What ever happened to this SC?

[Scott Long]

Chris Mendola's 95 auto. Last I heard Brian Herron bought it and the whipple kit got sold to Damon, but whats up with the car, who has it, is it running, and what setup does it have?

[Jason Wild]

Scott,
I think Ira his that car now from what I was told

[x182dan]

yes last I knew Brian moved from CT and sold it

[Scott Long]

A few years ago before I bought my Audi I was considering buying it from Chris. At the time it was a solid 12 second car.

[Dahoopd]

Thats Ira's car, I saw it at a show. Very nice.

[DamonSlowpokeBaumann]

yes Ira has in in Long Island NY

[David Neibert]

A few years ago before I bought my Audi I was considering buying it from Chris. At the time it was a solid 12 second car.

Scott...It ran in the 12s once. That car had bad juju.

David

[Ira R.]

Scott...It ran in the 12s once. That car had bad juju.

David

HUSH YOU! :eek:

Ira

[Ira R.]

A couple of recent shots from Summer Blast V in West Virginia. It took two first place trophies; best exterior and best power adder.

Sorry, tried to make them thumbnails so they would get bigger but don't know how. You can see more here.

http://www.justanotherdad.zoomshare.com/1.shtml/1995%20Super%20Coupe

Oh, and David, I think I may owe you one. Only time will tell ;)

Ira

[Dahoopd]

Yeah, I was jealous over the two trophies you won. But it was well deserving and they didnt have one for Best Lawn Ornament anyway.

[Ira R.]

Yeah, I was jealous over the two trophies you won. But it was well deserving and they didnt have one for Best Lawn Ornament anyway.

I hate to tell you this, but I have one of those also. And it is a winner too. Check out the same link as above and search for the 1994.

Ira

[David Neibert]

A couple of recent shots from Summer Blast V in West Virginia. It took two first place trophies; best exterior and best power adder.

Sorry, tried to make them thumbnails so they would get bigger but don't know how. You can see more here.

http://www.justanotherdad.zoomshare.com/1.shtml/1995%20Super%20Coupe

Oh, and David, I think I may owe you one. Only time will tell ;)

Ira

Ira,

I've been under the hood of that car more times than I care to admit. At the Shootout, we should kill a chicken or a 6 pack to remove the bad juju.

David

[BLOWN38]

Ira,

I've been under the hood of that car more times than I care to admit. At the Shootout, we should kill a chicken or a 6 pack to remove the bad juju.

David

Its funny you say that, cause i've been under the hood everytime i've seen the car too.

I think we're gettin the bugs worked out though.

You'll be OK Ira.

[Dahoopd]

I hate to tell you this, but I have one of those also. And it is a winner too. Check out the same link as above and search for the 1994.

Ira


Yeah Ira but you bought that lawn ornament the way it is to keep up with the jones. A very good deal is was too. Cut me some slack here.

[Ira R.]

Ira,

I've been under the hood of that car more times than I care to admit. At the Shootout, we should kill a chicken or a 6 pack to remove the bad juju.

David
Tell you what. You stop and pick up a bucket and I'll bring the beer! The Boss's(tm) flight does't arrive until Friday afternoon, so I don't have to drag my hung-over butt outta bed until late on Friday :D

Ira

[Ira R.]

Its funny you say that, cause i've been under the hood everytime i've seen the car too.

I think we're gettin the bugs worked out though.

You'll be OK Ira.
You know Cris, you are so right! I guess it does still have something hanging over it. I'll bring a 6 pack for you too. Couldn't hurt!!

Besides, nothing is going to go wrong this trip. This time I want to be able to watch you run yours!!

Ira

[Ira R.]

Yeah Ira but you bought that lawn ornament the way it is to keep up with the jones. A very good deal is was too. Cut me some slack here.
Damien, I bought that car because in 5 plus years I want to be able to point to it and show the Jones's exactly what a SC is supposed to look like!! ;)

And it wasn't a lawn ornament when we drove it home. At least, it wasn't supposed to be :(

Ira

[Ira R.]

