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Offline manta22

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Re: Speed Reader - Amy's '91 Camaro C/GALT
« Reply #30 on: June 02, 2013, 09:25:47 PM »
Its a good thing you found those cracks before it came apart.

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ
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Re: Speed Reader - Amy's '91 Camaro C/GALT
« Reply #31 on: June 02, 2013, 10:48:33 PM »
No kidding Neil, I've seen cracked flex plates before but this one had four total. :-o

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Re: Speed Reader - Amy's '91 Camaro C/GALT
« Reply #32 on: June 03, 2013, 12:44:57 AM »
Hi Frank

That is why Magnafluxing is a good thing to do, to catch that cracked stuff before it blows up on you !!!

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Re: Speed Reader - Amy's '91 Camaro C/GALT
« Reply #33 on: June 03, 2013, 09:37:29 AM »
Good read Frank! Talk about the condensed version... WOW! Looking forward to following this one!
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Re: Speed Reader - Amy's '91 Camaro C/GALT
« Reply #34 on: June 03, 2013, 10:58:16 AM »
Thanks Junkie, I did'nt post during the build as I thought it was a bit mundane, Gen3 camaro with a nothing to hoot about small block. The years I spent reading and learning on this forum made the build , to date, quite straight forward. The real challenge starts this year. We have a 5 year plan to get Amy to her goal of 200mph in the mile. She wants to be the fastest elimentary school teacher in the east. Last year was about getting her use to a car that aint got no A/C,radio, Pow'r winders, reclining bucket seats ect. The new environment was a 20 deg Kirkey containment seat, full cage, ratchet shifter, all of the safety gear and proceedures. This year the goal is to polish her skills, get her next license level, C, and run 150.0 as that is all the tires are rated to. On ward and up ward.

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Re: Speed Reader - Amy's '91 Camaro C/GALT
« Reply #35 on: June 03, 2013, 03:14:57 PM »
Just a note on the method of our maddness. We could kill a creditcard and buy a used NASCAR engine and trans and meet Amy's goal in short order, But what have I/we learned along the way. :-)
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Re: Speed Reader - Amy's '91 Camaro C/GALT
« Reply #36 on: June 03, 2013, 03:20:20 PM »
You would learn a practical way to get a bullet proof power plant.

That would be one item checked off the to do list.

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Re: Speed Reader - Amy's '91 Camaro C/GALT
« Reply #37 on: June 03, 2013, 05:55:33 PM »
Frank, Thanks for posting your build. Tony  :cheers:
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Re: Speed Reader - Amy's '91 Camaro C/GALT
« Reply #38 on: June 03, 2013, 06:01:51 PM »
Freud, valid point, but I'm use to building little hot rod engines, want to learn the how to's of building a N/A small block with some fairly big power on the relative cheap.

Thanks Tony, my eyeballs just exploded. 8-)
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Re: Speed Reader - Amy's '91 Camaro C/GALT
« Reply #39 on: June 03, 2013, 09:18:34 PM »
Frank, I was going to compliment you, but after seeing Tony's avatar,  forgot what I was going to say!

Thanks for posting your build! :cheers:
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Re: Speed Reader - Amy's '91 Camaro C/GALT
« Reply #40 on: June 04, 2013, 08:17:43 AM »
What? :-o
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Re: Speed Reader - Amy's '91 Camaro C/GALT
« Reply #41 on: June 04, 2013, 10:39:48 AM »
This is what the camaro looked like in Jan. '11. 3 months before the first race at Ohio in April. Southeast NC just don't get snow, period. We had 5 snow events that "winter". This winter I think it got cold (below 40deg) for about a week total.

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Re: Speed Reader - Amy's '91 Camaro C/GALT
« Reply #42 on: June 04, 2013, 01:50:35 PM »
Yikes on the flexplate. Definitely worth the investment to get an SFI rated one. The two drag cars I ran ( the dragster in my avatar and my altered ) both required an SFI flexplate and flexplate shield. Not sure if you have room in the Camaro but it wouldnt hurt to look into a flexplate shield as well Frank. ( well itll hurt the checkbook a little  :-) )
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Re: Speed Reader - Amy's '91 Camaro C/GALT
« Reply #43 on: June 04, 2013, 02:17:48 PM »
Frankie, ya roger that on the SFI plate. We also installed a flexplate shield and a trans blanket. Don't need any drive line bits pizzing Amy off as she is an Irish redhead w/green eyes. I beefed up the drive line to the rear axle. With the front drive shaft loop, had a 3 1/2" drive shaft made and we are installing a rear loop as well. Lesson learned from someone that 'bout had the floor pan in thier car beat to pieces at the salt.


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Amy Hartman-Driver, Frank Hartman-everthing else.
C/GALT 137.65 Ohio Mile check that 144.12 2013, AA/GALT 159.34 Ohio Mile 2014. B/GALT 180.577 RECORD 6/15

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Re: Speed Reader - Amy's '91 Camaro C/GALT
« Reply #44 on: June 04, 2013, 03:32:17 PM »
Smart move. And how ironic is that, I'm married to a fiery redhead with green eyes too. Scary  :-)
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