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*Hopstretch* · October 5, 2015

That is also why he has toys to haul.

*Dreadhead* · October 5, 2015

Says the guy who has a wife that pays for his toys (from another member of team kept man)

n_maher · October 5, 2015

Looks good, Jeff.

Me - taking the GTI in this week to have the water pump issue sorted and am thinking that I should ask for an extended test drive in the '12 Golf R that they have on the lot. :ph34r:

*Voltron* · October 5, 2015

It definitely looks good, Jeff, but aren't toy hauler vehicles supposed to be dirty and a bit banged up? Gives you more cred with the ladies with similar toy interests... >:D

*ironbut* · October 5, 2015

IMHO you need a "mat" of "Save the ..." stickers on the back!

*Voltron* · October 5, 2015

But Jeff doesn't dig hippie chicks.

*ironbut* · October 5, 2015

If I had a Subaru with a Yak on the rack, it would be an alternative identity that would be tough to resist.

Get a cheap crib in the artsy part of town and buy a fake identity on the dark web.

*Grahame* · October 5, 2015

IMHO you need a "mat" of "Save the ..." stickers on the back!

Something like

With this

i_heart_yoga_pants_vinyl_sticker_decal_g

hidden among them ?

*swt61* · October 5, 2015

You'll need a first name like Falcon or Sage.

*VPI* · October 9, 2015

Hmmmm, not even sure why I am keeping the S4 anymore.

HemiSam · October 9, 2015

Hmmmm, not even sure why I am keeping the S4 anymore.

Love it! What does she run in the 1/4 mile and what does she weigh?

HS

*VPI* · October 10, 2015

Awesome Katie's this morning. One for Chris.

*Dreadhead* · October 10, 2015

Still want that car. That may be the one I test drove.

*VPI* · October 10, 2015

*Hopstretch* · October 10, 2015

Mmmm. GT3 RS. Aaaargh.

*swt61* · October 10, 2015

Double Mmmm!

HemiSam · October 11, 2015

Car weighs ~4500lbs. Moderate boost pass (11-12psi). Royal Purple Raceway during 1/4 mile test and tune trying to iron a few things out before the standing mile event the car is built for. Street legal....sat/nav and AC still in the big girl. Don't have the heart to gut her to run an 8 sec pass.

HS

*VPI* · October 11, 2015

Nice. Did not know those things weighed so much. Do you have pics of the car?

HemiSam · October 11, 2015

Thanks, VPI. It started life as a stick car weighing just short of 4100lbs w/o driver. They're basically 4-door parts cars by Chrysler where the frame was chopped 4" to produce the Challenger. She's a big girl and it makes for some unusual things like the longest input shaft on the trans and a shift mechanism set back far creating weaknesses I've found the limits of over the last 6 years. It's gone through a lot of iterations...a 10-pt cage and a bunch of other crap...some of it dropped a few pounds but mostly I've added through add'l fluids, proper big brakes, all the TT bits, big ass 4L80E trans and a Ford 9" rear to handle the power, etc...

Here is the car the first time it ran 9's in the quarter. It was near you at VMP (I've never seen quarter mile track prep at a private event like that other than the few times I ran her in Virginia). I ditched the manual sadly as I was twisting RPM built Tremecs from input shaft to output shaft. We learned a lot that day...I had to lift to get the auto to shift relying on the OEM rpm signal.

Plumbing is under the car. It was 3" custom piping which made for a very tight fit given the block is pretty good size (406 CI). Currently working on installing a nifty integrated kit that will have the oiling for the TT's and a good bit of the piping integrated into the K-member. You can see a bit of it here along with the mid-plate that's going in.