Howie's new ride.
 

AFX injected big block.

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[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/drool.gif[/img] more info/pix please!

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WOW!So cool.

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Sam, where found the one picture of the car. the thread below . If you go up there ,there is 4 pages page 3 pic # 49,65 &amp; 69 are the car . Also page 2 # 47 http://public.fotki.com/VincePutt/dr...awb/page4.html

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I plan on retiring and moving to Tupelo,Ms. As soon as I can. This car was built in Bruce ms. The second owner lives 7 miles from Tupelo. the drag strip this car ran at is Fulton,ms, 22 miles from Tupelo. The car was blue ,same color as Jungle Jim's 66 nova. This car ran 170's and ran on 35% nitro. The according the second owner said this car came in second at the WINTER nationals in 67 or 68. I have not found any thing on that yet.

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Sweet ass looking ride Kim!

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Kim did you buy the Mississippi Rebel?

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BAD ASS!

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YEAH

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Kim small world I leave in Tupelo,Ms.

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we will have to get together. Kim

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[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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Right from the Sweet Spot time of Drag Racing History.......Can I drive it!!!!

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Me first, then you.

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I can see Howie now..just like back in the day..the smell of nitro...fire burnout leading into long smokey burnout, launch and spin the tires the whole 1/4 mile..going through the traps at 170ish. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif[/img]

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great car Kim. AHRA or NHRA Winternationals? is the car complete?

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Tom, Not sure about that part. Sounds like fun.

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Sam I'm not sure AHRA or NHRA in 67 I can't find any funny car winners. The class was a/fx
I don't know where that fit in???

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Hey, I needed another project. The is a project. Very bad shape.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sYc</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I can see Howie now..just like back in the day..the smell of nitro...fire burnout leading into long smokey burnout, launch and spin the tires the whole 1/4 mile..going through the traps at 170ish. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif[/img] </div></div>

And the chute don't open.

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Yep that's my LUCK.

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As it sits now...

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Little sanding here and a little mud she'll be fine.

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Nice to see him back in a Chevyll/Nova. First time I meet him was in the staging lanes at Eddyville when he was running the 68. He just never looked right in a Camaro.

But then he's never really looked &quot;just right&quot;.

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Schony, This is a first !! I disagree with you.
I have always looked right, I have never looked left.
But your right, my first love is Nova's.

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That'll Buff right out!!!

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Holey smokes Howie ... that's a early VW front beam!

looks like its been there awhile....is that what they ran on it in it's prime?

I like it! find any motor parts with it?

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Kwhizz, you sound like Gary Anderson the guy that goes to some shows
with me. He uses 80 grit as his finish sanding paper.

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Bud, back then that was the trick front end. Wes Jerde who built most of the motors for the
Harrell 68 funny car. His Nova &quot; Nova too Much&quot; which was blown &amp; injected 64 Nova had the same front end. I talked Marion Fairchild about the front end ,he explained that this was the
first torsion bar front end. When you think about it you have two bars that are adjustable
independent from each other. You can pre-load the front end. Way ahead of it's time.
It was few years later before you had coil shocks.

PS Wes's car is up there in those 4 pages of cars above.

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I here ya, hopefully not to sound rude , but that beam is not set as a adjustable beam, the center section of the tubes have to modified to rotate that changes ride hight and how tight you want them.

they may have pulled leafs/bars out to change ride height, old cheap trick to lower them.

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learn something new every day.

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I just talked to the org owner &amp; builder of my car. I was told he bought a 66 nova body in white. In talking with him ,he did in fact buy a body in white. He said he had all kind of problems getting one. He said you had to know the right people to get one. Very sharp guy
to talk to. I am going down to Tupelo and spend some with the 1st &amp; 2nd owners.
I plan on learning a lot more about the car.

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[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] that a way Howie. You are on the scent now! Good luck!!!!

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This will work out great my 6 year old Grandson lives in Tupelo. Bruce, MS. is 40 to 50 miles away from Tupelo. The second owner is 6 miles south of Tupelo.

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Just got back from Tupelo spent a week there. I left Tupelo at 7am and got back to tupelo at 4pm went to see both guys . Talked to Jerry &amp; Marion ,had a great time with them. Jerry had 2 pictures of the car when he was building it. Marion had one picture. Marion also had one of the zoomy header. Hanging in one of his buildings. I bought some parts from Marion. Learned a lot about the car.

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[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] Good deal Howie!

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&quot;A little putty, a little paint; Make it look what it ain't&quot;.

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&quot;Make it look what it ain't&quot; What are you saying??

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I'm waiting for your answer.