Billydroveit
Club Member
I'd like to see this thread return to it's OP and carry on. In that...more pictures please!
Steve Lisk Hemi Challenger
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Krazybones
Club Member
Just printed that artice out and read it in its entirety. Very cool read...
Thank you for scanning and posting. +1
Thank you for scanning and posting. +1
So it's still around?
Hotrodhawk
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Cammer427
Thanks for posting the article, remember it like yesterday!
The shot of Steve pulling a hole shot in the driveway of Lisk Standard is cool.
Your Handle was very a popular galaxy that rumbled the streets back then and even now!
This you?
Thanks for posting the article, remember it like yesterday!
The shot of Steve pulling a hole shot in the driveway of Lisk Standard is cool.
Your Handle was very a popular galaxy that rumbled the streets back then and even now!
This you?
moneypit
Club Member
Nope, that wasn`t me. At 24 I wasn`t around for anything :undecided
dpmcghee
Club Member
Brock Yates is a great writer. I've read a lot of his articles through the years. It is good to see how during a very difficult time for performance cars there were still diehards keeping the sport going. I really am thankful for this fact. The 70s with the gas crunch, anemic horsepower numbers, etc... was a terrible time for performance car enthusiasts like us.
HOWEVER, I read the article from top to bottom and would like to just say NONE OF YOU BETTER EVER MAKE FUN OF PEOPLE FOR ROLL RACING EVER AGAIN...
For those who didn't read the article, I'll sum it up for you - the really bad-to-the-bone street racing dudes were ROLL RACING ON I-696 :gr_jest:
Bow down to the roll racers:hitfan:
ps. You all better hope a guy named Fadi never sees this article...:w00t:
moneypit
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Karana
New member
Funny how 33 years later I still take exception to Brock Yates calling Steve a kid. But in retrospect we were just kids, Steve and I were only 21 when this article was written.
I wish I could remember what was wrong with the Challenger that night but I do know that it was nowhere near ready to race Joe. It still had all the new car woes to be worked out. The grapevine had found out about Yates doing the article and we were told if we wanted to get in on it to show up at the Nugget that night. So we did.
I did love the quote from Joe in the article, "After all, did you ever try to run a Lenco shifter on the street?". That transmission saw hundreds of miles put on it in four years and only had two minor problems. As far as we know, we were the first to ever run a Lenco on the street and even Lenco said it couldn't be done. And I don't count the 'race cars' who are dropped off trailer street racers.
Joe's other quote was also precious, "Hell, if he beats me, it ain't no big deal. If the 460 won't do it, I have Gapp and Rouch building me a 500-incher." Joe never did wait for us to beat his 460 by the second time we raced he already had the 505 in the car.
BTW to the person who wants to see the 9 second time slips, I'm sorry I can't show them to you as I had a house fire in 2002 and lost most of my car memorabilia. So unless Steve still has some, you'll just have to take my word. I will say that the times in the articles and floating around are much faster than the car ever ran, but it did run in the 9's through the mufflers and naturally aspirated.
I wish I could remember what was wrong with the Challenger that night but I do know that it was nowhere near ready to race Joe. It still had all the new car woes to be worked out. The grapevine had found out about Yates doing the article and we were told if we wanted to get in on it to show up at the Nugget that night. So we did.
I did love the quote from Joe in the article, "After all, did you ever try to run a Lenco shifter on the street?". That transmission saw hundreds of miles put on it in four years and only had two minor problems. As far as we know, we were the first to ever run a Lenco on the street and even Lenco said it couldn't be done. And I don't count the 'race cars' who are dropped off trailer street racers.
Joe's other quote was also precious, "Hell, if he beats me, it ain't no big deal. If the 460 won't do it, I have Gapp and Rouch building me a 500-incher." Joe never did wait for us to beat his 460 by the second time we raced he already had the 505 in the car.
BTW to the person who wants to see the 9 second time slips, I'm sorry I can't show them to you as I had a house fire in 2002 and lost most of my car memorabilia. So unless Steve still has some, you'll just have to take my word. I will say that the times in the articles and floating around are much faster than the car ever ran, but it did run in the 9's through the mufflers and naturally aspirated.
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snowmanmdp
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I thought I read somewhere where Hot Rod is going to do an update story about the Lisk Challenger and it life today.:jawdrop2: Can't wait to read it.
SuddenDeath
Forum Member
Ruggirello Mustang Update
Hi All,
Thought I'd post a couple of quick update photos of the car. Got quite a bit done to it this past month. Installed new stainless fuel lines/AN fittings under the car, new battery cables front to rear so its at least a bit safer. Adjusted the coil overs down a bit over an inch to help the stance until I get the rear suspension restored back to original. Its not low enough yet, but close for now.
Also installed new 5 lug rotors, calipers, hoses, master cylinder. It had no brakes when I got it. Had the wheels restored back to their original machined finish, nice original/correct center caps, correct lug nuts, new tires. Used 30-13.5-15 M/T ET streets on the rear and Coker Firestone Wide Oval D70-14's on the front.
I think the wheel/tire combo turned out great. At least it doesn't look as homely as it did. The rear wheels are original. Remember, the fronts were originally 13x6" 4 lug, but no repro tires are available to fit them, so went with original vintage ET slots like them in a 14x6" size, so I could use a wide oval bias ply like Joe had on the car back then. The rears are almost exactly the same size he had on the car then. In the HRM article, it had Firestone Drag 500's in 29-15" size.
Next project is turbo removal and header fabrication. Once done, I can install the correct hood/scoop as original.
At least its a start in the right direction!
My driveway is a bit slanted, so it still appears a bit higher than it actually is when level.
Hi All,
Thought I'd post a couple of quick update photos of the car. Got quite a bit done to it this past month. Installed new stainless fuel lines/AN fittings under the car, new battery cables front to rear so its at least a bit safer. Adjusted the coil overs down a bit over an inch to help the stance until I get the rear suspension restored back to original. Its not low enough yet, but close for now.
Also installed new 5 lug rotors, calipers, hoses, master cylinder. It had no brakes when I got it. Had the wheels restored back to their original machined finish, nice original/correct center caps, correct lug nuts, new tires. Used 30-13.5-15 M/T ET streets on the rear and Coker Firestone Wide Oval D70-14's on the front.
I think the wheel/tire combo turned out great. At least it doesn't look as homely as it did. The rear wheels are original. Remember, the fronts were originally 13x6" 4 lug, but no repro tires are available to fit them, so went with original vintage ET slots like them in a 14x6" size, so I could use a wide oval bias ply like Joe had on the car back then. The rears are almost exactly the same size he had on the car then. In the HRM article, it had Firestone Drag 500's in 29-15" size.
Next project is turbo removal and header fabrication. Once done, I can install the correct hood/scoop as original.
At least its a start in the right direction!
My driveway is a bit slanted, so it still appears a bit higher than it actually is when level.
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