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Originally Posted by EZ Nova
Nice stories and El Camino. KEEP THEM COMING.
Ziggy, Harvey's??? Umm Jane and 401 by any chance?? That was before my time. We used to run out of Weston & Finch on weekends. Always made some $$$. Never lost but that was because we knew our limits. Ran with a '73 454 Vette with nitrous. Ran twice one night. Ran a Blue '69 COPO Camaro and another '69 Camaro out of Comp Auto. After winning, Serge with the Challenger wanted to run. Umm I knew better and we declined.
My first car was "supposed" to be a B5 Blue '70 Cuda 440+6 4sp 4.10 Dana. Black hockey stick stripe, black int. with Keystones classics. Put $1000 down till spring. Owner got shipped out for work and offered my $$$ back as he didn't know when he could get back and it was now mid April, 1982 (I think). 2 days later a buddy called and said he would take my offer for his '68 GTX Convert. 440 4 sp 4.10 Dana Blk on Blk with red interior. That was my daily driver for 4 years in the summer. Had winter beaters but from april till it snowed, I drove that 440 everywhere. I was 16 and pumped gas. Worked 2 years to save for the car. Car went 12.70's with slicks. Fun car and nice size. Been thinking something like that for a retirement driver. Nice ride, big, has some power and the '68's just look tough.
Nothing seems to match the late 60's Mopar B bodies for size, comfort and power with some tough looks. The '68 GTX/'69 Coronet Rt's as well as the '69 Chargers. There power steering was just sick. Most 440's were fast and pretty trouble free. Ya a L72 Impala would be fast, but just wouldn't "look the part" like the Mopars.
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Hi.Ya.That was me.I probably met you at Weston & Finch one time or another.It was a great hangout.I had my Grand National back then.I was on Nitrous also.I shocked a lot of Big Blocks as the car ran 11.80s and idled like stock.We didn't have drag radials so we ran McCreary dirt tires.They hooked real well on the street.When I first started using the spray on my GN I did a lot experimenting.Always trying more boost and a hotter chip to go faster.When I got in the 11s I blew a lot of head gaskets.The car was still under warrenty so I just took it in and they usually fixed it.After about the 3rd time my original dealer turned me down.The service manager told me that my Ecm screws were loose and so was the waistegate actuator rod.I had to tow the car to Burlington were nobody knew me to get it fixed.lol.
Thanks for posting.
PS.Buy that GTX before they hit 100K!