The Project Pad

Here's some pictures my friends that went took.

Aaron you rule. pretty, fast car :woowoo:

thanks Will!!! nice shots....

Toxcheap wrote:BTW your coupe on video, renewed my love of how coupes look!!
Mine are so buried in the garage I guess I forgot a little

less posting more wrenching
:slap:

my2000apb wrote:

Toxcheap wrote:BTW your coupe on video, renewed my love of how coupes look!!
Mine are so buried in the garage I guess I forgot a little

less posting more wrenching
:slap:

I'm too old and too broke for that shit

well wtf, il come clean and wrench for parts!!!

sell some shit then jeez


i may be wrong but only a small select few parts are actually still gaining value

derracuda wrote::D

haha

something to do with 1.5x 60', 10.2x @ 137 or so maybe????? at least they filled the tech paperwork on you and not me LOL.

It was still fun though!!!

so last night.....

first run 1.59 60' and ran out 3rd gear only for 10.63 @ 121.... not too shabby. launched sideways pretty good. didnt even put it in 4th.

second run i lost my focus and was playing the tree and trying to beat the next guy. i should have stayed to MY PLAN and done what i needed to do. dumped the clutch, bogged hard and fell out of boost (it makes lots of boost on the line BTW) and finally re-spooled first gear. 1.87 60' went 10.84 @ 117 running out 3rd only again, no 4th. but i did beat the other guy

third run still have not gotten my focus back. spun all of 1st and 2nd gear, 1.88 60' early shifted into 3rd and bogged. re-spooled and went 12.10 @ 125, dipped into 4th slightly.

last run of the day, i let Derek (transmission donor) take the pass. it was getting dark, we dont have lights, so we were finished at this point no matter what. he was really looking forward to making a pass in it at Woodburn on monday, but they gave him the thumbs down.
he was wearing shorts, and you cant race with shorts, so we trade pants for shorts, he gets on the tech card and braceleted, and goes out. he makes a 1.594 60' and 112mph in the 1/8th mile which is best to date 1/8th speed. 10.23 (IIRC) @ 137.xx and got the BOOT again. he has the slip as a memento.... funny thing, in the freeway he was passing me as we were talking on the phone and wanted the slip so i rolled the window down and they reached out and got it. haha. and no children were near us in that death-defying feat of sheer audaciousness (mandated VWKotex disclaimer, SRY). and this track is writing a letter to the NHRA about the timeslip and pass info i guess, for whatever reason.

all in all, i, as well as everyone else, am really surprised at the potential of the car and its mild manners. it is knocking on 9 seconds door on the basic shakedown passes of it. it has made 11 passes to date, only 4 of them pulled thru 4th gear. its a BEAST but tame.... and i cant wait to get some seat time and turn it up.... surely good things to come of it.

there is a lot of work to prep for the track again, but it WILL BE AT PACIFIC WATERLANDS!!!!!!

Joey makes a good Pit Crew.... Dave did a great job reporting track conditions as we were staged.

and it is hilarious to hear reports of the crowd and their thoughts. first pass, Joey said some 'tards were sayin "oh that car will go only 12's" and blah blah blah. once i got on that 2-step for the first time, silence from that peanut-gallery. then when i ran 10.6, lifted and not even hitting 4th, it was quiet time from them. after that, it was a different story. then the usual gawkers and nut swingers.


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Tuning done by Kevin Black of Lugtronic
Engine work by Issam of INA and Joey of Double J Motorwerks
Paint by Repoman Don K
Axles by Marco and Nick of A1-CVTech
donor trans by Derek Wanting (derracuda)
all custom aluminum fabrication work by NUBWORKS (Justin / nubvr)

and the camera battery died while Derek was on the line. he had a good launch, and the car lurched forward on 1-2 shift pretty good. in talking with him, he stated he did not remember the launch, remembers 2nd gear, 3rd gear, didnt see the shift light at all even though i moved it to 12:00 dead center in your face, and he thinks he might have short shifted 4th gear.

he pulled the best 1/8 mile trap so far of 112mph. and was only .003 behind my first launch of the day for 60'.

he believes that 4-5 more passes and he will be calm when driving the car.... now he knows where i am at the beginning of every time i run it.

NIIIICEE Aaron! Man... your car hauls freakin ass!!!! :woowoo:

Good run too Derek!!! Looks like fun!

there is a lot of work to prep for the track again, but it WILL BE AT PACIFIC WATERLANDS!!!!!!

I will be there with or without the 4kq, you can count on that!!!

first pass, Joey said some 'tards were sayin "oh that car will go only 12's" and blah blah blah. once i got on that 2-step for the first time, silence from that peanut-gallery

Thats the way we like it!!!!!!

congrats once again!

I want to see 9's next time I look at this thread

Droid phone vid from my wife

That's pretty good quality for a phone!

ya, i was just gonna say that. really nice for a phone vid.

no one got audio of the aforementioned peanut gallery talking smack, then hearing the two step?

and to think...that as my old car.that car has come a long way since i had it.just wish i could back on track with my project. :(

What is your reason for not getting the cage certified?

I'm pretty sure thats in the works

zerb wrote:ya, i was just gonna say that. really nice for a phone vid.

yeahd ef i lub my droid

no one got audio of the aforementioned peanut gallery talking smack, then hearing the two step?

yeah hahahaha that would be awesome

i got the Clutchmasters FCV-200 valve in and bled finally.

so after Joey and i bled the clutch some, we decided to test'er out there at the shop. did a few dry launch practices.... 4 slicks, dry pavement, 4 wheels burnout. haha. i need to put the next lower size pill in and i think i am golden. but it does not fall out soooo bad as before with out slipping the clutch out of the hole.

also, my cage failed today. i had gotten a tube from the local supply yard to finish a few pieces, and they gave me the wrong size. i only need to change 3 bars, the driver door bar and the lower sill bars both sides. crap is the seat framework is all connected to the driver sill bar.

its ok though, out of all they would be the easiest to change. still, once those three bars are done the cage is cert'd for 8.5 seconds. WOOT!!!




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Sick!! I love vids at 11

haha. nothin like setting the stage for some good dreams LOL