HiTech

29 minutes ago, rebelracewriter said:

Starting to worry about  u bud 

On 12/30/2022 at 7:57 AM, rebelracewriter said:

Doesn't old timer/high tech give seminars on this?

 DANG REB  .. BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT WAS FUNNY AS ALL GET OUT ..  now i pushed the little button  ....

19 hours ago, debwill said:

I'm definitely not a pessimist, but I'll believe it when I see it.  We all know about some of the scams that have been started along these same lines.  I agree with you, Nick, that reopening the track would require overcoming some major hurdles and lots of $$$.  But I would love to see it happen again in my lifetime.

It's interesting to note that the flyer uses the old SAS address, but with the city shown as "Von Ormy."

It has been years since I've posted on this site . . . sure brings back some "Déjà vu."  Sure do miss my racing family.

AND WE MISS U 

found a burnt rotor .. shorting out on the distributor  plate underneath it .. . new parts at that .. going to change plug wires with new factory style  .some one put after markets on it  ..

3 hours ago, HiTech said:

but wont start even with starter fluid  even poured alittle  fuel  in her .. .that is the one that gets me  along with the motor surging three time after release of switch .  and or release  of remote starter button ... distributor index  is right on  with cylinder at tdc .. fuel on the plugs not heavy ..dont know  if the knock sensor could throw all that off ..

i am going to take video  .if  you want or anyone wants to see what it is doing .. my phone number   361 .290 .2096 .. I HAVE been going strong for over  four months with cars and trucks   a cutomers truck i rebuilt alot of things on it ..the veterans camero for two months  and now this truck for 3weeks .. . so my mind is wiped out . if  a snake can bite i have been bitten alot .. . it is ussualy  something small that does that ..and i bet this is something small . least hope it is ..

Just now, HiTech said:

yes wet 

but wont start even with starter fluid  even poured alittle  fuel  in her .. .that is the one that gets me  along with the motor surging three time after release of switch .  and or release  of remote starter button ... distributor index  is right on  with cylinder at tdc .. fuel on the plugs not heavy ..dont know  if the knock sensor could throw all that off ..

4 hours ago, TBone said:

Are the plugs wet when you try to start it? It has fuel pressure, but are the injectors firing?

yes wet 

98 tahoe 5,7  i ussualy figure  these issues out ..but this one has me stumped ..... was running great ..fuel pump  went out change it went head and changed the injectors and distributor as well fixing this truck up for my brother who is in bad health and and cant afford much of anything ..so three bothers and one sister  is helping me  finance the repairs i am doing all the work  .we bought it cheap has 127 thousand on it and sat for three years with front damage i fixed ..it has ran all summer everytime  smooth as ice  till i was ready to give it to my brother it starting having issues ......  SO  with all that said ..  it will not start up for the last week or so .. it has fire it has fuel pressure .it is in time  the scanner shows nothing  really wrong with it that u an stick a fork in  5 volts  .the starter was loading up so replaced it and cables .. when i turn it over it will  not start not even try  .even with starting fluid  .but will and i know this has happend before on  the chveys  fire off three revolutions after letting the key off ..  the coil will spark three times after .. .  i was told it was the ignition  switch .so 128 bucks later still the same  .crank sensor is working cam sensor   just  under  2degrees retard .. .. ... 60 psi ......battery was replaced with a new one .. i would love to  get this truck  to my brother  his old truck is about dead and he lives  in the country  ..and it is not easy  to just take off and pull him home ...any ideals i still have a few left in me but  i would rather have some input ..

