V$ Doms RP Drag Racing Garage (Please lock, thank you)

DFRacing98 · 2018-06-18T23:12:46+00:00

Hey! My name is Dom, and I'm a student in Palmdale, CA. I have been saving my money since the age of 14, and have brought myself to V$20000. I began searching around junkyards and used car lots, and I found a FoxBody Mustang. No pictures yet, but I will contact the seller for a few later, or I will wait to get it home if I buy it. He wants V$1500 or best offer, and I am trying to work him down to V$1200. The car is an incomplete roller. It is missing 3 wheels, 1 brake rotor, a front quarterpanel

DFRacing98

You're right
I have a small tire car
Also, wrong state zoom 🙂)
They're from OKC, I live in Palmdale

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DFRacing98

Well, I have some bad news
After being out with the notch, I took it for a drive, and there is a super weird knocking. I think one of the valves got knocked out of place, and is hitting the piston. If it isn't that, I could be looking at something a lot bigger.

If I can't figure it out, I might have to rebuild or buy a new motor. As you know, this motor is used, from a 2007 mustang. So it could just be dying.
Not sure, but hopefully I figure it out.

DFRacing98

I just ordered two tachs and shift lights, big thanks to everyone at Art Of Wheels

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Spoiler: V$9,330-V$540 (tachs and shift lights)
Current Balance
V$8,7290

Lagano

You're welcome! 🙂 That Mustang must have a fair amount of power if it can do a wheelie! But as you know the higher the power, the higher the chance of breaking something haha. I hope that it's not a serious issue with your motor, it's from 2007 so i doubt it. You might have to clean the cylinder walls or change the spark plugs.

DFRacing98

Yeah, I checked the plugs. I'm gonna replace the rings, and clean up the cylinder walls like you said

Mr_Stance

Check the driveshaft , or the diff

DFRacing98

It's coming from the motor

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SUCCESS!!
I finally got the turbos lined out on the GT
My boost controller kept turning itself all the way down, and I wasn't making barely any power.
Turns out one of my wires kept shorting out, it was touching the header. I resoldered the wire, and the car makes huge amounts of power.
I'm going to the track tomorrow. I bought VP100 for the notch, and E85 for the GT

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I wish stance didn't restart 🙁
We could've raced

DFRacing98

Just got to the track!
The pits are wide open, but I think they will fill up when the event starts tomorrow.

DFRacing98

Okay, so today I am stocking the shop
I've given myself a two thousand dollar budget
So first, I am going to order a set of Work T7's, There is a 1600 gone.
Then, I will be selling 18x10 tires, that will fit the Work wheels. That is another 400.

Spoiler: V$8,790-V$2,000 (stocking shop)
Current Balance
V$6,790

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The wheels are Matte Graphite

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So I am just leaving the track right now.
I've decided that in order to keep the shop running, and have spare money for the GT and the RX-3, I'm going to sell my notch. It was fun, but I really have no more plans. I'm going to list the car hen I get home. If you would like to buy it, it is a great bracket car, or great project car if you would like to go faster.

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DFRacing98

Alright, since I pretty much know for a fact that no one on vstanced will buy my foxbody, so lets just say the car is sold.

Spoiler: V$6,790+V$18,000 (notch)
Current Balance
V$24,790

DFRacing98

Don't worry, I'm not dead yet
So basically, I've just been gone (oorp)
But
I have some new stuff for the RX-3
I bought new control arms, struts, and a Calvert racing 4 way racing suspension kit, with Calvert shocks, Calvert leaf springs, and Caltrac bars. The kit was V$2,000, and the tubular struts and control arms were V$1,200. I also bought brakes, they are aerospace components, 1 piston drag brakes. For V$2,500, I bought four of them
I am going to buy gold weld magnums, and put slicks on them. Then, I will build a racing rotary

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Spoiler: V$24,790-V$5,700 (all parts listed above)
V$19,090
V$19,090+V$655 (I missed my weekly pay this week)
Current Balance
V$19,745

DFRacing98

So, everything is installed. Sorry if I have been gone for a really long time, I just needed a break. I also would like to buy a lift kit for my truck, and buy a trailer. I might do that tomorrow, if possible

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I also went street racing with the foxbody, I am number 9 on the list right now
I know for a fact I can go to number one, so I will keep updating about that

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I also missed my pay on monday

Spoiler: V$19,745+V$655
Current Balance
V$20,400

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Okay, so I did a little bit of looking, and I found this
https://www.roughcountry.com/gm-suspension-lift-kit-276.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwkrrbBRB9EiwAhlN8_OTxeXaIjqVgj8WKWH-BWhgxgn1byusql-oYtA5KXFexmeDBpT8JgBoCVpMQAvD_BwE
It is a 6 inch lift, and then I will add wider rims, and bigger tires

