It's official :-)

brent flynn · 01-03-2014, 12:11 PM

I finally got my Div 3 NHRA # for Stock Eliminator today! It's 3119.
Now, i have a pretty long list of things to do, and a little chunk of cash to spend, before it will even matter! hehe... Hope to see you guys at one or two divisionals this season. My goal is to be ready for APril Indy meet...not sure if i will make it , or not. Im gonna give it my best. Hopefully, i will be .5 under, by the end of the season, with a few round wins under my belt. Happy New Year!

Pistol Pete · 01-03-2014, 12:47 PM

Welcome To Stock Elim.

J Gower · 01-03-2014, 12:50 PM

Welcome to this new found madness, have fun and enjoy your self. See you at the Indy pts meet. J Gower stock 3058

Alan Roehrich · 01-03-2014, 01:07 PM

Welcome to the asylum. The medications are expensive. But the day room is fun.

brent flynn · 01-03-2014, 01:09 PM

Thanks Guys...i must be crazy, huh? Its something ive always wanted to do. Grew up watching the Pontiacs of Truman Fields, Roy and Mike Mckinney, Ken Shawver, Gary Woods, etc... I have a pretty good working car, now i want to see what i can do with 400cubes. Im not lookin to set the world on fire, but im gonna do what i can, on my budget, and have fun with it.

Jim Kaekel · 01-03-2014, 01:52 PM

I think the car you've chosen is a good choice as well with currently favorable HP factors. Add to the fact that 400 Pontiacs are very good engines. Good luck and hope to see you in the spring. And don't worry about running way under...it took me five years bracket racing just to get my car to run the index back in the late '80's - early '90's.

brent flynn · 01-03-2014, 05:58 PM

Thanks Jim... Im not really worried about how far under i run, at this point. My goal is to get the car working, round to round, the way it does now, then i can start to tinker with it. Right now, its a pretty consistent high 10second bracket car, with Stocker tendancies... Running the same Qjet that ive had on the car, since the early '90s, and spent some time refining the chassis and driveline. Im really excited about this deal. My engine machinist has built several record holding Buicks and Pontiacs, over the years(Bill SMith Motorsports, Muncie Indiana), so im confident that the shortblock is a good one. I think the heads will be pretty good too. Im goin a little conservative on the cam, on the 1st go around. Its gonna be a blast. This 400 is the original block, heads, crank and intake to the car... pretty cool stuff. I have more 400s, but i thought it fitting to build the original one. Got quite a few things to do, to get ready for Indy in APril , but im gonna try!

Dave Ribeiro · 01-03-2014, 07:32 PM

Brent ,

You will just love it & I agree with Jim on the combo ... One step at a time & make sure you have Fun along the way.. Forget all the complaining
you see & hear at times , racers are a close knit group ... I think you are smart to start with a smaller cam, most have way Too big of a cam... Save your pennys & enjoy the Fun & Friends ... There's always plenty of Pontiac help on here & Pontiac Years ... You will do just fine ... LOL,

Joe Toller · 01-03-2014, 07:59 PM

Congrats! I just sent my form out...can't wait to get mine!

Jeff Goss · 01-03-2014, 08:06 PM

Nothing cooler than a Pontiac Stocker!

I may just ditch my old Wagon Superstocker and build my 68 GTO for Stock.

Good luck with yours!

01-03-2014, 12:11 PM	#1
brent flynn Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Middletown, IN Posts: 593 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It's official :-) I finally got my Div 3 NHRA # for Stock Eliminator today! It's 3119. Now, i have a pretty long list of things to do, and a little chunk of cash to spend, before it will even matter! hehe... Hope to see you guys at one or two divisionals this season. My goal is to be ready for APril Indy meet...not sure if i will make it , or not. Im gonna give it my best. Hopefully, i will be .5 under, by the end of the season, with a few round wins under my belt. Happy New Year! __________________ 1968 Bird/TRW 455/Home ported 13's, '70 Qjet,Holley Street Dominator manifold, Comp Solid FT, 10.817/122.30/1.440 Workin' on E/SA combo 3119 E/SA Last edited by brent flynn; 01-03-2014 at 12:25 PM.

