UPCOMING EVENTS - Cowtown Mopars

UPCOMING EVENTS
Sept 5 Southwest Mopar Mini Nats, 8:30am-3pm, Central
Park, Garland, TX
Sept 12 Cowtown Car s and Coffee, 8am-10:30am,
Farrington Field (FW ISD), FW
Sept 13 TMCCC, Denton,
Sept 19 Chr istian Classic Cr uiser s, 6pm-9:30pm, Birdville
Athletic Complex, North Richland Hills
Sept 20 TMCCC Ennis,
Sept 20 Club meeting, 5 pm, Spring Creek BBQ, Bedford
7740 N. E. LOOP 820
FORT WORTH, TX 76180
817-276-7700
Cowtown Mopars Performance Team
PO Box 162413
Fort Worth, Texas 76161-2413
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Sept 2015
THE STARTING LINE
Official Monthly Publication of Cowtown Mopars
2015-2016 BOARD MEMBERS
Acting President - Phillip Taylor
Secretary - Rich Lemmon
Membership Director - Joann Deering
Activity Director - Chris Sharp
Treasurer - Kurt Schuster
Editor - Barry Hansen
Appointed Positions
Race Team - Mark Buchanan
Website - Kirk Maisenbacher
Show Team - Morris Counts/Ron Carroll
Cowtown Cars and Coffee, every second Saturday, 8 am to 10:30 am, (new loca-
tion) Far r ington Field, Univer sity Dr and W. Lancaster Ave (FW ISD), Ft Wor th. FREE.
Sponsored by AutoBahn Motorcars, usually free coffee and donuts.
www.cowtowncarsandcoffee.com
Christian Classic Cruisers, every 3rd Saturday, 6pm-9:30pm, March through October, Birdville ISD Athletic Complex, 9100 Mid Cities Blvd, North Richland Hills. $15 entry
fee, spectators free. www.christianclassiccruisers.com
Allen Samuels CDJR gives club member discounts on new vehicles and parts.
Be sure to show your membership card to the cashier/salesman. Don’t have a
membership card? Just see our Membership Director.
—Employee Pricing when purchasing vehicles—
—Cost +10% when buying parts—
Ok peeps, starting this column early. Saw item in the news about the Viper getting
a 770 hp supercharged V10 next year. Will see if it comes true. On the Jeep side, the SRT is
supposed to get the Hellcat engine. Again, we will see.
As far as my Jeep truck project, got the rebuilt transmission in along with the Dana 20
transfer case. Man what a trial. Had to use an adapter plate to mate it to the 360, then move the
crossmember back almost 2 inches to accommodate the slightly longer Dana 20. The driveshaft
fit, the speedo cable did not. The dipstick tube fit but the bracket was in the wrong place so had
to add a bracket. Had to add a spacer to the crankshaft to move the flexplate back enough to
reach the torque converter and to top it off, only had forward and reverse, no gears. Checked the
vacuum modulator, appeared OK. Verified I had vacuum. Checked the governor, it was stuck
like chuck so got the one from the old transmission, put it in after making sure it was not stuck,
then I had gears. Kinda soft going into second, took a long time to hit third, but felt maybe
would work itself out because it was sitting 7 years since rebuilt. Took it to Cars and Coffee at
Farrington Field. Started off shifting OK but the longer I drove the worse it got. When I got
home again, it would only go into second if I let off the gas after going fast. Never did hit third,
but the speed limits were no higher than 45 anyway, so no real issues there. Guess I’ll put some
TransMedic in it and see if that helps, then maybe pull the valve body. We will see.
Ah another day, finally got the shifting issues straightened out. Now acts like a real
Jeep, is nice to drive and not see it marking its territory, LOL.
Well it was a good club meeting I suppose, but we missed having Mark, Rich, Frank,
and several other people that were not there. I guess we had no minutes taken but 3 new people
joined and 3 former members rejoined. Forget their names but welcome to all ya’ll.
Will close for now as I cannot think of anything else to ramble on about.
Till next time.
Phil
“In The Works”
Chris Sharp, Activity Director
Gainseville Depot Days Car Show Saturday, October 10. Awesome car show. Would
be nice to get a group together and drive up Friday night or Saturday morning.
Possible cruise to Pop's Burgers in Waxahachie.
Keep a watch for future events. If you have any suggestions be sure you let me
or any of the board members know.
We continue to send our prayers and good wishes to Morris Counts,
still recovering from a stroke and a fall. Please consider visiting and/or
sending a get well card.
Morris Counts c/o
Legend Healthcare & Rehab.
Room 510A
900 Westpark Way
Euless, TX 76040-3977
817-545-4071
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
Joann Deering, Membership Director
Time to Renew for 2015
Club dues for 2015 are due. You do not have to fill out a new registration form if your
contact and vehicle information are the same.
Remember...upon renewal your Membership Card will allow you to get genuine Mopar
Performance and replacement parts from Allen Samuels CDJR for 10% over cost and buy a
new car or truck for Employee Pricing. That is serious cash.
Join or Renew by mail or at one of our events
Single membership New $25 / Renewal $15
Family membership New $35 / Renewal $25
Current members,
If you have a change of contact information, vehicle or other, please remember to send
in those changes.
Got a hot tip, event, article, update, correction, comment?
Cowtown Mopars newsletter now has its own email address:
[email protected]
The Go Fast(er) Department
Mark Buchanan - Race Team Coordinator
HEY THIRTEEN TIME TMCCC CHAMPIONS!!!!
2015 Race Schedule:
Hey Cowtown Mopar Racers!!!!!!!
