Dan Fletcher (Dan Fletcher) mumwe wevanhu vatatu chete munhoroondo yekukweva mijaho.Akahwina kukunda kwe100 NHRA, achimuisa pamberi pengano zhinji mumutambo, uye kukwikwidza naJohn Force naFrank Manzo (Frank Manzo) yakave kirabhu yakasarudzika.Iye zvakare ndiye ega akatsvaira West Swing kaviri.
Kubva kumakwikwi ekutanga eSuper Stock akahwina muColumbus muna 1994 kusvika kumumhanyi-wekupedzisira weSuper Stock paNHRA National E-sports spark plug muna 2020, mota yakaita kuti Fletcher abudirire zvikuru iyi iconic 1969 Chevy Z / 28 Camaro.Ndiyo mota inokunda zvakanyanya munhoroondo yeNHRA uye yakanyanya kukunda Chevrolet mune ese motorsports.Hapana imwe bow tie yakakunda mamwe makwikwi mune chero rudzi rwemakwikwi.period.Chii chakakosha pamusoro pemotokari iyi yakakunda kukunda kwakawanda mundima yemakwikwi akadaro?Murume here?Muchina here kana kuti hapana kupatsanurwa pakati pezviviri izvi?
Muzviitiko zvakawanda, kiyi yekubudirira ndeyekutanga pamberi pevamwe vese, uye nhangemutange yeZ/28 inogona kurondwa kumashure pazuva rekutanga.Camaro akazvarwa semutemo weCrossram air intake, 302-liter, V-8, ina-speed mota.Iri rudzi rwemuchina wakagadzirirwa makwikwi, uye rudzi rwemota iri kubviswa mumusika wemuunganidzi nhasi.
Fletcher akati: “Baba vangu vakatenga chaizvoizvo motokari itsva, vakaityaira kumba, uye vakapedza upenyu hwavo hwose vachimhanya.”Makiromita chete aakaona mumugwagwa yaive mileage yaifanira kupfuudzwa kubva kune mutengesi.Maira yega yega inodzvanywa pandege dzinodhonzwa munyika yose.
Baba vaFletcher vakatyaira mota mukugadzirwa kwakagadziridzwa muma1970, ndokuimisa kwechinguva.Fletcher paakanga ave kusvika pazera rekutyaira, akati akadhonzera baba vake kunzira yekumhanya muma1980s ndokushandura Camaro kuita mota yekutakura, ndokuzoishandisa mukutanga kwema1990.Yakagadziridzwa kutora chikamu mumakwikwi eSuper Stock.Paakabvunzwa nezve chakavanzika chekubudirira kwemotokari iyi, Fletcher akati kwaive kusanganiswa kusina tsitsi kwe "kushanda nesimba uye kutsungirira."Akataura kuti akawana maitiro ake ehunyanzvi kubva kuna baba vake.Fletcher akati: “Ndinofunga kuti ndiri munhu anoshanda nesimba, asi baba vangu vachandinyadzisa.”"Iye munhu anoshanda nesimba uye ane ruzivo."Rudzi rwemunhu anonyatsoziva zvinotora kuti akunde.Vanhu.
Saka, ndedzipi ruzivo rwakakosha kuna Fletcher naCamaro wake?Anotarisa basa rekuita kuti motokari dzikurumidze uye dzinofanotaurwa, kwete zvikamu.Iri ibulldozer rine mavhavha akawanda anotsvedza pariri.Hatina kukwanisa kuita asi kucherechedza akawanda akanyatsogadziridzwa kumhanya zvikamu paCamaro, chero chinhu chatinotsanangura se "chienzi".
