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Forum: Pit Area - Racing 04-11-2025, 06:51 PM
Replies: 87
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Posted By Pro Stock John
Bump, 2025 racing season starts up soon. ...

Bump, 2025 racing season starts up soon.

I'll be super busy in May with family stuff, youngest graduates high school and I have a week long working vacation trip to Istanbul (and Greece).
...
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 12-24-2024, 10:10 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
Thanks, I'd like it run it out once or twice and...

Thanks, I'd like it run it out once or twice and go 8.50 but I'm very comfortable running 1/8th. I've made 12 passes in it. I drove it to MCACN last year.
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 12-24-2024, 08:54 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
Forgot to share my PB for 2024. Notes, I was...

Forgot to share my PB for 2024. Notes, I was letting off at the 1/8th still getting used to the car going this fast. Run out in the 1/4 would have been around 8.75@160. Plan for 2025 is to run a...
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 11-13-2023, 02:34 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
Ah so you broke a clevis and a rod end....

Ah so you broke a clevis and a rod end. Definitely gonna keep an eye on those.

My buddy just went 8.20@165 in his '69 Camaro, leafs, caltracs, some other trick stuff done to increase the anti...
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 11-10-2023, 03:25 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
You broke the rod or a heim? I think if at...

You broke the rod or a heim?

I think if at some point I'm having work done on the back, like changing out the front brackets so I can change the anti-squat, I'd look into thicker diameter diag bar...
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 11-09-2023, 08:13 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
Looks good. I hope to be ready right when...

Looks good.

I hope to be ready right when tracks open to run my car.
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 11-09-2023, 04:06 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
I keep an eye on my diag bar. I talked to a...

I keep an eye on my diag bar.

I talked to a buddy about a panhard bar and a watts link setup.

Lately my buddies are all about running a wishbone.
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 11-09-2023, 02:22 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
Very cool! Ladder bar right? Diag track locator? ...

Very cool! Ladder bar right? Diag track locator?

My 2024 goal is 8.50/5.40. Once it runs that I'll fix up the exterior, has to earn it. :)

I street drive the car all summer.
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 11-05-2023, 09:13 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
@turbobird would love to see some pics of your...

@turbobird would love to see some pics of your car.

I got the car out last month first time ever, went 12.4 and on my 4th pass went 9.30s. Later went 6.04@123 in the 1/8 maybe a high 9.2x pass.
...
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 05-05-2023, 04:55 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
I vaguely recall Jesse was nitrous before turbo,...

I vaguely recall Jesse was nitrous before turbo, that was kind of the scene back then, turbo combos were still getting figured out.

The first organized LS race was held in 2000 by GMHTP Magazine,...
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 05-04-2023, 07:41 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
Pic I took at Memphis, All Motor class.

Pic I took at Memphis, All Motor class.
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 05-04-2023, 03:25 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
Good times I was at all those races.

Good times I was at all those races.
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 05-04-2023, 01:36 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
Dang... early days I don't even remember when...

Dang... early days I don't even remember when Jesse ran nitrous.
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 05-03-2023, 10:25 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
Cool, was he running the LSX Real Street class?...

Cool, was he running the LSX Real Street class? He currently runs the NMCA Xtreme Street class, very similar though he made the move to a blower. I've hung out with him a lot over the years, sharp...
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 04-26-2023, 04:11 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
My buddies ran the LSX series, 315 Drag Radial. I...

My buddies ran the LSX series, 315 Drag Radial. I helped Andy Essary starting around 2013 and then Anthony Manna, both Chicago area guys. Class started out in the 7.80's, went 1/8th, and by the end...
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 04-26-2023, 12:55 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
Very cool, I used to crew for 2 different buddies...

Very cool, I used to crew for 2 different buddies running NMCA heads up classes, good times.
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 04-24-2023, 08:10 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
Nice where was that taken Keith?

Nice where was that taken Keith?
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 04-24-2023, 05:07 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
I'm thinking seriously about wrapping my '67 like...

I'm thinking seriously about wrapping my '67 like this car that I will share, but I''d replicate the '67 style wrap-around nose stripe. I don't come across too many folks running the same Glasstek...
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 04-07-2023, 12:15 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
Yeah Tony's car is great, he's been a frequent...

Yeah Tony's car is great, he's been a frequent winner of True Street events.
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 04-06-2023, 07:58 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
Yeah I had no problem turning this old drag / pro...

Yeah I had no problem turning this old drag / pro street car into a drag and drive style car, wasn't anything special trim tag wise.

But I also like gennie rare GM muscle cars I'll probably buy a...
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 04-06-2023, 07:13 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
Thanks for the interest! I also bought a...

Thanks for the interest!

I also bought a MOPAR style hood scoop but I think for now I'm going to just focus on wrapping the car and replicating the '67 style nose stripe. I would love to run a...
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 04-06-2023, 06:00 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
I'm closer to wrapping my '67. I'm going to...

I'm closer to wrapping my '67.

I'm going to have to stay with my current hood and I actually came across a car with the same hood that is painted up '68 style.

I was kicking around trying an...
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 12-09-2022, 04:12 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
So moving along, I plan to wrap or partially...

So moving along, I plan to wrap or partially paint the car in 2023.

Car is a '67, originally F-F paint, and that blue is fine but I don't feel a burning need to go back to it. Car was then red and...
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 12-09-2022, 12:58 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
He's been 8.61@157, similar combo to mine (turbo...

He's been 8.61@157, similar combo to mine (turbo ls).

I'm a fan of Tony Karamitsos' '69 Camaro too, he runs true street classes in the Midwest. SBC with a big turbo.
Forum: Pit Area - Racing 12-08-2022, 05:57 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 49,230
Posted By Pro Stock John
His starting point:

His starting point:
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