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Good seeing pop's old truck again...lots of fond memories there!

I guess i'll add ptc to "the list". Definitely no tci or b&m.

Ok, so i'll add Dynamic to the list. My car doesn't make a ton of horsepower, and my car only needed to stage at 1800 rpm with the old converter....and I'm looking for this converter to last for years...a good quality converter should live for years the way I'm using the car.....thanks again for...

Thanks for the input....I won't go cheap again for sure. It put me behind a season. I've read good and bad about coan, and I've read good about ultimate. I've read good about turbo action.I'm bracket racing-so the zoom is out...and I've torn alot of zooms outta 4cylinders..but that's neither...

killed my converter along with the 727 last year. i need to know your favorite brand converter for a no street use/footbrake bracket race only car. almost time to start wrenchin so please...youre input is greatly appreciated! i know brand x ers like ati's i know our guys like turbo action i know...

i dissasembled and inspected the engine before i put it in. it came from a friend of a friend who pulled out an old truck. visually it appeared to have almost zero wear anywhere...everything looked like new. it couldnt have had many miles at all. i woulda never thought you could race one without...

im basically doing that...except with mo-power! the car shifts itself,and isnt all that fast (8.0's-1/8th) and started out working very well. went to several test n tunes to work it all in and find the bugs. it entered its first race this past saturday and we got runner up! so i guess what im...

OK....how bout this scenario. Lets say I put er back together and go test n tune Saturday....but the trans lays down again. If I were to bring it home and swap it Saturday night (to race Sunday) what brand torque converter should I have on hand to go with? What would be your preferred: fluid...

I can't thank trailbeast enough for the input....its awesome when more than one of us can learn simultaneously from another! We gotta love this internet stuff!! Thanks again TB! I'm glad I wasn't overthinking the return road thing...we went round Robin on race 1 (3 rounds)and I needed that...

I guess I'll try to come up with a mesh style filter and filter spacer this week. Any particular fluid/brand recommendations or tricks?

Yes...pasty.there also were a few flakes on top of the filter...very few. I'm positive the thing SHOULD be gone through,but I'd like to get a few more races outta it if possible. I'm not really all that hard on this stuff...maybe these "band-aids " will get me throught. I'm trying to achieve...

I appreciate you all's input! The whining noise only happens while the car is rolling in gear. Its quiet when its stopped. I dropped the fluid a while ago and there is a small amount of black stuff covering the bottom of the pan. It doesn't seem to be an extremely large amount,but its there. The...

ok guys..heres my story.took a bunch of accumulated used parts threw it all together into a lightweight car to do some footbrake bracket racing. went to several test n tune sessions,made some changes here n there...heres where im at now... concerns: trans always has made a loud whining/howling...

No doubt a Turbo 4 would be a lot of fun! I guess I'm gonna go for ridiculous though....5.2 Turbo should fill that bill!!!

Bitchin! Can't wait to see the lil colt finished up! Mine has been mothballed since about 2 months after I finished it. I pull it out every spring and fall and run it up and down the road a few times to loosen it up....but its mostly garage art anymore!

I remember those...back in the late 80's when I was a kid my cousin was into the minitruckin scene. He did that on a Mazda pickup.

Good thought....the Turbo intercooler will likely reside under the bed somewhere.

That's good to hear....my a-body radiator should be sufficient then....probably cut some holes in the top of the firewall so some of the engine bay's heat can escape through the cowl vents. Thanks for the info

I found duner's name a couple weeks ago while I was dreaming this whole Turbo idea up. That gentleman is one sharp dude when it comes to Turbo magnums. This Guy really has it together! By the way ....you ever do anything with your colt?

That white one in the video is exactly what I'm after....sleepy lil truck with some guts about it! I notched my crossmember for oilpan clearance. Drag link on the steering is keeping me from going any lower. Engine is as far back as it can go because of starter / steering box clearance issues...

well..it took a couple years to recover from my colt build...and i finally got my nerve back to try another project. almost got one of the demons drug out of the woods...when this thing got in the way. same thing happened last time i went to get out a demon...except it was a stinkin colt in the...

dont have exhaust pics,but i can tell you it took the muffler shop about 7 hrs. to make the turn down and forward from the headers. the bender couldnt bend it tight enough.i used summit block huggers,then it turns forward,then down then back in front of/then under the crossmember.it runs...

new motor in...running 8.10 ish in the 8th. traction occurs ocasionally.

too many hours to count. lots of help from ol pop too though...id like to see that cricket lookin this way....just use a smaller scoop will ya?! i wanted to fab up a mini air grabber,but.....maybe next time!! im all fabbed out for a while...need a break!!!

ran the car for the firts time yesterday...8.70"s in the 1/8.those numbers were comming down when the motor went south.i need a cheap,good running condition small block in the VA area.need to get back on track...but about out of money...help!360 prefered,but 318 accepted!!

its starting out as a strip only car.i've made sure to keep everything,for possible street use later. the only things id be fudging on would be the lexan windshield, and the lack of windshield wipers (holes got filled),defroster controls and heater box gone.going to the muffler shop this...

ive ran it up and down the driveway a few times....the paint is ppg concept acrylic-urethane.its 1957 ch*vrol*t turquiose, lightened just a smidge.

painted it in the driveway....i'll keep ya'll posted of how this thing does.should be ok,but it still ain't gonna have nuthin for my ol' 70 !!!should be finished in the next 2 or 3 weeks.

shew!sure am tired.

this paint had to be sanded off and re-sprayed....air pressure woes...no pics of the new paint,but its way slicker.not perfect,but it'll do.