Pennsyltuckian here

I wanted to post up on the forums and introduce myself as one of the newest Everlast owners before posting up some reviews and project pics of my own. Well, I lied a little.....I'm almost a new owner, but I did place an order this past Monday with Alex and am waiting for DHL to be paying a special visit to Eastern PA.

I've been welding for about 5 years now, my first welder purchased from my later-to-be boss, a Lincoln Precision Tig 185. He was outgrowing the capabilities of that welder for his business and I was just learning the possibilities of what melting two pieces of metal could lead to. Being a DIY kind of person, part in due to learning ways to modify my turbo-charged car myself, I felt welding was the next skill I'd like to check off on my to-do list.

My PT 185 lasted until 2007 where I ended up selling it since I had access to the welders at work for whatever I needed. These include a Lincoln PT275, PT375, PT225, Miller Dynasty 350, and two Lincoln migs (a 140 and 255). I did still have my Lincoln Mig 175, horizontal bandsaw, small HF press, and a bunch of other tools, but it wasn't until recently that I needed a tig at home again due to family time limiting me from staying extra at work.

I have some art projects I want to take care of and don't feel the mig would give the quality and results I'm looking for, so tig was the only option. Stumbling across the multi-process units was a definite win for me as I really could use the plasma for cutting out the stainless, and the foot pedal for the heat control. I'm extremely excited to receive my PowerMaster205 and see how it compares to what I'm using now.

Anyways, sorry for the rambling. Here's some pics of work I've done on my personal drag car toy.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...h_DSC01417.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...h_DSC02569.jpg
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...h_DSC03496.jpg

Welcome.
We love the car pictures but we need some HP numbers too! I used to have a 225" super comp dragster and it's still in my blood. Tell us a bit more about your car please.
Nice looking weld work.
Wayne

This past April, the car put down 725hp on CBRD Speed Factory's (York, PA) Mustang dyno, as can be seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPsacGvOSDE

It's a 2.0L 4g63 Mitsubishi motor that I built and assembled myself, along with the rest of the car. The paint and body work my friend did for me however. It has an aluminum rod & Wiseco piston setup for the internals, 280* cams, ported head that I did, stock uncut crank, and basically just new OEM parts for the rest of the assembly. The transmission was built, but I stripped all the teeth off of 4th gear and ended up throwing in a stock gear set with used bearings/synchros/etc, and a welded center differential. A lot of the magic and problems did come from the tricky Quarter Master twin disc clutch setup that could hold the power and launching I was putting to it. The rest of the drivetrain was basically stock so if I broke something I could afford to find a used part for cheap to replace it.

I struggled with being rusty behind the wheel, not accustomed to driving and launching with the newer clutch setup, and with parts breaking on me most of the following months. Finally in June I managed to nail a 9 second pass in the car after multiple slow launching and slow shifting runs earlier that evening. You'll see/hear the trick is to keep that large spooled up and basically lay out the run by the 330'. No nitrous was used or even installed on the car btw.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vtEmXmc1gw

We went back to the track a few times to try and back it up but ran into drivetrain parts breaking on the first runs sending me back to the trailer and packing up. That's what I get I suppose for not putting more money into upgraded axles and transfer cases.

Sadly, I parted a lot of things off this build (turbo and manifold are still available if there's any takers ;) ) to start saving up for moving and a house down the road. I do have plans to redo the build again with a much smaller turbo but also going auto and begin playing around with some E85 instead of VP Q16 ($$$$). That's a while aways though.

Brent,

Welcome aboard and I'm sure you will enjoy your purchase. If you have any questions, feel free to post or call our toll-free tech support line. Nice time on that last run too.

Nice numbers for sure. It's all about the cubic dollars. I build cars for people and they all want a bunch of power but they don't understand the cash it takes to get from the flywheel to the ground.
Wayne

My PowerMaster 205 showed up today and I began testing it out but ran short of time after work. Hoping to trek through this winter storm we're getting overnight and make it back to work to run the machine through it's paces. Should have a review with pics up once I'm done. :)