I need to get more tire under my 62 Lancer "frog car"... it's is right at the point where it sometimes hooks, sometimes not.
I have "beat-out" the rear fender wells as far as possible so it's time to relocate the rear springs and tub the car.
It will get a new fuel system as part of the project, the car really needs a decent tank or fuel cell.
DD

1- Sergios "secret project"
2- Andrews "junk yard/skull and crossbone excpress" with a really bad boy new motor
3- WB with his 198 project
4- Dana with his new motor
5- The Fox project (Arrow) from Oroville
6- Shaker223 - Turbo car
7- Glen moving to 14's with much more power, maybe a altered wheelbase car.
8- PJ with less turns on the throttle stop..She ran low 15's last year but this car will go alot..alot faster
9-Fopar may be Mopar now as has in working on a early lightweith 63'
10- Doug Powers is now retired and will be working on a 13 second 170 powered car...Good..there will finally be someone with another 170...
11- Josh with his RX-203 project..
12- David with new roller rockers...should be 13 second car again..
13- Slantzilla-The Killer Bee Daytona project
14- Lou- Project V Release 2.0
15- Doc Tubs the Toad

Doug,

Have you tried real slicks instead of the BFG drag radials?

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No, all the slicks I have will not fit under the car , even the set of 27 x 9s I have.
I could spend some $$ on a real narrow set of slicks or spend the time to move the springs inboard so I can get a lot more tire under the car.

These early cars do not have much rear wheel well room to begain with so that is why I am leaning towards the spring move & tub solution.
DD

It won't be in the 13s or 14s, but this winter I plan on rebuilding the carburetor, adjusting the valves, and installing headers on my 63 Dart. Not much, but it needs it. I plan on making it to at least one Redding race and one Samoa race, and if it happens, Slant 6 races at Sacramento and Infineon. Of course I will be racing at Mopars North of the Gate at Infineon, and Mopar Musclecar Magic at Sacramento. I am also going to enter it into Mopars in the Park in Rancho Cordova as well, which is a car show. So guaranteed 2 races and 1 show, but hopefully I'll be able to make it to Redding and Samoa at least once.

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1963 Dodge Dart -225 Slant 6, 904, 2.76's, 18.84 @ 73
1970 Nova 12.53@108
1970 Bug 15.38@87

I might also upgrade to a posi.

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1963 Dodge Dart -225 Slant 6, 904, 2.76's, 18.84 @ 73
1970 Nova 12.53@108
1970 Bug 15.38@87

1- Sergios "secret project"
2- Andrews "junk yard/skull and crossbone excpress" with a really bad boy new motor
3- WB with his 198 project
4- Dana with his new motor
5- The Fox project (Arrow) from Oroville
6- Shaker223 - Turbo car
7- Glen moving to 14's with much more power, maybe a altered wheelbase car.
8- PJ with less turns on the throttle stop..She ran low 15's last year but this car will go alot..alot faster
9-Fopar may be Mopar now as has in working on a early lightweith 63'
10- Doug Powers is now retired and will be working on a 13 second 170 powered car...Good..there will finally be someone with another 170...
11- Josh with his RX-203 project..
12- David with new roller rockers...should be 13 second car again..
13- Slantzilla-The Killer Bee Daytona project
14- Lou- Project V Release 2.0
15- Doc Tubs the Toad
16- David - Headers and Posi.

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I need to change the A/C pulley on my wife's Suburban. The AutoZone box arrived today. And I REALLY need to wash my SRT-4! I may actually try to get around to installing the SEE (Side Exit Exhaust) at some point this winter.

As far as Slant 6 stuff,... daydreaming is about all I can afford right now. I'll start bugging Joel again in about 6 months about the Turismo project. I'll be at the "1 year left" mark then.

Frank and Cinda are gonna have their hands more than full for the foreseeable future, so I don't see the engine/tranny getting swapped into the white Duster anytime soon.

