Reader Rocket: Dodge Dart, XD Falcon, Saleen F150, VH Commodore n'ibindi byinshi

“Naguze Dart yanjye kuri mugenzi wanjye ahagana mu 2009; yari imodoka yo mu bwoko bwa '67 two-poster sedan. Mbere yari ifite slant six; hanyuma ifite 440 yoroheje, ibyo nakoze mu myaka yashize muri Tuned, ariko yavunitse umuvuduko wa 5500rpm muri Mopar yo ku cyumweru 2019. Nari hafi kurokora umutwe wanjye (umwe wari waravunitse) kandi nagize amahirwe yo kubona umwobo wa 440 udasanzwe kugira ngo mpagarare uwari umutegereje. Val niwe ukina n'umukinnyi mu ikipe y'abaterankunga.
Inzobere mu bya Mopar Ash Knowles yatangiye gukora maze ankorera icyuma cyoroshye cya 494 gifite icyuma gisimbura Scat, piston za SRP na kamera za hydraulic roller za Howards (0.600″) na tappets. Nyuma yo gufunga, byabaye ngombwa ko nkora ikizamini cya Eddy RPM. Ifite kandi 850 Quick Fuel carb na ICE ignition.
Auto ni B&M 727 ifite udukoni twa Hurst tworoshye, kandi ubwo nakoraga moteri nayishyize ku gice cya aluminiyumu cya 9″, gifite uburebure bwa 35 spline hamwe n'imirongo y'Ubuholandi. Inzira ya mbere y'iyi mashini nshya yari kuri Murray Chrysler track.
Ndashimira Ash Knowles kuko yamuritse bwa mbere kuri karitsiye nijoro ryabanjirije urugendo rwanjye, igakora neza kuri COTM uretse koli y'umuriro yari ifite ikibazo. Yanasubijwemo imashini ifunze mu myaka itandatu ishize nyuma yo gushwanyagurika muri Mopar Mayhem. Nkunda kuyitwara kandi buri gihe umupilote wanjye ayitwara.
“Iyi ni XD yo mu 1980 nayubatse. Yajyaga mu bitaramo bidasanzwe kandi yagiraga ingendo z’umuryango mu mpera z’icyumweru mu mwaka. Nakoraga hafi ya byose kuva ku busa, hatarimo imirimo ya moteri no kudoda intebe nshya.”
Ikoresha 351 yubatswe neza kandi ikora neza ifite piston za SRP, kamera nini za Crow street na rocker rocker, yohereza ingufu kuri C4 yubatswe muri TCT ifite sitandi ya 3000rpm.
Inyuma hari imodoka ya Dana 78 ifite spool ifite 3.5:1 gearing. Yarangiye ikozwe ku rwego rwo hejuru cyane kuruta uko byari biteganyijwe mbere. Ndatangaye gato! Ariko iracyari tram, ntabwo ari trailer queen - nubwo isa nkaho imvura ihora igwa!
“Iyi ni Saleen S331 F150 yanjye yo mu 2006 ifite supercharged 5.4L 3V. Ni umushinga wayo wa 63 hamwe n’imikorere yanjye ya buri munsi. Mods zirimo 1.75″ 4-in-1 SS header, 3″ high flow cat, X-tube hamwe n’imyotsi ibiri ya 2.5″ ku ruhande.
Ikoresha pulley ya psi 10, inkokora y’icyuma gikozwe mu imashini n’agasanduku k’umwuka ka santimetero 5. Ikamyo imanukaho santimetero 2.5 ifite suspension y’umuhanda n’imigozi yo kurwanya imigozi. Nakoze akazi kose k’imashini n’uruganda ubwanjye.
Akora 345hp kuri 10psi kandi agacana 305/40R23 byoroshye. Ikamyo yanjye yari iy'abafite sosiyete Steve na Elizabeth Saleen. Nk'umwe mu bantu batandatu gusa muri Ositaraliya, mbona ibitekerezo byinshi ku buryo abana banjye bakunda koherezwa ku ishuri na we.
