Search results for query: *

dr, I saw that bad 5-speed car on TV. It runs AND looks great! Pat:cheers:

Your slicks are 26 x 9 and I was just wondering if that was all you could get under the car. After we moved the springs in, narrowed a rear and mini-tubbed my friend, Rob's, Scamp we were able to get 10" wide cragars under it and 12" of rubber. With 1.77 60-ft, you probably have some spin...

I think you are definitely on your way to mid twelves soon. There are still things you can do by playing with timing, tire pressure, practicing consistent launches with the 4-spd and so on. Is the tire you have the biggest you can get under the car? That new cam would like 4.89s. The quest...

Hi Dorian. Is Herb still working with you? Is it spinning the tires? What RPM did you go through at? Do you have a vacuum gauge so you can read it at WOT going through the traps? It should be zero or near it. If not, induction is holding it back. I don't remember what you said you had for...

Thanks guys, flboatman1, you know you can't keep up with a dobie! Hope you aren't hurtin' too bad. I would like to see you guys at Lakeland sometime but it won't be this weekend. I'm leaving with Garlits Wed. night for Virginia Motorsports Park in Richmond and we won't be back until late...

Gary, you have totally awesome cars! Ronnie would have loved them. I'm going to get Snapfish to make me some nice copies for my office wall. I am so impressed with most of the members on this site. You and Guitar Jones have a lot of knowledge and communication skills. You benefit a lot of...

I have seen the CalTracs work with stock springs and the so-called SS springs. They are a step up from the old slapper bars. That lowly pinion snubber has been one of the most efficient traction devices ever put on a car. They absolutely were used on the factory S/S cars WITH the SS springs...

I have told stories about my old racing days both on the track and the street. It was a pretty good chunk of money over-all. I certainly never declared any street race winnings on my taxes and, come to think of it, not the track either. Shhhhhhhhh! When I look back, I don't think the...

Hey crooksduster, What a bad-*** Duster! I'll bet that is a lot of fun. I hope the guy with the black Barracuda coupe got some wheelie bars. It looks like the right slick got off the ground too. A real disaster in the making. It looks like your car hooks nice and even. Your setup is very...

It is your car so make it how you want it. You have gotten some excellent opinions both ways so you have to decide what fits you. I have never built a car with much concern for selling it. I get concerned with my enjoyment and the quality of the build. I have a full chassis Pro Street car...

Thanks LADART! Those were wonderful days of racing - no electronics, etc. I would like to re-live them if I only could. I also like your bad truck! Pat:cheers:

Ronnie Lyles was a serious racer. He always had fast cars with the best parts. I met him once when I was with Ronnie Sox and he bought parts from him. I believe he bought one of the S&M cars or had one built there. Brooklyn Heavy was no slouch either! These guys were truly legendary in New...

I sent a reply to this very interesting thread earlier but it didn't turn up. Maybe this one will. You don't see too many Mopars because of the total cost involved. You can build 2 fast Chevys for the cost of 1 Mopar! I'm a Mopar fanatic or I wouldn't be here. The corporation we have...

Gary, you sound like a happy man and for that, I am happy for you! You are STILL having fun and doing it with a fast Mopar thank goodness. So long as you have the wallet to buy the electronics, are proficient with them, and YOU ARE HAVING FUN, go for it! Maybe I'll see you at Lakeland some...

SGBARACUDA and hotmopr said how I feel. I raced S/G in the late '70s up until about'85 with a full round tube chassis Corvette. I had a high dollar 331 Pro Stock engine in it (very identical to what Jenkins ran) with a Doug Nash 5-speed. It was a 4-link. It was the most expensive race car I...

Dustery is right. I've been there, done that! You can build two fast chebies for the cost of one good Mopar. The very corporation we have helped to keep alive has crapped on us with their parts deals and since after market production numbers are so much lower for Mopars, the unit prices of...

I really enjoy building chassis, maybe you will too. Check out the U-weld kits from S&W Race Cars, Alston and Morrison. It's a lot of work but you'll save a lot of money doing it yourself. I've seen a lot of people get in over their heads, end up overwhelmed and then they sell the car cheap...

I really enjoyed that. YouTube has a lot of good video stuff. Check out the ones with the wheelstanding Mopar Super Stocks!