Just now, HiTech said:

98 tahoe 5,7  i ussualy figure  these issues out ..but this one has me stumped ..... was running great ..fuel pump  went out change it went head and changed the injectors and distributor as well fixing this truck up for my brother who is in bad health and and cant afford much of anything ..so three bothers and one sister  is helping me  finance the repairs i am doing all the work  .we bought it cheap has 127 thousand on it and sat for three years with front damage i fixed ..it has ran all summer everytime  smooth as ice  till i was ready to give it to my brother i starting having issues ......  SO  with all that said ..  it will not start up for the last week or so .. it has fire it has fuel pressure .it is in time  the scanner shows nothing  really wrong with it that u an stick a fork in  5 volts  .the starter was loading up so replaced it and cables .. when i turn it over it will  not start not even try  .even with starting fluid  .but will and i know this has happend before on  the chveys  fire over three revolutions after letting the key off ..  the coil will spark three times after .. .  i was told it was the ignition  switch .so 128 bucks later still the same  .crank sensor is working cam sensor   just  2degrees retard .. .. ... 60 psi ......battery was replaced with a new one .. i would love to  get this truck  to my brother  his old truck is about dead and he lives  in the country  ..and it is not easy  to just take off and pull him home ...any ideals i still have a few left in me but  i would rather have some input ..

oh i need to add with those main parts changed .it ran great for one day and started acting up .. i pulled the coil wire up over the  coil and at times it would start  no anymore. . does this look like a ground issue coil is good wires are good  ignition module is working .. i cleaned and checked the  body ground and the ground at the fuel tank area .. 

98 tahoe 5,7  i ussualy figure  these issues out ..but this one has me stumped ..... was running great ..fuel pump  went out change it went head and changed the injectors and distributor as well fixing this truck up for my brother who is in bad health and and cant afford much of anything ..so three bothers and one sister  is helping me  finance the repairs i am doing all the work  .we bought it cheap has 127 thousand on it and sat for three years with front damage i fixed ..it has ran all summer everytime  smooth as ice  till i was ready to give it to my brother i starting having issues ......  SO  with all that said ..  it will not start up for the last week or so .. it has fire it has fuel pressure .it is in time  the scanner shows nothing  really wrong with it that u an stick a fork in  5 volts  .the starter was loading up so replaced it and cables .. when i turn it over it will  not start not even try  .even with starting fluid  .but will and i know this has happend before on  the chveys  fire over three revolutions after letting the key off ..  the coil will spark three times after .. .  i was told it was the ignition  switch .so 128 bucks later still the same  .crank sensor is working cam sensor   just  2degrees retard .. .. ... 60 psi ......battery was replaced with a new one .. i would love to  get this truck  to my brother  his old truck is about dead and he lives  in the country  ..and it is not easy  to just take off and pull him home ...any ideals i still have a few left in me but  i would rather have some input ..

5 hours ago, metroracer said:

No Mike, there is just TOO Much "HOT AIR" going around in San Antonio, Corpus, & Houston for any Snow to Stick,  That's for Sure.....

yep i stopped breathing for a few seconds to help out . something about passing out i am not partial too .. i needed all the speedzone readers to join me in those second s...  but all is not lost  my birdbath was froze over and the humming birds where skating . plus i drove my truck over a few drozen  corpus christi  crappy street craters   that were iced over .. a crunch here an there  really didnt do much for me though . should rode my mini bike instead  .the only issue with that no heater or areas to haul the  HEB  BAGS i had loaded .. . oh well saint nick holt sent   us some saved  state of maine cold  weather in his bag of goodies  down here // ussualy hot here on chrismas day ..  .i enjoyed cooking  on the grill ealrlier today  in i think 28 degree temp .. felt good .

Just now, HiTech said:

Not if u were sitting in the same room as my father  inlaw  tonight ..  he is 90 .. .

i noticed that lighter than air snow flakes have not hit the ground down south yet .nick could u add just a tad more ballast ..

47 minutes ago, NickHolt said:

I'm 78.  That qualifies as officially old, I believe. 

Not if u were sitting in the same room as my father  inlaw  tonight ..  he is 90 .. .

6 hours ago, RodneyRodriguez said:

Here's something to think about that I have said for years in pavement racing and something that needs to change. People say why 2 days, practice day, all day race day etc.

I'll tell you why, to sell tires. These larger teams need fresh rubber as often as possible. Pensacola for example, I stayed right near the track and I was having coffee and there were cars on track and I don't drink coffee after 11am. Oddly enough this Hoosier tire shortage? No sign of it there. Heard some rumbles of tire stamps and lot #'s, it's a racket. 

 we all  know racers are their own  worst enemy .. i want  this and that .i can aford it  if u cant so what  ..in two years or less u lose car counts just like the factory stocks are and will do  over the next season or so .. cost is to high .... just for some who dont know i raced my own cars for three season  ..yep mini stock  .but those were not cheap to run either .... .then the real cost came along . my son  and the cost of running  at cc sas and kyle and a time of two on dirt  ....i wanted racing springs  .but glad they stayed factory  .... the  dot tires  lasted along time . . lucky my brother inlaw  in   rockport    owns a tire store and figured out the best  all around tires to run .. we won alot of races with his infomation .. joshua won 29 races one season and a championship  on tires my brother in law came up with .. and they were legal ..

11 hours ago, NickHolt said:

You got it right, top_shelf.  While I have little need to moderate the LSSZ forums these days thanks to Facebook taking on the role of "bash city." But for many pre-Facebook years, I spent countless hours filtering out hate-filled attacks on Texas short tracks, Texas-based race series and individual short track racers.

Thankfully, most racers have learned that publicly bashing tracks and track officials only makes them look bad and hurts the sport and, thus, the sheer volume of negative bashing has diminished over the years. 

 THANK god i was never  in trouble with u .. i have been the  most gracious   lovable  understanding  and outstanding  bestest  honorable  member of speedzone .. .. now ill get off my high bull crap  horse .. is bull crap ok .. sorry forgot one likable 

Just now, HiTech said:

 i was to build new car it wont be a dirt car  .but  it owuld be racing dirt  ..good old asphault would be the way to go  .tracks are all  trying to run dry slick now  .....  jessies old car was better  on  dirt than what he has now ...we miss that old car  ten years took its toll .

 .. I FOUND THE FANS do not go to see how fast a lap time is ..they go to see  good  close racing .  in 1989  going into 1990 we took all the racing parts  off and out of our motors and put on  recaps  to build the class back up ..  yes we did not have the power under the hood  we were used to  .. but cheaper tires and cheaper motors made for some good close racing .. u just had to hold the peddle down longer and get on it sooner   but we  really didnt lose lap times  .. i still  ran a 16  flat  +and sometimes a 15 ,8  .same as our mccreary tires and   more  horsepower .. we actually created a better average speed around the track   once u got the car moving  on stock motors and recaps .. if u had the right set up  the recaps never faded and got better with each lap ..... so  we did  not lose anything   . and saved alot of money  ..  that made the class grow and more folks in the stands .

3 hours ago, top_shelf_12 said:

HiTech you're spot on. TJ, Jerry and Jamie I know for sure dropped down and Caitlin's old car is there with Bobby Jack driving it now and Stevie III car may have been a Factory Stock at some point but not sure. Their rules from what I can tell, are similar to the old CCS Bombers and is a great "affordable" class and comparable to an EMod, just in a full bodied car. Very little modifications allowed. I know, racing is hardly affordable and most will not make money doing it, but you shouldn't have to spend $20-30k just to get on the track. I know the flip side to that argument is if you can't afford it, don't do it. Thankfully the classes like Pure Stocks, EMod, Eco Stock, Thunder cars, etc do exist and growing. If I ever do get a car, it would have to be a Pure Stock or EMod. 

 i was to build new car it wont be a dirt car  .but  it owuld be racing dirt  ..good old asphault would be the way to go  .tracks are all  trying to run dry slick now  .....  jessies old car was better  on  dirt than what he has now ...we miss that old car  ten years took its toll .

