Can anyone give me a crash course in uploading photos from my phone ? I'd be glad to snap a few pics next week. I need to pull it out of the garage and blow some dust off of it anyway .
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I took my son for a ride in the 72 right after the turbo install. He has ridden many times in quick cars. He grew up riding shotgun in my 68 Camaro that was a solid 10 sec car if I could ever get it to launch right.
I only hit 6 lbs of boost on a quick little hit on the road in front of the house. He got out of the car with his hands on his knees, feeling nauseous! He is scared of this one, lol.
Joel Russo
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Jim~
Maple Grove was my home track. I ran there from '90-'05.. my last race was Super Chevy. I made it down to the last 8 cars. I was the only door car left. I ran about dead on the number all weekend with lights between .500-.510. Both the car and I were on that weekend. Got beat by Ed Quay.
It took me a while to figure out how to tune the Toilet, but once I got it, I never messed with it. Absolutely deadly. I still have the whole set up.
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jimbires
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I had a good super chevy one year too . I got down pretty deep , Sunday morning it was pouring rain . I'll guess around 20 or 25 of us split the money .
Joel , that baby is nice and clean , it looks like another beauty ! if you raced there in those years I've probably talked with you . those were about the years I was racing hard . I'd often race maple grove sat evenings and tow back to Beaver springs and race Sunday . raced at Numedia Max Nayler ( spelling ?) ran it then .raced at Mason Dixon Maryland a fair amount . towed into Ohio a few times too . I always wanted to race the Halloween classic at Norwalk Ohio , I never did though . I had things pretty well worn out by then . that racing gets in your blood , man it's a hard to get away from .
Joel , that baby is nice and clean , it looks like another beauty ! if you raced there in those years I've probably talked with you . those were about the years I was racing hard . I'd often race maple grove sat evenings and tow back to Beaver springs and race Sunday . raced at Numedia Max Nayler ( spelling ?) ran it then .raced at Mason Dixon Maryland a fair amount . towed into Ohio a few times too . I always wanted to race the Halloween classic at Norwalk Ohio , I never did though . I had things pretty well worn out by then . that racing gets in your blood , man it's a hard to get away from .
jimbires
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jimbires
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I can't find any pics of my buddy car , but I found his youtube . Doug at capital city raceway had a bad evening a couple years ago . the car should be ready next year . blown alky , back half car . will go in the 7's .
just some random cars I've worked on .
just some random cars I've worked on .
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gohring3006
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I don't have any hot rods yet.
But I do have a lot of junk I work on.
That makes me a gear head by default, or my own fault.
But I do have a lot of junk I work on.
That makes me a gear head by default, or my own fault.
Joel Russo
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No doubt we ran into each other at one of those tracks. I ran all of them at the same time you were.
Maple Grove, Beaver, and Mason Dixon were where I spent my weekends.
Here's a few pictures of the car when I raced it. You may recognize it...
Also a few pictures of the transformation to street car...
jimbires
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yea boy , the car sure looks familiar . the pic of the car leaving is at Beaver springs , that's Steve Sweitzer's advertisement in the background . gorgeous car , Joel .
Joel Russo
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You got it... Beaver was never kind to me.. lost a motor and two transmissions there..
A friend of mine ran a blue Vega similar to yours at Beaver.
A friend of mine ran a blue Vega similar to yours at Beaver.
jimbires
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there were a couple vegas there . if I remember right maybe even 2 vega wagons . I seem to remember a blue vega about the same color as your camaro . I seem to remember it being a decent car . nice clean maybe a 10 second car
Joel Russo
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You remember the Blue Vega well. It was owned by Jim Shaffer, was clean like my Camaro, and close to the same color. He ran 10's with a 383 for years.
Good memory.
Good memory.
