Prep - Getting ready for the swap.




OOPS! Stud on the Camaro spun on the axle. Thank God for air-chisel's...


The air-chisel made easy work of that stud...


This is what I saw when I came home from work today...


Camaro rearend being bolted into the Trans Am...


Got to hurry up. The Trans Am already has an appointment with "Gator's" body shop. He is going to Murder it out for us. And my buddy Abel is getting us the Hotrod Black paint from O'Reilly Auto Parts. Car should look like this by the weekend....

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• Cars look awsome Mark! Can't wait to see the finished product!! -- Rocky, 10:28:51 03/16/12 Fri
• I'm going to need you to help me put the graphics on it. So you will probably be the first one to see it. -- Mod, 12:06:58 03/16/12 Fri
• cool man, sounds like a plan!! I'll need to test drive it to make sure the decals don't fly off...lol j/k let me know when you need my help! -- Rocky, 12:01:55 03/17/12 Sat

My friend Johnny has been sharing the progress on his 1979 Malibu named Code Blue on his Facebook page. I wanted to share it here with our TDR Fans. The car is pretty cool with a stout small block under the hood and an Oldsmobile 442 8.5 rearend at the back. The car was looking a little rough for wear so Johnny sent it in for a fresh coat of paint. He liked the blue Malibu was used on our Texasdracing.com T-Shirts so much that he went with a color very close to it. The car is looking great Johnny. Keep the updates coming.....











While waiting for his Malibu to come out of the paint shop Johnny found another Malibu to keep him company. This one was found on a local Craigslist ad. The car was a California, car is as clean as a 1978 Malibu can come. Johnny had been talking about maybe adding an LSx engine or something bigger. I told him to please, leave the car as is. Just maybe add nice wheels and it is done. Awesome rides Johnny. Keep the updates coming.

• Nice whip Johnny who's did the paint on the Malibu -- JR, 11:01:19 03/08/12 Thu
• David Garza from harlingen is the person painting it -- Johnny G, 12:54:08 03/08/12 Thu
• Robert ain't doin paint work any more? -- JR, 14:17:32 03/10/12 Sat
• idk,he paints my brothers cars i found another painter and he did an AWESOME job on my car -- Johnny G, 15:48:16 03/10/12 Sat
• What type of exhaust do you have? -- FUELMAN aka MUFFLER MAN, 20:34:43 03/10/12 Sat
• dynomax ultra flo -- Johnny G, 23:36:06 03/10/12 Sat
• I saw luies red camaro the other day u all line em up yet -- JR, 19:42:02 03/11/12 Sun
• good mufflers.... -- FUELMAN aka MUFFLER MAN, 23:32:19 03/11/12 Sun
• CArs looking good johnny, keep up the good work bud! How bout them fajiters? -- farmtruck, 14:01:26 03/16/12 Fri

• I will know April 1st. (NT) -- Paul t. Ebrom 111, 00:50:10 03/15/12 Thu
• Hey Paul, still have that job opening. Any chances you might move back to the Valley? (NT) -- Mod, 07:40:32 03/15/12 Thu
  • Nice to hear from you mark. I guess it all depends on the track. (NT) -- paul t ebrom 111, 19:17:30 03/15/12 Thu

• macon dragway -- paul t ebrom 111, 00:43:15 03/15/12 Thu

• ^^^X 1 -- tdr fan, 15:07:48 03/13/12 Tue

• Good turn out -- Grocery Getter, 20:52:06 03/11/12 Sun
• got sick,will try to be out there next time..... -- BOSS302-RIGO, 21:07:13 03/11/12 Sun
• Awww man, was that today? Dammit! Will be at the next one for sure. -- Mod, 21:30:39 03/11/12 Sun

• New distributors go for under $100 these days. Why would you want to rebuild yours? What engine is it for? -- Mod, 23:21:20 03/09/12 Fri
• distributor -- ##, 14:10:50 03/10/12 Sat
• its an msd billet distributor which cost a little over 300 dollars and i kind of dont feel like wasting money on another one if i can get this one fixed. and its for a 5.0L nothing special , just trying to save some money. -- ##, 20:01:10 03/10/12 Sat
• If you have time, Send back to MSD for a rebuild. -- FUELMAN aka MUFFLER MAN, 20:31:36 03/10/12 Sat
• Distributor -- Mark, 20:44:00 03/10/12 Sat
• On an MSD, the only thing that goes out is the pickup. You can get one at any O'Reilly Auto Parts store. I believe they all use the one from a Ford. It's no big deal to repair. -- Mod, 22:26:53 03/10/12 Sat
• thanks for the help everyone now i know in which direction to go. -- tdr fan, 14:46:08 03/11/12 Sun

