I do plan on going to Vegas for my last divisional, I’m getting ready for the Bakersfield double in Sept. (24-27.)  I picked up some new REF headers last week and I’m hoping to pick up some et over the old Hookers.
Brian Pott from PV runs a ‘70 Mustang in B/S, runs real well with iron heads. Has been in the 10.0’s with it. If you touch 9.99 you need a full cage and some more safety stuff.
Do you need the trunk lid trim or the window seal? I can bring them with me to Las Vegas.

Nice!! I'd be willing to bet the REF's are worth close to a tenth! I was at the AZ divisional in Feb. and got to help in the tear down barn with Brian after he set the record at 10.08 in B/S, absolutley flying. That was without icing the manifold, draining oil, and had still had 30lbs to get down to minimum weight... thats a 9.90 B/S car, with iron c8oe-n 155cc intake ports. Brian deserves it, he's had a lot issues the last cple years, went through 2 or 3 motors to get where he's at. Brian has helped us non stop with our car, the nicest guy you'll meet anywhere!

I don't want to add anymore weight to the car, I'd want to go to chromoly if i did a full cage... we are running mild steel and the tubing has to be bigger and thicker to be legal, with chromoly you can run thinner wall tubing... comes out to being like 60 lbs less than a full cage out of mild steel. The car most likely would be too heavy, I may have added other metal in other areas of the car to help strengthen it... so can't dip into the 9's haha thats probably a pipe dream anyway!! haha

Thanks Mike, i would take them. If you could bring them along that would be great, id sure appreciate that! did you say you had a clutch pedal for 68 car?

Hey Mike, it will mostly likely run B/S and maybe A/S. I also have the Calvert monoleaf 1” raised ride height, has a quick performance 9 inch housing 1/4” wall, beaf unit. We are running a 29.5x9stick Mickey Thompson with weld wheels 15x10 5.5 back space with plenty of room to spare 👍🏻 might have to move the rear axle back just a smidge but we’ll see. All fenders have been rolled. If I can get some pictures posted I can show you more of where we are at the moment, we are quite a bit further than what the pictures I have posted show. Thanks Mike for all the advice, we actually met in the end of December, I came out and picked up the 391 crank from you at your house. Got to see your amazingly beautiful 67 Shelby, are you going to Vegas divisional in November?? If so I’ll come find you and visit!

keep trying to post more pictures but website wont let me... anyone have any ideas on that?

This has been a fun project. First time doing a coupe to fastback conversion, at first thought it an extremely daunting task, but once finished it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be... (except body work, that stuff is for the bees;) Had lots of hours and time into this car, it has been a learning process and extremely time consuming. The main body of the car is done and painted, still have to finish doors and fenders and hood. First time painter... Not as good as i would have hoped but not bad considering it was in a home built paint booth. Learned lots from that! haha

428 CJ NHRA stock eliminator legal engine will be going in. Engine is currently in the assembly process, will show attachments of engine parts as I go along.
Jerico 4 speed, mclead 7" dual disk clutch, 4.86 rear gear(dependent on track)

Started this project in 2021 here we are in 2026 chugging along trying to get it done.

I'd be down for 2 sets. We still haven't received our set of caps from BSW.

We have a 428 block that's been cross-bolted with BSW caps and 2 more in the works. Bostick Racing out of Yuma Arizona did the machine work, decked, align hone, blocked filled, clearance for main caps, for around 1300$. I know of two other guys that have had their blocks done at bostick, and both run 428's in stock eliminator running north of 600 hp over 7000 rpm with a jerico 4 speed. One of them won Class at Indy in C/S a couple years ago. That's with the stock 3.98 stroke not the 4.25 you'll be using though.

Has anyone recently ordered billet main caps from the company "Billet Speedworks", having trouble getting a hold of them. Sent emails, called multiple times, no answer... its been 4 months since we ordered a set of billet cross-bolt main caps for a 428 block, can't get a hold of them. I have ordered a set from them before and did not have these issues. Hoping they did not go out of business...

Time to get a head approved for Nhra 428 stock eliminator!!