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Summary

The Big Red Ram is a race car that has been modified to race in the Nostalgia Super Stock class of drag Racing. It is part of the MoparStyle Racing Team, owned by DDS Enterprises, Inc., and currently driven by Dallas Schultz. It is campaigned in the NMCA's Points Series, where the driver running it has never been less than 4th place since 2008.

History

Prior to 2002

Big Jim Marsh bought the car in 1999 and

2002 - 2003

2003 - 2006

2006 - 2010

2011

2012 - Present

2012

Driver

Dallas Schultz

Competition/Events

MIR - Maryland

Route 66 - Illinois

Dave Duell Classic - Kentucky

Milan - Michigan

Indy - Indiana

Current Technical Details

Yr/Make/Model

1965 Dodge Coronet 500

Body

Fiber glass

Bumpers
Hood
Front Fenders
Decklid
Doors

Lexan

Windshield
Back Window
All Side Windows

Engine

540CI Wedge motor built by Indy Cylinder Head.

Block

Indy aluminum Maxx Wet Block

Chassis

Chassis work was performed by Mat Wright at BRC Racecraft in Newburgh, In.

Ladder bar (replaced 2011)
Coil over AFCO shocks in back (replaced 2011)
AFCO Shocks in front (replaced 2012)
Strange 9" Rear Housing (replaced 2011)
Strange Axles and Wiilwood Brakes
Strange chunk with steel spool and 4.56 Richmond Gears Ring and Pinion Gear
Victory Drive Shaft (replaced 2012)

Other

TTI Exhaust headers

Weight

3100 pounds with 200 pound driver

Videos:

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Big Red Ram 2005 at the Lonestar Shootout

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:

Big Red Ram -- before it was Big Red Ram

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 deck lid 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.

Big Red Ram prior to being named and acquiring the graphics.

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.

Class Champ at the 2006 Monter Mopar Weekend

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) soon.