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Old 02-11-2009, 08:46 AM   #7
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Default Re: Widest Tire for 66 Impala?

When I built my car a lot of attention was on reliability, many people said with a stick shift the car would be a parts breaker. Most of those were old time racers who used 3200 lb pressure clutches with factory style 4 speeds back in the day. I run a jerico with a Mcleod adgustable clutch with very light pressurre, even a 14lb flywheel.

I did a frame off build doing some strengthing of key areas tying everithing together with the roll bar and a extra cross brace located to the weak point of these cars which is the rear upper control bars crossmember. Plus solid body bushings all throughout and a 3.5 inch moly driveshaft.

In over 90 passes I have only broken 1 set of rear gears, that was only because they were Street gears, which I have now replaced with Pro gears.

I have not been racing in the last few years, but plan to be out this year now living in Div 2 Check out video.



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