"Azụtara m Dart m n'aka onye enyi m n'ihe dị ka afọ 2009; ọ bụ sedan nke '67 two-poster. Ọ gbara ọsọ na mbụ na slant six; mgbe ahụ ọ nwere obere 440, nke m mere kemgbe ọtụtụ afọ Tuned, mana ọ gbajiri mkpanaka na 5500rpm na Mopar nke Sọnde nke afọ 2019. Ọ fọrọ obere ka m zọpụta isi m (otu gbajiri) ma enwere m ihu ọma inweta oghere virgin 440 iji kwụsị nke na-eche ya Val na-eme ndị otu batman.
Ash Knowles, onye ọrụ Mopar bi n'ógbè ahụ, malitere ịrụ ọrụ wee wuo m strok 494 dị nro site na iji Scat rotary assembly zuru oke, piston SRP na Howards hydraulic roller cams (0.600″) na tappets. Mgbe m kpọchiri ya, aghaghị m ịrụzi isi Eddy RPM ụfọdụ. Ọ na-agbakwa 850 Quick Fuel carb na ICE ignition.
Ụgbọala ahụ bụ B&M 727 nwere ụfọdụ mkpanaka Hurst dị nro, mgbe m na-arụ injin ahụ, etinyere m ya n'ebe etiti aluminom spline nke dị sentimita 9, 35 nwere axles Dutch. Drive mbụ nke ngwakọta ọhụrụ ahụ dị na ụzọ Murray Chrysler.
Ekele dịrị Ash Knowles maka na ọ gbara ọkụ na trela ahụ n'abalị tupu m apụọ, ọ rụkwara ọrụ nke ọma na COTM ma e wezụga eriri ọkụ nwere nsogbu. E tinyekwara ya mmiri mechiri emechi ihe dị ka afọ isii gara aga mgbe ọ gbasịrị na Mopar Mayhem. Enwere m mmasị ịnya ya, onye ọkwọ ụgbọelu m na-anya ya mgbe niile.” Foto: Luke Hunter
"Nke a bụ XD nke afọ 1980 m wuru. E bugara ya gaa ihe ngosi dị iche iche ma nwee njem ezinụlọ na ngwụcha izu ole na ole n'afọ. Emere m ihe niile site na mmalite, ewezuga ọrụ igwe injin na ịkwa akwa oche ọhụrụ.
Ọ na-agba 351 arụ ọrụ nke ọma, nke nwere piston SRP e ji ígwè rụọ, nnukwu kamera Crow street na roller rockers, na-eziga ike azụ na C4 e wuru n'ime TCT nke nwere ike ịgba ọsọ 3000rpm.
N'azụ bụ spool Dana 78 nke nwere ihe eji arụ ọrụ 3.5:1. Emechara mee ya ka ọ dị elu karịa ka e zubere na mbụ. Obi gbawara m ntakịrị! Mana ọ ka bụ tram, ọ bụghị eze nwanyị nke trailer - ọ bụ ezie na o yiri ka mmiri na-ezo ruo mgbe ebighị ebi!
"Nke a bụ Saleen S331 F150 m nke afọ 2006 nwere 5.4L 3V nke nwere nnukwu chaja. Ọ bụ nọmba nrụpụta 63 na ihe m na-eme kwa ụbọchị. Mods gụnyere isi SS nke 1.75″ 4-in-1, cat nke nwere oke mmiri mmiri nke 3″, X-tube na ikuku mwụda akụkụ nke 2.5″ abụọ.
Ọ na-agba pulley 10 psi, ikpere aka e ji aka rụọ na igbe ikuku na igbe ikuku nke dị sentimita 5. E wedara gwongworo ahụ ala ruo sentimita 2.5 yana ihe mgbochi egwu na ogwe mgbochi mpịakọta. Emere m ọrụ niile na ụlọ ọrụ mmepụta ihe n'onwe m.
Ọ na-emepụta 345hp na 10psi ma na-agba 305/40R23s ngwa ngwa. Ndị nwe ụlọ ọrụ Steve na Elizabeth Saleen nwere gwongworo m. Dịka otu n'ime mmadụ isii na Australia, ana m enweta ọtụtụ okwu ndị na-eme ka ụmụ m nwee mmasị ka ọ na-eziga ha n'ụlọ akwụkwọ.
"Nke a bụ ụgbọala m nke 302 XA GS Fairmont nke Cleveland na-arụ ọrụ na 1971. Ọ bụ ụgbọala kwa ụbọchị n'ezinụlọ m site na etiti afọ 1990 ruo 2009, mgbe papa m nyere m ya mgbe m dị afọ 19."
