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Bang4theBuck
12-10-2015, 04:36 PM
It all started out in 99 when I heard a new rumble in the driveway... I knew it wasn't my dad's 96 ram sport. Alas... a 99 Dakota R/T! It was awesome! The intense blue paint, the body lines, the performance of the 5.9... I knew one day it would be mine. That day came 3 years ago! To his surprise I purchased it from him to make my own! Signed up here, went to my first div.1 meet, had a blast, met great people, and a baseline of 14.8 @ 92. I knew she had more in her..

After driving it for a bit, I knew I had to address the interior. Being 6'4" tall in a single cab isn't easy! I purchased a set of racing seats from cipher, a slightly smaller steering wheel, a new center console from a late 60's mustang to compliment the already installed hurst ratchet shifter and my troubles were over!! I now sit inside of the truck instead of on top of it!!

Fast forward a bit and with a few tweaks had her down in the mid 13's for 2 seasons. I ended up winning the "timeslips for trophies" light mod class in 2012 and 2013. Mid season in 2013 I purchased a supercharger off of ebay and some brackets off the DRTC classifieds. Later in the year I ran a few low 12's @ 112 and an 11.99 @ 108 to take the Heavy Mod trophy home!
The drag racing bug has certainly bit!!

Fast forward to 2018.... The truck now sports a set of EQ heads and an old "RT" cam (.458/.467) With the new combo I managed an 11.6 @ 119.5 with a hurt trac-loc unit. I now have a detroit tru-trac and new times are coming soon!

Between 2012 and today I have also taken it to quite a few shows and as many DRTC meets as I could make it to including the 2015 Nats and had a blast. I'm looking forward to this seasons shows, meets, and track days with the DRTC hoolies!

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Broo42
12-10-2015, 05:56 PM
Badass truck! :hail: