New TX member and new to AutoX

[Revved]

Welcome! Glad to have another DFW member!

[Gscherer78ta]

Originally Posted by Revved

Welcome! Glad to have another DFW member!

Where are you at and what events do you usually go to?

Maybe we have seen each other at an event before!

[BMR Sales]

Welcome, I cut my Teeth on A/Xing and still love to do it !

[Gscherer78ta]

Got the autox stickers removed and the car cleaned up and out for a cruise this weekend.

[GrabberGT]

Lookin good. I need to get the Mav out and enjoy the weather while I still can.

[GregWeld]

Welcome to the site! Glad you're hooked on actually using your cars! So many build cars only to pack them away in cotton balls for protection.

A group of hot rodders is driving from Northern California to the GG Lonestar event in April. I'll plan to meet you then!

BTW -- LS motors? Really? OMG...... I have one in my '33 Ford Roadster and my '40 Ford Pickup... You should hear the comments at car shows. My thoughts are "and they call themselves hot rodders?"

You've got Don Hardy Race Engines right there in your backyard...

[FETorino]

Originally Posted by Gscherer78ta

I'm looking to make suspension modes to help my grip through te corners and dream about getting a 5 or 6 speed manual mated up to my 400. Or, really going crazy and swapping in an LS1/T56 drivetrain into the 78. The LS engines are so good at making power and torque in the rpm range that I want to be at during autox events. Not trying to start a "Pontiac/Chevy" argument, I just want to go faster...

Greg

Welcome to the site.

I wouldn't worry too much about being "pure" GM put Chevy 305s,350s and 403 Oldsmobiles in the majority of those cars

[Gscherer78ta]

I got some 700#/in front coil springs installed and inadvertantly lowered the front another 1". That's too low and I will have to install spacers to raise it back at least 1/2". I also adjusted the alignment to have -1° camber and 8.3° of caster. I think that's the limit as I don't have anymore stud in the back to space out further and still maintain sufficient nut engagement. In dirving it on the street I can't feel any degradation of the ride but it's hard to tell whether I have achieved a higher grip.

[LS3torque]

Welcome to this site, I'm new here too and like everything I see. Awesome looking Pontiacs you have there, they don't make them like that anymore. Keep posting track piks, they keep me feeling warm inside when I'm shoveling snow up here in Michigan.

[Gscherer78ta]

Time to add some more pictures to this thread. From this weekend, in between thunder storms and monsoon rains I was able to clean the autocross dust/dirt/grim off and shoot a few pictures....