"Ndinagula Dart yanga kwa mnzake cha m'ma 2009; inali galimoto ya '67 two-poster sedan. Poyamba inali ndi slant six; kenako inali ndi 440 yofatsa, yomwe ndakhala ndikuchita kwa zaka zambiri Tuned, koma inasweka rod pa 5500rpm mu Mopar ya Lamlungu 2019. Ndinatsala pang'ono kupulumutsa mutu wanga (wina unasweka) ndipo ndinali ndi mwayi wopeza virgin hole 440 kuti ndiyimitse yomwe inali kumuyembekezera. Val ndi osewera anzake a womenya mpira.
Katswiri wa ku Mopar, Ash Knowles, anayamba kugwira ntchito ndipo anandipangira stroke yofatsa ya 494 yokhala ndi full Scat rotary assembly, ma piston a SRP ndi ma hydraulic roller cams a Howards (0.600″) ndi ma tappets. Nditatseka, ndinayenera kukonza mitu ya Eddy RPM. Imagwiranso ntchito 850 Quick Fuel carb ndi ICE ignition.
Auto ndi B&M 727 yokhala ndi ndodo zopyapyala za Hurst, ndipo pomanga injini ndinayiyika pa aluminiyamu yofupikitsidwa ya 9″, 35 spline center yokhala ndi ma axles aku Dutch. Kuyendetsa koyamba kwa kuphatikiza kwatsopano kunali pa njanji ya Murray Chrysler.
Zikomo kwa Ash Knowles chifukwa idayamba kuyatsa pa thireyi usiku woti ndinyamuke ndipo idagwira ntchito bwino pa COTM kupatulapo choyikira choyikira cholakwika. Inapangidwanso ndi spray yotsekedwa chitseko pafupifupi zaka zisanu ndi chimodzi zapitazo pambuyo poti yagwa ku Mopar Mayhem. Ndimakonda kuyiyendetsa ndipo nthawi zonse ndimakhala ndi woyendetsa ndege wanga wothandizira.
"Iyi ndi XD ya 1980 yomwe ndinamanga. Inkayendetsedwa ndi ziwonetsero zachilendo ndipo inkachita maulendo apabanja kumapeto kwa sabata angapo pachaka. Ndinkachita chilichonse kuyambira pachiyambi, kupatula ntchito ya makina a injini komanso kusoka mipando yatsopano."
Ili ndi galimoto ya 351 yomangidwa bwino komanso yogwira ntchito bwino yokhala ndi ma pistoni opangidwa ndi SRP, ma cams akuluakulu a Crow street ndi ma roller rockers, zomwe zimatumiza mphamvu ku C4 yomangidwa ndi TCT yokhala ndi malo oimika magalimoto a 3000rpm.
Kumbuyo kuli galimoto ya Dana 78 yokhala ndi giya ya 3.5:1. Inatha kupangidwa bwino kwambiri kuposa momwe idakonzedwera poyamba. Ndachita chidwi pang'ono! Koma ikadali tram, osati queen wa trailer - ngakhale zikuwoneka ngati mvula ikugwa kosatha!
"Iyi ndi galimoto yanga ya Saleen S331 F150 ya 2006 yokhala ndi 5.4L 3V yodzaza ndi mphamvu zambiri. Ndi galimoto yomangidwa nambala 63 komanso ntchito yanga ya tsiku ndi tsiku. Ma mods akuphatikizapo 1.75″ 4-in-1 SS header, 3″ high flow cat, X-tube ndi utsi wa mbali ziwiri wa 2.5″.
Ili ndi pulley ya 10 psi, chigongono chopangidwa ndi intake ndi intake ya mainchesi 5 ndi airbox. Galimotoyo imatsitsidwa mainchesi 2.5 ndi track suspension ndi anti-roll bars. Ndinachita ma mods onse ndi ntchito za fakitale ndekha.
Amapanga mphamvu ya 345hp pa 10psi ndipo amayatsa ma 305/40R23 mosavuta. Galimoto yanga inali ya eni ake a kampani Steve ndi Elizabeth Saleen. Popeza ndine m'modzi mwa anthu asanu ndi mmodzi okha ku Australia, ndimalandira ndemanga zambiri zomwe zimapangitsa kuti ana anga azikonda kutumizidwa kusukulu ndi iye.
"Iyi ndi galimoto yanga ya XA GS Fairmont ya 1971 yoyendetsedwa ndi Cleveland ya 302. Imeneyi inali galimoto yanga ya tsiku ndi tsiku m'banja mwathu kuyambira pakati pa zaka za m'ma 90 mpaka 2009, pamene abambo anga anandipatsa ndili ndi zaka 19."
Abambo anga anagula galimoto yowongoka komanso yoyambirira iyi pamtengo wa $1800. Ndili ndi zokumbukira zabwino za maulendo apamsewu, kukoka bwato la banja, abambo anga atapsa kamodzi kapena kawiri, kuphunzira kuyendetsa galimoto, kuvala galimoto yanga ya mpikisano wa L pamsewu waukulu, komanso (akuti) kuba galimoto ndili ndi zaka 17 pamene abambo anga anapita kukasodza Go kukakwera ndi anzanga.
Pakati pa 2010 ndi 2013, galimotoyo inaimitsidwa pa msewu wa abambo isanasamukire ku shed yanga. Mu 2017, msuweni wanga anamwalira m'mavuto aakulu ndipo ndazindikira kuti chilichonse chingasinthe nthawi yomweyo, nanga bwanji osamanga galimoto ndikusangalala nayo ndi banja m'malo moilola kuti ipange dzimbiri?
Kotero mu Okutobala 2017 idatumizidwa kwa mnzanga wapamtima Glen Hogg ndi dongosolo loti ikonzedwe mkati mwa zaka zitatu, kaya ndipereka kapena ayi. Patatha zaka zoposa zinayi, tamaliza! Patatha pafupifupi zaka ziwiri ndikupita kunja kwa dziko, ndinayendetsa galimotoyo koyamba pa Khirisimasi chaka chatha.
"Iyi ndi galimoto yanga ya VH SL Commodore ya 1983. Ndakhala nayo kwa zaka zambiri. Kale inali galimoto ya mpikisano ya mwamuna wanga wachikulire, yoyendetsa 253. Ndinapanga 355 stroker yake chaka chapitacho ndipo ndi yayikulu kuposa yakale 253 Gwirani ntchito molimbika!
Iyi ndi VN 304 block yokhala ndi ma Scat cranks 355, Scat connecting rods, heavy duty intake with large intake valves, Harrop high-rise intake, 750 Holley HP street carbs, Camtech solid cams, 1.65 adjustable Rocker, 30thou oversized piston, MSD 6AL ndi MSD billet dizzy. Ndimaika nthawi yambiri ndi khama mu mota iyi ndipo nthawi iliyonse ndikakanikiza kiyi imeneyo zimapangitsa mtima wanga kugunda mofulumira.
Ndinayiyika mu gawo la In The Build mu Novembala watha ndipo tsopano ndamaliza injini ndikuyiyika pa club rego. Ichi ndi chinthu chomwe ndimadzitamandira nacho kwambiri.
"Nayi galimoto yanga ya '69 Charger R/T. Ndi galimoto ya 440ci/four-speed manual yochokera ku Kentucky yomwe idatumizidwa ku Australia mu 2006. Inali ndi mavuto aakulu a dzimbiri kotero idafunika kugwetsedwa kwathunthu ndikusinthidwa kwa chitsulo cha 90%: njanji za chassis, pansi, kumbuyo, ma fender akutsogolo, hood - chilichonse chidayenera kusinthidwa ndi zida zatsopano za OE.
Ndinaganiza zopanga ma ring ndi ma bearing pa injini, koma zimenezo zinakhala zonse - ndodo zolumikizira, ma pistoni, ma valve, manifold, ma cams - zinasinthidwa ndi china chatsopano. Mitundu yakunja ndi ya Viper ya 2013, ndipo mkati mwake mwapangidwa ndi chikopa.
Pali magalasi atsopano a zidutswa zisanu ndi zitatu, mabampala atsopano ndi magetsi akumbuyo, ndi grille yomangidwanso, yomwe imakhala pa mawilo a Streeter a mainchesi 20. Utsi wachitsulo chosapanga dzimbiri wa mainchesi atatu umamveka bwino!
"Ndine Alex ndipo ndili ndi zaka 22. Ndine mwini wa XC Fairmont iyi ya 1977. Pakadali pano ili ndi Cleveland yatsopano yomanga 408ci stroke ndi chipika chachikulu cha arrow cha main-bolt zinayi chomwe chinanditengera zaka 1.5 kuti ndimange."
