Tate Strickland

Name:

Tate Strickland

Location:

Dallas, Tx.

Email Address:

tstricklan@shl.com

Home Page:

http://home1.gte.net/abarli/Tate.htm

Age:

33

Previous Vehicles:

1st car - 1965 Mustang ragtop - restored with built 289 by me and my father - beautiful car - for a Ford. ;) FASTEST car for drag racing I've ever had was a 74 VW bug with a 1908, Vertex mag, aftermarket heads, 1800# clutch, ect. UNHOLY QUICK for a street car - only street raced it, so I don't know what it ran. 13's or 12's I'd guess.

Other hobbies:

Having fun with my son, firearms, hunting, cooking and eating.

Occupation:

Computer tech support.

Comments:

Everlasting thanks for the list, Jon!

Year:

1997

Drivetrain:

4x2

Engine:

V8 - 318ci

Transmission:

Manual

Designation:

Sport

Body:

Regular Cab, short bed

Options:

3.21 open rear, sliding rear glass, power windows, locks, Infinity sound system, 6x cd changer, HD electrical and cooling service group, tire & wheel package, dark tint.

Additional info:

Love it!

Mileage:

38,000

Completed modifications:

Added Mopar door sill guards, removed decals, Toff spray in bed liner, Magnecor 8.5 wires, slightly ported and polished "flat top" throttle body, Lakewood traction bars, 180 thermostat, Mopar Performance headers, 3" DynoMax UltraFlo muffler, 3" high flow cat, all 3" mandrel bent single exhaust. BFG Radial T/A's all around - 295/50's in the rear. BFG Drag Radials 295/50's on two extra stock 8" rims for racing. "Godzilla's Head" shifter knob on a body color matched red shifter stick.

Modifications in progress:

Sure Grip unit and 3.92's.

Planned modifications:

Mopar Performance valve spring kit (springs and retainers) and rocker kit (pushrods, guideplates, studs, 1.6:1 steel roller rockers. Lock right differential, air intake setup (FABM, FIPK, or ram air system), and a tire wheel change (fatty's tucked in back with skinnys up front for the "drag" look).

If money were no object:

Blower with a full cage and fiberglass one piece front end. Four link and tubs in the rear. Perhaps a 426 or 440 depending upon legal issues......

Additional modification comments:

Pulled left and right rubber air "walls" on either side of radiator to get more cool air to the motor. Seat covers, both bumpers painted red to match truck.

Horsepower:

230 (published info)

Torque:

300 (published info)

0 to 60:

quick (estimate)

Quarter mile:

15.124 (measurement)

Top speed:

115 - limit (measurement)