Project Cracka

[JonS]

Well, I've been holding off on starting this thread, because of title issues but I finally got that all straightened out. Cracka is a 4 cylinder 93 coupe that we are going to put together for my wife to race in the UMTR and drive some. I'll post up some pics tonight.

[95turbocharged]

:lol:every wife needs a car to leave ours alone:bigthumb good luck with it I am looking at one for my wife now 89 lx 5.0 5 speed!

[JonS]

This thing is pretty solid, the floors and undercarriage are in great shape. The only major body issue is the drivers quarter, but I have a buddy who is going to help fix that up. There isn't any rust anywhere. :bigthumb
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z90/jonskidmore/IMG_1394.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z90/jonskidmore/IMG_1397.jpg
Here is a pic of a 302 that came with it, We'll probably throw it in there for temporary motivation.
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z90/jonskidmore/IMG_1398.jpg

[MrsAPE]

Oh oh...we need a wife's car section!! Hubby is putting my baby's new heart in this week!! Only downfall so far is its still an auto..for now. Soon I'll start my own thread.

[bcoh5gt]

Jon, do you need a backup motor?:lol: But I will not deliver it.:bigthumb

[kennebellcobra]

Looks like a great winter project:bigthumb

[Maximus]

Oh oh...we need a wife's car section!! Hubby is putting my baby's new heart in this week!! Only downfall so far is its still an auto..for now. Soon I'll start my own thread.


HAHA!! Sorry, we will have to get you to sign a release and then we will hand it over to our lawyers to recheck for any problems.
K, Thanks


Seroius, cool name!:bigthumb

[92coupe]

Looks good John, Now she will be tearing up the nmra events.

[quik lx]

HAHA!! Sorry, we will have to get you to sign a release and then we will hand it over to our lawyers to recheck for any problems.
K, Thanks


Seroius, cool name!:bigthumb

:lol:

[JonS]

Seroius, cool name!

I wanted to call it White Trash, but the wife insisted on cracka. I warned her we may have to pay royalties to use that name on this site.:lol:

[JonS]

Well we've made a bit of progress. Mostly I've just been gathering parts. Here is a list of what is done so far

Engine compartment is stripped of excess wiring and painted
tranny is out and the bellhousing is swapped
70 351w heads are ported and polished and ready to assemble
engine is down to the shortblock and cleaned up.


Here are a couple pics:
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z90/jonskidmore/IMG_1489small.jpg

I got a great deal on these on Ebay, the only problem is they were listed as 6.5 BS and turned out to be 4.5, in this picture it's fairly obvious, but it wasn't on the ebay pic. I guess we'll be narrowing the rear a bit.:D It will look better that way anyhow.

Here is a pic the wife got of me pulling the tranny, as you can see it's hard to get anything accomplished.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z90/jonskidmore/IMG_1491small.jpg

[93hulk]

Hell yeah Jon. Looks like a cool little project. :cool1:

[kennebellcobra]

I think Debbie caught you sleeping and you threw your arms under the car:lol:

[kennebellcobra]

We need some updates on this...your not still sleeping under the car are you:tongue2:

[MADMOD]

I think Debbie caught you sleeping and you threw your arms under the car:lol:



I think you are right Shannon:lol:

[JonS]

We need some updates on this...your not still sleeping under the car are you

You know me, I don't get in a big hurry about anything. I have been collecting parts for a while. I have the heads ported and put together, the cam is in it. I am going to try to pretty much button up the engine this weekend. We have a 4 inch hood and some nice LX seats that we got at Columbus. I am going to order a quarter panel for the driver side and send it down to my buddy to weld that on as soon as the engine is in and it's movable. Then I'll get it home and start the minor body work and paint. It's hard for me to find time to really get much done.

You guys better hope I don't get it finished, cause it's gonna be bringing home lots of UMTR money this summer.:flipoff:

[JonS]

Well, the heads are bolted on. I was gonna go ahead and check pushrod length and all that jazz, but when I bolted the guideplates on I noticed that they were for 3/8 pushrods.:dummy: So I'm kinda stuck with that for now, so tonight I did some more realistic flame practice. I think this is a little better thna my first attempt.:)

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z90/jonskidmore/GoodFlames.jpg


They look almost good enough that I would put them on a car.

[kennebellcobra]

Looks great! I think you got it down:bigthumb

[R825OH]

Rockin Man those aresome pretty good lookin flames,Paint it!

[Maximus]

Well, the heads are bolted on. I was gonna go ahead and check pushrod length and all that jazz, but when I bolted the guideplates on I noticed that they were for 3/8 pushrods.:dummy: So I'm kinda stuck with that for now, so tonight I did some more realistic flame practice. I think this is a little better thna my first attempt.:)

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z90/jonskidmore/GoodFlames.jpg


They look almost good enough that I would put them on a car.