Papa m zụtara ụgbọala a kwụ ọtọ ma dị ezigbo mma maka $1800. Enwere m obi ụtọ icheta njem okporo ụzọ, ịdọkpụ ụgbọ mmiri ezinụlọ, ike gwụrụ papa m otu ugboro ma ọ bụ ugboro abụọ, ịmụta ịkwọ ụgbọala, iyi ụgbọala m n'okporo ụzọ awara awara, na (a na-ekwu na ọ bụ) izu ohi ụgbọala mgbe m dị afọ iri na asaa mgbe papa m gara ịkụ azụ̀ Gaa njem na ndị enyi m.
N'agbata afọ 2010 na 2013, a dọbara ụgbọala ahụ n'ọnụ ụzọ ámá Papa tupu ọ kwaga n'ụlọ nkwakọba ihe m. Na 2017, nwanne nna m nwụrụ n'ọnọdụ dị mwute, aghọtara m na ihe ọ bụla nwere ike ịgbanwe n'otu ntabi anya, yabụ gịnị ma ị rụọ ụgbọala ma soro ezinụlọ gị nwee obi ụtọ kama ikwe ka ọ rịa nchara?
Ya mere, n'ọnwa Ọktoba afọ 2017, ezitere m ezigbo enyi m Glen Hogg ya ka o mee atụmatụ iweghachi ya n'ime afọ atọ, nye ma ọ bụ were. Mgbe ihe karịrị afọ anọ gasịrị, anyị agwụla! Mgbe ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ afọ abụọ gasịrị na mba ofesi, m ji ụgbọala ahụ mee ya nke mbụ n'abalị Krismas n'afọ gara aga.
"Nke a bụ ụgbọ okporo ígwè VH SL Commodore m nke afọ 1983. Enwere m ya kemgbe ọtụtụ afọ. Ọ bụ ụgbọala agba ọsọ nke agadi nwoke m, na-anya 253. Emere m ya stroker 355 maka ya ihe karịrị otu afọ gara aga, ọ dịkwa ibu karịa nke ochie 253 Rụsie ọrụ ike!
Nke a bụ blọk VN 304 nwere crank Scat 355, mkpanaka njikọ Scat, ntinye dị arọ nwere valvụ ntinye buru ibu, ntinye elu Harrop, carbs 750 Holley HP street, Camtech solid cams, Rocker 1.65 a na-agbanwe agbanwe, piston 30thou buru ibu, MSD 6AL na MSD billet dizzy. Ana m etinye oge na mgbalị dị ukwuu na moto a, oge ọ bụla m pịa igodo ahụ, ọ na-eme ka obi m kụọ ngwa ngwa.
Etinyere m ya na ngalaba In The Build na Nọvemba gara aga, ugbu a arụchaala m injin ahụ ma tinye ya na rego klọb ahụ. Nke a bụ ihe m ji obi ụtọ na-eme.
“Lee akwụkwọ ntuziaka '69 Charger R/T m. Ọ bụ akwụkwọ ntuziaka 440ci/four-speed si Kentucky nke e si mba Australia bubata na 2006. O nwere nnukwu nsogbu nchara ya mere ọ chọrọ ka e wepụcha ma dochie ígwè 90%: chassis rails, ala, azụ, fenders n'ihu, mkpuchi - a ga-eji akụkụ OE ọhụrụ dochie ihe niile.
Ekpebiri m ime ma ọ dịkarịa ala mgbanaka na bearings na injin ahụ, mana nke ahụ ghọrọ ihe niile - mkpanaka njikọ, piston, valvụ, manifolds, kams - dochie ya na ihe ọhụrụ. Agba mpụta sitere na Viper nke afọ 2013, a rụchakwara ime ya na akpụkpọ anụ.
E nwere iko ọhụrụ nke nwere iberibe asatọ, bamper ọhụrụ na ọkụ azụ, yana grille arụgharịrị, nke dị na wiil Streeter nke sentimita iri abụọ. Igwe anwụrụ ígwè anaghị agba nchara nke sentimita atọ na-ada ụda nke ọma!
"Abụ m Alex, m dịkwa afọ iri abụọ na abụọ. Enwere m XC Fairmont nke afọ 1977 a. Ugbu a, ọ nwere Cleveland ọhụrụ nke nwere ike ịrụ ọrụ 408ci stroke na ihe mkpuchi isi nke nwere bolt anọ nke were m afọ 1.5 iji wuo ya."
