Reader Rocket: Dodge Dart, XD Falcon, Saleen F150, VH Commodore + zvimwe

"Ndakatenga Dart yangu kubva kune mumwe wangu muna 2009; yaive sedan ye'67 two-poster. Pakutanga yaimhanya neslant six; ipapo yaive ne440 isina kusimba, yandakaita mumakore apfuura Tuned, asi yakatyoka rod pa5500rpm muMopar yeSvondo 2019. Ndakapotsa ndaponesa musoro wangu (rimwe rakanga ratyoka) uye ndakava nerombo rakanaka rekuwana virgin hole 440 yekumisa yaimumirira. Val anoita semutambi wechikwata chemubatsi."
Nyanzvi yeMopar yemuno Ash Knowles akatanga kushanda ndokundigadzirira 494 stroke ine full Scat rotary assembly, SRP pistons uye Howards hydraulic roller cams (0.600″) uye tappets. Mushure mekukiya, ndaifanira kugadzirisa misoro yeEddy RPM. Inoshandisawo 850 Quick Fuel carb uye ICE ignition.
Auto iB&M 727 ine maHurst rods akapfava, uye pandaigadzira injini ndakaiisa pa 9″ spline aluminum centre yakapfupikiswa, ine 35 spline aluminium centre ine Dutch axles. Kutyaira kwekutanga kwemusanganiswa mutsva kwaive paMurray Chrysler track.
Kutenda kuna Ash Knowles sezvo yakatanga kuvheneka patrailer husiku hwandakanga ndaenda uye yakashanda zvakanaka paCOTM kunze kwecoil yekupisa yakanga isina kumira zvakanaka. Yakazoshandiswazve kupfapfaidza gonhi rakavharwa makore matanhatu apfuura mushure mekukwenywa paMopar Mayhem. Ndinoda kuityaira uye ndinogara ndiine mutyairi wendege wangu ari kuityaira. "Mufananidzo: Luke Hunter
"Iyi iXD ya1980 yandakavaka. Yaifambiswa nemitambo isinganzwisisike uye yaiitirwa zviitiko zvemhuri pakupera kwevhiki gore rega rega. Ndaiita zvese kubva pakutanga, kusasanganisa mabasa emuchina weinjini uye kusona zvigaro zvitsva."
Inoshandisa mota ye351 yakagadzirwa zvakanaka, inoshanda zvakanaka ine mapistoni eSRP akaumbwa, maCrow street cams makuru uye maroller rockers, ichidzosera simba kuC4 yakavakwa neTCT ine 3000rpm stall.
Kumashure kune mota yeDana 78 ine giya re3.5:1. Yakazopedzisira yagadzirwa zvine mwero wepamusoro kupfuura zvainge zvarongwa pakutanga. Ndashamiswa zvishoma! Asi ichiri tram, kwete trailer queen - kunyangwe zvichiita sekunge mvura iri kunaya nekusingaperi!
"Iyi ndiyo Saleen S331 F150 yangu yemuna 2006 ine supercharged 5.4L 3V. Yakagadzirwa nhamba 63 uye zvandinoita zuva nezuva. Mods dzinosanganisira 1.75″ 4-in-1 SS header, 3″ high flow cat, X-tube uye dual 2.5″ side outlet exhaust.
Inoshandisa pulley ye 10 psi, gokora re intake rakagadzirwa uye intake ye 5″ ne airbox. Rori iri pasi 2.5 inches ine track suspension uye anti-roll bars. Ndakaita zvese mods uye factory work ndega.
Anogadzira 345hp pa10psi uye anobatidza 305/40R23 zviri nyore. Rori rangu raimbova revaridzi vekambani Steve naElizabeth Saleen. Semumwe wevanhu vatanhatu chete muAustralia, ndinowana mashoko akawanda zvekuti vana vangu vanoda kutumirwa kuchikoro naye.
