POR15 on the Cage
The monkey bars in the Screamin’ Woody were done by Mark Artis at Texas Thunder in 2004. He painted it in Rust-oleum Hammered Gray. I’ve painted the cage twice since Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Other Shop News
Dressing up the Headliner Bows
I first wiped down the bows that hold the headliner up with grease and wax remover. in 2005, they were painted Hammered Silver to hide the decades of flaws. I Continue Reading →
Dyed the Seats
From beige when I bought then in 2005, to red about three years ago, to satin black last week, to gloss black today – my seats have been through Hell. Continue Reading →
Under The Wagon
The transmission was pulled from the wagon this morning to replace the dipstick with a Lokar and a new torque converter from ATI.
Stripping the Wagon’s Interior Out
Now that my drivetrain is right, I’m focusing my attention this winter on rewiring the car, rebuilding the brakes, cleaning and painting the underside, repainting the bumpers, bracing the hood Continue Reading →
Did a Little Under-hood Clean Up
Cloned my carbs (bogging on the launch) to Doug Duell’s. I’d borrowed his and they worked perfectly. Jet change, rod change, spring change and float level change. The yellow convoluted Continue Reading →
Screamin’ Woody is Back to Racing
After the NMCA Nationals in September 2021, I dropped off the Screamin’ Woody at Doug Duell’s shop in Evansville, IN. Doug is also a NSS Racer, and a very good Continue Reading →
The Vitamin C is Back Where it Belongs
In My Shop! I bought a 1963 Plymouth Belvedere post car, raced since the 80s as the Vitamin C, in 2009. I raced it many years as my backup car. Continue Reading →
Almost Ready to Race
After almost a year (much of it waiting for 4.506″ Flat Top Pistons) the Screamin’ Woody is almost ready for action again. Fresh motor, fresh transmission, fresh convertor, new driveshaft Continue Reading →
Drag Racing & Diesel Prices
I’m scheduled to run 11 Races in 2022, with the closest being 900 miles away. Next Monday, I leave for my first race in Bradenton, FL. I burn about 600 Continue Reading →