The Official Hot Rod Thread - Part 2: No Replacement For Displacement

[thunderchicken]

Where are the cars with NOS?

In my garage. Waiting to roar back to life in the spring

 

[Kutnupe14]

In progress.

In my garage. Waiting to roar back to life in the spring

You guys are crazy. Looking forward to seeing ya'll run on "Pinks," lol

You'd really impress me, if you could gin up a street legal naturally aspirated sub 12 sec car.

 

[thunderchicken]

You guys are crazy. Looking forward to seeing ya'll run on "Pinks," lol

You'd really impress me, if you could gin up a street legal naturally aspirated sub 12 sec car.

Even without nitrous, mine will run mid 8s in naturally aspirated form. Now define "street legal" when we built the Tbird back in 04 it was a legit street car (minus insurance & plates) it ran 9.74 naturally aspirated on the very first pass down the track after being built.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Even without nitrous, mine will run mid 8s in naturally aspirated form. Now define "street legal" when we built the Tbird back in 04 it was a legit street car (minus insurance & plates) it ran 9.74 naturally aspirated on the very first pass down the track after being built.

Lord, that's impressive

 

[femurphy77]

Even without nitrous, mine will run mid 8s in naturally aspirated form. Now define "street legal" when we built the Tbird back in 04 it was a legit street car (minus insurance & plates) it ran 9.74 naturally aspirated on the very first pass down the track after being built.

Lord, that's impressive

 

[churchmouse]

You guys are crazy. Looking forward to seeing ya'll run on "Pinks," lol

You'd really impress me, if you could gin up a street legal naturally aspirated sub 12 sec car.

My Black 65 Biscayne would roll an honest low 12 in street trim. Uncork it and put the track tune in it 11.80's all day long. Cooler days a bit quicker.
Turn on the Nos and low 11's.

 

[thunderchicken]

A wise man once told me money buys horsepower. And it doesn't help the addiction causes us to keep making little upgrading stuff until you start thinking...well I have X amount in it now, what's another $1000. The passion becomes an addiction and the addiction becomes an obsession.

 

[csaws]

You guys are crazy. Looking forward to seeing ya'll run on "Pinks," lol

You'd really impress me, if you could gin up a street legal naturally aspirated sub 12 sec car.

Watch Drag week videos on YouTube and you can watch cars running well better than 12's on the street. It's everyone's own opinion on what is street legal, lights, wipers and a horn can all easily be added to a tube chassis racecar and it be driven hundreds of miles on a week long trip

 

[csaws]

This is my car shortly after I bought it from a family friend that had flown to SC to buy it, drove it home and wrecked it two weeks later. Every piece pf sheetmetal except for the roof and hood were destroyed. He sold me the engine trans and rear axle wrapped in this bent piece of iron and told me to find a new body

Clearly I don't listen so well

Here is a pure stock version of it.


So I ask you.... what is it? I'll be impressed if anyone knows what this is

 

[KJQ6945]

72 dodge demon?

 

[Clay]

Nice Demon!

 

[csaws]

Thanks and yeah that's it

 

[churchmouse]

This is my car shortly after I bought it from a family friend that had flown to SC to buy it, drove it home and wrecked it two weeks later. Every piece pf sheetmetal except for the roof and hood were destroyed. He sold me the engine trans and rear axle wrapped in this bent piece of iron and told me to find a new body
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Clearly I don't listen so well
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Here is a pure stock version of it.
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So I ask you.... what is it? I'll be impressed if anyone knows what this is

Top pic....staging lanes at Raceway park.

 

[csaws]

Sure is, circa 1994 or 1995

 

[churchmouse]

Sure is, circa 1994 or 1995

Been through there so many times.

 

[femurphy77]

Even without nitrous, mine will run mid 8s in naturally aspirated form. Now define "street legal" when we built the Tbird back in 04 it was a legit street car (minus insurance & plates) it ran 9.74 naturally aspirated on the very first pass down the track after being built.

This is my car shortly after I bought it from a family friend that had flown to SC to buy it, drove it home and wrecked it two weeks later. Every piece pf sheetmetal except for the roof and hood were destroyed. He sold me the engine trans and rear axle wrapped in this bent piece of iron and told me to find a new body
View attachment 61441
Clearly I don't listen so well
View attachment 61439
Here is a pure stock version of it.
View attachment 61440

So I ask you.... what is it? I'll be impressed if anyone knows what this is

72 dodge demon?

Nice Demon!

Thanks and yeah that's it

Top pic....staging lanes at Raceway park.

Sure is, circa 1994 or 1995

I bet this crowd could even tell you what tire pressure and what octane gas you are running that day

 

[csaws]

Probably helps that the stocker has demon emblems on it and two of the pics have demon in their name

 

[churchmouse]

Sure is, circa 1994 or 1995

If I was there it was on this...

 

[churchmouse]

So I stop at one of my go to LGS yesterday for the standard abuse.
When I walk back to my truck I see a puddle of fluid even with the drivers seat.
Stoop down, frame is wet, fluid is brake fluid. There is a bundle of lines that are rusted to hell.
Pop hood, master is near empty. Off to the house. Crawl under and the anti-lock body is inside the frame tucked in tight. No way in hell I am getting into it. Call my guys at Marwood tire. Drop it off this A.M. and find every freaking line on the truck is rusted out.

So AC Delco makes a factory replacement line kit. All pre-bent bolt on lines for an 04 GMC. Who does that. Find out it is all to common on them.
It is sitting on stands with the cab and the bed lifted off so they can get to the anti-locks and run the new lines. Should be done late today 1st thing tomorrow.
I will be $900 lighter in the Wallet.

 

[csaws]

That's a known issue with most Chevy trucks. I had an 04 and ditched it, my wife's brother has done brake lines on both of his chevys