The best "Dime Rocket" combos!

[MikeMoller]

Originally Posted by Coleydog

How come the 70-71 318 has 185 hp and the 73 has 169 hp? Specifications are basically the same.
Mike

Note that the 69 318 is at 172, same specs as 73. A 69 charger can run R, T and U.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Bob Shaw

Years ago I was studying the guide and I thought a 1995 Ford Escort might work. I bought one for $400. Chris Padgett reground the stock cam, I had the stall speed raised in the stock torque convertor, put a stock header from an Escort GT on it and squeezed the fuel pressure regulator in a vice to raise the fuel pressure. Didn't do anything to the engine, not even a valve job. Might have bought new spark plugs. I don't remember. Stock wheels and tires. It had a factory tach and temp gage. It ran .45 under the index. I rented it out for a few races, then sold it for $2000.
Anybody can afford to build a stock car, it's just a matter of how fast you want to go.

There ya have it! Straight from the King of going VERY fast........ slowly!

[jmcarter]

Originally Posted by MikeMoller

Note that the 69 318 is at 172, same specs as 73. A 69 charger can run R, T and U.

Nowhere in a dime thread can you squeeze a 69 Charger, sorry you just can’t, it’s plum immoral. Have always been intrigued by these cheaper slow rollers (if you watched Warren’s excellent show from the Vegas LODRS race and didn’t find yourself rooting for Ellam’s Pinto then you shouldn’t be looking at this thread) and the thought of squeezing in a little Escort stocker in place of a golf cart is starting my wheels turning.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by jmcarter

Nowhere in a dime thread can you squeeze a 69 Charger, sorry you just can’t, it’s plum immoral. Have always been intrigued by these cheaper slow rollers (if you watched Warren’s excellent show from the Vegas LODRS race and didn’t find yourself rooting for Ellam’s Pinto then you shouldn’t be looking at this thread) and the thought of squeezing in a little Escort stocker in place of a golf cart is starting my wheels turning.

But ya could find an old Coronet, even a 4 door and then you're not cutting up a collectable car. Even I have my limits as to what I'll cut up!

[Billy Nees]

Spending some time reading old threads on classracer!

[Dave Noll]

Originally Posted by jmcarter

and the thought of squeezing in a little Escort stocker in place of a golf cart is starting my wheels turning.

Its not quite that tight.

[joe huestis]

Before I had decided on building my Camaro, I had tossed around putting together an ‘83 Monte Carlo 305 small Cam dish piston combo together for N/SA. No roll- bar required. Only went with the Camaro because of the cost. The Camaro already had an 8.5 rear and would have had to locate one for a Monte due to it’s only 7.5 plus I located a Camaro body fairly easy.

[Doug Hoven]

A combo that may be competitive if it was in the guide would be a 2000 explorer with the 5.0. Factory rated at 215hp and 4,200 pound shipping weight puts it at 19.5. The gt40p heads are WAY better than any production small block ford head out of the box, and the intakes are very desirable among the 5.0 community. The camshaft lift may be low at .422/.448, but other small cam 302 combinations have made good power before. If anything it would be a good engine for GT.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

So my New Year's resolution is to stop being a crusty old poop and quit complaining about NHRA rules and regs (and combos) that I can't fix anyway. Vic just started a thread about "The Best 60's Stockers" and Travis brought up building a 60's Stocker for $400 bucks. i think that counts as a "Dime Rocket" even though $400 bucks was worth a bunch more back then.
It's the middle of winter and there's no a lot of other stuff to do so let's hear what you've got! Vic? Travis? Bender? Yac? Dwight?

Here ya go! Or you can search Dime Rockets and find a bunch of good threads!