Hann Racecraft in the 12's Solstice / Cavalier 10.3 's The car in I Hawks post was sold to Tony of ASASP Graphics in the Detroit area and was making 450 hp before he did an LS conversion this spring .The limiting factor was traction being a short wheelbase car , limited tire selection . I actually toyed with the idea of building a pro street car (Solstice ) tubbed ,super narrow rear end ( Moser Engineering ) but it's just too short a wheelbase to get any traction and would just end of being a trailer queen great looks but no substance .
Correct. I was familar with that little back in the day when Bill was sending it down the track in Illinois. First saw it in 2006 at the monthly car show down in Bloomington, IL. Saw it again last fall after the conversion and it's a little monster. Well...at least it sounds like one!
As an aside...Rick Bottom from Mendota, IL did the paint scheme on it. Rick also did a Sky with a similar paint scheme in orange and black. Was one or both of those for the SEMA show?? I forget, but I know at least one of them was there. Anyway, the Sky had some mods also as I recall, but not like the Sol. Saw the Sky at one of my Starved Rock events in 2007. A couple from Byron, IL bought the Sky after that and I saw it again a few years later, but they did not take very good care of it. They sold it back in 2009 or 2010, but I lost track of it when they sold it. So there is an orange/black Sky twin to this Solstice out there somewhere.
Agreed regarding traction at the wheels. With everything I've read and been told by the guys sending the car down the dragstrip, the car doesn't want to hook up and you have trouble getting the power to the pavement once you start getting above 400 ish. But you can sit and spin like no other!!
