ChristianPatriot
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Yes. Sadly those days are over.... What a time it would have been to be alive... I hear the stories all the time...
We missed out didn't we....
Yes. Sadly those days are over.... What a time it would have been to be alive... I hear the stories all the time...
Yes. Sadly those days are over.... What a time it would have been to be alive... I hear the stories all the time...
The Camaro was a back half car.
The Biscayne had a full Hotchkis suspension in the back with a heavily modified rear frame but the rails were basically factory. It had a storming High Stall converter in it. Reverse valved T-400 with all the bracket electronics. It also had power adder plate system. It saw the street a lot.
The Chevelle had close to the same suspension mods but more towards road course. It was driven to work by the spouse several times.
Both were very fast by street standards but mid 11's was the best either would go. The Chevelle was a low 12 car due to traction limitations and it was a 3 peddle car.
I see what you are pointing to. Thing is, to go faster some of the things on that list have to be done.
I have driven a back half full cage 4 bar car on the street a lot. It was a 69 Camaro I built in the early 80s. Tunnel rammed 366 small block. Really not a big deal.
When I was very young and did not know any better I had one of Norm Paddocks 40 Willy's gassers that was a daily driver.
Not trying to be a prick but based on this logic then any car with modified suspensions (lowered or race inspired), or super charhed or turbo xharged shouldn't be on the street?? How about factory mod'd cars like a Shelby Mustang or Dodge Hellcat?? Those have crazy HP and are too often driven by people with just good credit and no experience with fast cars which is very dangerous.
Not at all. I mean you and Mouse have way more experience on the street and track than I.
I guess what I am trying to get across is how can the NHRA Pro Stock cars cut almost 3 seconds from their elapsed times years ago with all the rules that NHRA puts on them. I mean getting all that power from a 500 CI engine with no power adders.
I got my aluminum Radiator, alum shroud, Spal 16" fan and Spal 185 degree switch wiring kit in on Friday. I took it to my mechanic just after getting off the phone with Monster Transmission to place my order for the HD 700R4 conversion kit. After I placed the order Monster Transmission told me it would be 3-5 weeks before I would receive the Transmission. I told them not to process the order until I spoke with my mechanic. I told him I would call in an hour.
My my mechanic said it was too long of a delay to wait that long. He has a Chevelle, two camaros and the orange Vette in one of my pictures to do.
The sales rep from Monster Transmission said I could bump up to VIP for an additional $299 when I was on the phone with him earlier. I told him that priced him out of the market if I had to pay $300 more.
Just as I walked out the mechanic shop MT called me and said they would bump me up to the front of the line for $150. I chose to do it since I would have to probably pay storage if he was idle on my project for 5-6 weeks.
Project 1966 C-10 is coming together. My Grandfather would be impressed to see the old farm truck he bought brand new getting all fixed up. He would also say I was crazy for the amount of money I'm dumping into it. He lived through The Great Depression so he would always say "Spending money on things you can't eat is a waste of money"
Right on it all adds up but it will be worth it when you get to drive it for the first time
Well until last year they had been under dang near the same rules for years. Everything ties together, they just continued tweaking cylnder heads by changing valve angles, intake and exhaust port designs, cam shafts..guys buy 4 or 5 different cam designs and beat motors to death on the dyno to find what works, and of course they played with carbs. But also everytime a good gain is made in HP it effects chassis set up so that has to be tweaked on. Everything has to work together. Lots of test test test. Then last year pro stock went to EFI and had most people scratching their head and butts trying to figure out how to tune it effectively. Also shock adjustments are HUGE in making a car go down the track
Had a Quadrajet stumble into the shop today. Claimed it wou don't idle below 2000 RPM. My mentor started taking it apart and called for me to come have a look. All kinds of screwed up. Whoever had their hands on that carb has no business fixing anything! No wonder those carbs get such a bad rap.... It will be right when it leaves.
All the springs were in the wrong places. Threads close to being completely stripped. Body was epoxied to the throttle plate. Secondaries were not closing fully because of the epoxy. This person may have actually been blind.how could anyone screw up a Quadrajet?.......i think i could rebuild one blind folded......
All the springs were in the wrong places. Threads close to being completely stripped. Body was epoxied to the throttle plate. Secondaries were not closing fully because of the epoxy. This person may have actually been blind.
It happens to be off a 70 camaro. Original carb to the car.... It will be like new when it's done.WOW!!!!!! what a bone head......be better off with a new one good used one and rebuild it....
Thanks CM too often people forget it's a machine and all the pieces have to work together. I have been guilty of overlooking/forgetting on occasion myself. Some of the best advice I ever got in racing is 1. You have to know your individual car better than anyone else. Two cars built the same way by the same person on the same jig can respond differently. 2. Everything has to work together. 3. Don't try to turn the world instead be consistent. And I believe consistency is the biggest key