Thread: RJ's Dirt Track GP

Originally Posted by Jkotsi

Ray and I (Jim) have started prepping a GP for some fun on a 1/3 mile dirt oval for next summer. This will be a real budget build.

The GP has a solid body, it's a 2004. Engine has a few issues, leaking water pump, 3/6 coil and possible power steering pump leak. Sounds good, starts easily, stopping...well brakes will need some work.

Partially stripped the interior. Getting ready to change water pump, pull AC, flush system and a 180 degree stat.

I'll post some pics shortly

Cheers Jim

Be sure to use thread sealant with PTFE on a few of the bolts for the water pump.

You selling anything of the interior?

That hammer adds weight .

If you have dark leather door panels I need the back passenger one my dog put it's nail through it in one spot

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Originally Posted by Jkotsi

Looking a replacing the pulleys on the water pump and alternator to oversized pulleys any recommendations?

ZZP and maybe a couple of other vendors have under/over drive pullies.

nitrous

get the mustang ~70mm ish nitrous tb plate kit from C list fer cheap, blockoff tb coolant passages at LIM, rig between tb and sc with all thread and rtv and even tightening.

75 shot wet and you can tap into the rails for the fuel solenoid.

remove crossover pipe, cutoff rear portion and weld flat cap, install to block rear manifold crossover opening.
take remainder of x over, turn 90* and run it straight up through the hood so you can see the exhaust temps clearly.
this of course can also be done on the rear manifold for 3 separate exhaust pipes, or with the dp opening blocked, just two. its easy to pull a couple crossover from the junkyard to hack and fit for some sweet dual exhaust through hood dumps for the ability to see how the motor likes the nitrous, I have like 16 in my back yard scrap pile...

do yourself a favor and lock the bbv closed, your going to want a more static power output vs the fairly slow reacting vac can muddling things up as you go in and out of throttle, your not giving a **** about fuel economy here....

get a dual bottle bracket, put 20lb extinguisher in empty spot

profit???

iirc you can pull the parking brake cover off and if you look at the mech there's a spring and cross pin that you can grind off to remove the latching mech for a manual dumb pedal

if you see hoe the pawl locks on the initial apply youll see the parts you need to hack out, ive seen guys just hold it released with a screwdriver and then gobbing a weld on the side of the pawl and the side plate.

pick yer poison

Maybe it's an NA car?

Still...wouldn't your regular 4 bolt DBW LS TB plate work for them, too?

the mustang rims are a little more pokey, i dont think the jeep/chrysler stuff will give you much more over that, you may have to use spacers if your not trying to be too obvious....or older ford RWD rims.

get a used line lock and put it inline with the RF brakes on a trigger button to lock it out of the circuit so you can apply the LF and both rears using the pedal to initiate oversteer. on the upside it also helps turn you in if you dont go nuts with the pedal stab

I wanna see this - any videos?

Originally Posted by Turbocharged400sbc

nitrous


75 shot wet and you can tap into the rails for the fuel solenoid.

remove crossover pipe, cutoff rear portion and weld flat cap, install to block rear manifold crossover opening.
take remainder of x over, turn 90* and run it straight up through the hood so you can see the exhaust temps clearly.
this of course can also be done on the rear manifold for 3 separate exhaust pipes, or with the dp opening blocked, just two. its easy to pull a couple crossover from the junkyard to hack and fit for some sweet dual exhaust through hood dumps for the ability to see how the motor likes the nitrous, I have like 16 in my back yard scrap pile...


profit???