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After laying down a bunch of low-11 second 1/4 mile passes last weekend, I decided to visit my mother this weekend in Arkansas. So, I swapped the street tires on, checked the oil, gassed up the HybridZ and drove the 6 hours from Alabama to Arkansas for one day of chores then drove back. On the return trip, I stopped in Conway, Arkansas and visited Will, screen name wfritz to compare project cars. Will is an amazing, 19 year old college sophomore studying mechanical engineering at the University of Arkansas. This kid has his act together! How many college kids go race at the dragstrip on their way home for Thanksgiving break? He built his conversion in about 2 weeks (it took me a year) and it is a super sano, clean machine that has a big appetite for axles (he had 3 spares in his trunk). He built his own motor mount system, replaced all the wiring and gauges. He is a great welder. With the headers sticking out of the hood, I expected the car to be loud, but at idle it wouldn't even catch your attention if you were walking by. Of course it is louder when accellerating, but amazingly his car is a lot quieter than mine. We spent about an hour checking out each other's cars, then we took them for a drive then drove each other's cars. His car was a great driving machine. Only problem my car had on the trip was poor venting of my gas tank when filling and unreliable fuel gauge readings. Aggrevating, but not a show-stopper. I'll add some pictures later, but the admins must be changing the way we add photos.