Chris Mendola's 95 auto. Last I heard Brian Herron bought it and the whipple kit got sold to Damon, but whats up with the car, who has it, is it running, and what setup does it have?
So, back to where I came in. Is there something specific you were looking for Scott, or just curious where the body ended up?? It is my understanding that it in its current state it is very much not what they had planned for the car, and that apparently the grand plans for the engine, wasn't it for a Coy Miller engine I think, never did end up working out for them.

But yes, it is running. And now that we finally found what was causing the damn boost restriction, not too badly right now either........ :rolleyes:

Ira

[Dahoopd]

Damien, I bought that car because in 5 plus years I want to be able to point to it and show the Jones's exactly what a SC is supposed to look like!! ;)

And it wasn't a lawn ornament when we drove it home. At least, it wasn't supposed to be :(

Ira


Kudos, the jones will be pulling up in their german car and the SC will will be standing strong. You should have brought it to the show. That car has a lot of pride in it as does your 95. Hope to see it in the future. Now back to our regualr scheduled program.


By the way, it was nice meeting you at the SBV. The MAMN12 Stands Strong!

[Dahoopd]

Damien, I bought that car because in 5 plus years I want to be able to point to it and show the Jones's exactly what a SC is supposed to look like!! ;)

And it wasn't a lawn ornament when we drove it home. At least, it wasn't supposed to be :(

Ira


Kudos, the jones will be pulling up in their german car and the SC will will be standing strong. You should have brought it to the show. That car has a lot of pride in it as does your 95. Hope to see it in the future. Now back to our regualr scheduled program.


By the way, it was nice meeting you at the SBV. The MAMN12 Stands Strong!

[ThunderDave]

I hate to tell you this, but I have one of those also. And it is a winner too. Check out the same link as above and search for the 1994.

Ira

Ira, that looks like Rich's old car. :eek: That thing is sweet. :cool:

Who are the Jones? What's their screen name? :rolleyes:

[David Neibert]

So, back to where I came in. Is there something specific you were looking for Scott, or just curious where the body ended up?? It is my understanding that it in its current state it is very much not what they had planned for the car, and that apparently the grand plans for the engine, wasn't it for a Coy Miller engine I think, never did end up working out for them.

But yes, it is running. And now that we finally found what was causing the damn boost restriction, not too badly right now either........ :rolleyes:

Ira

Ira,

That car was supposed to get an 03 Cobra motor and automatic tranny from a similar year Lightning installed. Several years ago I was going to buy the car along with the supercharged Cobra motor and tranny from Brian & Chris and do the swap myself, but we couldn't agree on a price and I was very uncomfortable with all the custom wiring and electronic stuff. So I started the turbo SC project instead.

David

[Ira R.]

Ira, that looks like Rich's old car. :eek: That thing is sweet. :cool:

Who are the Jones? What's their screen name? :rolleyes:
It was. When it ran. Now that it doesn't, it's mine. :o

The Jones' live next door and drive one of those alternative fuel environmental like green lexus things..... ;)

Ira

[Ira R.]

Ira,

That car was supposed to get an 03 Cobra motor and automatic tranny from a similar year Lightning installed. Several years ago I was going to buy the car along with the supercharged Cobra motor and tranny from Brian & Chris and do the swap myself, but we couldn't agree on a price and I was very uncomfortable with all the custom wiring and electronic stuff. So I started the turbo SC project instead.

David
Custom wiring and electronic stuff. Hmmmm. Now that could explain a few things. Funny, I didn't see that on the window sticker anywhere. :confused:

Ended up Brian had a stock long block put in it and then added a few things to make it just dangerous enough that you really shouldn't be running that stock block. Slowly working to correct that.

Ira

[Dahoopd]

Who are the Jones? What's their screen name? :rolleyes:

They live next door and own a an EVO, their screen name is FastSC.




Ira, I wnat to steel your interior out of the 94.

