Gasar tseren DRAG wasa ne mai matuƙar farin jini a Ostiraliya. Wasu suna son yin tseren motocinsu yayin da wasu da yawa daga cikinmu ke farin cikin kallon wasan daga gefe.

Abin takaici, tseren ja a Ostiraliya yana da matsaloli biyu: Melbourne da Adelaide. Calder Park na Melbourne yana gudanar da tarurrukan titi ne kawai kuma AIR na Adelaide ya rufe ƙofofinsa gaba ɗaya.

Za ka iya jayayya da dalilai da kuma dalilan da suka sa har zuwa dare, amma ya isa a ce masu tseren jan raga a yankunan kudancin Ostiraliya suna yin abin da ya fi wahala a yanzu. Wannan yana nufin cewa masu tseren jan raga kamar Simon Lazarevski dole ne su yi tafiyar dubban kilomita kawai don su yi abin da ya dace.

Simon yana son Mopars ɗinsa kuma yana son yin tsere, don haka abu ne na halitta cewa zai haɗa waɗannan sha'awar guda biyu zuwa injin tsere na Mopar mai wayo. Wannan ba shine farkon mai ɗaukar nauyi na ƙarfe ba; ya saba yin zagaye da wata VJ Hardtop mai ban mamaki amma hakan ya fara yin sauri kaɗan ganin cewa ba ta da keji. A zamanin yau VJ Hardtop wani abin tarihi ne na iyali - "Na tuna na je tare da Baba don ɗaukar ta lokacin da nake ɗan shekara huɗu," in ji Simon - don haka bai yi niyyar yanke wani abu makamancin haka ba.

Duk da haka, ya san inda akwai wani tsohon harsashi na Pacer Hardtop mai tsauri wanda ba shi da injin ko akwati, don haka ya ɗauke shi. Yanzu, kafin mu cika da wasiƙun ƙiyayya daga magoya bayan Mopar waɗanda ke shirin kashe Simon saboda ya zama Pacer na gaske, za ku so ku ji shi.

"Motar ta lalace lokacin da na same ta. Tana kan hanyarta ta zuwa kwandon shara kuma ina so in yi tunanin na ajiye ta," in ji shi. Ya fi kyau a sake haifar da ita a matsayin mai tsere sai a sake yin amfani da ita a matsayin tarkace.

"Ina son salon Pro Street kawai kuma na yi tunanin cewa ɗaya daga cikin waɗannan zai yi kyau a cikin wannan salon. Suna da irin wannan salon na Amurka amma har yanzu 'yan Australiya ne kuma mutane za su iya fahimtar su."

Asalinsa fari ne mai launin ja, an ja harsashin Pacer zuwa cikin rumfarsa don yin aikin ƙarfe mai yawa wanda aka fara ta hanyar yanke tukwanen taya da kuma cire dakatarwar baya ta keken siminti.

Simon, tare da taimakon abokin aikinsa Marino Prodan, ya yi duk abin da ke cikin motar a cikin rumfar banda fenti da kejin birgima. Wannan ya haɗa da walda a cikin baho masu girman da zai iya ɗaukar slicks 30×12, shimfiɗa gefen gaba na buɗewar tayoyin baya da kuma sanya saitin dakatarwar tsani tare da Strange/AVO coil-overs.

An kuma sanya haɗin firam ɗin sannan aka aika harsashin zuwa Zagari Engineering don ɗaukar keji mai laushi mai maki 10 wanda ke haɗa shi duka. Daga nan Hardtop ya nufi John Walker Crash Repairs don gyara fenti. Mutanen da ke wurin sun shafa wa dogayen bangarorin kusurwa a cikin Protec Chrysler Mercury Silver.

"Sun kula da ni sosai," in ji Simon game da John Walker da Protec Paints. "Ya kamata a gode musu sosai." Waɗannan mutanen sun kuma gyara injin ɗin kuma sun haɗa ramukan da ba dole ba, wanda ke nufin babu abin da zai ɗauke hankalinka daga tsakiyar injin mai girman cube 470.

Simon ya ƙera injin da kansa. Yana ƙera injuna da yawa (galibi kayan GM) tare da ƙaramin kasuwanci na gefe wanda yake kira Hippo Race Engineering (0412 440 472). Sunan Hippo ya fito ne daga tsohon VJ Hardtop kuma yanzu ya makale.

Da nufin yin aiki a cikin sashin Super Stock na ANDRA, a ƙarƙashin ƙaramin aji na Modified Sedan, Simon ya gina injin a cikin kunkuntar iyakokin littafin ƙa'idoji. Wannan yana nufin kyamarar tappet mai faɗi, toshewar masana'anta da kananun, da kuma carb guda ɗaya ba tare da nitrous, blower ko turbo ba.

Cube 470 na mafi kyawun Mopar — kada ku yarda murfin rocker na Indy Cylinder Heads ya ruɗe ku; Simon yana amfani da su saboda ba sa zubewa

"Mutanen Ford suna da SVO blocks; Chevy guys suna da Bowties; Ina da 1967 Mopar," in ji Simon yana barkwanci. "Zai sa cin nasara ya fi daɗi."

Wannan tubalin '67 440 yana amfani da injin ƙarfe mai kauri da sandunan Eagle don samar da cubes 470. Simon ya yi yawancin injinansa a gida - abin da kawai bai iya yi ba shine ya cire tubalin ya niƙa crank ɗin amma ya yanke pistons ɗin Ross ya kuma ɗaga kan Mopar Stage-VI a cikin garejin gidansa da shagon injina. Samun injin lathe, injin niƙa da sauran kayayyaki da yawa yana da amfani, ko?

