Got the gtx out today(now a picture thread)

Got my wideband working again and Worked on the light/part throttle tune a little bit today, she was pig rich at first and although at one point I overshot my assumed target I backed off quite a bit and ended up in a decent place with it. Getting used to it again etc.

Probably the most ridiculous thing, you'll enjoy this:
I forgot how to get in and out of the car

Impressions....I had no idea how driveable little drag torsion bars are, with strong enough shock damping. This is my first time using adjustable shocks and it is an eye opener. Yes you have to slow down for turns, but it's no big deal for this kind of car. I think when it comes to the rear suspension I'm going to have to forget what I thought I learned and start over. Its got the universally-hated super stock springs and way back when I clamped the hell out of them to control rise somewhat.....well, now that I have better shocks I'm thinking now I can control them with the shock (the right way) instead. I'm thinking I'll go do 60 footers and 8th mile at the "L", then if it'll hook up there I'll go somewhere better. 1/4 mile at the big "L" is like death with their bumpy shutdown area, don't think I want to do that.

Thinking I may lower the car at some point...seems overall height of it is somewhat preventing it from working as well as it should. Trying to keep the oil pan off the ground kind of hosed me for front end travel. I think the rear can go down an inch or two without any problems.

This silly car is a street/strip adventure. Today all street....big improvement there...nothing to show for it really just running a whole bunch cleaner....see ya

Cool to get out huh?Good deal.

Post some more pics of that old monster!

Glad to see you got it out on the road It's always a good feeling especially when you haven't had it out in a while.

She nice!

He$$ i'm still on XHD springs and a pinion snubber with .920 t-bars

street/strip and 11.0's in a b-body is amazing!

That is so awesome. I know if I saw your Gtx on the road,it would make my day. Our engines are very similar from what I remember. Keep at it and you got you 10 sec pass. Love to see more pics of gtx

Washed the dust off the Challenger today and went for a spin as well !!!
Looking good Zippy👍

Really do appreciate and enjoy the fellowship, thanks for the kind responses:) Most of my pics are old low-res from the 90s but I will try.

I had it looking it's best in the '90s but was forced into enough outdoor storage back then, and the materials I used were cheap enough (all lacquer based) that it deteriorated quite a bit. Ran 12s for most of the '90s. I started off with a budget restrained version of the Direct Connection 13.5 combination and ended up at 12.50s around 106 or 107.

that was it for a long time, then as the car got faster, it started to look worse pretty quick. Much later I upgraded to cameras with better resolution, to better show off the rust lol. Early 2000s I did a motor which led to roll bar, axle, converter, and so on.

Nowadays, it looks like a barn find or refugee from Mad Max.
Intent for a long time has been to get the "10" with this combination,
and then do all the cosmetics again the right way with new sheetmetal and so on. Parts collected towards that, etc.

I've got ideas for two other engines I'd like to try, and collected alot of parts during my time as an MP contractor towards those possibilities..

Cosmetically I did the whole thing best as I could while lacking monetary funds/tools/experience/help, and now it all needs to be done again. Most shots here are from the 12-second era with no rollbar, hyd cam 440, etc.

too many memories

then after I did the motor quite a few things had to change. A little while after this + rollbar and axle changes, the paint started falling off pretty bad, seams starting coming apart on the seats and so on. That's it's current state-a 50 footer, but a runner.

That's a really cool car, and a great story. Luckily the story keeps going. Keep going, and enjoy the ride.

wow that rear quarter shot made me cringe.... dang rust!! Still a very cool ride.

Glad you have it out and enjoying it. Cars are always a work in progress. Hopefully my 440 Demon will get back out on the street again.

At least from the 90's till now you still have the car great job keep pecking at it and enjoy

Bring it back to Milan for Mopar Day!

Thanks all....enthusiasm just kind of came back...trying to make a little progress and get used to it again. The car has taught me an awful lot, and it's been pretty tolerant of mistakes over time. I've been through alot with it.

Milan...is guaranteed 3+ hours round trip on the road, and...I'm not complaining...but I haven't had the best experiences there....it really has not always been worth it every time in the past. I can't tell you how frustrating it is to sit there and idle for 5 minutes and have them not give me any water to do a burnout in, for instance. Often a waste of time to show up. Really no sense in racing if you can't even do a proper burnout... might as well go home. I might try them later, but I'll have to bring helpers to do track worker's jobs in case nobody feels like it. Maybe it's because it is an obvious street car, I don't know.

I live within 45 minutes of Lapeer but their shutdown area is kind of dangerous in my opinion....but its fine for 8th mile testing and messing with suspension. It seems a better place to work on short times, I can do a proper burnout there every time, etc.

I've always liked that car. It's really cool that you've had it so long, and that you are getting back to it now!

Very cool Zippy

I keep thteatening to quit racing and put mine back on the road. I broke it in 1986 and started to clean it up and car after car got in front of it. 69 440 4 Speed car. Maybe you will inspire me after all.

Zip,
when you're heading out to lapeer give me a shout, I need to do some testing to see if the changes I made over the winter had any effect.

I think it looks great Zippy !! Glad to hear you got it out. Hey most of us with street cars are far from perfect as I know mine car is nowhere near perfect. Just glad to hear you got her out and now you need to get it out more and enjoy it. I took my car out yesterday morning because since it's been raining so much in Md when I saw the sun out I figured I better take a ride or I may not get another chance this weekend. And it was raining again yesterday afternoon. So I snapped a few pics while I was out cruising yesterday morning. I know you had to have a big smile on your face when you did get behind the wheel. And I am sure you will be in the 10's in no time. Ron

Looks good to me Rich, I've had my truck since '88 and it's still a work in progress. The body was done much like yours. I had very little money, short on talent and skills for paint and body. They are never done, it's evolved from 14,12,11,10,and when it hits the track again 9's if I hit it with full power. The frame will give up and it will force me to back half it.Dave

Mr. 340-definitely will...thanks!

I am glad I "outed" myself on Fakebook's B body page with a certain hashtag that a few folks from here noticed... it is cool to see some familiar faces and cars there too.

The people (the cool ones-you know who you are) make the whole thing worthwhile. thumbs up.

Those 68-69 Plymouths b-Bodies are soooo sexy in black.
I told my grandfather once , that I couldn't wait to finish my truck I had at the time, He said, the day you think you finished it , is the day you lost the passion for it.

I agree Dave they are never done. Right Rich as even when we think they are close to done they are not. You got it out and drove it and that means it looks good. Ron

Motor-vational video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSMm6RG_owg

Appreciate all the remarks, thanks.

My daily driver just took cuts in line other day, time to rebuild the front end in the 5.7 magnum so now I'm waiting on parts for that and it's occupying the hoist. Oh well...there is Really Not much left to do before attempting gtx suspension testing but I want to have a look at the brakes and so on just because it's sat for so long.