**The Black Coupe Build....from "JYD" to "True10.5 Showcar"**

[Sick89coupe]

I've been meaning to post a thread on this car for a while but now that it's nearing completion I think I will just skip all the suspense of the past year and a half that it's been getting put together. This is my good friend Travis' car that he's been busting his ass on for years. He's been telling me to do this for a while and im finally getting around to it. But I figure instead of just letting people know what's going on now, i'd like to show the real beginings and how the car got to where it is today. Back in the days of running low 10's and 9's then blowin a head gasket at the track friday, having it tore down and fixed by saturday night. This is the car that started to get our name out there, it was known as the "JYD Coupe". It had a rough life in the beginning but now it sits pampered in its' own personal heated and cooled garage.

It had a stock block 331, stock fuel system, stock computer, dry kit, and a STOCK t-5. People laughed as we pushed it thru the staging lanes cause it was about 4 different colors, primered quarter panel, mismatched hood with a 1" of dust n dirt on it. As soon as it left they sure changed there mind's real quick and knew it wasn't there for no damn car show. It broke necks all right...when the score board lit up and even more so when people would come up to ask what the hell was in it.

[size=14pt]OLD VIDEO[/size]
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/B...K-T5_38639.htm

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/BPA-Stangs_8368.htm

Racing a local street racing legend @ TAD...Black55 footbrakes a .400light and PJ hunts him down
http://centexhotrods.com/rudy/LilBlack89vsBlack55.mpeg

This is what a 9.81 @140 T-5 car looks like....

Doesn't look like much does it??? It was a moneymaked though that's for sure.




LOL the vid of this pass the mic on my camera picked up this redneck dude saying "He aint gonna stop dat sumbitch in da quarter mile"


Well it's now 2007 and the car now has a Dart block 348, AFR 205's, Carb, and a G-force T-5. Oh yeah it's also all 1 color now and the engine bay has been filled in. Unfortunatly carb and motor problems we never got a real good pass on it as we were still learning the carb thing when the motor needed some attention. It ran a best of 10.3 @133 N/A with the 5spd and was only shifted at 6500 or so due to the synchro's. It was designed for 7200 rpm shifts so needles to say there was some power that was being left out.

I remember this day pretty vividly....stopped by and Travis was so excited he just got his Pro-systems carb in and it was money well spent. Unfortunatly we couldn't take the car out to test because there was scattered showers everywhere. I really wish we did otherwise we would of avoided probably the worst night of our life's when we got hit by a drunk driver later that night. The good thing is everybody is ok today but definatly a day I wont soon forget.




Here's the aftermath with Travis' truck...



With all that behind it was time to re-do the car. The Autopower cage just wasn't going to cut it anymore, motor needed a little more :chacha: and since it was going to be down for a while there was no sense in not tryin to do it right the first time.

Sent off to Manny's Custom Chassis for a Moly cage and mini-tub...






While we waited for the chassis to be done. The garage was added on to so the car had it's own room, LOL. With all the amenities, A/C , Heat, Air connections, TV, and surround sound for some motivational music of course. Im still trying to get them to add that stripper pole and bunk beds though... to no avail :ahah:

Excuse my mess on the side of the shop. I had my motors and parts scattered over there...



Hmm painted valve cover or carbon fiber???

[Sick89coupe]

Engine Bay gettin redone and all smoothed out...

Antone filling up some holes left from when it was EFI


After a trip to Mark's House where he, Pj, and Antone worked there magic. They make it look too easy... :bow:


Time to drop the little bird motor in there as we call it...

My dad and Travis puttine the back window back in.


Time for wiring...Matt did a killer job re-wiring the entire car with the painless kit. I think first thing wired was the nitrous kit....LOL you know we cant forget that.


Time to get the interior in, new carpet, seat, and re did the dash and all the panels.

Mounted shifter, added gauge cluster, and shift light

Can't forget the passenger seat for the girlfriend....she doesn't know it but she gets to hold the NOS bottles


I found a deal on these Alumastars as the prostars didnt have the offset needed. Little polishing and they were as good as new.


