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SilverBack
06-22-2008, 11:46 AM
Hey guys, my name is Charlie and I was pointed over here from The Corral by Ehardy. I'm originally from Central Florida, but I've been living here in Pell City for about 3 years. I'm a mechanical engineer by trade and a die-hard gearhead.

My car is an ex-4cyl coupe that a buddy and I built from a roller in less than a year. We did everything on the car except the alignment. I originally was going to build it bare-bones just enough to drive, but like all projects it got out of hand and ended up as you see below. The mod list is really long so I won't list it all out unless you're interested. Basically a H/C/I 302 w/ a T5-Z I built and 3.73s.

Obviously the car isn't purpose built for the strip, but I love taking it out to Alabama International Dragway in Steele. The best I've done so far is 12.78 @ 105 w/ several 110 mph trap speeds that day and this past Friday I was trapping ~113. Definitely have some work to do. I just recently installed an NX wet kit and I've been having a lot of fun with just a 50 shot.

Let me know what you think.

Here is what we started with..
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b7cf26b3127ccec2db1b8d3cec00000010O00BbuGTdu3cMQ e3nwg/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D560/ry%3D300/

Here's how it is now.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8da22b3127ccec39280f5f5d100000010O00BbuGTdu3cMQ e3nwg/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D560/ry%3D300/
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8db07b3127ccec460b1e9e30300000060O00BbuGTdu3cMQ e3nwg/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D560/ry%3D300/
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8d829b3127ccec4043204b0cf00000020O00BbuGTdu3cMQ e3nwg/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D560/ry%3D300/
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8db07b3127ccec460a9a8627e00000060O00BbuGTdu3cMQ e3nwg/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D560/ry%3D300/
militarymustang88gt
06-22-2008, 11:53 AM
welcome.
Italian LX
06-22-2008, 05:56 PM
Welcome to StreetStangs! :wave:

Those are some pretty impressive track numbers. What dyno numbers do you have on that 302?
Rcoupe91svo
06-22-2008, 06:10 PM
sweet coupe , welcome to streetstangs
89 Hoss
06-22-2008, 06:58 PM
Welcome and nice coupe!
97cobrasvt
06-22-2008, 07:11 PM
welcome, good job :nice:
yellowSVT
06-22-2008, 07:19 PM
welcome!
banditmwp
06-22-2008, 07:27 PM
:welcome:

Good looking car :nice:
SilverBack
06-22-2008, 07:50 PM
Thanks for the compliments. I'm really pleased with how the car turned out.

Not much of a dyno queen...only 296hp/316tq. That was before I port-matched the Eddy RPM to my 75mm TB, not that it made much of a difference. The car is pretty stripped right now since I tore out all the porno red carpet & interior. Makes for a pretty fun daily driver w/ the dumped super 44s.
coupe
06-22-2008, 07:51 PM
:wave2::welcome:

Nice looking coupe. :nice:
EHardy1971
06-22-2008, 08:14 PM
:welcome:Glad to see you made it over man!,and like I told you,it's a good group of people here.
blue90lx
06-22-2008, 08:31 PM
Welcome, and the coupe :drool: looks good man!
SlowJoe
06-22-2008, 08:50 PM
welcome
Jables
06-22-2008, 09:09 PM
:welcome:


Super nice coupe.. :nice:
89five0Gt
06-23-2008, 04:58 AM
welcome
TheJeanyus
06-23-2008, 06:59 AM
:jeanyus:
94five0
06-23-2008, 02:50 PM
:wave: welcome

sick coupe.
hevymtl
06-23-2008, 06:10 PM
:nice:
banditmwp
06-23-2008, 07:06 PM
:welcome:Glad to see you made it over man!,and like I told you,it's a good group of people here.

:bs2:

we're all a bunch of that breed called smartassholes :D
EHardy1971
06-23-2008, 07:39 PM
:bs2:

we're all a bunch of that breed called smartassholes :D
SHHHHHHHH!,don't give away the secret yet!:rofl:
rtusnake
06-23-2008, 10:55 PM
Welcome. I have never seen the car around pell city before though.
SilverBack
06-24-2008, 09:24 AM
Welcome. I have never seen the car around pell city before though.
I live on the outskirts closer to Leeds/Moody and work in Lincoln. Plus I don't usually hang out at the Sonic on Saturday nights...haha.
mustang1549
06-24-2008, 09:41 AM
i live in leeds. ill be looking out for ya. nice ride.
rtusnake
06-24-2008, 12:39 PM
I live on the outskirts closer to Leeds/Moody and work in Lincoln. Plus I don't usually hang out at the Sonic on Saturday nights...haha.

You work at honda? We own a body shop in pell city and I used to see about everything drive by on 231
TheJeanyus
06-24-2008, 12:55 PM
I live on the outskirts closer to Leeds/Moody and work in Lincoln. Plus I don't usually hang out at the Sonic on Saturday nights...haha.
I live in Margaret and work in Pell City. I'll be on the lookout for that car now. :ph34r:
SilverBack
06-24-2008, 04:13 PM
You work at honda? We own a body shop in pell city and I used to see about everything drive by on 231
Sure do...which body shop is it?
rtusnake
06-24-2008, 10:25 PM
A&A body shop
SilverBack
06-25-2008, 08:18 AM
A&A body shop
I think I know which one you're talking about...it's behind Down the Hatch right?
ncontt
06-25-2008, 09:20 AM
nice looking coupe man....
rtusnake
06-25-2008, 03:04 PM
I think I know which one you're talking about...it's behind Down the Hatch right?

Yeap that would be it