• He'll Yeah !! -- TDR Fan!, 21:35:42 02/22/12 Wed
• hey mod, would you happen to know the projected date of the grand reopening? -- Joseph Garza, 14:25:25 02/23/12 Thu
• So when is grandopening -- JR, 15:27:30 02/23/12 Thu
• ???????? -- ???????, 21:17:38 02/23/12 Thu
• Sorry dudes, been a long, long day. Last time I spoke to Freddy, he was hoping to have a big event in April. Don't know if that is still on or not but I do know that they will let us know once they have a set date. -- Mod, 21:46:55 02/23/12 Thu
• I hope we get new bathrooms -- tdr fan, 15:40:07 02/24/12 Fri
• Sorry as hell number one thing on everyone's list is bathrooms lmao -- JR, 15:11:52 02/25/12 Sat
• any update -- poncho, 03:26:13 02/28/12 Tue
• Nope, nothing yet. Word is Freddy still has not worked out a deal with Julio for the equipment. Man, this is getting so drawn out. You have a contract, write a freaking check, let's get going. We need to get back to racing! And for gods sake for the people complaining about the bathroom's...TAKE A CRAP AT HOME!!!!....Geez..... -- Mod, 08:08:48 02/28/12 Tue
• ^^^^^ amen to that, none of us really knew how lucky we were to even have a track -- joesph garza, 09:36:52 02/28/12 Tue
• They Can't Write A Check If They Have No CASH -- FDIC, 14:30:52 02/28/12 Tue
• Some of us have children...i would like to have my children crap or piss in a nice restroom. I'm sure Freddy will hopefully listen to our "restroom" complaints. Dont know if he will read these complaints but i hope he does so he can get a feel for what basic upgrades needs to happen. -- joe, 14:50:51 02/28/12 Tue
• I too would like to see the track open soon, but the restroom will help bring in more families, the facilities mean a lot to the women ! racers and fans deserve sanitary conditions -- KB, 19:14:45 02/28/12 Tue
• how about we get the track OPEN first then we can knit pick about the "unsanitary" restrooms later. the track doesn't need new restrooms in my opinion just a good custodian ;) -- joseph garza, 10:16:44 02/29/12 Wed
• I agree,, let's get the track open,, but by the amount of comments the restroom isue is and has bee on peoples minds for a long time. The are requirments by city/county and state for sanitairy facilities for events. one urinal and one toilet for several hundered people? think about the large events like night of fire? I cant estimate the numbers of people. I saw people going out behind cars and trailers. not everone was so discreate,, with so many children around.. but lets do get the track open,, but not forget some of the other issues pending- -- KB, 12:38:04 02/29/12 Wed
• WHO IS WE ? -- DAVID, 16:55:20 02/29/12 Wed
• PUROS PINCHES CAGONES!!!! LOL... -- DAVID, 20:56:21 02/29/12 Wed
• Would anyone write a check with out a contract signed..whom are you gays kitting.... -- fan, 20:59:31 02/29/12 Wed
• They Do Have It Signed Just No Money, Mufflers Aint Selling Like They Used To -- Tdr, 22:20:03 02/29/12 Wed
• Signed a couple of checks but they all bounced!!! -- FYI, 17:57:45 03/01/12 Thu
• mufflers??? -- HUH, 21:06:42 03/01/12 Thu
• I am telling you guys again, he owes Todd over 60,000.00 -- VP109, 09:37:29 03/02/12 Fri
• Thanks again muffler man -- this sucks, 11:15:03 03/02/12 Fri
• What's the purpose of "new" or "updated" restrooms if you will still have assholes putting graffiti all over the walls and living the faucet water running thinking they are all tuff for doing that? I see this everywhere! I don't know what is the purpose of leaving the water faucet running. If your kid needs to take a leak just take him to the back of a vehicle if you are so concerned about the "quality" of the restrooms. -- just race and crap at home, 20:23:32 03/02/12 Fri
• Not everyone who goes to the track are local,, some of us drive hundreds of miles to race at Edinburg Int. You are fortunate to have a track in your back yard. look at the big picture,, thats car count ! facilities bring cars ! serious racers with families whom stimulate your local economy,, 2 day promoted events,, this brings money to more than the track, hotels,restaurants, shoping malls. that is why the city wanted up-grades,, it's business and a great track means business for many not the few ! -- THINK big THINK long term !, 18:09:22 03/03/12 Sat
• what's the holdup? is it restrooms or track equipment,if its the equip m dad has a couple of semi tires and 50 gal barrels there i can donate to dry the track ,lets go get it goin y los cagones quedense en la casa..... -- El Donor, 22:30:55 03/03/12 Sat
• Anything???? -- tdr fan, 11:17:58 03/07/12 Wed
• Ok ok fuck I'll shit in a fuckin bucket just open the fuckin track!!!!!!!! -- JR, 19:20:10 03/07/12 Wed
• Some One From SA give us an answer!!!! -- SAR Media where are u?, 20:34:33 03/07/12 Wed
• I'm turning on my car this weekend. Where can I get race fuel. Any one has the fuelmans # -- Josh, 23:50:53 03/08/12 Thu
• Y el Fuelman Ni Sus Luces -- Nombre, 11:55:37 03/09/12 Fri
• Racers!!! Da FUELMAN here..We are close very close...Stay tunned...Kick back & drink a couple... -- FUELMAN aka MUFFLER MAN, 21:09:46 03/09/12 Fri