“Ndithenge iDart yam kwiqabane lam malunga nowama-2009; yayiyi-sedan ye-'67 two-poster. Ekuqaleni yayisebenzisa i-slant six; emva koko yayine-440 encinci, endiyenzileyo kule minyaka idlulileyo iTuned, kodwa yaphuka i-rod kwi-5500rpm ngeCawa ka-2019 iMopar. Ndiphantse ndayisindisa intloko yam (enye yayiphukile) kwaye ndanethamsanqa lokufumana i-virgin hole 440 yokumisa leyo yayimlindile. UVal ungumdlali weqela lomdlali we-batsman.
Ingcali yasekuhlaleni yaseMopar uAsh Knowles yaqala ukusebenza yaza yandakhela i-494 stroke encinci ene-full Scat rotary assembly, ii-SRP pistons kunye nee-hydraulic roller cams zikaHowards (0.600″) kunye nee-tappets. Emva kokutshixa, kwafuneka ndenze ezinye izinto kwiintloko ze-Eddy RPM. Ikwasebenzisa i-850 Quick Fuel carb kunye ne-ICE ignition.
I-Auto yi-B&M 727 eneentonga zeHurst ezithambileyo, kwaye xa ndandisakha injini ndiyifake kwi-aluminium efinyeziweyo eyi-9″, 35 spline center ene-Dutch axles. Ukuqhuba kokuqala kwendibaniselwano entsha bekukwindlela kaMurray Chrysler.
Enkosi ku-Ash Knowles njengoko yaqala ukukhanya kwitreyila ngobusuku bangaphambi kokuba ndihambe kwaye yasebenza kakuhle kwi-COTM ngaphandle kwe-ignition coil engalunganga. Yaphinda yatshizwa ucango oluvaliweyo malunga neminyaka emithandathu eyadlulayo emva kokukrweleka kwiMopar Mayhem. Ndiyakuthanda ukuyiqhuba kwaye ndisoloko ndinomlingane wam oyiqhubayo.
“Le yi-XD ka-1980 endayakhayo. Yayiqhutywa kwimiboniso engaqhelekanga kwaye yayineziganeko zosapho ngeempelaveki ezimbalwa ngonyaka. Ndenza phantse yonke into ukususela ekuqaleni, ngaphandle komsebenzi womatshini wenjini kunye nokuthunga izihlalo ezintsha.
Isebenzisa i-351 eyakhiwe kakuhle, esebenza kakuhle ene-SRP forged pistons, ii-Crow street cams ezinkulu kunye nee-roller rockers, ithumela amandla kwakhona kwi-C4 eyakhelwe ngaphakathi ye-TCT ene-3000rpm stall.
Ngasemva kukho iDana 78 ene-spool ene-3.5:1 gearing. Igqibele yenziwe kumgangatho ophezulu kakhulu kunokuba bekucwangcisiwe ekuqaleni. Ndichukumisekile kancinci! Kodwa iseyitram, ayisiyo queen yetreyila – nangona ibonakala ngathi iyana ngonaphakade!”
“Le yiSaleen S331 F150 yam ka-2006 ene-supercharged 5.4L 3V. Yeyakhiwe inombolo 63 kunye nenkqubo yam yemihla ngemihla. IiMods ziquka i-1.75″ 4-in-1 SS header, i-3″ high flow cat, i-X-tube kunye ne-dual 2.5″ side outlet exhaust.
Isebenzisa i-pulley ye-10 psi, i-intake engqinibeni eyenziweyo kunye ne-intake ye-5 intshi kunye ne-airbox. Ilori yehliswe nge-2.5 intshi kunye ne-track suspension kunye nee-anti-roll bars. Ndenze zonke ii-mods kunye nomsebenzi wasefektri ngokwam.
Wenza i-345hp kwi-10psi kwaye uvutha ii-305/40R23s ngokulula. Ilori yam yayiyeyabanini beenkampani uSteve no-Elizabeth Saleen. Njengomnye wabantu abathandathu kuphela e-Australia, ndifumana izimvo ezininzi kangangokuba abantwana bam bayathanda ukuthunyelwa esikolweni nguye.
“Le yimoto yam i-XA GS Fairmont yowama-1971 esebenzisa iCleveland eyi-302. Yayiyimoto yam yemihla ngemihla kusapho lwam ukususela phakathi kweminyaka yoo-1990 ukuya kutsho ngo-2009, xa utata wandinika yona xa ndandineminyaka eli-19 ubudala.
