I finally made it to Atco last night and it was an (almost) total success! It went straight and very smooth.
Small issues:
-The first run it stumbled off the line, and I went 1st to 3rd, I also lifted near the top because it was out of breath. (The 4.33's are a bit much, I plan on taller tires) It runs out of steam about 5800. A bigger pump nozzle fixed the stumble.
-On the second run, instead of 1st to 3rd, I short shifted 1-2 somehow. It's a Hurst Quarter Stick, and I have no prior experience with one. (By the 4th run, I was getting more comfortable with it.) I stayed in it, it went to about 6500, though out of breath.
-The third run went perfect.
-The fourth also was nice, it slowed a bit as I went down the track.
The Wallace calculator say it makes 291 hp at 3000#. (car-2760, about 40# more gas in it than when it was weighed, and I'm 200) I thought it makes more. It has a 360 with 11.25:1 comp, 292 purple cam, 915 (I think) ported heads with 2.02 intakes, Holley 750 vac sec, Torker II. (As I bought it, I just took it apart to check it out and put rings and bearings in it.) Maybe the 108 mph isn't accurate because it runs out of steam before the traps, lowering the hp estimate?
I had no idea if it would hook. It did. It has the original .850 torsion bars CE 3 way front shocks, set on "loose", the original slant leaf springs with the front half clamped, and parts store rear shocks. It also has 'glass fenders, hood, bumpers, and the battery in the trunk, helping with weight transfer. It has M/T 235/60 drag radials that are maybe 10 years old!
Having driven it on the street, I got the bugs out of it. I had no idea how it would launch though, since there's no hook on the street.
A friend is sending me pics and video. I've had difficulty posting video before, but I'll try, and get the pics up.
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