As for a trailer, this one looks good
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/cto/d/jimglo-21-ft-tilt-bed-trailer/6626934838.html
it is 21 feet

The kit is 1000, 1075 with shipping
The trailer is 4500, I'll try to get it for 4000, but he said 4500 firm

As for wheels and tires for the truck, I found some nice black rims that are will fit the truck nicely
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/pcw-97-5865f?seid=srese1&cm_mmc=pla-google-_-shopping-_-srese1-_-pro-comp-wheels&gclid=CjwKCAjwkrrbBRB9EiwAhlN8_Kfgdhe-JKE_Wi1RBakq0Mq_mdZ7GhaG2w0Wzg7JNNo0DE0uEHEtRhoCkZwQAvD_BwE

For tires, I have selected thes
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/gti-04568190000?seid=srese1&cm_mmc=pla-google-_-shopping-_-srese1-_-general-tire&gclid=CjwKCAjwkrrbBRB9EiwAhlN8_BnHhPuu5p2hmhY534qbyI19oTgPh5_c5C7miV5GJWHFIhLy_TRw1BoCcQMQAvD_BwE
For 4, will be about 900 with shipping.
So, I'm gonna order those things now, hopefully I will have them Monday or Tuesday

Spoiler: V$20,400-V$2,215 (wheels, kit, and tires)
Current Balance
V$18,185

DFRacing98

Okay, all the parts are here early
they were all in stock at the Las Vegas superstore, despite what Summit's website said
So, I have begun tearing the stock wheels off, and I will sell those at my junk yard, along with all the other old parts
I also went and picked up the trailer yesterday
It is very nice, and will fit both of my cars perfectly
The RX-3's parts are all fitted, I will have some pictures in a couple hours

For now, I have a picture of the truck, just some progress

radcoon

That is on big truck man. Looking forward to see the RX3

DFRacing98

Yea, I didn't have any time to get some pictures, I've been super caught up with hs starting up again
The truck is a 93' gmc sierra, sadly, the motor is on it's last leg, at 300,000k miles plus, I thought about a supercharger to help it tow my trailer i bit better, but they are ridiculously expensive

Franklin

Put a Vortec V8 or an LS1 , will be gr8 for the truck.

DFRacing98

Yea, I was thinking about buying a 5.3, but that is my daily driver, so an engine swap wouldn't really allow me to get to the shop and back everyday, especially because it is in torrance, about an hour and half from my house

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But it has an LQ9 6.0, which is a better truck motor than the 5.3

DFRacing98

Hey Guys! I'm back, sorry I've been gone for so long. Today, I went to the track with my foxbody, I also had it painted last week, it is all black now. I've been gone for a little while, school started irl, and it's been hard to keep up. As the list goes, I moved up to number 7! My truck is looking very good, and the rx3 is ready for a motor.

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For some reason, my enb would not work on the picture of the rx3

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Like I was saying, I went to the track
(I hope you like the timeslip I made)
Went Very fast, I'm super confident, and ready to go to number one on the list!

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also, the paint job was 1200, I did it in my garage

Spoiler: V$18,185-V$1,200 (paint job)
Current Balance
V$16,985

DFRacing98

Hey, so recently, I've been thinking of selling my coyote short block to buy a more powerful motor, what do you think?

DFRacing98

okay, I've decided not too, based on one thing. If I want to make significantly more power, I will need to spend a lot on a procharger or way bigger turbos. I will end up with less than 10,000 in my account, and to me, that is not what I need to be focusing on. So, instead, I'm going to buy a block, rotors, and rotor housings.
http://www.racingbeat.com/RX7-1986-1992/Rotor-Intermediate-Housings/11021.html
http://www.racingbeat.com/RX7-1986-1992/Rotors/10007.html
https://www.ebay.com/itm/89-91-Mazda-Rx7-FC-OEM-engine-motor-cylinder-block-1-rust/192547883542?fits=Make%3AMazda%7CModel%3ARX-7&hash=item2cd4bf8a16:g:IS4AAOSwbS1bczV3:sc:UPSGround!93551!US!-1
https://www.ebay.com/itm/89-91-Mazda-Rx7-FC-OEM-engine-motor-cylinder-block-2-Rust/202320194780?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D52885%26meid%3D26edb1c5f65f426c86501651e05ff186%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D192547883542%26itm%3D202320194780&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851
https://www.ebay.com/itm/86-88-Mazda-Rx7-FC-B13-OEM-rotary-engine-motor-block-cylinder-housing-5/192374848685?hash=item2cca6f3cad

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The rotors have apex seals and bearings already.

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Spoiler: V$16,985-V$4,640 (for the housings, rotors, and 3 part block)
Current Balance
V$12,345

Just realized My current balance is 12345

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