Here she sits now. Got the front end off and PJ is painting it and adding the lower valence to it.




Oh yeah a couple motor pics.





So that's where we are at today. The doors are currently off and Pj is painting them as the front end is already painted so the car should be in the body shop this week for the rest of the car. I will have pics once i'ts all back together and hopefully we can start testing soon and see what this little bird motor can do and learn a little more on the nitrous and carb setup before we step up the game. But dont worry it wont be long now.

Badass Car you built there Travis. Im sure he wants to thank all the friends involved in making this happen, Antone, Mark, Pj, Matt, Manny, Jay P, Buck, and we cant forget about Bob :bow:

[eleanorfox]

BADASS.

is that car still streetable with brake lights and headlights?

[larrylass]

Nice job man!!! beautiful car, nice to see you took your time and bought the right parts. Hope your ok from the DD accident

BigLar

[Unatural]

That's coming together very nice. I remember watching all of your old videos on that and the blue car from a few years ago. Kinda sucks to waste all that driving talent by putting an auto in it though.

[Sick89coupe]

Yes the car will still be streetable and driven around to car shows and what not. Just waiting for the front end to come back so the lights can get wired in.

Well it had a g-force in it but I dont think it was given the proper chance to show what it could do. With a couple modifications and some testing I believe it could easily have gone 9's N/A and who knows with the spray. I do have a brand new G-force if he wants to give it a whirl again....believe me I hated to see the 5spd taken out. But that's why I got my own 2 cars and both of them are stick so no worries more vids to come soon.

[Nutzz]

LOL i gotta admit you guys have one of my favorite vids of all time. Looks like you guys have a good team there Dad and Travis? Glad everyone was ok from the drunk driver. That sun shine makes me miss Texas! Im a San Antonioian..LOL Nice work BTW!

[79mustang351w]

Nicely done!! How much quarter panel modification was there to fit those tires, any pics of that process? I am JEALOUS AS HELL!!! I just drooled on and ruin yet ANOTHER keyboard!! LOL

Oh, and whos manual brake kit is that? What all did you have to modify on the pedal and what not to make it work?

[Sick89coupe]

Originally Posted by Nutzz

LOL i gotta admit you guys have one of my favorite vids of all time. Looks like you guys have a good team there Dad and Travis? Glad everyone was ok from the drunk driver. That sun shine makes me miss Texas! Im a San Antonioian..LOL Nice work BTW!

Yeah i've been bored long enough. It's time to go out and make some more vids. Hopefully i'll have my 2 cars out there when this beast makes it's first pass. We're lucky to have a bunch of good friends and it seems as if everybody has their own specialty whether it's paint and body, electrical, engine, etc... Everybody had a little help with this car but Travis was the one there busting his ass on it whenever he got a chance. Im droppin my car off to him and tell him to do his magic...

[Sick89coupe]

Originally Posted by 79mustang351w

Nicely done!! How much quarter panel modification was there to fit those tires, any pics of that process? I am JEALOUS AS HELL!!! I just drooled on and ruin yet ANOTHER keyboard!! LOL

Oh, and whos manual brake kit is that? What all did you have to modify on the pedal and what not to make it work?

The fender lips were rolled and the back bottom 1/4 was trimmed to accomodate that size tire. Dont worry i drool over it everytime I see it....i just wanna touch it

I believe the brake kit is Aerospace but we haven't got the brakes right just yet. Not sure if they still have air in them or we need to adjust the rod or run a different bore on the MC. Still workin on that aspect..

[svtcobra2k1]

got anymore info on those valvecover? thanks!

[cmoline347]

That car is f'n badass Rudy, let me know when ya'll got to SAR, I have to see this car in action.

[NUTTSGT]

A job well done, very nice.

[bentley429]

Damn, nice car.

[Sick89coupe]

Originally Posted by cmoline347

That car is f'n badass Ruddy, let me know when ya'll got to SAR, I have to see this car in action.