Utata wathenga le moto ilungeleleneyo neyayingashukumiyo nge-$1800. Ndineenkumbulo ezimnandi zohambo lwendlela, ukurhuqa isikhephe sentsapho, ukutsha kukatata kube kanye okanye kabini, ukufunda ukuqhuba, ukunxiba imoto yam yomdyarho ye-L kwindlela enkulu, kunye (kutyholwa) nokuba imoto xa ndandineminyaka eli-17 ubudala xa utata wayesiya kuloba. Hamba uyokukhwela nabahlobo bam.
Phakathi kowama-2010 nowama-2013, imoto yayipakwe kwindlela kaTata ngaphambi kokuba ifudukele eshedini yam. Ngowama-2017, umzala wam waphulukana nobomi bakhe kwiimeko ezibuhlungu kwaye ndiyaqonda ukuba nantoni na inokutshintsha ngephanyazo, kutheni ke ungakhi imoto kwaye uyonwabele nosapho endaweni yokuyivumela ukuba igqwale?
Ngoko ke ngo-Okthobha ka-2017 yathunyelwa kumhlobo wam osenyongweni uGlen Hogg enesicwangciso sokuyilungisa kwisithuba seminyaka emithathu, nokuba ndinike okanye ndithathe. Emva kweminyaka engaphezu kwemine, sigqibile! Emva kweminyaka ephantse ibe mibini phesheya kolwandle, ndayiqhuba okokuqala ngobusuku bangaphambi kweKrisimesi kunyaka ophelileyo.
“Le yimoto yam ye-1983 VH SL Commodore. Ndineminyaka ndinayo. Yayikade iyimoto yomdyarho yendoda endala, ndiqhuba i-253. Ndakhele i-355 stroker yayo ngaphezu konyaka ophelileyo kwaye inkulu kuneyakudala 253 Sebenza nzima!
Le yibhloko yeVN 304 ene-355 Scat cranks, ii-Scat connecting rods, i-heavy duty intakes ezine-intake valves ezinkulu, i-Harrop high-rise intake, i-750 Holley HP street carbs, ii-Camtech solid cams, i-1.65 adjustable Rocker, i-30thou oversized piston, i-MSD 6AL kunye ne-MSD billet dizzy. Ndichitha ixesha elininzi nomgudu kule moto kwaye ngalo lonke ixesha ndicinezela elo qhosha yenza intliziyo yam ibethe ngokukhawuleza.
Ndiyifake kwicandelo le-In The Build ngoNovemba ophelileyo kwaye ngoku ndiyigqibile injini ndaza ndayifaka kwi-club rego. Le yimpumelelo endizingca ngayo kakhulu.
“Nantsi itshaja yam ye-'69 R/T. Yincwadi yesandla ye-440ci/four-speed evela eKentucky eyathunyelwa e-Australia ngo-2006. Yayineengxaki ezinkulu zokugqwala ngoko ke yafuna ukudilizwa ngokupheleleyo nokutshintshwa kwentsimbi ye-90%: iireyile ze-chassis, umgangatho, umva, iifenda zangaphambili, i-hood – yonke into kwafuneka itshintshwe ngamacandelo amatsha e-OE.
Ndagqiba ekubeni ndenze ubuncinane iiringi kunye neebheringi kwinjini, kodwa oko kwaba yinto yonke - iintambo zokudibanisa, iipiston, iivalvu, iimanifold, iicams - zathatyathelwa indawo yinto entsha. Imibala yangaphandle ivela kwiViper ka-2013, kwaye ingaphakathi ligqityiwe ngesikhumba.
Kukho iglasi entsha eneziqwenga ezisibhozo, iibhampa ezintsha kunye nezibane zangasemva, kunye negrille eyakhiwe ngokutsha, ehleli kumavili eStreeter angama-20 intshi. I-stainless steel exhaust engama-intshi amathathu ivakala kamnandi!
“NdinguAlex kwaye ndineminyaka engama-22. Ndinenkampani yale XC Fairmont ka-1977. Okwangoku ine-408ci stroke entsha yaseCleveland kunye ne-four-bolt main arrow block endithathe iminyaka eli-1.5 ukuyakha.
