My Rampage... Cruiser/Drag Week Car

[MR P-BODY]

It turned out pretty decent... cant really see it other than
the screws that hold it on... its break time for me... gonna
go up to my other house and do some duck hunting and get
some bow hunting in... I'll be back in a week or so and do
a bit more on it... but this time of year is hunting season
for me... I dont have internet up there... so talk to you
guys later

[MR P-BODY]

I came back home a couple days early so I got some more time to
play with the car... I was working on the glass hood... changing it
from a pin on to a hinged one... so I have a bit of glass work to do
on the underside... the doors will be next... the drivers door needs
a couple pieces of metal welded in at the bottom(no big deal) and the
pass door is pretty decent other than the dings... the lift cyls came in
for the back hatch so I need to weld in a mount on each side... its
coming along.... I want to be ready to paint come spring time(I was
hoping to have it painted by now but the engine set me back and I
didnt get to the body work).... oh well... I have all winter to get it preped

[MR P-BODY]

Well heres a few pics of where it stand right now... engine is running fine
and I'm in the process of putting the carpet in and doing the body work

[Huskinhano]

Looking good!That's going to be prety bad ass when done. I see a plate on it, have you driven it on the road yet? No offense but I don't care for the diamond plate.

[Scott Liggett]

The only thing that concerns me about the diamond plate under the hood is the heat it will collect. Might get funny burns if you wrench on the hot engine from that plate.

A pair of goggles for driving until you get a new windshield.

[MR P-BODY]

The only thing that concerns me about the diamond plate under the hood is the heat it will collect. Might get funny burns if you wrench on the hot engine from that plate.

A pair of goggles for driving until you get a new windshield.

I've got a new windshield for it but didnt want to put it in till later...
its one of the last ones around... I had to drive 250 miles to get this
one and the next one is in Iowa(and they wont ship it)

[MR P-BODY]

Looking good!That's going to be prety bad ass when done. I see a plate on it, have you driven it on the road yet? No offense but I don't care for the diamond plate.

Yeah I had it on the road doing some testing but ran into a engine issue...
some dont like the diamond plate but I love the stuff

[Bob Holmes]

Polish the diamond plate and it'll reflect the heat.

[yellomalibu]

I love seeing "other than" projects. This one is super cool!
Cam sounds nasty, too. Love it!

[MR P-BODY]

I love seeing "other than" projects. This one is super cool!
Cam sounds nasty, too. Love it!

Thanks... since that sound vid I had to pull the engine and do some work
on it ... dynoed it and its ok now... put out 550 hp which is even a touch
more than I need but I can live with it ...LOL..,. I cant go lower than 10.0
so if the weight is what I figure then I should be right at 10.0-10.2 ... I
can slow it down for DW running in the DD

[yellomalibu]

Yep. You can always pull some timing out of it, short shift it, tighten up the converter, put a mechanical throttle stop in, etc. to keep it in the 10's... plenty of ways to slow it down, it's making them go faster that most people struggle with. :-)

[MR P-BODY]

Yep. You can always pull some timing out of it, short shift it, tighten up the converter, put a mechanical throttle stop in, etc. to keep it in the 10's... plenty of ways to slow it down, it's making them go faster that most people struggle with. :-)

Yeah my race car is a high 8 second car and I race alot
of 10.0 stuff... I use a mech throttle stop and launch rpm
as well as shift rpm.... its dead on 10.00... I had 8 10.00
the last time out with a total variance of .008 that day

[MR P-BODY]

GOD.. my finger tips are raw from sanding.... I've got it about 1/2
done in primer and blocked with 400... got both doors, left quarter
panel, and driver door opening, roof and the tailgate all done...
I'm gonna pull the front end off to do the fenders and hood... its
easier to do them on the bench.... I'll see if I can get some pics
tomorrow

[Bob Holmes]

Tape up your fingers. That way you'll still have fingerprints when you're done.

[Russell]

I have some wet sanding to do soon. What type of block / paper do you use?