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Happy B-Day.... and, many more!!!! :happy1:

So far, it goes 12-flat/112 mph on 15 pounds; 20's gotta be faster than that.... or..... BOOM!!! LOL! Guess I'll find out when the strip opens.... I ran a compression check and all cylinders are between 160-165, so, it's not "hurt" yet.... (with good oil pressure and no bearing noise.):D...

Thanks, Cliff. I lived in Walnut Creek from 1980 'till 1988. Then, Hayward until 2004. Concord was always my stomping grounds... Is Claim Jumper still around? I loved their layer cakes.... HUGE! :blob: Thanks for the nice comments...

Thanks!!!! I have now, lived beyond the average lifespan for Arkansas males. :oops:

I changed the rear axle ratio from a 3:55:1, to a 2.76:1 and put a spool in it.. The turbo slant sixes LIKE numerical final-drive ratios in the 2's..... weird, I know, but they run better and faster that way... Last time out, it went went a 7.6 / 95.5 mph in the eighth. That equates to a...

Thanks Jimmy! Love the color on your Mopar...:blob:

:wack: Well, better late than never, they say... Here it is, the last day of January and I JUST discovered this thread in which a good many of my online (FABO) friends wished me a happy birthday. Shame on me.....:oops: I apologize to all concerned for not seeing these really nice...

I came by my so-called "expertise" on bass by default... I started playing lap steel when I was 7 (in 1945... (no typo), switched to ukelele in 1951, when I was 13, then to guitar the following year... but bass players have always been in short supply, so I started playing bass because we...

It is. An IHRA Pro Stocker circa 1988 or so... Low deck 400 block; 426 Hemi heads (yes, I said Hemi heads) 500+cid stroker, plus a 300hp shot of nitrous. Ran hard enough to set and hold the local Pro Stock record at Eddyville (IA) Dragway for a long time... Charlie Malyuke (R.I.P.) built...

And now, for something completely different...

Thanks!!! That car would show up at Pomona and run for Class with it being the ONLY MOPAR in the field, with 8 or 9 Chevys (327 and 350-powered Camaros and Novas) and usually walk away with Class honors. Originally owned by Mopar Pro Stock standout Jim Meyer, it was sold to Steve Winter in...

This one's a lot faster, and it's MOPAR powered. Two-time S/S Eliminator winner of the NHRA's Seattle Northern Nationals (1979,`nd 1980, I believe.) S/S rules of the day; Stock heads )no porting; stock valves; stock combustion chambers) roller cam; stock 4bbl Thermoquad; stock bore and...

1956 Dodge D500-1 with 2 4bbls, 315 cid (285 hp) from the factory vs. 1950 Olds 345 cid, with 3 two bbl carbs and an Engle solid-lifter cam and kit. D/Gassers... High 14's @ 100 mph. I think the Olds won by a nose (Hydra-Matic) vs. 3-on-the-tree for the Mopar. Picture taken at the Carlisle...

Thanks!!!!:glasses7:

Thanks, Mike! Believe it or not, I even took that one... :blob:LOL!

Looks kind of like this one... :)

Thanks, Bomber and Asa! I worked at the local strip on the tech line from about 1958-1968, and had lots of fun with these cars, so I remember a lot of it (and, have forgotten even more, I am sure!) If I'd known then what I know now, I sure would have won a lot more races...:oops:

"Gasser" is a modification of the official nomenclature :"Gas Coupe and Sedan," which was used to classify cars back in the 'fifties, when a lot of the racers used alcohol or nitro in these cars. It (this separation) was an important part of racing, because there were stringent rules...

I used to wonder why there weren't more Henry J's turned into Gassers, until I built one. All Gas Coupes were allowed a ten-percent engine setback by the rulesmakers at the time (mid '50s to late '60s.) The Willys coupes and sedans that were popular (think Stone Woods and Cook, and Ohio George...

That little Barracuda of Richard Petty's was actually an Altered class car because of several reasons, the most obvious being the altered wheelbase, a no-no for Gassers of that era. I think, working headlights were required on Gassers, at that time, too. No matter; it's still one of the...

Is that my buddy Steve Clukey's car? I'll bet it is... Single 4bbl all steel '70 Duster from Maine.. stroked 340/Lenco.. Low 9's at about 145 mph... Killer!

That's interestting; thanks!

Can someome... anyone... tell me just what goes on in the brains of the individuals who spend countless hours fabricating virus programs that do harm to people they don't know, will never know, and the results of which, they can only imagine? At least, the idiot who walks down a street with...

Yep, I moved to Conway whan I retired from the San Francisco Chronicle in 2004. I grew up in Little Rock, but after a 6-month trial balloon of living back in Little Rock, Conway seemed a better "fit" for me. With a population of 60,000, and easy access to Little Rock (a 25-minute freeway...

To be perfectly honest, I couldn't tell it was an engine. It looked like some sort of scary Halloween mask to me... I've owned exactly ONE Chevy in my entire life (started buying cars in 1955, when I was 17) and it was a race car. It only took ONE for me to learn that they were junk...

Your avatar is too ugly...:blob:

Here's a picture of that '64 Valiant that started it all, with me... :wack:

]I admit I am new to the whole Mopar world, but something about this ad just raised my eyebrows. Take a look, and see if you can see what has me scratching my head. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX "1967 dodge dart 4 door 270 GTS automatic, It was a late...

I had a chance to buy this '72 Valiant (California car; no rust) for $100.00. It had a 318, and a 904 in it. Out came the 318 and in went a 360 Magnum to which I added a Vortech blower and a 750 double pumper. It's pretty much stock appearing, so I have a lot of fun on the streets... mid 11's...