Slant 6 Turbo 68Dart Project
Love it!
Sounds serious : )
I think it sounds like it means business!:angryfir:
Tomorrow (May 2, 2015,) I will FINALLY have my car at a (somewhat) proper drag strip for some test 'n' tune runs and the FIVE YEARS of waiting will be pretty much over for me! Not that I will learn anything spectacular; I have the waste gate set at a paltry 10 pounds of boost, so I can get the chassis at least, somewhat sorted out before I get serious, but if this bucket of bolts actually makes it down the strip under its own power without blowing itself up, I will fall down on my knees and thank the powers that be for making at least, the beginnings of my dreams, come true.
More boost will be in the offing, soon, if this maiden voyage proves at all successful...
We'll see...
Wish me luck! :prayer::prayer::prayer::prayer:
The gates open at 4, racing starts at 5, and goes on into the night... so,I won't get home until midnight, if all goes well, (and, when did THAT ever happen???):banghead:
So, don't look for any early results; they won't be HERE until the morning hours, but win, lose, or fail, I promise to post the results of this first outing, however ugly it may be...
My guess: quarter mile times of 13.50 at 100 mph (converted to 1,320 feet from the 1,000-foot times they give you.) I estimate a 60-foot experience at 1.8, or thereabouts...
Let's hope I have SOMETHING to report... It's a 60-mile (one-way) drive... I'd hate to do that for nothing... LOL!:oops:
Five years ago, I'd read the posted results of Tom Wolfe's '70 Dart and Ryan Peterson's '66 Valiant; they were both making over 500 horsepower, and I said to myself, "Self, THAT'S what I want to do!":cheers:
They made it look easy...
It's NOT!
But, it's FUN!!!!:blob:
Well, so far it is... We'll see....:happy1: