Project Double Trouble - Max Maniac Two

Yeah buddy

Russ, I will let you bolt this on.

It's been awhile since we updated the progress of Project Double Trouble - Max Maniac Two - The car had a custom roll bar, frame ties and fuel cell mounted up all installed By or good friend WJ440 (Walt) - we repainted the engine bay - plumbed all the brakes which are now four wheel disk brakes - installed a real nice S60 Dana - we figured the 8 3/4 while good would not live.
The motor and trans are complete - ready to drop in - I need to finish the wiring and plumbing yet and it should be ready to go by April

Looking good Russ.

Two cars means you have to bring twice the beer.
Doug

Not a problem - mounted a cooler in the trunk as a weight box!

That will only work good if the weather gets poor by Sunday.
Doug

Looks like fun. Going to try real hard this coming year to make a couple of these east side Mopar races. We are also bringing the heads up hotrod back here to race NMCA in Norwalk and Chicago.

That much beer and none of us will be running the following day ----


Funny part of this project is Dave has already planned the "next engine" for this car and I have not even blown up the current engine as it has not even been started I also think he may have to add more bars - Yep it's a simple project that may be spiraling out of control BUT the car may fit into 2 classes with the new mill

"Yep it's a simple project that may be spiraling out of control"

it's a budget build with an undefined budget! but somehow I think we will exceed that budget also!

Sounds vaguely familiar.

An update on Double Trouble - MM2 Engine and tranny are in and all hooked up - Andy's engine plate makes it easy - nice piece and worth the money. Interior is back in the entire car was re-wired - I put everything in the glove box which can be removed with four screws and slid out - the shifter is mounted up with a custom mount WJ440 made for us - works perfect with the bench seat. All the plumbing is done - the fuel system is a full return Holley regulator and big Holley pump we had on the shelf - getting there just a few more hook-ups and we should be able to fire it up

Lookin good!

Wow, we're getting fancy. You'll have to park that thing up front.
Doug

You forgot the fuzzy dice.

Looking very good

No no no ----- not my style at all

Lets just say it will NOT look that good by the time we get it to a track ---



Hi Glenn ----- what day is this????

Good I thought I'd have to park out back alone.
Doug

I knew I forgot something - found a nice red pair with white dots on Amazon!

Perfect!

Well if somebody would stop using a hammer to pre-fit everything in place with - then again the outside has that "Russ flavor - patina" you know old and krusty!

Kind of matches me -----

And the "fuzzy dice" are only in it when YOU are driving the car

Looks great guys!

Everyday is Saturday Russ, I'm a retired old fart, so far its been very good, other than the stock market bouncing all around. Ive sold my house in WV, and moved to Western Ky. Everything moved, but still unpacking. I'll see you guys in Bowling Green, it'll be a short trip for me, but not a bad one for you guys, diesel is cheap, hoping race gas follows, that would probably be to much to expect though.

Thanks but it's not me ------ all I do is watch Dave do everything and I'm his go fer. I go fer whatever he wants and needs and then sometimes I even drink beer while watching him work He is doing a really fine job on it too


Kind of sounds like we could do a new reality car show for TV you know he plays the smart one and I'm the idiot that gets yelled at all the time. But if they paid me I could care less

Gofering and drinking huh, that's a good job as long as you keep them in that order. Save some beer money for Bowling Green, team car is looking good. You bringing both to Bowling Green?

Been a while since I updated where we are at with Project Double Trouble - the car is just about ready to go racing - we are adding a complete caltrac suspension - everything else is buttoned up ready to fire up! Even have the fuzzy-dice in red!

And of course I already started the next engine program - picked up this new Mega-Block yesterday 4.5" bore - freshly machined by Arrow Racing Engines via Mopar Performance - This will end up a 572 - Eddy Victor Jr. heads Molnar Crank & Rods - Diamond custom pistons - have not decided on a cam yet.

This is the end game for Double Trouble - A tribute car to an old racer friend Ray Beraducci - who got me started and helped me learn - this was his old car which I bought and turned into the DoubleD - its long gone - Ray passed away a few years back - we talked about doing a clone of the original Hefty - I just wish Ray was still around to see it.

Can't wait to see this one on the alignment rack and put that sweet smell of racing fuel in the shop
Gus

It will be a fun journey to the remaking of the HEFTYHEMI.

This year will be sorting out the Wedge and the car to make sure all is good and ready for the Hemi transplant and more then likely over next winter will be the complete transformation to the Hefty.

Russ, sounds like the "Team" will be in Bowling Green?

Glenn, it will only be me and the 63.

