"Ua kūʻai au i kaʻu Dart mai kahi hoa ma kahi o 2009; he '67 ʻelua-poster sedan. Ua holo mua ʻo ia i kahi slant ʻeono; a laila he 440 maʻalahi, aʻu i hana ai i nā makahiki Tuned, akā ua haki ia i ke koʻokoʻo ma 5500rpm i ka Lāpule 2019 Mopar. Ua kokoke au e hoʻopakele i koʻu poʻo a loaʻa iaʻu kahi puʻupaʻa 4 i haki. Hoʻopau i ka mea e kali ana iā ia e hana ʻo Val i nā hoa kime o ka mea pāʻani.
Ua hana ʻo Mopar kumu ʻo Ash Knowles i ka hana a kūkulu iaʻu i kahi pākuʻi 494 mālie me kahi hui holo Scat piha, nā piston SRP a me Howards hydraulic roller cams (0.600 ″) a me nā tappets. Ma hope o ka laka ʻana, pono wau e hana i kekahi mau hoʻoponopono i nā poʻo Eddy RPM.
ʻO ka Auto he B&M 727 me kekahi mau koʻokoʻo Hurst slick, a i ke kūkulu ʻana i ka ʻenekini ua kau wau iā ia ma kahi pōkole 9 ″, 35 spline alumini kikowaena me nā axles Dutch. ʻO ka hui hou ʻana ma ke ala ʻo Murray Chrysler.
Mahalo iā Ash Knowles i kona ʻā mua ʻana ma ke kaʻa kaʻa i ka pō ma mua o koʻu haʻalele ʻana a ua hana maikaʻi ia ma COTM koe wale nō ka hewa o ka coil ignition.
"He XD kēia aʻu i kūkulu ai i ka makahiki 1980. Ua alakaʻi ʻia ia i nā hōʻikeʻike ʻē aʻe a loaʻa nā huakaʻi ʻohana i kekahi mau pule pule o ka makahiki. Ua hana wau i nā mea āpau mai ka wā ʻōpala, ʻaʻole hoʻi i ka hana mīkini mīkini a humuhumu i nā noho hou.
E holo ana ia i kahi 351 i kūkulu maikaʻi ʻia me ka SRP forged pistons, nā kāmeʻa alanui Crow nui a me nā pōhaku ʻōwili, e hoʻihoʻi ana i ka mana i kahi C4 i kūkulu ʻia i loko o ka TCT me kahi hale kūʻai 3000rpm.
Aia ma ke kua he spool Dana 78 me 3.5: 1 ka hoʻohana ʻana. Ua hoʻopau ʻia i kahi kūlana kiʻekiʻe aʻe ma mua o ka mea i hoʻolālā mua ʻia. Ua lawe ʻia wau!
"ʻO kēia kaʻu 2006 Saleen S331 F150 me kahi supercharged 5.4L 3V. Ke kūkulu nei ʻo ia i ka helu 63 a me kaʻu hana maʻamau i kēlā me kēia lā. ʻO nā mods me 1.75″ 4-in-1 SS poʻomanaʻo, 3″ kiʻekiʻe kiʻekiʻe cat, X-tube a me ʻelua 2.5" ʻaoʻao puka puka.
E holo ana ia i ka pulley 10 psi, kahi kuʻekuʻe lima i hana ʻia a me ka intake 5 ″ a me ka pahu ea. Ua hoʻohaʻahaʻa ʻia ke kaʻa i 2.5 iniha me ka hoʻokuʻu ʻana i ke ala a me nā pahu anti-roll. Ua hana wau i nā mods a me ka hana hale hana iaʻu iho.
Hana ʻo ia i 345hp ma 10psi a puhi i ka 305/40R23s me ka maʻalahi. ʻO kaʻu kaʻa kaʻa i hoʻohana ʻia e nā mea nona ka hui ʻo Steve lāua ʻo Elizabeth Saleen. Ma ke ʻano he ʻeono wale nō poʻe ma Australia, loaʻa iaʻu nā ʻōlelo he nui i makemake kaʻu mau keiki e hoʻouna ʻia e ia i ke kula.
