[62fatcat]

i don't think anyone knows how much, and how many times i almost just quit.
i am glad i did not.

thanks for al the nice comments guys!!

[dutch injun]

Awesome! No one deserved it more then you, you stuck with it and now you got it. Congrats.

[Jack Gifford]

Originally Posted by Gach

Cobgarts Brad!!...

"Cobgarts"???

I don't think I'd wish "cobgarts" on my best friend...

[rad400]

Congrats Brad on the 8 second club, thats great.

[65nss4spdGTO]

Brad,

Great Job!

Calvin

[62fatcat]

thought i would share the specs on the car,

ia2 block, 477" 4"RA5 crank, 6.8 grp pro sereis rods, ross pistons(i designed
the pistons and speced out the rotatig assembly)
Butler E heads 317/230cfm that i reported and got 344/261cfm.
victor intake also ported by me.
comp cam my design- 260/268@.05 288/300@.020 .440 lobe lift = .700net lift,(harlin sharp 1.65 rockers) 114lobe seperation installed at 109*
8.62:1 compression, c-16 fuel
procharger F-2(my brackets) spining at 58,000 rpm @ 700rpm(80/48pulleys)=27#boost,
Csu bonnet 1"spacer, and csu 850 carb w/dual needle and seat bowls-
76/80jets front brpv, no rear pv. hs airbleeds pluged, no jet extinsions.
self built headers, 2.125" into 3.5" collectors. 3.5" pipes into #.5" dynomax bullet muflers.
mallory unlight distributor,coil, digital box, msd superconducter wires,
ngk #9 plugs gaped @ .020, 24.4* total timing from 4500rpm up, 38*below that.
th400, ptc converter, pontiac 9.3" rear w/3.64:1 gears,(leave at 4300rpm)
rear suspension leaf springs, slidelinks,some old swap meet shocks, 12"rim w/ 29.5"/11.5" mt slicks.
front suspension, stock setup w/ moroso sprins and summit adjustable shocks set at 60/40 ratio.
raceweight is 3590#
fuel system- 5galon cel,-12 &-10 lines, 500 & 275 manafuel pumps, 2 -10 lines
megeing in to a -12line foward, 13202regulator, (set at 9#) a -12 return line, -8 lines to the carb.

i think that is about it,
maybe this info can help someone else out!

brad.

[66bonne]

Way to keep at it, congrats. You must be proud.

Jim

[pont406]

Great job, Brad, been along time coming, and a hard and expensive road to hit that eluscive 8 second goal! but you finally got there!

[Thomasmoto]

Great job man. It takes superior tenacity to achieve that level of performance. I can remember racing at Bristol once when I would of sold my soul to the devil for 1 more 10th.

[Brent Flynn]

Good job Brad...thought i was gonna have to loan you my $40 Q-jet to get you over the hump! hehehe
Got Marty's LeMans to a 12.98 last nite! But the dang thing is pukin off the line.
it was way lean in the primary, its got 37shooters in it, i think he may have a plug bad. hard to tell, it may need the pump cams adjusted or more shooter in rear. Ive never had to run that much shooter in my holley. I dont think its a rich shooter prob. Just have to keep screwin with it .....q-jet right around the corner!

[pont406]

Originally Posted by Brent Flynn

Good job Brad...thought i was gonna have to loan you my $40 Q-jet to get you over the hump! hehehe
Got Marty's LeMans to a 12.98 last nite! But the dang thing is pukin off the line.
it was way lean in the primary, its got 37shooters in it, i think he may have a plug bad. hard to tell, it may need the pump cams adjusted or more shooter in rear. Ive never had to run that much shooter in my holley. I dont think its a rich shooter prob. Just have to keep screwin with it .....q-jet right around the corner!

Brent, yeah I called Brad on the way home last night, I'm gonna post my own thread on here later bout the car, both you and Brad have been a BIG help on getting the car squared away.

[62fatcat]

new thread taken care of.
congrats Marty.

[marks73ta]

Nice job Brad, another super fast Pontiac. Must be a great feeling. I hate it whenever I surpass a goal. It just means I have to work harder. You done good. MArk L

[62fatcat]

i don't think that i have to work much harder,
i just need to give the engine and blower what it wants.
it is ready to go, i put .6* more timing in it and raised the retard to 4600rpm to give it a little more bottom end.
now i just need $75.00 for race gas, $35.00 for gas money, and a $25.00 entry fee.
all of wich i won't have till next month,
if anyone has some extra $'s i would be more than happy to spend it for them

again thanks for all the positve coments guys.
brad