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i am not to young to rewmember the statement "when drag racing meant the fastest car" and it wasn't always the the one with the most money either, i understand...
gearhead1600
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Nov 9, 2000
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Figured I'd let you guys know what I have and my plans. I have a '65 Ponch Acadian Invader(Canada GM version of basic Chevy II) with a 404 sbC in it currently....
coldfeelings28
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Nov 9, 2000
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Check out www.nitroparts.com for lots of pictures of old chassis, like the dragmaster...
jbracerx
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Nov 10, 2000
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a 41 willys with the wheels three feet in the air,a blown 392 with the barn doors wide open,goin' sideways at da tree!!! man, now that was racin'!!! BEAR...
bre510s
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Nov 23, 2000
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Know the feeling of having the wheels 6' in the air, A true E-Ticket ride!...
jbracerx
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Nov 25, 2000
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My Dad was a former drag racer, and in the mid to late 60's & early 70's, he campaigned a 1955 Chevy Bel Air 2 door hardtop, powered by an injected 426 ...
wvracefan
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Dec 23, 2000
3:19 pm
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Like to see the pix. Ran a similar car on the west coast with an injected 409. Work is allowing me to get on the computer a little more often now, glad to see...
jalopy45
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Dec 28, 2000
10:58 pm
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just aquired 3 good 283 blocks and cranks with a Milodon 4 bolt main cap kit and 15 Ross .060 over 13.5:1 piston for $200. Considered building a street rod but...
jalopy45
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Jan 7, 2001
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Are the cranks stock 283 steel? Do you have any good connecting rods ? Are you gonna go with injector stacks or blower hat injection ? I believe a complete ...
wvracefan
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Jan 8, 2001
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The cranks are steel, but I need some rods. The pistons are made for floating pins. As for the injection, either a hilborn or enderle stack unit would fit the...
jalopy45
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Jan 10, 2001
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Added some links to the page, will add more when I find them or feel free to add yourselves!!...
jalopy45
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Jan 10, 2001
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Invest in a set of Power Detroit Ultimate Duty Billet steel rods from Competition Products, They are a great rod, relatively lightweight, and priced really ...
wvracefan
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Jan 13, 2001
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A friend is trying to find the original owner of his car for photo's and info. It is a front engine dragster with a 392 hemi that was raced in the '60's by a ...
jalopy45
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Jan 14, 2001
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WHERE HAVE THEY GONE! or where are they hiding...thanks for letting me know about the new links and looked at a few i didnt know about and prettymuch came up...
gearhead1600
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Jan 15, 2001
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try looking in hotrodarchives.com. I remember them doing these swaps with kits that were available at the time (late 60's to early 70's). It was a bolt in...
jalopy45
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Jan 19, 2001
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You might try looking at a site called (Nitroparts.com) they have quite a good selection of pictures from the 50's on up on the front engine fuel cars. It is a...
rollingchassis
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Jan 20, 2001
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The pix are great!! Tried looking in Nitroparts.com, and about 30 more sites but I haven't given up yet. Even tried summitracing.com seeing that is their back...
jalopy45
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Jan 20, 2001
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Im on the east coast their are old race cars out their just go to track on old time drags.I also love straight tube axle Wheels up launchs I ran a 41 willys ...
my63z11
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Jan 20, 2001
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Found some new C+A aluminum rods already set up for full floating pins in the local Trading Post newspaper for $125 for the 8. The project proceedes....
jalopy45
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Jan 21, 2001
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that might be so but what i was getting at is were have the street versions gone...can't all been junked/crashed/or parted out..thought the hot rod mag with...
gearhead1600
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Jan 22, 2001
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I, for one, am somewhat still new to the "car" scene(with all its varieties) compared to a lot of guys but am the recent owner of a '65 Pontiac Acadian Invader...
coldfeelings28
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Jan 22, 2001
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How about some straight axle Henry J's. If your interested check out my new page for HJ fans. Click on my profile and will link to my page. If you like it be...
hotrodhenryj
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Jan 23, 2001
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How about some straight axle Henry J's. If your interested check out my new page for HJ fans. Click on my profile and will link to my page. If you like it be...
hotrodhenryj
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Jan 23, 2001
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It's worthwhile to look at hotrodhenryj's web page, I'm hoping you post it in our links. Great job and nice cars....
jalopy45
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Jan 25, 2001
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One if the wildest ones ever is in the NHRA museum. They have a picture of it if you go to the links and click on NHRA and then click on the museum....
jalopy45
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Jan 27, 2001
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Thanks fellas i appreciate the leeds and have checked out the j page, its OUTRAGEOUS! love the boneyard,oldtime henry's,Mastrianni 51,shans,fugly,a/g j on the ...
gearhead1600
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Jan 28, 2001
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Purchased a chromed straight tube axle with two 18" wire wheels mounted on Anglia spindles and chromed top mount spring for $160 in the local paper. Will...
jalopy45
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Feb 9, 2001
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There are now over 50 links in the link section. Any ones you feel should be in there, feel free to enter them....
jalopy45
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Feb 11, 2001
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Anyone going to Banning for the Night of fire? if so we'll see you there, Joe, M & V B/Altered...
jbracerx
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Feb 11, 2001
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You must have a great local paper can i get it b <br>y mail IAM in NJ if you change your mind about...
my63z11
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Feb 15, 2001
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