Utata wam waqala ukwakha le moto kwiminyaka eli-16 eyadlulayo; yayine-302 Cleveland ngelo xesha, waza wayiqhuba nge-nitrous. Emva koko wayitshaja nge-turbocharger loo 302, kodwa ngelishwa ayizange ikwazi ukumelana nokunyuka kwayo. Emva koko yayineenjini ezininzi, kuquka enye i-302 kunye ne-tunnel rammer 351. Ngowama-2019, utata wandinika izitshixo. Ndayisusa i-ram ndaza ndafaka i-carby kwakhona kunye ne-nitrogen kit. Loo 351 yayine-PB ye-11.87@111mph.
Ngelishwa yayiluma kwikhamera, ngoko ndayikhupha ndaza ndagqiba ekubeni ndiyakhe le injini. Ndathi ndakwenza oko, ndayilungisa ndaza ndayipeyinta kwakhona indawo yenjini. Umzimba uza kupeyintwa kwakhona ngaxa lithile. Ndisandula ukuthenga i-Paul Rogers TH400 enomthamo we-1200 hp, yi-reverse mode manual kwaye ine-brake kuba injini inamandla angaphezu kwalawo i-C4 encinci enokuwaphatha.
Kukho ezinye izinto ezimbalwa endisafuna ukuzenza, njenge-roll cage kunye neparashuti yemoto yomdyarho kunye ne-9″ eqinileyo. Injongo yam ngale moto kukubaleka kwiDrag Challenge kwaye ndingathanda ukuba iye kwi-low 10s okanye kwi-high 9s. Ndiqhube le moto kwiSummernats 35 ndisuka eTasmania.
“Ngo-2018 iVE Commodore yam ka-2007 yapeyintwa ngokutsha ukusuka kwiPhantom Black ukuya kwiVS HSV Cherry Black nguNathan Utting wase-Utz Kustoms kwaye ‘yafakwa’. Kulapho yafumana khona isikhundla seDark Demon (DRKDVL).
I-Rob of HAMR Coatings isinika umbala we-HAMR omangalisayo nokhethekileyo. Kwi-Kut Kustomz, kufakwe i-handlebar entsha yangaphambili ene-ECM diverter, iziketi ezisecaleni zeMaloo ezihlaziyiweyo, i-HDT rear lip kunye ne-G8 rear handlebar diffuser, ngemibala emitsha.
NgoJanuwari 2020, imoto yafumana ingozi eyayonakalisa icala lomqhubi lonke, emva koko yahlaselwa yiCOVID, yaza imoto yatshintsha ukusuka ekulungiseni nasekugqibeni yaya ekupeyinteni ngokutsha okwenziwe ngokwezifiso nokunye okuninzi. Ngexesha lokulungiswa, sibone abantu kwiBNB Products saza salungisa ingaphakathi ukuze lihambelane nepeyinti.
Ngaphezu koko, sijonge zonke iinkcukacha ezintle saza senza izinto ezininzi ezenziwe ngokwezifiso kuquka iipleyiti zokutshiza, izixhobo zokucima umlilo kunye neemathi zomgangatho, saze sacela ne-Unspoken Design ukuba yenze ezinye izibane zemoto ezenziwe ngokwezifiso.
“Le yimoto yam ye-'66 Mustang. Yiprojekthi eqhubekayo. Kutshanje ndiphinde ndakha i-377ci stroker Clevo kuyo kwaye yenza i-460 hp kunye ne-440 lb-ft. I-four-speed top loader kunye ne-3.5 gears. I-9 intshi differential igqibezela i-drivetrain. Ndinethamsanqa lokufumana le moto kwindoda yam endala emva kokulahlekelwa yi-Mk2 Escort yam (eyatshayiswa yi-thong ngumqhubi onxilileyo) endleleni ebuyayo evela kumboniso weemoto wasekuhlaleni. Ndiyathemba ukuba uyayithanda!”
“Ndithenge i-HG Kingswood yowama-1971 ngo-2018 ene-253 engaqhelekanga. Into yokuqala endayenzayo emva kokuba ndiyifumene yayikukunciphisa i-suspension yangasemva ndaza ndafaka iseti yee-Auto Drags. Emva koko kwafika ezo zinamandla amaninzi. Ndilangazelela ukuhambelana nenkangeleko entsha enzima ngoko ngoku ine-carby LS1 eyonwabisayo. Ifanelekile ukuphuma ebusuku ehlotyeni!”