Hell yeah!! They look great!:bigthumb

[DeckerEnt]

They need some yellow or orange in them to make them really pop.
My .02 Keith

[wes 89 gt]

them flames are awesome :bigthumb

[JonS]

They need some yellow or orange in them to make them really pop.


The flames for this car will definately look more like real fire than these do. With these I ran out of candy tangerine and had to use candy red instead.

[Johnson1134]

flames get two thumbs up!

[JonS]

OK here is an update. The engine is together and ready to put in. The interior has been disassembled and cleaned reasonably well. The Gauges are in and wired up as much as possible and the seats are cleaned and ready to go back in. Hopefully I can get the engine and tranny in this week. I still need a few things to make it run, but it's getting pretty close. I'll snap some pics once the engine is in. It is tough putting stuff together from scratch, because I have to try to find all of these weird bolts and small items that I don't think of until the last minute. Hopefully I can get it to my buddy's shop to get a quarter in the next few weeks.

[kennebellcobra]

It's about time you quit knapping under it:lol:

[JonS]

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[JonS]

Well I finally got to make some decent progress this weekend. The motor and transmission are in, the 7.5 is out , the 8.8 is bolted in, and the gas tank has been "modified" for carb usage. I am now in need of the little junction for the rear brakes where the rubber line hooks to the hard lines on the car. If any body has one let me know. Here are some updated pics. For some reason I couldn't get the camera to focus right.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z90/jonskidmore/IMG_1883small.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z90/jonskidmore/IMG_1880small.jpg

[kennebellcobra]

Lookin good:bigthumb

[kmp]

Do you know of anyone who is looking to get rid of an old 4cyl coupe?

[DeckerEnt]

Good luck kmp. I got one and it is rough. Painting the underside is a bitch but it is coming along.
Keith

[mustangboy]

Looking good Jon. I went thru the same thing with my rear brake lines but its been so long I don't remember exactly what I did. Let me go look at mine today and I'll let you know.

[JonS]

Here is an update of things that are finished

new rear shocks installed
gas tank modified for carb and back in
fuel lines are taken care of in the back
radiator is in
prochamber is bolted on
fan and shroud is on
installed a Steeda Triax shifter
Rear wheel wells are beat for big tires ( it looks like a different car with real wheels and tires on it)


I have some used parts on the way. I got a ford ministarter and that stupid bracket/fitting to hook up the rear brake lines coming. I am going to have to get some odds and ends from the parts store and make one more significant order from Summit to finish it up, but if I had all the parts and a couple decent days it could be running and driving really soon.

I thought I had a good driveshaft to put in it, but when I looked at the Yoke, I noticed that the plug is missing, so fluid would just pour right through it. If anybody local has a whole driveshaft or a yoke they would part with let me know. The mufflers have turndowns and hangers welded on, but I don't want to install them until I get the rear brake lines sorted out.

[JonS]

I've made a lot of progress lately, maybe because the site has been down.:lol: The engine is running and sounds pretty good, oil pressure is good and it thumps a little bit. It should be drivable by this weekend. The interior is in too. I know it's just a stock LX interior, but if you had seen it before you would understand why I am proud:tongue2:. I plan to start the body work this week. I don't know if it will get painted this year or just in primer, but I am going to strip most of it and get the quarter put on here in the near future. Here are some recent pics. I've still gotta tidy up the wiring to the ignition box and put the solenoid cover on.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z90/jonskidmore/IMG_1969small.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z90/jonskidmore/IMG_1982small.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z90/jonskidmore/IMG_1989small.jpg

[kennebellcobra]

Looks great! Amazing what you can done when the site goes down. Mine is running and shifting just need to do some more little stuff.

[95turbocharged]

looking good!!!

[ibstrokin]

Congrats on the progress

[JonS]

I've been under the weather this week, really under the weather. I'm finally feeling a little better, but I missed the warm days to get anything done. Today I FINALLY got the fitting to get the rear brakes hooked up. So the only thing left before a test drive are the hooking up and bleeding the rear brakes and putting in the driveshaft. I am getting kinda anxious to start the body work. If all goes well it might get painted this spring.:rolleyes:

[Blacksunshine]

looks good Jon

[92coupe]

Yeah looks good!

[Timido]

Looks Very nice!

[kennebellcobra]

Is it on the road yet:bounce:

[95turbocharged]

lets see it out of the garage now, i think thats just a plastic motor settin in there:lol:

[JonS]

I made an effort to get it finished yesterday, but when I went to bleed the brakes last night one of my brake line flares was leaking. It was late so I gave up and watched Willy Wonka.:lol: I might try to get it done today if I don't freeze to death first.

[MADMOD]

Lookin Good! What is this Carb thing you speak of?

[JonS]

What is this Carb thing you speak of?