"ʻO kēia kaʻu 302 Cleveland-powered 1971 XA GS Fairmont. ʻO ia ka mea hoʻokele i kēlā me kēia lā ma koʻu ʻohana mai ka waena o '90s a hiki i ka makahiki 2009, i ka manawa i hāʻawi mai ai koʻu makuakāne iaʻu i ka makahiki 19.
Ua kūʻai koʻu makuakāne i kēia kaʻa pololei pololei a kumu ʻole i hoʻihoʻi ʻia no $1800. He mau hoʻomanaʻo maikaʻi koʻu no nā huakaʻi alanui, ka huki ʻana i ka moku ʻohana, ka puhi ʻana o koʻu makuakāne i hoʻokahi a ʻelua paha, ke aʻo ʻana i ka hoʻokele, ke kau ʻana i koʻu kaʻa heihei L ma ke alaloa, a me ka ʻaihue ʻana i ke kaʻa i koʻu mau makahiki he 17 i ka wā i hele ai koʻu makuakāne i ka lawaiʻa Hele e holo me koʻu mau hoa.
Ma waena o 2010 a me 2013, ua paʻa ke kaʻa ma ke alanui o Pāpā ma mua o kona neʻe ʻana i koʻu hale hoʻopapa.
No laila ma ʻOkakopa 2017 ua hoʻouna ʻia i koʻu hoaaloha maikaʻi ʻo Glen Hogg me kahi hoʻolālā e hoʻihoʻi iā ia i loko o ʻekolu makahiki, hāʻawi a lawe paha. Ma hope o ʻehā mau makahiki, ua pau mākou!
“ʻO kaʻu 1983 VH SL Commodore kēia. Ua loaʻa iaʻu ia no nā makahiki. He kaʻa heihei ia na koʻu ʻelemakule, e hoʻokele ana i ka 253. Ua kūkulu au i 355 stroker no ia ma mua o hoʻokahi makahiki i hala a ua ʻoi aku ʻo ia ma mua o ka mea kahiko 253 E hana ikaika!
He poloka VN 304 keia me 355 Scat cranks, Scat connecting rods, hana kaumaha me na valve intake nunui, Harrop high-rise intake, 750 Holley HP street carbs, Camtech solid cams, 1.65 adjustable Rocker, 30thou oversized piston, MSD 6AL and MSD time effort. Paʻi au i kēlā kī ʻoi aku ka wikiwiki o koʻu puʻuwai.
Ua hoʻokomo au iā ia ma ka ʻāpana In The Build i Nowemapa i hala a i kēia manawa ua hoʻopau wau i ka kaʻa a hoʻokomo iā ia ma ka club rego.
“Eia ka'u '69 Charger R/T. He 440ci/four-speed manual mai Kentucky mai i laweia mai i Australia i ka makahiki 2006. He mau pilikia ko'iko'i ko ia no ka mea e pono ai e hoopau piha i ka 90 % kila: na kaa chassis, ka papahele, ka hope, ke alo o ke alo, ka hood - pono e paniia na mea a pau me na apana OE hou.
Ua hoʻoholo wau e hana ma ka liʻiliʻi loa i nā apo a me nā bearings ma ka mīkini, akā ua lilo ia i mea āpau - nā koʻokoʻo hoʻohui, nā pistons, valves, manifolds, cams - pani ʻia e kahi mea hou.
Aia nā aniani ʻewalu ʻāpana hou, nā bumper hou a me nā kukui hope, a me kahi grille i kūkulu hou ʻia, e noho ana ma nā huila Streeter 20-inihi.
"ʻO wau ʻo Alex a ʻo wau ʻo 22. Noʻu kēia XC Fairmont 1977. I kēia manawa he hale hana hou ʻo 408ci stroke Cleveland a me kahi pahu pua nui ʻehā-bolt i lawe iaʻu i 1.5 mau makahiki e kūkulu ai.
