“Ngathenga i-Dart yami kumlingani wami cishe ngo-2009; kwakuyi-sedan yama-poster amabili ka-'67. Ekuqaleni yayigijima nge-slant six; yabe isine-440 emnene, engikwenzile eminyakeni edlule i-Tuned, kodwa yaphuka ngo-5500rpm ngeSonto lika-2019 i-Mopar. Ngacishe ngasindisa ikhanda lami (elilodwa laphuka) futhi ngaba nenhlanhla yokuthola i-virgin hole 440 yokumisa leyo eyayimlindile. U-Val ungomunye wabalingani bomshayi.
Isazi sendawo saseMopar u-Ash Knowles saqala ukusebenza futhi sangikhela i-494 stroke encane ene-full Scat rotary assembly, ama-SRP pistons nama-hydraulic roller cams kaHowards (0.600″) kanye nama-tappets. Ngemva kokukhiya, kwadingeka ngenze ukulungisa okuthile kuma-Eddy RPM heads. Iphinde isebenzise i-850 Quick Fuel carb kanye ne-ICE ignition.
I-Auto iyi-B&M 727 enezinduku ze-Hurst ezibushelelezi, futhi lapho ngakha injini ngayibeka esikhungweni se-aluminium esifinyeziwe esingu-9″, esingu-35 spline esine-Dutch axles. Ukushayela kokuqala kwenhlanganisela entsha kwakusethrekhini likaMurray Chrysler.
Ngibonga u-Ash Knowles njengoba yaqala ukukhanya kwi-trailer ngobusuku bangaphambi kokuba ngihambe futhi yasebenza kahle ku-COTM ngaphandle kwe-ignition coil eyayinephutha. Yaphinde yafafazwa kabusha ngomnyango ovaliwe eminyakeni eyisithupha edlule ngemuva kokuklwebheka eMopar Mayhem. Ngiyakuthanda ukuyishayela futhi ngihlala nginomshayeli wendiza wami engimshayelayo.
"Lena yi-XD ka-1980 engayakha. Yayiqhutshwa emibukisweni engavamile futhi yayiba nemicimbi yomndeni ngezimpelasonto ezimbalwa ngonyaka. Ngangenza cishe yonke into kusukela ekuqaleni, ngaphandle komsebenzi womshini wenjini kanye nokuthunga izihlalo ezintsha."
Isebenzisa i-351 eyakhiwe kahle, esebenza kahle kakhulu enama-piston e-SRP akhiwe ngama-SRP, ama-cam amakhulu ase-Crow street kanye nama-roller rockers, ithumela amandla emuva ku-C4 eyakhelwe ngaphakathi ye-TCT ene-stall engu-3000rpm.
Ngemuva kukhona i-spool Dana 78 enegiya elingu-3.5:1. Yagcina yenziwe ngezinga eliphakeme kakhulu kunalokho okwakuhleliwe ekuqaleni. Ngithathekile kancane! Kodwa kuseyi-tram, akuyona i-trailer queen - yize kubukeka sengathi imvula izona njalo!
"Lena yi-Saleen S331 F150 yami ka-2006 ene-supercharged 5.4L 3V. Yakhiwe inombolo 63 kanye nomkhuba wami wansuku zonke. Ama-Mods afaka i-1.75″ 4-in-1 SS header, i-3″ high flow cat, i-X-tube kanye ne-double 2.5″ side outlet exhaust.
Isebenzisa i-pulley engu-10 psi, i-intake endlwaneni eyenziwe kanye ne-intake engu-5″ kanye ne-airbox. Iloli lehlisiwe ngamasentimitha angu-2.5 nge-track suspension kanye ne-anti-roll bars. Ngazenzela zonke izindlela kanye nomsebenzi wasefektri.
Wenza ama-hp angu-345 ku-10psi futhi ukhanyisa ama-305/40R23 kalula. Iloli lami laliphethwe ngabanikazi benkampani uSteve no-Elizabeth Saleen. Njengomunye wabantu abayisithupha kuphela e-Australia, ngithola imibono eminingi kangangokuthi izingane zami ziyathanda ukuthunyelwa nguye esikoleni.