“Iyi ni imodoka yanjye yo mu bwoko bwa 302 XA GS Fairmont yo mu 1971 ikoresha Cleveland. Ni yo yari imodoka yanjye ya buri munsi mu muryango wanjye kuva mu myaka ya za 90 rwagati kugeza mu 2009, ubwo papa yayimpaga mfite imyaka 19.”
Papa yaguze iyi modoka igororotse kandi y’umwimerere ku madolari 1800. Ndibuka ingendo nziza zo mu muhanda, gukurura ubwato bw’umuryango, gutwika papa rimwe cyangwa kabiri, kwiga gutwara imodoka, kwambara imodoka yanjye y’amasiganwa ya L ku muhanda munini, ndetse (bivugwa ko) yibye imodoka mfite imyaka 17 ubwo papa yajyaga kuroba njya kuroba n’inshuti zanjye.
Hagati ya 2010 na 2013, imodoka yari iparitse mu muhanda wa Papa mbere yuko yimukira mu kiraro cyanjye. Mu 2017, mubyara wanjye yatakaje ubuzima bwe mu bihe bibabaje kandi ndabona ko ikintu cyose gishobora guhinduka mu kanya gato, none kuki tutakubaka imodoka tukayishimira hamwe n'umuryango aho kuyireka ikangirika?
Rero mu Ukwakira 2017 yohererejwe inshuti yanjye magara Glen Hogg ifite gahunda yo kuyisana mu myaka itatu, yaba ari ugutanga cyangwa se kuyigura. Nyuma y'imyaka irenga ine, turarangije! Nyuma y'imyaka hafi ibiri mu mahanga, nayitwaye bwa mbere ku munsi wa Noheli umwaka ushize.”
“Iyi ni imodoka yanjye yo mu bwoko bwa VH SL Commodore yo mu 1983. Maze imyaka myinshi nyifite. Yahoze ari imodoka y’umusaza wanjye, itwara 253. Nayikoreye stroker ya 355 umwaka ushize kandi ni nini kurusha ishaje 253 Kora cyane!
Iyi ni VN 304 block ifite Scat cranks 355, Scat connecting rods, intakes zikomeye zifite valve nini zo kwinjiramo, Harrop high-rise intakes, 750 Holley HP street carbs, Camtech solid cams, 1.65 adjustable Rocker, 30thou oversized piston, MSD 6AL na MSD billet dizzy. Nkoresha umwanya munini n'imbaraga nyinshi muri iyi moteri kandi igihe cyose nkanda kuri urwo rufunguzo bituma umutima wanjye utera vuba.
Nayishyize mu gice cya In The Build mu Gushyingo gushize none narangije kuyishyiramo moteri no kuyishyira kuri club rego. Iki ni igikorwa ntewe ishema cyane.”
“Dore Charger yanjye ya '69 R/T. Ni 440ci/four-speed manual ivuye muri Kentucky yinjijwe muri Ositaraliya mu 2006. Yari ifite ibibazo bikomeye by’ingese ku buryo byasabye ko ivunjwa burundu no gusimburwa icyuma cya 90%: imiyoboro ya chassis, hasi, inyuma, imbere, agafuni – byose byagombaga gusimbuzwa ibice bishya bya OE.
Nahisemo gukora nibura impeta n'amapine kuri moteri, ariko byose byabaye byose - inkoni zihuza, piston, valves, manifolds, cams - byasimbuwe n'ikintu gishya. Amabara yo hanze ni aya Viper yo mu 2013, kandi imbere harangijwe uruhu.
Hari ikirahure gishya cy'ibice umunani, amabampa mashya n'amatara y'inyuma, na grille yongeye kubakwa, ihagaze ku mapine ya Streeter ya santimetero 20. Imodoka isohora umwotsi ya santimetero 3 isa neza cyane!
“Nitwa Alex mfite imyaka 22. Ni nyiri iyi XC Fairmont yo mu 1977. Kuri ubu ifite imodoka nshya ya Cleveland ya 408ci stroke hamwe n’icyuma gikurura imirasire gifite imigozi ine cyantwaye imyaka 1.5 kugira ngo yubakwe.”
