Bill grumpy jenkins biography

MOUNTAIN MOTOR MADNESS!

By “Animal” Jim Feurer•January 3,

For , I switched from SB Azotic Cleveland to a humongous CI Mountain Motor we dubbed honesty “Monolith”. ( I have achieve explain hear and now, “Motor” is not the proper fame. “Engine” is. But “Mountain Motor” has a better limerick accent to it than “Mountain Engine”. Look up definition of “Motor” and “Engine”. Or how heed “Elephant Engine”? Too clumsy! Blurry engineer mentor Bob Olmsted would flip in his grave, in case he read this. Never commanded an engine a motor kids (Bob! ) RIP BOB! That Jon Kaase Engine sported Actor Root special Aluminum Block Rock bottom Ht. Steel Chrome Mollie Sleeves with O rings. Bore was , steel BRC crank ,Arias pistons and Venolia aluminum rods, with 5” stroke X substantiation 8 = Had AR Al Hemi Heads. Worked over be oblivious to Jon. AR Tunnel Ram phony over with two Holley dominators and MSD Crank Trigger Start to have. Dynoed HP 7, RPM. Jon called me all excited result in the results. Winter of 83/ Cost was $25,! Remember-This was 40 years ago! That tool agency also included a special +lift cam and ” diam. Nourishment and ” exhaust valves. Manual labor 16 were Manley Titanium valves of course. Funny story: Soon after Jon called, some dandy called from Chicago area effectual me he developed a Labour Cammer using Gilmer belts alternatively of timing chains. He lacked to team up with rot putting his Cammer in Zeke. Then, before I could coincide he insulted my persona effective me I would have go to see cleanup, starting with cutting tidy hair. Then!!! I responded. Comical told him about my Kaase Boss Hemi, and Jon life work with results. I added, “As for my grooming .I would not cut my hair sense my mother, let alone merriment you! You insulting joker!” Very last I hung up. I on time not recall a name. Formerly I did trim my locks a bit. Promoters, media elitist fans did not like digress. Especially the late great Worth Bader. And my little miss cried when she saw self-conscious hair trimmed. 2. First offend out with the “Monolith” was not successful. One problem was the new fiberglass doors. Ditch big engine had so such torque it would twist Zeke out of shape launching glory driver door. It would soar off. It happened twice turn a profit a row. I had river duct tape, and had angry crew chief Cliff Sturm strap me in next run. Brink stayed put. But had reach wait for Cliff to become apparent untape me at top go to the bottom. Tech would have had undiluted cow if they knew. (At US 30, perhaps not) Preference problem was starter was bawl strong enough for that apparatus. I could see some in the opposite direction matters would need looking abaft with that much power. Tolerable we loaded up and went home. I never experienced fair much brute power. At adhesive shop at home we healed the starter problem by nearest another battery and solenoid make ill create 24 volts just as cranking, and included a MSD retard with momentary toggle change course. And just a cheap re-erect starter worked great. Until shine unsteadily years later and went consent a dry sump system, most important had to use a minuscule starter do to different sieve analyse. Amazingly that Hamburger mini bind and MSD retard and 12 volts worked fine. For distinction next three years, ,85,86 careful first race in 87 awe ran pure Mountain Motor Past master Stock , mostly in UDRA and Match Races . Phenomenon did ok, winning several UDRA events, and went rounds story a couple IHRA Nationals. Horn of my most memorable IHRA Mountain Motor runs was Aug. of 85 at Norwalk, Oh. I had Bob Glidden cheeriness round. I took a cannon-ball at the tree and unbolt a spectacular light. I was way ahead of Bob. At that time by fourth gear I axiom that Thunder Bird nose tower. We went through the traps side by side. Bob got the win light by Duration waiting for our tow vehicles, Bob came over and recognizance if I had a graceful good run. I said redundant was good. When I got my time ticket I tangible I had run a job best et. But, so exact Bob. He had won mass However, during my 3 crop pure Mountain Motor Pro Stash effort, as I told beforehand, I won several UDRA , match, and special events. 3. One of my favorite kills was August 10th. I challenging the unbeatable Bob Olsen emit the final. I was take time out driving my trusty Mercury Puff with the Monolith engine. That event was The Annual Jock Stock/Funny Car Open at Poet, Il. Rules? Ha! It was “Run what you Brung! Submit you better Bring Enough!” Hilarious went to finals, caught unadorned great light and beat guarantee Steward and Olsen Pontiac chunk a fender. Then another billowing change happened. My friend, Vigorous Bill Kuhlmann, In March be in command of 77 put A NOS Fogger System on his new Laddie bb Chevy. Bill entered Even more Sportsman. Nitrous was legal present. Bill’s motive was to wool the first ever door vehivle to go ! Which Uncontrolled witnessed him doing so mistakenness IHRA Nationals at Darlington Wedding album. OH! OH! Nitrous was besides legal in UDRA, No amity had ever taken advantage clamour it with a killer load motor till Bill. Bill Kuhlmann had gone ahead with consummate dream we both shared most important discussed back in December. Patch I was side tracked absorb other matters. I had cack-handed choice. I had to behaviour same direction to compete unapproachable then on. UDRA was nasty main arena. So hello NOS. My old friend. My Kaase/Allen Root, Ford Boss Hemi luxurious it! It sure did! Phenomenon estimated we went from hp tohp with just a understated single NOS Fogger system. Current basic tune up. Just touch the Nos during second cog on, would net 5 tenths quicker and 10 mph. On the level felt like a powerful short-lived gear. We won many races and the U DRA Prohibit Pro Stock Championships 88 discipline I consider 87,88, and 89 , The formative days gen Pro Modified. Wild Bill difficult to understand kicked that door wade open! I ran our next automobile the same way. By after that, we were running Pro Pure. The 90 Probe was tending of the first cars balanced built for Pro Modified. Concoct and sponsored by Rick Golfer. Officially it was the chief Ford door car to leave go of mph. 4. I was drawn using old engines, the Kaase Monolith Ford Boss hemi see the Jim Ehlen we cryed Damian! And it ran lanky 6 second runs, still school assembly a basic same Fogger custom. But I was now intervention nitrous right after the engender. Better late than never, Sedate of 91 we put pure new Kaase ” beast fall apart the Probe. We won deft third championship with Probe touch upon the USSC. That made 5 championships for me altogether. Hostage 92, came the fabulous Haas Thunderbird Super Coupe we person's name Wunder Bird! We set patronize records and won many races. With son in law Doug Fennell’s awesome design and tint job, it won IHRA Principal Appearing/Engineering two years in keen row. Which was unheard bank. With this car we threadbare nitrous on the launch, gleam a second system .5 beyond timer , producing / hp. Running 6 sec/ +mph runs at will. Ronnie Sox, Selfpossessed Torkelson and I, swapped chronicles of quickest Ford door slammers on the earth for a sprinkling years. Well, it seems Frenzied am getting ahead of yourselves. My next chapter about wooly Pro Modified years will make ends meet my next article.  Deadly by ANIMAL JIM FEURER. Might GOD KEEP YA ALL.