Thank YOU all for being SO amazing..

Posted By: MSMOPAR340

Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/28/09 01:04 AM

I really wanted to take the time to start a new post just to say THANK YOU to all of you. So many of you have given me and my family your words of encouragement and concerns about my racecar, and it truly means the world to me. So many of you I just met this past weekend down in Charlotte and I already feel like I have known you just as long as my Chrysler Classic friends back here in Ohio. Others, I have met in passing along the way.

I can honestly say that once the word got out about the motor while driving home I got phone calls from my Moparts family. It just means so much to have the support that I do from all of you. So Thank You ALL! I really want to take the time to just give some shout outs as well..

Special K & Larry Smith
Hemiparts
RonP
Chris3
Allen Ross
Bob George Racing
Wild Bill
Prosport
Cgall
Doug

And there are many more that I am sure I am forgetting. But so many came up to us either at the track to share your concerns. I'm truly overwhelmed with the emails that we have received from people offering to help get this car back on the track and trying to make it possible for us to make it to the Chrysler Classic race here in two weeks. All of you make times like this much easier to get through.

When I came back I honestly was not sure if my race season would be much of anything this year, but with all the help of a few we just might still have a chance. So again, thank you my Moparts friends. You all have truly managed to give me hope when I needed it the most.

As we get more details, we will keep you all posted.

Posted By: WILD BILL

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/28/09 02:55 AM

We're here to help each other right?

Any word on what went south yet?

Posted By: Thumperdart

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/28/09 03:18 AM

Glad I could be there for ya.

Hey, I would of helped if I was there!

Posted By: ProSport

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/28/09 03:33 AM

Well my car had sympathy pains for you last night and lost 2nd gear in the trans so if your trans is ok maybe we'll just stick my 500" motor in your car.

Posted By: MSMOPAR340

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/28/09 03:40 AM

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Well my car had sympathy pains for you last night and lost 2nd gear in the trans so if your trans is ok maybe we'll just stick my 500" motor in your car.

Trany problems, oh how I can relate to those. I've been there more than I care to imagine. Sorry to hear about losing 2nd gear.

Posted By: WILD BILL

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/28/09 03:41 AM

Bob, I'ld be willing to bet she'ld never want to give it back.

Posted By: MSMOPAR340

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/28/09 03:43 AM

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Bob, I'ld be willing to bet she'ld never want to give it back.

HA! You might be right Wild Bill. But to answer your question, dad hasn't taken the motor out yet to see what exactly happened. Well, he hasn't told me atleast. So not sure just yet. I'm still waiting in the waiting room for the update LOL!! Sorry, my oldest was bummed when she got the news. Her words "but your car just went through surgery mom"...

Posted By: WILD BILL

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/28/09 03:51 AM

Do you think your sister would notice if you took the motor out of her car?

Posted By: Lil Demon

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/28/09 04:04 AM

Are we ready to start a 2009 carnage post yet? I'm already aware of at least 2 motors, and 2 transmissions.

Sorry about your bullet - I just smoked my trans on Saturday.

Posted By: MSMOPAR340

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/28/09 05:28 AM

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Are we ready to start a 2009 carnage post yet? I'm already aware of at least 2 motors, and 2 transmissions.

Sorry about your bullet - I just smoked my trans on Saturday.

So does this mean that there's another Moparts curse floating around this season??

I hate hearing about trany problems. I was a victim of those for two years in a row. We finally got past that curse and now lost the motor.

Posted By: Kevins493

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/28/09 06:19 AM

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Are we ready to start a 2009 carnage post yet? I'm already aware of at least 2 motors, and 2 transmissions.

Sorry about your bullet - I just smoked my trans on Saturday.

I cracked a block on the 6th run on the car.
We put sealer in it and it runs, but we have to build a new short block before this one comes apart

My sig pic was taken after it cracked..
Sorry about your motor..and the trans Lildemon...

Posted By: Cab_Burge

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/28/09 06:24 AM

I'm assuming that the car broke at the track, if so what happen

Posted By: MSMOPAR340

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/28/09 11:57 AM

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I'm assuming that the car broke at the track, if so what happen

Not sure yet what happened, we just got home from Charlotte on Sunday night.

