ride along with tom dutton

That ride looked like big fun, but c'mon Ian all you give us is that it has a 6 speed, and some return air grills from the neighbors house stuck to the hood? I want details of that thing, looks and sound interesting.

Mike

Cool videos and happy to see that he is wearing a helmet.Wondered about all the louvers until I
saw the huge driving lights behind the grill.With lights that large blocking airflow he needs the
louvers to help cool the engine.
Thanks
Jim G

Looked like a blast, and its a DCM woody

The lights behind the grill are a neat mod. Looks mean in a "Mad Max" kinda way.

200OZ wrote:

That ride looked like big fun, but c'mon Ian all you give us is that it has a 6 speed, and some return air grills from the neighbors house stuck to the hood? I want details of that thing, looks and sound interesting.

Mike

500hp golen lt4 motor with early long tube quad 1 headers,.,. it,s been a daily driver for 6 yrs,.powerplant now has close to 90,000mi on it,. 4:10's, big disc brakes on the front,. discs on the rear,.bigger sway bars front and rear, cut 9c1 springs in the front and moogs in the back (can't remember which ones but they are stiff) he has some huge tires on widened roady rims for the street,. he ground off the white letters to make 3" white walls,.he runs slicks on the track,. car only has two front seats,. and carpet front to back to cover where the back seat used to be,.
he was 3 secs faster around the track than i was,. car is really just a daily driver beater,. that works pretty good,.his 1/2 ton truck with an attached metal cap,.

Nick

Thats a great picture of the wagon laid over in that corner.Really like how the exhaust exits out
in front of the rear tires.Would love to hear a drive by and going up thru the gears.With the
widened wheels and big tires,its a badass looking wagon for sure.
JG

phantom 309 wrote:

200OZ wrote:

That ride looked like big fun, but c'mon Ian all you give us is that it has a 6 speed, and some return air grills from the neighbors house stuck to the hood? I want details of that thing, looks and sound interesting.

Mike

500hp golen lt4 motor with early long tube quad 1 headers,.,. it,s been a daily driver for 6 yrs,.powerplant now has close to 90,000mi on it,. 4:10's, big disc brakes on the front,. discs on the rear,.bigger sway bars front and rear, cut 9c1 springs in the front and moogs in the back (can't remember which ones but they are stiff) he has some huge tires on widened roady rims for the street,. he ground off the white letters to make 3" white walls,.he runs slicks on the track,. car only has two front seats,. and carpet front to back to cover where the back seat used to be,.
he was 3 secs faster around the track than i was,. car is really just a daily driver beater,. that works pretty good,.his 1/2 ton truck with an attached metal cap,.

Nick

he said the rears are stock spring rate. but he has the big hotchkiss swaybar.

Flasheroo wrote:

Thats a great picture of the wagon laid over in that corner.Really like how the exhaust exits out
in front of the rear tires.Would love to hear a drive by and going up thru the gears.With the
widened wheels and big tires,its a badass looking wagon for sure.
JG

ask and you shall recieve!..well kinda

i wish i has seen nicks wipeout. or better yet...had video of nick SCREAMING down the straightaway

I was there with my 9C1. Tom is the nicest, most laid back guy, and he drove that RMW to within an inch of its life. That car is no BS. Like Nick said, Golen 396 LT4, 6-speed. NASCAR-style exhausts. Minimalist interior with stock gauges, a stick poking through the floor and two race seats, and that's it. Two big foglights like Nick's old goldy wagon used to have.

a1awind wrote:

i wish i has seen nicks wipeout. or better yet...had video of nick SCREAMING down the straightaway

I would've liked to to have seen a video of Nick screaming as well.

Mike

Seeing him driving that car brings back memories. I am happy it's still on the road.

The lights as he will tell you are for driving at night. He's rebuilt the front end more than once due to deer strikes.

I have had a ride in this car with the "Street Tires". It's impressive to say the least. He used this car to haul his kids around at the time so the passengers seat was out for "Weight Reduction" and he only had the rear bench with a small Mazda seat for the driver.

My father and him were both in the Merchant Marines together on the same ship. They both retired at the same time. So I have known him for several years. Even before the Buick when he had a Taurus SHO...

Tom is the one who suggested looking into a Buick Roadmaster Wagon when he heard I needed to haul my model airplanes but didn't want a minivan. He was right on the mark.

Thanks Tom!

Oh and Nick. If you kept up with him. I am impressed. He is one of the best drivers I have ever been in a car with and this car is very fast.

Didnt know Nick had such mad driving skills.Were you practicing for a off road rally race?Great
seeing our wagons being used in a manner completely foreign to most americans who grew up
in the 60s.Thanks Ian and Nick for the vids.Whats next drifting competition?
JG

was an early run,. still learning where to push and where not,.you can see the wrinkled quarter,.
video was posted because it looks interesting,.fast smooth runs are boring by comparison,.
crate engine now has 600miles,.
Nick

my car is on autoblog's woodward slideshow!!!!!
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/strange-sights-woodward-2011/#photo-4384998/

Did you learn how to surf?

what are the specs on the roady rims ? who did them for him ?

what are the specs on the roady rims ? who did them for him ?

Tom told me he had them widened by 2.5 inches and has 295s stuffed up in there.
I only got to see the car parked and it looks pretty stock until you get up close.

Tom also said that the hood vents help alot with letting the heat out, but since his AC is broken all that hot air gets sucked into the cabin so it was a toasty ride to Nats.

would love to see a good pic of those wheels ! how they look from the rear .

Tom showed up briefly for WF07 with temp 2.56 gears - I think he drove from St. Louis in 3rd gear. Wicked look of those wheels from behind. Look up WF07 pics if they didn't get dumped with the ISS failure of 2 years ago...

Ruphraxe wrote:

Tom showed up briefly for WF07 with temp 2.56 gears - I think he drove from St. Louis in 3rd gear. Wicked look of those wheels from behind. Look up WF07 pics if they didn't get dumped with the ISS failure of 2 years ago...

He also came to your house just before the fest in 2009, but could not stay......