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Etiwanda back in the early 90's before it got riced out. Made some good money in my 67 Camaro. On a good night she was a low 12 second car. Fun times.
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Mark use to drive my bosses old green dodge truck a couple of times. Jr passed away couple years ago. My friend steve still talks to Ronnie often although he ain’t going to well he lost both legs to infection. Sucks he is one of the nicest guys there is.Jr and Dirty Ronny they were legends wherever I went growing up Here is a few More Baseball Bill, Big Bill, Boyd, Vince and nI**er Mark, the Gypsy's I spent many nights at Santa Fe & Del Amo, Rockwell, Phoebe, Shoemaker, Fullerton airport, Philadelphia LA Palma, Bolsa, Manville.
We had to of run together.Glenoaks/Peoria, Coldwater/Saticoy, Canoga/Lassen (Same street as Cole Boats), Canoga/Plummer, Nordoff/Mason, Valley Circle/Vanowen and "The Road"
Who tuned it?
That truck hurt alot of feelings.
Nope, I was done street racing by 97, my truck was a 5 liter eaterWe had to of run together.
Late 90's early 2000's?
Yep been there, done that. The box factory in Sante fe springs, Little alameda, long alleys, shoemaker rd. to name a few. We used to meet At the Winchell's donut shop on Abbot and Atlantic or the grocery store parking lot Orangethorpe and Brookhurst to pass the bail bag and negotiate the terms of the races.
Don’t remember seeing this L. See you ditched the 2v, was it a 4.6 or 5.4 replacement? Always digged the look of the ls coils going into the plug holes.
Badass ride for sure. You have a handle on svtp?
I'll just leave this here.
Damn. That is next level. Must have been a wild ride.
Who tuned it?
Just missed you then. I had a full interior notch that ran 11.70's at Lacr all motor. Wish I never sold that car.Nope, I was done street racing by 97, my truck was a 5 liter eater
I could massacre stock mustangs and cobras by four to six cars a car or two against Z28's SS's beat me by a fender, lightning's and SS454's were easy pickings as well. 11's all motor is damn respective.Just missed you then. I had a full interior notch that ran 11.70's at Lacr all motor. Wish I never sold that car.
Had a 2000 with a 2.3 KB with supporting mods. Stock long block wasn't happy. 535/600 rwhp/rwtq. Never had an issue. Then an 02 and 04. Love Lightnings.Justin Dietrich up to 7lbs. Then he turned it over to Steve Cole.
The good old days. We would be on the freeway @ 0500 doing pulls changing the tune. That truck would stripe the freeway up to 100mph.
Pulled the bumpers, all sound mats, spare, etc. On the valley recycle scales it was just under 2700lbs. I only weighed 165 back then hahahaI could massacre stock mustangs and cobras by four to six cars a car or two against Z28's SS's beat me by a fender, lightning's and SS454's were easy pickings as well. 11's all motor is damn respective.
If it was this bug I apologizeI remember those spots in Santa Fe Springs and Cerritos. We used to go there in late 80's. People were meeting at the in-n-out in La Palma ahead of time. I remeber bringing my Dad's 911 there and getting smoked by a bug. Always respected the kids that built up thier cars/trucks and made them haul.
Fun times
I actually made more money with my 14 sec. cougar than I did with the 10 second comet. The Comet was an obvious racer but not so much so for the cougar. Even though the cougar would only run 14 secs. it did it @ 105 trap speed. When your doing this for money it's important not to let everyone no just how fast you really are so I would pick on guys that had legitimate 11 sec machines and ask to go heads up with no advantage. We would launch and by the hundred yd. mark the guys on the fast cars would think they had an easy win so they would start backing off just about the time my car would start freight training. By mid track I would catch them and they had already given up their advantage and didn't have enough gear to make up for the time that lost while they were sandbagging.Etiwanda back in the early 90's before it got riced out. Made some good money in my 67 Camaro. On a good night she was a low 12 second car. Fun times.
Lol my early days of mustang with an over cammed 289 4speed with 300 gear. Didn’t leave for shit but would do 60 in first gear.I actually made more money with my 14 sec. cougar than I did with the 10 second comet. The Comet was an obvious racer but not so much so for the cougar. Even though the cougar would only run 14 secs. it did it @ 105 trap speed. When your doing this for money it's important not to let everyone no just how fast you really are so I would pick on guys that had legitimate 11 sec machines and ask to go heads up with no advantage. We would launch and by the hundred yd. mark the guys on the fast cars would think they had an easy win so they would start backing off just about the time my car would start freight training. By mid track I would catch them and they had already given their advantage and didn't have enough gear to make up for the time that lost while they were sandbagging.
