Post SEMA road trip

[PTAddict]

Well, we didn't get an invite to the Optima Challenge, but at least I got to drive my car home from Vegas to Portland. We trailered it down to keep it clean, but no need to worry about that afterward (see the pics). It was the first time I got to drive it completed, and it's really a sweet driving car. No problems at all.

Ride and handling are excellent, even with the shock settings we used for the road course shakedown. Car is pretty quiet, due to liberal use of damping products from Second Skin Audio. Got 20 MPG for the trip.

Special thanks to Steve at Modern Classics, Kyle and Stacy at DSE for the superb customer service and setup help, and Vintage Air for the SEMA Feature Vehicle invite.

Specs on the car:
- LS7, mild cam, FAST intake, Mast Motorsports M-90 ECU
- D & D Viper T56, Textralia Clutch
- DSE Subframe, Quadralink, and connectors
- Baer Extreme brakes, DSE booster/master
- Forgeline wheels/Michelin PS2 street, CCW/BFG R1 track
- 10 point cage, most bars removable
- Built by Steve Heino at Modern Classics Performance, Lake Oswego, OR
- Body/Paint by Darrell Baumann at DB Customs, Newberg, OR
- Color is 2009 Challenger Hemi Orange

Trip pictures at this link (check out the snow):

http://picasaweb.google.com/scott.bo...OeJ_LGg-cu5WA#

[Vince@Meanstreets]

great shots and beautiful car.

[dropit69]

Beautiful drive and very nice ride !!!!!!

[Rybar]

Sick car, please post some more pics of it.

[PTAddict]

Here are links to the two pics that Scott (XcYZ) took at SEMA:

http://lateral-g.org/events/sema2010/DSC_0161.JPG
http://lateral-g.org/events/sema2010/DSC_0160.JPG

I'll post some more pictures soon. I don't have that many of the completed car, since we were working on it until the day before we left for the show (and isn't that a familiar story).

[Moose]

Love this pic.. very nice

[XcYZ]

Originally Posted by PTAddict

Here are links to the two pics that Scott (XcYZ) took at SEMA.

Our group LOVED your car. We checked it out several times.

[96z28ss]

Well we need to get Steve on here and have him start posting.
And showoff all his projects.

I looked over your car and was very impressed. I saw the Oregon plates and was like huh never seen this car before. Came back a couple days later and Saw Steve and Teri and chatted with them for a bit. Great car and local. We'll have to hang out some time in the summer.

[EBMC]

Looked like the perfect way to unwind after a busy week!

[GregWeld]

Scott -- You need to bring that bad boy out to meet up with Bob and I, and a few others this coming summer at Beaches. I trip down there 4 or so Wednesdays to hit my old home town and see my Portland hot rod buddies.

I checked your car out at SEMA -- Nice build!