Dirt Missile rebuild begins

[GregWeld]

I’m going to post a list of what was done right on the car....



Now for what was wrong......


Motor badly overheated.... to the point that it began melting the temp sender...
Oil starvation
Dry sump tank was only a 2 gallon — requires at least a 3 gallon
Exhaust valves burnt - not one good one
Lousy tune
KRC P/S pump burnt up (no cooler)
2000* header coating burned off
Wiring and connectors melted
Ridiculously heavy steel (cheap) driveshaft
Plumbing for the AirJax too small and not balanced
Custom made headers blocking access to plug(s)
Brake lines almost cut thru

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So — the entire car is being rewired
Motor sent to Kurt Urban at Scoggins-Dickey Race Shop for complete rebuild
Replacing the block - heads - cam - lifters - rocker arms just to name a few parts
Block will be upgraded to the RHS version
SpeedTech has added - oil cooler - power steering cooler - tranny cooler - rear end cooler (with pumps etc)
Laid the radiator at an angle and will exit via hood/front end
New lightweight Mark Williams aluminum driveline that weighs 6 pounds less than the cheap steel shaft did without the yoke! 18 #’s without yoke vs 12 #’s complete with yoke - and it’s tested to 3000 #’s of Torque
KRC P/S pump sent back for rebuild - new one ordered - repaired version will be “backup”
Heat shielding added to firewall and tranny tunnel
Headers modified and returned to Jet Hot for re-coating - and will be wrapped upon reinstall as well
3 gallon dry sump tank to replace the 2 gallon version
Wheel tubs rebuilt
NACA ducting to cooler
Brake line mounting revised so they don’t rub and get cut

This is just some of the mods and repairs that I can remember off the top of my head..... trust me —— there’s much more done, and to be done. Basically there was not a single item done correctly so the car is being rebuilt from the ground up.

We’re ditching the Super secret Sutton BS decoupled three link rear for a simple three link — and we’ll test that - and may still yard it all out and replace it with a Torque Arm - but not sure at this point which way we’ll go.

Front LCA’s rebuilt with gussets and pickup points so they won’t fold like a taco under braking.... (Suttons Secret Sauce version folded TWICE on Mike DuSolds car under braking - damaging his car!

The rear wheel tubs were only the Back 1/2 of a tub
There was nothing on the front side of the wheel so the battery and fuel lines were all exposed to everything and as you know no front tubs

So basically I threw $200,000 down a rat hole known as Ron Sutton Race Technologies —— and SpeedTech is doing a marvelous job of straightening it all out so I’ll end up with what I should have gotten from Mister Secret Sauce in the first place.

[Tinker]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Motor sent to Kurt Urban at Scoggins-Dickey Race Shop for complete REPLACE
Replacing the block - heads - cam - lifters - rocker arms just to name a few parts

There I fixed it for you.

I know this thing will finally be the great car you thought you were buying last year, but I still want to puke when I hear the horror stories, and I'm not the one that shelled out $200000

Can't wait to see version 2.0!

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Tinker

There I fixed it for you.



I know this thing will finally be the great car you thought you were buying last year, but I still want to puke when I hear the horror stories, and I'm not the one that shelled out $200000



Can't wait to see version 2.0!

Thanks for the fix!! LOL

Version 2.0 will be bad ass and work all day — every time out.... it will finally be “mean and fast” and built to last.




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[71RS/SS396]

Uggghhh!!!

[214Chevy]

I'm thinking if he did this to you Greg....a friend, I'd hate to think what he'd have done to one of us guys he doesn't even know. The funny part is, I bet ol Ron is reading all of this wondering how did he ever get himself in this mess and how his plan was foiled and didn't work.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by 214Chevelle

I'm thinking if he did this to you Greg....a friend, I'd hate to think what he'd have done to one of us guys he doesn't even know. The funny part is, I bet ol Ron is reading all of this wondering how did he ever get himself in this mess and how his plan was foiled and didn't work.

I came on here - hung my head - barred my soul... in an attempt to save anyone else from being involved with the bozo.... Because exactly as you say — we “were” friends.... Sadly — there were many whom got involved and got burned just on a more “fractional” basis... but to me - the result for many was even more devastating! I can afford to fix my mess... I’ve had lots of messes... most self inflicted!

I never in my wildest imagination would have thought he - of all people - would have faired so poorly. Never. But once I started to hear others tales of woe... then it all became clear and the puzzle fell in to place.

For some folks — it (his BS) not only wrecked their project - it wrecked their hopes and dreams and desires....

Funny — I’ve since exchanged emails with him — and he still deflects.... and casts blame... and can’t understand why I could “ruin his business”. I will stand by my statement — I didn’t ruin his business... HE DID... he just refuses to understand what he’s done.

I particularly love the part (email exchanges) where he says he wouldn’t let Kurt Urban build a lawnmower engine for him.... REALLY?? If you go back prior to him (Sutton) being called out — it was ALL about how good Kurt Urban was! LOL

The fact that the motor is ruined IS NOT and never was the fault of anyone other than him (Sutton) failing to even get the very basics of car building.... things need to be tuned correctly — they need to be cooled correctly — they need to be plumbed and wired correctly.... you can’t fail to do those basics and then blame the engine builder — or the pump builder — or the radiator manufacturer..... yet that’s what he is still trying to do.

F him —- and the horse he rode in on.