The Beast II

[C Body Bob]

Well I sold the original "Beast" a few weeks ago. I made the mistake of crusing the Internet seeing what was out there close by. Yes I got a deal on it. ( I think) Needs a LOT of little things to pass tech & just make it better. Hopefully it won't need any major things. I wanted a cheap car I could get track ready fast. Seller states this car runs low 7's eight mile. We'll see. It does need painting. On this car I just want to get it to pass tech & running good. Not too concerned about looks

 

[C Body Bob]

 

[65Fury440]

Very Cool Bob, what's it have for a drive line?

 

[C Body Bob]

400 BB MOPAR 727 Supposed to have a 9.25 rear with a 4:10 gear. Need to verify that

 

[cantflip]

I hope she does what you want.

 

[Wollfen]

Do you think you will stay with the big block? Dammit, now I'm getting the itch, damn you Bob, lol.

 

[Wollfen]

WE needs pics of the engine bay!

 

[C Body Bob]

Do you think you will stay with the big block? Dammit, now I'm getting the itch, damn you Bob, lol.

oh yea. I got this car dirt cheap. I'm going to fix a few things & just have fun. The cam doesn't hit hard at all. I have been crunching numbers on the racing calculators. Looks like it's a 8.05 to 8.20 car as is. I'll try to get in in the 7's. May slide a bumpy cam in her

 

[C Body Bob]

The guy I got it from didn't know much about the engine. So I have no idea what I bought

 

[C Body Bob]

Yep it's a 9.25 rear. Now to confirm its a sure grip & has a 4:10

 

[C Body Bob]

According to Wallace racing calculators @3700 pounds & 325 horse power it should run a 8.25. So that I think is the low end of the scale. Now same weight & 350 horse is 8.05 Which is the high end. So i figure it has at least 325 horse & on the line weight of at 3700. So if it has more power than 325 horse & weighs less than 3700 on the line then it will be that much faster

 

[cantflip]

View attachment 83742 The guy I got it from didn't know much about the engine. So I have no idea what I bought

Sure... somebody else's problems, but you're well equipped to deal with that.

 

[C Body Bob]

Seller told me it was a .430 lift Lunati cam & the heads had been milled .50 & larger valves installed. Said it had the stock converter that was reworked to stall around 2K. He said it runs low 7's but based on the cars estimated weight & mild engine & only a 4:10 gear I think he is mistaken & it's a low 8 second car. So it shouldn't take much to get it in the high 7's which is plenty since I'm on a budget. It has that heavy stock front bumper with the Hugh bumper impact shocks. That's got to be 120 pounds right there. I need to find a glass front bumper that will look stock appearing & fab some lite aluminum brackets.

 

[monaco75]

Well that didn't take long!

Congrats! Have fun with it. I love seeing these at the track (that rare once in a while you do).

I'd have to repaint it too. Can see Tim allen behind the wheel back in '95 lol

 

[C Body Bob]

Yea I think I'm too old for the paint scheem.

 

[monaco75]

B5 blue would look good!

 

[C Body Bob]

Yes it would but too much work. Don't have time for all that. Just wanted something cheap to play with. My goal is to get her in the 7's

 

[monaco75]

Yes it would but too much work. Don't have time for all that. Just wanted something cheap to play with. My goal is to get her in the 7's

Oh I hear you. But isn't that how they all start out?? lol

 

[C Body Bob]

Yea that's true. Not the most desire able car to sink a lot of money into

 

[C Body Bob]

Ok I have decided on a new name for the car. Ive decided on FURIOUS. It's a more fitting name. Now for some bad news. I bought a 850 amp battery today. The old one was dead. It's mounted in the trunk. There are 3 large black cables leading to it. Two are wraped together & obviously the power cables. I wasn't paying attention & hooked them up wrong. Turned on the kill switch & went to flip all the unmarked toggles on to refresh me on what each turned on. Suddenly i can hear wires poping & smoke starts pouring from under the dash. Quickly went back & hit the kill switch & started looking things over & that's when I realized I had hooked the cables up wrong. I switched the cables back & turned the kill switch back on & all is good. The toggles still work. Started car & it seems to run ok. Tack works, but none of my gauges work. So closer inspection I find I fried the power wire from the GM alternator. Probably got the alternator too. So I need to have alternator tested & run a new lead wire for it. Check all my fuses & maybe replace some under dash wires. Car did seem to run good. Feels strong. I may have something here. I hope so. Anyway hopefully I didn't hurt anything too bad. I'm going to buy some red electrical tape to wrap the power lead so that won't happen again