Drag racers?

[VANZ]

Other than the people I know personally, how many members here drag race on a regular basis.?

I define "regular" as ...........racing whenever the car isn't broke. hehe


...........please leave your name and where your home track is.

[musclestang89]

well when I'm not broke I like to go at least once every other week if not once a week. But I work every day so I don't have much time to go racing. But this year I have my own truck and trailer so I can go out anytime I want to, as long as I'm not working.


Thats a sweet looken 4 eyes you got there man, nice times to. :wink:

[VANZ]

Thanks bro. Everything finally came together for my car last year after nearly 6 years of ups and downs.

Those 1/8 mile times you posted are pretty stout. I take it you live near an 1/8 mile only track.

nothin for nothin', but that times calculates to around a 10.52 in the 1/4. :shock: We could have at it...........it'd be a good race.

any pics of the combo and the car?

[frdfandc]

I'm sure once I get all the bugs worked out from the new combo, i'll be a "regular" at the track. Even thinking about doing some bracket racing at Cecil on Sundays.

[VANZ]

Yeah, keep at it Darin, my first engine combo gave me problems too. I got pissed,(for a while, like 2 years), but then got a good game plan together and with alot of help from some very good friends, I am now enjoying the car that I started to build 6 years ago.

[musclestang89]

here is the car

http://www.mustangmods.com/data/4636/89__front_angle.jpg

and the motor
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/4636/motor_pics_holley_2.jpg

[VANZ]

..........another 1 of those damn blower cars :lol:

Nice lookin ride Brandon, where do you race at?

I'd comment about something on your engine, but I don't know much about what I'm lookin at, lol. I'm oldschool, but willing to learn. hehe

[musclestang89]

Thanks man, I race at Kennedale and Denton and sometimes I will try and make it out to Ennis, wait your not from Texas are you? :wink:



Well the motor is a stock explorer short block 302, with TFS heads, AFM cam, Holley intake and a Vortech S-trim putting out about 12psi. The car is light (3045 with me in it) and has some suspension work done to it. Oh and it has a built AOD by Mike's trick Shift with 3.73 gears and 3500 stall.

We just got it back up and running tonight. It had a blown headgasket so we decided to pull the motor.


here are a few other pics
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/4636/cage_2.jpg
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/4636/interior_89.jpg
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/4636/rear_black_out.jpg
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/4636/ffw21.jpg
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/4636/cage_1.jpg
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/4636/both_89_98.jpg

[musclestang89]

now lets see some pics of your 86 and the combo?




Brandon

[VANZ]

http://www.angelfire.com/de2/fastmustangs/performance/1986performanceshop.html

Thats pretty much it except I have a few new suspension pieces. It's just cubic inches, a powergide, and 4,56's hehe

.............and it was just painted last fall. :D

http://www.angelfire.com/de2/fastmustangs/images/butch/grabberwing1.JPG

http://www.angelfire.com/de2/fastmustangs/images/butch/ssotnmetal.jpg

http://www.mustangmods.com/data/5203/butchnewsusp1small.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/de2/fastmustangs/images/butch/newmoosemotor2.jpg

it used to look and launch like this:
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/5203/1.jpg

[musclestang89]

sweet looken ride and a nice combo to go with it.


My next motor will be a Dart 351 with a pretty big turbo. But that is going to take all this and half of next year to built it. Casue it is going to cost a shitload. Cause I want to run in the 8's, but not for sure on how deep. Might just be some high 8's :D.

[VANZ]

It's sounds like you have big plans for the car Brandon...............but like you said big plans = big $$$$.

Good luck with it.


I would like to upgrade my heads to some AFR's in the future, in hopes to run some 9's on motor only. I also need to upgrade my entire front suspension as well. Afterall, the first 60' feet dictates the rest of the run. 8)

[frdfandc]

I'm not at all pissed about this motor going south on me. Its probably the first of many. lol. You'll be seeing the car this year at some of the Saturday T&T's soon enought. And by the Fall NATS, I'll be turning alot of heads. :twisted:

[my95GTHO]

Butch your engine looks awesome!!

[VANZ]

Thanks bro. The motor was freshly assembled in that pic and everything was shiny and new.

[nj91pony]

:D butch thats one of the cleanest engines i have ever seen, you are no stranger to the underside of that cowl. nice work man it looks sweet!!!