Id setup up trust funds for all of my immediate family.
Give 10% of my total winnings to the local churches.
Buy a nice remotely located farm and build a modest house...with a fantastic garage.
Buy a Ford GT Super Car and the new 2012 Boss 302 Mustang.
Lastly...Id spend the rest on mental...
Classic Chevy Nova with stock design "leaf spring" rear suspension, street legal tires, Big Block Chevy engine with only One Stage of Nitrous.....sets new record in street legal/stock suspension class.
The perfect application and management of horsepower and torque...
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Final assembly is now done.
Just waiting for the chassis shop to finish my roll cage and suspension upgrades and we will be ready to drop this little guy in and put him to work.
Latest pic
Most folks do when they get scared. :laugh:
These particular engine combos are regularly breaking into the 1000 to 1200 hp range with the nitrous. Should make about 800hp naturally aspirated.
Should be shifting around 7800rpm. Rev limiter will be set around 8200rpm.
It displaces 427 cubic inches (7 liters).
It is a small engine compared to the "Big Block" setups that also race in my class. They run engines as big as 620 cubic inches (10.2 liters). To level the playing field, the class rules mandate 300 pounds (21.5 stones) extra to the race weight of...
Formal request that an Admin/Mod move this thread to the "Motorsport" section of the forum.
I apologize for the inconvenience. I don't know why I posted this in the "photo equipment" section.
Thanks in advance....,
Justin
Hello all. Sorry for the horribly long delay.
As for the car....progress has been great.
I managed to get through an entire racing season with no parts damage and learned a lot about nitrous and suspension tuning along the way.
The engine combo did not make the hp I was expecting due to the...
He only charged me for materials which was about $600 (US) total.
I wired his shop for him last summer. Gotta love the barter system.
I belive he charges about $2500 for his regular customers.
Thought Id see how my chassis guy was coming along with the roll cage upgrades....was somewhat surprised when I saw this.
Needless to say...he is fearless with a recipricating saw.
Its been a long time in the making....and its finaly running.
Too bad the cheap *** camera microphone dosent do the exhaust of this 427 cubic inch beast justice.
Will be taking the car to the chassis dyno soon to get the EFI tuned.
BiGReD Start Up Video
Please omit the "trash talk-Corydon In"...
Arghhhhhhh....
Was not able to start the engine yet due to some electrical bugs...but will have them sorted out soon.
Will update asap upon further progress.
Just incase things dont work out for you....
Me and my buddies are building (see note) a car to compete in a simialar race over here in the States.
(The term "building" is to include any modifications that may or may not include high tech, state-of-the-art tools such as/to include the use of...
Sorry about that.....its fixed now.
Here is a pic of the custom fabricated axle housing I had built....hopefully this one wont bend and twist apart like the last one did.
Just thought Id share and update you guys on whats been going in with the build progress of "BiGRed"...my 1994 Mustang GT.
For those who dont know or have forgotten...this is a "street legal" drag car that I will be racing in a nationaly sactioned event over here in the states called NMRA...
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