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That`s a bummer but honestly I`m impressed. You must be putting a lot of power to the pavement to twist an axle like that. I hope Strange gets you fixed up.

Found this one on the Mecum auction website. I love the paint and stance of this car. :love7:

That engine would make for a very stout street car.............:-D

That should move that B`cuda down the track in a hurry!

How about the engine, you can lose a lot of weight with aluminum heads, intake, and water pump. Mini starters are much lighter than the originals too. Exhaust can get heavy, especially if you use thick gauge tubing, welded mufflers, and tailpipes. The bumper brackets on 68 Darts are pretty...

I think you`ll see the most improvement in your ET`s once you get the rear end set up with the proper spring clamps, long shocks, pinion snubber, proper gear, and tire type/size/pressure. If you`re having to pedal the car at launch you`re losing a lot of time, I think you`ll see several tenths...

That Demon looks as if no one is driving. Maybe it`s possessed! :evil2:

Wow, 2.94 and a 4.56? What`s going on here? Are these just gears that you`re able to get your hands on? Neither gear seems a good match for your combo. With that 2.94 gear you`ll probably never get into 3rd gear and with the 4.56 you`ll probably run out of engine. The 3.91 you have now sounds...

I`ve read it`s supposed to speed up the return of oil to the pan. Many engine builders will go in and clean up the casting of their blocks with grinders to remove all of the extraneous casting material and smooth the surfaces. Then they`ll apply the paint to slicken the finish.

That`s what I`m thinking too.

A good sealed hood scoop that`s set up correctly should net you a tenth or two in the 1/4 mile. Keep the top of the carburetor 1/2 - 3/4" below the plane of the hood and make sure it`s sealed so only fresh cold air is brought into the engine.

It sounds like you picked up a couple tenths without spending too much money. Good job! With some more practice at the burnout box, the tree, and speed shifting I bet you`ll knock off another tenth or two. Congratulations!

Bucky Hess`s car. This car is amazing up close. His son painted it and pulled out all the stops.

Getting good sponsors is one of the main focuses of any racing team, especially in an economic recession. They`ll put just about anything on those cars if you throw enough money at them. Does anybody remember the Underall`s car in Nascar?

Great idea, I`m in for a pair. The front brackets have a little weight to them, whereas the rears are not much. You know what they say though when shaving weight. "Don`t look for one place to cut 50 lbs., look for 50 places to cut 1 lb." I think it would be a great idea, especially if you can...

There is an advantage to unclamping the rear section of the springs but that`s for DRAG RACING ONLY and even then you should keep at least one clamp on for safety. I wouldn`t suggest it on a street/strip car. Good info on the shocks It sounds like you`ve made an admirable improvement with...

I`ve read somewhere that some of the older Ford trucks had a long shock that could be used for the rear on our cars but I know that Mancini carries MP and Comp Eng. rear shocks and they`re not expensive. The Comp shocks are adjustable. The overall length should be about 28". The clamps can be...

Here`s a few cheap things you can do to help : Use long shocks in the rear like the guys have mentioned Install clamps on the front segment of the leaf springs Use front shocks with no less than 40k miles on them Use small diameter torsion bars from a slant 6 car Move the battery to the...

Check out these fun facts about top fuel dragsters......... interesting stuff. Subject: Fwd: A lesson in physics and dragsters Acceleration Lesson The Top Fuel dragster 500 cubic inch Hemi engine makes more horsepower than the first 4 rows at the Daytona 500. Under full...

That car is just bad *** no matter how it sits. I like the wheels off the ground stance too, that`s a good one! :thumbup:

I see, I had just read hemicop`s reply and the quote was incomplete.

Softer metal= better vibration absorbtion? I'd use some type of rubber between the 'glass bumper & bracket anyway......... It`s all about weight, you can probably knock off ten pounds switching to an aluminum bracket when compared to some of the factory steel brackets.

That was cool, thanks for the ride!

I had Dan do the work on my 440, excellent guy that knows his Mopars. I`ve heard that he`s had a lot of medical issues and has had to sell one of his factory race cars to pay for hospital bills. I hope he`s gotten all of that behind him now and that he`s better healthwise and financially.

I used to run 13 x 31 slicks with a 4.88 gear in a 440 Super Bee. The large diameter tire will allow a pretty high numerical gear to be used but you`ll almost have to have a stout solid cam. With that said, when you get into the 5 to 1 ratios you`re usually talking high revving small block. The...

Glad to hear it, there`s a lot of good techs here and you can`t go wrong if you heed their advice. Now we still needs some pics of this mf......:poke:

Yup, sounds great just be careful and keep it between the ditches. How about a picture of this mf?

It`s great to see some good `ole cottage industry at work here in the USA. Although I don`t have a Duster or Dart in race trim, I wish you the best with this endeavor. If I ever get serious with my Barracuda I `ll look you up because I`m sure you`ll be doing 67-69`s by then. Best of luck to you!

:love7: I love watching Mopars launch with 3 feet of air under the front tires. :burnout: Very nice!

It sounds like a pair of slicks with long shocks, a pinion snubber, and clamping the front segment of the leaf springs would go a long way. You`re probably losing almost a second spinning the tires for 80 feet.