2008 Mopars at the Strip (Las Vegas)

[The Pope]

blowing a head gasket is extremely commen. Right after they blow they eat the water hole into the oil hole. Last year my wagon was running great, mid 14s with 13 PSI of boost and with an auto trans. Thats on an engine that was burning a gallon a mile of water. A blown head gasket is not normally a reason to give up, $40 and 2 hours of work and the thing may be fine.

I'm going to need a heat wave to make it this year. Last year I was in a blizzard both directions.

[440SCOUT]

YES BUT I HAVE MORE IMPORTANT VEHICLES THAT NEED MY TIME, SO I JUST CUT MY LOSSES..

[The Pope]

Quote:

Originally Posted by 440SCOUT YES BUT I HAVE MORE IMPORTANT VEHICLES THAT NEED MY TIME, SO I JUST CUT MY LOSSES..

No more science projects for me either. The current stuff is getting bolted together and thats it for a long time with the 2.2s. The 70 R/T SE challenger is getting put back together right. For years I've put money into 6 TDs at once and I am about completed with all at the same time. The Challenger will cost more than all of them combined to complete, so to do it everything else has to be stopped. I think because I am closing 40 I'm missing stuff from when I was a kid, which a Challenger was daily driver back then and the "old POS" to people looking at it. I also have to spend more because of driving habbits. The TDs stop and turn, last time I was driving the Challenger I was blowing through stop signs and sliding towards ditches, thinking I was driving slow It is REALLY HARD to jump out of a 12 second GLHS with 11" brakes into a 440 challenger. They both go much the same straight, but you have to drive the Challenger like your on ice. Stopping distance and turning

[440SCOUT]

I KNOW I HAVE A 74 CHALLENGER THAT IS GETTING THE 440 TREATMENT RIGHT NOW, PLUS THE 440 DART, AND I HAVE A 70 A-100 PICKUP THAT IS GETTING A MAGNUM 360. NOT INCLUDING MY FUEL INJECTED 78 440 MOTORHOME AND MY 460 POWERED BOAT... SO I NEED THE TIME AND SPACE.
I MUST BE TO HAVE THIS MANY PROJECTS..

[Ondonti]

Cant go. Hope the attendees have fun

[The Pope]

Quote:

Originally Posted by 440SCOUT I KNOW I HAVE A 74 CHALLENGER THAT IS GETTING THE 440 TREATMENT RIGHT NOW, PLUS THE 440 DART, AND I HAVE A 70 A-100 PICKUP THAT IS GETTING A MAGNUM 360. NOT INCLUDING MY FUEL INJECTED 78 440 MOTORHOME AND MY 460 POWERED BOAT... SO I NEED THE TIME AND SPACE. I MUST BE TO HAVE THIS MANY PROJECTS..

Your to be building so many gas eating V8s when gas is nearly $4 a gallon Need to build a TD so you can have a real nice driver too. Maybe a SRT 4 atleast?

I may drive the 87 GLHS down now if I get the clutch changed. she rattles lol. But we also have record snow now

[440SCOUT]

none of these are my daily drivers,, my drivers are just too boring thats why i didnt mention them, gas is expensive but i love those cars so i cant get rid of them...