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Hey guys,

Registered about a year ago. Never made any posts. I do more lurking than anything when I visit from time to time. Never autocrossed or been on a road course. Have stuck to casual drag racing But wanted to give something else a try. The car used to have a tubular k member, manual steering, no front sway bar, Midwest chassis anti roll bar in the rear, still has a short torque arm, lots of items removed to make it lighter, 15x3.75 and 15x10 wheels with drag radials. Has a Ford 9” with 3.50 gears and a mildly built up 4l60e with a yank 3600 converter. Consistently running 7.40 in the 1/8th.

So in the last year I’ve put a stock k back in that I welded up all the seams that weren’t from the factory, added stock sway bars back on for now, still on stock shocks and springs, power steering, front and rear bumper supports, and 17x11s on all corners with 315’s.

It’s been fun being able to go out and run around twisty back roads again. I’ve been enjoying to car a lot more this year. I got to the point that it was more work and effort than fun to drive the car how it was before. Decided on a change. Still have not done an autocross yet. Some things I want to button up first before that but I think I’m getting pretty close.

Rob

Rob C. View Member Profile	Jul 24 2020, 01:16 PM Post #1
newbie Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 30-August 19 Member No.: 224,552	Hey guys, Registered about a year ago. Never made any posts. I do more lurking than anything when I visit from time to time. Never autocrossed or been on a road course. Have stuck to casual drag racing But wanted to give something else a try. The car used to have a tubular k member, manual steering, no front sway bar, Midwest chassis anti roll bar in the rear, still has a short torque arm, lots of items removed to make it lighter, 15x3.75 and 15x10 wheels with drag radials. Has a Ford 9” with 3.50 gears and a mildly built up 4l60e with a yank 3600 converter. Consistently running 7.40 in the 1/8th. So in the last year I’ve put a stock k back in that I welded up all the seams that weren’t from the factory, added stock sway bars back on for now, still on stock shocks and springs, power steering, front and rear bumper supports, and 17x11s on all corners with 315’s. It’s been fun being able to go out and run around twisty back roads again. I’ve been enjoying to car a lot more this year. I got to the point that it was more work and effort than fun to drive the car how it was before. Decided on a change. Still have not done an autocross yet. Some things I want to button up first before that but I think I’m getting pretty close. Rob

CrashTestDummy View Member Profile	Jul 24 2020, 04:32 PM Post #2
Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,874 Joined: 3-July 04 From: Pearland, Texas Member No.: 385	Welcome! Exactly what do you have?

Rob C. View Member Profile	Jul 24 2020, 05:32 PM Post #3
newbie Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 30-August 19 Member No.: 224,552	QUOTE (CrashTestDummy @ Jul 24 2020, 11:32 AM) Welcome! Exactly what do you have? Ah guess I should have mentioned that. I have a pewter 2001 z28. Have had the car for 12 years. Got it with 97k on the clock. The body now has 202 on it. Had the RS ground effects on it but I took those off about 8 months after I got it. The front pieces were pretty beat up and wasn’t very keen on them anyways. I motor wise it’s a got a short block with about 25k on it. 799 heads, tick sns 3 cam, 90mm fast and throttle body, qtp long tubes with 3-4” y pipe and then a factory Slp dual dual. How can I post a picture? Rob This post has been edited by Rob C.: Jul 24 2020, 05:55 PM