other lane. After all the wifes new ride is a zo6 and if I leave early enough she'll never know!!!!
tnthub
03-26-2002, 01:07 PM
Keith,
I look forward to lining up with you in Mod and Street. :)
I am really happy to hear the car is running well. You have waited a long time...
S/C 184C
03-26-2002, 06:32 PM
Is anYone going to Atco this weekend for the Bill Mitchell race???
DLeBlanc
03-31-2002, 08:45 PM
Im going to attempt to be ready for Sunday. My new Dart Pro-1 345's and Roller cam should be here Tuesday. If all goes well we will be there on Sunday. You will know my car most likely on the ramp truck once again with a blown 12-bolt. Time for a motor on a stick I think
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