Let the games begin - Who wants the NSF K Car? (Page 7 of 20)

The engine is clean and ready for assembly.   Ron and DC put in some kind of double secret hybrid windage tray / baffle to try to keep the bearings wet and happy.  We'll see if those girls have what it takes to undo years of mechanical know-how and Macgyvering.

You guys should keep all the scrap pieces of the engine and make some sort of trophy that can be added to bit by bit as the super K makes it's tour. 

It should weigh about 400 lbs by the end of the season and we can give it to some poor unsuspecting Lemons staffer...  I know just the guy.

How much does NSF love you?  Lemme see... how 'bout this much...

That is one fine hunk of 2.2L Chrysler Iacocca powered non-hemi, but hemi-oranged piece o' steel.  See that crank?  Brand effin' new.  The block?  Heat tanked and shot-blasted.  The machine shop says this block is 1/10,000 - forged by the Gods of Detroit (far before the recession).  Apparently it's being align-honed tonight - I'm not sure what that means, but if I had a couple of spare cylinders I'd hone the shite out of 'em - just for grins.  See those brass freeze plugs?  Hammered so gently, yet so firmly by the neanderthal man-hands of Ronman.  See that little hand mirror on the floor in the background?  You want to know why it's on the floor?  BECAUSE WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' MIRRORS... we are not going backwards.  To K-it forward is to do exactly that - move forward.

It can be yours.  You may race this fine steed.  You must trick the current owners into giving it to you.  Is that unexpected?  NO, because as we've learned from the Lemons Supreme Court, all racers are liars and we're all racers here, no?

But wait, there's more!

You see that?!  That is one fine piece of aluminum HENCHO'D EN MEXICO'D.  That may not put your mind at ease, but you know what?  'dem bearings and lifters are brand effin' new!  Those finely calibrated bits of steel were also seated with the loving man-hands of the Ronman.... who you may liberally blame when the K-car goes tits-up (despite you deciding to use the shifter and row all the gears past redline).  So, there you go.  It's all going back together in the next few days.  It's likely going to look completely different at the end of the season, but we hope we're sending it off with the best chance of making it westward.  Personally, we're hoping someone makes it RWD and drops a big block or a diesel or a big bike engine under the hood.... and gives it 'stance'.... and maybe some crazy aero... because we all know that 80's Chrysler never had enough aero in the master plan.

'Murica!!!1!

You guys are idiots...every last one of you.

And that is why I love you!

Knock Knock

Who's there?

Rod.

Lolz

Now, now, Bob - DC had a severe case of the "mudbutt" last night and missed the festivities. It was just me and my friend/co-idiot Mike doing all the work. Hopefully Dougie will make it out tonight, when we put the head on, time it, and put it back in the car.
I'll also need his help Saturday and Sunday (and Monday) to finish putting the rest of the stuff on, like the hella-cheaty $11 Rockauto clearance struts, since Mike is (wisely) leaving town Saturday and will miss the last couple days of crunch time...

Here's some more pics, better than the crappy phone pics I've been posting on Facespace.

Is anyone going to take this for May/ECR? I'd love to steal it from sputnik @ gingerman and drag it back here for NHMS in May, but I know that isn't how the current schedule is laid out...

Everything is possible.  Cabinboy racing has it after Sputnik.  Get some email or post here to figure it out. 

The schedule is moderately fluid here so work it out and some of our lemony friends may be able to help w/ the transportation.

ECR in May is doable for sure.

b

Needs more boost.

Right now the plan is for us to race it at Gingerman and then the next weekend I'm taking it south to hand it off to Psychoboy who will take it to ECR. At least that's how I remember it. No idea who's actually racing it at ECR.

We are officially accepted for the Gingerman race and will be wearing the number 20, just like it started with. Don't forget that if you drive the car you must sign the car.

Psheew,  OK PSYCHOBOY wants to help but  isn't ready to field a K car just yet.