Category Archives: 1973 Javelin

My Javelin in Popular Hotrodding…

Posted on May 24, 2011 by asifnyc 2 Comments

Several months ago Liz Miles put out the call for Reader’s Rides submissions for the magazine on pro-touring.com. I sent her some pics and info on my yellow 1973 street Javelin. Well I got my July 2011 issue today and … Continue reading →

1973 Javelin, Misc

corded… Track Attack? Laguna Seca

Posted on November 3, 2010 by asifnyc Leave a comment

Survived another track outing with my trusty ’73 Javelin. This was my last track event of the year (probably ever) in this car as I plan to retire it back to street only duty. I hope to have the American … Continue reading →

1973 Javelin, Track Events, video, Wheels and Tires

Rear-end breather – final Laguna prep…

Posted on October 30, 2010 by asifnyc Leave a comment

If you follow this blog at all you might remember that I’ve been leaking rear end gear fluid all year. I noticed it back in March when I did a shake down of the Javelin on Thunderhill’s skid pad. Initially … Continue reading →

1973 Javelin, Misc, Track Events

Nose job revisited…

Posted on October 23, 2010 by asifnyc Leave a comment

So I had an idea to try tweaking the stripes on the hood.  I wanted to see what it would look like to split the band that runs around the nose.  I got a razor blade and cut out the … Continue reading →

1973 Javelin, Body and Paint

LED Taillights… a long time coming.

Posted on October 17, 2010 by asifnyc 2 Comments

I finally got around to installing LED taillights in the Javelin this weekend.  This is something I’ve been thinking of for years and even experimented with building my own LED board about 5 years ago. I just never followed through … Continue reading →

1973 Javelin, Electrical, video

block off plate – Laguna prep continues…

Posted on October 12, 2010 by asifnyc 2 Comments

As mentioned in a previous post, I’m going to carry my track tires where the back seat normally goes.  Pulling the rear seat leaves a big pass through opening to the trunk.  I’ve got the battery back there and will … Continue reading →

1973 Javelin, Interior

Vibration …

Posted on October 5, 2010 by asifnyc 1 Comment

I might have said it in another post but it’s worth repeating.  Running your car on track vibrates the SH!T out of everything.  Got the car on jackstands this weekend so I can do some prep for Laguna in November. … Continue reading →

1973 Javelin, Misc

Plan B – Laguna Seca prep…

Posted on October 5, 2010 by asifnyc Leave a comment

My next (and last) track day for the year will be Nov. 1st with NCRC.  Now that I’ve done 6 track days on my Kumho’s I’ve decided I really don’t want to drive the 2 1/2 hrs each way on … Continue reading →

1973 Javelin, Track Events, Wheels and Tires

Track Attack Thunderhill – with NASA

Posted on August 27, 2010 by asifnyc Leave a comment

Spent this past weekend at Thunderhill with NASA. I ran in their HPDE 3 group. This is the second time with the Javelin at Thunderhill but the first time running the turn 5 bypass. NASA always runs the bypass and … Continue reading →

1973 Javelin, Racing, Track Events, video

Outsourcing…

Posted on August 17, 2010 by asifnyc Leave a comment

I’ve got two days of open track coming up and I was still on lock down at work so I decided to take the car to a shop for some much needed track prep. I brought the car to Art … Continue reading →

1973 Javelin, Misc