Future MPR Race Cars and stuff. Pics

[rx dealer]

The kids had a half day of school, so I decided to take them to MPR and look what we found...
FR500 Cobra Jet #24 belonging to the owner of Varsity Ford




Engine Bay of one of 4 Drag Pack Challengers at MPR


6.1L Hemi


Interior. Viper seats are standard and VERY nice.


Brake spindles for future Drag Pack Challenger's. If you are waiting for your Drag Pack Challenger, parts are on the way.

[rx dealer]

Pedal assemblies for Drag Pack Challengers


Lots of parts


Drag Pack Challenger #30


Mike working on Chris and Dave Wertman's Drag Pack Challenger. For those of you that were wondering, yes, Mike still welds them!


Mike at work.

[rx dealer]

Ford 9 inch converted to 8 and 3/4 for Mopar duty. ( NHRA legal )


Lots of work


Almost finished product


Here is what Mike has been working on lately...


Luke, Patrick, and Andrew Awdish
S/S 311

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

SWEET ! Pics of my *** end

Yep, Moser makes it, funny thing is it cost me more than a 60 set up. about 200 bucks but I have my reasons.

Thanks for posting the Pics,

Mike said hes going to get a Pic of Our Challenger (#24) Next the the SCJ , I just hope he positions ours slightly out front

He called today and said its all done !

Cheers all

Chris

Originally Posted by rx dealer

Ford 9 inch converted to 8 and 3/4 for Mopar duty. ( NHRA legal )


Lots of work


Almost finished product


Here is what Mike has been working on lately...


Luke, Patrick, and Andrew Awdish
S/S 311

[Tom P]

Now what would be the advantage of that rear end? I'd think you want the opposite, make it look like an 8 3/4 for the purists but use a 9" third member.

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Well I think you are asking 2 different types of question, I could misunderstand.

The advantage between an 8 3/4 and a Dana60 (well M60 or S60 in this case) Well weight is the big one, not much but Ill take anything I can, and spend it elsewhere on the car, and its sufficient, and there are now pro gears for it I can use. This wasnt the case until recently.

In as much as why an 8 3/4 over a 9 inch ? , well a 9inch wouldnt be legal, and the NHRA wouldnt approve its use in a Mopar (if youre talking about the 3rd member) This on the other hand is much stronger than a stock 8 3/4 even braced, the NHRA already shot down a fabricated 8 3/4 rear, but this one is kosher.

So I had 2 choices, a 60 or an 8 3/4 , I think ill be one of the few although I know there are a few other going to run this. It will work well and its minimilast, thats usually my approach, I would rather break and replace things than build them like a battleship. But then again I come from a GP bike racing background, minimalist is kind of the order of the day. Id swisscheese the floors and the entire car if I could get away with it. Its kinda like do you like mustard or ketchup on your hotdog at this point.

Cheers

Chris

Originally Posted by Tom P

Now what would be the advantage of that rear end? I'd think you want the opposite, make it look like an 8 3/4 for the purists but use a 9" third member.

[rx dealer]

#24 C J mustang belong to Lou Stanford ( varsity Ford ) and #24 drag pack challenger of Dave and Chris Wertman's challenger at the same place ( rare at the same place ) # 30 Challenger belong to John Mcloed, and #23 is going to john donate to finish and then to New Zealand I think...Luke

[stefan callender]

Almost didnt recognize Mike without the mustache.

[D.Holly]

Thanks for the update.

[CBS]

I didn't know he can still weld......