Vehicle Description
The story: Bill Creech grew up in Southern California and was
privileged enough to have a hot rod / drag racing dad, be in the
absolute pinnacle of nitro funny cars (the early 1970s), and live
close enough to OCIR (Orange County International Raceway) at the
time the super track of its day and host of the most badass funny
car events you ever dreamed of - the Manufacturers Meet being the
main one. 200 nitro funny cars on the property with 64 qualifying
to represent their respective factory teams. This was the time of:
Mongoose vs Snake, Jungle Jim vs The Snowman, the Lil' Demon vs the
Blue Max, The Revellution Demon vs The Chitown Hustler - it was a
spectacle, it was an event, it sounded like you were going to a
monster movie. And when you arrived and walked in the pits - you
were not disappointed - insane paint jobs, wild characters, and
loud cars. Add in the brand wars: Dodge vs Chevy, Ford vs Plymouth
it became even more crazy and filled with excitement. Everyone was
in and everyone went. To Bill- these are the critical missing
components in drag racing today. Nobody cares about the Matco Tools
funny car vs the Peak Antifreeze funny car, one bubble car vs
another bubble car- boring - and fan attendance reflects it. None
of those exist in drag racing anymore - it has gone corporate - and
therefore bland and uninteresting. Racers have lost the plot as
they are purely focused on winning - rather than understanding that
without fans, there is no racing at all. With that in mind,Bill set
out to create a car that would time warp people straight back to
1972. A loud car that shakes like a Southern California Earthquake,
a name and character that make you want to see what it is, a
paint-scheme that will keep your eyes glued to it, and burnouts
that will make you think he is violating at least a dozen EPA
regulations. Bill always loved the lines of the Dodge Demon. Add in
that most people collect Dodges not race them, and add in that
Demons were only produced for two years - combining that with one
of my favorite cars - Pete Everett's Lil' Demon - and that became
my target. Bill purchased the Demon in Ohio and brought it to
California. he began getting it to be more of my style and once he
was satisfied with how she ran, he contacted Bill Everett (Pete's
son) who enthusiastically gave Bill permission to use the Lil'
Demon namesake. Then he took her to Riverside California to Richard
McPeak - one of the most well-known hot rod and race car graphics
painters of the 70s - who just so happened to have painted his
dad's hot rod / race car (1970 Dodge Charger R/T "Magnum Force").
Taking his input of all of my favorite funny cars, Bill gave
Richard a sketch of what he thought it should look like. He gave
him a look, and told him to throw that away and just let him do his
thing - he kept Bills pics of the original funny cars. A week later
- Lil' Demon rolled out of his paint booth in November 2007. Three
days later - she was drawing massive amounts of attention at
Infineon Raceway in Sonoma CA and the attention never left her. The
only change I would make to the car would be to remove the modern
contingency decals and replace them with 1971 decals (whether the
parts are actually on the car or not). The Facts Vehicle: 1971
Dodge Demon H Code car. Originally 340 4-Speed Plum Crazy Purple.
This is an H code car - the rarest of the Dodge Demons. I've owned
the car for 16 yearsNamesake: Pete Everett's Lil' Demon - early
1970s Dodge Demon nitro funny car (AA/FC) competing in Division 7
NHRA AHRA, and Match Racing predominantly in the western US. The
Lil' Demon name is used with the late Pete Everett's son (Bill
Everett's) blessing.Racing Heritage: NHRA Division 7 Summit Series
(Bracket), Heritage Series (C/Gas), West Coast Pro Gas (C/Gas), and
special eventsSpecial Events: Funny Car Fever, Fox Hunt, Pinks All
Out (television show)(picked a different class for airing - so car
did not appear on show), Team Sacramento RacewayAlways a fan and
announce favoriteWon Best of Show in 2011 at a car showPerformance:
The car runs very consistent low 9.4X ETs in the � mile. It has run
a best of 9.31 @149MPH. It is capable of running in the low 9.20s
or high 9.10s with additional tuning (combo only has 10 or so
passes on it - still sorting out shock and 4-Link settings when
parked). With the bigger cam and some weight loss (factory glass,
door panels, etc) it should be an 8.80 carMedia: The Lil' Demon is
ALWAYS a fan, announcer, and media favorite. The paint scheme and
loud snapping-popping engine with big smokey burnouts drag fans
instantly back to the early 1970s era of drag racing - when cars
were named after characters and the drivers took on that persona -
the event wasn't just about the competition it was also about the
thrill for the fans and Lil' Demon always deliveredThe car has
appeared in National Dragster and many online hot rod and racing
oriented publicationsIt repeatedly shows up in current posts and
blogs about "the best looking Demon ever" and the likePaint
Scheme:Unique to this car, the paint scheme is a combination of
most of my favorite funny cars from the early 1970s at the fabled
OCIR (Orange County International Raceway)Conceived and painted by
Richard McPeak in Riverside CA. McPeak is one of the foremost hot
rod and race car painters in Southern California in the heyday of
drag racing. He painted my dad's race car (1970 R/T Charger locally
known as Magnum Force) in the early 70's. In 2007 I had him paint
my Demon in the same paint booth that he painted my dad's car inThe
scheme uses nearly every 70s painting technique: Flames,
pinstripes, lettering, feathering, pearl, stripes,
panels.Breakdown: As mentioned the paint scheme is unique to me,
but is a culmination of my favorite cars from my childhood at the
drag strip.The flames over the top (not down the sides) are from
the Mongoose II and Snake II funny cars driven by Tom McEwen and
Don Prudhomme respectively.The yellow and horizontal stripes are
from the Stardust funny car driven by Don SchumacherThe Lil' Demon
name is from the Lil' Demon funny car owned by Pete Everett. NOTE:
Pete passed away before I could locate him, but his son Bill
Everett gave me permission to use the name on the side of the car
and was thrilled that someone so vividly remembered his dad's car
and that the name would once again be terrorizing opponents and
thrilling fansThe unique spelling of Lil' rather than the more
proper Li'l or Lil is unique to the Lil" Demon funny car and this
carThe blue color in the flames and panel outline are from multiple
funny cars: The Jungle Jim Vega driven by the late Jim Lieberman,
The Blue Max driven by Raymond Beadle, the Mongoose II driven by
Tom McEwen, Don Cook's Damn Yankee and The Snowman driven by Gene
SnowThe lettering style and coloring is from the Dunn & Reath funny
car driven by Jim DunnThe gold leaf with outline on the window
lettering and numbering is from The Blue Max, the Damn Yankee, and
Jungle Jim Vega funny cars Engine:400 ci Low Deck Mopar (stronger
block than a 440) - filled and hardened511 cubic inches
professionally built by Muscle MotorsIndy Cylinder Head 440-1 heads
CNC ported and polishedIndy Tunnel RamTwin Holley 1050 Dominator
carburetors tuned and flowed by Jessie BiggsCompetition Cams .727
lift cam (baby cam for the combo)Competition Cams triple spring
valve springsTD 1.5 rocker armsOverhead oilingTTi ceramic coated
headersMoroso electric water pump and vacuum pumpMSD Pro Billet
digital distributorMSD Digital 6 ignition with two step and rev
limiterEagle crankRoss PistonsRNR Aluminum rodsCharlie's 10qt
dragster panSpecs: HP: 860+/-, Compression
15.8:1Transmission:Chrysler 727 Torqueflight 3 speedPro Trans
internalsSteve Griner Valve body and trans brakeLow band ...for
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