lt1badbird
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- Oct 3, 2010
Rigid Race Cars has been doing work on a few local Grand Nationals and T-types for several years now with much success. Both Dave Fiscus and Tony Gomes have Rigid Race Cars built turbo setups on their class leading TSO buicks. both have been 7.9x's @ over 170mph. We were recently contacted by another local buick racer who decided he was tired of other shops cracking, leaky turbo setups and wanted to run with the big dogs.
Bobby Don dropped his pristine Buick T-type at the shop with instructions to make him run with Dave and Tony. He wanted the same turbo setup and more!
when he dropped the car off it was sporting
T/A Aluminum Block
Stage II heads
precision pt-88 Turbo
Boost - 25 psi (more left)
precision Front Mount Intercooler
CPP Sheetmetal Intake
ATR / CPP Headers
CPP 4in Downpipe
Weldon Fuel Pump
400 trans w/4800 satll
and a 9 in Rear End
YouTube - Bobby Don's Stock Supension GN Testing on slicks[/url]
The car is getting a 321 stainless turbo kit starting with SPD CNC machined stainless flanges and 321 stainless collecters
the PT-88 is being tossed in place of a garrett GT47-88
the old mild steel 4'' dowmpipe and 4'' exhaust will be replaced by a 4.5'' to 4'' aluminum downpipe to a full 4'' aluminum exhaust
the precision intercooler and cast end tanks will be replaced with a garrett 28x13x5 bar and plate core with custom fabricated sheet metal end tanks as well as a completely redone aluminum cold side piping
we will also be making some modification to the sheet metal intake on the car in regards to the TB flange and its current mounting angle, to allow for more room for piping.
Here's the car as tear down began
the engine bay all torn down and ready to start the build
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The pile of old hotside and cold side parts, as well as the Pt-88. You can see the sheet metal intake there too. changes will be made to move the tb angle so its straight out and not angled down.
The old Precision Intercooler still mounted on the car
Here in one of the SPD stainless flanges bolted up in the car ready to start the header mock up
and some of the material for the build. Aluminum 5'' on 5'' clr mandrel bends for the dowmpipe. and 321 stainless bends for the headers as well as SPD 321 merge collectors
Bobby Don dropped his pristine Buick T-type at the shop with instructions to make him run with Dave and Tony. He wanted the same turbo setup and more!
when he dropped the car off it was sporting
T/A Aluminum Block
Stage II heads
precision pt-88 Turbo
Boost - 25 psi (more left)
precision Front Mount Intercooler
CPP Sheetmetal Intake
ATR / CPP Headers
CPP 4in Downpipe
Weldon Fuel Pump
400 trans w/4800 satll
and a 9 in Rear End
YouTube - Bobby Don's Stock Supension GN Testing on slicks[/url]
The car is getting a 321 stainless turbo kit starting with SPD CNC machined stainless flanges and 321 stainless collecters
the PT-88 is being tossed in place of a garrett GT47-88
the old mild steel 4'' dowmpipe and 4'' exhaust will be replaced by a 4.5'' to 4'' aluminum downpipe to a full 4'' aluminum exhaust
the precision intercooler and cast end tanks will be replaced with a garrett 28x13x5 bar and plate core with custom fabricated sheet metal end tanks as well as a completely redone aluminum cold side piping
we will also be making some modification to the sheet metal intake on the car in regards to the TB flange and its current mounting angle, to allow for more room for piping.
Here's the car as tear down began
the engine bay all torn down and ready to start the build
The pile of old hotside and cold side parts, as well as the Pt-88. You can see the sheet metal intake there too. changes will be made to move the tb angle so its straight out and not angled down.
The old Precision Intercooler still mounted on the car
Here in one of the SPD stainless flanges bolted up in the car ready to start the header mock up
and some of the material for the build. Aluminum 5'' on 5'' clr mandrel bends for the dowmpipe. and 321 stainless bends for the headers as well as SPD 321 merge collectors
I'll bring the COP brackets for production heads with me Wednesday. Now get busy j/k 
