Yearly Archives: 2010
10 Second NMC Car For Sale
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NMC Car Legal in NMCA For Sale
12 Second Dodge Aspen For Sale
NMC Legal for NMCA Racing
I built this car for my daughter to race in the Nostalgia Muscle Car class of NMCA, but her job and later a marriage didn't leave her any time to race. It has maybe 20 passes on it since completed.
It is a very solid and safe race car that goes as straight as a string. It was way over built to be low maintenance and run in the 12.0 index of NMC. I offer it for a quick sale of $10,000. I have over $20,000 and 600 hours in it. It is ready to race and win right now — and needs nothing.
ABOVE VIDEO: The car had a 408 put in it for one event — where it ran high 10s. This first pass was 11.1. I have a newly built pump gas 408ci Street/Strip motor for sale — and can put it in the car if you're looking to go mid/high 10s. Engine is $7500 upgrade. It is new and Diamondback Engines was selling them for $8995.
408 Aluminum Magnum Head motor above or 408 Aluminum Performer Head below. $7500 upgrade installed — either for the same price. I keep the 360.
Video of showing my daughter how to do a 2nd to 3rd gear burnout with the 360 currently in the car
The chassis is properly set up with a Mopar Performance proven recipe using SS Springs and off-set shackles. The car hooks very well. The engine is a mild Mopar Performance recipe 360, which we ran with a mixture of 1/3 Sunoco blue and 2/3 octane — or straight 104 octane. A-Body 8 3/4" with Moser spool and alloy axles, and 4.10 Richmond race gears. New slicks with 2 passes on them. Manual reverse valve body 727, PTC 9" convertor, and CSR carbon fiber trans-shield.
Full complement of Autometer gauges, including fuel pressure. Cheatah shifter with line lock. Wilwood style aluminum master cylinder. Header evacs. The K-frame, trunk pan, and both sides of the floor boards were stripped and painted with POR15. The underside of the car was cleaned every couple of races. Braided steel fuel lines from cell to the engine compartment.
Only time slip I can find — but its gone faster. With a 408 for a weekend, it did a 10.6 with a 1.48 60'
clean, and rust-free underside that has been painted in POR15 for easy cleaning. Note sub-frame connectors, driveshaft loop, deep transmission pan, …
Cleaned to bare metal before paint
Engine compartment cleaned, primed, and painted. K-Frame painted in POR15.
Old Interior removed, floors taken to bare metal and POR15
Shifter recently changed to Cheatah
Driver's seat adjustable for drivers 6' 4" to 5' 4".
It would take at least $20,000 and 600 hours to get a rust-free car, cage it, sub-frame connect it, scrape and POR15 it, set up the chassis, put in a long lasting and dependable drivetrain, use all of the quality electrical/ignition parts, wheels and tires, spool/axel/race gears/springs, and paint it to look and perform as well as this car — or you can plop down $10Grand and race tonight. My sacrifice is your bonus if you're the one to jump on this car.
Excellent Christmas Gifts
The “Dave Duell Classic” 2011 wall calendar make an excellent gift for family and friends who appreciate cars, drag racing, and/or nostalgia. They’re currently on sale for only $17.99 (regularly $22.95 on Cafe Press). Order a dozen in time for Christmas.
Texas Whale – A 7-Year Journey
Building the Texas Whale
The car was bought in October 2003 on eBay, and transported from California to Texas. Dave’s wife and yard man laughed hysterically when it was unloaded and Dave stated he was going to turn it into a Nostalgia Super Stock race car.
The car was pressure washed and stripped, then carted to friend, Ken Presley, in Conway, AR. Ken sandblasted the body, repaired the rust issues, and sprayed the car in primer.
It was then taken to Texas Thunder Performance in November 2004, where it spent about a year in the back shed waiting its turn. In January 2006, it made its way to the shop, where it was converted to a 2-door wagon, using a 1960 Plymouth 2-door post as the donor for the middle section. 1960 was the last year that Plymouth made a full-size 2-door wagon.
After the conversion to a 2-door wagon, work on the 4-link and cage began in November 2007.
In early 2009, Lexan was cut and fitted. Molds were made of the fenders, hood, bumpers, and tailgate — and fiberglass parts pulled from them.
In late 2009 the body was smoothed and the car was painted red.
In early 2010, the engine was test fitted and custom headers made. The front suspension was also rebuilt at that time.
In the Spring of 2010, the graphics were laid out onto the car.
In the Summer of 2010 — the graphics were finished
In late summer of 2010, final assembly began.
On November 9th of 2010 the car was picked up from Texas and brought down to our shop for the last 5% to be finished.
More photos of the work performed at our shop in Richmond, TX to follow. Click here to view the “Coming Out” photos.
Drag’n Wag’n In Car Camera
Ronnie Sox Vs. The Motown Missile
8/9-second NSS Car For Sale
Big Red Ram For SaleHigh 8-second/low 9-Second Nostalgia Super Stock1965 Dodge Coronet
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| With an iron block, 440-1 head, 540ci Diamondback Engine, this car had a best of 9.375 @ 145 MPH in the quarter. It now has a a BRAND NEW Aluminum Block, 572-16 head, 580ci Diamondback Engine with an estimated 100HP more and 100 pounds less. The motor has not yet made its initial break-in Full Passes — but it is expected to bring this car into the 8s.
Mark Artis of Texas Thunder Performance did all of the chassis, body, and most of the assembly; and Damon Kuhn of Diamondback Engine built the engine, front end, and rebuilt the transmission. It would cost well over $100,000 to build a NSS car exactly like this. I am moving into a 60 Plymouth Wagon for my NSS racing — and would like to see this car land in good hands. It is a very fast all motor car — and not for the inexperienced or faint of heart. It is turn-key ready to race in the Nostalgia Super Stock FX class with NMCA and most other organizations that race NSS. It needs absolutely nothing. Chrome Moly Chassis easily certifies for 8.50. The price is $65,000 firm. |
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| For more information, you can contact me: http://www.daveschultz.com/contact-dave/
The below videos are from when the car had the smaller iron motor in it. |
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Whale 360
2011 NMCA Schedule
2011 NMCA Schedule
While the NMCA generally don't publicly release
their schedule prior to next months PRI show — I got a peek at the schedule and
will give the NSS racers a Heads Up. The below is a the schedule.
| Date | Track |
| March 18-20 | Bradenton, Fl |
| April 14-17 | Commerce, GA * |
| June 3-5 | Mechanicsville, MD |
| June 23-26 | Joliet, IL * |
| July 8-10 | Fontana, CA * ** |
| August 5-7 | Bowling Green, KY *** |
| August 26-28 | Milan, MI |
| October 6-9 | Indianapolis |
| November 11-13 | Houston, Texas * ** |
* Combination NMCA/NMRA Event
** Non-Points event
*** Expanded NSS Payout
Additionally, I've been told that the Points
Championship will no longer be a "Chase" type of system, but will revert back to
best 5 of 7 events — throwing out two races, plus bonus points for 5 races, 6
races, and 7 races.