Fletcher akatiudza, kuti: “Ndiri musiki wetsika, uye ndinoedza kuchengeta chinhu chiri chose chiri nyore.”Anobvuma kuti ane shamwari dzakawanda dzokutenga zvinhu zvakanakisisa zvemotokari dzavo, asi haasi mukomana iyeye.Ave achityaira motokari iyi kwenguva yakareba zvokuti akauya nezvikamu zvemhando yepamusoro, asi pane shanduro shoma dzepamusoro-soro pamotokari iyi.“Ini handisi mukuru wesvondo.Handisi mufashoni.Ndinongoti cliché,” akadaro kwatiri.
Pakati peidzi shongwe dzakamiswa, Chevrolet yakaisa 302cid Crossram dual quaternary competition engine.Kubva ipapo, yave imba yeinjini dzakasiyana siyana uye hombe uye kunyange SB2 NASCAR injini.Ikozvino kune injini ye350-cylinder COPO ine LS7 aluminium block, LS3 cylinder head uye Holley Hi Ram air inlet.Mushure mekuwedzera peya yemagaskets kuti iite yakanakisa kuyerera nzira, iyi mhepo inopinza haigone kuiswa mumadziro epamberi.Pasi pehodhi yegesi.Kune akawanda zip tie uye butt zvinongedzo kupfuura zvataitarisira mumotokari iyi, asi sezvatakayeuchidzwa naFletcher, "Zvinhu zvangu zvichagara zvichitanga."
Unogona kuona ropa rakaoma mumutsara weAN wakagadzirwa naFletcher wemota iyi.Akataura kuti aingoda kushandura mutsara kuti achinje kubva kudiki carburetor yaaida kune injini yeLS.Fletcher akataurawo nezve makosi eunyanzvi aakadzidza pamusoro pehutsi.Mutongi akanga asingakwanisi kudzora mafuta emafuta kusvikira ashandura motokari kune -8 AN inlet uye -10 AN size yekudzorera pombi.Zvinoenderana nenhamba dzedu, nekufamba kwemakore, angangoita matatu akasiyana nzira dzekuisa dzemafuta ekumanikidza regulator akaedzwa pavhiri rekutanga zvakanaka.
Isu tinokuchengetera dambudziko: iyo odometer inoverenga 653 mamaira chete.Iyoyo haisi nhamba chaiyo.Fletcher akatiudza kuti tambo hadzina kubatanidzwa kwemakumi emakore, uye huwandu hwetambo hwave kusvika pamireage iyoyo.Dashboard, kapeti uye pedal zvikamu zvakasakara mumakwikwi munyika yose.Mushure mezvose, iyi ihofisi yekumba yaFletcher.
Mukutanga kwema2000, mota yaimhanya ine 396-cylinder uye matatu-speed otomatiki transmission, asi kunze kwaizvozvo, mota yeHearst iyi yave ichishandiswa mumotokari kwemakore anoda kusvika makumi matatu.Biondo Racing's yemagetsi giya lever inenge inogara ichibata ne 1-2 giya magiya.Parizvino, pane maviri-anomhanya ATI Powerglide pasi pemugero, asi Fletcher anotenda kuti mota inoda kumhanya katatu kushandisa bhandi remagetsi ejini.
Gear shift control inotaridzikawo seyechinyakare yekumhanyisa chikamu uye yaive mumotokari apo Fletcher akatanga mujaho.Fletcher akati paakadonha netsaona kubva mumotokari yekushanyira mu2003 uye "akatyoka rutivi rwangu rworudyi", aifanira kufunga nzira yekusiya mutsara wekugadzira neruoko rwake rworuboshwe chete.Naizvozvo, mukuwedzera kune iri bhatani pasi, pane zvakare bhatani pachidhiraivho."Dzimwe nguva ini ndinoshandisa bhatani iro, dzimwe nguva nderimwe."
