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Joined: 5/22/2003 From: Newport News, Va Status: offline
Vfast, i do have a tri ax shifter. i believe my flywheel chattering problem, along with my worn out clutch, had alot to do with my poor launches, as i had to compensate for the chattering, and couldnt launch as i wanted to, and also i was missing shifts often, and sometimes my shifter would just be a dick and not go into gear. since machining the flywheel and replacing the clutch, i have almost no chatter, and have not had a single shifting problem, as smooth as rob in his 03 cobra. i think that, some drag radials, and maybe some sub frame connectors and control arms, and i will see much better times. i found on BFG's website that they do make a 17" drag radial, but only in 9-11 inch tires sizes. im half an inch short. i've heard of having wheels widened, i have no idea how? anyone heard of this?
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Joined: 7/15/2003 From: United States Status: offline
Well heck guys, I just dont have any timeslips for my Fords, I havent ever raced them at the track. I figure mid to high 12's from my 351 C powered rides. (the 71 Fastback and the 71 Maverick.) Ya wanted to know, so those are what I know for sure about. I did build a 306 for a friend when I was runnin my shop. It ran a best of 12.3 in street trim. It was a 89 GT convertible. Kinda heavy, but it did okay.
Bc...isn't that tri-axle sumthing?...did you replace the clutch fork?
this is a few places that do it we used to do steel rims for cars.
I used to run a 75 chevy v-8 Monza that I widen a set of stock rims to 7" had 70 series snow tires on it. it was a sleeped had a 406 with a mild cam primered black
even ran single exhaust but made it 2-1/2 in. used to pop iroc and stang by 5 cars
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Joined: 5/22/2003 From: Newport News, Va Status: offline
i love that shifter, i drove my buddies 96 GT the other day, he's almost completely stock. it didn't feel like a muscle car at all. whipser quiet, very tame. i can't believe the difference an intake headers, x pipe and flowmasters make in low end torque, overall power actually, and of course, sound. its so wierd driving a car just like mine that's stock. no, i didnt replace the clutch fork. i really need a new flywheel, but its ok as it is now.
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Joined: 7/15/2003 From: United States Status: offline
Cool a v8 monza? I have a 75 Buick Skyhawk waiting for a 455 back home. AS soon as I get the new bullet built, the buick gets "changed". Should be quite the little sleepy ride, and about 1000 lbs lighter than the ol bird is. mavericks, Skyhawks, have I lost it? Arent they compacts? Hey I need a Pinto, Turbo 4 N2O, yeah thats it. BCisme how wide are your wheels now? If you have 7" you can run the 9" tires, 8" you can go to 11 in a pinch. Why dont ya just get new lighter rims? Heavy cast stock ones arent helpin ya much.
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Joined: 7/15/2003 From: United States Status: offline
I know a guy in Canada with a mild 455 Pontiac in a Fiero it runs low 12's on radials, not Drag radials, either. It will pull the fronts with full tread 255 65 r 15's. I am workin on getting another 68 Cougar and a 65 Comet Calente' . One of which will get a spare 351C4V I have lying around. Or maybe a 390. I dunno. Kinda wanna build some Fords again. Jus for fun. But yeah a pinto with my 351C, if I can get it to hook and breathe that would be a trip.
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