Oldiron440
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Here you go,
LOL, my 383 x 4 gear Bee is faster on the highway than the Bird. I have 2:94's in the back of the Bee and Cops hated me as a teenager I can tell you that. Many a Friday night with the speedo wrapped around to the bottom on good old Tornado tires... and a slow old LTD behind in the distance with lights a flashin. One of those Cops is older than me by 25 years and now a FB friend that likes to tell stories of how we played cat and mouse... lol
They probably had - what - 2.76 gears? I knew some Ga. State Patrol officers back in the mid-1970's who claimed their smog 460 Fords would do 160. I was more than a bit skeptical of that claim. Thought it was funny, though, to hear these law officers bench racing just like any hot rodders I ever knew.
i've been 75 in my duster and that was downright terrifying.
no way in hell I was looking at the speedo. good thing my phone gps has speed memory.
a nascar "stock" hemiAgreed, but people mistake a Nascar STOCKER for "stock". Not quite the same thing.
It's the Daytona/Superbird owners that should know better that perpetuate that b.s.
oh yeah, the suspension is all stock. I don't like to think about what it looks like under there. its bad.Bummer, I regularly cruise on the freeway in my Duster at 80-90 mph. Might be time for you to rebuild the front end, get the alignment better and put in some stiffer t-bars. That's what I did anyway. With 2.94 gears I've had it over 110 several times and it feels the same as at 90 or 75... like it's glued to the road.
If I somehow made a ton of money I'd LOVE to build a restomod wing car and do 1/2-mile and standing mile drags. Keep in mind the drag coefficient of a Daytona is only 0.29 which is still lower than most modern cars. Yes they need to be lowered and the suspension stiffened up to handle high speeds but the potential is there. I need to watch that video on the #71 car again but weren't they able to hit like 230 mph with it on the salt flats? And that engine had to be making 700-800 HP at most...
A 1970's LTD at 160? Float isnt the word you would use - IF it could get anywhere near that. In 1983 I bought my uncles 77 Ford unmarked Chiefs unit when he retired. The 460 was kinda soft getting to 75 mph, but sounded great. Still had the department issue Chapparal high speed tires on it. I would love to tell you top speed, but I only saw 120 on the certified speedo. More than once I accidentally went past a cop parked on the interstate with no repercussions. You would not be that lucky today, they know who's who.They probably had - what - 2.76 gears? I knew some Ga. State Patrol officers back in the mid-1970's who claimed their smog 460 Fords would do 160. I was more than a bit skeptical of that claim. Thought it was funny, though, to hear these law officers bench racing just like any hot rodders I ever knew.
On a classified highway stretch I got my '69 440 4-speed to bury its 150 MPH speedo. Tach at 6k. This on 3.55:1 Dana. 28" rear tire. Grant it. The speedo and stock tach is 50+ years old. But GPS confirmed 140+ MPH. 440 is a little built than stock. But just purple grind hyd cam. Some head work. Eddy low deck torquer with Holley 750.
My GTX may not be a drag strip king. Takes too long for the 440 to get into its power band. But it's a highway commando. I only lifted because some valve float could be detected. And fear of tire performance. Another words it was still pulling. And surprisingly stable ride.
I drove to a station off highway. It was sitting there idling normally. (Only difference was a little higher water temp.) And I swear it looked at me saying "Pussy" lol.
Below is quick walk around vid of that car idling.
I do too. I wasn't sure I would. My first '69 GTX was same exterior, but black buckets. This gal is split bench camel tan. It works with the F8 Green. (But I'm guessing not as well if reversed? Lol.)I'm sure the B5/white and R4/black crowd is strong, but I love the green/buckskin.
I prefer ANY color interior over black/dark gray.I'm sure the B5/white and R4/black crowd is strong, but I love the green/buckskin.
In Arizona I get it! Alabama aint much cooler.I prefer ANY color interior over black/dark gray.
that will do it,...but so will 2500 ftlbs and double overdrive!Missed a gear on the downgrade again eh....