Well there's snow on the ground so it must be Winter

I've been lucky over the years for the opportunity to meet lots of Moparts members at the track. I suck at remembering names and its even harder on a website like this were we don't post under our real names. How about a post with pictures of your race cars. Cars we never forget. Let's see them guys and girls. Post up your first name if you aren't the bashful type. Also any Winter upgrades if any are in the works yet. Me my engine is coming out so I can freshen it as it has three years on it. I would also like to upgrade my rear shocks on my black Duster as they are over 15 years old and I don't even know what brand they are. John

There is ice all over everything here in Ohio,,,,must be time to hibernate

Winter = Hell. Snow before Christmas. South Carolina looks real good about this time every year.

We got a foot or more of snow this morning .
Was going to up the comp. from 11.2 to 13.5 but life went sideways so nothing will be done this winter .
Brad Watt

I just saw on the news the Pittsburgh area has had 51 inches of liquid stuff so far this year. That’s a lot of missed racing and our local drag strips really took a hit. 14 of my races were in Ohio for long race weekends

I made it to the track 4 times this year. Rained out 3, got too dark for me the other time.

What's that 4 letter word you're talking about ??

Well one car is retired until it get a complete overhaul/redo, but none of that will happen until the new car is finished. I'm at a standstill with the new car until spring now.

Snow?

Well im down under, Summer is rolling in, had a great day at the track today at a comfy 25*c. Had my second day testing my new car, did a easy 9.0 @149 mph. Be in the 8's next time out. Glad i dont have snow in winter. Winter for me is 2x tee shirts @ 10*c.

I have my motor out for a freshen up and some porting of the heads, and new intake. We got 11-1/4 " of snow Thursday into Friday morning.
Paul

Spent 2 hours in that mess, it was sooooooooooooo bad I got passed by a Camel

We've had snow all week, though not much. New rear gear, take a look at the trans, and an oil change.
Doug

Here in Oklahoma we have had our first and possible last snow, you never know around here. Its going to be in the low 60s today so I will probably get the car out to knock the dust off of it and then put a little anti freeze in it. We need to find a little more power for drag week 2019 but not sure what the path is yet. First up is a leak down and compression test and maybe a cam change, not real sure yet. I will probably change rear gears from 4.10 to 3.73 also.

Clark

Try and take some weight out of the racecar. Get back to work on my “goldfish” my other 68 barracuda fastback hiding in my basement. Going down to organize the basement right now!

Rhett

my name is eric, and i'm an idiot. i've been working on this for almost 45 years, and i don't know if i'll EVER get this thing done ! plus, i NEED to get my charger back out, but i need to obtain an engine/transmission setup while still paying doc/hospital golf club memberships.

Hopefully get the big block built for my car

Howdy from Philly moparts!

Here's Mine. 401" Gen 3 Hemi powered, 3290 lbs. Pic is from last weekend. Ran a Best Ever of 6.01 at 113.6, 1.26 60ft. Plans for winter is more weight removal, freshen the motor.

Steff

Wow, I see quite an improvement. What changed?
Doug

Been a wintery mix here the last few days. Replacing the broken 8 3/4 with a Dana 60 and checking out the 727 this winter.
Jeff Marlow

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Air Pan sealing carb to scoop, a little tuning, Good Air - DA was at 1ft. After always running pump 93, I tried some VP MS109 for the first time. Supposedly good for about 20 or so hp.

I'm trying to swap out the Wedge for the Hemi that MM built for me just before they stopped doing builds. The Hemi is EFI so I need to build a high-pressure fuel system. I have most of the parts but no time. The new job has me working lots of hours so the hobby stuff is suffering. I need to update my safety stuff to pass tech at the track. I bought a new SA2015 helmet, new tires and I need to send my belts out for a refresh. Hope to get out to Keystone this coming season.

I stink at names too so don't worry about that. If you see me in the pits, walk up and say hello. I'll do likewise if I get by your pit or see you in the staging lanes.

Its guys like you Steff that peak my interest in building a Gen 3. Very few have this engines running like they should be capable of but a few like you are getting there. Great job.

Beautiful car and can't wait to see it up close. I rent spot 58 (Jack Lamberts old number) on the left side of the track at Keystone. Stop by.

Man I got a soft spot for some of these older trucks. Very nice

That is one BEAUTIFUL car right there. Love it

Eric these Doctor trips sure take a bite out of our fun time and fun money. Get that beast finished and enjoy it.

This guy here I gotta thank more than anyone. He continues to try to pry my butt out of my Lazyboy chair to finish my heads up car. He's told me what nitrous plugs to order, pointed me in the right direction to purchase a nitrous scale, and even offered to meet me at the track to give me a few pointers. Thanks for the help Brad and fingers crossed it will hit the track in 2019. To the guys I missed in this post love the pictures and upgrades that are going on. Lets show the World what true Mopar guys can do.

Its four wheeling Season....

Here I am with my 2 boys, plan on freshening up a 727 trans, new converter, shifter and cooler.

Thanks for the nice words John .

Now get to work lol

Thanx John. It's been a learning curve, but fun.

SNOW , whats snow ?
1 more round track championship next weekend .
Like Rebel a balmy 22-26 deg C at the moment
Then into a couple months off , nice and hot .
Aim to get my new short motor finished and in for January

Tex

Thanks sir

Very good, glad you posted Cadamore as you seem to enjoy getting in the occasional jab on G3 Hemi guys. Can you give your current combo and weight that got you into the 5s in the 1/8th?

Heck I jab everybody sooner or later but I usually get it back. You gotta keep
It on the light side or it gets boring. Some guys have zero sence of humor.


First off the reason I stay with old school stuff is budget and what I can and have bought stuff for. I have 7500.00 in my current R3 solid lifter cam engine in my car right now that’s gone 5.98@2860 pounds. It is built more for bracket racing with lots of ET left on the table. I set the valves once this year and changed the oil once. 14-32 slicks instead of probably .15 quicker radials. I had around 4500.00 or less in my Edelbrock headed 408 that went low 6 teens in summer PA air. These I can build in my sleep. Gen 3’s I see guys buying and selling parts before they even start their builds. Some like the one listed above have the Gen 3’s figured out. Most don’t.

Need to throw that budget mindset right out the window if you ever plan to be competitive in a heads up world. Budgets and heads up dont go together. Anyway, get that damn thing done already, I dug the car when Stephen was shoeing it and would like to see it making laps again