Pepa resimbi pamota ndeyechinyakare, uye baba vaFletcher vakatanga kudzikisa mota nepakati mukutanga kwema1980.Dan akarangarira kuti mota yaakaona papicnic table yaive fixture.Motokari iyi yakagadziridzwa naGary Wisecarver wekuRustburg, Virginia.Kwemakore makumi maviri nemashanu apfuura, matai aMickey Thompson anga ari chigadzirwa chikuru chechirongwa ichi, asi Weld Wheels chigadzirwa chitsva muna 2019. Fletcher akati: “Ndinogara ndichiada, asi handikwanisi kugara ndichiatenga.”Paakabvunzwa nezvekukwanisa kugadzirisa V-series kaviri kukiya kune 7075 aluminium lug nuts, akabvuma kuti ndeyevana.Idea, asi kusvika zvino, anogutsikana nazvo.
Mabhatiri maviri ane Optimo Yellow Top mabhatiri akaiswa musero remafuta rakashongedzwa neAeromotive-Pump uye bhokisi rinorema rakagadzirwa rega, richibvumira Fletcher kushanda neballast mumotokari.Paakabvunzwa kana paine mabhaudhi asina kumbobvira abviswa mumotokari, akati mabhaudhi ekumashure anodonha anongoita kuti mota irwadze-izvi zvakaitika muna 2019.
Iyo 33.0 / 14.5R15 M / T Pro Drag Radials yakamisikidzwa pasi neStrange's 40-spline Ford 9-inch inotenderera 5.38 magiya, uye akashongedzerwa nesimbi spools kuvandudza kusimba.Penske payakabhadhara Super Stock's NHRA muripo wekutsigirwa nekukurumidzira, Penske akavhunduka.
Kutarisa kumotokari, zviri pachena kuti iyi idimikira kune mutyairi-ivo vane chokwadi pamusoro pekukundikana, uye ivo pachavo uye maitiro ekuita zvinofungwa shure kwechokwadi.Kufemerwa kwavo kuchaita kuti utarise zvakare chikamu chinotevera chaunowedzera kumota, kunyangwe isiri yakanaka, bvisa chikamu chauchangobva kukanganisa.Semuenzaniso, tarisa mafuta system.Kune akanyanya epamusoro brushless tangi pombi mumaseru emafuta, asi haumboziva.Iyi ishinda yakarukwa nemaoko yakarukwa, yakagadzikwa nezipi kuti ikwezve pfungwa dzako.Iko hakuna Teflon-lined hoses kana O-ring clamshell connectors.Zvinongori izvo zvechinyakare zvitsvuku nebhuruu AN accessories zvakasimbiswa mundege mota isati yatomboenda offline.Nekudaro, hapana chinhu chekare mudhizaini, nekuti pombi inogadzirwa kudzikisa huwandu uye saizi yezvishandiso kuti ipe mafuta kune injini uye kubvumira mutongi kuti adzore zvakanaka kudzvanywa kwemafuta."Mapombi ese emafuta aunoona pasi pehodhi zvikamu zvandakashandisa zvakare mukamuri yepasi," Fletcher akadaro.“Papombi itsva yemafuta nhema handina chandiinacho, asi kana ndine maparts muruoko uye motokari yatova nemaburi (kubva kune mamwe masanganiswa ekutyaira motokari), ndichashandisa zvandinazvo.”
Imwe dingindira rinodzokororwa raFletcher kunzvenga kwake "Ini handisi mupfumi."Paakati “haisi munhu anopambadza,” aitorevesa.Kana akakwanisa kushandisa zvaanenge anazvo kuti azadzise zvinangwa zvake, achazviita.Kungave kuri kushanda pakaravhani yake yemakore makumi maviri, kana kutyaira muRV yake yemakore gumi nemanomwe, kana kudzingirira zvikamu mupikicha ye1-ton iyo yaakatyaira achidzoka kubva kumugadziri weinjini yake zuva ratakataura naye.
