Recent content by Big Thumper

Hey all - Here's a chunk of the pics that I manged to get in Topeka this past weekend. If you were there and I didn't catch you, apologies - we had our hands full all weekend. We had a good time, and as always at the NHRDA events, met some great people.

...at a concourse car show in Fresno. ;) No competition outings in the immediate future for either racer - the dragster engine's apart for another rework of the internals - found some more things to change after we started shifting it over 6,200 RPM the last time out. Sorry for the teaser...

Talked to Dennis about it yesterday - doesn't look like we're going to be out there with the car this year, guys. Mostly due to us being too busy with new work that's paying the bills, the car's not ready for top-level competition yet. I haven't been too active on here because we really...

As the title says - we're looking at renting the Speedworld strip during the day, Friday the 5th, prior to the NHRDA race that Saturday, to get some more tuning time on the dragster. It's $1500, split between however many guys show. If you're looking to get some laps on your car / truck, during...

As the title says - we're looking at renting the Speedworld strip during the day, Friday the 5th, prior to the NHRDA race that Saturday, to get some more tuning time on the dragster. It's $1500, split between however many guys show. If you're looking to get some laps on your car / truck, during...

Bad news first - we're not going to have either the dragster or S-10 in Bowling Green for TS this year. :( The dragster ate parts (transmission) continuously over the last two weeks of testing - we've fixed our other teething issues, and believe we have the trans sorted, but won't be running in...

Got all of the last bits buttoned up on the dragster and all of the kinks worked out - started it up and got the first heat cycle on the engine finished just now. Sounds good - pretty much like the S-10, maybe a little more turbo noise at idle. Will have video up shortly!

Loading all of mine into here - didn't get as many as I usually do, had a lot more to do this time. My GF and Ricky got most of these. Had a great time - the NHRDA guys put together a great program. Got to hang out with some old friends and make some new ones - always fun. Oh yeah, and the...

<--- Need more lift on launch. Help!

Here's what I got for pictures from the drag strip this past Saturday. We had Rick 'Rubber Ducky' McC doing video from about the 330' - ought to have some clips from that up sometime this week as well. Here's the way into the strip, some facilities shots, and our truck:

Howdy guys! (and gals!) Not new to browsing the forums, but I've finally got a proper (almost-personal ; ) project truck here at the shop, so I figured it was time to sign up and introduce myself. I've been working on or around cars, trucks, bikes, tractors, you name it since I was a little...