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FlyingDutchman · 08-09-2009, 08:19 PM

annnnnnnnnnnnnddd were live!

LT1 POWA

LTb1ow · 08-09-2009, 08:20 PM

Nice nice. That car is loud.

Blackbirdws6 · 08-09-2009, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ShowNoPromise

Probably. People are biatches.

I got four runs in and stopped running cause Al's car broke.

Speaking to a lot of people with that comment. Not everyone wants to drive their cars in the rain after cleaning them for a day or more. Yea its a car and they are made to go in the rain but it just wasn't the best day to do the event IMO. Glad you got a lot of runs and wished I could have made it.

LTb1ow · 08-09-2009, 08:38 PM

Yea it was a general comment, my car is far from show car status, so rain only scares the driver.

transmaro93 · 08-09-2009, 09:44 PM

what did you end up running matt?? and what happened to AL's car?

BigAls87Z28 · 08-09-2009, 11:39 PM

Third gear apparently didnt want to come along for the last 2 runs. It waited for me back in the pits though. Nothing is more awesome then flying through the traps at 7 grand.

Also, the 9 bolt is no longer a posi. average 60ft was 2.5-3.5. Sure the weather didnt help, but my best 60 was 2.3 and i managed to pull down 96.4mph with 2 speeds....
Now all I need is about 2500 bucks to get a new rear, trans and converter, and I should be ready for 13s.

S.J.SLEEPER · 08-09-2009, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28

Third gear apparently didnt want to come along for the last 2 runs. It waited for me back in the pits though. Nothing is more awesome then flying through the traps at 7 grand.

Also, the 9 bolt is no longer a posi. average 60ft was 2.5-3.5. Sure the weather didnt help, but my best 60 was 2.3 and i managed to pull down 96.4mph with 2 speeds....
Now all I need is about 2500 bucks to get a new rear, trans and converter, and I should be ready for 13s.

what trans you runnin and what are you looking to put in it.
if you need yours rebuilt. friend of mine is a builder and i can get it done cheap. (he owes me a couple favs)
let me know. i'd have to drop it off like it was mine so he would give me the deal on it.

BigAls87Z28 · 08-10-2009, 12:03 AM

Its a 700R4, and thanks man Ill let you know whats gunna happen with it. I think Ive spent my budget on car parts for this year. Driving it home, everything was fine. Took a couple of higher RPM runs, everything shifts fine.
Id really like to look for a rear first. A used 4th gen 10 bolt would be perfect. Pref. an LT1 rear.

S.J.SLEEPER · 08-10-2009, 12:25 AM

craigslist, 10bolt out of a camaro w/ brakes and all i think it was $200 and in neptune, nice and close to you.

drain the fluid out of that trans put fresh in and a bottle of friction modifier/shift improver additive. only use the black bottle it goes in all gm transs' i used to own cottman trans on broad st. in trenton. i swear by the stuff.
are you runnin a ext. cooler on it? and what size lines? no smaller than 6-an.
if fluid a little nasty, gettin high temps, the govenor could be stickin & or your 3/4 clutches may be shot.

camaro2you guy on this forum has a 4l60e w/ 5k on it. looking for $500 sure he would take 400-450

IROCZman15 · 08-10-2009, 04:37 PM

big al.. i have a used rear end out of a 2000 trans am. its got internals, axels etc, in my crawlspace. i was going to junk it... if u want that let me know. it was from NP00TA's 2000 ls1 trans am before he got a 12 bolt in the car..

also i went to the event. even tho i cleaned the car all day saturday .. i decided to drive there in the rain with a few cars. got messy, but nothing a good wax job wont protect.. it all wiped off. had fun, small turnout, cuz of rain. oh well

transmaro93 · 08-10-2009, 05:08 PM

AL... if you can wait a few months... you can have the rear out of my car... its in pretty decent shape... whines alittle.... moser axels and bearings were all recently done.. its a pretty fresh rear... 3.42 ratio (gm performance gears) and auburn posi... i wont kill ya on the price... adam said he might be interested but who knows... i also have a aluminum drive shaft if your looking for one of them... only thing is my rear is 4 channel so i dont know if you have abs or what... i wont be looking for much money so either so let me know... you get the obama discount... haha probably sometime in october ill be pulling it out... no brakes though! i need to reuse them...

BigAls87Z28 · 08-10-2009, 07:06 PM

Thanks Branden. My calipers are the same or near the same as yours, which is why I either want a LT1 rear or an LS1 rear with all the fixings. My car has no ABS or any sort of traction aid. I dont think Im gunna do anything till fall either, so I have time as well. The 72 has now moved into the main ring. I plopped teh carb on, and tried to start her up, but she just wasnt in the mood.
Ill start looking around for a new rear.
As for the trans, 4L60E will work? My car doesnt have any electrical connections to control the shifts.

BonzoHansen · 08-10-2009, 07:48 PM

I think you'd need a controller for an 'E'

HeadlessNorseman · 08-10-2009, 10:04 PM

wish i didnt work that day. Would have put the lt1 back together at least. There is always next year!

firebirdcrazy · 08-11-2009, 07:03 AM

It was pouring when I left Edison, but it stopped midway there and it actually was a nice drive on Rt 31 off of the 287. Took 80 on the way back what a horrible road. Rocks everywhere due to construction. By some miracle I scathed through with no damage to my nose with all those rocks flipping up from other cars lol. My car cleaned up very nicely when I got to the show. When I got home I just hosed it down and wiped everything clean and it was good to go. Though I had to leave before the awards I had a good time and was fun watching the races. Next time I will get on the track too.