well,you guys have just about ....

[gmonde]

i am still tossing the idea around ,,it would be a cool combo gmonde

[danny waters sr]

Started my car 3 years ago from scratch. I am just now getting it to be a 6 or 7 tenths under car in IHRA and " now " a 3 or 4 under NHRA. I still ain't giving up yet. I have had some help on here and some no help on here. Just trying things as i can afford them . I remember not even hitting the index at first. Still proud of what i have acomplished in 3 years. Don't give up and don't let some of the the " B S " on here lead you in the wrong direction . Good Luck.

[Jeff Lee]

The 290 / 210 HP AMC is a GREAT combo to build. It's killing 'em in the SS/MA class!
What may be lost on some is the fact NHRA class racing NEVER used to be easy with guys working their *** off for years to RUN THE INDEX, much less under or setting a record. And NHRA had their issues back then just as today. But then there wasn't the internet for instant gossip or bitchin'; you had to go to the track to be a part of that. An outsider never would have heard all of this garbage, now anybody can listen in.
The perseverance to make it happen is what separates the men from the boys. I started in D/S with my AMX and was in the same class and races frequented by a Rob Youngblood with his '71 Boss 351 which was capable of sub 10.50's against my 11.50's or so. I did move to E/S and eventually held the record. With Rob in my sights I moved back to D/S eventually going 10.50's, close enough for a good race against Rob. Unfortunately he had moved to SS/J by then. But the point is quitters quit and those that want to succeed, do. Now I've moved to SS as well. And I won't be happy until I have the fastest in my class.
Like I said, that 290 with the superseded heads is worth the effort. It's up to you to prove it.

[Ed Fernandez]

That combo is on the official Billy Nees Killer Combo list.

[69Cobra]

I agree with what Jeff said. Quiters quit and people that want to succeed do. I'm also in the process of getting some pieces together to put our car back in the stock eliminator ranks. The bottom line is there is alot of knowledge here you just have to read between the lines to figure it out sometimes. I've also come to relize that the reason people bitch is because its easier than working on their **** to make it faster. So keep doing what you are doing because its what you want to do. Everybody has to have goals. Mine is winning class at Indy! What's yours?

[Paul Merolla]

Originally Posted by tomslik

me?!?!?!


anyway, i ain't giving up yet...

i'm a stubborn bastid, ask my wife....oh, what do she know, she's a full blooded german..

btw, we both grew up in hastings....

That's not what I meant... I was talking about certain people on this site that are always "Glass half empty".
And I agree 100% about hoping for some heads-up. I look forward to getting my share of ***-whoopins from the likes of the Schaechters, Parsons, Hladky, current F stick record holder Strang, etc. Maybe after I've been at it for some years, I'll be able to return a few.
It gets me to thinking about all the doomsday talk that goes on here...I realize the situation in NHRA and IHRA isn't perfect, but I think that even if they dump S/SS there are enough of us out here that enjoy the rules we are subject to that this type of racing will survive. Not everyone wants an expanded-metal grille and a 'glass tilt front end.

[Robert Swartz]

Originally Posted by tomslik

talked me out of building a stock eliminator car.
kinda makes me wonder why i'd want to after all the bickering....
****e, if i was building a bracket car, i'd be done by now

i stare at the rambler and think why bother?
throw a 401 in it and run the stickshift deal we've got out here.....

geezz.....

Man, been off the net for about 4 months, this is depressing. It is easy to get discouraged with this stuff. At least you're getting some progress on your stocker! I haven't had time to even START mine. Now, with all the talk of IHRA, maybe being in trouble (listening to the rumblings on here) down the road. My crate motor car may be an albatross before I even get it built?

Thing is, for me anyways, with these kinds of cars, you will naturally have your own expectations. If, you have experience of any kind with race cars. Track time will be reality crashing down on you. That's when you get a real idea of how much work you "still" have left to do.

Jeff Lee said it best, back in the old days (for me it was the early 70's), you didn't have all this internet stuff to wade thru. We read the magazines, sought out local people that could (read that as might) help, then we built our cars and went to the track. What to me has really changed is the exchange of information. It may not really stop many from making "the same old mistakes" but forums like this can give you pause to reflect on what you plan to attempt.

[Dick Butler]

NASH people, A friend in the 60s had a large sedan that had a 6 with 2 carbs and it was an automatic. Seemed pretty quick on the street. Any knowledge of this one?

[340Cuda]

Originally Posted by tomslik

talked me out of building a stock eliminator car.
kinda makes me wonder why i'd want to after all the bickering....
****e, if i was building a bracket car, i'd be done by now

i stare at the rambler and think why bother?
throw a 401 in it and run the stickshift deal we've got out here.....

geezz.....

Please get the car finished and make a decision on your own. I have been racing a long time and the small percentage of that time I have been able to "class" race rather than "bracket" race has been so much more fun and rewarding. I really can't tell you why but it has been.

Good Luck,
Bill Lamb

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Dick Butler

NASH people, A friend in the 60s had a large sedan that had a 6 with 2 carbs and it was an automatic. Seemed pretty quick on the street. Any knowledge of this one?

Dick,I think Nash used the Hudson straight 6 with two 2bbls.It was the famous Twin H
engine used by Hudson in the Hornets.They kicked *** in the early 50s,till the SBC
came along.