Well the 'bird is 2 feet in the air on 4 six ton jack stands.
I'll be starting the winter mods tomorrow.
1. Repair accident damage to Loudmouth and replacing resonator with a bullet muffler.
2. Pull torque converter and send back to Yank for inspection, freshening, and some additional launch RPMs.
3. Install complete QA1 drag launch kit.
4. Weld in the Wolfe subframe connectors.

I hope to be done by spring

 

Spring??? You should be done by Dec.31st

 

Sounds like fun. Good luck.

 

Trap is over car and sign posted saying "secret project underway"

 

Well if I was single, in my 20s, worked 5 days a week, and didn't have a life I could be done by the first of December.

But alas, that is not the case. I'm married (so I can't work on the car everyday), 50 (so some days I don't feel like working on the car), I work 7 days a week, and feel obligated to spend some time with the family. To top it off I'm **** as he!! so everything has to be perfect before I can call it done. Oh well, as long as it's done before the track opens I'm in good shape

Al

 

Al Why would you want those wasteful mods?... (In a jealous voice)

That stock engine LS1 is going to be needing a cage!!
Now I just need to get my lazy LT1 back over 100mph (Trying valvesprings)


Jay

 

I just remembered how much I hate laying on my cold garage floor

Hopefully i get a heater installed ASAP, Free from a guy I work with

Goodluck with the mods, Al and be careful! People keep having freakish accidents with jackstands. ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP, PEOPLE!!

Hopefully Dan Burke will post about a Lansing Area Dinner soon and we'll all have a good time!!

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by RazMiBlackZ28
[B]Al Why would you want those wasteful mods?... (In a jealous voice)

That stock engine LS1 is going to be needing a cage!!
Now I just need to get my lazy LT1 back over 100mph (Trying valvesprings)


No cage for me. If I get to that point I'll run heavy or run at an IHRA track. I'm trying for 12.5s in the hot weather this year. Then 12.0s in the heat next year without touching the engine. Going to try to race the NMCA/NSCA meets that are close by.

Yeah that's a poser. Look at it this way the springs can't hurt
Maybe the Opti??

 

Yeah that's why I bought a good creeper. It's a lot warmer than the floor. And I have some heat too. Good luck with the heater
Thanks Denny, I'm always careful with suspended loads. It's called self preservation, remember I'm a millwright by profession.
I'd sure be up for a Lansing area dinner get together. Maybe even entice some of the West side crowd to join us

 

Hey big Al, You sound just exactly like someone else I know
Me! Maybe we're twins? I'm wanting to put in a converter and gears but just started a "7 day a week + OT job"Good Luck and Fast times to ya!
Skip
BTW check this out instead of jackstands. I got one last summer and you WON'T believe how cool this is, bottom of tire is 20" off ground and when your done just drop it down flat and drive on and off it like it ain't there.. http://www.kwiklift.com

 

thanks Skip,
I've looked at these and they would be great. But, starting price $995 whereas my 6 tonners set me back a whopping $40 for all 4. But my tires are only 18" off of the ground.

 

Well it has begun.
Last Wednesday I took all of the tires off and put them in the shed. Then I wrestled the cat back off. Had a bear of a time with the slip joint in front of the axle because I had used a regular clamp and it crimped the 2 pipes together. I had to get extreme to get them apart. They're not as pretty as they used to be.
Then out came the driveshaft, DS loop, and G-load brace.
I went out this afternoon and put some kerosene in the 50,000 btu heater and went back under the car. 2 1/2 hours later I was back in the house with the converter sitting draining the fluid out into an icecream bucket. Tomorrow it makes the trip to the local UPS depot for the beginning of it's journey back to it creator, Yank.
Next update..........................when the spirits move me into action

 

I drive mine for 5 more days(with a bypassed heater-core) then storage insurance is my first mod $150 a month savings!!!

Oh wait, the new Explorer is roughly $150 a month also...

Heater is installed as of an hour ago! Just need to vent it and off she goes! :warm: