LocuMob
Fluid Technician
I'd be down with that!
The end is near...
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Hell, that's a road trip.
I haven't driven that many miles in years.
DionR
Well-Known Member
Engine is too high strung for me (much like the owner
) but could certainly be detuned. But my guess is my budget isn't big enough to supply fuel to it like I would need even then.It would be much like marrying a supermodel. Sure it would have it perks, but she would spend you out of house and home and leave you with nothing while she runs off with some Ken doll. In the end, I doubt the memories would be worth it.
Unlike some here, I don't have an unlimited budget and I need something I can actually drive. And I know I don't have the funds to buy a truck and trailer so I can tow it places, even if I didn't see that as a waste of time. That's a whole different level of funds that I can't even see from where I stand.
So in the end, I honestly wouldn't want his car except to sell it to someone that likes (and can support) something like it so I can fund my project.
LocuMob
Fluid Technician
@'68cuda416 Wasn't 10 miles one part of the old Pro Street Shootouts back in the 90's? To weed out the pure race cars?
Wish I had a VCR that works, think I still have a tape of one of them. I tried looking it up, and the names that came back, it was like watching it all over again.
Wish I had a VCR that works, think I still have a tape of one of them. I tried looking it up, and the names that came back, it was like watching it all over again.
DionR
Well-Known Member
Pretty sure that was a 30 mile cruise. Round trip. But I could be wrong.
neither do I.
what *** end gear you running?
I will say, with 4.56's, 10 miles is a slow crawl for me.
DionR
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Found it. Fastest Street Car in America Shootout had a requirement of surviving a 25 mile continuous cruise for the 1993 event. It probably changed as the years went along, didn't dig further.
We had a car show/cruise here about 5 years ago. I had a 74 Swinger at the time with my 426 gen 3. Must have put at least 30 miles on. It was a bunch of fun. My engine is down on power(compared to your almighty LA), but, i would run him on the street. It sucks I sold that Dart. All steel, all glass. I have a 73 Cuda that is the next car, but, has a glass front end and doors. I have steel doors to put on. Not a front clip. AND, I put a Liberty geared 833 behind it in anticipation for the new car. I would love nothing more than to have four weeks to put this together and not only burn your *** with a gen 3, but, a four speed to boot. I'm in NW Iowa. Just a five hour trek for me. ****, turbofreak that is on here has a gen 3 that would eat your *** for lunch. BUT, as his name suggests, it's not N/A. So, there's that.
B3422w5
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They weren’t pigs, they were made 50+ years ago.
People seem to lose sight of that.
Technology has come a long way.
I guess I should add that it was a full 12 PT. legal deal. Didn't need to be. Was 3400 with me in it.
Ironracer
Gearhead
I don't want ANY Of US to pass, but When WE Do, I PRAY that's the case... after the camp's....
Rat Bastid
Dunamis Metron
And today we have countless drag and drive events. Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should.
B3422w5
Well-Known Member
In 1972 I went 14.23 at 99 mph in a 69 Dart 340GTS
Had 3.55 gears and a set of cheap headers.
I remember it like yesterday because it was my first ever pass down a track. I was in high school.
B3422w5
Well-Known Member
I am also in the camp of not driving on the street very far from where I keep the car.
I base my decision on doing that, frankly, because I am experienced and have above average intelligence. Lol
i have front runners and DOT drag radials on my car. I don’t have a spare for either in the trunk mounted up.
Also don’t have a spare MSD box, etc, etc with me.
Drive(99%) of the time only as far as I am willing to pay for a tow truck to get me back home if something unfortunate should happen.
And we have tons of deer around, constantly, another factor.
Love to drive it on the street, and do often, but I am very thoughtful about doing so.
I have a whole lot full of cars I can drive anytime I want, rain, snow, trips, hot out, cold out….
My Dart is for ideal conditions type driving.
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Your Dart is freaking jewelry! A4!??? C'mon!!!!
B3422w5
Well-Known Member
All good. Still looks bad ***!Born B5
Ironracer
Gearhead
All right, I'm in... The 340 I built over 12 or 14 years ago, gets plugs and oil changes.... you must really build some junk if they won't last a couple of years and yes I hammer the hell out of my ****
'68cuda416
Well-Known Member
I don’t honestly know
'68cuda416
Well-Known Member
4.88’s and I said I would fill up with fuel before I left and not add anymore the rest of the day……but I’m being biased towards myself, lol
'68cuda416
Well-Known Member
Pretty impressive considering it was your first pass ever down a track and also helps break the myth that the Gen 3 5.7 platform is so much better than 60's early 70's era muscle cars, LOL, when in actuality the Gen 3 is a turd
'68cuda416
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Thanks for the detailed logical explanation Don and to be honest you took the words right out of my mouth but we will still hear from our most jealous top fans that our cars are trailer queens because we don't drive 250 miles a day, eat hamburgers and french fries in the front seat, have cigarette ashes all over the floor and sit on the car like it's some kind of sofa.....LOL.....those guys kill me and the best part is NOT ONE OF THEM has a car that is even remotely as bad *** as yours or mine.
'68cuda416
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They also choose to ignore that the 5.7 gen 3 in a modern challenger or charger naturally aspirated gets its *** spanked by almost all of the 340 Mopar's, lol. It's sooooo easy to make these guys look silly but great fun too.
'68cuda416
Well-Known Member
LOL....I would welcome your car and bring a box of Kleenex's with you because it will be a long drive back home crying over how many cars I gap you by, LOL
'68cuda416
Well-Known Member
What does Turbofreak run? I only ask because I have seen highly modded Gen 3's and other manufactures junk even with power adders that I still wipe their asses up with just an old school cave man technology car.
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