[Scott Long]

I'm curious as to where the parts ended up, mainly the griffin radiator, fuel system stuff, 4r70w trans, the coy miller stage 2 engine, and the momo 18" wheels I wanted.

Good to see the car didn't get written off completely. The paint still looks nice and the leather interior looks good. Last time I saw it personally it was at Bob Stegemeier's with a home grown autorotor kit on it and it didn't make over 310? rwhp no matter what they changed in the tune. They were blaming the cam for having too much overlap and said it was blowing boost out the exhaust. I have it on video somewhere, with the "custom" brazed water neck, etc...

I had some good times in that car with Chris back when he was involved in the SC community. I was there for the car's first 12.88 pass w/ Alicia Embree driving. Wade, Chris, Paul (BTM), and I pushed it through the staging lanes to keep the temps down for the run, then alicia gave it hell. I was in AWE of the 12.88 from a V6 barge. Thats when I started buying up SC stuff left and right and well now I'm addicted. SO that car if you ever want to part with it, get in touch.

Who did the 5-speed conversion? I see it now has a stock long block and an autorotor 1.7L that is nice power from a stock block, I assume stock heads and cam and just front mount, intake, exhaust, and fuel support?

[racecougar]

Ira,

I've been under the hood of that car more times than I care to admit. At the Shootout, we should kill a chicken or a 6 pack to remove the bad juju.

David

Last time I saw that car in person it didn't even have a hood on it. :D That was back in '03 when it was at Brian's house. And you're not kidding about the bad juju.

-Rod

[David Neibert]

Custom wiring and electronic stuff. Hmmmm. Now that could explain a few things. Funny, I didn't see that on the window sticker anywhere.


Ira,

I was refering to the wiring and electronic stuff that would be necessary to make the cobra motor and the transmission from a lightning function correctly.

David

[Ira R.]

I'm curious as to where the parts ended up, mainly the griffin radiator, fuel system stuff, 4r70w trans, the coy miller stage 2 engine, and the momo 18" wheels I wanted.

Good to see the car didn't get written off completely. The paint still looks nice and the leather interior looks good. Last time I saw it personally it was at Bob Stegemeier's with a home grown autorotor kit on it and it didn't make over 310? rwhp no matter what they changed in the tune. They were blaming the cam for having too much overlap and said it was blowing boost out the exhaust. I have it on video somewhere, with the "custom" brazed water neck, etc...

I had some good times in that car with Chris back when he was involved in the SC community. I was there for the car's first 12.88 pass w/ Alicia Embree driving. Wade, Chris, Paul (BTM), and I pushed it through the staging lanes to keep the temps down for the run, then alicia gave it hell. I was in AWE of the 12.88 from a V6 barge. Thats when I started buying up SC stuff left and right and well now I'm addicted. SO that car if you ever want to part with it, get in touch.

Who did the 5-speed conversion? I see it now has a stock long block and an autorotor 1.7L that is nice power from a stock block, I assume stock heads and cam and just front mount, intake, exhaust, and fuel support?

I have no idea where any of the parts you asked about went except for the wheels. When I got the car I told Brian to keep them. I wasn't crazy about the look, and he also wanted a whole bunch more $$$ just for them.

The story I got was that they just could never get the CM engine to run right and I think they may have even blown it up at some ppoint. ? Mr. D put in the new engine and transmission. After that, Brian went and put on many of the bolt-ons. In fact, if you ask Dave, he will probably tell you that the engine was not built with this performance in mind, hence my little projects here and there to support the stronger use.

So your assumptions are pretty close. Click the sig link for the full list. I have had to make many of the little changes this past year, new intake, exhaust, some cooling upgrades and such, in order to try and open her up to handle some of this new found power. I don't know if she's an honest 12 second car anymore, though, but I think we're going to find out.

Ira

[Ira R.]

Ira,

I was refering to the wiring and electronic stuff that would be necessary to make the cobra motor and the transmission from a lightning function correctly.

David
Yea, I know, but the exorcism still sounds like a good idea, and a very unique reason to sit around, have a beer, and tell lies one night :D

Ira

[Pablo94SC]

Exorcism... hmmm. I think that's something I should be a part of!

