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Private Classifieds / Intake manifolds
« on: August 12, 2018, 04:33:52 PM »
FE 3x2 intake. Intake only. Missing the heat shield. The heat riser passage has a couple of small hole that will need repaired if using the carb heat. One on top and one on the bottom. $400
I have 2 351c holley strip Dominator’s. One is polished and the other is as cast. Neither has been ported and all threads are good. You pick which one you want. I’m keeping one because I still have a project getting a Cleveland. $500
Weiand tunnel ram for 351c. 1994. Drilled and tapped for a fogger. Otherwise it is not modified. Will need new gaskets for the top. $350
Offenhauser Port-o-sonic 351c 4v. I believe it is as cast. All threads are good. $150
My pics are not formatted to be posted on this site. I have a lot of pictures of the intakes and can email or text them to you. All prices are plus the ride. Things have changed in the last year and a half and it’s time someone else makes use of them.
Kitchen557@gmail.com
512-970-7105

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Non-FE Discussion Forum / Re: Dragweek 2017
« on: September 13, 2017, 10:58:08 AM »
Yep, I'm out. Had a fair day at Cordova. Hit the road Monday for a long trip to gateway. About 30 miles from the track I found my brother on the side of the road with a lifter issue. After about six hours of work we had him on the road. We rolled into St. Louis about 4am and got a shower. Left for the track a smoked an alternator. We finally got a new one installed and headed for the track. In About the first 100 feet of the trip to the track we were trying to blow the air cleaner off the carb about every second. We made a decision just to get it to the track and look at it there. We rolled in about 10am. Pulled the valve covers off and found 2 two broken push rods that totally destroyed the rocker arms. Enough is enough. I started to help my brother with is car. More lifter problems, but this time the cam had taken enough damage it need to be replace. We both threw in the towel.
  Dragweek is challenging and rewarding. Sometimes just getting there is victory itself. I went for my son. The support was overwhelming. Kevin stopped by everyday. Several other members came by and expressed there support. It was a great time. No regrets. I watched Doug run from the stands. He has a beautiful car.
  We made a pass near the end of the street eliminator class. Pretty good launch. I hate that I let a pro tree surprise me. I left without enough rpm. About the middle of second the fuel pressure regulator quit. I barely made it. 12.99 @ 100 mph. 1.63 short time. 3830 lbs across the scales. All in all we loved it. Thanks everybody for everything.

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Member Projects / Re: Roll call for Drag Week...
« on: September 08, 2017, 09:41:30 PM »
We made it. My brother got to the track and is currently working on is NHRA License. I'll be in a hotel just up the road in Clinton IA. The only real problem getting here was a couple of trailer tires. I finally had enough in Wichita and bought a new set this morning. Tomorrow I'll take it easy and finish up a few odds an ends. See you all on Sunday. Safe travels.

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Member Projects / Re: Roll call for Drag Week...
« on: September 06, 2017, 12:10:18 PM »
OK, we are all loaded up. Taking off in the morning. I have to be there Friday to help my brother get a NHRA cross license. I'm giving myself a little extra time because I'm traveling with my wife. And because of that I have to take the suburban instead of the crewcab. Gas in central Texas is hard to find right now. I'll have to get e85 on the way. I hope to see all of you there Sunday.

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Member Projects / Re: Roll call for Drag Week...
« on: August 23, 2017, 12:13:38 PM »
I'm for sure going to be there. I'll have my sons FE powered 68 Torino. My dad will be my co-pilot. My wife will meet us at the different tracks as long as we make it. I'll be taking maps, a gps, and a smart phone. Following the route is the most difficult part of the whole trip. I keen navigator makes things smoother. I've got most of what I need to do finished up. There are a few things I'd like to do yet. I've converted over to e85. Very happy with that. Just hope Illinois is green weenie enough to have a few stations with it. My brother will be there in a tube chassis falcon. No idea what class he's running. I'll see you guys in a couple of weeks.

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Member Projects / Re: How much do we have?
« on: August 02, 2017, 09:06:34 PM »
Ok, I'm cutting it close. It's been in the 100s* all week. It took 3 days to get the headers off this thing. Hooker supercomp 2 1/8" adjustables. I don't know how my son got all 32 bolts in those things. I finally cut holes in the shock towers for access. I pulled the heads off to install Cometic head gaskets. Used a whole tube of permatex to seal the intake adapter. Shouldn't have any leaks there. Got the electric water pump installed. New balancer looks good. Now I can run a serpentine belt for the alt. The trans is being freshened up tomorrow. I don't think I'll have any time to test at the track, but what's new. I'll test at Drag Week.

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Member Projects / Re: How much do we have?
« on: July 03, 2017, 11:52:14 PM »
Thanks guys. I will be there. It seems no matter how much you spend, there is always more you need. No matter how much time you have, it's always a last minute thrash. Last year my dad drove my Marauder. My brother drove my dads T-bird. My son was in his car. I was the trunk monkey for all 3 cars. We where finishing two of the cars in the tech line.
  I really wanted to be competitive this year but the goal is moving toward just completing the week. Don't get me wrong, it's a daunting task for any car.
  I have put Lakewood drag shocks on the front with small block springs. I put rancho adjustable shocks on the back. . The shocks and springs picked up 3 tenths. I'm still two seconds from being competitive. A new fuel pump was also  installed. The old pump was so noisy. I  could hear it over open headers. We are still planning on taking the motor out to fix a few oil leaks. While it's out, the electric water pump and electric fan are ready for install. There is a new balancer going on. (SFI, just in case I do become competitive). Still the deadline draws near. O'yeah. It's still going to be $3500 to make the trip, hotel, and food. Luckily the entry fee has already been paid.
My wife will ride up with me to Cordova. My dad will be my navigator. My wife will rent a car and meet us at a few of the tracks. She has family in Chicago she'll be shuttling around to some of the tracks to watch. It's going to be a family affair. I met Jay and Doug last year. I would like for the rest of you to come up and introduce yourselves this year.  I will be there no matter the cost.  Barring catastrophic failure, we will finish. We will do it with my sons FE.

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Member Projects / How much do we have?
« on: July 03, 2017, 11:46:33 AM »
My wife has been instrumental in getting to Drag Week this year. After all it is a tribute to our son who passed early this spring. My wife and I  are taking his 68 Torino GT this year.  He and I attended the 2016 event, and it was the time of our lives (literally). I started testing the car in April and found a few things that I needed to fix or change. My wife politely asked how much was it going to be?  Let's see, I need shocks, springs, gears and a shifter. I need to pull the motor to fix some oil leaks. I need to go through the trans and make sure it's in good shape. I give her a $ number and start ordering parts. We all know how that goes. That list snowballs into another list, and another. So here we are , 3rd of July. No closer to being ready to go to Drag Week, but the deadline looms. She sits in my lap this morning and asked " What's the budget for Drag Week?"  My reply "How much do we have?"

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Member Projects / Re: 68 Torino
« on: March 06, 2017, 08:44:37 AM »
It is with a heavy heart that I, Daniels father, inform the forum that Daniel, a true FE enthusiast , was killed in a motorcycle accident on Feb. 15th. He just turned 19 on Feb 2nd. He got to take his Torino to Drag Week 2016. He got to meet Jay and Doug while participating during the week. Jay even posted a picture of us changing the lifters in his motor at Indy. I will be taking his Torino to Drag Week this year. His mother will meet us at most of the tracks to watch. We got registered Saturday morning and will certainly be there. He loved keeping up with the people on this forum, talked about the dreams he had for his Torino.

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