But yes, it did break on the track right before the finish line during my qualifying pass with Rich for Pinks All Out. I could have walked across the finish line I was so close to it. Right now from what happened on the track we think it might be a rod, and we know that it put a crack in the oil pan. So pretty sure there is damage to the block, but not sure how bad.

Posted By: Irun5snd8th

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/28/09 03:40 PM

You can tell that Chasity didn't build the engine; cause she would have been out there at Midnight Sunday night taking it apart to see what happened. You guys all know I am right

Posted By: MSMOPAR340

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/28/09 03:46 PM

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You can tell that Chasity didn't build the engine; cause she would have been out there at Midnight Sunday night taking it apart to see what happened. You guys all know I am right

HA! The only part of that engine I'm allowed to touch are the trany bolts. The engines in both cars tend to be dad's babies since he is the crew chief and mechanic. But trust me, with all the work that we have done over the past month, I have been asking dad everytime to lend a helping hand...

Posted By: DJVCuda

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/28/09 04:03 PM

Let us know when your back in business!!

Posted By: chris3

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/28/09 04:09 PM

Chasity:

I know where his coming from. When you have measured each part. Gone from parts on the floor, parts on the shelf, parts on order to the day you crank it up. When it goes down the track you will know if something is out of place. Good luck and if we can help give us as call.

Posted By: Irun5snd8th

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/28/09 09:54 PM

I was just razzin ya Chas. Like the fella said; when you go through every thousandth of an inch in a engine and something lets go; it will eat at you till you figure out what happened. When I ate a lifter at Columbus last year; I had the engine apart before it went in the trailer

Posted By: MSMOPAR340

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/29/09 01:05 AM

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I was just razzin ya Chas. Like the fella said; when you go through every thousandth of an inch in a engine and something lets go; it will eat at you till you figure out what happened. When I ate a lifter at Columbus last year; I had the engine apart before it went in the trailer

I hear ya Eric. No harm done LOL!

Well, we got to look at things tonight and the block is toast. Looks like we spun a baring and then it took out one of the pistons which put a HUGE crack in the block. For thoes of you that remember me cracking the trany down there at Edgewater, you know that when I break things I break them GOOD!

Here are some pictures of the damages

As of right now it looks like the parts from the inside can be used to build a new motor. We have another block, but we are in need of a new cam. The one we have isn't going to work out for us. So if anyone knows where we can get a 490-500 Lift Cam (solid preferably) please PM me and let me know.

Posted By: WILD BILL

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/29/09 01:27 AM

Ouch that hurts.

I wish I had a cam for ya. Sorry

Posted By: DartGirl68

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/29/09 02:00 AM

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Do you think your sister would notice if you took the motor out of her car?

Excuse me...but didnt you hear I ran the fastest pass of my life in Charlotte?! 11.64 at 115mph...we picked up 2 tenths and 2 mph. No one is taking that away from me

Posted By: RonP

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/29/09 02:05 AM

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Do you think your sister would notice if you took the motor out of her car?

Excuse me...but didnt you hear I ran the fastest pass of my life in Charlotte?! 11.64 at 115mph...we picked up 2 tenths and 2 mph. No one is taking that away from me

Now that is great. I saw that run and I am sure you won't give up that motor. LOL

I enjoyed talking with all of you. I hope you get going Chasity. It hurts to loose one.

Posted By: WILD BILL

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/29/09 02:21 AM

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Do you think your sister would notice if you took the motor out of her car?

Excuse me...but didnt you hear I ran the fastest pass of my life in Charlotte?! 11.64 at 115mph...we picked up 2 tenths and 2 mph. No one is taking that away from me

Ummmm No, I didn't hear

So what do you think it will run once it's in Chasity's car

Posted By: G-Money1320

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/29/09 02:28 AM

Sorry to hear about your new motor Chasity

That really sucks,but what is kinda disturbing is it appears that im outta the loop as I had to read about it in the funny papers (Moparts.com) instead of getting my inside info

Hope you get it together for Columbus. If you dont find a cam I have a new 509 Hydraulic that was installed in a motor but never fired, if you get desperate. Greg

Posted By: DartGirl68

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/29/09 03:26 AM

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Do you think your sister would notice if you took the motor out of her car?

