RMRE tribute car

Spyphish · 03-06-2014, 10:37 PM

NHRA debut should be tomorrow at Baytown. Stop by RMRE TD rig for a look. Thanks

Spyphish · 03-09-2014, 09:12 AM

Well, running Super Comp without electronics is tuff!!! And after my first round loss, I am bee bopping down the return road and two NHRA officials pull me over. OH NO deja vu to the 2012 USNATS DQ. Now what? "Can we inspect this car?" "Would you consider it for best engineering award?" And I got a grading point. Don't have a pic yet but what a nice trip.

Spyphish · 05-16-2014, 07:23 PM

We are going to run AH class with this SO over on the race parts thread is the drivetrain/front suspension to be removed. Good stuff, just not class legal. Pics are here. Thanks

Spyphish · 07-13-2014, 09:22 AM

If all goes to plan, these cars will be at Indy. One will have a NEW carb to pan RMRE SS/AH engine that they designed from scratch! Should be on dyno in a couple weeks.

Ironic, the 50 year anniversary of the Gen II hemi, celebrated at the CHEVROLET USNATs built by a world renown Chevy engine builder. Should be interesting

Spyphish · 09-17-2014, 09:50 PM

Well Indy 14 ss/ah was memorable. But here is another dilemma. I was charged $400 over sticker on August 22, 1978 for this 1978 Z28 built in July 78 at Norwalk Oh., fully loaded. Houston dealer took advantage of a 26 year old male. "These cars are hard to get" he said. All docs in tact, I mean EVERYTHING. It has not been on street since 1992, 40k miles and the faded factory stripe package just heated and removed tonight. AC not cold??? What should we do?

1. Put the repop stripe kit on and fix AC and drive it? Laugh at Houston dealer.

2. Leave stock and repaint RMRE 1978 Prostock Champion colors/decals? Pit car!

3. Repaint RMRE and make stock eliminator ie a complete build. What would 78 350/185 class be? What is index? With new cars could it make the show?

MAURICE BLENDHEIM · 09-17-2014, 10:35 PM

Phish… Leave the paint and buff it up, upgrade wheels and tires and lower it. Swap in some current "LS" power and manual transmission , fix the AC and drive it. Back in the day these cars handled great but lacked power. Looks good for 36 years old. MB.

Geerhead55 · 09-18-2014, 12:16 AM

I like the idea of going the stocker route. Remove the spoiler, do the RMS tribute paint job, put a modern Stock Eliminator suspension under it, maybe find some Cragar Super Trick wheels for a retro vibe, do all the modern "tricks", aftermarket seats, fuel cell, etc. and go for it. It should be a fun car,,, heck you could even put a stick in it if you wanted to. My 2 cents,,, take care.
Danny Durham

Charlie A · 09-18-2014, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Spyphish

Well Indy 14 ss/ah was memorable. But here is another dilemma. I was charged $400 over sticker on August 22, 1978 for this 1978 Z28 built in July 78 at Norwalk Oh., fully loaded. Houston dealer took advantage of a 26 year old male. "These cars are hard to get" he said. All docs in tact, I mean EVERYTHING. It has not been on street since 1992, 40k miles and the faded factory stripe package just heated and removed tonight. AC not cold??? What should we do?

1. Put the repop stripe kit on and fix AC and drive it? Laugh at Houston dealer.

2. Leave stock and repaint RMRE 1978 Prostock Champion colors/decals? Pit car!

3. Repaint RMRE and make stock eliminator ie a complete build. What would 78 350/185 class be? What is index? With new cars could it make the show?

Bring it to "Crusin' The Coast" in a couple weeks and join the other 7000 -10,000 rides that are going to be here!

Put the stripe kit back on it and fix the a/c. They are only original once!
The value and the "Cool Factor" are in its history and documentation.
What color stripe kit was on it?

Jared Jordan · 09-18-2014, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Spyphish

3. Repaint RMRE and make stock eliminator ie a complete build. What would 78 350/185 class be? What is index? With new cars could it make the show?

This one's got my vote! Natural I/SA car rated @ 283 hp. Can run H-I-J/SA and it'll do more than "make the show."

