Nice. My dad and uncle had ‘69 Mustangs with a 428scj and 427 medium riser(I think) when they were in high school. I’m so jealous…I’ve built a ton of them. They’ll take a beating as long as you do the work on the oil system.
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Nice. My dad and uncle had ‘69 Mustangs with a 428scj and 427 medium riser(I think) when they were in high school. I’m so jealous…I’ve built a ton of them. They’ll take a beating as long as you do the work on the oil system.
I wish I could win the lottery to play with ze German hotrods
That’s awesome. I got to work on a handful when I lived/worked in FL and they are amazinghad a SLR 722 for a while, not a "hotrod" but german rocket lol
for pure straight line speed factory stuff just isn't as fun
The nose was soooo long I was always afraid of hitting something lolThat’s awesome. I got to work on a handful when I lived/worked in FL and they are amazing
Yes, factory anything is always lacking in any performance metric. I get it though, the cars have to appeal to the most people possible and be profitable. I just wish all this stuff wasn’t so expensive
Very cool, hopefully it sees the street or strip again.This one's a bit of a time capsule. My dad's 67 Falcon that he bought off the proverbial little old lady that only drove it on Sundays, back in the 70's. He also bought a 427 SOHC from a drag racer, then crammed that in under the stock hood. Ran a top loader with a Hurst shifter, homemade cage, and 33x16.5 slicks with a spool and 5.67 gears, and was able to run the quarter at right around 130mph and 11 flat. He also drove it on the street, minus the slicks. On the slicks and a good track, he says it would carry the front all through first gear. He's got another hood stashed away with a big bulge in it, along with a mechanical fuel injection setup that he never ran. Nothing quite like an old school big block that'll spin past 7500 rpm and make somewhere around 750-800hp. It hasn't been driven for close to 40 years now, but before anyone asks, it's not for sale. Every few months someone finds out hes got it through the grapevine, and gets hold of him to ask. He told me.once it's in his will, so either me or my brother will get to play with it eventually, unless he's planning to be buried in it.
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like most of us i see he has a pile of wood on top of the shelves...boards are prob from when Ike was presidentThis one's a bit of a time capsule. My dad's 67 Falcon that he bought off the proverbial little old lady that only drove it on Sundays, back in the 70's. He also bought a 427 SOHC from a drag racer, then crammed that in under the stock hood. Ran a top loader with a Hurst shifter, homemade cage, and 33x16.5 slicks with a spool and 5.67 gears, and was able to run the quarter at right around 130mph and 11 flat. He also drove it on the street, minus the slicks. On the slicks and a good track, he says it would carry the front all through first gear. He's got another hood stashed away with a big bulge in it, along with a mechanical fuel injection setup that he never ran. Nothing quite like an old school big block that'll spin past 7500 rpm and make somewhere around 750-800hp. It hasn't been driven for close to 40 years now, but before anyone asks, it's not for sale. Every few months someone finds out hes got it through the grapevine, and gets hold of him to ask. He told me.once it's in his will, so either me or my brother will get to play with it eventually, unless he's planning to be buried in it.
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This one's a bit of a time capsule. My dad's 67 Falcon that he bought off the proverbial little old lady that only drove it on Sundays, back in the 70's. He also bought a 427 SOHC from a drag racer, then crammed that in under the stock hood. Ran a top loader with a Hurst shifter, homemade cage, and 33x16.5 slicks with a spool and 5.67 gears, and was able to run the quarter at right around 130mph and 11 flat. He also drove it on the street, minus the slicks. On the slicks and a good track, he says it would carry the front all through first gear. He's got another hood stashed away with a big bulge in it, along with a mechanical fuel injection setup that he never ran. Nothing quite like an old school big block that'll spin past 7500 rpm and make somewhere around 750-800hp. It hasn't been driven for close to 40 years now, but before anyone asks, it's not for sale. Every few months someone finds out hes got it through the grapevine, and gets hold of him to ask. He told me.once it's in his will, so either me or my brother will get to play with it eventually, unless he's planning to be buried in it.
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I just got light-headedThis one's a bit of a time capsule. My dad's 67 Falcon that he bought off the proverbial little old lady that only drove it on Sundays, back in the 70's. He also bought a 427 SOHC from a drag racer, then crammed that in under the stock hood. Ran a top loader with a Hurst shifter, homemade cage, and 33x16.5 slicks with a spool and 5.67 gears, and was able to run the quarter at right around 130mph and 11 flat. He also drove it on the street, minus the slicks. On the slicks and a good track, he says it would carry the front all through first gear. He's got another hood stashed away with a big bulge in it, along with a mechanical fuel injection setup that he never ran. Nothing quite like an old school big block that'll spin past 7500 rpm and make somewhere around 750-800hp. It hasn't been driven for close to 40 years now, but before anyone asks, it's not for sale. Every few months someone finds out hes got it through the grapevine, and gets hold of him to ask. He told me.once it's in his will, so either me or my brother will get to play with it eventually, unless he's planning to be buried in it.
