4 speed, chained...

[Cranky]

If he ran big slicks It might have kept him from continually ripping trans mounts or when he did stopped him from breaking u-joints.Pretty good redneck engineering.

A buddy and I ran a Super Street road runner with a 4 speed in the early 80's and never had that problem. Never had to chain the trans down. We did run a solid left side mount tho. The car ran 10.70's and launched at 6k rpm depending on track conditions.

 

[SandDiesel]

The rear quarter lip is rolled flat to clearance a wide tire at some point. Luckily it's a pretty solid body to start. Compression is a little low @ 110-120psi on the 383 (even with 516's) but no smoke. It's got a good lope, but everything internal is an unknown so itchin to open it up. See lots of money needed for electrical/mechanical.

 

[daredevil]

A buddy and I ran a Super Street road runner with a 4 speed in the early 80's and never had that problem. Never had to chain the trans down. We did run a solid left side mount tho. The car ran 10.70's and launched at 6k rpm depending on track conditions.

Lot of difference between early 60s and early 80s. Would imagine yall ran frame connectors too. That would keep a lot of things from dancing around.