Lets hear what everyone is doing. I think its time for Ron to stop being a baby and buy heads for his car! And John just needs to stop BREAKING his car. Brian I know needs to actually race the machine! I mean who builds a car and doesnt race it!!!! Anyways ill start with what I have planned for the new ride I picked up. For those of you who dont know its a 95 Black Trans Am. But here goes...


Engine
-Electric Water Pump
-Injectors
-ATI Dampener
-Ported Intake
-58MM TB
-Opti
-Oil Pump
-LPP Stepped 1 3/4" to 1 7/8" Stainless Headers

Suspension-Cage
-Torque Arm
-LCA
-STB
-PHB

Drivetrain
9"
Drive Shaft
T-56
Spec 3
ABS Delete w/ Line Lock

Power Adder
Nitrous

Misc
A/C Delete

Plus whatever else I decide to buy and add

 

My winter project is pretty simple; get my car from looking like this:






To looking like this again:

 

Looking for the right LSx before the weather starts to get nice again. Im not missing another summer @ Etown & Atco .

 

No winter projects for the cars. All the mustang needs is swithching the rear tires and it's ready to go. Firebird needs the basic maintance, plugs, wires, and fluid changes. I'm taking the winter to decide what I'm doing next season as far as racing. A lot to ponder over. Which car, which track, and which class. My options are from taking a year off to installing a box in the firebird and running Super Pro at Maple Grove. The pony isn't real happy where he placed in Street at Raceway last season and is snorting for revenge in '09. Firebird got out only once last year and its time to either race it or sell it. Then again I may choose to be a back-up test and tune want-a-bee.

 

Personally, I think you should be a career test and tune / wannabe heads up racer.

 

LOL Reminds me of one of your hubby's quotes. A few year back I was running the 12.0 index (heads up pro tree) and as usuall Rick was helping me out. He looked at my time slip and in an all serious tone ask me if he could race me first round. Yep I do have experience as a wannabe heads up racer.

 

You smack.



I'm at 12.2s. Why do I want to go faster? If I do heads, I'll be close to needing a roll cage and I don't want to do that....

There's a black powder coated fuel rail in my future. Other than that, I'm toying with a non-stock TB upgrade, figure out my "ABS inop" light, new brake pads, make a new music CD and maybe get a new cool sticker for the back window.

 

my winter project is to take the cover off my car and charge up the battery

 

damn! you got 12.2? thats what I got as well WITH heads, but I havent played with my setup near as much as you have and only took it to the track 1 time. what track was that at? hopefully i can get this new pile of **** black car down the track way faster! dont be a baby...put a cage in it! we can be black t/a brothers now.

 

Ron,

John should have your fuel rails and bracket. I gave it all to Harold two weeks ago.

Man, you only own my baby two months, haven't worked on it and are already calling it a pile of ****. Now I know you were the right person to own the car. Seriously, do realize how heavy a fully loaded TA is compared to a Z28?

 

seriously, you already had a car that you sold as a roller and now your building another one ... I guess you didnt learn from the rest of us did you?

BTW, TA's are only cool if they can spit rocks at poor un-suspecting bikers in a park

 

That's cool. Not in a rush. Have to get through the holi-daze first. Did Bri send you the $$ for the rails?


It's like 3,880 some fat pounds, whereas the Z28 is around a leaner 3,306 pounds. Although my 97 TA has a lot less trans fat than most.

The times were from a day's rental at Atco a couple of weeks ago. Rest assure if I were to run at Numidia it will slow up at least a half second if not more. But a time slip is a time slip...

 

Ron,

Yep, all square on the money. Why is your trans so light?...j/k I know what you mean.

Harold,

Correct your times to sea level. What is it then?

 

WOW! you sure you're not setting your goals to high?


WHO? Harold? Yah I knida remember what he looks like......

Yah know, the guy behind the wheel has allot to do with how well a car goes..... Good car, bad driver = bad ET! If you can't drive an Auto that TA Manual will be a solid 14 second car!

 

I know how to drive a 6 speed car. 5000 rpm clutch drop and then row through the gears baby!