March 8
March 22
March 29
May
3
June 7
Sept 13
Sept 20
Oct
4
Nov
1
Nov 14
Kennedale
Denton
Ennis
Denton
Ardmore
Denton
Ennis
Kennedale
Ennis
banquet
It's almost that time again. I feel like I haven't raced all
year, but I know I have it's just not been what I had in mind for
2015. I do have good news, "my car is race ready"!!!! This
Saturday will be the second weekend in a row to go to a track.
When September comes to an end I plan for 4 of 5 weekends at
a local track. A guy has to makeup for lost time right?
The weekend I won't be at a track I will be at the Dallas Denton and Ardmore open 9 AM
Mopar Club's Annual Labor Day Show. They support us, let’s All others open 8 AM
be sure and support them as well. Besides it's a GREAT
show!!!!
We have 4 races scheduled in the Fall and it looks like that will not change. Redline is
taking longer than planned or so it seems.
See ya in Denton September 13th
Stay tuned
Mark
Don’t forget we’re online:
www.cowtownmopars.com
and “Cowtown Mopars” on Facebook!!!
Off The Wing by Barry Hansen
July issue of Motor Trend says the 2015 Scat Pack Charger R/T at 485 hp for $39,995 is the
best dollar per horsepower car you can buy in the world. They compare to the Corvette 455
hp, $55,995, Lexus RC F 460 hp, $63,325, Camaro Z/28 505 hp but $75,000, BMW S55B30
485 hp, 62,950. Then compare with two other cars in the same price range of $40,000, the
Subaru WRX STI and Volkswagen Golf R. Charger beats both of them in 0 to 60, quarter mile
and (I'm just guessing here) more horsepower.
Oops, bad timing dept … Dodge announces the “Rebel” edition of the Ram truck just as the
Rebel flag controversy comes to a head. I'm just spitballin' here but couldn't they have chosen
a less controversial name, something like the “Iran Contra” or the “Weather Underground”.
Just sayin'.
We may be old but we are still bad dept … June issue of AARP magazine (ed. note, I just
barely qualify), full page picture of the first lady of Funny Cars Bunny Burkett, age 70, in the
cockpit of the funny car she still drives. She switched to funny cars in the mid 1970s while
Shirley was still doing quite well in dragsters.
Is it just me dept … I don't like the grill of the new Rams. Looks like they borrowed the ugly
grill from the new Fords and modified it. Bring back the big honkin' center chrome grill. Remember Ram, you set the trend, not copy it.
Must we talk about NHRA? Yes, painfully we must. Northwest Nats, Seattle, WA, Tommy
Johnson, Jr, Charger, winner in F/C. Lucas Oil Nats, Brainerd, MN, Tommy Johnson, Jr, same
Charger, runner-up F/C.
One bright spot in NHRA news. Dig this, the last three races, Fast Jack Beckman and his
Charger F/C set a new top speed record and new low ET record at each race. This is not the
record for that race or the record for that track but the all time anywhere F/C top speed and
low ET. He set them at the Sonoma Nats, reset them at the Northwest Nats and reset them
again at the Lucas Oil Nats. He also won the Sonoma Nats. Congratulations Jack Beckman.
“Only in a Dodge”.
Love the latest “Dodge Brothers” commercial. A Scat Pack Challenger, a Scat Pack Charger
and two 1910 era Dodge “flivvers” side by side all doing burnouts, the voiceover “Do you
know how hard it is to do a commercial with a Dodge and not do a burnout?”
September is here and TMCCC is back. Go Cowtown Go.
Hellcat...707 hp for you, 500 hp for the Valet.
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ITEMS FOR SALE / ITEMS WANTED
(Items posted for 3 months unless requested otherwise)
FOR SALE: TRANSPEC (see their card on our sponsor pages) offering
some parts and transmissions cheap. Two transmissions for ‘81-’83 Lasers and Daytona Omnis, model A523, tag number 42957755, build dates 2/08/1985. Brand new
from Chrysler, donated to a mechanic school, never used, never apart. Brand new
transfer case for a Jeep, model 242J, fits ‘98-2001 Jeeps, 4.0 and can be converted to
fit the 4.7. Call for low, low prices.
Show Off Your Mopar
Monthly:
Every Fri. 5p-9p, Truck Cruise-In, Home Depot, IH 20 and Cooper St, Arlington. Free.
Every Fri. 6p-10p, Cruise-In, Albertsons, Hwy 287 and Sublett Rd, Arlington. Free.
Every 3rd Sat. 11:00a-3:00p, El Chico's, 2111 Justin Rd Flower Mound. 35 classes,
9 B.O.S, $10:00 entry.
Every 3rd Sat. 8a-11a, April-November, Cars at the Club, the Speedway Club at Texas
Motor Speedway, N. IH35W at Hwy 114.
Sept shows:
Sep 5 Southwest Mopar Mini Nationals, Central Park, 1310 West Ave F,
Garland, TX. Approximately 8:30a-3:00p
Sep 13 Grandparents Day Celebration Antique and Classic Car Show, 11a-4p, Historic
Stockyards, 100 Exchange St, Fort Worth. NO FEE but donations to "Rely For Life"
cancer research requested. Open to all antique and classic cars.
Sep 13 Dallas Mopar Club monthly meeting, 2 pm, Spr ing Cr eek BBQ,
12835 Preston Rd, Dallas
Sep 19 Cars at the Club, 8am-11am, Texas Motor Speedway. FREE
more shows at www.HOT ROD HAPPENINGS.com
Good Members, Good Products
DEAN ALLEN
972-801-7587
Dean is offering up his years of knowledge to
help members with their automotive
questions.