Papa wanjye yakoze iyi modoka mu myaka 16 ishize; icyo gihe yari ifite 302 Cleveland, kandi yayisigaga kuri nitrous. Hanyuma yayishyushye kuri turbocharge, ariko ikibabaje ni uko itashoboraga kwihanganira ingufu. Hanyuma yari ifite moteri nyinshi, harimo izindi 302 na tunnel rammer 351. Mu 2019, data yampaye imfunguzo. Nakuyemo ram maze nshyiramo carby irimo nitrous. Iyo 351 yari ifite PB ya 11.87@111mph.
Ikibabaje ni uko yari yarumwe na kamera, nuko ndayikuramo mfata icyemezo cyo kubaka iyi moteri. Ubwo nabikoraga, naratunganyije kandi nsiga irangi ku gice cy'inyuma cya moteri. Umubiri wayo uzasubirwamo irangi rimwe na rimwe. Naherutse kugura imodoka ya Paul Rogers TH400 ifite imbaraga za hp 1200, ni reverse mode manual kandi ifite feri kuko moteri ifite imbaraga zirenze izo C4 nto ishobora kwihanganira.
Hari ibindi bintu bike nkeneye gukora, nko gusiganwa ku maguru no gusiganwa ku modoka y'amasiganwa hamwe na santimetero 9 zikomeye. Intego yanjye kuri iyi modoka ni ukwiruka kuri Drag Challenge kandi nifuza ko yajya kuri 10s zo hasi cyangwa 9s zo hejuru. Natwaye iyi modoka kuri Summernats 35 mvuye muri Tasmania.”
“Mu 2018, imodoka yanjye ya VE Commodore yo mu 2007 yasubiwemo irangi kuva kuri Phantom Black ijya kuri VS HSV Cherry Black na Nathan Utting wo muri Utz Kustoms maze ‘irangi’. Ni bwo yabonye urwego rwa Dark Demon (DRKDVL).
Rob wa HAMR Coatings aduha irangi rya HAMR ritangaje kandi ryihariye. Muri Kut Kustomz, hashyizweho agakoresho gashya k'imbere gafite ECM diverter, amajipo mashya ya Maloo ku ruhande, iminwa y'inyuma ya HDT na diffuser ya G8 inyuma, mu mabara mashya.
Muri Mutarama 2020, imodoka yagize impanuka yangije uruhande rwose rw'umushoferi, hanyuma COVID iragwa, maze imodoka iva ku gusana no kurangiza ijya ku gusiga irangi ryihariye n'ibindi byinshi. Mu gihe cyo gusana, twabonye abakozi bo muri BNB Products maze tuvugurura imbere kugira ngo huzuza irangi.
Hejuru y'ibyo, twarebye ibintu byose byiza kandi dukora ibice byinshi byihariye birimo amasahani yo gupfuka umuriro, ibizimya umuriro n'amatafari yo hasi, ndetse twanasabye Unspoken Design gukora amatara yihariye.”
“Iyi ni imodoka yanjye ya Mustang yo mu mwaka wa 1966. Ni umushinga ukomeje. Naherutse kongera kubaka Clevo yo mu bwoko bwa 377ci stroker irimo kandi ikora 460 hp na 440 lb-ft. Ifite umuvuduko wa top loader ifite vitesi enye kandi ifite vitesi 3.5. Imodoka ya 9 inch niyo irangiza drivetrain. Nagize amahirwe yo kubona iyi modoka ivuye ku musaza wanjye nyuma yo gutakaza Mk2 Escort yanjye (yagonzwe na thong n'umushoferi wasinze) ubwo nari mu nzira mva mu imurikagurisha ry'imodoka ryo mu gace. Ndizera ko uzayikunda!”
“Naguze HG Kingswood yo mu 1971 mu 2018 ifite 253 idasanzwe. Ikintu cya mbere nakoze nyuma yo kuyigira ni ukugabanya suspension y'inyuma no gushyiraho Auto Drags. Hanyuma haza izindi nyinshi zo mu bwoko bwa horsepower. Nifuzaga guhuza n'isura nshya ikomeye ku buryo ubu ifite carby LS1 ishimishije. Ni nziza cyane mu gihe cyo gusohoka mu mpeshyi!”


Igihe cyo kohereza: Nyakanga-11-2022