Saw your bro at the Tulsa MidnightMadness Sat night.

Here is a shot of the truck on it's way to the shop to have headers built.

In the shop, work about to be started, hopefully they finish up with it quick!

Still have my foot brake trans from the Mirada laying here Billy. Big block 727 t/a manual valve body. If you're in a pinch its here! I'll be down your way next week on business.

Still got the trans laying here Billy, AND a set of 1009 head gaskets that I'll never use. I'll be in Phoenix again next week.... let me know.

Jay, I'll send you a PM, sounds like stuff I can probably use, the tranny in the Satellite may be a little "soft"!

Dale's Gremlin has headers now, as pictured below, before the trip to the coaters.

ok, I'll be down your way Wed night thru Fri. Torque flights fit well in rental car trunks!

Headers on the Truck

Another look. Will have caps built, and has 3" exhaust tucked up underneath.

I've got to say, that truck is way too cool! Hope you guys get your stuff done in time for Drag Week.

Not sure how I can help, but I'm not too far down the road if you need a hand with anything....

No big block parts, but lots of small block stuff and a couple of decent converters if necessary.

Dale's Gremlin headers are back from getting coated. He still hasn't figured out what he's gonna do about lexan side windows that don't open, and a 5 gallon fuel cell however...

The Satellite got an MP Chrome box ignition in place of the generic parts store version, and is currently at Arizona Differential Specialists getting 3.55's in the 489 case.

Nice coating job on the headers.

I WANT THAT TRUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!

Might be for sale if the brother doesn't get it done in time.

May be for sale just to pay for building it.

Wow...
It's September already??

The Gremlin
Dale ran into a major problem trying to put a set of my old ductile iron Isky rockers on his Indy SR heads. The stands are too wide to give the Isky bodies room to set over the valve tip, not to mention the fact that someone had ran these without hardened shims, and the separator springs had dug into them pretty bad.
In a last ditch effort to save them, he grabbed an extra SR head and went to Gene Carter's place. Gene is a Tulsa legend, still racing an 8 second 59 'Vette well into his 80's, and still able to work circles around a shop full of younger machinists. 5 hours later he told Dale to come get the stuff. When Dale arrived, he found that Gene had machined down all 16 rockers, and his 8 spares, as well as building spacers to separate the rockers. "Ever heard of Billy Ray's Catfish and BBQ, Dale?" Gene asked. Dale affirmed that he had. "Call them up and tell 'em to send ole' Gene a 2lb catfish dinner! Now get out of here and get that car done!"
They fired it yesterday, and a test drive is scheduled for later today, but it's still got a long ways to go to be ready.

The Satellite
New windshield installed finally, oil changed, full 15 lb. bottle of nitrous on board, Chrome box added. I'll decide in OK whether to swap the 255/60 drag radials on, or put them on a set of police wheels to bring along. Other than that and a fresh set of plugs, she's ready to haul 800lbs and finish 33rd in Daily Driver!!