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Originally Posted by Bill Bogues
To me it's as much fun to try stuff with it to make it go as it is to race it. Bill

That was my motivation with the Achieva. I've done a few more things to the car this year. Too much life keeps getting in the way. Race time just hasn't fit in my schedule. Hopefully next year is better, maybe early spring I can get back to a track.

That was the fun part of it for me. Making a few changes and seeing how the car performed. Slow cars are just as much fun as fast cars, if you approach them the right way. It's also fun when you beat somebody with a decent car or show up some kid in his street car and he comes over and wants to see the car that just beat him.

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once upon a time I had a 74 matador coupe with a 304/727....would have made an unusual u/sa car.....too bad a boulder had to go thru the roof.....honest,it did...

no idea if it had potential or not to be competitive..




hope I didn't throw anybody 'under the bus" ;)

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I thought Mike was in the final at the '87 Keystone Nationals?

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Tom,
Someone in California a few years ago ran a '74 Matador wagon in U with the 304 - 2V combo. I believe it was posted here in the classified section for sale a while back.

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Etown and Atco if I remember right but I think it was 1997.

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Yes, but it was in V/SA, I'm pretty sure.

Ed F won a divisional in T/SA also

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My r/u was to that little Pa mountain man at Delmar in 2000 I believe.That's when I learned you can't womp a six cylinder car in the lights.

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Freedom.

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Del-Mar and Atco in 2003 as a U/SA car, when I was somebody. I liked running the car in U because it was a lot easier and more fun to drive but I lost a bunch against the index. Please don't ask me what I've done lately.

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Hey Joe Huestis this is Willie Lamprecht,
You told me you still had a 262 ( or 267?) from the Monza, besides the Monza what other body combinations would that fit in?

Will Lamprecht
Div 1 65 Impala I/H stck

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75 Nova but with a smaller carb. But with that difference you might get NHRA to take the HP factor off of it.

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Well I had atco right just the rest wrong getting old lol

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Okay,,,I'm wrong...Neil was right ...Won't be the first time.
How about the National ,Division wins? V/SA right?

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The best thing about U/SA......The guys who race them. Ive met quite few and guys like Ron Ortiz, Billy Nees, and several more dont come any better. Thats why I posted win and runner up money at Mike Beards race. If I can make it I will be there to cheer you guys on. If not...I will mail you a check. May the best person win.

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They still have to spot my V/Stocker at least .4 seconds.

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Will,
I will sell all my 262 stuff, 2 complete engines with a Deano carb for the Nova combo and a Doug Smith carb for the Monza '76 combo. Complete with Bullett Cam, Schubecks,etc. less distributor, water pump
Needs freshening. Have Hooker #2135 headers for monza too.
As was stated in Billy's Dime rocket thread the Nova would be a force in U/SA.

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I see a 4door showdown: Dart vs Nova vs Maverick vs AMC...in my dreams anyway!

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I love odd ball stuff....U/SA huh? How about this?
http://halifax.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehi...eaturedAdZtrue

71 mustang grande with a 250 6 cyl and 3spd manual! Throw a c-4 in it and...watch everyone drive away:(

Too bad the 250 is such a pig, that would be a hilarious stocker! LOL!

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Bring them on, I haven't had a heads up yet.

Jim Mantle U/V/SA 6632 77 Pacer

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Jim,you only have a 3 door,with wood grain to boot.

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yeah, but 1 side is longer than the other...should count for something;)

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I hope to make a Div 6 appearance in my Comet next year...

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Ed, I think I've got the only Pacer wagon I've seen that didn't come with woodgrain. I think that makes it faster.

Jim Mantle U/V/SA 68

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Coitenly

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Ed, I believe you're one of only 4 knuckleheads that know how to spell that! :eek:

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nyuk, nyuk, nyuk

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Whoo whoo whoo whoo whoo.................................

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Ed, please get back on your meds.........;)

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Sorry just deleted this was not meaning to get the post off track

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Deleted to stay on topic..

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so...
how many of you forum guys are gonna have, build, buy or borrow a U/SA car for the U/SA SHOOUOUT (currently working on TURTLE Wax sponsorship, but already worth an extra $300 - $400 bucks i believe)...

cookout friday night, bring something to cook, and drink :)

captain jack

ortiz you better be planning on being here !

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I am. Already have the time off, and family in Michigan to visit along the way, I will be there!

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Love to but too far to travel. Should get a good turnout since the 302 Ford guys can now run U. 129 HP, really?

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Yeah 302 2bbl's will out number sbc at every race now! There won't be the masses of 69 camaro's with sbc, they'll all park them because of one wrong hp rating...because that's never happened before, hp rating were always dead on....

Man, it's wrong, we get it, get over it, please ahfs will correct it.

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Not in our lifetime!!!

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What U/SA shootout? When and where?

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U/SA is just plain awesome !

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Capt Jack, what weight do you normally run at in U/SA?

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Don't anybody tell him...He'll have to read the whole forum from now on :-)