TJM

19 months of tinkering and it looks like we might actually make a track date? August at Road Atl?

Sure seems hot, but we finally got the car ready for a shake down.


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My guess is we smack a wall first trip out!!!

TJM

shakedown067

Looks fantastic...hope you stay out of the walls.

Kubs

Looks great!! Dont need to break records the first time out, just ease up to the limit. Next we need pictures on track!

TJM

No hope of that.

Two of the three driver's are going to Bondurant's 3 day school, so they will be experts!

The other is a drag racer who supplied 450Hp when I have 300Hp brakes........ ? Say Hello to that Kitty Litter!!

Three coats of Clear coat should keep it pretty for a while turn 12 incidents excluded? !!!


TJM

Aardwolf

Nice! Keep us updated and good luck!

Any more pix? What radiator is in there?

Black89Z51

Looks great. I'm about 2 months behind you in my build (minus paint). Who or where did you get your cage? Interior pics?

drivinhard

C4 looks pretty good with the wagon wheels

TJM

cheap and light have three sets.

Now If I could get the 18" Nitto's I'd be doing good. back ordered a month.

TJM

TJM

Griffin nothing fancy

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TJM

Most of the pictures where made for specific stuff not good views.

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This is the best view.

The builder is a hard core Drag race builder, Frank Barnett. SFI Certified and all. Here in Metro Atlanta. He has a speed shop in Atlanta.


It's a pretty stout unit. Based on 3500lbs though we are down to 2900 lbs w.o. gas.

TJM

Fortunate One

Definitely looks like a time consuming, but thorough build. Good luck!


Can C4's handle as well as C5's? Seems like the initial cost would be substantially lower with the older generation. Especially when the motor pops...

Aardwolf

Would you know the part number? I'm looking for a rad that will fit nice like that.

What happened to your tire in the cage pic? Looks like something rubbed a huge gouge in it. A quarter of the rubber is gone!

TJM

1-25241 X

27.5" X 15.5" high x 3" deep $175.00+ frt.

Griffin has dozens of sizes. Mounting them can be a challenge.

The tires are Nitto NT05.. they look like that...

I haven't driven them on the track but my partner in racing drove my mostly stock '89, last June, and made 1:55's laps times at Road Atlanta.

TJM

TJM

I don't think the C4's geometry is as good as C5. So everything being equal, the C5 should do better.

As far as a platform, I think C4 is ideal.

Cheap going in. $2,000 for a roller. Best parts are available ..

I sold the filthy '84 front suspension and the 3:07 Dane 36 for $900.00 to a Hot Rodder. The 4+3 for another $1,100.00 [ very clean ???]

I bought the 92 front end & the 94 Dane 44 with C beam for $1750.00. ZF cost $900 with bell housing.

I have a 1.75 turn to turn Rack from Rock Auto at $175.00

A ZO7 front spring, Z51 rear.

Everything is adjustable [ not necessarily good but forgiving ], and the motors can do anything an LS can do, albeit a bit heavier.

C5 Z06 Brakes bolt on for another $350 and a reworked Master cylinder with a proportioning valve, and it's pretty close to a C5.

HP?? how much you want? Race motors at 450Hp are $3,996.00+ frt with a 30 day guarantee...? That's about 100Hp more than you need. You can choose cam and compression. These thing make their power from 4500RPM to 6000.

So I should pull close to pulling 2 g's and can maybe scrub off the speed with those brakes

Investment?? Under $13,000. I can't by a POS C5 for that.

TJM

Aardwolf

Thanks! I'll check it out. I have been considering the Howe 34128C

Overall Width (in) 28.375 in.
Overall Height (in) 16.250 in.
Overall Thickness (in) 3.000 in.

$300 with ATF cooler.

BrianCunningham

nicely done

SDF

Looking Good!

jaa1992

I'm not driving in August, but if your bringing that thing out finally I'll come spectate on Saturday!

TJM

I expect we will need an instructor ??????????

Pain in the A to get in now.

I hope the other two can get a check ride after Bondurant?? Not sure how NASA looks at that?


Heat sucks, though... August eek..... I won't be in it until it cools of to the lower 80's [ Oct. Nov?] .

TJM

jaa1992

Send Jim & Julie an email with their names, member numbers, how many NASA days they have done and which Bondurant school. If you let them know well in advance they can figure out the progression. I know of one hot shoe that did HPDE 1 - 3 in three weekends and then was able to sign up for comp school.