Bambo anga adapanga galimoto iyi zaka 16 zapitazo; panthawiyo inali ndi 302 Cleveland, ndipo ankayithamangitsa pa nitrous. Kenako anaiyika pa turbocharger, koma mwatsoka sinathe kuyikweza. Kenako inali ndi mainjini angapo, kuphatikizapo ina 302 ndi tunnel rammer 351. Mu 2019, abambo anga anandipatsa makiyi. Ndinachotsa ram ndikuyika carby ndi nitrogen kit. 351 imeneyo inali ndi PB ya 11.87@111mph.
Mwatsoka inali italuma kamera, choncho ndinaitulutsa ndipo ndinaganiza zopanga injini iyi. Nditatero, ndinakonza bwino ndikujambulanso malo a injini. Thupi lake lidzapakidwanso utoto nthawi ina. Posachedwapa ndagula Paul Rogers TH400 yokhala ndi mphamvu ya 1200 hp, ndi yamanja yosinthira ndipo imayikidwa mabuleki chifukwa injiniyo ili ndi mphamvu zambiri kuposa C4 yaying'ono yomwe ingathe kupirira.
Pali zinthu zina zomwe ndikufunikabe kuchita, monga chidebe chozungulira ndi parachuti ya galimoto yothamanga komanso 9″ yolimba. Cholinga changa cha galimoto iyi ndi kuthamanga pa Drag Challenge ndipo ndikufuna kuti ifike pa 10s yotsika kapena 9s yokwera. Ndinayendetsa galimoto iyi ya Summernats 35 kuchokera ku Tasmania.
"Mu 2018 galimoto yanga ya VE Commodore ya 2007 inapakidwa utoto kuchokera ku Phantom Black kupita ku VS HSV Cherry Black ndi Nathan Utting wa Utz Kustoms ndipo 'inaikidwa m'matumba'. Pamenepo ndi pamene inapeza udindo wa Dark Demon (DRKDVL).
Rob of HAMR Coatings imatipatsa utoto wodabwitsa komanso wapadera wa HAMR. Ku Kut Kustomz, chogwirira chatsopano chakutsogolo chokhala ndi ECM diverter, masiketi am'mbali a Maloo osinthidwa kumene, milomo yakumbuyo ya HDT ndi chogwirira cha kumbuyo cha G8 diffuser zidayikidwa, mumitundu yatsopano.
Mu Januwale 2020, galimotoyo inachita ngozi yomwe inawononga mbali yonse ya dalaivala, kenako COVID inagunda, ndipo galimotoyo inasintha kuchoka pa kukonza ndi kumaliza ntchito yake kupita ku kupentanso zinthu zina. Pa nthawi yokonza, tinaona anthu a ku BNB Products ndipo tinasintha mkati mwake kuti zigwirizane ndi utoto.
Kuphatikiza apo, tinayang'ana zinthu zonse zabwino kwambiri ndipo tinapanga zinthu zambiri zopangidwa mwapadera kuphatikizapo mbale zophikira, zozimitsira moto ndi mphasa zapansi, ndipo tinapempha Unspoken Design kuti ipange magetsi ena apadera.
"Iyi ndi galimoto yanga ya '66 Mustang. Ndi pulojekiti yomwe ikupitilira. Posachedwapa ndakonzanso galimoto ya 377ci stroker Clevo ndipo imalemera 460 hp ndi 440 lb-ft. Four-speed top loader komanso yokhala ndi magiya 3.5. Differential ya 9″ imamaliza drivetrain. Ndinali ndi mwayi wopeza galimoto iyi kwa mwamuna wanga wachikulire atataya Mk2 Escort yanga (yogundidwa ndi dalaivala woledzera) paulendo wobwerera kunyumba kuchokera ku chiwonetsero cha magalimoto chapafupi. Ndikukhulupirira kuti mwaikonda!"
"Ndinagula galimoto ya 1971 HG Kingswood mu 2018 yokhala ndi 253 yosayerekezeka. Chinthu choyamba chomwe ndinachita nditayamba kuigwiritsa ntchito chinali kuchepetsa suspension yakumbuyo ndikuyika ma Auto Drags. Kenako kunabwera magalimoto ambiri okhala ndi mphamvu zokwera mahatchi. Ndinkafuna kufanana ndi mawonekedwe atsopano olimba kotero tsopano ili ndi carby LS1 yomwe ndi yosangalatsa. Yabwino kwambiri pa tchuthi cha chilimwe!"