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Revision as of 21:30, 25 May 2009
Contents
Background:
Big Red Ram is a 1965 Dodge Coronet that is raced by Dave Schultz in the faster FX Indexes of Nostalgia Super Stock. It is one of the very few 4-speed Nostalgia Super Stock cars currently campaigning.
History:
The car was originally raced by Dave Schultz in 2002 and 2003 as a low 11-second bracket car with a 451 and automatic. In September 2003, Dave bought the Texas Big Bird to the Monster Mopar Weekend as an exhibition -- and saw the Nostalgia Super Stock class for the first time.
Upon returning home -- Dave immediate sent the Coronet to Texas Thunder Performance in Frisco, TX to be rebuilt as a NSS car. For the 2 years that the car was being transformed -- Dave raced a black 65 Coronet in Nostalgia Super Stock.
Mark Artis at Texas Thunder ripped out the old cage and installed a modern Chrome Molly cage; back-halved with a coil-over Ford 9" ladder bar rear; replaced the glass with Lexan; and replaced the metal bumpers, hood, front fenders, and decklid with fiberglass. The motor was a 540 CI Wedge built by Damon Kuhn, the transmission a Jerico 4-speed, and the clutch a Boninfante. The car was painted "Texas Thunder Red" with the Texas Thunder checkerboards.
The yet to be named car was raced in the A/NSS Index of Nostalgia Super Stock for 2005, and then sent back to Texas Thunder for the Big Red Ram graphics at the end of the season.
The car was raced in the faster C/FX class for 2006 and 2007. At the end of the 2007 season, the 540 motor was pulled in favor of an aluminum block 580 CI Wedge motor. It is currently running in B/FX (9.5 seconds in the Quarter) -- but intends to run in the AA/NSS (9.0 second 1/4 mile) by the end of the 2008 season.
Driver(s)
Owner(s)
Make/Model
1965 Dodge Coronet 500
Sanction Body Competed in
- NMCA
- Texas Thunder
- Dave Duell Classics
Class/Index
- 2005 A/NSS
- 2006 A/NSS
- 2007 C/FX
- 2008 B/FX
Accomplishments:
- C/FX Champ - 2006 Monster Mopar Weekend
- Top Qualifier - 2008 Mopars At The Motorplex
Sponsors
- Schultz Family Partnership
- LOOKING!
Technical:
Motor
- Block - Indy Aluminum Wet Wedge (580 CI)
- Crank - Callies
- Pistons - Weisco
- Rods - BME
- Cam- Bullet Solid Roller Custom Grind
- WaterPump - CSR
- Heads - CNC Ports Indy 572
- Rocker Assembly * Jessel
- Oli Pan- Milidon
- Oiling - External
- Intake - Indy NSS
- Carburetion - Pair of Diamondback Prepped 800 CFM AFB
- Vacuum Pump - Moroso 4-Vane
- Headers - Ceramic Coated 2 1/8" Hookers
- Ignition - Crank Trigger, MSD 7AL3
Transmission, Clutch, Rear Axle, Other
- Transmission - Jerico 4-speed
- Clutch - Boninfante Single Disc
- Rear suspension - Coilover Ladder Bars
- Rear Shocks - AQ1
- Rear End - Backbraced Ford 9", Strange Axles, Richmond Gears
- Rear Brakes - Wilwood Disc
- Front Shocks - QA1
- Front Brakes - Wilwood Disc
- Shifter - Long V-Gate
- Front Suspension - Stock K-Frame
- Steering - Stock Box
- Gauges - Autometer
Updates
2008
Over the winter of 2008, the car went to Texas Thunder Performance for the following upgrades:
- Parachute added
- Removable Steering Wheel
- New wider seats
- New Jerico Transmission
- Boninfante clutch rebuilt
- New Long Pro-Stock Pistol Grip Shifter
- Minor body work attended to
- New Double-action QA1 Rear Shocks
References:
- Mopar Essentials - June 2008
External Links