Papa m rụrụ ụgbọala a afọ iri na isii gara aga; o nwere Cleveland 302 n'oge ahụ, ọ gbakwara ya na nitrous. Mgbe ahụ, o tinyere turbocharged nke ahụ na 302, mana ọ dị mwute ikwu na ọ nweghị ike ijikwa mmụba ya. Mgbe ahụ, o nwere ọtụtụ injin, gụnyere 302 ọzọ na rammer ọwara 351. Na 2019, papa m nyere m igodo. Ewepụrụ m ram ahụ wee tinyeghachi kabọd na ngwa nitrogen. 351 ahụ nwere PB nke 11.87@111mph.
Ọ dị mwute na ọ tara ahụhụ na kamera ahụ, ya mere m wepụtara ya wee kpebie ịrụ injin a. Mgbe m mere ya, m mere ka injin ahụ dị nro ma tee ya agba ọzọ. A ga-ese ya agba ọzọ n'oge ụfọdụ. N'oge na-adịbeghị anya, azụrụ m Paul Rogers TH400 nke nwere ike 1200 hp, ọ bụ akwụkwọ ntuziaka maka ọnọdụ ntụgharị ma gbajie ya n'ihi na injin ahụ nwere ike karịa ka obere C4 nwere ike ijikwa.
E nwere ihe ole na ole ndị ọzọ m ka kwesịrị ime, dị ka igbe mpịakọta na parachute maka ụgbọ ala ọsọ na 9". Ebumnuche m maka ụgbọ ala a bụ ịgba ọsọ na Drag Challenge ma m ga-achọ ka ọ banye n'ime 10s dị ala ma ọ bụ 9s dị elu. Akwọọrọ m ụgbọ ala a maka Summernats 35 site na Tasmania.
"N'afọ 2018, Nathan Utting nke Utz Kustoms sere m VE Commodore nke afọ 2007 site na Phantom Black gaa na VS HSV Cherry Black ma tinye ya n'akpa uwe." Ọ bụ mgbe ahụ ka ọ nwetara ọkwa Dark Demon (DRKDVL).
Rob nke HAMR Coatings na-enye anyị agba HAMR dị egwu na nke pụrụ iche. Na Kut Kustomz, e tinyere aka ọhụrụ n'ihu nwere ECM diverter, uwe mwụda akụkụ Maloo emegharịrị ọhụrụ, egbugbere ọnụ azụ HDT na G8 rear handlebar diffuser, n'agba ọhụrụ.
Na Jenụwarị 2020, ụgbọala ahụ nwere ihe mberede nke mebiri akụkụ onye ọkwọ ụgbọala niile, wee kụọ COVID, ụgbọala ahụ wee si n'ọrụ ndozi na imecha ya gaa n'ọrụ ndozigharị omenala na ihe ndị ọzọ. N'oge ndozi ahụ, anyị hụrụ ndị mmadụ na BNB Products ma hazie ime ụlọ ahụ ka ọ dabara na agba ahụ.
Na mgbakwunye, anyị lere anya na nkọwa ndị dị mma ma mepụta ọtụtụ akụkụ nkọwa pụrụ iche dịka efere scuff, ihe mgbanyụ ọkụ na ute ala, ma ọbụna mee Unspoken Design ka ọ rụọ ụfọdụ ọkụ eletrik pụrụ iche.
“Nke a bụ Mustang m nke '66. Ọ bụ ọrụ na-aga n'ihu. Ewugharịrị m ụgbọala 377ci nke Clevo n'ime ya n'oge na-adịbeghị anya, ọ na-arụkwa 460 hp na 440 lb-ft. Ụgbọala ibu dị elu nke nwere ọsọ anọ, yana gia 3.5. Differential nke 9″ na-emecha usoro mbanye. Enwere m ihu ọma ịnweta ụgbọala a n'aka nwoke ochie m mgbe m tụfuru Mk2 Escort m (onye ọkwọ ụgbọala mmanya ṅụrụ) mgbe m si na ihe ngosi ụgbọala mpaghara lọta. Enwere m olileanya na ọ ga-amasị gị!”
"Azụtara m ụgbọala HG Kingswood nke afọ 1971 na 2018 nke nwere 253 dị egwu. Ihe mbụ m mere mgbe m nwesịrị ya bụ ibelata nkwusioru azụ wee tinye otu Auto Drags. Mgbe ahụ, ndị ịnyịnya na-agba ọsọ na-abịa, ha na-achọsi ike ịha nhata ọdịdị ọhụrụ siri ike, ya mere ugbu a ọ nwere carby LS1 nke na-atọ ụtọ. Zuru oke maka abalị ezumike n'oge okpomọkụ!"