"Lena yimoto yami i-XA GS Fairmont engu-1971 enamandla eCleveland engu-302. Yayiyimoto yami yansuku zonke emndenini wami kusukela maphakathi nawo-1990 kuya ku-2009, lapho ubaba enginika yona ngineminyaka engu-19."
Ubaba wami wathenga le moto eqondile futhi engavamile ngo-$1800. Nginezinkumbulo ezinhle zohambo lomgwaqo, ukudonsa isikebhe somndeni, ukusha kukababa kanye noma kabili, ukufunda ukushayela, ukugqoka imoto yami yomjaho i-L emgwaqweni omkhulu, kanye (kusolwa) nokweba imoto lapho ngineminyaka engu-17 lapho ubaba wami eyodoba. Hamba uyogibela nabangani bami.
Phakathi kuka-2010 no-2013, imoto yayipakwe endaweni yokungena kababa ngaphambi kokuba ithuthele eshedini lami. Ngo-2017, umzala wami washona ezimweni ezibuhlungu futhi ngiyaqaphela ukuthi noma yini ingashintsha ngokuphazima kweso, ngakho kungani ungakhi imoto futhi uyijabulele nomndeni esikhundleni sokuyivumela igqwale?
Ngakho ngo-Okthoba 2017 yathunyelwa kumngane wami omkhulu uGlen Hogg ngecebo lokuyilungisa phakathi neminyaka emithathu, noma ngabe ngiyinike noma ngiyithathe. Ngemva kweminyaka engaphezu kwemine, sesiqedile! Ngemva kweminyaka ecishe ibe mibili phesheya kwezilwandle, ngayishayela okokuqala ngoKhisimusi ngonyaka odlule.”
“Lena yimoto yami i-VH SL Commodore ka-1983. Sengineminyaka nginayo. Yayiyimoto yomjaho yendoda endala, ngishayela i-253. Ngakha i-stroker engu-355 yayo ngaphezu konyaka odlule futhi inkulu kunendala 253 Sebenza kanzima!
Lena yi-VN 304 block enama-crank angu-355 e-Scat, izinduku zokuxhuma ze-Scat, ama-intake anzima anama-valve amakhulu okungenisa, i-Harrop high-rise intake, ama-carbs angu-750 e-Holley HP street, ama-cam aqinile e-Camtech, i-Rocker elungisekayo engu-1.65, i-piston engu-30thou oversized, i-MSD 6AL kanye ne-MSD billet dizzy. Ngichitha isikhathi esiningi nomzamo kule moto futhi njalo uma ngicindezela leyo nkinobho kwenza inhliziyo yami ishaye ngokushesha.
Ngayifaka esigabeni se-In The Build ngoNovemba odlule futhi manje sengiyiqedile injini futhi ngiyifake ku-rego yeklabhu. Lena yimpumelelo engiziqhenya ngayo kakhulu.
“Nansi i-'69 Charger R/T yami. Iyi-440ci/four-speed manual evela eKentucky eyangeniswa e-Australia ngo-2006. Yayinezinkinga ezinkulu zokugqwala ngakho-ke yayidinga ukudilizwa ngokuphelele kanye nokufakwa kwensimbi engu-90%: izinsimbi ze-chassis, phansi, ngemuva, ama-fender angaphambili, i-hood – konke kwadingeka kushintshwe ngezingxenye ezintsha ze-OE.
Nganquma ukwenza okungenani amasongo nama-bearings enjinini, kodwa lokho kwaba yikho konke - izinduku zokuxhuma, ama-piston, ama-valve, ama-manifold, ama-cam - kwathathelwa indawo yinto entsha. Imibala yangaphandle ivela kwi-Viper ka-2013, kanti ingaphakathi liqediwe ngesikhumba.
Kukhona ingilazi entsha enezingcezu eziyisishiyagalombili, amabhampa amasha nezibani zangemuva, kanye ne-grille eyakhiwe kabusha, ehlala kumasondo e-Streeter angamasentimitha angu-20. I-exhaust yensimbi engagqwali engamasentimitha amathathu izwakala kahle!
“Ngingu-Alex futhi ngineminyaka engu-22. Ngingumnikazi wale XC Fairmont ka-1977. Njengamanje ine-Cleveland entsha yokwakha i-408ci stroke kanye ne-four-bolt main arrow block engithathe iminyaka eyi-1.5 ukuyakha.
