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Great pics Mike. It was great to meet you. I wished I had looked at your car closer but the day went by really fast. I took a bunch of pictures...
Anyone know if Roy made it to the March Meet? I was going to call him before because he still needed to get his cylinder heads back on. Brian
We will see Roy? I don't think I will ever have one last this long again. Pretty lucky. Brian
I have not been here for quite some time either. I still don't care for the way the format of the site changed. I know. Get over it. I am...
I also used the Competition Engineering 90/10's but I switched a couple years ago to the Calvert 90-10's. The Calvert's are really loose on...
Dale; I am no expert on carbs but I have been doing this awhile also. Like Roy said go square on the jetting or close to it. Also go fat and work...
Hey Roger. Like Roy I used a T10 because it is all I had. I used a different Cleveland and a 9" slick with a 5.43 gear and got into the 11's with...
Cool! Jim has had way to many problems with that G Force. I bet he and the car will really like the Liberty. Wish I could come down. Brian
Very cool car you found. I love the old stuff! Keep us informed on progress. Congrats. Brian
Hello Mike, I have seen the Autolite decals on either side. I don't think they really cared where alot of that stuff went when they were...
Looks very nice. Great build. Here is an underhood shot of one of my 65's. Not 100% concours but pretty close. Black is to glossy on the engine...
Did you pick this up with Roy? He was just telling me about a Cylcone the other night on the phone. Brian
Roy is right on the money again. Go with a steel flywheel 30 ish lbs. at this point and your car should be just fine. Brian
Mike; As Roy said a lot depends on your combination. Can you give us more information on your engine, trans, rear gear and type of clutch? Like...
Dale; I broke OEM 31 spline axles running low 12's with 9" slicks and at that time a T10. The one I had re-splined I used recently to set up the...
Here you go Roy. The "famous" Moser axle and what it did to your car. For me back in the day when I started this hobby I tried to get by with 28...
After an insane amount of waiting Roy broke out with a 10.38 on a 10.40 dial. Dale is still in with the Rocket. I did not catch the dial but I...
About noon today I saw both Roy and Dale win the first round today on the streaming video that BangShift is showing. They only had one time trial...
I like it Dale. It is old school which fits the intent of your car. I have had mine since 1983. Same Moroso belt and motor. It just keeps going...
My first car was a 1963 Meteor 260 4 speed all original. I bought it in 1979. I do not have a picture of the door tag but it was most definately...
I found some run sheets posted and it looks like Roy must be having some problems? He is about a full second slow from his normal et's. When came...
Dave. I hope your Grandson knows how special those cars are? He is very lucky. You are smart to start him out slow. I started in a 70 Torino with...
Mike. Welcome over here. This is a great Comet thread. You should tell these guy's the story about your Dad, the car and the reunion? We all like...
Your car is looking great Al. Nice work. Brian
Thanks Al. Tired it is. The heads have not been off since the early 90's. Rings a bit earlier. The cylinder walls were so scuffed up I almost...
No problem at all Dale. I thought that is what you needed. I just returned from a Super Shifters event in Woodburn Oregon and ran a new personal...
Dale. Moroso 65030 is a 5 degree spacer. Brian http://www.amazon.com/Moroso-65030-Deg-Wedge-Plate/dp/B000CON2AO
Dale. I have seen tapered carb spacers for marine applications. That is an area to look. I will do some looking and see if I can come up with...
Sounds really good Dale. Any guesses on the 1/4 mile ET? Brian
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