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by TireSmoker
Thu May 30, 2024 9:02 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1979 Malibu
Replies: 137
Views: 73209

Re: 1979 Malibu

by TireSmoker
Thu May 30, 2024 9:11 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1979 Malibu
Replies: 137
Views: 73209

Re: 1979 Malibu

Yeah, there is a ton more potential in it! And it does go straight. Last night was soooo satisfying... And this morning, the sun is shining, the birds are chriping, my pepsi tastes just a little sweeter!! I literally picked up a full second from the fall at Dragway 42. 11.5 @ 119 (on 30x9 slicks) 10...
by TireSmoker
Thu May 30, 2024 12:02 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1979 Malibu
Replies: 137
Views: 73209

I'm in the 10s!

I'm just gonna leave this pic, and this video. It was an epic night at the track!! ET records were smashed, my MPH was great, there was a lot to like. This was some high quality payback for the work I've done so far. 20240529_223239.jpg Here's the 10.55 pass. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGQHQ-rJ...
by TireSmoker
Wed May 29, 2024 3:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Quickest Cars on Tiresmoke
Replies: 60
Views: 107013

Re: Quickest Cars on Tiresmoke

Oh, im gonna add Maliboost here, 11.5 @ 119.75 (4psi). Hoping to update it soon
by TireSmoker
Mon May 27, 2024 5:07 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: new addition
Replies: 8
Views: 145

Re: new addition

What do you guys think about this?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 329097111/

I'd have to convert from pintle hook to a hitch thing on the front.

I like the price point and the idea it was maintained by a company.. and low fenders.
by TireSmoker
Sat May 25, 2024 11:21 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1979 Malibu
Replies: 137
Views: 73209

Re: 1979 Malibu

Went to breakfast this morning with Paul and Kevin and decided to pick up the scales.

Brought them home and weighed the car..
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by TireSmoker
Thu May 23, 2024 1:18 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1979 Malibu
Replies: 137
Views: 73209

Re: 1979 Malibu

by TireSmoker
Thu May 23, 2024 12:25 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1979 Malibu
Replies: 137
Views: 73209

Always Carry Spare Fuses

Today was a milestone day! I engaged Scott Clark from realtuners.com to help me get Maliboost's Megasquirt dialed in. Scott is a for-real tuner. If any of you remember way back in the early-mid 2000s, the videos that blue turbo chevy pickup, awd, just crushing everything on the street, that was him....
by TireSmoker
Tue May 21, 2024 11:50 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: new addition
Replies: 8
Views: 145

Re: new addition

I know what you mean on used trailers. I've been looking a lot, $2500 would be a nice price point, but you're right. A lot of garbage.

Trailer tires arent much different than car tires, why wouldn't they need to be balanced?
by TireSmoker
Tue May 21, 2024 7:25 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: new addition
Replies: 8
Views: 145

Re: new addition

Looks pretty nice.. new or used?
by TireSmoker
Mon May 20, 2024 10:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: what a weekend!
Replies: 2
Views: 71

what a weekend!

I had a very solid Tiresmoke weekend.. Saturday morning, Dad and I made our annual trek to Linesville, PA for the Bair's Corvette show. We've been going pretty regularly since 2007. The last trip, which I think was 2022, ended with the Corvette coming home on the back of flatbed with failed points a...
by TireSmoker
Thu May 16, 2024 10:48 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1979 Malibu
Replies: 137
Views: 73209

Re: 1979 Malibu

The plan is to just use a flex hose, similar to what was on there, minus the molded 90* end. It should just make a nice arc from the thermostat housing, like Mr. T's mohawk.
by TireSmoker
Wed May 15, 2024 11:45 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1963 Corvette
Replies: 92
Views: 124954

Re: 1963 Corvette

Success, i think! All distributor gaskets are not created equal! I put in a different from inventory that measured a little thicker than the one that came off. It was oil soaked. Seeing that made me not pull the intake. I let it idle in the garage for a while to burp the cooling system. After a 4 mi...
by TireSmoker
Wed May 15, 2024 1:22 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1963 Corvette
Replies: 92
Views: 124954

Re: 1963 Corvette

Yeah, Ive cleaned it a few times. The area it leaks from is towards the passenger side. Oil pressure sending line (copper) is clean and dry. I bought the new distributor because it seemed to be in that area. It was also something i had recently fucked with, so it seemed more reasonable than an intak...
by TireSmoker
Wed May 15, 2024 10:17 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1963 Corvette
Replies: 92
Views: 124954

Re: 1963 Corvette

Its been on there aince 2011. If I have to reseal an intake after 13 years, i guess that isnt terrible. Im just under the gun with the Bair's Corvette show on Saturday.