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@sirhrmechanic did you lose a tank in Louisiana?
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“Dad, my brother and I want to get your car running and recommissioned so you can enjoy it again… that ok with you?”
I mean… why wait?
Sirhr
It would be worth seeing your dad's reaction to just seeing the car outside in the sunlight after a quick wash.
Sir:We did pull one one of his Norton's out last year and got it running. Here's my mom and dad on the bike, 49 years and 2 days after he showed up on her parents yard on it and they met for the first time. He bought it new in London, cruised around for a couple months or so, then figured he'd go visit a guy he'd met in Canada who was from Norway, my mom's brother. The rest is history as they say. We're ordering up a bunch of parts to get it road worthy again this year for their 50th anniversary meeting. He was grinning like a teenager when he rode it again. 70mph on nearly 50 year old tires maybe wasn't the smartest thing we've ever done, but it sure was fun.
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We did pull one one of his Norton's out last year and got it running.
I have lumber that my grandpa cut and planed probably 40 years ago, and I still use bits of it every now and then. Especially when I'm making wooden toys for the kids or something, it's almost like he's still here helping me out. It's his shop and I inherited most of his tools too, so it's pretty cool being able to use wood he cut too. I've got a couple nice pieces of 3/4" live edge birch that I'm saving for some shelves, but I still don't know quite what I want to make with them. Here's a handgun rack I built with some short scrap pieces.like most of us i see he has a pile of wood on top of the shelves...boards are prob from when Ike was president
"you never know when youll need them"
To be fair, he's only got two, the other is a 67 I think. It's also a 750, but it's pretty much worn out. He's got some engine parts stashed away in the basement, and I think he's got a set of replacement carbs too. Pretty sure that one's got a one piece carb that shares a single float bowl for both cylinders.One of his Norton’s? Your dads got a hell of a garage.
Those trucks are great!I have lumber that my grandpa cut and planed probably 40 years ago, and I still use bits of it every now and then. Especially when I'm making wooden toys for the kids or something, it's almost like he's still here helping me out. It's his shop and I inherited most of his tools too, so it's pretty cool being able to use wood he cut too. I've got a couple nice pieces of 3/4" live edge birch that I'm saving for some shelves, but I still don't know quite what I want to make with them. Here's a handgun rack I built with some short scrap pieces.
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And a couple toy trucks about 2' long made of scrap birch and fir. The logs are just sticks cut from a dead tree out back.
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Question for @sirhrmechanic related to gas. Do you have to do anything special to the gas on the really old engines to get them to run well or anything you're not supposed to do?
Question for @sirhrmechanic related to gas. Do you have to do anything special to the gas on the really old engines to get them to run well or anything you're not supposed to do?
A 65 Coronet I picked up recently. It is a retired race car that hasn't been licensed for street use since 1978. Everything mechanically is fresh with zero miles, 440/727/4:10. Gutted interior, I am not sure what I will do with the interior. I am not going to paint the exterior, just going to drive it as is.
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Cheers,
Sirhr
A good video on
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I think you can easily get 600hp in a 500 inch big Chevy, but why not a roller cam?The parts for my 502 keep stacking up.
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The heads are waiting for me to find the time to port and polish and I need some time to do some relief work on the cylinders for the rod clearance.
I'm hoping to get around 600 hp or better. That ought to get a Monte Carlo down the road.
I think you can easily get 600hp in a 500 inch big Chevy, but why not a roller cam?
For that duration, you could get more lift.
Or, if you want to stay around .600” lift, you could do it with less duration and still have the power via steeper ramps (more duration at max lift) etc. And better road manners….
I have done a bunch of different motors. This one was just a " wonder what this combo will do?" The great thing about having a hobby. If you don't like it. Change it. If you ain't working on it. It's time for something else.
But it could be that they’re not running enough boost to need to be welded together. Just a thoughtThere is a reason that engines are bolted together instead of welded.
This was over 10 yrs ago at Texas World Speedway. Man I loved that place, Scary fast.
That was my fastest lap at the time. After the LS7 build got into the 1;30s