Project 8s @ 170+MPH (Red Sled)#2

bayshorepower · **Joined:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:25 pm **Posts:** 78

Started the new Red Sled today striping down the car for weight (looking for 2350Lbs with driver)and a funny car cage This car should be about 400Lbs lighter then the SRT

This it how it looked when I picked it up

Day 1

bayshorepower · **Joined:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:25 pm **Posts:** 78

2much4u · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:30 pm

whats going into it for a engine/ turbo???

suave23 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:01 pm

bayshorepower wrote:

Poor Neon, it doesn't even know it's about to get the train pulled on it...

I believe the motor and trans from the Red Sled is going into this car. I can't wait to see the results!

DistilledWater · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:43 pm

bayshorepower · **Joined:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:25 pm **Posts:** 78

2much4u wrote:

whats going into it for a engine/ turbo???

Engine out of my old car

bayshorepower · **Joined:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:25 pm **Posts:** 78

More from Day 1

On day 2 we will start tacking out the weight!

SohcBigturbo · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:39 am

that is one hell of a dream garage!

guhfluh · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:41 am

Good pics. Definately going to be a cool project log to follow if you keep it up! :dance:

Let us know what you get for a weight, when you do. :bye:

drewmatika · **Joined:** Sun Mar 02, 2003 3:38 pm **Posts:** 555

Can not wait to see the progress, good luck with the build.

Drew

Bzevey · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:38 pm

WTF motor?!?!?!

ssc_thomas · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:06 pm

Okay first, you guys suck! Darrell is wearing shorts! It's to damn cold for that up here! 2nd does your car have to be red to pull into the DCR bays? And lastly looks great! Good luck with everything. Looks like progress is going to be quick!

Spoolin98 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:14 pm

badass!! keep the pics coming :grin:

bayshorepower · **Joined:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:25 pm **Posts:** 78

Day 2 of work
All I got done today was the driver side floor (hard work) maybe day 3 plasma cuter

RTizzle · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:21 am

WOW, motor setup looks AMAZING!!!!! I'll be following this thread closely :good:

wraith · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:22 am

VERY SWEET build!
Looking forward to updates!

nickisazero · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:35 am

I got all my sound deadening out in under and hour with an air chisel. You may wanna give that a shot.

Dave99rt · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:25 am

what are you cutting that requires a plasma cutter?
the dash bar? fuel cell installation?

Vitor · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:57 am

See last picture.

Plasma makes clear/faster cuts than cut off wheel.

V

fusion210 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:50 am

It looks well documented so far! I'm excited to where it goes and probably learn a few things. :good:

ACRucrazy · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 1:46 pm

Atleast a few of the other SRT folk are seeing the light.

This looks to be a extreme version of my project. :good:

Cant wait.

Crazy3rdgen · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:15 pm

ut ohhhhhh, for some reason I saw this coming. Gunna be one hell of a car.

Any info on that alternator bracket set up? I'd like to run something like that for myself..

sean

bayshorepower · **Joined:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:25 pm **Posts:** 78

Day 3 of work
Done with the floor

monday · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:06 pm

thank you for the log!!

cant wait to see this progress! :good:

AJ Quick · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:11 pm

YESS!

This car is going to rock!

ACRucrazy · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:51 pm

bayshorepower wrote:

Day 3 of work
Done with the floor

I know how that goes. :ireful:

95neonman · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:34 pm

Damn, this is going to be a wild set-up in a 1st gen. Cant wait to see this bad boy in action next season!

bayshorepower · **Joined:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:25 pm **Posts:** 78

Day 3 of work part 2

Side Molding off 8 Lbs

Off to PRI for the weekend to look for some stuff

TWK · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:34 am

WOW, cant wait to see results.
Kevin Warren just told me about you swapping to a 1st gen, man oh man I cant wait for this one.

Matt Tripp · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:44 pm

bayshorepower wrote:

and a funny car cage

Why a 25.5 type cage? Standard NHRA 10pts are rated to 8.50. I doubt you're going to go that quick at 2300+ lbs... But hey, prove me wrong!

ssc_thomas · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 6:06 pm

Matt Tripp wrote:

bayshorepower wrote:

and a funny car cage

Why a 25.5 type cage? Standard NHRA 10pts are rated to 8.50. I doubt you're going to go that quick at 2300+ lbs... But hey, prove me wrong!

I agree that rule wise a funny car cage is not needed. But man are they cool! And the protection level is a whole lot better. Plus if he decides he wants to put some wheelie bars on the car and run a hot rod set up the chassis is in place and he is set.

Plus just sitting in a car with a funny car cage around the driver gets you ready to run. Really makes you feel like a race car driver.

bayshorepower · **Joined:** Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:25 pm **Posts:** 78

The average 8.50 drag car runs about 160MPH will will run about 170+ think about that 170 MPH thats a 7.99 in a rwd car so its about safety. Plus do you realy want to rebuild the car when it runs 8.49 thats like putting a bar in a car that runs 10.30 you know it will need a cage soon

AJ Quick · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 7:12 pm

Do you have to climb in through a hatch in the roof?

smokinp · **Joined:** Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:39 pm **Posts:** 611

awesome, this is shaping up to be a amazing log! :grin:

DistilledWater · **Posted:** Fri Dec 12, 2008 1:32 am

ssc_thomas · **Posted:** Fri Dec 12, 2008 12:07 pm

AJ Quick wrote:

Do you have to climb in through a hatch in the roof?

No. The "funny car" aspect of the cage is that it covers the driver from the sides and rear in the same design as a funny car.

superD · **Posted:** Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:45 pm

ssc_thomas wrote:

AJ Quick wrote:

Do you have to climb in through a hatch in the roof?

No. The "funny car" aspect of the cage is that it covers the driver from the sides and rear in the same design as a funny car.

it would prolly be easier to drop in from the roof tho :rofl:

Dave99rt · **Posted:** Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:24 pm

nobody can argue that too much safety is a bad thing.
you can't realistically expect to drop 1.3 seconds.

how many cars have run 8's in SFWD?
1 or 2?
i know Tony's car did using Outlaw SFWD rules

either way, build looks awesome.
hopefully next season will have a full schedule of races.

IronicConception · **Posted:** Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:55 am

Looks like too much work.
I took out all mine in 45 minutes (an hour if you count the waiting)
using dry ice that I spent like 5 bucks on.

Put it all over and it freezes the sound deadening crap, and you can just hit the floor with a hammer and it all flakes off.

guhfluh · **Posted:** Sat Dec 13, 2008 3:25 am

IronicConception wrote:

Looks like too much work.
I took out all mine in 45 minutes (an hour if you count the waiting)
using dry ice that I spent like 5 bucks on.

Put it all over and it freezes the sound deadening crap, and you can just hit the floor with a hammer and it all flakes off.

I did mine last time with a heat gun and scraper. It worked, but was a pain. Smelled horrible too. This time I'm going to try the dry ice trick. I've heard of great results with it.

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