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Past Challenges
1994 Chevrolet Camaro
Owner: 1962ChevyGuy
- little red: 53 pts (win)
- Bad Aspen: 42 pts (loss)
- Total votes: 19
- Ended: Jul 27, 2009
2008 Mazda MX-5
Owner: Tinkerbell
- Peter Pan: 47 pts (loss)
- Bad Aspen: 53 pts (win)
- Total votes: 20
- Ended: Jul 27, 2009
2003 Porsche Boxster
Owner: LouieLouie
- The Silver Arrow: 43 pts (win)
- Bad Aspen: 37 pts (loss)
- Total votes: 16
- Ended: Jul 19, 2009
1984 Chevrolet Caprice
Owner: MotorMouth
- Madeira: 38 pts (loss)
- Bad Aspen: 42 pts (win)
- Total votes: 16
- Ended: Jul 19, 2009
1972 Buick Riviera
Owner: Boat_Tail_Guy_StL
- Rachael: 41 pts (loss)
- Bad Aspen: 44 pts (win)
- Total votes: 17
- Ended: Jul 14, 2009
1973 Chevrolet Camaro
Owner: IceBerg1163
- Black Betty: 39 pts (loss)
- Bad Aspen: 56 pts (win)
- Total votes: 19
- Ended: Jul 13, 2009
1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass S
Owner: corvairramp
- missing it: 57 pts (win)
- Bad Aspen: 53 pts (loss)
- Total votes: 22
- Ended: Feb 28, 2009
Owner: superduty455
- : 56 pts (win)
- Bad Aspen: 24 pts (loss)
- Total votes: 16
- Ended: Oct 14, 2008
1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon
Owner: 69c_10sbc335
- Cutty: 59 pts (win)
- Bad Aspen: 36 pts (loss)
- Total votes: 19
- Ended: Oct 12, 2008
1969 CHEVY NOVA
Owner: ausumx
- BROKEKID69: 58 pts (win)
- Bad Aspen: 37 pts (loss)
- Total votes: 19
- Ended: Oct 11, 2008
1966 Chevrolet Corvair
Owner: CorvairJim
- "Ashley": 83 pts (win)
- Bad Aspen: 22 pts (loss)
- Total votes: 21
- Ended: Oct 11, 2008
1979 Pontiac Trans Am
Owner: newfinish
- ** Stifler's car **: 60 pts (win)
- Bad Aspen: 40 pts (loss)
- Total votes: 20
- Ended: Oct 8, 2008
Owner: NO_MAS
- : 45 pts (loss)
- Bad Aspen: 50 pts (win)
- Total votes: 19
- Ended: Oct 8, 2008
1978 Chevrolet Camaro
Owner: newfinish
- Drag car: 65 pts (win)
- Bad Aspen: 40 pts (loss)
- Total votes: 21
- Ended: Oct 7, 2008
Owner: ASSMAN
- : 55 pts (win)
- Bad Aspen: 30 pts (loss)
- Total votes: 17
- Ended: Oct 7, 2008
1975 Chevrolet Monza
Owner: MonzterRacing
- Louie The Lizard: 50 pts (draw)
- Bad Aspen: 50 pts (draw)
- Total votes: 20
- Ended: Oct 7, 2008
1977 Dodge Aspen R/T Superpak (Bad Aspen)
Last updated Jun 24, 2009
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About
This vehicle was purchased in 1977 from Guptills Dodge in Horicon, WI. The previous owner took very good care of it. He traded it in for a mini van. I am the second owner. I bought this car after I was out of High School.
The only flaw was a broken flare on the front spoiler. I upgraded the tires, ignition wires and radio (still have the original). I kept the Stewart Warner tach that came with the car too. It seemed to fit the car.
Every weekend I would clean the car and go cruising. If the scene died down in my home town, I would go to Fond Du Lac or Madison. The girls loved it and had a few street races in it. That fun lasted for about 7 years. Then an ex-girlfriend tried to "scare" me. She drove her vehicle in my direction while I was sitting in it. She turned at the last second. She was going pretty fast and slid into my rear quarter panel.
That started a rebuild that has lasted 13 years. I had to put the project on hold now and again. It has been rewarding and difficult. Parts have been hard to find but I fired the engine up recently. I finally can start to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Specs
The car started out with a 318-2bbl. It has an A833 4 speed OD transmission. The rear end is a 8 1/4 SureGrip with 3.23 gears. In original form, the car had approximatley 180hp. Ouput is now about 325hp with the modifications done to the engine.
Factory Options
This car wasn't ordered with a lot of extras. It came with rally wheels and the Superpak option. The Superpak option had the car come in Black Sunfire metallic paint with a red/orange stripe. Also with the package was a blacked out grill, three piece front spoiler, wheel flares, quarter window louvers, and a one piece rear spoiler.
Mods
I started with going.030 over with the block. One of the cylinder walls had some damage. I'm still using the stock crankshaft, had the rods reconditioned and bought forged pistons.
For the cylinder heads, I am using a set from a '88 Dodge Ram. They now have 2.02/1.60 stainless valves and heavy duty springs.
I chose a Crane camshaft, a little hotter than stock. Lift is .467/.494 and duration is 278/290 degree. The intake is an open plane Weiand, topped with 750 cfm Holley. I rebuilt the stock electronic distributor. The ignition wires are 8mm MSD's and the ignition coil is an Accel Super Stock.
I left the transmission and the differential pretty much stock. Just freshened them up with a rebuild.
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