Pettys bird up for grabs

[Aarons Air]

https://www.thedrive.com/news/29233...-and-road-runner-to-bring-millions-at-auction

 

[Photon440]

Dana “8 and ¾” rear end?

 

[68Moparmaniac]

Bitchen piece of history, wish I was in the 1% that could afford it...

 

[chargervert]

I had heard that the reason why the Petty cars are for sale, is because he wants to get more cars he can drive, verses museum peices.

 

[slimt]

Cool cars.

 

[Cojohnso1]

Crazy that coming up to 50 years later. That Superbird is fast by today's standards. True it had more cubes at near same weight as today's Nascar. But one could imagine a build with today's machining and tolerances? That thing would be darn right dangerous.

 

[chargervert]

I know what you mean,I am building a Hemi powered Daytona stock car with a modern Loughlin style Nascar chassis under it. It will be the very car you just discribed.

 

[Cojohnso1]

I know what you mean,I am building a Hemi powered Daytona stock car with a modern Loughlin style Nascar chassis under it. It will be the very car you just discribed.View attachment 811216 View attachment 811217 View attachment 811219 View attachment 811220

I would be curious to know what transmission and drive train you are thinking? I am doing an "Over the top" build on a 70 Cuda. (A more drag race limited street build than your road commander build) But never the less. The HP has to go thru something at some point? 904 ci DOHC Schubeck at well over1000 HP. I have a JW Ultrabell power glide with a Gear Vendor OD. It can handle the power. But the heat for the required limited street? Unsure? I would love to try that Passon A855 5-speed. But might not handle the drag race requirement. But may be a match in heaven for your build?

 

[MarPar]

I would be curious to know what transmission and drive train you are thinking? I am doing an "Over the top" build on a 70 Cuda. (A more drag race limited street build than your road commander build) But never the less. The HP has to go thru something at some point? 904 ci DOHC Schubeck at well over1000 HP. I have a JW Ultrabell power glide with a Gear Vendor OD. It can handle the power. But the heat for the required limited street? Unsure?

View attachment 811222 View attachment 811223 View attachment 811224

 

[chargervert]

The car will be powered by a 472 Mopar Performance Hemi engine, with an Edelbrock top end kit on it ,and dual quad Fi Tech fuel injection. The transmission is going to be a TKO 600 five speed, and the rear is a full floating 9 inch. The engine should make about 800 hp at the flywheel. My plan is to have a 200 mph stock car I can drive on the street. Your build is truly over the top!

 

[68Moparmaniac]

Freakin Rad bro

 

[Cojohnso1]

The car will be powered by a 472 Mopar Performance Hemi engine, with an Edelbrock top end kit on it ,and dual quad Fi Tech fuel injection. The transmission is going to be a TKO 600 five speed, and the rear is a full floating 9 inch. The engine should make about 800 hp at the flywheel. My plan is to have a 200 mph stock car I can drive on the street. Your build is truly over the top!View attachment 811226 View attachment 811227 View attachment 811228 View attachment 811229

Love it! Wish I would have that level of street control. I'm going to be scared just to turn the Cuda in a parking lot. Yours? Will drift circles around most everything. Completely different objectives. But with the same goal of "LOOK AT ME!"

 

[chargervert]

I hope to be able to drive to a few local shows, and do some auto cross, and light circle track stuff with it. It will have lights,mufflers with electric cut outs,and wipers. It has a VIN and a title, so I can register it. Your Cuda is going to be sick, but like mine,you will probably see only limited street use.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Dana “8 and ¾” rear end?

And "tension bar" suspension.

 

[Budnicks]

https://www.thedrive.com/news/29233...-and-road-runner-to-bring-millions-at-auction

cool videos thanks for sharing

 

[greycharger]

The photo angle gives a feeling for how slick and fast they were. Should be in the Smithsonian.

 

[Cojohnso1]

Yes. I'm targeting a class our track calls King Street. Has to be street legal and drive about 25 miles on the road course. Then park to drag race. Thank God I don't have to go fast. Just make the distance without over heating. Then heads up eliminations. If the car accepts the setup? I may attempt the Hot Rod magazine Pump gas challenge. Very simular criteria. But of course on Pump gas only. Though alot of things would have to go right. I suspect the Cuda will first buck like a virgin thoroughbred. With much chassis adjustments. I believe you too will be having fun with setup.

 

[odcics2]

In 1970, Nascar stock cars weighed 3800 pounds minimum.
Baker ran 200 in the #88 Chrysler Engineering Daytona with
around 575 HP and close to 600 pounds of torque.
Used a 2.76 gear, 29.5" tall tires.
Max RPM was around 6500.

 

[Cojohnso1]

In 1970, Nascar stock cars weighed 3800 pounds minimum.
Baker ran 200 in the #88 Chrysler Engineering Daytona with
around 575 HP and close to 600 pounds of torque.
Used a 2.76 gear, 29.5" tall tires.
Max RPM was around 6500.

So they are a little lighter today. With more HP and RPM from that 355. It's the lower end torque they lack. I saw one run a low 10 sec quarter mile. You can tell it was all top end. Again, different objective.

 

[WP29440SE]

So they are a little lighter today. With more HP and RPM from that 355. It's the lower end torque they lack. I saw one run a low 10 sec quarter mile. You can tell it was all top end. Again, different objective.

they were 750 hp last year. they've been cut down to 500 this year.