How many stick racers ?

[StreetET]

I don't meet too many 'cept at the Ford events & a few late model Camaros. Who else here like to row your own ?

BTW, Rich St Martin has his light green coupe running again for anyone who is interested.

[scott_nadeau]

My car was a stick car when I bought it. I raced it for a season that way before I switched to an automatic. 'Rowing your own' is fun and all, but it's tough to win bracket races that way.

Scott Nadeau
Shoeless Joe Racing

[tnthub]

Mine started out as a stick car. I actually had a lot more success when it was a stick than I have had since switching to an automatic.

But, the auto is much easier, especially on the line.

[StreetET]

I remember your car as a stick Ted, it didn't like clutches much.

[nedannouncer]

Yo all,

Personally I don't think there is a more bitchin' thing in the world than a musclecar being power shifted (successfully) down a drag strip. It can get real ugly otherwise.
I was down in VA at the IHRA pre season warm up last weekend and there were several local guys running stockers that had 4-speeds in them and these guys were good!
One fellah that I talked to had been racing s/stockers and stockers since their heyday in the 60's and went through some of the mods that he makes to the transmissions to ensure they don't come flying apart during runs. It sounded like an art form.
Remember, when Da Grump (Jenkins) was running back when, he had one guy that was purely assigned to transmissions and making sure they didn't give up the ghost during a pass...it is abusive stuff!

later,

Brian

[CCRT]

Our car started out as a 4-speed.... On our first day I beleive we were pitted next to Brian and his dad.

After about 2 months we replaced it with a TH-400.

[MikeSawyer]

Way back in 1984 the Original Sudden Impact (which Brian is driving today) was a stick car...

http://www.siracing.com/photos/1984camaro.jpg

That lasted about half a year because the weekly ritual for my dad including rebuilding the 4-speed...

Later!
.................. Mike

[nedannouncer]

Hey Dave,

I remember that day well. It was hot as hell and I think you guys were having some teething problems with the car. Typical first day stuff. I can't remember if we had the 'bird then or the Nova. You'd remember the Firechicken for the simple fact it was a "racecar" assembled by me and two high school friends for 400 bucks a piece, and it looked like it. Ugly as hell!

There is a guy who runs wed and friday nights who has a black early 1980's Chevy pickup with a 4 cogger in it that goes high 12s. Owning one of these trucks I know that the throws are about 3 feet long and this guy powershifts the mother. It went like hell until a U-joint did the snap and twist on the line.


Neat rig...hope he's back this year.

later,

Brian

[StreetET]

I'd have to say Steve Cloukey ( sp?) is my favorite stick racer to watch, beside myself that is.

God Bless FOMOCO . 13 years & three full seasons not to mention many test & tune days since '92 on the original clutch. That is also at 13.0's on the untouched factory longblock. I love running my stick but have contemplated many times surrendering to the dark forces of automatic racing.

[CCRT]

Brian--

You guys had the Nova.....I wished I could have seen that Firechicken:)

What ever happened to the Firechicken......I'll bet a Mopar owner traded up for it:D

[Rice1371]

Hey Guys, Back in the early 90's my dad's 67 Camaro was a stick car, nothing was more fun than to watch my dad go down the track power shifting like a mad man, eveyone thought his car was an automatic the way he use to shift it. I would bet my life that if he didn't keep on blowing up rearends that to this day his car would still be a stick-car. I once got to drive it when it was a stick-car, but after he seen me driving my own 84 Camaro stick-car, he wouldn't let me drive i again, he told me I was getting to good, but what I really think is that he was afraid tha car would go faster than when he drove it :p

[Stk1514]

Those fortunate to be @ one of the Cmdr races last year got to see one "bitchin wheelstand"

[Stk1514]

Those fortunate to be @ the Cmdr races last October got to see one "bitchin wheelstand" Check it out. Full interior, 10.5" tires, No wheel tubs, all steel (except the hood) and best of all its a 4-speed! BTW its For Sale too!
SG

[nedannouncer]

Dave,

A Yugo owner wouldn't have traded for that hunk. I know these Mopar guys are a bit slow on the take but even they wouldn't want this thing.
Here' the skinny on that car.

Early 1970's 2-bolt main 350 out of a chevy Caprice....replaced head gaskets that's it. There was enough of a ridge in the cylinders that you could have measured it with a ruler. Nasty.

TH350 Trans out of a wrecked Camaro my friend had....already had the long tailshaft conversion to replace the 4 spd auto that was stock in those.
Drive shaft fron an S-10 truck
Occasionally functional Posi-rear out of wrecked junkyard IROC
1964 Pontiac GTO radiator
Used Qudara-bog carb off a seized motor we had at the house
Manual steering box out of a mid 1970's chevy van.
We ran it on a set of used circle track slicks we stole..er..borrowed from behind the gas station where I worked.
Used set of headers we picked up for 30 bucks at a swap meet.
The only new pieces in the whole car were an edelbrock torker 2 intake and a torker bump stick.


Like I said...total investment between 4 guys was 400 bucks a piece.
The capper.....fastest pass was a 13.92 @ 100 flat

later,

Brian

[4 Speed Dave]

Stick cars are the only way to go!!!!!!!!!! :D

Dave

[Smink]

Stick cars are the only way to go!!!!!!!!!! :D

Dave

You are good at tearing through those gears I'll vouch for that! :cool:

[4 Speed Dave]

You are good at tearing through those gears I'll vouch for that! :cool:


Thanks, theres nothing better than flat footin it through the gears. :) Thats probably why my 12 bolt blew up at the end of last year. The spring pads were also starting to rip away from the axle tubes. Hmmm wonder why :confused:
Dave

[link]

Yea 3 speed on the tree for me. :p

[simpleminded]

YEP, I always said a stick and a DANA is the way to go, thats why the're
both in my tow vehicle.......... :D