I have been enjoying some of the wandering posts that head off in all sorts of interesting dircections. This year, I am considering a few varieties for graft, Growing Tom Wagner's Varieties of Tomatoes: A Gardener's Guide With Tips & Advice, Tom Wagner is a renowned horticulturist who has created several varieties of tomatoes, including the popular "Fort Vancouver Yellow Pear", "Pennsylvania Catchfly", "Santa Anna" and "Sunspot". I remember when Bob Glidden was top dog with his Thunderbird in the NHRA during the 80's and Bill Elliot was ruling in NASCAR with his Coors - Melling . Even I had to recruit help from the stands on a couple of occasions. And he completed the season with five straight wins and his eighth Pro Stock championship. Von Ahn chose a 1970 block with correct casting numbers, as per F.A.S.T. He started out in Stock and moved up to Super Stock. Glidden began his career in the late 1960s behind the wheel of a series of 427 Ford Fairlanes in the Stock and Super Stock ranks and later a 482 Cobra Jet, becoming one of the winningest competitors in the NHRAs Division 3. Click the numbers on the map to zoom. Glidden won eight more times between 1990 and 93 and captured his 85th and final NHRA Pro Stock victory at Englishtown in 1995 after having missed the first half of the season following a heart attack in December of 1994. And of course, all was neutral balanced or even overbalanced. The Ford was destroyed but Glidden climbed out unscathed. BG] None of those. So as soon as I got out of Its the engine he innovated with so much, that when his car suffered a brutal rollover in 1986 at Atlanta, he climbed out of the car and covered his hand-made dual-quad intake with his fire jacket and helmet. I don't know if this is true or measurable of an old wives tail. EFI systems can employ numerous sensors to perform many tasks, including data acquisition, but this article will concentrate on only the required sensors. HRM] Are there any racers you think are underrated? Some say the short field problem is due to the cost to conform to the new 2016 mandated rules. What was going through your head during that race? Robert Benchley would have loved it! Select the pin () to see company information. Glidden again showed his Pro Stock prowess, winning his record 10th and final championship in 1989. AHRA, NHRA and IHRA had more rules. I wanted to make it a week with Bob Glidden, Seeing the Pinto race, coming back to the shop, and get torn down. The paint now, if it is the same car, is Killer Candy Red. Glidden was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1994 and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2005. After working with the Power Automedia staff for some time on a freelance basis, Andrew joined the team in 2010. Most of the early Pro Stocks were made from real cars. Hemi-headed Ford engine. Photo by Autostock, courtesy Ford Motor Company. The lightest and strongest components available were needed to crank those engines that hard. I was a farmer. He raced the Pinto at the opener on February 12, 1978 at the Auto Club raceway, where he won. Bob Gliddens, he went 7.00 and 199 with it. Tomato enthusiasts have long debated the merits of determinate versus indeterminate varieties. Glidden retired from full-time driving in 1997, after an accumulated 85 NHRA national event wins, the most in NHRA at the time, which has been only surpassed by John Force and Warren Johnson. Bob Glidden won every one of those 5 consecutive races. For 1989 Glidden switched to a Ford Probe that set a national e.t. FORUMS. Bob was [is] the hardest working guy in drag racing. We were in a situation where we either won or we couldn't continue. Bob Glidden also had his 1970 Mustang built by Don Hardy and the 366 Cleveland Ford built by himself. And in 1988 he won five of the last seven races en route to his fourth straight title. Obviously, multiple factors affect bearing performance in an engine, and the experts agree the first step is knowing what the end use of the engine will be. Check out Februarys shop tips and tricks. At the time I had no access to a flow bench. We were just battling the NHRA with the rule deals. This Hearse is definitely Haulin Ash and its our Engine of the Week! And the Pro Stock quandary still grows, out of proportion for some. Pro Stock engines then were built from stock castings. Credit for pics goes to Petersen Museum, all pics found on the net. Boss 302 ought to qualify since the heads are more or less shared. In 1968 he changed to a 428 Cobra Jet Mustang. He won three more champion-ships in the 1970s, despite losing factory sponsorship twice during that decade and having to build a completely new program with a totally different manufacturer in 1979. Do you know if the valve angles were changed? Glidden commissioned chassis builder Don Hardy to build a new Ford EXP for the season and was planning on running a 351 Cleveland engine in the car. The car featured a chassis with quite a few similarities to todays current design. A career so full of hard work, miraculous wins, and pain-ful controversy deserves to be celebrated, so we took on the legendarily private Bob Glidden and tried to get him to spill some secrets. In the end, only the combination of all factors will yield the answer to the question of bearings. Along the way there have been myriad rule changes. Pro Stock has existed in a quandary of constant rule changes for 47 years. I use painters tape, which comes off easily and doesnt leave any glue residue. face/gasket was a half of a sphere approx. Bob drove Fords almost exclusively throughout his career, at times carrying the banner virtually on his own. BG] It was another one of those miracles. This is my favorite Bob Glidden car. You can come to your own conclusion. Now here comes the question for you cyl. Offering top notch Aluminum Cylinder Head Porting and Cylinder Block Machining Services for High Performance Racing Engines by Race Engine Builder Steve Schmidt. After a couple of runs the ring seal went to hell. It was ugly but looks never won races, Glidden admitted. That car won, probably, 30, or 31 races over a two- to three-year period. If it's warm enough, I play golf. One of the best teams that have ever been in racing is Jason Line and Greg Anderson. After the Worlds Finals, I had to make a decision [to race full time], so I quit Ed Martin Ford and I bought equipment on timeyou know, I made paymentsand I started my own shop and that's how we continued on in Pro Stock. It did fit into the EXP he was driving at the time but reportedly drove "like a fuel altered." Ford archives photo No braze and the ports were BIG!!!! The Dana rear had a 35 spline spool (No more Detroit Lockers). HRM] What do you think of today's Pro Stock class? When it comes to yellow tomatoes, Carolina Gold is a popular determinate variety. 