[QUOTE=Ed Wright;195929]
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Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN
Yep....When NHRA made all of the neat ole Jr. stockers become Super Stockers it was the end as us old timers know it. Some things were for the better such as a 9 inch slick instead of the 7 inchers and trimming the tires every few runs.
Yep, I went from breaking almost nothing to breaking more crap than you could haul off with a big truck. After changing to SS, I only won two races and set one record. And bought a lot of parts. The 12 bolt rear & 4speed 220hp Malibu was the car for my class then.
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Ed......I broke a lot of parts in 1972 also. I was running a 1969 350/300 HP Corvette in what was then H/S (10.5 lb break). I had Tony Pizza heads, Gebler Headers (remember those?), Firestone yellow dots, etc. I ran for 2 years and came within inches of beating Larry Lombardo (Before he drove for Da Grump) at 75&80 dragway several times. Back then you had to win class to run the eliminator. I ran 3 times a week at the D.C. area tracks and NEVER broke a thing. As soon as I changed stuff to Super Stock and and just an 8 inch slick I began to break everything except the steering wheel. Half shafts, ring and pinions, stub axels, transmissions, and on and on. The OEM Corvette parts were just as weak as the old chevy rear ends. Never broke the engine though. I feel your "pain".....lol. Thats when I started working for IHRA and then NHRA in 74-75 before going back to IHRA. I found it less expensive and less work.....lol.