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And trust me the 2013 season for me was no picnic .And I do consider myself a true "hot rodder" . And a very Merry Christmas from those of us on the 'other coast'.
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If 320 horsepower is wrong,what would be right?
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When I saw Billy Nees spotted out a country mile at Cecil by a new COPO, it was cool to watch the hunt, and Billy prevailed, it was rather awesome.
I welcome the Land Yachts of yesteryear to help provide a tear to the new cars, lol..... I actually love all stocker/super stocker cars. (and trucks) But it's like the old wide world of sports opener, the agony of defeat. Sometimes Davy beats Goliath, sometimes he don't. Build what makes you happy. I will be there to watch in division 1 |
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The 74 & 75 are both @ 300hp. & with the grand canyon in the top of those pistons I don't think its factored wrong.I had a choice of 2 cars, my current Cougar or the LTD for an "N" car. I haven't seen a mad rush to build these cars, Vic is probably the only one actually putting one together. Mine is sitting in the yard rotting right now. I cant bear to have these 70's cars hauled off & crushed & get made back into Toyotas. When Vic said he was looking for a 460 I thought this was a good way to @ least resurrect part of an old friend back to racing.
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Who cares if the HP is right or wrong? I always thought that drag racing was build a car that you like and believe is competitive, put a dial in on the window and stage it. Being on the top of sheet or the bottom of the sheet won't mean a thing late Sunday afternoon when they hand you the clip board and a pencil.
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I have a '83 T-Bird bracket car with a '75 LTD 460 engine in it. All it has is an aluminum Performer intake and a cheapo Summit flat tappet cam. Still has the orginal 1975 piston rings.
Those engines are real low on compression ratio. Tough engines for sure, but those exhaust ports are weak. I would love to see someone build one of those 70's LTD and get it under the index.
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Billy, I agree us old F***ts could manage one of these cars and still have a good time driving. Often think about one of my most successful cars which was a 69 chevelle wagon which was a week end winner locally. Easy driving. LOW maintanence.but Heavy to haul around. Have a great Christmas Billy. I was offered a 76 Caprice 2 dr with 4000, original miles. Any good options for this one?
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You can make N with that puppy with a flat piston 305 and there are a couple of guys out there that can make them fly! AND it's 19 HP less than the same motor in a Camaro! Almost a no-brainer.
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No 4bbl 305 's in 76. You want the 400 @270 hp , 800 Qjet, 10.2 to one N, O , and P/SA 4085 in N..That's heavy enough!
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