PS: Be sure to have Micah hump it for anti ju-ju effects.

[Ira R.]

Cute shot. So, did I like, buy the SCCoA mascot car or something?? Has anyone not spent time humpin' something on it?? :eek:

I still don't like the wheels :)

Ira

[BLOWN38]

You know Cris, you are so right! I guess it does still have something hanging over it. I'll bring a 6 pack for you too. Couldn't hurt!!

Besides, nothing is going to go wrong this trip. This time I want to be able to watch you run yours!!

Ira

Yeah car runs a little better now that the vacuum lines are hooked up right and the throttle linkage is tight so i get WOT now.

Hopefully it stays together for the whole event!

SC ya there.

I'll bring the tools you bring the beer.... make that Captain Mo.

[Ira R.]

Yeah car runs a little better now that the vacuum lines are hooked up right and the throttle linkage is tight so i get WOT now.

Hopefully it stays together for the whole event!

SC ya there.

I'll bring the tools you bring the beer.... make that Captain Mo.
A Capt Mo man! :eek: So you are familiar with that great southern treat, the wonderfully refreshing Capt Dew!! We used to use that to teach the kids the proper way to mix a drink. Mixed either for color or for flavor, and remember girls, bubbles on top! :D

Of course, we used to drink them out of custom 24 oz mugs. :eek: We found the larger glass was a better teaching aide :rolleyes:

Ira

[Scott Long]

I was gonna post that pic too. If you look that's me in the drivers seat wearing tommy carpenters.

Micah humped it when he saw the camera coming. That's Keith (Vic Rattlehead) looking at the gauges.

[Ira R.]

So, like, I got me a car that everyone has had already???!!! :eek:

I feel so.... so.... so used :o :p :D

Ira

[Scott Long]

that car was ridden hard and put away wet. :D

Glad to see it has been reborn in a different engine/trans/wheels kind of way.

[SCme94]

I took that pic right after Chris got done giving Diddy's SC a custom "rubber splatter" look courtesy of a brake torque at the stop light.:)

[Ira R.]

Geeeez, I feel like when I first brought my girlfriend around, with the entire fam damily looking at pictures and playing "remember when" at my expense!! The only thing missing is the sloppy wet kiss from my old auntie :eek:

I will have my revenge in a couple of weeks though. I will enjoy blowing kisses at you all while you watch these "old, used, and worn out" exhaust pipes pass you by! :cool: :D

Ira

[Payton]

Who else is in the picture?
Yeah, a lot of history that car has...Maybe most popular car in the club...:rolleyes:

[SCme]

I took that pic right after Chris got done giving Diddy's SC a custom "rubber splatter" look courtesy of a brake torque at the stop light.:)

If I remember correctly from several posts, Diddy was none to happy about that "rubber splatter".

[David Neibert]

If I remember correctly from several posts, Diddy was none to happy about that "rubber splatter".

Your right he wasn't happy. Chris finally gave some $ to get it washed and then Diddy was happy.

http://members.tccoa.com/dneibert/payoff.jpg

David

[BLOWN38]

A Capt Mo man! :eek: So you are familiar with that great southern treat, the wonderfully refreshing Capt Dew!! We used to use that to teach the kids the proper way to mix a drink. Mixed either for color or for flavor, and remember girls, bubbles on top! :D

Of course, we used to drink them out of custom 24 oz mugs. :eek: We found the larger glass was a better teaching aide :rolleyes:

Ira

Actually don't know about the dew yet. But this one red neck chic did tell me about it once, never have tried it though. must be a southern thing. I did have to mix it with red bull last weekend at the richmond race cause i forgot the coke. man did i get tore down on that!

but enough about that thats some MA-ADT talk there, lets talk some smack! I'm gonna whoop up on dat azz at the shootout! so don't ask me to fix it cause we be rivals then.

[Ira R.]