01-03-2014, 12:47 PM	#2
Pistol Pete VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Punta Gorda Isles, Fl. Posts: 1,626 Likes: 3,403 Liked 779 Times in 209 Posts	Re: It's official :-) Welcome To Stock Elim. __________________ "Pistol" Pete Dutko

01-03-2014, 12:50 PM	#3
J Gower Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Leitchfield, Ky. Posts: 130 Likes: 19 Liked 20 Times in 8 Posts	Re: It's official :-) Welcome to this new found madness, have fun and enjoy your self. See you at the Indy pts meet. J Gower stock 3058

01-03-2014, 01:07 PM	#4
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,110 Likes: 1,570 Liked 1,810 Times in 412 Posts	Re: It's official :-) Welcome to the asylum. The medications are expensive. But the day room is fun. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

01-03-2014, 01:09 PM	#5
brent flynn Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Middletown, IN Posts: 593 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: It's official :-) Thanks Guys...i must be crazy, huh? Its something ive always wanted to do. Grew up watching the Pontiacs of Truman Fields, Roy and Mike Mckinney, Ken Shawver, Gary Woods, etc... I have a pretty good working car, now i want to see what i can do with 400cubes. Im not lookin to set the world on fire, but im gonna do what i can, on my budget, and have fun with it. __________________ 1968 Bird/TRW 455/Home ported 13's, '70 Qjet,Holley Street Dominator manifold, Comp Solid FT, 10.817/122.30/1.440 Workin' on E/SA combo 3119 E/SA

01-03-2014, 01:52 PM	#6
Jim Kaekel VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,227 Likes: 133 Liked 531 Times in 108 Posts	Re: It's official :-) I think the car you've chosen is a good choice as well with currently favorable HP factors. Add to the fact that 400 Pontiacs are very good engines. Good luck and hope to see you in the spring. And don't worry about running way under...it took me five years bracket racing just to get my car to run the index back in the late '80's - early '90's. __________________ Jim Kaekel 3836 STK

01-03-2014, 05:58 PM	#7
brent flynn Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Middletown, IN Posts: 593 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: It's official :-) Thanks Jim... Im not really worried about how far under i run, at this point. My goal is to get the car working, round to round, the way it does now, then i can start to tinker with it. Right now, its a pretty consistent high 10second bracket car, with Stocker tendancies... Running the same Qjet that ive had on the car, since the early '90s, and spent some time refining the chassis and driveline. Im really excited about this deal. My engine machinist has built several record holding Buicks and Pontiacs, over the years(Bill SMith Motorsports, Muncie Indiana), so im confident that the shortblock is a good one. I think the heads will be pretty good too. Im goin a little conservative on the cam, on the 1st go around. Its gonna be a blast. This 400 is the original block, heads, crank and intake to the car... pretty cool stuff. I have more 400s, but i thought it fitting to build the original one. Got quite a few things to do, to get ready for Indy in APril , but im gonna try! __________________ 1968 Bird/TRW 455/Home ported 13's, '70 Qjet,Holley Street Dominator manifold, Comp Solid FT, 10.817/122.30/1.440 Workin' on E/SA combo 3119 E/SA

01-03-2014, 07:32 PM	#8
Dave Ribeiro VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Williamsburg, Va.---USA Posts: 1,827 Likes: 1,612 Liked 56 Times in 27 Posts	Re: It's official :-) Brent , You will just love it & I agree with Jim on the combo ... One step at a time & make sure you have Fun along the way.. Forget all the complaining you see & hear at times , racers are a close knit group ... I think you are smart to start with a smaller cam, most have way Too big of a cam... Save your pennys & enjoy the Fun & Friends ... There's always plenty of Pontiac help on here & Pontiac Years ... You will do just fine ... LOL, __________________ Dave Ribeiro 1033 STK

01-03-2014, 07:59 PM	#9
Joe Toller Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lewistown, Montana Posts: 550 Likes: 78 Liked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: It's official :-) Congrats! I just sent my form out...can't wait to get mine! __________________ Joe Toller Lewistown, MT

01-03-2014, 08:06 PM	#10
Jeff Goss Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Burlington, WA Posts: 361 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: It's official :-) Nothing cooler than a Pontiac Stocker! I may just ditch my old Wagon Superstocker and build my 68 GTO for Stock. Good luck with yours!