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by Pete
Sat Jan 12, 08 7:39 pm
Forum: Member's Car Show
Topic: Out with the old.
Replies: 129
Views: 20820

I'm sticking with Drums on the new Danas. Fit and forget, stronger wheel bearings are also now available with custom housings.
by Pete
Sat Jan 12, 08 7:11 pm
Forum: Member's Car Show
Topic: Out with the old.
Replies: 129
Views: 20820

There are some worrying dents in the back of that old 8 3/4" case....have you counted your teeth lately?
by Pete
Sat Jan 12, 08 7:09 pm
Forum: Race Only
Topic: Point of no return
Replies: 36
Views: 2600

I should have mentioned that to keep stock wheel tubs and get the big slick in the rear axle must be moved back one inch. This creates a lot of hassle - tank, shocks, etc and the Caltracs will not bolt straight in due to previous frame mods - plasma time.... Also this means the axle is moving in the...
by Pete
Sat Jan 12, 08 7:06 pm
Forum: The Mopar Lounge
Topic: Racing in a straight line.
Replies: 72
Views: 2634

....Or Julies ex 440 - 11.4 @ 117mph no gas, but a very light car ;)

Did not mean to spoil your sale, Steve :thumbright:
by Pete
Sat Jan 12, 08 7:03 pm
Forum: Member's Car Show
Topic: Out with the old.
Replies: 129
Views: 20820

They are heavy buggers, aren't they..............
by Pete
Sat Jan 12, 08 7:02 pm
Forum: Race Only
Topic: Point of no return
Replies: 36
Views: 2600

Dave, I was aiming for a 9.80, which would put me at about 135 - 140mph.
by Pete
Sat Jan 12, 08 7:00 pm
Forum: Race Only
Topic: Point of no return
Replies: 36
Views: 2600

Cheers Guys. In terms of back halving, I meant I did not want to go to the extent of replacing the rear chassis rails for a very narrowed set up in the Barracuda. Julies car (Dart) has original frame rails at the back but Ladder bars and a coil over set up and tubs. This works well at the track and ...
by Pete
Sat Jan 12, 08 6:15 pm
Forum: Race Only
Topic: Point of no return
Replies: 36
Views: 2600

Cheers Mark, don't fully understand one of your comments, Julies car is not back halved but has a ladder bar set up...........
by Pete
Sat Jan 12, 08 5:26 pm
Forum: Race Only
Topic: Point of no return
Replies: 36
Views: 2600

Old Pic:
by Pete
Sat Jan 12, 08 5:15 pm
Forum: Race Only
Topic: Point of no return
Replies: 36
Views: 2600

Point of no return

Well, probably should not be in the race section as the car is still road legal, but anyway.......... Julie & I have been working on the Sox Barracuda today. The car, with the exception of the glass fenders, hood, and bumpers was basically a full weight road car with sound deadening, and full tr...
by Pete
Sat Jan 12, 08 10:18 am
Forum: The Mopar Lounge
Topic: Racing in a straight line.
Replies: 72
Views: 2634

Julie did 2 runs in her 318 Dart, and came straight back to me and said "I want to race". This was someone who hated American cars until she had a drive of a Charger once. She already has better reaction times than me, down into the .3's...... If you get a car that hooks hard, like her Dar...
by Pete
Fri Jan 11, 08 6:33 pm
Forum: Restoration & Miscellaneous
Topic: Challenger R/T convertible for restoration
Replies: 13
Views: 298

Yet another example of the perils or recreational drug abuse (or greed).
by Pete
Fri Jan 11, 08 5:05 pm
Forum: Past Events
Topic: RWYB
Replies: 3
Views: 953

Track will be too cold, let alone damp.

Not an issue for me as they are in a gazillion bits at the moment........
by Pete
Thu Jan 10, 08 10:53 pm
Forum: Bodywork, Chassis & Suspension
Topic: Shackle Lengths?
Replies: 23
Views: 964

No Steve.

Julie has the red '62 Dart 440 2 door with the poly motor.

I have a black '62 Plymouth Belvedere 2 door, which is getting the old Sox 500ci stroker motor.

Team Coyote Ugly racing or what (the cars, that is......)
by Pete
Thu Jan 10, 08 6:32 pm
Forum: Bodywork, Chassis & Suspension
Topic: Shackle Lengths?
Replies: 23
Views: 964

Top man :thumbright:

That's probably the working tolerance in the factory. I would have been ecstatic if they had got that close with panel fit...........