Same showroom floor paint sceme again. I really like the stripe and hood treatment. The only other color option is a two tone black and silver. That is an eye popping combo.
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What I wanted to do was ..... heads up, pipe dream coming back alive........
A 500 (Or so) cube engine, lay on an Indy top end if the intake could fit in. (I have a feind that would be nice enuff to let me use his stuff to mock it up over the winter) and hook up a hair drier style blower with intercooler. The super charger store would take care of that part. Cam would have been moderate for useage with a heavy car but pushing it is what I like to do.
(Yes, that also creates nightmares, but this is what I do and figure out.)
The trans would have been swaped for a 5 spd tremac and pistol grip.
I would have left the rear as it is in it's current state with the 3.55's.
If it proved an ill choice, I'd do a DANA or Moser Ford style 9 w/4.10's.
Tub the rear and move the axle springs in.
Right now, the 400 is getting tired and eating a quart of oil every tank. 200 miles. It's about ready for the valve seals to be done. Since it is a '78 engine, it did have when new of course, 190 hp @ 3600 & 305 lbs. of torque @ 3200 rpm's. (Chiltons ref.)
A healty engine with Headman Elete headers with a 2-1/2 inch H piped exhaust and upgraded ignition with an MP unsilenced air cleaner should pump up and out a good 30 HP or more. But I just think it isn't so. Also I'm running a Carter Comp series 750. The T-Q cracked. I have a replacement, but have not got there yet. No rush in doing so ethier.
I think it was car and driver, or equal of the day, grabbed a '78 big block Magnum and ran the 1/4 with it. I do not remember exactly the speed throught the traps, low to mid 90's in mph, but the 1/4 times were somewhere, IIRC, around the mid 14's.
I have the same basic set up I have. 400/727/9-1/4 W/3.55's.
I know my tires are slightly larger @ 245/60/15's than the tested Magnum of the day. But it is not a big deal.
I need to tune the car a bit better. When I stab it like the ripper, it dumbs down and then takes off. I can walk it out OK. On the street it isn't as bad. Once warmed up right good, it'll spin some tires. But not till fully warmed up. Which was the main issue at the track. The Chrysler big blocks like to be really warmed up. Just sit and idle for awhile. I noticed, the longer I run the car, the better it performs everywhere.
My track numbers from E-town last month from the Atlantic MP nat.'s are;
............Rt..........60ft.......1/4.....mph
run#1....1.923......2.631...15.956...88.37
run#2....R/Lght.....3.205...16.584...88.26
run#3....813.........2.45....15.782...88.61