Ua kūkulu mua koʻu makuakāne i kēia kaʻa he 16 makahiki aku nei; he 302 Cleveland ia manawa, a holo ia ma ka nitrous. A laila, ho'ohu'i 'o ia i kēlā 302, akā na'e, 'a'ole hiki ke ho'oikaika 'ia. A laila, loa'a iā ia nā 'enekini he nui, me kekahi 302 a me kahi tunnel rammer 351. I ka makahiki 2019, hā'awi mai ko'u makuakāne ia'u i nā kī. Ua wehe au i ke kua o ka hipa kāne me ka PB3 kit a kau i ke ka'a. 11.87@111mph.
ʻO ka mea pōʻino, ua nahu ia i ke kāmela, no laila ua huki au a hoʻoholo wau e kūkulu i kēia ʻenekini. I ka wā i hana ai au, hoʻomaʻemaʻe au a pena hou i ka ʻenekini.
Aia kekahi mau mea ʻē aʻe e pono ai iaʻu e hana, e like me ka hale ʻōwili a me ka parachute no ke kaʻa heihei a me ka 9″ ʻoi aku ka ikaika. ʻO kaʻu pahuhopu no kēia kaʻa ʻo ka holo ʻana ma ka Drag Challenge a makemake wau e hele i nā 10s haʻahaʻa a i ʻole 9s kiʻekiʻe. Ua hoʻokele wau i kēia kaʻa no Summernats 35 mai Tasmania.
"I ka makahiki 2018, ua pena hou ʻia koʻu VE Commodore 2007 mai Phantom Black iā VS HSV Cherry Black e Nathan Utting o Utz Kustoms a 'eke'. ʻO ia ka manawa i loaʻa ai ke kūlana Dark Demon (DRKDVL).
Hāʻawi ʻo Rob of HAMR Coatings iā mākou i kahi kala HAMR kupaianaha a kūʻokoʻa. Ma Kut Kustomz, kahi pahu lima mua hou me ka ECM diverter, nā pale ʻaoʻao Maloo hou i hoʻoponopono hou ʻia, HDT hope lehelehe a me G8 rear handlebar diffuser, i nā kala hou.
I Ianuali 2020, ua pilikia ke kaʻa i ka ʻaoʻao holoʻokoʻa o ka mea hoʻokele, a laila kuʻi ʻo COVID, a ua hele ke kaʻa mai kahi hana hoʻoponopono a hoʻopau i ka pena hou a ʻoi aku.
Ma luna o kēlā, ua nānā mākou i nā kikoʻī maikaʻi a pau a hana mākou i nā ʻāpana kikoʻī maʻamau e pili ana i nā papa scuff, nā mea kinai ahi a me nā moena papahele, a ua hana ʻo Unspoken Design i kekahi mau kukui maʻamau.
"ʻO kaʻu '66 Mustang kēia. He papahana e hoʻomau nei. Ua kūkulu hou au i kahi 377ci stroker Clevo i loko a hana ia i 460 hp a me 440 lb-ft. ʻEhā-wikiwiki luna loader a me 3.5 mau pahu ʻO ka ʻokoʻa 9" hoʻopiha i ka drivetrain. Laki wau i ka loaʻa ʻana o kēia kaʻa mai kaʻu mea hoʻokele Mhit2 ma hope o ka holo ʻana o kaʻu kanaka kahiko. i ka hoʻi ʻana mai ka hōʻike kaʻa kūloko. Manaʻo wau makemake ʻoe!”
"Ua kūʻai au i 1971 HG Kingswood ma 2018 me kahi 253 maikaʻi ʻole i loko. ʻO ka mea mua aʻu i hana ai ma hope o ka loaʻa ʻana iā ia, ʻo ia ka hoʻohaʻahaʻa ʻana i ka hoʻokuʻu hope a hoʻokomo i kahi pūʻulu o Auto Drags.