  JUST LIKE ANY CLASS  they start here and then end there . my son sold his car and just about to sell the motor to my brother for a loss which is ok on that  to put in  his 68 camero that is being restored .  one of the main reasons  was cost   if u do not have 15  to 20thousand  plus in a factory stock  u are slow ..   he needed to up grade the motor 2500 plus  he needed 800 dallor shocks just to start plus other items . every year the factory stocks cost has gone way up in just three years . u can see  some drivers taking and moving thier fatory stocks down to purestock  ..dont know the rules on that class  but it must be cheaper .. local  i think  four or five plus fatory stock racers  are in that class  ...so dirt track racing is no different... .. and the factory stock today are super stocks some have 10,000 i the motors alone if not having to change motors twice in a season  and those are in the  5 grand up  price .. ....that wont last to many more years and who knows what rule will be for next season ..  and the process will start all over .ITS RACING FOLKS AND IT WILL NEVER CHANGE / START OUT CHEAPER . AND WORK YOUR WAY UP FROM THERE ..WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN FITS THE BILL .... TIRES  that use to be the biggest cost . run a home built car  with  a stock motor and no fancy shocks  brakes  upper control arms or set back cages .. i find those cars make better dirt cars now with every track running dry .. .

1 hour ago, RodneyRodriguez said:

When we ran Towel City retreads at Austin they were great and cheap! Used em in DCRST .. same effect.

  AFTER THE 1989  season  frank carpenter went to looking for a cheaper tire for our mini stock class . no  one was running a cheaper tire  in texas that we knew of mostly mccreary  tires or eagleslicks ..  . both cost . texas pro sedans  was running mcceary and so did we at our local class   up til 89 .. those tires were not cheap except in todays inflation ... the cost was running drivers off  i think they were 60 bucks  . i could not  afford many  new tires that year pocket national bank  got me to the races  but finishing in the front gave us food for the week and paid my way the next week races ... .. SO FRANK  set out to find us something cheaper .. and he found a new  tire distributor way up north  being our class was run by the drivers   he had  their blessing in  finding a tire ..the new company was  TOWEL CITY  RETREADS ... WHO ever heard of such a thing  as retreads then called recaps ..we thought that was crazy and first thought was no way jose ..but htose guys promised we would not be disapointed and they were gald someone in texas would try them out  three sets for free  so three cars could test them with a garranty  i they did not hold up  any money spent would be returned  or replacing the tires  after words .so who could lose .at first  we blisterd the tires  not know what ar pressures and such to run .. then we found out those tires were directional and those  were the best tires imo  . i ran two season  on three of them .. we even ran two cars at sas  against  the mccreary  .and beat them in the end the tires got better and better with heat  each lap  was less stearing input ... but  hit any dirt on the track  u were in trouble ........  all the tires were shipped to us and we sold them to the teams  at cost no profit . and not one of us even measured a tire for our cars till everyone else had the tires they wanted  just to be fair ........ i turned   and others turned the same lap times on recaps at cc and at tme faster during the race ....the best thing was everyone was on the same tire ..we never tried them on dirt ..i saw  those tires on your dcrst  cars rod .. those tires had  come along ways in grooving  and handling  over 1990and 91 ..worth the price ..

12 hours ago, Harlin Covert said:

Yes, I have one and a new front bumper. I don't gave the lower spoiler part.

But I'm in Kerrville, a nice Sunday drive, LOL   So it's probably not much help.

 

thanks how much ..... u just never know who will drive  up there .. 

 Looking for someone else .. A  front nose for a 75 and up to i think 81 camero ...........  361 2902096 .. I KNOW SOMEONE MAY HAVE AN OLD ONE HIDING IN THE RAFTERS .. . GOING a restore ..

sam  designed to yenko stripe . u can see in the pick ..we just didnt want a regular boring stripe . yet had no ideal how it would look or if the owner would like it .. he wanted one  so ...  spent a couple of hours or so   trying different looks  and this one looked   the best route ..trying to get it to come out just under the handle was  trick .. we sent all the measures  in  to our graphic man ...  and let his system do the rest  .. where the air brushed yenko  on the fenders are the stripe was suppose to come right even  with them but   it wasnt going to work out after cutting ..so missed alittle on that .. . sam also  hand made  what is on the hood ....  over all it looks good and the  vet is very happy ..he has had alot of poeple comment o that car . .. positive all of it .he now has a list of folks who want to ride around in the car ..  again it all paid off . i was standing ext to it the other day and someone drove up  and said wow  we didnt know the person .. till then .. .. its just a camero . but no one else has this one .