Excuse me...but didnt you hear I ran the fastest pass of my life in Charlotte?! 11.64 at 115mph...we picked up 2 tenths and 2 mph. No one is taking that away from me

Ummmm No, I didn't hear

So what do you think it will run once it's in Chasity's car

Well you cant just hear about the favorite child...you have to hear how the cuter one did too

So I ran an 11.74 right off the bat...which I thought it was gonna be a bad run because I short shifted my first shift ( I know I know) and then my second pass I ran an 11.68. Then saturday morning I ran an 11.64 at 115mph

but during qualifying I spun all the way to second gear...cause I had the coolest sister ever...who decided to get oil on the track..and they switched over to the other two lanes

I still ran an 11.83...but I thought I was gonna cuddle with the wall. Daddy said he was waiting for me to lift...but I went all out

Posted By: Bratt Racing

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/29/09 03:27 AM

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Do you think your sister would notice if you took the motor out of her car?

Excuse me...but didnt you hear I ran the fastest pass of my life in Charlotte?! 11.64 at 115mph...we picked up 2 tenths and 2 mph. No one is taking that away from me

Better watch it Wild Bill you know Melissa, Chrysler Classic is in 2 weeks. She may come after you since your in the same Pro Class.

Dad decided to go ahead and build the small block we have in the garage with most of the parts from Chasity car that he can use. He is on jegs site now getting prices. He said it should still run in the 12:30's that is what her motor has been running. Watched chasity's video it brought tears to mom's eyes. she did a good job.
See you at the classic.

Posted By: WILD BILL

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/29/09 03:35 AM

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Do you think your sister would notice if you took the motor out of her car?

Excuse me...but didnt you hear I ran the fastest pass of my life in Charlotte?! 11.64 at 115mph...we picked up 2 tenths and 2 mph. No one is taking that away from me

Better watch it Wild Bill you know Melissa, Chrysler Classic is in 2 weeks. She may come after you since your in the same Pro Class.

She better remember to turn on the fuel pump then

Sounds like you guys are hoping to get Chas's car back together in time.

Melissa, Congrats on the new best

Posted By: BigDog68Dart

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/29/09 11:33 AM

don't tell me that is anti-freeze I see in that block! that is a big no no Chas. good luck getting it back together, thats what Dads are for!

Posted By: Bratt Racing

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/30/09 12:17 AM

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I really wanted to take the time to start a new post just to say THANK YOU to all of you. So many of you have given me and my family your words of encouragement and concerns about my racecar, and it truly means the world to me. So many of you I just met this past weekend down in Charlotte and I already feel like I have known you just as long as my Chrysler Classic friends back here in Ohio. Others, I have met in passing along the way.

I can honestly say that once the word got out about the motor while driving home I got phone calls from my Moparts family. It just means so much to have the support that I do from all of you. So Thank You ALL! I really want to take the time to just give some shout outs as well..

Special K & Larry Smith
Hemiparts
RonP
Chris3
Allen Ross
Bob George Racing
Wild Bill
Prosport
Cgall
Doug

And there are many more that I am sure I am forgetting. But so many came up to us either at the track to share your concerns. I'm truly overwhelmed with the emails that we have received from people offering to help get this car back on the track and trying to make it possible for us to make it to the Chrysler Classic race here in two weeks. All of you make times like this much easier to get through.

When I came back I honestly was not sure if my race season would be much of anything this year, but with all the help of a few we just might still have a chance. So again, thank you my Moparts friends. You all have truly managed to give me hope when I needed it the most.

As we get more details, we will keep you all posted.

Mom and Dad would like to thank everyone also. This is a wonderful thing that you have done for our family. When we go to the races we do feel like we are part of one big family. Your friendship means a lot to us. Again we thank you very much.

to all of you. If I had a

I'd ofter one to all of you right now.

Posted By: hemiparts

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/30/09 01:20 AM

check out raceworks.com in the race section great overhead piture of your Dart !!!

Posted By: hemiparts

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/30/09 01:26 AM

WOW

Hey Chas, if you wanted another souvinor to take home from Pinks I would have given you my t-shirt, I think the blown engine was a little extreme

. Good luck with getting your engine put back together. If I can help out let me know, I've got some friends in "low places" if we need to to find something maybe we can shake some trees and see what falls out.

