Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-24-2021, 01:37 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-24-2021, 09:03 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-22-2021, 08:58 PM
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Re: ultimate flathead
We have a local guy that we call Shades. He is always wearing Richard Petty type shades. I mean always.
One of my favorite Shades stories is when he was driving his '72 SBC powered Chevelle...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-22-2021, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 49
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Re: ultimate flathead
Sometime after that I was out to Barger-Mattson wrecking yard and found a blown 350-cid Corvette engine in the inventory. I bought the camshaft, heads, distributor, intake manifold and carburetor and...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-22-2021, 03:15 PM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-22-2021, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 7,353
Re: ultimate flathead
Anyone catch the part about how fast he went after installing the 4.33 rear? The "facts" of this story are approaching science fiction levels.
Should have taken this beast to Bonneville. :D
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-22-2021, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 49
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-22-2021, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 7,353
Re: ultimate flathead
During this time, I once drag raced down Yale Boulevard in Nampa (this was a bout 1963). I tried a full-throttle power shift at 10,000 rpm and the result was a blown clutch, transmission, drive...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-22-2021, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 49
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