A primitive device for getting rid of gasoline...

quickly.:lol:

[DeckerEnt]

Looking good. There will be alot of notch cars out this year. What are your plans for paint? Color? 2 tone?
Reading all these build up threads makes me want to get mine done asap.
Keith

[JonS]

What are your plans for paint? Color? 2 tone?

It is eventually going to be black with realistic flames, but it may be in primer this year, we'll have to see. I was just blessed with some new house and garage repairs after this wind they are both missing a sizable section of shingles. I also found out I'm gonna have to spend a couple weeks in New York for work, so I am a bit short on time. I am gonna try to have the quarter replaced while I'm in NY so that time isn't totally wasted.

[JonS]

Well, I went for a short ride a few minutes ago, and I was pleasantly surprised. That thing feels strong. Granted it was a very short drive, but it was blowing the big drag radials off:bigthumb. Now it's time for some body work.

[kennebellcobra]

:bigthumbWahoo!

[JonS]

I got started on the body work this weekend. I managed to get most of the passenger's side stripped, and started fixing some small dents and dings. If things go good I should have the passenger's side taken care of by the end of next weekend.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z90/jonskidmore/IMG_1998small.jpg

[JonS]

I figured I'd give an update, its been a long time. The body work is pretty much done. Iam gonna prime the whole car once more then after a final wetsand with 400 it should be ready to turn black. I ended up replacing the passenger side fender due to some dents in very goofy place that I just couldn't get to come out right. The driver's side quarter is on backorder everywhere so I gave up and fixed the existing one. It came out looking really good considering how it started. It wasn't at all rusty , but as you can see in the before picture the arch was really screwed up. and there were all kinds of little dents right on the body line. I went ahead and did a test paint on the quarter just to make sure it was fairly straight and dent free. The pic doesn't show it that well, but it looks pretty good. Here is a before and after.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z90/jonskidmore/IMG_2002modified.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z90/jonskidmore/IMG_2270.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z90/jonskidmore/IMG_2269.jpg

[R825OH]

Dude Sweet !! freakin thats great If you paint it right now it would be dry by tomorrow( cruise- in):bigthumb:D

[beentryin]

same intake i got on my ranger cars gonna be sweet

[JonS]

I finally got around to painting the Cracka. It came out pretty good for my painting skill and facilities. The picture kinda sucks but I'll get some more after I get it a bit more back together.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z90/jonskidmore/IMG_2505small.jpg

[R825OH]

Lookin good Jon did you squirt the nose yet?

[MFIELD]

Looking good Jon

[graysonracin]

Nice job, hope you get to have some fun with it before the summers gone.

[JonS]

Lookin good Jon did you squirt the nose yet?

Yep, it's all sprayed. I just have to put it back together. I am going to try to get a bunch of it back together Thursday.

[mustangboy]

Nice work, kinda looks like mine now.

[kennebellcobra]

Wahoo:bigthumb

[Mustard]

looking sweet

[JonS]

Here it is. It is darn near all the way back together. I still need to do about 5 or 6 hours worth of work putting the interior back together, and install some hood pins.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z90/jonskidmore/IMG_2549small.jpg

[DeckerEnt]

That looks so cool!!!!
Keith

[kennebellcobra]

All that hard work is finally paying off...looks sweet:rockon:

[ibstrokin]

looking good

[MrsAPE]

looks great!

[R825OH]

Man Jon that looks Killer !!! Glad its back on the street, you didn't happen to make those"road improvements" didyou??!?!?!?

[JonS]

Thanks for the compliments everyone. I got the interior back in and the hood pins installed. The only thing left is the plastic fender liners. There are a few little things that need adjusting, but I am trying to get it in one piece before we move.

My wife did the "Road Improvements" in the 2001. She was learning to use the line lock.:lol:

[kennebellcobra]

Umtr;)

[kennebellcobra]

Nice to see it out....looks great!

[JonS]

Thanks man, It performed flawlessly on the trip, that was pretty much it's first trip out. Hoperfully I can get it to the UMTR race and see what it will run.:bigthumb

[MrsAPE]

Is she going to be a wicked woman?! I meant to ask her at the cruise but just totally slipped my mind!!

[JonS]

Is she going to be a wicked woman?! I meant to ask her at the cruise but just totally slipped my mind!!

I try to get her to get involved, but she is always apprehensive. Please, next time you see us somewhere corner her and force her to get involved.:lol: I think if she comes to a UMTR race or two and meets a few folks she'll be a bit more likely to get involved.

[MrsAPE]

I try to get her to get involved, but she is always apprehensive. Please, next time you see us somewhere corner her and force her to get involved.:lol: I think if she comes to a UMTR race or two and meets a few folks she'll be a bit more likely to get involved.

Will do!! All it takes is running your car and posting up your time!! Which I still have not done. Cars not done. :o She does that. She should be one.

[Mustard]

that thing turned out nice man. good work