Recent content by Odd Rod

Has anyone experienced an outer bearing failure as shown in the attached picture? This 65 Sat is new to me and is a drag car being converted to street use. I was driving it home from the muffler shop and hit bump in the highway doing roughly 50 mph. I heard an awful shriek, it quickly quieted...

BTW, I meant to mention you have a mighty fine project going in your garage!

I have a picture of a dyno sheet for the motor when it was configured with a single four. On the dyno the motor achieved 558 HP at 5700 and 533 Ft/Lbs at 5400. Those are "not" rear wheel numbers, they are crank. This Hemi may give a little more with the right fuel and the cross ram dual fours...

I recently purchased a 1965 Plymouth Satellite Belvedere out of Lexington, KY known as the "G Town Gernade". Powered by a 90's iron block Hemi topped with a cross ram. It has an A-833 four speed and a Sure Grip 3:73 geared Dana 60. The Plymouth is an old drag car that the previous owner was...