Uyu munhu nemuchina vakabudirira kudzidza nzira yekushandisa zvakanyanya izvo zvavanazvo.Hapana mashiripiti bara pano.Anoziva nzira yokuwana nayo mativi anofanira kudaira.Akati: “Vanhu vakawanda vanorasika pavanotanga kuchinja zvinhu, uye dzimwe nguva zvakaoma kuwana nzira yokudzokera nayo.Kunyange neni.”Anoti kazhinji yenguva yaanoedza kuita chimwe chinhu chitsva, kana kuita chimwe chinhu chiri nani, Zvinozopedzisira zvamudzosera kumashure.Naizvozvo, kushanduka kwemotokari kunononoka nemaune uye nenzira.
Makwikwi akadzidza kubva mukukanganisa uye kubudirira kwavo, uye mwaka waFletcher 2019 uye 2020 NHRA yaive mitambo yake refu isina Wally.Ndicho chikonzero cheiyo nyowani LS injini musanganiswa mumotokari?Pamwe, asi Fletcher haana kukurumidza kupa mhosva kune chero chikamu chemaitiro ake.Fletcher akati: “Iyi inofanira kunge iri ivhu rakaoma kupfuura mamwe ose andati ndambova nawo.“Gore radarika kaive kekutanga ndisina kuhwina mutambo mumakore 25.”Akasvika ndokutyaira zvakanaka, asi sezvaakataura: “Hazvina kuoneka.”
Mwaka wake wa2020 zvakare hauna kumbomubvumira kupinda munzvimbo yake.Naizvozvo, anga achidzidza kutora kwemota uye torque converter musanganiswa kuti amhanye nhamba dzinodiwa.Ramba uchifunga kuti ari kubata nezvikamu zvaakashandisa kubva 2019, uye ari kuita kumwe kunatsiridza nekudzivirira mitsva mitsva.Fletcher akati: "Chero ukaramba uchichinja, haufe wakagona pazviri.""Pakupedzisira, iwe unofanirwa kutsvagisa zvakadzama, wobva waita kuti sisitimu ishande uye ikwane.Ini ndave ndichityaira mota imwechete kwemakore makumi mana.kumusoro."
Chii chakamubvumira kuisa pfungwa pamuchina mumwe chete mumakore apfuura?Baba vake.Iyi 69 Z/28 haizi chete Super Stock mota.Ndivo vanun’una nehanzvadzi dzake.Uhu ndihwo raramo yake.Iyi inhakawo yake.Ukama hwake naye mutero kuna baba vake, uye zvakaramba zvakadaro kweupenyu hwake hwose.Iye akati: "69 Camaro ndeimwe yemotokari dzinoshamisa kwazvo, asi kwandiri pachangu, ndini ndega mwana.Kubva zvakauya baba vangu nemotokari kumusha, zvave zviripo kweanenge upenyu hwavo hwose.”“Tichifunga nokusingaperi.Pasina iyo mota, kanganwa, wozozvikanganwa.Pasina iyi motokari, handaizomboziva upenyu.”
Baba vaDan Fletcher havasi vekuChevy, vanobva kuMopar.Izvi zvisati zvaitika, mota yake yaive 440-powered '67 Coronet R/T, ichimhanya muC/Stock Automatic.Iyo '69 Z/28 Camaro yaive sarudzo yake yechipiri nekuti odha yake ye'68 Hemi Dart haina kumuwanira magidhi mana ekufambisa aaida.Kurongeka kwakakanzurwa, uye shamwari yemutengesi weChevrolet yeko yakasungirira baba vaDan nengoro yeponi.Saka, tave pedyo chaizvo nekusangana naDan Fletcher muHemi Challenge?“Ndanga ndichifunga nezvazvo nguva dzose,” Fletcher akadaro."Idzo mota dzeHemi hadzisi dzizere kutenderera mota dzebhureki."Ko Fletcher achachinja injini combo uye otevera hurongwa hwakafanana hwemutambo seiyi Super Stock Camaro?"Ndiani anoziva," Fletcher akadaro.Kana baba vangu vakatenga motokari iyoyo, nhoroondo inogona kunge yakasiyana zvikuru.