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4twennyAint

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1966 Fairlane GTA street trim, maiden voyage
« on: September 21, 2021, 09:43:24 PM »
Our maiden voyage in the GTA!  True street trim, front sway bar attached, air cleaner on, no ram air, 32 deg total timing advance, full exhaust.  Stiff suspension, small tires and a powerful Survival engine (576 HP pump gas) required a conservative launch.

Performance Summary:
      1/4 mile ET: 11.677             1/4 mile MPH: 116.97
      1/8 mile ET:  7.513             1/8 mile MPH:  95.34
      60 foot time: 1.899
      Track:  Beaver Springs, PA
      Weather Conditions:  nice, sunny, low 70s

Vehicle Use:
street: has rack and pinion front suspension with sway bar and a/c

Model Year: 1966
Model:  Fairlane GTA
Style: hard top

Engine Details:  1964 center-oiler block, SCAT 4.25 kit, 10.6:1, Survival heads as cast, Comp flat tappet solid (specs only Barry knows) 1.75" headers, Edelbrock Performer RPM, 1969 Holley 950 Vac Sec 3 barrel, MSD RTR diz.

Transmission: C6 'rollerized'

Torque converter details (if automatic):  Boss Hog 11 inch 2800 stall

Driveshaft: steel

Rear end type: N-case 31 spline
Differential type: 3.50
Gear Ratio: Auburn Pro
Axles: Strange 31

Front tires: cheapo radials
Front wheels: 15x6 styled steel

Rear tires: 255/60R15 M/T drag radial
Rear wheels: 15x8 styled steel

Front suspension information:  Mustang II A-arm rack and pinion, sway bar attached

Rear suspension information: stock, Lakewood slapper bars

Ready-to-race vehicle weight, including driver: not sure maybe 3700
« Last Edit: September 21, 2021, 09:46:21 PM by 4twennyAint »
1969 Torino Cobra, SCJ 4.30, 4spd under restoration
1964 Fairlane, 428, 4spd, 4.10, 11.63@119 race trim
1966 Fairlane GTA, 482, C6, 3.50, 11.66@117 street trim

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Re: 1966 Fairlane GTA street trim, maiden voyage
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2021, 11:12:09 PM »
Excellent, and beautiful car.

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Re: 1966 Fairlane GTA street trim, maiden voyage
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2021, 11:51:11 PM »
That’s great! Glad to see it hit the track. Sounds like a fun combo, very streetable.
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Re: 1966 Fairlane GTA street trim, maiden voyage
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2021, 05:44:27 AM »
+1 Beautiful car!

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Re: 1966 Fairlane GTA street trim, maiden voyage
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2021, 06:12:19 PM »
Very impressive right out of the gate. I saw your car there and thought it was very sharp.
JB


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Tunnel Wedge, Survival EMC CNC heads, Lykins Custom Hydraulic Roller, Ram adjustable clutch, Jerico 4-spd, Strange third member with Detroit Locker, 35 spline axles, 4.86
10.68@125.71 1.56 60’

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Re: 1966 Fairlane GTA street trim, maiden voyage
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2021, 05:22:19 AM »
Very cool.

Congrats!

A little work on that 60 foot and you'll be getting much quicker indeed!

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Re: 1966 Fairlane GTA street trim, maiden voyage
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2021, 12:32:58 PM »
So happy with this engine you built, Barry.  Felony heads make power, everywhere.  The throttle response is incredible, but then it still wants to pull hard way past 6500.  And the engine wasn't even hot after a pass.  If the car were built for drag racing, (change to 4.10s, slicks, trans brake, ram air, aggressive timing curve, race fuel) it would run very close if not into 10s. 
1969 Torino Cobra, SCJ 4.30, 4spd under restoration
1964 Fairlane, 428, 4spd, 4.10, 11.63@119 race trim
1966 Fairlane GTA, 482, C6, 3.50, 11.66@117 street trim

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Re: 1966 Fairlane GTA street trim, maiden voyage
« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2021, 12:46:56 PM »
Like Barry said work on that 60 ft time and you will see very low 11s maybe high 10s.

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Re: 1966 Fairlane GTA street trim, maiden voyage
« Reply #8 on: September 26, 2021, 08:31:52 AM »
Yep, also have a caged Mustang, goes 1.4xx sixty foot and 10.7s.  Not likely that this silver car will return to a track; no point since it's not getting a cage, just will finish installing the A/C.  It's fun to dream and plan what would happen with all the drag preparations like light weight wheels, a C4 w/trans brake hitting slicks and 4.30 gears, swap the RPM intake for a TW and two 660's, electric water and fuel pumps, bigger headers...actually we do want to build 2.0" primary headers.  To save time we used 1.75" truck headers that only needed 2 tubes modified to clear the rack & pinion suspension. 
1969 Torino Cobra, SCJ 4.30, 4spd under restoration
1964 Fairlane, 428, 4spd, 4.10, 11.63@119 race trim
1966 Fairlane GTA, 482, C6, 3.50, 11.66@117 street trim

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Re: 1966 Fairlane GTA street trim, maiden voyage
« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2021, 10:29:29 AM »
The GTA is a quick car in street trim. Not all combos come together that well. Nice that you have the others to play with.
JB


67 Fairlane 500
482 cid 636/619.
Tunnel Wedge, Survival EMC CNC heads, Lykins Custom Hydraulic Roller, Ram adjustable clutch, Jerico 4-spd, Strange third member with Detroit Locker, 35 spline axles, 4.86
10.68@125.71 1.56 60’

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Re: 1966 Fairlane GTA street trim, maiden voyage
« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2021, 08:07:46 PM »
Thanks!  Did you have your Fairlane there?  I can't tell the color in the tiny picture. 
1969 Torino Cobra, SCJ 4.30, 4spd under restoration
1964 Fairlane, 428, 4spd, 4.10, 11.63@119 race trim
1966 Fairlane GTA, 482, C6, 3.50, 11.66@117 street trim

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Re: 1966 Fairlane GTA street trim, maiden voyage
« Reply #11 on: September 29, 2021, 05:13:01 PM »
Your car is very, very nice! It is impressive for a nice street car. Glad to met you two and find another FE enthusiast so close to home.

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Re: 1966 Fairlane GTA street trim, maiden voyage
« Reply #12 on: September 30, 2021, 06:54:29 AM »
Nice first outing. And don't forget, Beaver Springs is uphill, so you would have ran a couple of tenths quicker at a normal (flat) track.
Doug Smith


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Re: 1966 Fairlane GTA street trim, maiden voyage
« Reply #13 on: September 30, 2021, 04:10:30 PM »
I remember seeing this car at the FERR.  Looked very sharp with the styled steel wheels and Silver Frost paint, I thought.  I think your co-pilot borrowed my air pressure gauge.  I had the Clearwater Aqua wagon.  I did'nt get to see your car make a pass, and did not realize it ran so good.  Beaver is usually a little slower track than ATCO and Cecil County, or even Island.

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Re: 1966 Fairlane GTA street trim, maiden voyage
« Reply #14 on: October 11, 2021, 07:07:51 PM »
Yep that was us.  Your wagon launches beautifully.  I forget, was yours a marine-side oiler? And which heads and cam are you are using? 
1969 Torino Cobra, SCJ 4.30, 4spd under restoration
1964 Fairlane, 428, 4spd, 4.10, 11.63@119 race trim
1966 Fairlane GTA, 482, C6, 3.50, 11.66@117 street trim