SVreX wrote:MrJoshua wrote: IIRC Andy was north of 400hp. Not a lot in internet thing swinging world, but 400+ legitimate real world horsepower is a bucketfull.Correct. But he also had nitrous on board in the Fiat the year the Sucker Vetter won (drags were cancelled). He never squeezed the juice.
Any word if the big guy is going to join us this year?
I'll be in Venice the week before and plan on being there on Friday.
In reply to stan_d:
how did I not know you were in Greencastle?
miatame wrote: Any word if the big guy is going to join us this year?
Haven't heard.
But I am happy to see him showing his face around here recently. I have my suspicions... 
Planning on being Team Spectator again this year. Very slim possibility that a future Challenger makes its appearance there.
Plane tickets paid for. Hotel room booked.
This will be the first year of not driving 1,500 miles each way. Kind of looking forward to it for a change.
What is the deadline for signup and payment?
In reply to Lof8:
I don't know what the deadline is but if your entry is postmarked by October 15th you get a free goodie bag with GRM swag and a one year subscription.
In case any of you were feeling good about how your build was progressing...
We have 17 Days until the $2013 Challenge!
For those of you who are working slobs like us, that's just two weekends.
Blargh.
Carp
Team f2t isn't looking so good?
We'll be there. There's just a LOT of work that remains to be done. Black car will run this coming weekend. I may end up having to tune it on the way down to Florida, but it is what it is.
Red car is going to be a haul, but it's doable.
miatame wrote: In case any of you were feeling good about how your build was progressing... We have 17 Days until the $2013 Challenge! For those of you who are working slobs like us, that's just two weekends.
I guess I should start thinking about dusting my car off and filling it with gas. 
Our car hasn't started yet....
m4ff3w wrote: Our car hasn't started yet....
I haven't started my car yet. 
17 days minus 10 days of Bahamian vacation, one day in the hospital and one day to drive down = not enough time to finish up everything 
I'm mostly done the suspension refresh but I still need to find a flat and open surface to align things on as well as I can plus some time to shake down any little stuff. Mixing and matching parts and not enough money to buy everything new makes me nervous. 
Car runs great, hot starts and smooth idle are not its strong points but most electrical issues have been resolved. 
Body work and engine detailing just will not happen at this point. No time, no skills, no money, no energy and no place to work on it easily. Some last minute vinyl work is in the plans to distract from the dents and rust... 
I will be ugly, I will be slow, but I will be there! 
Started mine this morning...
Fatties on the miata!
pimpm3 wrote: Started mine this morning...
Gettin' a head start, are ya?
I got off my butt and took a photo. We wanted to call her Cobra Kai's Bluey, but the name Bluey was in use locally, so we call her Ka-Bluey and park her in front of propane tanks. (Tod, don't read this.)
Took her for a spin to heat cycle the tires today.
It's kinda amazing how fast 90 mph comes up on you when you least expect it.
In reply to spin_out:
If'n you ever want to sell those wheels...
Got laughed at by Turbo and Diesel Injection today. Not sure what to do about the ailing turbo on the red car now.
Probably shouldnt have sold my spare T3 or Thomas Knight setups.
In reply to Swank Force One:
laughed at how? How much room in the budget for a turbo? I have a holset sorta laying around, might be too small for you. Also I know a guy that was selling a HX35 in Fort Wayne. TDI will have a rebuild kit for it in stock.
I don't have a manifold or downpipe for a holset anymore. I kinda need to stay CT26.
They just wouldn't touch this turbo and wouldn't use my supplied oem rebuild kit even if they would.
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