I thought I would post a pic of the cracked block…….it actually cracked all the way up block wall in between both # 5 and # 7 cylinder walls and up thru the four bolt main cap………The next engine is well on it’s way @ Ross Racing Engines out of Niles Ohio….I am also changing [...]

Cylinder #7

Cylinder wall in # 7

Cylinder #7 rod

What you see …happened during my very first Burnout during the 2010 Thompson Gasser Meet………One needs to look @ events such as this as opportunity……..an opportunity to build something Meaner than before….
In the top photo..you can see it just blew a hole in the oil pan courteous of [...]

My Truck has hit the local streets for the first time in a while……….I installed a 355 w/ 10 to 1 compression, forged rotating assembly, Dart Iron Eagle 200cc heads w/ 2.02-1.6 valves, shaved .030” for more squeeze w/ aluminum roller rockers up top fully girdled…Comp Cams Mechanical Flat Tappet  camshaft w/ 252-260 duration @ .050” [...]

 
I found this great photo from the HotRod Magazine shoot on the internet, taken by Mike the photo guy up @ Milan DragStrip April 4th weekend 2009
I have been fighting the urge all winter to build a bigger even more evil race engine for the Truck, so I can hit the DragStrip again with it [...]

It’s been a while since anykind of update………
I need to thanks David Freiburger, ”Editor-in-chief” , of HotRod magazine for thinking my Little Model A Pickup was cool enough to write up a small article on it and place it among the pages of HotRod magazine….Also need to thank Michigan’s own Mike Yoksich for taking the [...]

Well the season is over for the Truck…..the end came quickly this past Sunday while @ a test-n-tune held at DragWay 42 during the first pass attempt……The truck took off like a monster w/ my thumb riding the Nitrous button from the drop of the last yellow bulb……It took the wheel out of my hand [...]

No pics, but the Truck spanked the Track hard this Saturday after they dried the Track off..It sure was cold as well…running it’s best time to date of 10.37 @ 124.78 mph……..60′ of 1.364 and 1/8 mile time of 6.512….I hope to do a better tuneup and get out at least one more time before weather [...]

 I made the trip to the 2009 ShowDown Drags just recently……..I left @ 3:30 am Saturday morning to meet up with some of the Slick Devils who had left before me…….We had a great time…Allthou I was dissapointed in the Trucks performance…..Before this event I had been playing w/ the nitrous…and laid down a 10.57 [...]

Drag 94 Carbs

I tore down my original carbs and robbed the throttle bases from them…..I was then able to mate them to the new 94 Drag carbsI have been working on……I made one pass this Sunday and the Truck clicked off 11.09 @ 118.96 MPH……The plugs are begging for more fuel..I have already changed jetting and a [...]

The Truck engine is back together and running w/ the new AFR aluminum heads..The new heads have 210 cc runners w/ 2.08/1.6 valves w/ angled plugs and 65cc chambers..It took me over 4 1/2 hrs to port the intake to the new heads…I added a purge valve to the Nitrous setup along w/ a fuel [...]