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07-17-2012 06:25 PM #1
Restoration of California Charger TF
photo (1024x768) (1024x768).jpgHere's a pic of the car getting ready to go to Don Long's shop for some resto work
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07-17-2012 06:35 PM #2
Who's paying the bills on this one, Jerry??? Is it coming back to life, or just going to a museum????Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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07-17-2012 06:42 PM #3
Brent Cannon bought it from the guy who got it from us back in early 70s--wants to Cackle fest it, and maybe some time in the differant museums
Cruz Pedregon is just finishing up a tribute car to the firebird funny car--should be debuted at NHRA Indy Labor Day week end
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07-17-2012 06:45 PM #4
Way Kewl !!!! At least it will be a runner and out there making them sweet sounds again---and not just laying someplace gathering dust!!!!!!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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07-17-2012 08:38 PM #5
Always a favorite!!! :-)
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07-18-2012 07:52 AM #6
cowl is missing as somebody years ago was trailoring somewhere to an event and didn't have the dutz buttons in--cowl blew off and an UPS truck ran over it--ever since then the car has been sitting--------
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07-18-2012 12:47 PM #7
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It looks to be in really nice shape. Please post pics of when it's done.Ryan
1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor 354 Hemi 46RH Electric Blue w/multi-color flames, Ford 9" Residing in multiple pieces
1968 Corvette Coupe 5.9 Cummins Drag Car 11.43@130mph No stall leaving the line with 1250 rpm's and poor 2.2 60'
1972 Chevy K30 Longhorn P-pumped 24v Compound Turbos 47RH Just another money pit
1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR Stage 3 cam, SuperT10
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07-19-2012 02:00 PM #8
That thing is beautiful. that rear end looks small, a stockish 9" - is it a floater Jerry?
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07-19-2012 02:29 PM #9
cool to see it ...olds rear end jerry?Irish Diplomacy ..the ability to tell someone to go to Hell ,,So that they will look forward to to the trip
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07-19-2012 05:39 PM #10
thats not the rear we had in car---ours was a much narrower mopar 8 3/4
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07-20-2012 08:21 AM #11
Jerry-could you give breakdown details about the parts of engine that was in the car??. I think that would be interesting.
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07-20-2012 08:31 AM #12
It was a stock stroke 392 hemi with 6:71 blower on Nitro----howards flat tappet cam--donovan exhaust rockers--aviaid oil pan--donovan gear drive--cragar blower drive and magnesium manifold--enderle barn door fuel injector
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07-20-2012 10:08 AM #13
Jerry did back then they have aftermarket heads,like dual spark plugs and dual mags and did yours have that??.
Not engine related,but was it a in and out box for the drive?. Like just one direct drive.Last edited by 1gary; 07-20-2012 at 10:10 AM.
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07-20-2012 11:16 AM #14
cast factorie heads--bigger valves, new guides---single plug--
the dual plug/dual mag engines were the elephant 426 hemis
drive was a shaft that had clutch spline on front end and a slip joint at pinion end---oh, and we had Weatherby drill a 375 rifle bore thru it and the axles were also gun drilled
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07-20-2012 12:05 PM #15
You guys used to buzz those engines up pretty high,didn't you??. Did you guys tear down between rounds?Carry a spare with you??.
I don't remember where I hear this,but I thought nitro engines where wot or nothing.That is was hard on them to try to peddle them.
Are they going to build a period correct engine in this restoration?.
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