Ubaba wami wakha le moto ekuqaleni eminyakeni eyi-16 eyedlule; yayine-302 Cleveland ngaleso sikhathi, futhi wayigijimisa nge-nitrous. Wabe eseyi-turbocharger leyo 302, kodwa ngeshwa yayingakwazi ukumelana nomfutho. Yabe isinezinjini eziningi, okuhlanganisa enye i-302 kanye ne-tunnel rammer 351. Ngo-2019, ubaba wanginika okhiye. Ngayisusa i-ram ngafaka i-carby emuva ngekhithi ye-nitrogen. Leyo 351 yayine-PB engu-11.87@111mph.
Ngeshwa yayiluma ikhamera, ngakho ngayikhipha nganquma ukwakha le njini. Lapho ngenza kanjalo, ngayilungisa futhi ngayipenda kabusha indawo yenjini. Umzimba uzopendwa kabusha ngesinye isikhathi. Muva nje ngithenge i-Paul Rogers TH400 enesilinganiso esingu-1200 hp, iyi-reverse mode manual futhi ibhulekiwe ngoba injini inamandla amakhulu kune-C4 encane engayiphatha.
Kunezinye izinto ezimbalwa engisadinga ukuzenza, njengekheji eligoqekayo kanye neparashuti yemoto yomjaho kanye ne-9″ eqinile. Umgomo wami wale moto ukugijima ku-Drag Challenge futhi ngingathanda ukuthi ifinyelele kuma-10 aphansi noma ama-9 aphezulu. Ngishayele le moto kuma-Summernats 35 ngisuka eTasmania.”
"Ngo-2018 i-VE Commodore yami ka-2007 yapendwa kabusha kusukela ku-Phantom Black kuya ku-VS HSV Cherry Black nguNathan Utting we-Utz Kustoms futhi 'yafakwa'. Yilapho-ke yathola khona isimo se-Dark Demon (DRKDVL).
I-Rob of HAMR Coatings isinika umbala we-HAMR omangalisayo nokhethekile. Kwa-Kut Kustomz, kufakwe i-handlebar entsha yangaphambili ene-ECM diverter, iziketi eziseceleni ze-Maloo ezisanda kubuyekezwa, i-HDT rear lip kanye ne-G8 rear handlebar diffuser, ngemibala emisha.
NgoJanuwari 2020, imoto yaba nengozi eyalimaza uhlangothi lonke lomshayeli, yabe isishaya i-COVID, futhi imoto yashintsha umsebenzi wayo yasuka ekulungiseni nasekuqedeni yaya ekupendeni kabusha okwenziwe ngokwezifiso nokunye okuningi. Ngesikhathi sokulungisa, sabona abantu base-BNB Products futhi sahlela ingaphakathi ukuze lihambisane nopende.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, sibheke yonke imininingwane emihle futhi senza izingxenye eziningi zokuhlobisa ngokwezifiso okuhlanganisa amapuleti okushelela, izicishi-mlilo kanye nama-floor mat, saze sacela i-Unspoken Design ukuthi yenze izibani zangemuva ezenziwe ngokwezifiso.
"Lena yimoto yami i-'66 Mustang. Kuyiphrojekthi eqhubekayo. Muva nje ngiphinde ngakha kabusha i-377ci stroker Clevo kuyo futhi inamandla angu-460 hp kanye no-440 lb-ft. I-four-speed top loader kanye namagiya angu-3.5. I-differential engu-9″ iqedela i-drivetrain. Ngibe nenhlanhla yokuthola le moto kumuntu omdala wami ngemuva kokulahlekelwa yi-Mk2 Escort yami (eshayiwe yi-thong ngumshayeli odakiwe) endleleni eya ekhaya evela embukisweni wezimoto wendawo. Ngithemba ukuthi uyayithanda!"
"Ngathenga i-HG Kingswood ka-1971 ngo-2018 ene-253 engavamile. Into yokuqala engayenza ngemva kokuba nayo kwaba ukwehlisa i-suspension yangemuva bese ngifaka isethi yama-Auto Drags. Kwabe sekufika amahhashi amaningi. Ngilangazelela ukuhambisana nokubukeka okusha okunzima ngakho manje ine-carby LS1 ejabulisa kakhulu. Ilungele ukuphuma ebusuku ehlobo!"