The track is still here...Just not being used...SW Florida Water Conservation wouldn't let Target build the Warehouse...What do you guys race?? Latemodels?? You know anyone with the name Scofield, McCleod, or Skipper...A friend of mine is leaving tomorrow evening to get his limited reclipped into a Latemodel by Hampkey (SP?) in North Carolina...

 

Great project!!!

Look forward to seeing it finished.

What part of Lakeland are you in? I live up on the northside near Lake Gibson HS

There are 4 or 5 guys on here that live in Lakeland

 

By Bernie Little Distributors...I helped a guy put a body lift on about 2 1/2 years ago up around your area...I can't remember the guys name...I think it started with a T...I can't remember

 

Hey Bert! You forgot to mention that the ones from Lakeland have the baddest trucks!

 

Yeah we know the names but were not friends with them just see them at the race track every now and then. They usually only race the big races. Right now my brother is racing a few classes. Mini stocks, pro trucks, and modifieds. Were still in the works of trying to get a super late model but they are extremly expensive and couldn't do it without sponsorship. The tire bill is just outrageous. That track has pretty much had everything removed from it though. Its mostly just the asphalt now I'm assuming.

 

I'm located in Bartow, just a couple of miles from you. If you need extra help, I would be willing to give a hand.

 

Looks like a great project but, a couple of things I noticed were a lack of use of safety protection, ie; sandblasting without a mask and face protection, at the very least, and welding without gloves.

Look like cold welds to me. I'd have 'em redone.

 

Looks real good man! We need to arrange a g2g soon since we got so many people from Lakeland.

 

Good deal...Like IOR said, we need to have a g2g soon

 

No doubt Jason!!!

 

this is definitely an awesome rebuild you have going on man! make sure to keep the thread updated!

 

Let me know if you guys ever need help...I'been playing with racecars a while...

I am going to try and do a G2G in Lakeland when I get back from Iraq...

We only had one face mask and well...Cricket just dosen't care...I think he actually had nylon shorts and tennis shoes on when he welded those body mounts, I told him it wasn't the best idea but he didn't care...Those were just tack welds to hold the washers in place, we didn't want a bunch of heat getting into the rubber...Once we get everything aligned right he is going to burn them in real good...

I seen your truck at Combee and 92 a few days ago (I'm assuming it was yours) across from McDonalds (Whatever building that is)...I aint been home in 13 months and things change lol...

Check out the Southeast section here on the site...I put up a thread about a get together in Lakeland...I am in Iraq right now (Baghdad to be more exact) but I am only going to be here 3 weeks and I am quitting for about 6 months...So I should be home around or before the 20th of August...I probably won't be posting up anymore pictures for a while either as I tasked dad to take as many pictures as he could of everything they are doing to it while I'm gone...So it may be about 3 weeks before I get up new pics...Sorry guys...

 

10/4 Thats me. I am a meat cutter over there at the winn dixie

 

I definitly want to see the whole thing together... 'specially the hood...

 

Extremely well. I have had them for year n a half and can't tell any wear. They run mainly highway but in the winer... unstoppable. Will buy another set for sure.