[QUOTE=pw383426;2788414]Used to run a 1972 Duster up there all the time. Now I live in Bullhead, but my father still races the car at Barona. Have some pics from last weekend of it if interested....[/QUOT
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Infomaniac is building a blown BBC minivan, searc the blower section on the forums.
[QUOTE=pw383426;2788414]Used to run a 1972 Duster up there all the time. Now I live in Bullhead, but my father still races the car at Barona. Have some pics from last weekend of it if interested....[/QUOT
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What were you smoking to build a 3/4 ton drag van? What did it weigh in at?
On the other quote : I try, but you can learn something new everyday.
Sleeper Cp
Big Inch Ford Lover
I had this 77 dodge van sitting in the backyard, small block powered, that I had driven down to el golfo de Mexico (40 miles on the beach to the campsite). Think dyno run for 4 hours down, 4 hours back until we hit the road, then 12 hours on pavement.
It was a little more than the 360 could handle, and while it made it home, it didn't run right after that. I was about 23 at the time (40 now), and bought a 4x4 ramcharger to drive, and of course my duster I had since I was 18 (paid 1376.12 for it). Fast forward a few years.
I had broken my duster for what seemed like the 100th time, and I was sitting around my garage drinking beer with my buds. You know, garage full of xtra engines, transmissions and the like, benchracing about how heavy my buds 69 road runner was (duster is all glass).
In a sheer moment of benchracing, I bet my buddy I could get anything into the 12's, even that old van I had out back.
We all looked at each other, and without a word, grabbed a tape measure and measured the engine compartment.
It looked like it fit! Wow, cool. So I did some investigating, and found that the winibego motorhomes used the dodge from chassis, and came with a 440.
So, down to the dealer, and one oil pan / windage tray / motor mount / isolator later, the engine was ready for install.
I didn't build it too radical, some hogged out heads with big valves, 484 lift hyd cam, Harland sharps, hooker headers, bunch of intake combos (the performer 850 DP worked best), on a 9.5:1 compression made it fly.
4800 lbs is what it weighed in at, and I'm another 200. Never got it into 3rd with the 2.76 peg leg, and the 1800 stall further kept it from spinning the tires.
I drive it occasionally, but I'm getting too old for a non ac car when I have to pick up the kids in the heat, and the wipers don't work anymore....An occasional nice spring day is all it gets...too bad too. It is starting to have bad cancer, probably won't be around too much longer.
That was still the best tow vehicle ever. I remember one time, going to palmdale, towing a racecar on the trailer, racing a mustang up the 14. We were doing in excess of 120mph with all of our gear. Damn I was young and stupid, but was it fun. Those days are gone forever (I'm much smarter now)
Great story.
It ran 12's without Nos with a 2.73 rear end?
Sleeper CP
[QUOTE=pw383426;2788414]Used to run a 1972 Duster up there all the time. Now I live in Bullhead, but my father still races the car at Barona. Have some pics from last weekend of it if interested....[/QUOT
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http://i11.tinypic.com/4xyp11w.jpg
12's???? hmmmm neat story tho. Anybody remember the Cannonball Run?? The ambulance in that movie is the actual one that was run in the last race, and it was equipped!! It had a built 440 and all sorts of goodies. If you watch the movie, the scene where they pull into the gas station, you can hear that badazz engine I highly recommend the book "The Cannonball Run". There's more truth in that movie then you think!!
Well it looks like I now have a 850 marine edelbrock carb for sale. New in the box as the saying goes. I'm bolting the TR up tonight, thanks for the input. Sounds like I have a new boat anchor with the manifold. Paid a hundred for it then bead blasted it so no big loss. :idea:
Your making the right choice. I was running a 800 Holley with a Torker460 intake and switched to a Weiand tunnel ram with dual Holley 600 vacuum secondary carbs this last spring. It took me all Memorial weekend to get the tuning and jetting right but I picked up about 400RPM's on the top end and a few mph to boot. The acceleration is 10 times better with the TR and I don't have to tell you about the cool factor.
12's???? hmmmm neat story tho. Anybody remember the Cannonball Run?? The ambulance in that movie is the actual one that was run in the last race, and it was equipped!! It had a built 440 and all sorts of goodies. If you watch the movie, the scene where they pull into the gas station, you can hear that badazz engine I highly recommend the book "The Cannonball Run". There's more truth in that movie then you think!!
Ahh another one calling BullSh*t on me....That's ok, I would have too
No prob, I have pics, videos, timeslips, and witnesses! I'm at work now, so I only have a few things I can post - more later. Here is an animated gif of the first time I did a burnout with it.
--- Damn the file's too big :-(
Here is a snipped version - but it doesn't do it justice.
That's awesome!! That almost looks like my old dodge van!! It was a short '78 100 but it just had a 318 4bbl dual exhaust and glasspacks. Bright yellow with the same style rear/side windows, chin spoiler and mag wheels.
Not exactly calling BS, but the gearing seems quite tall... My buddy built an '80 Trans Am with a 350 SBC, monster cam, high stall converter etc. but didnt feel the need to swap out the econo 2.41 rear end gears. Damn thing didnt accelrate worth a sh** until you were going about 80, but it sounded pretty mean He drove it from MN to Florida but burned up the converter, lol
Anyways I'd love to see any other pics or vids of that van...brings back some memories
Timeslips...