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Old 05-07-2008, 10:37 PM
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Someone may have changed the trans(from a car with a different rear ratio) or the rear, or put a taller wheel/tire combo on your car that changed the overall rear ratio.

I started in the early 90's with the idea of painting the car with a more "modern" look which evolved into what it is today. I drive it on the street, drags (mostly group rental days and test and tunes), Road tracks for HPDE events (now in NASA HPDE 2), and ran the ECTA (will go back with safety equipment to run 175), and future plans look toward open road time trials like the Silver State Challenge.

I'd like to run a verified 200 MPH eventually but it'll take a lot more power to get there as well as some aerodynamic wind tunnel testing. I've got some front end body mods in mind which include a bigger front spoiler W/splitter and under body air management. I want to build those things and test in the tunnel before trying it out in the real world. Walking away from a problem at 175-200 isn't likely so I'd rather plan well before any attempts.

My car was a cover/feature car in sept 05 Popular Hot Rodding shot at a NMCA race in FL and in the Sept 06 issue of HOT ROD in an article about the ECTA shot in NC if you have any of the old magazines around.

Right after the HOT ROD article came out my tow rig was stolen with my 66 Stang in the trailer along with most of my tools while moving to FL. After that I bought a new rig and finished moving, then the new house was burglarized and everything I owned was stolen while I was in new england trying to sell my old house. The house was flooded by the water feed for the icemaker that went to the fridge they stole. Then the black mold started and when I got there a couple months later after selling the NE house the FL house was completly wrecked by mold. Needless to say I didn't get the cars out much in 07.
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