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vin63 09-15-2011 06:45 PM

From Fuel Altered to Funny Car
 
Here's what keeps me from finishing my C-10. I ran the car as an altered (no body) for several years, and now finally going to run it as a funny car. Blown Pontiac, of course.

Before:

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...etTesting2.jpg

After:
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...D/CIMG0563.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...D/CIMG0564.jpg

Sillyoldman 09-17-2011 12:12 AM

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Very nice!

vin63 10-20-2011 03:07 PM

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Thanks! This past weekend, I took it to a fundraiser show for the local Boy Scout troop.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...arityShowa.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...t_101511_b.jpg

They wanted loud, but it was a little louder than they expected. ;)
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...arityShowc.jpg


Here's a short video: http://youtu.be/UzZg1d36JJU

72BlckButy 10-20-2011 03:15 PM

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Haha... love that last pic. :D

70-Shorty 10-20-2011 03:17 PM

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when you get around to painting it (unless it is already) and need someone to airbrush headlights/taillights or lettering (whether hand painted or vinyl), i'm in Ontario not far from you. I've met you before at the So Cal Nova BBQ's.
Are u going to the Hot Rod Reunion?

Car looks *****en, good luck with it
Tim

vin63 10-20-2011 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by 70-Shorty (Post 4963902)
when you get around to painting it (unless it is already) and need someone to airbrush headlights/taillights or lettering (whether hand painted or vinyl), i'm in Ontario not far from you. I've met you before at the So Cal Nova BBQ's.
Are u going to the Hot Rod Reunion?

Car looks *****en, good luck with it
Tim

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Originally Posted by 72BlckButy (Post 4963899)
Haha... love that last pic. :D

Thanks...part of the reason I'm not running it in the CHRR this year - the body is an early 90's model, so I can't run it in the nostalgia events. We were thinking of painting the front to replicate a '78 Firebird, but it would be a stretch. :o

70-Shorty 10-20-2011 03:59 PM

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is the cut off 78? That is what a mid 90's Firebird? Are you running alcohol?
Too many questions lol...
Tim

vin63 10-20-2011 04:13 PM

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Hey Tim. Basically, pre-1980 body style is the general rule. It is actually a one of the last '93-'96 Candies & Hughes' Ford Probe GT Motorcraft bodies that Mark Oswald drove. The body was given to us, so the price was right. We ran it on about 10% nitro as a fuel altered, but will now run 30% nitro with the body on it.

I'll keep you posted on when my '63 C-10 gets to the point for paint...I have some custom lettering, pinstriping, etc. planned.

70-Shorty 10-20-2011 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by vin63 (Post 4964000)
Hey Tim. Basically, pre-1980 body style is the general rule. It is actually a one of the last '93-'96 Candies & Hughes' Ford Probe GT Motorcraft bodies that Mark Oswald drove. The body was given to us, so the price was right. We ran it on about 10% nitro as a fuel altered, but will now run 30% nitro with the body on it.

I'll keep you posted on when my '63 C-10 gets to the point for paint...I have some custom lettering, pinstriping, etc. planned.

yeah you had me really scratching my head on the body...i totally forgot about the Probe bodies! I guess you need a late 70's Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am body to keep true to the Pontiac marquee. Did you sell the Nova?


Here is a basic car i lettered for a buddy running the Heritage series. Scroll to the bottom you can see the car lettering better along with the OCIR sign i hand lettered for my buddy. He is a OCIR fanatic.
http://www.precisioncustomengines.com/2010Season.html
Anyway, good luck with yours, looks like big fun (and $$$).
Tim

vin63 10-20-2011 04:53 PM

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I still have my Chevy II...

Yep, I raced with Hans in ANRA for many years...Hans on the NE side and me on the Gasser side.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...rsCircle-1.jpg

70-Shorty 10-20-2011 05:07 PM

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the racing world isn't that big, i guess, Hans is a real cool guy and a great customer. As i said, an absolute OCIR fanatic, very dedicated to Orange County nostalgia. Always was a fan of your Nova. 62-63's are my favorite, they look killer as race cars.
Tim

vin63 11-30-2011 06:55 PM

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A couple of weekends ago in Phoenix...

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...LLFEST2011.jpg

Pont406 12-02-2011 02:14 AM

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vin63,
are those high ports?
I have a question about your truck. Do you have a detailed pic of front motor plate?
I have 69 c10 with mild 400 and 6x heads but will be installing 461 with E-heads soon. Hopefully tri tube headers will clear. I might go with motor plate this time around. Please post some pics of your set up. Thanks

vin63 12-04-2011 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Pont406 (Post 5042978)
vin63,
are those high ports?
I have a question about your truck. Do you have a detailed pic of front motor plate?
I have 69 c10 with mild 400 and 6x heads but will be installing 461 with E-heads soon. Hopefully tri tube headers will clear. I might go with motor plate this time around. Please post some pics of your set up. Thanks

Yes, I'm running the KRE High Port cylinder heads on the funny car. I don't like running the tri-tube headers (these are the ones with the single tube for the exhaust ports 3-5 and 4-6 cylinders?), since it tends to burn away the material between the ports - even more so on the aluminum heads.

