Thread: Move over John Force, I'm going racing !

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Good news Don. I started reading this and thought oh no, but good news that it was nothing permanent or bad!

For not being able to hook up, a 12 sec. run is very respectable!

I am with you about not wanting to go faster without some more protection...

More than anything, I am a little PO'd at myself for letting that distributor loose. I could have beaten that Cuda.

I think I have been bitten by the drag racing bug. I spent last night cleaning the block and pistons from the Camaro ex racer I bought a couple of years ago. Don't know what I am going to put it in, but all machine work is done on the block it just needs fresh cam bearings, the head mounting surfaces decked a little, and the cylinders honed to make it usuable. The World Product heads look good, but I'll get them freshened up. It came with an AirGap intake, Holley 750 DP, electric water pump, B&M TH350, some MSD ignition stuff, and roller rockers, so it won't cost a fortune to make a nice little bracket motor out of it.

I would like to put together an old timey Bantam altered, but I do have the 93 Mustang Don just gave me in trade for the 460 stuff. When I told Don I was thinking of putting the Chevy in the Mustang he said "No way, I'll buy you a Ford motor before I see that happen !"

Don

Chevys in a Ford seem natural... Been happening since the beginning of rodding... Tell Don to get over it! LOL

Hehe, I would put another Ford engine in it, but I am fresh out of them.

Don

Yep you got the bug,, Racing fever no cure you have to go racing

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

More than anything, I am a little PO'd at myself for letting that distributor loose. I could have beaten that Cuda.

I think I have been bitten by the drag racing bug. I spent last night cleaning the block and pistons from the Camaro ex racer I bought a couple of years ago. Don't know what I am going to put it in, but all machine work is done on the block it just needs fresh cam bearings, the head mounting surfaces decked a little, and the cylinders honed to make it usuable. The World Product heads look good, but I'll get them freshened up. It came with an AirGap intake, Holley 750 DP, electric water pump, B&M TH350, some MSD ignition stuff, and roller rockers, so it won't cost a fortune to make a nice little bracket motor out of it.

I would like to put together an old timey Bantam altered, but I do have the 93 Mustang Don just gave me in trade for the 460 stuff. When I told Don I was thinking of putting the Chevy in the Mustang he said "No way, I'll buy you a Ford motor before I see that happen !"

Don

Don-look at racingjunk.com.I think I saw some Bantams rollers priced right in Florida.

Originally Posted by 1gary

Don-look at racingjunk.com.I think I saw some Bantams rollers priced right in Florida.

Oh sure, you are what they call an "enabler."

I'll go look, thanks.


Don

Yep Don.From the cheap seats........well really not if you only knew.

Going to cure the national debt between you and Dave.

Hey Don you can't put that Chevy in the Ford, its sacrilidge !!! I like the idea of a Bantam though, Cool

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

More than anything, I am a little PO'd at myself for letting that distributor loose. I could have beaten that Cuda.

I think I have been bitten by the drag racing bug. I spent last night cleaning the block and pistons from the Camaro ex racer I bought a couple of years ago. Don't know what I am going to put it in, but all machine work is done on the block it just needs fresh cam bearings, the head mounting surfaces decked a little, and the cylinders honed to make it usuable. The World Product heads look good, but I'll get them freshened up. It came with an AirGap intake, Holley 750 DP, electric water pump, B&M TH350, some MSD ignition stuff, and roller rockers, so it won't cost a fortune to make a nice little bracket motor out of it.

I would like to put together an old timey Bantam altered, but I do have the 93 Mustang Don just gave me in trade for the 460 stuff. When I told Don I was thinking of putting the Chevy in the Mustang he said "No way, I'll buy you a Ford motor before I see that happen !"

Don

I keep trying to get people to put Fords in Chevys, got even the playing field!

Originally Posted by stovens

I keep trying to get people to put Fords in Chevys, got even the playing field!

i just did
302 ford in my 27 chevy...

Don,I consider you as a on line friend.Because of that I wouldn't be a very good friend if I urged you(please,please,I mean no offense)to get into a car that you where over your head.I have said that I know I have some 4.0 lights left in me and some 9.90 passes too.BUT I also know that me as a main driver my back given my age would not put up with letting go of a tranny brake and I would be hurting the rest of the week.My RT's are not as good as they once where either,so driving the car as I should way ahead of where I am isn't as good either.I have know guys that made big moves in ET's faster and ended up getting themselves in trouble.Joe Laspata raced RED's for yrs and made a move to a Spitzer alter.From the very first pass he was having issues because that car hit so hard on the leave.He was banging his head on the cage and added foam to it with little relief.He was having a hard time keeping up with the car driving too.So I agree bud,build something you all can have fun with and the hell with what anyone else says.If it is a super light Alter,make it so it is a economy move to save on not much of a engine and then lower the costs of the build.

A friend of mine here in town runs an auto repair shop I should say he dose all the repairs. I know this because when he gets behind he calls me. He has a Opel with a BBC in it running Alcohol, runs in the 8s all day long. If he isn't driving hes helping others get ready. NOW get this He's 76 years old. A neater guy you could not find, Sharp as a tac.

Funny you should mention about hurting after racing your car. I think I gave myself a mild case of whiplash from that heavy helmet and slamming gears. My neck has been a little sore all week after Sunday. Old age sure has a way of letting you know you can't fool around the way you used to and get away with it. If I do build a little drag car I don't care about the et's too much, just so it is consistant. It will definitely have an automatic, it was too hard for me to concentrate on keeping the car straight and shifting. I don't think I glanced at the tach one time all day, I just shifted by instinct.

Charlie, hats off to your 76 year old buddy. I can't see myself doing that in 10 more years.


Don