Tomahawk 25.5 build

Discussion in 'Members Rides' started by hugger, Jun 29, 2017.

  1. hugger

    hugger Well-Known Member

    Well after a bunch of deliberation and going back and forth I've decided to just build a new car for the Tomahawk.
    I couldn't bring myself to cutup the Orange Car and undoing what's already done, so since I had a decent body in stock not doing anything with it made the most sense to build it and return the Orange Car to more of a cruiser. I will try to document as much as possible as I go.

    Build parameters:

    25.5 chassis
    315-60-15's on 12in wheels
    1 5/8 moly back half
    Viking Coil overs in rear
    Stock style front suspension Global West tubular arms Viking shocks 5230 springs
    Super low ride height
    Motor plates

    Engine:

    4.38 bore. JE and Molnar
    4.25 stroke crower Enduromax
    513cid
    Stage 2 TE heads
    Hydro cam
    F1c-94 Blower
    Custom Intake
    SRE oil pan and valve covers
    Fuel injection
    93 octane with AIS meth injection

    Management:

    Holley HP EFI
    Holley Dash
    MSD Grid ignition single coil setup

    Fuel system:

    12gallon cell custom
    3gallon meth cell
    -12 to Aeromotive Eliminator
    -10 to reg
    -8 to each rail
    -10 return
    160lb injectors
    Accufab 90mm throttle body


    Drivetrain:

    Th400 with ultrabell and shield
    UCC Billet converter
    Fab 9in

    Brakes:

    Stock up front with caliper upgrade
    Rear disc

    Body:

    Lightened but not "cut up" full interior, glass hood and front bumper. Also am working on a custom tubular Rad support
    Smooth firewall

    Goal:

    3200lb
    1200+HP Blower is capable of 1400ish
    Bottom 5's
    Limited Street useage
    Then maybe go to an F1x blower if I have the nerve

    I will be pulling stuff off the Orange Car and have a fair amount of the components accumulated, hope to have engine wrapped up by winter and chassis done by spring and make some passes at the 2018 Nats,...hopefully

    The pretty solid blank canvas:
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    Once I get the body blasted ,epoxied and the chassis back under it I'll drop the engine in for a mock up photo shoot ha.
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    Last edited: Jul 23, 2017
  2. Gallagher

    Gallagher Founders Club Member

    Sounds like it's going to be awesome.
     
  3. BYoung

    BYoung Stage me

    Well, I can go ahead and pencil in my trip to the Nats in 2018. Not going to miss this one.
     
  4. Steve Reynolds

    Steve Reynolds SRE Inc

    And I thought I was crazy!! LOL!
     
  5. sriley531

    sriley531 Excommunicado

    D*mn Ethan, that's gonna be a hot piece when you're done. I dig it!!!

    #goals
     
  6. austingta

    austingta Well-Known Member

    Low 5's? Oh my stars.
     
  7. hugger

    hugger Well-Known Member

    That's what it takes to be competitive these days, 6's just don't get it done anymore. I figure 5.50's will come easy then it will start getting stingy,..
     
  8. Guy Parquette

    Guy Parquette Platinum Level Contributor

    In on this one!
     
  9. moleary

    moleary GOD Bless America

    Subscribed.
     
  10. I gotta watch this build..
     
  11. hugger

    hugger Well-Known Member

    Got some hardware on the way, be a few weeks and will have some chassis pics and hopefully some fab work underway.

    Crank , pistons and rods are under way with a few more weeks to go on them

    Decided to back half it and go with a Fab9 rear.
     
  12. jzuelly1

    jzuelly1 Jesse Zuelly IV

    Wicked Cool. Glad you kept the street car together, it is a thing of beauty and balance. This sounds like a unforgiving monster in the works. Subscribed.
     
  13. stangman

    stangman Well-Known Member

    Dang brother! you told me you had projects but I had no idea this is what you were talking about.
     
  14. hugger

    hugger Well-Known Member

    Man this is just one of many irons in the fire ha

    The 62 Gasser build is going to be fun, I'm excited to start on it, hope to order the straight axle stuff for it soon too
     
  15. hugger

    hugger Well-Known Member

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    Tilt front end, zoomie headers, 400cid 4speed crazy paint yada yada
     
  16. 300sbb_overkill

    300sbb_overkill WWG1WGA. MAGA

    That thing would just be wicked crazy with that boosted Tomahawk mill in it!! :eek:
     
    Last edited: Feb 25, 2018
  17. hugger

    hugger Well-Known Member

    Yea and that was the original plan but my pops wants a gasser, but I do agree 110%
     
  18. hugger

    hugger Well-Known Member

    rps20170730_122438.jpg more room for headers, oil pan, diaper, or maybe room for forward mount headers.....
     
  19. guyver002

    guyver002 Well-Known Member

    wow thats interesting I've never had opportunity to delve into involved modifications like that. I have to ask would that not compromise the integrity enough the 2 rails would now move in towards each other? Or am I jumping the gun cause of inexperience and your not done yet lol.
     
  20. hugger

    hugger Well-Known Member

    It's going to have a 25.5 cage IE cert to 7.50's they'll be lots of bars throughout the game and body plus it will have a motor plate
     

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