Car/engine/keyboard Question?

[Diego440]

I'm done here.

Finally.

 

[ghsnu]

No i am not allowed to drive it, my dad had a car before he could drive it my mom did as well, at the moment i dont have the pink slip but its 100% paid off, as my mother drove it before the engine seized and needed fixed at the time she could not afford to fix it and has a new car, so all i have to do to get the pink slip is to prove that i will follow through with the rebuild, and i CANT get a job where i live there are no jobs hiring 14 year olds, currently im earning money via grade cards, been looking for a job for over a year, just no one hiring my parents agreed that if i keep my grades up when im 15.5-18 i may sign up with their insurance, and they will cover tires as well as emergency fixes to suspension, body, frame, ect.

Seized? Due to what? I wouldn't really recommend a rebuild then.

So I'd say go for the keyboard first.

 

[Slash]

Finally.

Right?

 

[Swara]

Right?

Right.

 

[cggorman]

Seized? Due to what? I wouldn't really recommend a rebuild then.

So I'd say go for the keyboard first.

My dad and myself are both assuming the bearings possibility of a fix as low as 100 dollars (if i remember right, I'm confirming that now). but wanna be safe if more badness is found haha

 

[Ven0m]

If you knew how long we worked to get that thing efficient, and fast you would believe it, at least 200 hours of actual work(assembly, testing, diagnosing, disassembly, and repeat) the amount of time on the chrono was ridiculous, and that was just for the engine, even more for the transmission, we ordered 5 or 6 transmissions and still have 5 just laying around, and the focus is a much shorter car, which means less area to "smooth" the air, theres a larger air cavity behind the focus than the vette

You must be loaded. That many Transmissions, equipment to do the work, and all the extra parts and what not, you're either hopelessly lying your face off, or have more money than sense.

 

[cggorman]

You must be loaded. That many Transmissions, equipment to do the work, and all the extra parts and what not, you're either hopelessly lying your face off, or have more money than sense.

A while back we were, well off, before we tried to sell our house during the bad economy an that basically screwed us, we inherited a warehouse that my grandpa used for cars that HIS dad had bought when he was loaded from owning an electric company, he used to own a lot of the buildings in my town but now that my mom divorced my dad, (she carried all the dept) my dad is starting to get into a better position, my mom worked at eaton with 5-6 people under her so she was a big shot there and my dad is an engineer

A while back we were, well off, before we tried to sell our house during the bad economy an that basically screwed us, we inherited a warehouse that my grandpa used for cars and that already had a ton of car equipment 2 or three engine hoists, bottle of nos, and maybe 5 cars(my grandpa on my dads side built drag racing engines, worked with a guy called dan brown who sponsored the build, in September 1987 he built a 9.98 second corvette with street tires, of course had a nos fogger ect. The article of the drag race is on the previous link for corvette pictures) That HIS dad had bought when he was loaded from owning an electric company, he used to own a lot of the buildings in my town but now that my mom divorced my dad, (she carried all the dept) my dad is starting to get into a better position, my mom worked at eaton with 5-6 people under her so she was a big shot there and my dad is an engineer[/QUOTE]

Oh and a few fork lifts but when the house hit us hard from trying to sell it we sold almost all of the stuff in the warehouse

You must be loaded. That many Transmissions, equipment to do the work, and all the extra parts and what not, you're either hopelessly lying your face off, or have more money than sense.

And I'm not spoiled i have to pay for most everything i want myself... like my 556 dollar Asus transformer I'm reading this off of :/

 

[hawkeye122]

Try not to double and triple post. The mods dont like that.

 

[Slash]

A while back we were, well off, before we tried to sell our house during the bad economy an that basically screwed us, we inherited a warehouse that my grandpa used for cars and that already had a ton of car equipment 2 or three engine hoists, bottle of nos, and maybe 5 cars(my grandpa on my dads side built drag racing engines, worked with a guy called dan brown who sponsored the build, in September 1987 he built a 9.98 second corvette with street tires, of course had a nos fogger ect. The article of the drag race is on the previous link for corvette pictures) That HIS dad had bought when he was loaded from owning an electric company, he used to own a lot of the buildings in my town but now that my mom divorced my dad, (she carried all the dept) my dad is starting to get into a better position, my mom worked at eaton with 5-6 people under her so she was a big shot there and my dad is an engineer

[/QUOTE]

There is no way a Vette will go that fast on street tires. Ever.

