Since I haven't posted much lately I figured I would start a post and cover 2005 for me/amanda and the vehicles and the adventures within.
I finished college (2 year auto program and other classes) and graduated with a 3.8 CGPA. I skipped my graduation to drive 16 hours to St Loius, MO to race at the World Ford Challenge. I went for broke in the V8 which didn't run worth a crap but netted 22 12.71 runs in a row. After overcoming 350 racers and cutting a .002 light I ran out of nitrous about 200 feet shy of the finish line. I ended up with a check for $50 instead of the $400 and feel I like a earned that round. Shortly after that during the Pro 5.0 racing I went out on the track (as a scheduled part of the event) and proposed to my long time girlfriend Amanda or mustangrn on here. Defiantely a blast and I'll see everybody again next year.
I worked compulsively on the pinto but alot of the welding work will need to be cut out and redone. Hopefully making its first run in late 06.
In August I started at a ford dealership as a technician and continued to work at autozone. So I worked 7 days for about 5 months. I completed my ASe tests and earned the Master Tech title, A/C license and have become Ford certified in electrical and electronic systems.
More vehicles also got added to the arsonal as well. We picked up another 93 lightning that is amandas daily driver. I recently bought myself a white 00 F350 Crew cab, dually, diesel, 6spd, 4x4. On the very first day of owning it I had already installed the Superchips power programmer and what a difference.
The property the garage I was renting was sold so I moved out of a garage I was nicely settled into. I am building a larger shop here at my house soon to replace it.
As for the Green coupe: I made a bunch of changes and nothing seemed to pick it up any. I added badly needed subframes, did a cute little P/S delete, adjustable cam gear, and got a set of weld pro-stars. THATS RIGHT!!! for anybody that doesn't know. I'm very cheap and sitting here with my glasses duct taped together. But my green car finally has matching wheels. I stepped a up tire size to 28x11.50 and went to 4.56 gears....WRONG... according to the video I only go about 8 feet in first.
I'm getting tired so I'm done for now but I have a bunch of pictures to post in thread as the week goes by.
I'll also give the current specs and plans for the pinto.
I finished college (2 year auto program and other classes) and graduated with a 3.8 CGPA. I skipped my graduation to drive 16 hours to St Loius, MO to race at the World Ford Challenge. I went for broke in the V8 which didn't run worth a crap but netted 22 12.71 runs in a row. After overcoming 350 racers and cutting a .002 light I ran out of nitrous about 200 feet shy of the finish line. I ended up with a check for $50 instead of the $400 and feel I like a earned that round. Shortly after that during the Pro 5.0 racing I went out on the track (as a scheduled part of the event) and proposed to my long time girlfriend Amanda or mustangrn on here. Defiantely a blast and I'll see everybody again next year.
I worked compulsively on the pinto but alot of the welding work will need to be cut out and redone. Hopefully making its first run in late 06.
In August I started at a ford dealership as a technician and continued to work at autozone. So I worked 7 days for about 5 months. I completed my ASe tests and earned the Master Tech title, A/C license and have become Ford certified in electrical and electronic systems.
More vehicles also got added to the arsonal as well. We picked up another 93 lightning that is amandas daily driver. I recently bought myself a white 00 F350 Crew cab, dually, diesel, 6spd, 4x4. On the very first day of owning it I had already installed the Superchips power programmer and what a difference.
The property the garage I was renting was sold so I moved out of a garage I was nicely settled into. I am building a larger shop here at my house soon to replace it.
As for the Green coupe: I made a bunch of changes and nothing seemed to pick it up any. I added badly needed subframes, did a cute little P/S delete, adjustable cam gear, and got a set of weld pro-stars. THATS RIGHT!!! for anybody that doesn't know. I'm very cheap and sitting here with my glasses duct taped together. But my green car finally has matching wheels. I stepped a up tire size to 28x11.50 and went to 4.56 gears....WRONG... according to the video I only go about 8 feet in first.
I'm getting tired so I'm done for now but I have a bunch of pictures to post in thread as the week goes by.
I'll also give the current specs and plans for the pinto.