AA/SA @ Norwalk OH

[George Fitzpatrick]

Well now I know why I haven’t been getting my newspaper. The “paper boy” is out drag racing. Wow what would that combo run with the cross ram? Hey let’s see if we can get NHRA to approve that. It’s only paper Right? On serious note, we all follow the rules that are given to us. That’s why my cuda sits in garage (3825 LBS A/SA) .

[Larry Hill]

I forgot to mention the car in the picture for best appearing had an AAR hood on it. A picture is always worth a 1000 words.

[Bobby DiDomenico]

Originally Posted by Myron Piatek

Same deal with the Challengers. That's why you see so many different combos with the fiberglass 1970 Challenger T/A hood. The T/A scoop is superior to the shaker. Don't know how the AAR hood compares to the shaker.

We have always been mistified by these big block cars with the 340 glass hoods. I had two friends that owned 340 Six Pack cars, a yellow AAR 'Cuda and a Plum Crazy T/A Challenger. The often repeated line has always been they were factory installed but has anyone ever seen an original big block car with one in a collection? Wouldn't they be a rare car to collect?

We DID in fact have at least two 1970 455 Stage 2 Buicks in my neighborhood.

Maybe they should be in Stock Eliminator? ;-)

[junior barns]

We DID in fact have at least two 1970 455 Stage 2 Buicks in my neighborhood.

Maybe they should be in Stock Eliminator? ;-)



Now this would be neat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bobby DiDomenico]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

I believe you are correct I just need to work on my stuff. I would appreciate your help, I have a 1972 Dodge Charger with a 400 4sp. I was wondering what class that it would figure?

Thanks for your Help.

Larry,

You have discovered NHRA's little secret. It was even in the National Dragster (Mike Dunn's column?) how Fuller's Top Fuel car has a better chassis than some of the other cars because he is short and the car is built different allowing more flex in the front half of the chassis. Maybe NHRA should have all the drivers weigh (use 200?) and have to add any "short" weight in the drivers seat area. Just think, you and Jeff T. might be the only guys tossing weight out of their cars!!

[Randall Klein]

In reference to George Fitzpatrick's 'cuda being parked...that is the real tragedy as NHRA waters down what is a production car....real cars, real people are parked because of "paper"...put them in FX, A B or C

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by GARY JACOB

I have an original nascar short track intake and carb. The intake is a dual plane type and the carb is a vacuum secondary with lemans type bowls. The carb is listed in the holley spec manual as a 1965 hemi nascar. The intake looks just like the later crate hemi single carb intake but is made from mag.

I stand corrected....Its possable the 3 barrel carb was a 1964 piece and not a 1965 or was there a difference in the short track combo vs the Daytona (long track) version ?? The 3 barrel Holley was also a vacuum seconday 850 (or 950?) CFM carb. We ran one on a bracket car back in the stone age. I will look it up when I can find the paper work I have stored away.

[David Barton]

Larry, before I jump to any conclusions which hood and engine combo do you run?

[Evan Smith]

Randall and George,

As a SRAC member, I spoke with NHRA (over a year ago) about the factor on the Hemi, and at one point was told that it was going to get a reduction after a two-year period—it never happened. I tried to fight the good fight, but didn't win.

It was also unfair that the 440x6 in the B-Body got hit to the moon, when the A-body with a similar chassis got nothing (had the A-Body been included it could have brought the entire average down). Moreover, NHRA hit the 350 Chevy based on runs make by a Camaro and a Corvette? There is clearly little logic applied at times, and this was brought to the attention of high-ranking NHRA officials, albeit with zero response.

I am certainly not one to bash NHRA because I feel that most of the guys sportsman racers deal with are good people, but it's amazing to me that we could make a few simple changes to "enhance" the sport, yet no one wants to act and make such improvements.

Evan

[Jeff Teuton]

The Nascar intake was a large cross ram and the carb (including the 3 bbl) sat in a 'bathtub' in the middle. We raced one in a mud racing truck in the 80's. If the combo was 430 with that manifold, it would be ok. That thing they make you use was not even made till about 10 or 15 years later. And as for the scoops that came in some of the cars, anything was possible then. How about a blue car with a red interior? The last 69 cop car we sold was that. Or a 69 Coronet R/T Pale yellow, green interior, and a bright red stripe. We had that too. How about a street hemi manifold with inline AFB's that was sunk in the middle like the Titanic. Still got that one. And there are some of the original Nascar manifolds around, just a little hard to find. Anybody need any 'still in the box' 64 Nascar rods. If you ever observe some of the die cast Hemi motors, some of them have a very close model of the single 4bbl manifold on them.