"Iyi ndiyo mota yangu ye302 XA GS Fairmont inofamba neCleveland muna 1971. Yaiva mota yangu yezuva nezuva mumhuri yangu kubva pakati pemakore ekuma90 kusvika muna 2009, apo baba vangu vakandipa pandaiva nemakore 19."
Baba vangu vakatenga mota iyi yakatwasuka uye yepakutanga isina tambo nemadhora zana nemakumi masere ($1800). Ndine ndangariro dzakanaka dzekufamba nemota, kudhonza chikepe chemhuri, kupiswa kwababa vangu kamwe chete kana kaviri, kudzidza kutyaira, kupfeka mota yangu yemujaho weL mumugwagwa mukuru, uye (zvinonzi) kuba mota pandaiva nemakore gumi nemanomwe baba vangu pavakaenda kunoredza hove nerwendo neshamwari dzangu.
Pakati pa2010 na2013, mota iyi yakamiswa mumugwagwa waBaba isati yaendeswa kushedhi rangu. Muna 2017, muzukuru wangu akarasikirwa nehupenyu hwake mumamiriro ezvinhu anosuwisa uye ndinoziva kuti chero chinhu chinogona kuchinja nekukasira, saka sei tisingagadzire mota toinakidzwa nemhuri pane kuirega ichiita ngura?
Saka muna Gumiguru 2017 yakatumirwa kushamwari yangu yepamoyo Glen Hogg nehurongwa hwekuigadzirisa mukati memakore matatu, kungava kupa kana kutora. Mushure memakore anopfuura mana, tapedza! Mushure memakore anoda kusvika maviri mhiri kwemakungwa, ndakaityaira kekutanga paKisimusi gore rapera.”
"Iyi ndiyo mota yangu ye1983 VH SL Commodore. Ndave nayo kwemakore. Yaimbova mota yemujaho yemudhara wangu, ndichityaira 253. Ndakagadzira 355 stroker yayo gore rapfuura uye yakakura kupfuura yekare 253 Shanda nesimba!
Iyi iVN 304 block ine 355 Scat cranks, Scat connecting rods, heavy duty intakes ine mavharuvhu makuru eintake, Harrop high-rise intake, 750 Holley HP street carbs, Camtech solid cams, 1.65 adjustable Rocker, 30thou oversized piston, MSD 6AL uye MSD billet dizzy. Ndinoisa nguva yakawanda nesimba mumota iyi uye pese pandinodzvanya kiyi iyoyo zvinoita kuti moyo wangu urove nekukurumidza.
Ndakaiisa muchikamu cheIn The Build munaMbudzi wadarika uye ikozvino ndapedza mota ndikaiisa paclub rego. Ichi chiitiko chandinodada nacho zvikuru.
"Heinoi mota yangu ye'69 Charger R/T. Imota ye440ci/four-speed manual kubva kuKentucky yakaunzwa kuAustralia muna 2006. Yaiva nematambudziko makuru engura saka yaida kubviswa zvachose uye simbi ye90%: chassis rails, floor, rear, front fenders, hood - zvese zvaifanira kutsiviwa neOE parts itsva."
Ndakasarudza kugadzira maringi nemabheringi painjini, asi izvozvo zvakava zvese - tsvimbo dzinobatanidza, mapistoni, mavharuvhu, manifold, makamera - zvakatsiviwa nechimwe chinhu chitsva. Mavara ekunze anobva ku2013 Viper, uye mukati mayo makapedzwa nedehwe.
Kune magirazi matsva ane zvikamu zvisere, mabumper matsva nemwenje yekumashure, uye grille yakavakwazve, inogara pamavhiri eStreeter ane masendimita makumi maviri. Utsi hwesimbi isina ngura hunosvika masendimita matatu hunonzwika zvakanaka!
"Ndini Alex uye ndine makore makumi maviri nemaviri. Ndine XC Fairmont iyi ya1977. Parizvino ine Cleveland itsva yekuvaka 408ci stroke uye four-bolt main arrow block yakanditorera makore 1.5 kuti ndiigadzire."
