'87 Drag Car 7M awesomeness

[stevenr816]

Bungs welded on FFIM


Getting surfaced


Sandblasted and painted lowers


Polished


J tube cut off just for Cyrus


Tapped the head 1/16npt


Getting some water fittings made

 

[stevenr816]

Motor redone after the fire




Exhaust manifold being made






Mock up






Polished




Welded






Exhaust being made








Staring down the barrel of a 5"


Finished

 

[stevenr816]

 

[stevenr816]

Yes this was a combo of old and new pics

 

[customs]

Holy shit, talk about 10 steps back!

What happened? what started the fire?

 

[stevenr816]

Being anxious, and either my jump box or fuel pump arched or something when I was in the back of the car and lit up a 5 gal jug I had in the garage. Both my extinguishers were used but both were dead.
Now the garages have 2 a piece and 2 in the house.
In all honesty it's worked out 100% in my favor.

 

[FernandoDLT]

In all honesty it's worked out 100% in my favor.

Lemons to lemonade!

Looking great. What are your plans for the body?

Fernando

 

[stevenr816]

The new red body or old blue one?

 

[FernandoDLT]

new red body

 

[Albert]

This thing should be making the April meet

 

[stevenr816]

Finish stripping it like that last one, paint interior, cage it, then once everything motor is fabricated paint the exterior.

 

[FernandoDLT]

What color? Will you leave it with pre 89 bumper/ tails?

 

[stevenr816]

What color? Will you leave it with pre 89 bumper/ tails?

It's either wingless, maybe slim carbon wing, carbon hood and trunk, and pre89 everything or post89 everything.

Colors off the zr1 night race blue metallic. Very $$$ unless I find another color by then.

 

[IndigoMKII]

I want a manifold made.. lol

 

[stevenr816]

Got to shell out those $$$$

 

[NegativeGeForce]

so much for a "clean 87 shell", lol.

why a bbk? arent you gonna draglite wheels and a chute?

The car will really be done by april? That's alot of shit between now and then to come together O_O

 

[stevenr816]

That shell was far from clean. Body had some decent damage from previous owner.

And I'll have two different brake setups, maybe one depending on some things.

I have a crap ton of parts just waiting to be out on is the only way it would be done by april

 

[Albert]

so much for a "clean 87 shell", lol.

why a bbk? arent you gonna draglite wheels and a chute?

The car will really be done by april? That's alot of shit between now and then to come together O_O

Running and driving under its own power by April is one thing, which I think is very doable. Drag racing it down the strip is a whole different story.

 

[Albert]

That shell was far from clean. Body had some decent damage from previous owner.

And I'll have two different brake setups, maybe one depending on some things.

I have a crap ton of parts just waiting to be out on is the only way it would be done by april

Yeah if the stuff he ordered should show up already.... We would be in business. Working on cleaning up the shell, the motor, and some nic nacs is all he can really do at the moment.

 

[DeMoN2318]

Im confused...

So the silver car that ran at IFO a few weeks ago burned up? or is that a totally different car unrelated to his thread?