 

[hawkeye122]

There is no way a Vette will go that fast on street tires. Ever.[/QUOTE]

Four. Wheel. Drive.

 

[cggorman]

There is no way a Vette will go that fast on street tires. Ever.[/QUOTE]

Sorry but it was in a 1987 (or 81) issue of hotrod magazine in an article called power surge look up dan brown and tim gorman or go to the picasa link on like page 3 or soo, youll see the link just look for the article

Links to article


Magazine photos are near the bottom


https://picasaweb.google.com/112278...authkey=Gv1sRgCLOIqe7_v72h8AE&feat=directlink

 

[Terronium-12]

cggorman, if you want to add to a post and no one has posted anything since your last it's best if you use the edit button.

Please don't double, triple, or even quadruple post.

 

[cggorman]

cggorman, if you want to add to a post and no one has posted anything since your last it's best if you use the edit button.

Please don't double, triple, or even quadruple post.

Never mind i see why now... :duh: haha thank you

 

[cggorman]

Try not to double and triple post. The mods dont like that.

There is no way a Vette will go that fast on street tires. Ever.

Four. Wheel. Drive.[/QUOTE]

Yes i realized this, talk about feeling dumb, but no it was just a 1966 corvette that my grandpa gave to Mr. Dan Brown and they just beef'd it up haha like i meant go read the article in my link its a whole story of how it got to be a 9 second car

 

[Slash]

Right...

 

[cggorman]

Right...

Like I said, read the article in the link its clearly stated, and no one would believe me if I copy and pasted the words in the article... I'm sorry but you have to have the incentive to click on the link and read the scanned pictures of the magazine.

 

[Slash]

I'm still not convinced it runs a 9 second 1/4 on street tires. Maybe 10s on slicks if you are lucky

 

[cggorman]

I'm still not convinced it runs a 9 second 1/4 on street tires. Maybe 10s on slicks if you are lucky

You don't have to believe it, it's up to you whether or not you choose to believe it, I read the actual magazine so I know for a fact that it happened.

 

[Slash]

Magazines aren't know for always being legit

 

[cggorman]

Magazines aren't know for always being legit

Define legit.

 

[Slash]

Not lying or being biased etc

 

[cggorman]

Not lying or being biased etc

I agree with you on that. BUT, I wasn't there nor was anyone I know who is still alive, so I cannot say definitively whether or not it was exactly 9.99 second car.

 

[Slash]

Either way, if it was managed, thats damn quick lol

 

[cggorman]

Either way, if it was managed, thats damn quick lol

Yes quite, apparently the engine my grandfather made had soo much torque (I believe the magazine said around 1000 ft lbs, or that was horse power) either way he had to put a torque strap on the engine, basically a chain holding the engine to the frame.

 

[cggorman]

Here, 6 months later... I have $1010 saved... im doing a bit more than rebuilding this thing...

 

[Slash]

Here, 6 months later... I have $1010 saved... im doing a bit more than rebuilding this thing...

Definetly interested in seeing your work.

 

[wrapture]

I'm in sort of the same situation. I'm torn between a new rc glider ($120) or plate mount ($25), plate lights ($5), and brake light flasher ($45) for my ZX6R. I will eventually get all of all of them but don't know what order to do.

 

[Frisky]

To be honest, I don't see why you want to modify your car in the first place, for your first car just run it to the ground. Then get a new one, that's what I did, and I wouldn't spend my money on a Dodge Avenger. Just my opinion.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Ah to be young and foolish with money. I miss those days...

 

[cggorman]

update: found the car has leaky seals somewhere in the back, found a puddle in the back seat... FML