H/SA: 12.15
I/SA: 12.30
J/SA: 12.45

DO IT!!

Spyphish · 06-10-2017, 08:48 AM

Well the Camaro is gone with the wind BUT the RMRE tribute Cuda is at Holts for a Liberty 4 speed conversion. We will attempt to set the super comp record at Indy. 8.50s etc.

03-06-2014, 10:37 PM	#1
Spyphish Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 846 Likes: 16 Liked 679 Times in 180 Posts	Re: RMRE tribute car NHRA debut should be tomorrow at Baytown. Stop by RMRE TD rig for a look. Thanks

03-09-2014, 09:12 AM	#2
Spyphish Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 846 Likes: 16 Liked 679 Times in 180 Posts	Re: RMRE tribute car Well, running Super Comp without electronics is tuff!!! And after my first round loss, I am bee bopping down the return road and two NHRA officials pull me over. OH NO deja vu to the 2012 USNATS DQ. Now what? "Can we inspect this car?" "Would you consider it for best engineering award?" And I got a grading point. Don't have a pic yet but what a nice trip.

05-16-2014, 07:23 PM	#3
Spyphish Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 846 Likes: 16 Liked 679 Times in 180 Posts	Re: RMRE tribute car We are going to run AH class with this SO over on the race parts thread is the drivetrain/front suspension to be removed. Good stuff, just not class legal. Pics are here. Thanks

07-13-2014, 09:22 AM	#4
Spyphish Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 846 Likes: 16 Liked 679 Times in 180 Posts	Re: RMRE tribute car If all goes to plan, these cars will be at Indy. One will have a NEW carb to pan RMRE SS/AH engine that they designed from scratch! Should be on dyno in a couple weeks. Ironic, the 50 year anniversary of the Gen II hemi, celebrated at the CHEVROLET USNATs built by a world renown Chevy engine builder. Should be interesting Attached Thumbnails

09-17-2014, 09:50 PM	#5
Spyphish Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 846 Likes: 16 Liked 679 Times in 180 Posts	Re: RMRE tribute car Phase II Well Indy 14 ss/ah was memorable. But here is another dilemma. I was charged $400 over sticker on August 22, 1978 for this 1978 Z28 built in July 78 at Norwalk Oh., fully loaded. Houston dealer took advantage of a 26 year old male. "These cars are hard to get" he said. All docs in tact, I mean EVERYTHING. It has not been on street since 1992, 40k miles and the faded factory stripe package just heated and removed tonight. AC not cold??? What should we do? 1. Put the repop stripe kit on and fix AC and drive it? Laugh at Houston dealer. 2. Leave stock and repaint RMRE 1978 Prostock Champion colors/decals? Pit car! 3. Repaint RMRE and make stock eliminator ie a complete build. What would 78 350/185 class be? What is index? With new cars could it make the show? Attached Thumbnails

09-17-2014, 10:35 PM	#6
MAURICE BLENDHEIM Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Langley (no igloos), British Columbia, Canada Posts: 569 Likes: 311 Liked 285 Times in 87 Posts	Re: RMRE tribute car Phish… Leave the paint and buff it up, upgrade wheels and tires and lower it. Swap in some current "LS" power and manual transmission , fix the AC and drive it. Back in the day these cars handled great but lacked power. Looks good for 36 years old. MB.

09-18-2014, 12:16 AM	#7
Geerhead55 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 1,632 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: RMRE tribute car I like the idea of going the stocker route. Remove the spoiler, do the RMS tribute paint job, put a modern Stock Eliminator suspension under it, maybe find some Cragar Super Trick wheels for a retro vibe, do all the modern "tricks", aftermarket seats, fuel cell, etc. and go for it. It should be a fun car,,, heck you could even put a stick in it if you wanted to. My 2 cents,,, take care. Danny Durham

06-10-2017, 08:48 AM	#10
Spyphish Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 846 Likes: 16 Liked 679 Times in 180 Posts	Re: RMRE tribute car Well the Camaro is gone with the wind BUT the RMRE tribute Cuda is at Holts for a Liberty 4 speed conversion. We will attempt to set the super comp record at Indy. 8.50s etc. Attached Thumbnails