 HE GOT today to visit  the  vet who fixed the trans and stopped by the body shop  .then came over to my house while i was working on my other project that is somewhat like this car  a tahoe we bought for my brother  an not work ..he still does not know about this either .. im batting a  thousand this year  ,thats in hours of work for free on two projects .. .. . and this one needs to  be finished before christmas and just like the camero it is fighting me all of a sudden under the hood  .but i will fix it this week i hope .. one of those bugs that is hard to find but the symple one that   always gives u hell..  ..david showed up just in time  .i needed someone to handle  the ignition key .like turning  to start ..... then before christmas  i have  to finish my sons bosses hunting truck as well ... ...HOW THE HECK DID I GET INTO THIS MUCH TROUBLE ,,.. AFTER  all of that i have ot get back on a friends 65 mustang  .. then the house work i need to finish ..amybe ill take off christmas day  .i have nt even given that day much thought .

 JUST SOME OF THE PROCESS  .   .  from start to finish .i have way to many   through out job i dont need pics  i have everything  between my ears and some i want to forget lol ..  ..i figure this is enough making nick work here ... ... ...    

  AGAIN  everyone who  helped no matter  how big or small everyone may think it was,  made a vets life get a alot better .. he can now drive with the david he knew before he joined our nations honor .....   dropping  the car off friday night was not  planned, david  knew it would be saturday .. but he called and sam  just had finished  the hood  enough   to go out and road test it . still had some tiny  parts to put on  trim type ...  i called sam up as he was leaving to test drive it ,  i told him to test drive right over to davids house .. if it makes he can have it  for that night  ....HERE is the kicker something he hasnt done before .. HE WANTED THE CAR TO DRIVE THE TOYS FOR TOTS DRIVE  ... I asked david why  and has he never done that before  ,,,, HE SAID SO MANY   FOLKS helped fix my car up .and this is one way i can pay them back .. i said u owe us nothing pay it forward for someone else to follow suit  .. he gave a  homeless man  20 bucks to get something  to  eat  that night .. ....as i took it ............................. 

  I KNOW many of u will never meet david  but many know him just the same many of you have been there ..  And many  of u know just what something so little means .  i my wife and others can never say thanks enough..........  ... on a side note .as sam and i asked  david to move his truck to get more light n the car  we noticed something and sam turn to say . man he is lite up excited and smilling like no other time .. ........... THAT MY FRIENDS IS JUST THE PAYOFF WE HOPED FOR .. . HE WON  WE WON ............ GOD BLESS EVERYONE OF U AND DID SO 

4 hours ago, ron.brown11 said:

Mike, I'm 6' tall, and used to power weight lift. But I don't like fighting. I won't run from one, but I prefer not to if possible. But I assure you that that guy's head would have been reshaped had he entered the trailer. I have 8 plates, 10 screws & a block, all made of titanium, in my neck. But I really shouldn't have been at the track anyway. My body wasn't ready after that surgery. I just didn't want to let the driver down. Knowing all that I found out over the next few months, I wouldn't have gone.

 

yep i never like to fight but push come to shove .. i never eally got into power weight lifting . i did do some weight lifting but nothing like you .. but what i did do was work on the old 70s style drilling rigs .. i was always lead  ..i ducked  few lose chains when  the chain man let go to soon  and missed some that hurt  ..i used that hammer a bunch on valves and anything else that had to be done .. i spent three years with my fed ex ground contract  .about 4 thousand pounds a day min .. strong enough to make some weight lifting  prisoners at three rivers federal correctional facilities  humble...  i did not look very strong to them and they mouth off  in good fun .i ask the guard if i can show them a thing or two .they said yes .. i made four of them stand at the back door / i had 28 boxes of wire  that every single box was 80 pounds  .. one after one bending  over i never stood up i chunked those boxes out the door and not one could catch the boxes and not one could lift one cleanly .some took two to get  em up... the guards laughed and laughed . and the prisoners never mouth off again ....i said never under estimate anyone ..  now i went soft and  picking up 20 pounds is heavy .. those were the days