Another Drag Pak joins the Ramchargers Legacy

[Peter Ash]

Dave Thomas from PA has become a Ramchargers guy and is the owner of this 2011 Drag Pak V-10 Challenger Number 2011012. It is just being finished at MPR Racecars before he goes to the track with it.

Roush did a nice job on it and like all of the 2011s they use MPR suspension kits and a Nine Inch axle. The Bogart wheels are the same as all of Bogarts welded R/Ts with a Mopar logo added to one of the spokes.

Just scaled, the chassis adjusted, a weight box added, a few other things and Dave can run it next week.

Peter

[Andys dad]

Looks great

My hats off to Rousch Racing on ours for an extremely excellent - perfectly flawless assembly. The pant job is the best one I have ever had and I have had a lot of them from the very best - it is exquisite - this is worth every penny and then some - Thank YOU God

We had Phil Mandella add our weight box and fuel sample valve

We will be at Vegas with our #005 car this weekend

http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php...207765&theater

[davidhuff]

Sure looks great.Congrats

[Jeff Lee]

Originally Posted by Andys dad

Looks great

My hats off to Rousch Racing on ours for an extremely excellent - perfectly flawless assembly. The pant job is the best one I have ever had and I have had a lot of them from the very best - it is exquisite - this is worth every penny and then some - Thank YOU God

We had Phil Mandella add our weight box and fuel sample valve

We will be at Vegas with our #005 car this weekend

http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php...207765&theater

For us non FB subscribers (yes, not everyone on the planet is in that rabbit hole!) please provide a link.
Jeff

[Andys dad]

OK I know you guys who have to sit at the kiddie table will jump on this

I work 50 to 60 hours a week - nights, weekends to earn the money - and I can choose to spend it anyway I want to

I consider that working on my car

Plus, the time is a big factor and my physical and health conditions prevent me from doing what I once did - did you ever think of that?

I relish the idea of beating the crap out of you whinners, who think less of me, because I can not do, what I once did with my hands, but I still can do with my mind

Enough said

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Andys dad

OK I know you guys who have to sit at the kiddie table will jump on this

I work 50 to 60 hours a week - nights, weekends to earn the money - and I can choose to spend it anyway I want to

I consider that working on my car

Plus, the time is a big factor and my physical and health conditions prevent me from doing what I once did - did you ever think of that?

I relish the idea of beating the crap out of you whinners, who think less of me, because I can not do, what I once did with my hands, but I still can do with my mind

Enough said

So what's wrong with letting someone do some of the work,like the fuel valve and weight
box in your garage with you supervising the work.I'm sorry to hear you can't physically do some of it yourself but wouldn't you feel more involved by supervising the finish work yourself?
I had an industrial accident in 1998 that left me with a broken L-5 vertebrae,my neurogolist told me I'd never be able to pick up more that 10-20 lbs.I hate when someone tells me I can't do something.I can pick up way more than that now.I'll be 66 next month and realise I don't have the stamina I used to have,but I'll be damned if I going to roll over and vegatate away.
Besides,you're only one of the large bunch who have these new cars.There's some out there who are healthy enough to do their cars,but they're either just shell out the money cause they can or don't have the skills to do the work and that's fine.My point is years ago the average S/SS racer didn't farm their cars out,they built them themselves.That is not the case anymore.

[Andys dad]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

So what's wrong with letting someone do some of the work,like the fuel valve and weight
box in your garage with you supervising the work.I'm sorry to hear you can't physically do some of it yourself but wouldn't you feel more involved by supervising the finish work yourself?
I had an industrial accident in 1998 that left me with a broken L-5 vertebrae,my neurogolist told me I'd never be able to pick up more that 10-20 lbs.I hate when someone tells me I can't do something.I can pick up way more than that now.I'll be 66 next month and realise I don't have the stamina I used to have,but I'll be damned if I going to roll over and vegatate away.
Besides,you're only one of the large bunch who have these new cars.There's some out there who are healthy enough to do their cars,but they're either just shell out the money cause they can or don't have the skills to do the work and that's fine.My point is years ago the average S/SS racer didn't farm their cars out,they built them themselves.That is not the case anymore.

You are exactly right "years ago"

I would never assume to be able to supervise someone like Phil Mandella or any other craftsman

Why argue - I am not going to roll over and vegatate away as you put it

In case you have not noticed - I grew my replacement - and have not given up yet

He has college to finish right now

As a matter of fact I am sure I am still taking bigger risks than you ever have

I do not need to make excuses to someone like you who is so superior

[Lew Silverman]

Originally Posted by Peter Ash

Dave Thomas from PA has become a Ramchargers guy and is the owner of this 2011 Drag Pak V-10 Challenger Number 2011012. It is just being finished at MPR Racecars before he goes to the track with it.

Roush did a nice job on it and like all of the 2011s they use MPR suspension kits and a Nine Inch axle. The Bogart wheels are the same as all of Bogarts welded R/Ts with a Mopar logo added to one of the spokes.

Just scaled, the chassis adjusted, a weight box added, a few other things and Dave can run it next week.

Peter

Shouldn't it have an 8 3/4 or a Dana 60? I thought the 9 inch was a Ford rear end.

Lew

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Lew Silverman

Shouldn't it have an 8 3/4 or a Dana 60? I thought the 9 inch was a Ford rear end.

Lew

You would think....

But you had better have your 9" Ford rear in an iron case, when installed in your Mustang. Right?

[Greg Hill]

They let the Mustangs run powerglides so I guess anything is possible.