Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

Bob, do you know where there is a Vega, Monza or Astre laying around?

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

There is a 77 Astre on EBay right now. Bid is at $3000, reserve not met.

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

I have a nice 83 malibu wagon roller I would trade for a monza or sell cheap

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Sold

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

How about a new "Junior Stocker" Eliminator format where only lower class, maybe I to V Stock run. It seems the higher HP upper class cars always win. just a thought.

Will Lamprecht
Tuns of Fun 65 Impala in progress

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

What year(s) would it have to be? What engine would be preferred?

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

My brother Carl shot that video of Danny Rockwell's Pinto from the tower at Connecticut Dragway. In 1981 not a lot of people had video equiptment , which at that time was a suitcase strapped around your shoulder connected to a large camera, so the track thought he was from a TV station or something and let him film from the tower.

Will Lamprecht

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

Man that car is a boat at nearly 4k lbs. Definitely fits the different & unique factor. I would never have imagined hearing the term faster than stink and Imperial used in the same sentence lol.

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

Hey, big cars need love too lol...

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

Billy, here was my bothers V/SA Nova 1984?

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL-Xp3gMWuw"]VSA Nova - YouTube[/ame]

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

That's only because we're outnumbered.
Jim Mantle V/SA

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

When its on the top of the qulifiying sheet it would be. If i did not have so many irons in the fire this would be a neat car to make fly.

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

Claim 83 with FI and loose 45 HP! Same heads, pistons and cam.

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

There's an 81 injected Imperial for sale on ebay cheap, hard to find considering many were converted over to carbs. I would think the fuel injection would be an obstacle on this one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1981-...#ht_500wt_1182

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

I raced a 2400 lb car and now have a 4400 lb car. They are all fun!!

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

I'm always looking at dime rocket possibilities related to Mopars but the intake required to be used on this once looks pretty restrictive.

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

I'm not all that familiar with the 69 318 but I do know that the early 70s 318s came with both dual and single plane intakes and they(the single planes) look pretty "spiffy".

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

I have a friend with a 78 camaro lt 305 4speed ac, ps, pb for sale in az never been hit bone dry car. 480 898 1900 howard 78 Camaro type LT makes U/S OR U/SA with 305 2V!

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

Why run U/SA? Leave the stick in it!

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Well, it looks like there's a new "Dime Rocket King" out there! 72-82 FFFord 302/ 2V in the light body styles can make U! I'd be willing to bet that I could almost index in a stock car.

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Billy, see my response on the "OK" thread. We could become folklore for years to come.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA Once upon a time there were these two elders who were young

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

I still have access to a 79 Fairmont Wagon, manual steering and brakes already, was gonna be a 200 6cyl car, plus a 4cyl crossemember (V8 and 4cyl are the same) if anyone wants a starter project...

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

This is a T/SA or U/SA

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This one is a R/SA to U/SA

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

I think those cars should have been going faster as they were..

Just my opinion..

Glad those guys got what they did...but to me, it shows one of the inadequacies of the
AHFS system

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

Mark, to get something straight, this had nothing to do with the AHFS, it was a "correction".

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

Well, in that case, almost every other combo would need a correction too...to OEM ratings,
right?

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And of course, the two cars pictured are in my division...damn.

On the plus side, they're now out of my class...

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A correction I would like to see is the 55 Chevy back to 180 HP

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James Lee would go for that.

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And what pops up in my local auto trader? An 82 Mustang 302/4spd for $500!

Damn!

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

I love this thread! Maybe we can find more? It would be great if NHRA looked at all the other small 2bbl combos and showed them some love, so there isnt just a wave of Mavericks and Comets out there?

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

how about this one I just tripped over 1974 Buick Century, pick a body style 455, 190 HP BIG ***** 2 barrel carburito
whatcha think about this one billy and yac? dwight? etc? most parts over the counter or bone yard available almost anyone should be able to make this one run, talk about easy to drive, this one is a stab and steer with the right converter :)

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

The bones for that one could be had in my neck of the woods for $500!

How about this one for cheapest overall from scratch build? 79 Impala 4dr 305, natural U at 20.04, could buy a used converter, cam, and gear and some street headers and be on track for no more than $1500? These grannymobiles are everywhere!

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

Which combo does Lee Tuttle run in his '81 Camaro for U/SA ? Is it the 267 V8 0r the V6 229 ? Happen to see it run on the Motor Mania Live TV coverage this past weekend from FLA.

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

NHRA factor is 285 and it has the same size carb as a 350 Buick AND some Buick V6s. I think that this one is a bow-wow Alex.

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

Joe, I'd have to put my eyeballs on that one. Every 79 305/2V that I ever saw had a Dual-jet carb, not a 2G. I guess that it's possible but I'd call it a 78.

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

The last time that I saw it, it was a 267. That would be fun with a 4 speed!

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

There is a 79 in my local wrecking yard; it has a 2G on it, but who knows?

78 looks like a natural R, could be a T, still doable?

I just wanna see more oddballs in U!

Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 

I picture those Caprice/Impalas as being our generations 55-57 cars?

Here's one, it would need weight removed, but on the plus you could race in rich, corinthian leather: 77-78 Cordoba 318. Very plentiful in my neck of the woods, 8 1/4 rear (B-body 8 3/4 will fit), sturdy and cheap (demo derby guys LOVE them), they come in at 21.19, (3900 lbs!) but I know firsthand they are loaded with unnecessary lean-burn emissions crap and sound deadener, so getting some weight out wouldn't be as daunting as one might think. It also looks like, though maybe a deal breaker, the Edelbrock heads are allowed?