At the track...
 

I had a request to show some Pics of the car at the track, Here they go:

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Bad Ass! 1971 Camaro Split bumper? Too many toys!!!

Bad Ass! 1971 Camaro Split bumper? Too many toys!!!

71 or 70 1/2?

Do I see air under the skinnies?

I was a 2 wheel junkie and that was money.
4 wheels is a whole other strata.

70 1/2 is my guess. HS bud had an original that was very nice. Nice car Frizz! Any engine pics?

1971, Purchased the car about 20 years ago for $1200. It was a dead stock factory car with a mild 350. The car has seen a lot of changes over the years. Several different motors, the torch and plasma cutter and a few different colors. Me and my dad did all the work ourselves minus the machine work to the block. It has came a long ways. Started driving it down the track at 14. I sold my four-wheeler to buy it after spending several weekends at the track watching. Hope to keep it and pass down to my son as he is into racing as well. He is only 12 and we have started building him one already too.


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I took the bars off the back after some 4'link changes and she pulls them a little bit still. Used to pull them more but try to keep enough bar on it to make it stay down to keep the energy movin forward.


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Nice, very nice . I spent every weekend racing my 62 Chevy 409 at connecticut valley dragway When i was a kid.
Did it just for fun and it was a daily driver.mild cam, some headwork, headers, etc got me into the low to mid twelves on occasion.
Man oh man frizz do you live on five hour energy drink or shoot up B12 and caffeine? I don't know how you do it, boat restos,drag racing,boat collections, Do you ever sleep?

Too Many Spark Plugs
 

Hey Frizzle-
From your posts & your photos it appears you violate the engineering adage from where Bushwacker & I worked years ago. "Never own more than 32 spark plugs total on cars, boats, lawnmower, etc. or you will spend more time fixing than using!" Haha

Course that was before platinum plugs and cars needed points, plugs & condenser every 12-15k miles.

What is the et and mph ?

I aint no xpert but second pic makes me think you might need a four blade stern lifter to keep the pointy end down:D

might even improve tracking... :cool:

600 pound bath tub, Chevy 350 pushing 385 horses, without a transmission. Quite the rush! That is a pic of my brother in full race trim and obviously not leading. But she's spinning about 7000 revs when out of the water!!!

The car runs 6.00 in the eight at 108 mph on just raw natural aspirated small block, motor only. It would run high 4s and in the 130s if it was sprayed. Had a bottle on the car but never used it. The car is a full steel body outlaw street car that weighs over 2800 lbs. She is quick for an heavy piece.

The older I get the more I realize just how precious time is. I used to think that I could do it all at once or would get around to it sooner or later. Now after I stop and think about it, I think I would have to live to be 180 years old to accomplish what I currently have on the books today not to mention any other projects that may come along and spark my interest. I defiantly have had to learn to slow down and let some things/projects go. There was a time when I worked from 6am-3pm at a hourly job, then would leave to work for myself (had a small electrical business) from 3pm to midnight and then woke up at 5am to do it all over again. not to mention do all kinds of crap on the weekends. That didn't last about 5-6 months. NOW I just work at a local power plant as an electrical controls & instrumentation tech and have gotten away from all the head ach and I only do an electrical jobs once or twice a month for myself. You can see that many of my started boat projects have sold beside them now in my signature. The drag car sits in its trailer for weeks at the time sometimes but I try to go when I can. Not to mention I have 3 kids, 8 - 12 - 14 yo. When I was young I used to think IF had just enough money I could do what ever I wanted. now I realize its not the money but having the time to do it also. I seem to have a little of one or the other, never both together at the same time...

Just a little bit off base here...but when I saw the Jersey picture, it reminded me that there are a whole bunch of R/C crazies out where I live that race these things every sunday...when you see them in a picture only, you could not tell if it was full size or the r/c...they put a lot of detail into them.:cool:

Lightweight and big engines, what could go wrong?
 

We have a hydroplane tour come through town every year and I never check them out until this year. What sucked me in were Jersey Speed Skiffs like Vezo's posted. Unfortunately I missed them. I believe they were just scheduled to do a few demo laps to start the day. I love simple, lightweight with big V8's. Thankfully this is in the same thread where Frizzle's comments continues to remind me to keep it simple. I already have a mustang in hibernation that at one time was going to be an 1/8 mile demon.

Never meant to hijack a thread, just agreeing that we all have too many toys!

IslandTrader, the three foot models scaled down, with weed wackier motors are to scale and perform as do the full rides!!!

SSPBill, that's the ticket! Light and simple. Best of luck with your drag car!

I was only putting on a demo, first time on a course,
my brother riding mechanic, and I winged out. Saved it without sending him over my shoulder and into the drink. Never stalled but I quit early and I think that I was smoking two cigarettes when he got back out on the course. Alone!

Vezo, Part II