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That is Muncie Dragway when the return road was on west side. The grass median running the full length and the woods to the southwest. Been down...
Well that is one step closer. So if anyone in Kansas knows the whereabouts, Cotton is looking.
Cotton Perry has been trying to locate this car. He sold it to Danny Davis in California. Its whereabouts seem to be unknown now. If anyone out...
So sorry to hear. I have never met your dad but had several phone conversations while resurrecting the Mazmanian Austin. He was very helpful and...
The set up you have will keep the rear centered, until you hit a bump. As the axle and the frame move closer together and the bar becomes...
Good grief!!!! A tunnel ram and red lines!! Hope it was fast. I looks like it most likely always had the nothing but the best. This car has been...
That car is so original and so cool it would be hard to mess with it. That said my thoughts would be do nothing to change the appearance, Under...
This was Mark Werner from Frankfort Indiana. He owned Werners Speed Shop. I think it ended up running in Gas classes and was painted candy red. I...
That is some really nice work on a very neat car!
You can tell a piston is hypereutectic because sooner or later it will be all over the bottom of the oil pan. It was a genius of marketing who was...
My thoughts on a twin engine car would be keeping the air/fuel ratios the same on each engine ...
My left hand story was a 1969 CHEVROLET Biscayne. Bought it for the wife to drive years ago. Went to put a set of rallye wheels on it. Did the...
When you say F Bird do you mean F as in supercharged? Is the blower stuff still there?
Red 65 Mustang here in Muncie named Pony Express. In the early to mid 70's it was built and raced by Phil Mann. In the later 70's he built a...
On the back of the race car of Famous Amos at Muncie Dragway " My Dixie Wrecked". I met my (now) wife just after I heard her laughing at the...
I wouldnt let a real life "race wound" keep you from going! As long as there is no structural damage go have fun and tell your story. Now if you...
You should call Scott Tieman @ Supercar Specialties in Portland Mi. I dont have his number in front of me and I dont know how far away from you....
I personally think there are ALOT of restored cars out in the market that are being bought for between 30%-50% of the restoration cost. Add the...
The trans mount works just fine for a street car. If it is something you are going to race with maybe a trans brake and expect 60 foot times of...
I am looking for contact info for Zookeeper Hot Rods from (I think) Marion Iowa. Trying to get some history on a car. There seems to be little...
I have a Thermal Dynamics and would not trade it for any other. I can tell you the biggest POS was an ESAB. The key to a good plasma besides...
A converter with a stall speed of 2000-2300 is not going to act any different than a stock converter. That extra 1000 rpm of stall comes into play...
Lets place ourselves 20 years down the road, when all design work is done in India and all manufacturing is done in China. This will be acceptable...
i can hear that little 288 screamin now..most likely with a 40 pound flywheel. This picture has all i love.
This was parked from 1981 untill I bought it in August.
This is also the ex-Landy car. Note the holes in 1/4 windows and the casters still under the bumper
If her dad bought it new there is a good chance the original gun and cable assy is hanging somewhere, or lying in a box. It is alot handier to...
With tires, wheels and an interior cleanup. It has a (I think) a 289 maybe a 260 with a 2 speed automatic.
Picked this one up in August. It has been setting since 1981.
2 different big ford ends. Early uses 3/8 bolt to hold backing plate on. Late uses 1/2 bolt. Late distance from bearing to face of axle is 3/16...
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