Fly Weights

[Tom keedle]

Originally Posted by The Hawk

That was the first one I thought of. Very light for a car in V/SA. How about `78 GM H Body (Monza,Skyhawk etc.) 105/130 231 Buick V-6 2770# with driver in U/SA.

so, what did your Skyhawk(?) weigh?

[ken robinson]

That 63 olds jetfire is a small v8 alum block , turbo or replacement q jet 11.1 cr. Was that car IRS or straight rear ?You can lose the powerglide for a 3spd now . Really hard to find parts for that combo .

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by ken robinson

That 63 olds jetfire is a small v8 alum block , turbo or replacement q jet 11.1 cr. Was that car IRS or straight rear ?You can lose the powerglide for a 3spd now . Really hard to find parts for that combo .

Jetfire (turbo) came out in 62..Std Corvair type T3 turbo

Not a Q jet , a 4GC

Pontiac was the only 61-63 (big) compact with IRS..Buck, Olds were straight rear, four arm susp.

Pontiac used a variation of the Powerglide...Oldes were three speed Roto Hydramatics
(Slim Jims)
No modern 3 speed will bolt to that block...Don't know about the later Rover version bolt pattern

Carry on...

[Joe Toller]

68 Ford Falcon Coupe, 115hp 200, 2700# to make V with driver.

The pocket rocket: 71 Pinto, 2.0, hits U at a svelte 2170#.

[rawhide]

Originally Posted by iraceitall

68 Ford Falcon Coupe, 115hp 200, 2700# to make V with driver.

The pocket rocket: 71 Pinto, 2.3, hits U at a svelte 2170#.

I did not look in the guide but the 2.3L engine did not come out until 1974.
regards, Roland

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by iraceitall

68 Ford Falcon Coupe, 115hp 200, 2700# to make V with driver.

The pocket rocket: 71 Pinto, 2.3, hits U at a svelte 2170#.

It's a 2000 SOHCammer ...Actually I like it, with today's rules

Compression , carb, cam, 3 " stroke ..very little drivetrain issues at that weight.
Easy U/Stock index runner.......(A little over 1 hp per cube)

[Robert Swartz]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

It's a 2000 SOHCammer ...Actually I like it, with today's rules

Compression , carb, cam, 3 " stroke ..very little drivetrain issues at that weight.
Easy U/Stock index runner.......(A little over 1 hp per cube)

Mark,

Funny you mention the 2000cc engine. I know for a fact my old buddy, Kenny Meek still has the Pinto that he and his brother set numerous records with in the mid to late 70's. They had the different body parts to make that car anything from a 71 to 73. 74's had the impact bumpers, I had one of those. It classed in X.

I stumbled into Toby (his older brother) at a restaurant awhile back. We spent the morning discussing that car. I too, think it has a ton of potential with todays rules. I was there for most of it, we ran that car in U, V and W. At different times we held records in V and W in both NHRA and IHRA. Last record I remember them setting was in V at 15.03. I know that car had 14.8-9 potential. That was with 1977 rules.

With todays piston, cam and valve spring rules. The fact you could put a good transmission, flywheel and clutch behind it. Add in a real rear end with some gear selection. I can see this combo being stupid fast with a little work.

[Billy Nees]

Middle of winter, anybody up for some "Light" reading?

I hope that Kenny doesn't mind me bringing these back to the top, I'm bored.

[jmantle]

Originally Posted by ken robinson

That 63 olds jetfire is a small v8 alum block , turbo or replacement q jet 11.1 cr. Was that car IRS or straight rear ?You can lose the powerglide for a 3spd now . Really hard to find parts for that combo .

All 61 to 63 F85's automatics came with a Roto 5 transmission, a smaller version of the transmission used in full sized Olds and some Pontiacs. The only PG's in those series of cars was in the Tempest, used a Corvair powerglide. Only the Tempest was IRS.

Jim Mantle V/SA 6632

[The Hawk]

Originally Posted by Tom keedle

so, what did your Skyhawk(?) weigh?

I`ve run it in U/SA in the past. For U the min is 2770,V is 3030 with driver.