Grew up in Detroit too. Gratiot and Woodward Av were the go to spots on Friday nights. I had a 340 ‘Cuda, won a few, lost a few.I was to poor to have a race car, but my friend wasn't.
69 Chevelle 396 with a rock crusher trans. Sat in the passenger seat on many races. Usually, Telegraph in Detroit. Was $100 a race back then in 81 ish.
We went up to Gratiot and ran some cars, but it seamed like when we would go up there he broke something. We were racing a hemi Cuda when we threw a rod. Scared the shit out of me. Next day he ordered a 454 crate.
My first engine I helped rebuild was the 396. I did help him with the 454, but he got a new girl friend and would work on it when she wasn't there. He knocked her up and he had to sell the Chevelle. Only did one race with him with the 454. Jesus it was fast.
I’m toying with doing the same thing with my el Camino to go bracket racing with my kid.I actually made more money with my 14 sec. cougar than I did with the 10 second comet. The Comet was an obvious racer but not so much so for the cougar. Even though the cougar would only run 14 secs. it did it @ 105 trap speed. When your doing this for money it's important not to let everyone no just how fast you really are so I would pick on guys that had legitimate 11 sec machines and ask to go heads up with no advantage. We would launch and by the hundred yd. mark the guys on the fast cars would think they had an easy win so they would start backing off just about the time my car would start freight training. By mid track I would catch them and they had already given their advantage and didn't have enough gear to make up for the time that lost while they were sandbagging.
Yes they are. I follow some of the action on social media. Some really good racing going on with legit race carsMany of street racers I hung out with in the 80's and 90's are still street racing. King Donnie still races quite often.
Yes they are. I follow some of the action on social media. Some really good racing going on with legit race cars
Had a 2000 with a 2.3 KB with supporting mods. Stock long block wasn't happy. 535/600 rwhp/rwtq. Never had an issue. Then an 02 and 04. Love Lightnings.
Yours must have been a hell of a ride. Mine hauled ass with only over 500 to the ground.
Oddly enough, I must have crossed paths with more than a few of you out in Ontario or, dare I say, Compton. Etiwanda, 3M and "Airport", also Baker and a couple others. Sleepers made consistent money. Not big money, but good money. Hitting up the high school kids driving dad's new Vette or Camaro around 94-96 was low hanging fruit. An old GLX Mustang with spoked hubcaps was a yawner. Had to hit the "Chevy's Rule!" crowd though...because they never realized an 83 shouldn't be injected. Start of with the slowest guy, and sandbag. Wouldn't leave the line hard, but second gear was a different beast...that's when the button was used. Also, kept quiet exhaust...so the other guy was all anyone heard.
Trying to figure out how you know John ScheissOddly enough, I must have crossed paths with more than a few of you out in Ontario or, dare I say, Compton. Etiwanda, 3M and "Airport", also Baker and a couple others. Sleepers made consistent money. Not big money, but good money. Hitting up the high school kids driving dad's new Vette or Camaro around 94-96 was low hanging fruit. An old GLX Mustang with spoked hubcaps was a yawner. Had to hit the "Chevy's Rule!" crowd though...because they never realized an 83 shouldn't be injected. Start of with the slowest guy, and sandbag. Wouldn't leave the line hard, but second gear was a different beast...that's when the button was used. Also, kept quiet exhaust...so the other guy was all anyone heard.
Been to a couple meetups, one out by Casa Grande, and another way out in the boondocks south of 40, east of Kingman. Some respectable stuff, but I think you're right. I don't think it was ever as big here.From what I understand, Compton is still alive and well. Im not 100% sure, but I think there's only a handful of guys still doing this stuff in Phoenix anymore. From what I saw, it was never really a healthy scene anyway. Used to be, from what I understand. Before the ricers and excuses showed up....
He was friends with a guy I did work for, a small hot rod fabricator. At the time, John was running the office machine repair business, at least I think that's what the shop was? Maybe a family owned shop? I only met him a handful of times, it was around the same time he was on Build or Bust. I'd seen his name before when he was driving for DeFrank, but I think they parted ways before that?Trying to figure out how you know John Scheiss
Derek?He was friends with a guy I did work for, a small hot rod fabricator. At the time, John was running the office machine repair business, at least I think that's what the shop was? Maybe a family owned shop? I only met him a handful of times, it was around the same time he was on Build or Bust. I'd seen his name before when he was driving for DeFrank, but I think they parted ways before that?
