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lazermule said:
383man said:
Same hear as I have the stock power drum brakes at all four corners. :) Ron


Mine are non-power drums on all 4 corners running 10.84 @124..:steering:...They work as they should but you definitely need to be paying attention and the only return road I know with this car is the last one. If I had to make a panic stop, I think I could make the first road but have never needed to. I think this car has a 10.50 in it and much faster than that and I'll need to upgrade the binders...
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I was very surprised how well my power drum brakes work on my 63. On the street they stop very good for what they are as I had had to make a few fast stops and they have been ok. Course at the track I am only trapping 116 so its a bit easier for me to stop then you. And I was also surprised how well the power brakes work with the MP .557 cam I use but it has a good pedal. Ron
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lazermule said:
That is a sweet ride...I really like that body style.

I run a polyurethane bushed mount on the tranny. I run a soft engine mount on the pass side and a solid engine mount on the driver's side. My tranny leak was coming out the vent. It seems that I had the fluid level on the high side of the safe zone and when it heated up it found its way to the vent... This was the logic I got from my tranny guy anyway who said to run it on the "ADD" line when it's warm and all should be well. Also found out that I now need a locking dipstick now that I am running 10's.

Are the King of the Krates Hemi's or Indy?

LM
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On The Tranny Put BOTH Solid Mounts On The Engine.I Have Had Lots Of People That Have Tried ONE Solid Only And The Engine Still Creates Twist.The Poly Rear Mount Is TOO Stiff...It's Almost As Stiff As A Solid Mount.
What Actually Happens With The Trans Is The Springs In The Front Drum Are Too Light And Not Enough Tension.Therefore The HULA Gasket(Piston Ring)Has Undue Stress And Heats Up And Breaks Down.There Are Mods I Do To Them That Take This Possibility Away.ALSO As You Mentioned At 10.99 And Faster You Have To Have A Locking Style Dipstick And Tube.I Had Lokar Make The 1st 727 Firewall Mount Dipstick For A 727.It Works Well And You Dont Have To Worry About The Bolt Where The Bracket Is To The Trans.
PM Me If You Would Like More Info On One Of My Trannys.

On The King Krate We Are Using Original B-1 Heads And Intake With A 4150 Manifold Flange And A 4150-4500 Adapter.MP New World Steel Blocks.

http://www.musclemotorsracing.com/engines/king-krate


SSH
 
Bonafide Street Cars

ykf7b0 said:
I know some of you with these street legal Mopar's have been provoked at the stop light or on some lonesome backroad in rural America!
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Y'all are driving these on the street's, right?
 
ykf7b0 said:
Y'all are driving these on the street's, right?
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Hell yes !!! Every darn day it dont rain. :yes: Ron



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ykf7b0 said:
I know some of you with these street legal Mopar's have been provoked at the stop light or on some lonesome backroad in rural America!
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Tell us about your experiences.
 
I know some Chebby fanatic with a rat motor has felt a little froggy or some goober with a crooked cap in a Nagasaki nut bucket has challenged your massive Mopar's to a duel on some desolate highway. Tell us your stories! I am Not a cop!
 
ykf7b0 said:
I know some Chebby fanatic with a rat motor has felt a little froggy or some goober with a crooked cap in a Nagasaki nut bucket has challenged your massive Mopar's to a duel on some desolate highway. Tell us your stories! I am Not a cop!
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Wouldn't matter if you were a cop, takes more than a confession to get a conviction.

Anyway, here's a story about the old Lower River Road in Vancouver, WA in the late 1980's. Road was a dead end in undeveloped industrial area, with long straightaways. Races started at the dead end and ran back toward the first corner, with 1/4 mile marked in paint on the roadway. Cops ran radar around the first corner in the middle of the 2nd straightaway, and would write for 5 mph over the limit. But anything on the 1st straightaway was fair game, as long as you shut it down before reaching the corner.

I only went a couple of times, and no real racing happened until after midnight or 1 until the high school kids had to go home. Too much traffic in and out until then. Ran my other 72 Charger one night against a 72 Satellite with a 440. My car had a nearly stock rebuilt 383 from a 69 Charger. Only non-stock items were electronic ignition w/orange box and Holley 750 vacuum secondary carb. 383 got a good tune up that day. Raced the Satellite twice, switching lanes, same results each time. Beat him off the line and took a 1-2 car length lead, then held the lead about the same distance all the way down the track.

I know, not a fire-breather of a car, quarter mile times were about 15.1 with that set up, but it was a fun night. Not long afterward, I heard a drunk driver plowed into a bunch of people there to watch some races, and the police were forced to put a stop to it. Don't know the accuracy of that story, but I never went back.
 
You must be the only one that won because nobody else is talking!
 
OK then...... no street racing to speak of.... I have another question; How much gas mileage are you guys getting with these street pounders? My 440 powered 69 road runner with 727 TF and 3.55's is getting 11 mpg as long as I stay out of the Holley 850 double pumper and when I do call on it I need to be looking for a gas pump.
 
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I am feeding 500" though. I think with more tuning the carb and timng I could get better. I plan on tuning it with my buddy's wideband LM-1 when I weld O2 bungs in.
 
I think I could do better too because I have my Holley running a little rich by design. I do not want even a hint of leaning it out with the NOS. Good luck and God Bless You!
 
Four years and counting.... I'll make down the quarter mile eventually. :tongueflap:
 
ykf7b0 said:
I know some Chebby fanatic with a rat motor has felt a little froggy or some goober with a crooked cap in a Nagasaki nut bucket has challenged your massive Mopar's to a duel on some desolate highway. Tell us your stories!
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This is your chance to brag on that Mopar Muscle that we all know and love!
 
I recently upgraded the engine in my 1969 Dodge Coronet Superbee. It is a 440/493 that is a low compression , pump gas, street driven car with stock suspension. This is a video where I am tuning the car with an A/F meter going down the track and changing jets to see what works best. My son helped me assemble the top end and install in my garage making this a very enjoyable project.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxU9aLwNWT0
 
You were wearing that Vette out my friend! That is a beautiful Superbee that has the muscle to take care of business! Thanks for posting!!!
 
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