I'm back and not too good with this forum stuff.
- Thread starter Bernie
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Welcome back. Sounds like a great tow/race car combination. What's your location?
You have the blue 65 409 that runs with the gasser gang at Empire correct?
Back,Bernie,Tell us more about your car please.7.60's is moving right along.What trans,convertor[if automatic]and gear are you running? Any idea what she weighs? 
Looks great Bernie. Those ProStar wheels blend in with the look painted black like that. I bet they look like stock black steelies when they are spinning at 100 mph.
car weighs 3600 with driver. has 4:56 gears. running 750 bubble pumper on factory 65 manifold. has 350 trans. with 2800 convertor.
engine is bored and stroked to 440 . solid cam. roller rockers. has 333 heads reworked with big block valves. heads also ported. for intake
manifold. Running sanderson block hugger headers.
engine is bored and stroked to 440 . solid cam. roller rockers. has 333 heads reworked with big block valves. heads also ported. for intake
manifold. Running sanderson block hugger headers.
WOW Bernie, your times are even more impressive considering the stock manifold, #333 heads, and block hugger headers. That is really getting with the program!! I get what you are saying about staying under the rollbar limits, but if you ever decide to cross the line the is plenty of potential ready for the taking. I sure wish my daddy would freshen up his old 69 BelAir and drive it again. I even bought all the parts to upgrade his open 2.56 twelve bolt to a posi 3.73.....then found him a spare rear so we don't even have to pull his out until it's time to swap them....but still can't seem to get him interested in it again.
is there any nostalgia racing in your area? Maybe take him to an event or two. That's how it happened to me. Started helping other guys with their
cars, then had to have my own. Wanted something different so I went with a w block car. And a 65 was the last year! Not many seen. Took 1.5 years to
build. Car was an original 6 cylinder. But was fun to build, and even more fun too drive! Get him out, nothing like smoking tires and good shootout
between a couple old guys trying to tree each other!
cars, then had to have my own. Wanted something different so I went with a w block car. And a 65 was the last year! Not many seen. Took 1.5 years to
build. Car was an original 6 cylinder. But was fun to build, and even more fun too drive! Get him out, nothing like smoking tires and good shootout
between a couple old guys trying to tree each other!
We used to go to a lot of that stuff. I guess he just got tired or it? I don't know. The last few times I've gotten him around other car people he's talked about selling stuff instead of the fixing it reaction I wanted.
I too really like the black wheel.... it's a good look ..nice!
That was a steal!! I have a spare pair of pro stars that were painted black with new radials and I wouldn't take $200 for them.