AWESOME!:thumbsup: :cheers:
Very sinister looking.

Counting the days until mine looks something like that! THANK YOU for the inspiration!

Chris

Finally recovered from the show. For any of you that have not attended the show, it is truly a “life” event. I had high hopes and this experience surpassed them all. The show was packed and the energy was amazing. The quality of the builds and attention to detail was amazing. The bird got a ton of exposure and countless compliments. It is headed back to Michigan for a couple of weeks to finalize the last few things and get it fired and tuned. We will then ship back to Orange County, CA where it will spend the winter. Several publications expressed interest in featuring the car once it is back in Cali for some good pictures. Here’s a few more shots of the beast at the show and being loaded on the truck for the trek back.

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Okay the car looks great.

However really you have got to buy a new camera the pictures don't do this car justice and if you goal is to get people to look at your cars and be excited. That is what good pictures do.

ps even a cheap Camera is better the cell phone pics. Heck the kids on the s10 boards can even afford to buy a $150.00 camera

Awesome looking car.:yes:

Here's some recent pics of the car. We fired the engine and it is nasty! We will be finalizing the tuning and putting on the chassis dyno next week. We will be sure to video and upload. Then its off to S.Cal for the winter.

Thanks for all the comments. For all of you in S.Cal, you should start to see this around later this month.

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Very nice. Love the black on black on black. EVIL!:thumbsup:

The car looks awesome! They do great work. Congratulation's

Are you still considering making a mold for the front valance/chin spoiler? I would be very interested...Thanks

Car looks great! Hats off to everyone involved, and done in less than a year!

What part of So Cal will you be staying? If you are around the Irvine area, you should stop by cars and coffee Saturday morning. If you do decide to go to the car show, please let us So Cal peeps know when it will be at the show.

It’s been a long journey and the car finally made it home three nights ago. Despite Brian’s pleading that I not take it out because it has not been road tuned (that will happen in 2 weeks in California), I could not resist. Here are a few videos of my first time behind the wheel. If you don’t have good speakers on your computer, grab a pair of headphones – you’ll be glad you did.

Rarely am I at a loss for words, but this one has me stumped. Driving this machine can only be described as a mixture of muscle car utopia, raw adrenaline and fear. As a result, I am going to refer to this beast as the “Stallion” – wild, powerful, untamable and something that must be revered.

Thanks to everyone for the feedback this year. We will be busy on the autocross/events circuit next year. I will be at the Cars & Coffee in Irvine, CA on Jan. 22 and will be participating in the Run to the Coast at the end of February. I hope to meet some of you in person at these events.

Merry Christmas and enjoy!

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Very cool...

I like the turbo whistle in the first and third videos. Can't wait to see more when you get it out to Cali.

Merry Christmas.

Chris

Wow.. sounds great!
I should have my car by the time your going to Cars and Coffee. I'll meet you there. Sounds fun.
I was in the shop the other day... your car looked awesome with all the little things finished and buttoned up. The trunk came out killer. Fits real nice. I also really like the mesh you used in the grill and hood intakes.

nice job. I also love seeing you driving it on freezing cold streets with snow all over the place. :thumbsup:

That is one sick Firebird!:thumbsup:

Here's a cool little walk around of Toms Firebird!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f93GClWL37M

And a dyno pull while tuning it...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsNyyVf3ntg

I think you were doing a little over 25mph.. breaking the law.. and were spinning your tires..

Who's the pilot at RTTC?

Nice videos. Car sounds great.
Great job guys!:cheers:

Not sure what RTTC means.... but the dude driving the car on the street is Tom the owner.

It was mentioned that someone was racing it at El Toro next month?

The car is scheduled to hit Anaheim, CA today in advance of the RTTC event. We will be attending the cruise and dinner on Friday evening and racing on Sunday – can’t wait. If any of you are in the area, stop by J-Star Motors at 8200 East Crystal Drive, Anaheim, CA 92807 and check it out.

Also just registered for the RTMC in May – hope to meet more of you this spring/summer.

