Hot Rods BFD... IT'S ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!

After sitting in a garage in Stockton for 8 years... Tim and I decided to drag the BFD out of retirement and run it at Eagle Field yesterday. The old girl HONKS! Remember... you too can be doing this!
Sam
TURN UP THE SOUND!

 

Man,that thing hauls the mail,,uh male,,you know what I mean! HRP

 

Whoo hoo, that was fun.

 

Very cool!

 

Nice hookup there!

I was going to go see the drags, but I came down with a touch of the flu. Stuck at home at a desk



Well, I'm not a good spectator and I don't have a nostalgic car that runs right now.

 

What was all the camera pointing at the ground all about?

 

Can't tell you how happy it makes me to see that old girl again. What did she run?

Gonna haul it to the HAMB Drags this year????

-Abone.

 

great to see that car again, still revs with glee.....top stuff Sam,
Cheers,

Drewfus

 

sweet.....sure runs straight and fast

 

super nice launch, great ol' race car

 

Sam
That was cool, hard to believe it's been 8 years since you drove it. It seems like only yesterday......
chuck

 

I'd say a dry bleach box--

 

Yep! No water... the ol' 283 needs a little H2O to get the tires really going! It'll still run mid-10's... but I think it's time for some more motor!

 

Sounds like it's definitely hitting on 8!! FUN!


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Damn, has it really been 8 years?

 

Like the other "283" you built?


jerry

 

That is a salty 283. Uber cool.

 

8 Years already?

Did the Carbs need rebuilding after sitting that long...?

 

Powerglide?

 

Nice. Good to see it going down the track again.

 

Very pretty RUN!!!!

 

11 years ago at this time we were building it! Crazy how time flies!!!

 

MoKan

 

Good to see it out again.

 

nice video clip. thats a pretty cool car

 

Nice to see you got it out on the track again Sam. Still looking good!

For those questioning, it is an old 283 engine. It now has mech injection and runs on alcohol. Trans is a PG with a transbrake. The rearend is an Olds/Pontiac with a spool. I don't recall the gear ratio, Sam can provide that detail. At Mokan the engine was a 350 on gas with a carb. It was the giveaway engine that was the grand prize for that first year of the event.

The 283 runs stronger than the mild 350 ever did.

 

holy shit, that thing gets it! very cool to see, love the body and bed

 

Great to see it make a pass again! I'd love to see you bring it to the HAMB Drags this year....


Malcolm

 

Was kool watching you go down the strip this weekend .............

 

That was a great day. The guys with the coupe worked so hard, and they sure looked the part.

Sam, check your conversations ( new PM )

John