Actually don't know about the dew yet. But this one red neck chic did tell me about it once, never have tried it though. must be a southern thing. I did have to mix it with red bull last weekend at the richmond race cause i forgot the coke. man did i get tore down on that!

but enough about that thats some MA-ADT talk there, lets talk some smack! I'm gonna whoop up on dat azz at the shootout! so don't ask me to fix it cause we be rivals then.

:D Aren't you a dear! :D I'm happy to hear your car is up and ready to go again also :D

Ira

[Ira R.]

Oh, look mom. More pics from the family album! :p You all are going to have to tell us some more stories when we meet up this year. Sitting around the campfire, burning someone's tires, the smell of kerosine and rubber in the air......... can't wait!

Well, I guess it is nice to have a family :)

Ira

[Scott Long]

Chris Spanel (Sweet SC) is in front of the car, Keith is looking in, I'm in the drivers seat, and Chris Mendola is the one leaning on the car behind the door. Micahdogg is humping it on the right.

I remember peter got pissed when Mendola gave his car a rubber shower. I forgot all about him bitching so much chris gave him a $5.00 to go to the pay and spray to shut him up.

[Kurt K]

Chris Spanel (Sweet SC) is in front of the car, Keith is looking in, I'm in the drivers seat, and Chris Mendola is the one leaning on the car behind the door. Micahdogg is humping it on the right.

I remember peter got pissed when Mendola gave his car a rubber shower. I forgot all about him bitching so much chris gave him a $5.00 to go to the pay and spray to shut him up.

The rubber shower wasn't nearly as bad as the sparkle tint, which would have definitely cost someone a lot more than a measly $5 if it happened to my car.

[Micahdogg]

Viva la dola's car!!!

And if it makes you feel any better, when it ran it's 12.88 back in 2002? It was a damn fine machine all around...even if it couldn't back it up. The ju-ju hadn't yet taken a turn for the worse.

Micah

P.S. How many of these stories do you want to hear?

P.P.S. Those wheels were EXPENSIVE!! Not HRE expensive, but the most expensive I've ever seen on a T-Bird.

[SCme]

P.P.S. Those wheels were EXPENSIVE!! Not HRE expensive, but the most expensive I've ever seen on a T-Bird.

That's because the are IMO the best looking wheels ever on a MN-12 car. Well those and the BBS style that the old Tbird Tim out of Washington st had on his car way back in the day.

[FastSC]

Talk about a walk down memory lane!

I bought the car in 04 from 'Dola, at the time it didn't have an engine or trans installed. The plan even before then was to put a cobra motor in, but my relocation to Florida limited my available time. It's too bad it didn't work out, that would have been the ultimate SC. Before the cobra motor plan, Chris Mendola put the car tried several different leading edge projects with different people to get the car to it's full potential. I think he achieved a lot with the car, but because he was one of the early pioneers he didn't have the convenience of knowing what would work work and what wouldn't. The most memorable for me was the 2.2L liquid IC Autorotor project, but he also tried a lot of different things with the Eaton.

After I bought it, the car ended up going to Dalke with no engine or trans and he was going to work out some of the bugs and put it into stock condition except with a 5-speed. Dave did a fantastic job, and I think he used a lot of parts from another car to help work out all the small issues it had. Somehow, by the time I got it back from Dave, a 1.7L Autorotor kit was ordered, some borla exhaust, a MP FMIC, and a few small bolt-ons. I drove it for a while in Florida and it was very enjoyable. I ended up having to buy a house here, and I had to let the car go. I am very happy that it went to Ira, I knew he would take good care of it.

The wheels have been well kept, and are still in my garage. I'll either put them on an SC that I will eventually buy, or Mendola can have them back if he ever buys one.

Brian

p.s. Ira, if you ever sell it... I'd buy it back in a second.

[Scott Long]

Brian good to hear from you. You move around a lot. It'd be cool to see Mendola get back into the SC's again. I haven't talked to him in a few years so I have no idea what he's been up to or how to contact him.

What became of the Coy Miller Stage 2 engine? Did you guys blow it up badly or was it sold along with the transmission?