How's about this, "16- Rob- Gearing Up for 2010"

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I’m Mater
The Kentucky Poser

1- Sergios "secret project"
2- Andrews "junk yard/skull and crossbone excpress" with a really bad boy new motor
3- WB with his 198 project
4- Dana with his new motor
5- The Fox project (Arrow) from Oroville
6- Shaker223 - Turbo car
7- Glen moving to 14's with much more power, maybe a altered wheelbase car.
8- PJ with less turns on the throttle stop..She ran low 15's last year but this car will go alot..alot faster
9-Fopar may be Mopar now as has in working on a early lightweith 63'
10- Doug Powers is now retired and will be working on a 13 second 170 powered car...Good..there will finally be someone with another 170...
11- Josh with his RX-203 project..
12- David with new roller rockers...should be 13 second car again..
13- Slantzilla-The Killer Bee Daytona project
14- Lou- Project V Release 2.0
15- Doc Tubs the Toad
16- David - Headers and Posi.
17- Rob Simmons- Going to wash his car!

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Hey, you forgot to add me to the list.

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Charrlie_S
65 Valiant 100 2dr post 170 turbo
66 Valiant Signet 170 nitrous
64 Valiant Signet
64 Valiant 4dr 170
64 Valiant 4dr 225

1- Sergios "secret project"
2- Andrews "junk yard/skull and crossbone express" with a really bad boy new motor
3- WB with his 198 project
4- Dana with his new motor
5- The Fox project (Arrow) from Oroville
6- Shaker223 - Turbo car
7- Glen moving to 14's with much more power, maybe a altered wheelbase car.
8- PJ with less turns on the throttle stop..She ran low 15's last year but this car will go alot..alot faster
9-Fopar may be Mopar now as has in working on a early lightweith 63'
10- Doug Powers is now retired and will be working on a 13 second 170 powered car...Good..there will finally be someone with another 170...
11- Josh with his RX-203 project..
12- David with new roller rockers...should be 13 second car again..
13- Slantzilla-The Killer Bee Daytona project
14- Lou- Project V Release 2.0
15- Doc Tubs the Toad
16- David - Headers and Posi.
17- Rob Simmons- Gearing up!
18- Charrlie S - 65 Turbo and 66 Fuel and Ignition

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Hi Doug: No need to tub on the early 62's...lots of room in the wheel opening for a much taller tire but the problem is "side ways". We just moved the springs inward a little and now there is all kind of room for at least a 9-10" wide tire without tubbing. Have fun over the winter..later, Wayne

Hi CJ...Let's not forget Tristan new speed additions coming in 2009 and also Fopars' son Mikes slant6 project..Yes, we are finally getting him outof his pickup and joining us with a slant6 car...Any updates Richard/Mike?
Who is ending up with that motor out of the "infamous" Ford? That is one bad ass** motor and in a much lighter car, watch out for a 13 second car...

I doubt Richard is going to pull the slant out of his daily driver... He's had a slant in there for over 20 years...

I'd be willing to bet he's going to use the old 1bbl motor he picked up off craigslist for his Dart GT. I think it came out of a pickup or something. Hopefully he'll wash it before he sticks it in there.

CJ

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1- Sergios "secret project"
2- Andrews "junk yard/skull and crossbone express" with a really bad boy new motor
3- WB with his 198 project
4- Dana with his new motor
5- The Fox project (Arrow) from Oroville
6- Shaker223 - Turbo car
7- Glen moving to 14's with much more power, maybe a altered wheelbase car.
8- PJ with less turns on the throttle stop..She ran low 15's last year but this car will go alot..alot faster
9-Fopar may be Mopar now as has in working on a early lightweith 63'
10- Doug Powers is now retired and will be working on a 13 second 170 powered car...Good..there will finally be someone with another 170...
11- Josh with his RX-203 project..
12- David with new roller rockers...should be 13 second car again..
13- Slantzilla-The Killer Bee Daytona project
14- Lou- Project V Release 2.0
15- Doc Tubs the Toad
16- David - Headers and Posi.
17- Rob Simmons- Gearing up!
18- Charrlie S - 65 Turbo and 66 Fuel and Ignition
19- Mike and his 68 Dart
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30- CJ some cosmetic improvements on the Hooptie - Doesn't really count!

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