Well here is an update on project double trouble – We got the car out last fall after a series of set-backs for a couple of passes and quickly realized we had the wrong converter and gear – we had used a 9” ATI we had on the parts shelf – it had nowhere near the stall we need and with a 4:10 gear it only compounded the problem the car was a mid-11 second ride with that combo – so over the winter we put in our spare an 8” ATI and a new 4;56 gear – took the car out to Quaker over the weekend and it definitely liked that combo with a 10.77 @125 with 1.45 sixty foot wheels up! - pretty much where I thought it would run with the factory cross-ram and 34 degrees timing. Not bad for a 3800+ lb whale with a full factory interior on cal tracks and 9” slicks. A little tuning will probably net a tenth or so – maybe add an INDY bathtub cross-ram somewhere down the line and that would put it solid and cover the 10.50 index. But this engine will be short lived in the car - the 572 HEMI is being built at BEST Machine and will replace the 512 sometime later this year – as it becomes a replica of the Hefty HEMI. But for now Russ will race the car at Bowling Green this weekend as the strictly business 63 is not ready yet.

Time for an update - the car has been real consistent so far this year even with two different drivers. The 512 wedge has a factory cross ram and - likes to stay in the 10.65 - to 10.75 range with a MPH at 128 - the converter is not quite right for the car - but it works for now. Not bad for a 3800 lb car with a full interior - there is more ET in this combo - but its time to take it out and move on with Plan B - The HEMI ! The engine is almost complete - Best machine got the nod - and I am thrilled so far! It will be on the dyno soon.

Can't wait to see it run.
Doug

I can't wait either but - Dave said he is building a mild Hemi to stay in the 10 sec range


Yea right - I have this feeling it's going to be cage time

Well the HEMI is Home and in the engine bay - Lots of work yet to go - new torque converter, headers to get coated - add a few bars to the roll bar to make it a cage - probably going to change the rear suspension to a ladder bar - and hopefully get the rest of the car painted before spring!

The HEMI made 870 HP at 6900 rpm and 740 ft-lbs at 5600 rpm with two box stock 800cfm eddies - I am more than happy with those numbers! Best Machine built a durable killer engine!

This car started as a budget build - that concept got lost somewhere along the way! But we are having some fun!

Nice build. Close to mine. My 528' Hemi made 853@7100 & 691@5400 but mine is a 10.5:1 Pump gas street engine. My car will be mostly strip but will still street cruise it.

WOW Dave,you ain`t fouling around !!!!!!

What would Cook say-----"now what"?

Awsome

Looks awesome, can't wait to see the results.

BUT ---- we never even got a chance to get the 512 Wedge tuned in yet???? Oh well it will make a good back up engine if nothing else. Wonder how long it will take Dave to change direction again -


It's all FUN and can't wait until next spring!!!

You know an injector stack would look cool - but with electronic fuel injection - is that legal in FX??

FUEL INJECTION Era-correct mechanical fuel injection permitted in FX classes only.

I can hide the injectors - like I can hide the grid!

2018 is shaping up to be an interesting and fun year. The project is awesome and the build post has been very entertaining. Looking forward to rejoining friends for a safe and fun season.

Butch

Well after a long winter its time to get the HEFTY HEMI to the track - I did not get the car painted as I wanted - But I figured adding some fiberglass parts will help with the weight - those are on order. So over next winter it will get painted - its true to the name at around 3900+ with driver.

And I am even thinking on the next project HEFTY HEMI #4 - GenIII - twin Turbo???

You SIR --- have a disease bad part is it's contagious

It's been awhile since I updated this thread the Hefty has been together for a little over two years and I am having a ball with it - I don't race much just a few events a year - but that was my intent. Since putting the HEMI in the 64 - I have been changing a few things to make the car leave a little better - so first change was a new transmission from Cope Racing Transmission - CRT with his lowband apply valve body and a low gear planetary - I changed the rear gear to a 4:10 from a 4:56 and put in a different converter with a little more stall - that netted solid 9.80's @138 mph. Since the car was still really heavy at 3970 at the line - Over the winter I put fiberglass bumpers and hood on it - that saved about 125 lbs of weight. First time out that netted a 9.65 @142.5 mph - sixty foots are around 1.40 - 1,42 so there is still more there in ET. The BEST Machine HEMI has been flawless - check the valves and change the oil is all I have done. I have another converter to try with a little more stall - but the 9" slicks are probably the next big change, hopefully going to a 10.5 radial should help help with consistency when the track is marginal.

Damn good looking car!

Nice looking car and congrats. Best Machine knows their stuff.

That is awesome!

That car continues to amaze me. Great work Dave!!

Casey FJ

9 inch slicks are tiny. Put the tallest 10.5 it can fit.
Sounds like you are having fun!

I don't think a radial will work on a marginal track, mine never did

That thing ran some good mph at 42. Impressive.
Doug

Very nice Double D!!!