Been to a couple meetups, one out by Casa Grande, and another way out in the boondocks south of 40, east of Kingman. Some respectable stuff, but I think you're right. I don't think it was ever as big here.
There was a no prep deal, small tire/big tire, winner take all deal in Tucson a couple years back, but I heard the organizer was shady, and payout was an issue.
A few years back I saw a 1st gen Camaro roll in to Firebird. He clicked of a 7, and didn't show up on a trailer. Fuck me runnin'! At that moment I decided I'm too old, and too broke, to ever think about getting back into the game. The next "fast" car I'll do will feel faster than it will be. A 65 Ranchero, gasser style. The 347 will go back in, but with a toploader. The 9" will be set high, instead of the prostreet setup it's at now. It will be fun, and that's all I need.
Yep, Bower. Tallented guy, picky as all hell, but learned a lot from him.Derek?
Was the blown 57 bright yellow? I thought that was Ol Yeller, but was ahead of my time. The brown Challenger may have been "Slo Poke"...440 car. Ended up in Covina, south of Cienaga. If so, that car went to Oz in about 98/99, and became a General Lee clone...I used to do all the local san Gabriel circuit back in the day remember new York drive in pasadena with rat face listening for the cops whitiernever was great but grand and arror at in n out on thursdays we would clean up racing my buddy had a v8 vega then I moved the motor over to a 66 ss nova plate was SS Duce also remember a 57 blown bbc with a plate called wopado also remember a dude named mitch in a brown dodge challenger we raced at rivergrade allot and lost once to Mitch but that was it.
Good Times
use to go same places about 92 93 lol. Was that shoemaker you got sat on the curb with everyone? I was able to ride my bike in between and away. We’d nights couldn’t think of one of the streets but bound run for hours not one cop. Philadelphia was hit or miss.90-93 was out in ontario all the time. sat nights got too busy to get any racing in, so we started going out on wed nights. then it was every night of the week in late 92 early 93. hit up compton a few times to watch, beach & imperial in oc, hemet, and a few other spots. saw alot of shit happen during those days, ran from cops, got sat on a curb with over 100 people while the cops read us the riot act (not even a ticket issued in that case) got caught in the big busts on 3m in ontario that made the news, watched a dude on a modified zx11 lay it down when a semi turned in front of him at 120 on etiwanda, etc. all in all good times lol
Was part of a car club from 93-96...
Tribe out of whittier... meetings on Sundays, cruising whittier, Legg lake... car shows and map point street racing by Montebello Park or in city of industry. Thats why I enjoyed the original fast and furious.. somewhat embellished but most spot on on the ricer circuit. Got lucky one time in whittier.... once me and another racer took off the line....smoked the tires... cherries and berries lit up right after... decided to make a run, but with a lowered car in Montebello side streets, it would have caused so much damage so I pulled over and got an exhibition of speed... got lucky....
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I think my buddy and his GF (now wife) got tickets that night on plummer (actually Randy's supervisor) for aiding and abetting or whatever that ticket is for watching.Yes and yes. Tuesday or Wednesday nights was Plummer in the early 2000’s? We’d meet at the el Torito parking lot I think? Friday/Saturday nights were tuxford. Used to hit LACR (won the burnout contest once) and Pomona for street legal drags.
Ran around in a 91’ Mustang notch back that ran 12.80’s on pump gas and GT 40 heads, 75MM Throttle body,E303 Cam, .tremec 5 speed and cast heads. Typical weld wheels with skinnies up front and 295/50/15’s with rolled fender wells and upper/lower control arms etc... was a fun car should have kept that car. I sold it when I bought my first boat. Lol.
Outran the cops on Plummer one night . Split to of them at the end of the street with guns drawn. It was a full on bust. By the time I got home it was on the news. Good times from my early 20’s.
I don’t have any hot rods and lost my license too many times driving like an asshole to do it again. I’d love another hot rod though.
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Desoto ,woodland hills before it went under 101........ Silmar end of San Fernando Rd 1960 trailer car out race load up trailer home .. fun stuffWe had to of run together.
Late 90's early 2000's?
You just dated yourselfDesoto ,woodland hills before it went under 101........ Silmar end of San Fernando Rd 1960 trailer car out race load up trailer home .. fun stuff