db's 66 Belvedere ***FOR SALE***

Les Szabo · Post by **Les Szabo** » Thu Apr 04, 13 7:26 pm

Pucker!...now thats gonna be one car to watch leave the line I reckon....just don't use the brake till you got it dialed in a bit.....if you find your hitting the tyres too hard, move the bars Down 1 hole and mess with the shocks.....no predictions from me on this one

9.90's

..oops

sorry off topic a bit Paul

Les

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Thu Apr 04, 13 7:28 pm

I'll be gutted if it runs 9.90's........

charger01 · Post by **charger01** » Thu Apr 04, 13 7:28 pm

Pete wrote:Aye, t'was t'hemi

Wheelie Bars are all installed and the front end suspension is now set up to give maximum roll rotation!!!!

Don't end up on your roof again Pete, once is enough

Les Szabo · Post by **Les Szabo** » Thu Apr 04, 13 7:37 pm

Pete wrote:I'll be gutted if it runs 9.90's........

Always be conservative on ET's Pete, don't expect too much and you won't be dissapointed, from 10.60 to 9.90 is a big jump, bad tyres etc or not, ultimately its got mid 9's potential from what I know of it, maybe more? but thats with revving it well past 7000rpm to use all the power unless you've changed the cam. Its mph from before was 129, that will demonstrate its potential regardless of the ET, 129 is around 10.1...but its now lighter....Only my thoughts of course, maybe I should keep them to myself?...hope it does run 9.5 for you.

Les

db · Post by db » Fri Apr 05, 13 11:02 am

Hey, enough A-body chat, get yer own thread

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Fri Apr 05, 13 12:02 pm

Sulking ?

We will call you "Mr Flat Spot" in future....

Les Szabo · Post by **Les Szabo** » Fri Apr 05, 13 12:20 pm

db wrote:Hey, enough A-body chat, get yer own thread

sorry mate, keep it on thread eh.

Les

db · Post by db » Fri Apr 05, 13 1:32 pm

db · Post by db » Fri Apr 05, 13 1:34 pm

can't operate computers either bloody multi-posting stupid thing

pete walton · Post by **pete walton** » Sat Apr 06, 13 9:37 am

db thaught you might like this video mate,,not many go the 4speed route,,,

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sat Apr 06, 13 9:59 am

Great video, but written in cliches and some of it was in English

db · Post by db » Sat Apr 06, 13 1:28 pm

Ta, It's good to see more in-car footage.
There's such a lot I don't know about launch and shifting technique.
The guy in the 55 had his throttle foot to the floor but I thought the Camaro driver lifted at each shift.
I don't think I'll be launching quite that hard with a stock clutch, MT Sportsmans and a 180 mile drive home after

Les Szabo · Post by **Les Szabo** » Sat Apr 06, 13 10:17 pm

It is a shame in a way that your not already Auto Paul with your current set up, as in most cases, its just a full Manual rebuild and a change from a street/strip to a Race Converter and off you go on those 12'0's or 11 sec runs.

4spds can make life difficult and be very hard on parts, and if your not brutal with it all, getting an ET that the car is capable of is hard, but not impossible.

If your happy just driving on the road and the odd trip down the track, leave well alone, there is a certain magic with a 4spd...as was with my '65 Stang and the brown '71.

Les

db · Post by db » Sun Apr 07, 13 1:34 am

That's exactly it Les, I love the feel of a 4-speed and I'm happy to sacrifice the advantage of an auto for that.

db · Post by db » Wed Apr 10, 13 11:03 pm

Axle update-
Having been horrified by the price of Green bearings (almost 90 quid the pair!) I investigated further and found the axle case had rust patches right where the O-rings sit!
I've cleaned them up carefully with Scotchbrite and although the O-rings don't look damaged I'll replace them.
The fluid was pretty contaminated and there was swarf on the magnetic drain plug, so it's all had a thorough clean out

Mopar Muscle Association UK

db's 66 Belvedere FOR SALE