Chris

Posted By: b1headman

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/30/09 02:53 AM

Chas,I will look and see what i might have for a cam.Give me a shout after lunch and i will let you know what i have.Scott

Posted By: MSMOPAR340

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/30/09 03:45 AM

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Chas,I will look and see what i might have for a cam.Give me a shout after lunch and i will let you know what i have.Scott

Thanks Scott! I will touch base with you tomorrow. And please keep in mind, anything you can do to help PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE provide me with decals for the car. Anyone that is helping us pull this off I want to run your decals on the car to show my appreciation..

Posted By: MSMOPAR340

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/30/09 03:49 AM

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Let us know when your back in business!!

I will keep you posted Dave. So if this does get pulled off, any chance we could maybe get something together as to tell our story and how so many people pitched in to help pull it off??

Posted By: MSMOPAR340

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/30/09 03:55 AM

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Sorry to hear about your new motor Chasity That really sucks,but what is kinda disturbing is it appears that im outta the loop as I had to read about it in the funny papers (Moparts.com) instead of getting my inside info Hope you get it together for Columbus. If you dont find a cam I have a new 509 Hydraulic that was installed in a motor but never fired, if you get desperate. Greg

Hey Greg just to let you know... You are never out of the loop. All this is the work of the Moparts board and it just shows how powerful this website can be and how great it is to be a part of the Mopar world. Honestly, I have not told anyone what happened, everyone has contacted me about it all. So no, you will never be out of the loop!! WE will never forget our good friends back home and that run the CC Events with us! See ya in two weeks..

Posted By: G-Money1320

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 04/30/09 08:37 PM

I know Chasity, im just razzin ya

Posted By: DartGirl68

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 05/01/09 02:41 AM

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check out raceworks.com in the race section great overhead piture of your Dart !!!

Thats a really good picture

Posted By: Lil Wedge

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 05/01/09 02:52 AM

Hey, Those look like my old pistons!!! If you need anything just call, I got stock rods if you need them,Everything else I have is 360. Dan

Posted By: MSMOPAR340

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 05/01/09 03:02 AM

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Hey, Those look like my old pistons!!! If you need anything just call, I got stock rods if you need them,Everything else I have is 360. Dan

Thanks Lil Wedge, I will definetly keep that in mind and PM you if we should need anything. You're the BEST!

Posted By: KatFysh

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 05/01/09 09:53 AM

Sorry to hear of the carnage. I know it's bad, but thank God it wasn't worse.. Ya coulda had an oil down and lost traction or something..

But ya didn't..

Posted By: MSMOPAR340

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 05/01/09 02:06 PM

Just wanted to take the time to give a HUGE THANK YOU to Koffel's Place and specifically Scott Koffel. I made the drive up to the shop last night and he took the time to go through my heads and even get them done all in one visit. I truly appreciate the offer to help us out Scott and I truly appreciate you taking the time to get them fixed up while I was there. It was a long night, but one that was truly appreciated and I don't think I will be able to say Thank You enough. I have always said you and your family were truly high class people, and this just goes to prove it even more.

Thank You again we are now one step closer to ignition.

Posted By: WILD BILL

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. - 05/01/09 05:59 PM

Chas, I hope it get it done in time. Some how I'm not at all surprised on what Scott did for you. He is one of the best

Posted By: MSMOPAR340

Re: Thank YOU all for being SO amazing.. UPDATE!! - 05/08/09 03:48 AM

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Chas, I hope it get it done in time. Some how I'm not at all surprised on what Scott did for you. He is one of the best

Just wanted to take a quick moment to give an update for all of you that have been asking and helping out.

So many people have pitched in and helped out to get this car up and running. And I just can't say Thank You enough to all of you! Once again without your help none of this would be possible.

Thanks to Koffel's Place (Scott Koffel) I had the heads done and are waiting to get placed on the new motor.

Thanks to Fast Racing (Mike) had the new crank shaft polished up and had the three valves that needed replaced in the heads done up.

Thanks to Bob George Racing who helped us out with some parts to finish up the motor and Trany work done.

Thanks to G-Money who provided us with the cam that we needed.

Thanks to Mom and Dad who spent all weekend tearing apart the spare motor dad had in the garage and going through it, cleaning it up, and making sure it was all good to go. We honestly were not sure if this motor was going to work out, but turns out it will get me back on the track for the season.

With all this help, it's safe to say we have what looks like almost all the parts we need to have the now back up motor put together. So if all goes well, we should be able to turn key come late next week and make the Season Opener at Trails. But I don't want to jinx myself, so trying to keep things on the down low for now.