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07-27-2014 07:16 PM
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Heck, all them dang wires, should work without a...
Heck, all them dang wires, should work without a couple of them, shouldn't they????
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06-10-2014 08:31 AM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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Yeah, time flies when you're having fun!!! Doing...
Yeah, time flies when you're having fun!!! Doing some blocking and getting the rest of the little dings out of my pickup now. I only got it 19 years ago and already drove it .7...
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06-10-2014 12:35 AM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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Heck, I understand where it all relates to the...
Heck, I understand where it all relates to the original intention of swapping the engine!!!!:whacked::whacked::D:D
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05-20-2014 02:08 PM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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Yeah, first time out for the year is always the...
Yeah, first time out for the year is always the best!!! Now I like to roam around the pits and see which of the other old farts lived through another winter!!!!!!:LOL::LOL::LOL:
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05-20-2014 06:04 AM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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Way behind with projects stacked up??? Sounds...
Way behind with projects stacked up??? Sounds familiar!!!! Went to a test and tune session at the digs on Sunday (an .020 light, ran 7.82 @ 168 mph, the old man still has it!!!) and a couple of...
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05-20-2014 05:21 AM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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Looks great! How's the rest of the project...
Looks great! How's the rest of the project coming, almost time to get back on the road???
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02-14-2014 04:58 AM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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The little engines can take 40----just not for...
The little engines can take 40----just not for long!!! I've ran 38 and 40 on lightweight drag cars, but there's a lot of difference between a few passes on race gas with a 5 speed and a driver,...
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02-13-2014 05:59 PM
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I believe a lot of that comes from the more...
I believe a lot of that comes from the more equalized flow characteristics of the manifold....
BYW===When the roads get fit for playing again, I'd suggest a good vacuum gauge installed when you... -
02-13-2014 05:11 PM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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I do remember a number of cars running this setup...
I do remember a number of cars running this setup successfully in SCCA racing, we played with them on a Shelby for half a season, then went big block and A Production instead the next year.... I do...
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02-13-2014 02:11 PM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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The dual four's won't be as bad as you think,...
The dual four's won't be as bad as you think, unless you drive with your leg in it all the time. This setup was for road racing and endurance racing where mileage is always a consideration, with the...
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01-26-2014 04:11 PM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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Looks great in there, nicely detailed and super...
Looks great in there, nicely detailed and super clean looking!! Very nicely done! I sympathize with you on the weather, same way around here except for considerably less snow.
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01-04-2014 02:27 PM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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Bring your...
Bring your what???????????????:confused::confused::confused::confused:
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01-03-2014 06:25 PM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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Nasty old carbs are finally cleaned up!!!! As...
Nasty old carbs are finally cleaned up!!!! As for the single digit and negative double digit temps, seriously considering heading South for a month, tired of this crap already. Want to come along?
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12-22-2013 03:14 PM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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----and the longer the old carbs set the worse...
----and the longer the old carbs set the worse the gaskets are to get off!!!!! Betcha they go together with the new non-stick gaskets?????:LOL::LOL:
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06-30-2013 03:23 PM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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Dakota Digital seems to think switch on the...
Dakota Digital seems to think switch on the ground side is ok, too!!!!
The relay coil is what is activated to perform the “switching” action. The coil is
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06-30-2013 11:19 AM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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Geez, all this fancy electronics, and I still...
Geez, all this fancy electronics, and I still have a cable drive Moroso tach on the shelf!!!!!!:LOL::LOL::LOL: (Saving it for just the right project, I guess)....
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06-27-2013 05:58 AM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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Sounds to me like the flux capacitor is whacko...
Sounds to me like the flux capacitor is whacko again, hate it when that happens!!!!!!!
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06-26-2013 01:38 PM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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Had similar issues once upon a time with an...
Had similar issues once upon a time with an electric speedometer.....is yours electric or mechanical???
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06-05-2013 05:39 PM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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Were the bent pushrods from a Cleveland...
Were the bent pushrods from a Cleveland project??? First Clevor set-up I ran, could have changed my named to Mr. Push Rod Changer!!!!:LOL::LOL::LOL: Finally got Mike (the other Mike, my machinist...
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06-05-2013 04:33 PM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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Definitely good times!!!! Then, just when the...
Definitely good times!!!! Then, just when the "other guys" figured out the difference between the Windsor's and Cleveland's, out come the Clevor's!!!!!:LOL::LOL::LOL:
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06-05-2013 03:19 PM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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Yuppers, saw some of that stuff!!! A number of...
Yuppers, saw some of that stuff!!! A number of the Gapp & Roush drag racing engines went to some very good homes, sounds like your friend had one! The man (Roush) did some miracle work with the...
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06-05-2013 05:36 AM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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From late '63 until mid '70 the Windsor head more...
From late '63 until mid '70 the Windsor head more then held it's own until the Boss head and engines became available to more racers. (SCCA stuff). I was crewing on a team in '74 that ran an IMSA...
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06-04-2013 05:24 AM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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Should be one heck of a nice set-up!!! Used to...
Should be one heck of a nice set-up!!! Used to see them occasionally in SCCA racing, wonder who's shelves the rest of the dual quads are sitting on???:LOL::LOL::LOL:
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03-30-2013 04:17 PM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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Sounds like things are working out well on the...
Sounds like things are working out well on the coupe! Sorting things out and tuning is always fun trying to get everything to work just right!!!!! A normal Spring for me, usually about the only...
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03-24-2013 04:20 PM
Thread: 302 Stroker??
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Hard to tell with no weight on the front end, but...
Hard to tell with no weight on the front end, but are the springs the correct length for the shocks???
Heck! I was thinking we could be brothers!! LOL
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