[cgeise]

Originally Posted by Brian Baker

Methanol will do that, Scott...when you load it up. Bob Hall used to do that years ago with his "Paddy Wagon" Vega wheelstander. Back when I used to watch him run at Budds Creek in the mid-80's it would pop flames like that out the zoomies at idle when he was backing up from a burnout.

Brian - an fyi - a turbo car on gas will do the same thing if it is set up to build boost on the starting line - its not loading up - it is a function of timing to get boost up quicker -

[PONTIAC DUDE]

Originally Posted by ho428

Little touchy are we Eddie? Jeez, try and lighten up the place and get jumped on.
No one but you said anything about "low life" I just think watching drag racing is boring, especially 1/8 mile.

Not down here in the Jungle. 1/8th mile.

Heads up on the bumper. Oh yea.

No sissie bars allowed.

That's how we roll.



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[Travis Q]

A shot from the pits the other night.

[David Holmberg]

Travis that is just plain BadAss!

[cgeise]

ok - where is the tape measure -- i want to see 3 in under that spoiler - lol - nice

[goquick]

Originally Posted by cgeise

ok - where is the tape measure -- i want to see 3 in under that spoiler - lol - nice

It has it's 3" going down track! Well, isn't that where it matters?

[62fatcat]

car looks, and is bad a$$.
scott minuse you look like an a$$ as usual! shouldn't expect anything less.

[Travis Q]

Curt -
LOL!! You wouldn't believe how many times I have grabbed a tape measure "just to make sure". It's actually about 2 3/4" right now, we do have to raise it a touch. That picture makes it look like it's zero!! LOL

We're in the process of getting stickers made for the front end for the grill/headlight inserts as well as all the emblems, that will break it up a little and make it look better.

TQ

[BruceWilkie]

Great job with that. Awesome car! I want to see this in person! Next time you plan to bring it out I'd like to come watch!

Jim I think the trash outside of the groove is what makes Huntsville Huntsville! Last time there the gang in front of the tower were placin bets on everything and anything. Even who'd hit the wall. Its all part of the "atmosphere". Very much reminds me of serious street racing!

[Tom Vaught]

Very Nice work, Travis and Rodney,

Very good that you have the exhaust forces balanced side to side with the car. Always though Grebeck's single exhaust pushing sideways had some effect on his crash. Calculated, it was about 165# of extra force on the right side at speed.

Minimum air under the car with the nice work on the chin spoiler.

Did you put any deflectors on the leading edge of the wheel openings?

I noticed that the rear tire is "inset" nicely in the real wheel house, and you have a open area after the rear tire for the dirty air to escape.

What was the final windshield inclination?

Looks like the rear of the car might be similar to Mikes car as far as aero goes.

Tom Vaught

[Wareagle]

Great pic Travis --got that DARTH VADER look --Awesome !!! .

[cgeise]

Travis - what trans are you running?? a car out here found that a 5 speed works way better than a 4 speed - just an fyi --

[Travis Q]

Curt -
It's a B&J four speed with a clutch. The car is geared for eighth mile only right now, when we get everything sorted out we will most likely go to a five speed, in the event that we should want to run some 1/4 mile stuff....just for Norwalk and other Pontiac related events. everything we run here is 1/8 mile.

TQ

[cgeise]

got it thanks - I sure wish I could come back for one of those deals - - but damn - you guys are in a different country - lol

[Brian Baker]

What color will it be painted?

[Scott M]

Originally Posted by 62fatcat

scott minuse you look like an a$$ as usual! shouldn't expect anything less.

Say what, hick?

[Tom Vaught]

Originally Posted by Brian Baker

What color will it be painted?

Think Travis already posted that it IS PAINTED.

"Darth Vader Black" would seem to me to be an appropriate name for the
color but I think it is painted.

Reminds me of Johnny Cash and "The Man in Black"

Tom Vaught

ps Any decals from will really stand out nicely on the Black Paint background.

[Scott M]

Originally Posted by Brian Baker

What color will it be painted?

Orange with black tiger stripes.

Unlike some other famous Pontiac race car, since it has a real Pontiac motor, it'll never be referred to as a "63 Nova" or like the Tameless Tiger, "a '64 Chevelle."

[Brian Baker]

Originally Posted by Tom Vaught

Think Travis already posted that it IS PAINTED.

"Darth Vader Black" would seem to me to be an appropriate name for the
color but I think it is painted.

Reminds me of Johnny Cash and "The Man in Black"

Tom Vaught

ps Any decals from will really stand out nicely on the Black Paint background.

Works for me. I was afraid they might paint it red. Red sucks. I had a hard time just getting a red stripe painted on the funny car.

[Scott M]

Originally Posted by Brian Baker

Red sucks.

I'll take a late 1990s Ferrari Testarossa, please.

In red.