Motar MSD 7AL2 ta fito ne daga motar marigayi Scott Geoffrion's Pro Stock Dodge Daytona bayan da Simon ya taimaka wa mai motar na yanzu, Matt Sawyer. "Ina da wasu kayan dakika 7 a cikin motar," in ji Simon. "Ina yin fim ɗin Mars amma idan na isa wata kawai zan yi farin ciki."

Waɗannan kawunan suna cike da kyawawan abubuwa: bawuloli na titanium, maɓuɓɓugan Manley da makullan titanium na digiri 10, tare da kayan aikin Crane da Indy rocker suna aiki duka. An gina su don gasa, babu shakka Simon ba zai bayar da takamaiman bayanai na kyamarar ba amma za mu iya gaya muku cewa babban na'ura ce mai ƙarfi kuma injin yana aiki da man fetur na Sunoco. Gabaɗaya, yana samar da 720hp a lokacin crank. Ana kula da numfashi ta hanyar ɗaukar Mopar M1 da kuma carb 1050 Dominator na HP wanda ke shan babban cokali mai ɗora a kan bonnet, yayin da ake ciyar da dabbar akwai famfo biyu masu launin Holley blue waɗanda aka gyara don sarrafa batirin 16v Turbostart a cikin boot. Akwai kuma batirin 12v don tuƙa kayan haɗi.

Mutane da yawa suna ganin Simon ya haukace saboda yana amfani da famfo biyu masu rahusa, amma yana tsammanin sun isa ga aikin zuwa yanzu. Duk da haka, yana da wani babban famfon Injiniyan Samfura a kan shiryayye, yana jiran ya shiga. Amma abin mamaki, Simon bai yi tunanin injin ɗin yana da wannan walƙiya ba.

"Wannan injin a gare ni injin bracket ne mai kyau," in ji shi. Akwai wani ƙaramin injin da aka tsara mai girman girma, wanda zai yi amfani da mafi kyawun kananun da sandunan aluminum kuma ya kamata ya yi aiki da ƙarfi don samar da ƙarin ƙarfi. Ƙarin fa'idar ƙaramin injin shine zai iya fitar da lead mai nauyin 120lb daga motar da yake aiki a yanzu don ya rage nauyinta (7.5lb/ci) da 470ci donk.

Don haka tambayar da kake yi wa kanka ita ce yadda yake aiki. Ta yaya gudun 9.82@137mph yake kama ka? Ba laifi ba ne ga injin da ba ya buƙatar a ja murfin rocker ɗinsa bayan kowace gudu kuma yana yin mafi kyawun ƙarfinsa a 6400rpm kawai. Kuma wannan shine fara aiki daga birkin ƙafa!

Mai canza kaya mai ban sha'awa, ko ba haka ba? An samo Turbo Action SCS Cheetah daga kundin Mopar Performance kuma Simon yana son sa. "Ina amfani da waɗannan masu canza kaya tun '94; suna da kyau. Idan ka sayi ɗaya, zai zama mai canza kaya na ƙarshe da za ka taɓa saya."

Babban Hardtop yana amfani da cikakken Torqueflite na hannu mai amfani da transbrake amma tare da ƙaramin zagaye a ƙarƙashin tayoyin, har yanzu yana buƙatar saita na'urar - ƙaddamar da maɓalli yana ba ta mamaki sosai tayoyin. Ganin cewa yana aiki a ƙarƙashin ma'aunin aji na yanzu (ma'aunin A/MSA shine daƙiƙa 9.84) Simon yana neman ya rage wasu goma. Da zarar ya gyara na'urar kuma ya kunna sandunan taya, zai iya fara fitar da wasu lambobi na gaske.

GRUNTInjin: Chrysler babban toshe 470ciCarb: 1050 HP DominatorManifold: Mopar M1Heads: Mopar Stage VI portedPistons: Ross 12.9:1 forgedCrank: 4340 masana'antar ƙarfe, ƙasa mai kaifi, bugun inci 3.88Rods: Eagle 7.1inCam: Sirrin SquirrelInjin wuta: 7AL2, HVC coil, 8.8mm leads Shaye-shaye: Kanun kai huɗu zuwa ɗaya, babban inci biyu

SHIFTAika saƙo: Torqueflite727, cikakken jagora, tsarin juyawaMai canzawa: TCI inci takwasBambanci: Inci tara, giya 4.11, axles 35, cikakken spool

Rake-rake na BENEATH: Faifan Valiant & calipers (f), Faifan Commodore & calipers (r) Maɓuɓɓugai: Standard (f), Abubuwan Ban Mamaki (r) Girgizawa: 90/10 (f), AVO mai daidaitawa (r) Dakatarwa: Standard (f), sandar tsani (r)

ROLLINGRims: Layin Tsakiya Convo Pro, 15×4(f), 15×10(r)Roba: Moroso 175 (f), Goodyear 30×12 slicks (r)

INTERIORTiller: Hatsi na Itace Kujeru: Jaz tseren, murfin vinyl Ma'auni: Ma'aunin Mota UltralightSitiriyo: Majagaba, lasifika mai inci huɗu Rollcage: ƙarfe mai laushi mai maki 10 Canzawa: Turbo Action SCS Cheetah

Marino Prodan; Gunna; Zagari Enginering (08 8369 1888); Gyaran Hatsari na John Walker (08 8344 9299); Protec Paints; da kuma ƙaunatacciyar matata, Mimi

Mardi Knight ta sayi VG Valiant shekaru 11 da suka gabata kuma yanzu da aka sanya mata sabuwar mota kirar 265 da aka gina a bara, tana fatan dawowa kan hanya nan ba da jimawa ba.