Paperboard templates:
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...y_mockup2a.jpg

Aluminum plate:
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...torPlates1.jpg

Pont406 12-06-2011 11:43 PM

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vin63,
thanks for the pics. Very clean install.
I'm getting close, need to find someone to do ceramic coating. Seems like nobody does ceramic coating locally. Thanks again.

vin63 12-07-2011 12:10 AM

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You're running tri-Ys...those are nice. I run lots of batches through a local coater - Young Gun Performance Coatings. I'm actually about to drop off a pretty large batch. let me know if you want to include your headers (the last set they charged me $200 for the metallic ceramic sterling (polished) coating (inside and out) for a set of headers).

vin63 04-11-2012 03:13 PM

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Ran the funny car at Speedworld in Arizona a couple weekends ago...we were really soft on the clutch, so it only ran a 7.20 et.

http://youtu.be/ap5r8Cm6EnM?t=7m30s

vin63 09-01-2012 10:24 PM

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I believe I heard a little wimper from my mock up Pontiac 400 block today...starting on building a new 14-71 blower intake for the Poncho.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...rdCatcher1.jpg

884x4Sub 09-04-2012 03:53 PM

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Nice!.....how much power do you think it makes on 30%??

You know you could easily pass that body off as an 80s Trans Am

vin63 09-04-2012 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by 884x4Sub (Post 5574506)
Nice!.....how much power do you think it makes on 30%??

You know you could easily pass that body off as an 80s Trans Am

Thanks. In doing the math on our 6.9 et 200 mph pass with a 2800+ chassis, we were making right around 1800 horsepower.

vin63 04-14-2016 12:17 PM

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...and back to fuel altered. Only this time, we are going Outlaw Fuel Altered:

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...psicnyb4g5.jpg

NONHOG 04-14-2016 12:22 PM

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Best possible name ever " Outlaw Fuel Altered"! :metal:

Keith Seymore 04-14-2016 02:11 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by NONHOG (Post 7560532)
Best possible name ever " Outlaw Fuel Altered"! :metal:

Seems kinda redundant...making it doubly awesome.

;)

K

Dieselwrencher 04-14-2016 03:09 PM

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Vin63, that is a sweet ride! I love the 1471 on there. Holly molly! :lol:

vin63 04-14-2016 05:51 PM

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Thanks, guys! It's a 6.0 ET class, so we wanted something where we didn't have to spin the blower so hard, like we did with my old 8-71 (we were spinning that one 30+ over to make 40 lbs of boost) to push that full body through the air. With the 14-71, we'll be at 17 over and a lot less surface area/drag.

vin63 05-26-2016 10:47 AM

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Waiting on the '32 Bantam body to be painted...

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...psfhnpab3d.jpg http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...psom4mtzsb.jpg

Dieselwrencher 05-26-2016 10:01 PM

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Wait a minute! That is no Poncho if I'm seeing the plug locations correctly! Looks like a 426 or bigger Hemi! That's awesome!

vin63 02-07-2017 11:37 PM

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That's correct...switched to Chrysler. Paint is finally done on the '32 Bantam Fuel Altered body...almost back to fuel altered configuration.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...psgnctrnnn.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...psvepcdsxf.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...pst9edar16.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...psr0vnqyny.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...psmed9tu54.jpg

Dieselwrencher 02-08-2017 09:54 PM

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That looks awesome!

Rickysnickers 02-08-2017 10:03 PM

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That's very nice! My wife and I love the nostalgia drags at Famosa.

vin63 02-13-2017 08:50 PM

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Thanks! The sun finally made an appearance, so I got the body out of the bed of my truck and onto my dolly and started getting the sheetmetal mounted and parachutes hung, and release cables run...

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...psulutvmgu.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...pst9lqfgms.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...psurwsj5gl.jpg

vin63 03-16-2017 10:41 AM

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First test fit of the body on the chassis after paint...

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...ps4fjqc5un.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...psczcxz9y6.jpg

Rickysnickers 03-16-2017 01:00 PM

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Looks nice. I'd like to see a video of it running :)

vin63 03-20-2017 11:27 AM

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Thanks. Finished the rear wing struts and did the final '32 Bantam body fit.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...psujhwwaem.jpg

vin63 07-26-2017 04:32 PM

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Finally got to the track do some private testing this past weekend. Checking clutch stall and figuring out the new barrel valve. Burnout video will be posted shortly. And, yes, I have a pin up model on the crew.

vin63 07-27-2017 12:00 PM

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Dieselwrencher 07-27-2017 02:28 PM

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That thing is bad a**! I love it. I can't decide which is better........ The pic of the valve cover off that hemi, or your pit crew member barring the engine over? :lol: It sure sounds nasty!

vin63 07-27-2017 03:27 PM

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Yeah, this is her when she's not crewing on the car...

vin63 11-30-2017 03:52 PM

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Was able to make a couple of 100-ft. test hits over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend at Barona. We were able to tag a .950 60-ft. Here's one of the videos my buddy took...


Dieselwrencher 11-30-2017 04:06 PM

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Man, that's moving on out and looked to go nice and straight too!


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