Interesting Rebuild Thread @ THT

[cfelton]

MAN! There's no telling what he's got tied up in that thing. Pretty slick wiring job though. Aussie and that guy need to hook up! Maybe I ought ta snatch that drag motor outa that 68 camaro I've got and drop it in my V! Nope, I dont need to go that fast!

[spareparts]

what kind of darg car ya got there CFelton?

[cfelton]

Spare, its an old 68 camaro I bought 30 years ago. It was a 10 second trophy winner for the last owner. I bought the bare body and rearend, dropped in a four speed Muncie and built a 375 Targetmaster up for bracket racing. I ran it a few times at Suffolk Raceway in Va. before it closed. Its been parked for the last few years, use to take it around the block but the neighbors called the law so much I stopped doing that. I crank it up occasionaly just to wake the neighborhood up. Straight headers sound really nasty!!

[RidgeRunner]

CFelton- "Don't need to go that fast."

How'd you end up with a 10 second drag car?
LOL! Love the old 67-69 Camaro, open headers and the idea of a 0530 Sunday morning wake-up calls for PITA neighbors.

[spareparts]

I had a 67 when I was 17, put it in a bridge rail and destroyed the front end. I started rebuilding it and had grand visions of big block prostreet excess. Never finished it, sold it off in pieces. The guy I worked for in high school had a 68 RS that we ran in IHRA F/PS then later in H/S. Car ran 13.12 as a pure stock, 11.50's as a stocker. He never got far with the car but it was a very nice car. We ran at Roxboro, NC. We ran at Rockingham a couple times for the big race but went out first round.

[cfelton]

Yep! A good friend has a 67 that he restored and its really sharp,auto tranny and a built 327, looks brand new. I have hopes of restoring mine one day. Its a RS/SS so I was told. Has the original dash with a factory tach. I bought it from a guy that needed money really bad. He cried like a baby when I took it away! He ran a body shop and got the car in wrecked. It was hit on the riders side quarter panel. He fixed it and the owner never paid for the work. So, he kept it and stripped it down and made a drag car out of it. I don't have a title for it but I think I can get a lost or stolen replacement title now. Its in pretty rough shape now but I can get all the replacement parts for it pretty easy. My neighbor runs a bodyshop and asks me all the time when we're gonna start on it. Guess I'll get to it one day!

[cfelton]

Oh Ridge , I use to love runnin 130 mph, but I got married and with kids and grand kids I guess I got old! HaHa! Still love that feeling of torque and raw power laying you back in the seat. I use to could tote the front wheels through 3rd gear. That will plaster a smile across your face!! When I get the V out I enjoy the smooth ride, so I usually just get up on plane and cruise along at a leisurely speed. Guess I'm gettin old! LOL!!