Vehicle Info
Bought: Jan, 2005
Bragging Rights
- 1/4 Mile13.98 sec @ 104 mph
- Top Speed145 mph
- HP425
- Weight3700 lbs
Major Upgrades
- bore-increase
- engine swap
Modifications
Performance Parts
- Weiand Intake
- Hedman Header
- Thrush Exhaust
- GM Performance Parts Engine Comps.
- Accel Ignition
- KYB Shocks
- GM Performance Parts Springs
- GM Performance Parts Brakes
- TransGo Transmission
- 462 ci bbc
- holley 750 carb, 4160 series1350
- exhaust cutouts extended to side of vehicle
- moroso aluminum valve covers
- k&n filter and hi-flo top
- jegs cheap plastic scoop
- gm performance parts marine 454 cam
- optima battery
- junkyard 9c1 springs front and rear
- 94 9c1 rear axle, disc brakes, auburn posi
- junkyard 9c1 sway bars, front and rear
- energy suspension links
- larry greene 700-r4
- transgo manual/automatic shift kit
- beast sunshell
- 2200 stall s-10 V6 torque converter
- b&m quicksilver shifter
- 3.42 gear ratio, posi carrier
- rear disc brakes
Car Audio & Video
Interior
- B&M Shift Knob
- Auto Meter Gauges
- junkyard 1997 ford escort leather buckets
- rear door panels removed for weight reduction
- carpets removed for weight reduction
- checker flag painted fenderwells
- rear seat removed too
- home made aluminum trunk firewall
- heater assembly removed, aluminum firewall plug
- interior coated in herculiner
Exterior Styling
- BFGoodrich Tires
- wheels: junkyard steelies, sometimes
- torq thrusts sometimes
- cragar ss's sometimes depends on my mood
- door trim shaved
- mickey thompson et drags for the track
- fender wells removed for weight and clearance
- handpainted
- body painted at home with a roller brush
- TSC satin black tractor enamel
- cheap plastic scoop from jegs
"She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid. I've made a lot of special modifications myself."
-Han Solo, Star Wars ep IV: A New Hope
These are pics of my girl betty in the various stages of paint and drive train. the most recent ones have her in all black, with black steelies, and the mr horsepower logos on the fender. we've come a long way! Btw I did 90% of the work myself in mine or friends garages. If you can't tell by the pictures, I race. my home track is in ubly,MI(IHRA), but i've been known to race at lapeer intl. dragway(independent) too. and yes i street race too. there's nothing like mopping up a mustang gt with a full size four door sedan( i run a 462c.i. big block chevrolet, easily over 550ftlbs of torque!). ive outrun a new challenger, too, but i think he probably just got scared after we hit 110 mph. maybe I was just lucky. oh, and i still dont have $3000 in this car yet! DARE TO BE DIFFERENT!!!!!!!!
don't forget to check out my other ride page on my "$100 mini van parts runner project." Also, i recently started groups on cardomain and on facebook.com called "Modern Rat Rods Unite!" check them out and if you feel that you or your ride fits the criteria, please, feel free to join us!
PAGES
1: intro, about betty(you are here)
2: current state, race pics
3: 305 powered race/burnout pics
4: evolution of my paint jobs
5: random pics
6: pulling my big block out the blazer
7: engine bay/finished bbc
8: interior
9: random exterior pics
10: my race helmet
11: traction
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Posted by: glasscoffin73
07/03/2009, 08:58pm
hey dude i sold the vette he detuned it and clocked a 10.34 . i got 18 grand for it . the reason i wrote is i n ow will try to beat it. my sreet and strip 57 can be seen glasscoffin496 on you tube. rat rods unite- hows things. im sorry they call me nuts but who isnt . or else were posers.