We’ve seen Josh Dillon’s ratty looking, turbocharged big block Ford powered Maverick destroying tires and running down the strip before but we’ve never actually ridden on top of the thing. Now we can with this great video we just dug up off of YouTube. The car is awesome and we’ve pretty much lionized the thing here on the electronic pages of BangShift but it pretty much personifies everything right and good with the world…at least in our world. Looks like it is hammered, runs like its hair is on fire. That’s the math equation of major league success in the great book of BangShift.
Here’s the caption on the video from YT and it does an awesome job summing up this sedate looking, but awesomely fearsome beast of a car –
Josh Dillon’s turbo big block Maverick making a pass at Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip in Ringgold, Georgia. Car has a 460ci big block Ford with stock crank, H beam rods, forged pistons, stock head castings and valve size, blow through carb, Borg Warner S475 turbo. This pass is on 18 pounds on 93 octane pump gas with a safe tune. Track conditions were poor as you can tell by the squirrelly ride. I think this pass was a 7.0X at around 100 miles per hour.
Other details about the car: C6 transmission, Dacco torque converter (way too loose), 3.00 gear, stock 8 inch rear end, stock axles, mini spool, 26×8.5-15 tires, original leaf springs, stock shocks, slapper bars.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH JOSH BLACK TRACK HIS WAY DOWN THE EIGHT MILE IN THE HAIRY MAVERICK!
You asked the question what would happen if all the big money pulls out of drag racing? This is what will happen. Ingenuity. Creativity. Guys with skills and an idea working in small shops. And I can’t wait.
Brilliant video.
Just like the old days of hot rodding do what you to make if faster 🙂
I hope it dosn’t happen but it won’t die 🙂 GO FAST er 🙂
Romney dog cam?
I needed a steering wheel for that pass! . . . Man, the end of that shut-down lane gets spooky narrow . . . Sure would have liked to see the tree, too . . . Bitchin car.
Outsider…here’s a steering wheel view of that same pass. Pretty sketchy pass, but he’s made some big suspension progress since this trip to the track. http://youtu.be/ZI7BA1O5TCI