We recently put the engine on a resistance dyno to completely dial it in. It produced 1012 hp and 950 lbs/tq at 5600 rpm and 12.72 lbs boost and pump gas. I think we’ll keep it there for now as I learn how to drive this beast. Here’s a link to that dyno pull:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsNyy...&feature=email

Here’s also a tour of the finished product:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f93GC...eature=related


Question – This will be the first year that I participate in autocross, any suggestions on a good helmet and anything else I will need?

Thanks!

Do you know anybody experienced??:thumbsup: Jerrod, the owner of J-Star Motors in Anaheim is scheduled to drive it. At this point it is purely for fun, she is grossly overweight and obviously overpowered. Should be a fun ride! We want to get our feet wet on the track and hopefully build a car specifically for these events in the future.

What, that's like having your best man spend the night with your bride. :unibrow:

We are a little different out here in the midwest! :unibrow:

No doubt, and worse, he'll be recording it!

Are you doing the RTTC?

You bet, both days. Last year was the best time I've ever had with the car. :thumbsup:

What about Optima? Oh that's right, I forgot, that was Iceman.

Matt

I enjoyed it a lot more than Optima. Way more seat time(Friday Practice) and the real core guys of both sites. Don't get me wrong, the Optima Challenge was a blast and I hope to run again.

So myself, Pro skater Nick Dompierre, and Dick from Best of Show went and scooped up the Firebird from Anaheim the other day. She had a small issue.. and needed some TLC.

The guys at Best of Show threw her on the rack... and Dick worked his magic. In no time... keys were thrown to Nick (runs a low 8 sec camaro on a regularly
basis..) and put some shake down miles on her today.

She is ridiculously ridiculous. lol... I really don't think the Perrelli P Zero's are the right tire for this car!! haha. :rofl:

Here are a couple little vids of her. As you can see in the first... she like to spin the tires. :unibrow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI3m7r4ptmQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHLQuzobFAk

Some guys have all the fun!:thumbsup: I wish I would have seen the job posting for the All Speed factory test pilot!

That's why I live in Michigan - so that I can watch other people drive my car in the winter.

Looks and sounds awesome.

Have fun and send more footage!

It’s been a while since the last post but we’ve had a ton of fun the last couple of months. The car has been in S. Cal since the beginning of the year where Dick from Best of Show and car guys (and pro skaters) Josh Kalis and Nick Dompierre helped with the initial break in. They also ran it at RTTC2 and had a great time. Due to having the completely wrong tires it will not connect in 1st or 2nd. I’ve attached a few videos where you can see Nick pushing the first two gears hard but it finally connected in 3rd. Solution – a pair of Nitto’s widest NT05’s get mounted on Monday and we are going to set up the front suspension a bit more aggressive for additional autocross events this summer. We are also adding a DSE sway bar to the quadralink in the rear. The car is heavy but with these tweaks and some more time behind the wheel we should be competitive. I live 10 miles from Grattan Raceway and will be spending some time out there getting to know the car. Other than a few minutes in Dec., I haven’t driven it yet and cannot wait. It ships back to MI next week!

So far we will be running at Run to Music City (Nashville) in May, Motor State Challenge (Michigan) in June, Goodguys Nationals (Columbus) in July and the Performance Car Challenge (Joliet) in July. Hope to see some of you there!

Here are some pics of Kalis’ Camaro that was featured in this month’s Camaro Performers and the Firebird. Kalis and Dompierre been having fun doing the local S. Cal events. I’ve also included a few clips of the RTTC2 event.

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^ Love the rooftop pic next to Josh's Camaro. That's fine art right there...:thumbsup:

Awesome !

Very nice.
That rear shot is NASTY! :yes:

Can't wait ot see your car in Columbus!!!

Chris

Car turned out nicely:thumbsup:

I'd love to know how they did the reverse mowhawk to the roof line?
That looks great combined with the rear spoiler.

COngrats on the build....enjoy!:cheers:

Here’s a few more pictures of the car from last week.


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Also, Josh and Nick brought the cars to Cars and Coffee in Carlsbad on Saturday. Here’s a few pictures from that event.

http://s409.photobucket.com/albums/p...view=slideshow