The Official Hot Rod Thread - Part 4: Burnouts for Distance

[RustyHornet]

Hope to see this in person next year.
Did you just get it?

Customers car. I wish it was mine. Hopefully they will be out cruising next year.

 

[RustyHornet]

Guns and muscle cars. Sometimes I wish I had a cheaper hobby.

Nice! Have not seen this one yet!

 

[A-Aron88]

Nice! Have not seen this one yet!

I just recognized your car in the profile picture. Did the red wagon you sold end up staying local? I was really kicking myself for not buying it right when I saw it for sale.

 

[gregkl]

Man I love these

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That is pretty nice! I'd be taking a drive up to look at it if my finances would allow it, lol. I had a '72 Buick Apollo. Same car, different brand. I'd take the Starsky and Hutch stripe off it, detail the motor and have fun!

 

[RustyHornet]

I just recognized your car in the profile picture. Did the red wagon you sold end up staying local? I was really kicking myself for not buying it right when I saw it for sale.

It got shipped to Florida. Sad story on that one unfortunately, but in the end it worked out better for my family. Lost a lot of “friends” on that one. But came out much better in the end…

 

[churchmouse]

Man I love these

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He did a lot of "Right" things to it. Not a fan of the stripe but its a seriously clean car.

 

[Biggredchev]

$150,000 for a year of driving a Hellcat. Job title? Chief donut maker.

No joke.

Dodge will pay someone $150,000 to drive a Hellcat muscle car for a year

Dodge is hiring a Chief Donut Maker to promote the brand and will pay them $150,000 to drive a Challenger SRT Hellcat muscle car and go to select events.

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I would load my toolbox up and quit my job today for that...

 

[gregkl]

I would load my toolbox up and quit my job today for that...

Interesting how several in the comments wouldn't want to do it. Not liking Dodge? Come on man! You must be stuck in the 70's! I am primarily a GM person, but I'd also quit my job for a year on tour and $150k. I bet during that time I can line up another job when the year is up with the contacts I'll make traveling.

 

[jeffsqartan]

 

[d.kaufman]

I would load my toolbox up

Im assuming you're gonna load it in the car.. You'll need it driving a fiat for a year

 

[Jaybird1980]

Im assuming you're gonna load it in the car.. You'll need it driving a fiat for a year

 

[Biggredchev]

Im assuming you're gonna load it in the car.. You'll need it driving a fiat for a year

Id assume if it breaks its not my problem since its not my car lol

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Broughammer

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[jeffsqartan]

Broughammer

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Yeah but what transmission... Also looks like Rodney the Redneck tuned that bad boy with a screwdriver and not a single care in the world. "Rolls coal like a train" yeah well you can tune 'em up right so they make even more power with less smoke.... Also means it's been hot-rodded to hell and back lol

My buddy has tried to convince me to throw a 12 Valve into one of my Mustangs. I'd rather put it in a Ford Ranger and build a drag truck out of that.

EDIT - ohmygawd I just saw the intake piping. That's atrocious lol

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Yeah but what transmission... Also looks like Rodney the Redneck tuned that bad boy with a screwdriver and not a single care in the world. "Rolls coal like a train" yeah well you can tune 'em up right so they make even more power with less smoke.... Also means it's been hot-rodded to hell and back lol

My buddy has tried to convince me to throw a 12 Valve into one of my Mustangs. I'd rather put it in a Ford Ranger and build a drag truck out of that.

EDIT - ohmygawd I just saw the intake piping. That's atrocious lol

Optimized intake flow for sure

 

[ChristianPatriot]

More automotive abomination

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[jeffsqartan]

More automotive abomination

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Be real nice if they could upload actual pictures and not screenshots of pictures. Amateurs.

 

[RustyHornet]

Plugging away at the 51 Chevy. Started laying out exhaust pieces. Getting the engine all bolted up and wired up. Figuring out what’s gonna fit and modifying anything that won’t… Coming along really nice.

 

[bobjones223]

Try and find a Marathon station that sells Rec gas. It's 90 Octane with NO ethanol. Some Speedway's have it too.

That's all I'll use in the small engines. I get it 5 gallons at a time, which would usually last me all year, put Seafoam in it and I have had zero issues.

The Crystal Flash in Whitestown at 334 and I-65 have 90 Ethanol free at every pump. I use it in my old John Deere and small engines.

 

[jeffsqartan]

I tried a couple times to modify a set of equal length headers to work as turbo headers for the Mustang. Unfortunately, the header on the passenger side has this crazy wide bend on it and it's going directly into the shock tower. I attempted to bash it in but unfortunately all that did was ruin a perfectly good header lol.

Got a little frustrated because I couldn't find the piping that I needed to modify it and couldn't find a good enough deal on a set of unequal length headers on FB. Jumped on eBay just for giggles and Holley was selling a single set of scratch and dent FlowPro turbo headers. Already have the v-band connections and everything. $100 off retail got them scooped up for $139 with shipping. As long as these fit with no modification, then it was the right move. Should be here in a few days. I'd like to get some progress made on the turbo kit next week.
Hoping to have the majority of the turbo kit built by PRI. Just realized I gotta figure out my intercooler situation... I really want the Dodge intercooler to work, but at the same time I have to get it fixed so may end up looking for another option anyway.

After looking at multiple intakes online, I decided I'm going to give the sheet metal intake a go.

And I'm leaning toward using the nicer of the two 351w blocks that I have. The one that sat outside is really rough and I know it can work, but I think the other one is gonna be easier to set up. The nicer block is the one that spun a rod bearing. I looked at the crank inside and it honestly doesn't look that bad. Thinking I'll see if I can polish it up myself and if not then I'll talk to a shop about getting it fixed. But the nicer block has a main-block girdle, ARP studs, and DSS forged aluminum pistons. All I gotta do is replace a cam bearing or two, fix that crank, and buy a new rod and all new rod bearings.
Yes, I know that I could probably put those pistons and parts in the other block, but this one is already pretty clean so I'd rather save the time and hassle of cleaning the block lol