Ok will do, it should be soon too. Just need to square up a few last things and then it goes back to the chassis shop to get squared up. I'll let ya know....


As far as the valve covers those are the Moroso Sheetmetal one's that were hand polished.

[svtcobra2k1]

thanks for reply, I was refering to these...where did you pick them up from?

[Sick89coupe]

I found them on the net, they are $$$. I forgot I even had them come to think of it.

[Warlock1]

First of all glad your okay from the accident, and secondly that is one Bad Ass looking car!!!

If you dont mind id like to ask you a few build questions:

1.Did you guys use a pre-fabbed minitub kit.

2.Whats your wheel/tire combo

3.How much did you narrow the rear end by

Im helping my buddy build a coupe and thats the look we would like to acheive.

Thanks

[Sick89coupe]

Originally Posted by Warlock1

First of all glad your okay from the accident, and secondly that is one Bad Ass looking car!!!

If you dont mind id like to ask you a few build questions:

1.Did you guys use a pre-fabbed minitub kit.

2.Whats your wheel/tire combo

3.How much did you narrow the rear end by

Im helping my buddy build a coupe and thats the look we would like to acheive.

Thanks

The chassis guy built his own tubs and what not. The wheels are 15x12 Alumastars with MT 29x10.5 ET Drag's. I dont know how much was taken off the rearend but it was quite a bit as the wheels have 3" backspace. Hope that helps you out.

Rudy

[DeuceCoupe]

awesome job, keep us posted.

[Warlock1]

Thanks for the info. One last question if I may. Were you able to retain the upper and lower control arms in same location with the minitub.

Thanks

[luizGT91]

man i want to thank you! every time a give up on my Fox project your videos and the pics above make me get all excited of building my car it was for sale, not anymore

here is the little bstard (not a fraction of this beauty)

[jtmustang91]

well done and killer notch, the same car i want and garage with a stripper pole.....lol

[TOOEVL]

Awsome story and project,love the videos also!

Alotta people have projects,but not many cant make them exciting to keep wanting updates on,but you guys have everything covered,pat on the ol'backs!

[Sick89coupe]

Yes the mini-tub has no effect on the upper and lower control arms. It's still a stock suspension car.

Stay tuned for updates, should have pics of the car all in 1 piece by next weekend.

[88OrangeLX]

Wow, gives me something to look at to imagine my coupe done. Looks awesome and can't wait for the pics/videos!!!

[JRracing]

WOW major props. It looks killer! I'm building a coupe close to that caliper. But sticking with a stock tub and spring/shock location for now. I've been at it for a little over a year with a few breaks and now I'm ready to just go racing.. My car is running now but needs a nice little list of things to totally finish it up. I'll subscribe to this thread. Very nice build.

I'll load a few pics of my engine bay, looks just like your but in blue.

[JRracing]

[eleanorfox]

whats with everyone jacking this guys thread up with their own pictures of there ####.

come on guys make your own threads. they look great but still dont mess up his thread with your pictures.

i like that 383 though

[DeuceCoupe]

A bowtie, where's the noose ?

[monstang]

Yes the car will still be streetable and driven around to car shows and what not.


hey rudy, long time man. that car looks superdeduper !!! i was wondering how do you keep a car like that street legal ? if i still have my car i might ship it back to houstan in a couple years. thanks, tom.

[wicked venom]

Damn car looks sick Rudy. Can't wait to see your hatch..Is the blue coupe coming back out soon?

[Sick89coupe]

VIDEO....There Goes The Neighborhood



Well stopped by today and got some new pics before the car went back to Pj so he lay some wet black paint on it to match the front end that's done. WOW is an understatement.... :bow:




Getting ready to load her up


Ready to head to paint job and get put back together, Shouldn't be long now...

[eleanorfox]

black out the wheels on the trailer and youd have something BADASSS. even though it already is badass

[Sick89coupe]

He's getting a black enclosed trailor soon. But some black wheels on that too would be nice...