Richard Cranium Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 After a lot of soul searching and pondering about my goals for my Camaro I came to the conclusion it will never be the car I want. Fast at the track, fun on the street, 6-speed, etc... Too many compromises between track performance and street car. Thus begun a year long search for a drag strip only car. No compromises for street driving, all out speed and brutal acceleration. I surfed RacingJunk, Yellow Bullet, even Ebay for months, looked at altered chassis, door chassis, etc... Where was going to be the best bang for my bucks. As luck would have it, I was contacted by a woman I went to highschool with that her husband was trying to sell his car. Less than 1 mile from my house. Not just the car though, he wanted to sell EVERYTHING, 27' enclosed trailer, spare parts, spare transmission, car, etc... EVERYTHING! After talking it over with Carol, looking at the car 3 different times, talking it over with a mutual friend of the owners and mine, I decided it was time. I couldn't pass up the deal. The car is a 225" wheelbase Horton dragster. It is a little dated as it's a hard tail car. The engine is a 500+ ci big block chevy which dyno'd right around 750hp at the crank. The car weighs in around 1500 lbs. and runs 8.0s, 8.1s in the quarter mile at 155+. The car has a best pass of 7.97 at over 160. This is a major jump for me and a much faster car than I was planning on getting, but the deal was too good to pass up. I am working now on getting everything in order for my NHRA license. Enough talking, I know everyone is much more about pictures. So here they are. http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=851&pictureid=7324 http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=851&pictureid=7325 http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=851&pictureid=7326 http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=851&pictureid=7328 It's a touch snug, but not uncomfortable in any way. I could stand to loose a little weight anyhow. http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=851&pictureid=7327 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky31186 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Wow, congrats... That is bad ass.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 drive it to c&c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 That's badass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbot Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 baller Vehicles: 95 Camaro Z28, 94 Impala, FUCKING DRAGSTER fixed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazer427X3 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 :thumbup: Congrats cuz ! Now that you got it can I borrow the spare powerglide ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franchi Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 I admit, was not expecting that when I opened the thread. That looks like scary fun though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Glad to see you picked it up! Now the fun begins :fuckyeah: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSXRAntwon Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 FUCKIN badass man! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoe Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Balls of steel. I bet that thing is a sick feeling to pilot. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Thats really cool, but I'm very jelly. Hopefully someday I can drive something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POS VETT Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 HOT DAMN ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Cranium Posted October 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Thanks for all the support. This was a big decision for me. drive it to c&c I'm not even sure I could clear the speed bumps in the parking lot. The crazy thing is, the car has a cooling system and an alternator. That being said, I would not get very far down the road. :thumbup: Congrats cuz ! Now that you got it can I borrow the spare powerglide ???? It's a shorty glide, probably won't fit your car. Balls of steel. I bet that thing is a sick feeling to pilot. Congrats. I have to admit, I've only ever sat in the car once. The idea of driving it full tilt boogie does scare me. It will be a while till I have the confidence to release the trans brake and let it eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson1647545504 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 needs more ls1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN1647545504 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Nice ride Rick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_buster Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 curious as to price range? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolrayz Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Damn Bitch! Just jump right in with both feet lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 curious as to price range? The buster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Alex- Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Fucking badass. No other way of describing it really. Any plans to update the chassis since you said it's a bit dated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazer427X3 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Damn Bitch! Just jump right in with both feet lol :lolguy: Told you he was hooked ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Cranium Posted October 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Damn Bitch! Just jump right in with both feet lol Even with the big tires I still can't compete with you and Mark. But yeah, I plan on moving up the fastest 60 list pretty quickly. Fucking badass. No other way of describing it really. Any plans to update the chassis since you said it's a bit dated? There are kits to convert hard tails to 4 link, but the price is a bit steep. From what I understand (my extremely limited knowledge) one of the biggest problems they had with being a hard tail was the rear end wanting to bounce in the shut down. With no rear suspension the tires would just hop and skip with the brakes applied. The big carbon wing is the solution to that problem. At 160mph it provides enough down force to plant the rear tires and gets the car stopped with a lot less fuss. Really I've got an incredible learning curve ahead of me. My plan is to take things slow and methodical. A big part of that plan is not to change a damn thing until I learn to drive the car. They have it sorted out pretty well, so anything I would change would probably be a mistake. The old guy kept pretty meticulous records, and they all came with the car. I plan on using the same vendors for servicing the parts as they did. The only planned change I have for the car is to change the name on the side and remove the Marines sticker. I might change the color of the car since the panels are so easy to remove and I can probably get the painting done at school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontiacfreak142 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Glad to see ya got it, can't wait to see it run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboNova Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 would be a ton of fun. Id love to have a rail with a turbo ls motor in it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clone Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 You might consider a school at some point such as Frank Hawley's. I believe he hold a class at Norwalk once a year. http://www.frankhawley.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Speechless. Holy shitballs and YOU ARE MY HERO! Love ya, Rick :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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