Baba vangu vakatanga kugadzira mota iyi makore gumi nematanhatu apfuura; yaive ne302 Cleveland panguva iyoyo, uye vaiimhanyisa ne nitrous. Vakabva vaisa turbocharger iyoyo 302, asi zvinosuwisa kuti yaisakwanisa kusimudza mota. Yakabva yava neinjini dzakawanda, kusanganisira imwe 302 ne tunnel rammer 351. Muna 2019, baba vangu vakandipa makiyi. Ndakabvisa ram ndikaisa carby mukati ine nitrogen kit. 351 iyoyo yaive nePB ye11.87@111mph.
Zvinosuwisa kuti yakaruma kamera, saka ndakaiburitsa ndikasarudza kugadzira injini iyi. Pandakaita izvozvo, ndakaipenda zvakanaka uye ndakaipendazve. Muviri wayo uchapendwazve pane imwe nguva. Nguva pfupi yadarika ndakatenga Paul Rogers TH400 ine simba re1200 hp, inomhanyisa mota uye yakabhureka nekuti injini ine simba rakawanda kupfuura C4 diki inogona kubata.
Kune zvimwe zvinhu zvishoma zvandinofanira kuita, zvakaita se roll cage ne parachuti yemota yemujaho uye 9″ yakasimba. Chinangwa changu chemota iyi ndechekumhanya paDrag Challenge uye ndaida kuti isvike pa10s yakaderera kana 9s yakakwirira. Ndakatyaira mota iyi yeSummernats 35 kubva kuTasmania.
"Muna 2018 VE Commodore yangu ya2007 yakapendwazve kubva kuPhantom Black kuenda kuVS HSV Cherry Black naNathan Utting weUtz Kustoms uye 'yakaiswa mumabhegi'. Ndipo payakawana chinzvimbo cheDark Demon (DRKDVL).
Rob weHAMR Coatings anotipa ruvara rweHAMR runoshamisa uye rwakasarudzika. KuKut Kustomz, mubato mutsva wekumberi une ECM diverter, masiketi epadivi eMaloo akagadziridzwa, muromo wekumashure weHDT uye mubato wekumashure weG8 diffuser zvakaiswa, mumavara matsva.
Muna Ndira 2020, mota yakaita tsaona yakakuvadza divi remutyairi wese, COVID ikarova, mota ikachinja kubva pakugadzirisa nekupedzisa kuita basa rekupenda rakasiyana nezvimwe. Panguva yekugadzirisa, takaona vanhu vekuBNB Products tikagadzirisa mukati kuti zvienderane nependi.
Pamusoro pezvo, takatarisa zvese zvakanyatsonaka uye takagadzira zvinhu zvakawanda zvakagadzirwa nemaoko zvinosanganisira mapurati ekuputira, zvinodzima moto nemameti epasi, uye takatoita kuti Unspoken Design igadzire mamwe marambi emotokari akagadzirwa nemaoko.
"Iyi ndiyo mota yangu ye'66 Mustang. Iri ipurojekiti iri kuenderera mberi. Ndakagadzirazve Clevo ye377ci stroker mairi uye inorema 460 hp uye 440 lb-ft. Four-speed top loader uye ine magiya 3.5. Differential ye9″ ndiyo inopedzisa drivetrain. Ndakava nerombo rakanaka rekuwana mota iyi kubva kumurume wangu mukuru mushure mekurasikirwa neMk2 Escort yangu (yakarohwa nemotokari nemutyairi akadhakwa) pandaiva munzira yekudzoka kubva kumotokari yemuno. Ndinovimba munoifarira!"
"Ndakatenga 1971 HG Kingswood muna 2018 ine 253 isingashamisi. Chinhu chekutanga chandakaita mushure mekuitenga kwaiva kudzikisa suspension yekumashure ndokuisa seti yeAuto Drags. Zvadaro kwakauya akawanda emabhiza. Yaida kuenderana nechitarisiko chitsva chakaoma saka ikozvino ine carby LS1 inonakidza. Yakanakira kubuda husiku hwezhizha!"


Nguva yekutumira: Chikunguru-11-2022