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Old Aug 2, 2015 | 10:10 PM
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Default Car was getting some today!

But Best of all my son, in his second ever race day made it to the finals and got runner up.



Here is the video of my car

http://vid26.photobucket.com/albums/c126/ski_dwn_it/20150802_100914_zpsr8jiindb.mp4

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Old Aug 2, 2015 | 10:59 PM
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Nice!

How is Beaver Bob doing? Still got his 1911 on his hip, the AR in the shower along with the moonshine in the fridge?
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Very cool. It sounded like the announcer said the time was 9 something at 140+, impressive air time on the front wheels. Nice strong run there, what are the build specs?
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Old Aug 2, 2015 | 11:04 PM
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One thing about that track. The first half is uphill. It's not a super fast track. With a manual tranny car you can roll backwards off the line. I have spent many weekends at that trck watching and racing on the test and tune days.
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Old Aug 2, 2015 | 11:11 PM
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I have a question. How long have you owned that car?

About 13 years ago I went to BSD and a guy was running a white, auto, C4. He was running high 13s at just over 100 mph. Me, being a huge Vette fan, asked the owner and the car had 3.07 gears and I believe a mini ram or Lingenfelter intake. That wouldn't happen to be you, was it?
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Originally Posted by TLS_Addict
I have a question. How long have you owned that car?

About 13 years ago I went to BSD and a guy was running a white, auto, C4. He was running high 13s at just over 100 mph. Me, being a huge Vette fan, asked the owner and the car had 3.07 gears and I believe a mini ram or Lingenfelter intake. That wouldn't happen to be you, was it?
Haha. Yes that was me! Had stock motor, Super ram. That motor had bad rings upon tear down. Had to be a factory problem because every one came out in many pieces. Never leaked oil, just not good compression. Put 406ci motor in ran 11.0s, then put 434 in ran 9.8s, and this is a 555 bbc and it ran in video 9.23@144mph. I've had the car for 15 plus years since graduating college.

I build the solid axle conversions which is in the car. This motor is around 900hp.

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Old Aug 3, 2015 | 08:27 AM
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Haha, small world! You probably don't remember me doing that. I was devilsihly handsome, though, that sticks with people. Hahah j/k

A friend of mine owns a house just a few miles from the track. He bought it just to have a place to stay in weekends. He has a mostly stock Ram Air T/A that he races.

It's awesome to see the car from stock to now.
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Old Aug 3, 2015 | 08:31 AM
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very cool about the young man.. bet your one proud Dad.
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