0:00 / 4:47 Pro Stock Mania: Bob Gliddens Undefeated 78 Fairmount 351 Cleveland DragBoss Garage 13.4K subscribers Subscribe 612 20K views 2 years ago SANDUSKY This is just a pic I saw today,. Last year, I grew Fortamino but the seeds didnt do well at all. by BRENT FAY Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:24 pm, Post 1972 was our rst year. Racing bearings are different from those recommended for street use, and theres a lot to consider. The team at TKM Performance invites you on a tour of their Denton, NC engine and machine shop in our latest Instagram Takeover. The new rules for 2016 became even more radical when injection induction was mandated. Bob Glidden. I have heard that they are going to get Pro Stock back to more stock parts, and if they do that, that could help. Glidden retired after just two events in the 1997 season. It was a 71 Comet with a 427 Ford Tunnel Port and Liberated Top Loader. Sweet, Rootstock Selection for Short Season Tomatoes: What to Consider and Recommended Varieties, Rootstock selection is an important part of successful tomato production, especially in short seasons. Jenkins was kind of running his jaws so I pulled the chute on him at about 1000, Glidden said, pausing to laugh. He was humble with the fans, and feared by his opponents. However, roller rockers and Jomar girdles had become vogue by then. minimum weight. Movers, Shakers, and Deal Makers: Who's helping move the drag racing needle? HRM] OK, let's talk about IHRA and turbo cars. When Pro Stock racer Bob Glidden retired in 1997 with 85 event victories, he was the winningest driver in NHRA history. This website uses cookies for functionality, analytics and advertising purposes as described in our, http://www.nhra.com/museum/features/feature16.html, http://www.dragracingonline.com/special/top5_1.html. Gardeners around the world have been growing these varieties for the past 8-10 years and are sharing their experiences with others. If they did that, even if they still maintained the chassis like today, a lot more people would get involved. Prior to that year, our Ford had to weigh about 300 pounds more than a GM with the same size engine. Pretty racey at that time.. but what got my curiosity was what was in the intake port. Offered as a "believed to be" all original GT with 351 cid (5.8L) V8, four-speed manual transmission, and the engine-mounted "shaker" hood scoop. He won his first championship in 1974 and in 1975 he scored five top qualifiers and eight top speeds. "We really didn't have any sort of an engine to use. We'll send you the most interesting Dragzine articles, news, car features, and videos every week. without a driver! The Mopar testing regimen proved more of an asset to his current efforts than a distraction. Our thoughts, prayers and deepest condolences are with the Glidden family at this difficult time.. One of his favorite adversaries was none other than Bill Jenkins, who Glidden alleges made disparaging comments about the Fairmont in its 1978 debut. Within five runs at a private tire test, Glidden bettered the world record with the Mopar, a record the Fairmont held. The Arrow was as good as the Fairmont because it weighed as much as the small-block Chevrolet, Glidden admitted. The "Bob Rydey" 584; 582 Air Camando EFI; 618 "Super Air Commando" 632 "Air Enforcer" Pro Street Engines. BG] Oh, diferent deal, you know, after I quit racing, my hat was of to him because for years and years he stayed competitive. Along the way, Bob made occasional appearances behind the wheel of son Billys small-tire Ford Mustangs. He quickly went to work on a program that was based on the Boss 429 block since it was impossible to bore his faithful 351 Cleveland to 500 inches. Most of it I didn't have any control over. These cars had stock frames with some fiberglass body parts available. This was perhaps his most dominant season, as he made 10 final-round appearances, won a record 42 rounds of competition, and he qualified number one in all 14 events! It was just the way things went. By 1983, the small block Pro Stock era was over. See all 8 photos Glidden improved his engine building and race craft and that helped . He didn't like me and I didn't like him. BG] Well, we thought they were all very fortunate. On the Buick forums, there are guys who blame you for protesting Buddy Ingersoll's turbo car, although he has said in interviews that it was Rickie Smith who got him banned. I get much less oil in the spray washer this way. Glidden retired from full-time racing in 1997 to help with Ford's NASCAR engine development. Frank I. ran those a few times ,But the Boss was best. Post Dec 06, 2007 #1 2007-12-06T20:00. note where the casting number is - on top of a runner. His '78 had the swoopy red, white, and blue paint scheme. He was a true competitor who left a lasting legacy of excellence both on and off the track. Road Art, Infonet & The Bid Goes On are registered trademarks of Mecum Auction, Inc. See past 1972 Ford Pinto Bob Glidden auction results. He began racing on the streets in the 1960s, then took his skills to the track first in Super Stock and later in the recently formed Pro Stock class in a used car purchased from Wayne Gapp and Jack Roush. In the world of tomatoes, there are countless varieties that offer unique flavors, textures, and growth habits. Forum for the discussion of the US Ford 351 Cleveland, 351M (MODIFIED), 400 and Aussie 302C and 351C engines. Bob Glidden owned Pro Stock in the mid- to late-1980s, winning five straight championships from 1985-1989, a streak that coincided with his domination of the NHRA national event in Phoenix,. I could win, as I remember it, was if Lee went out second round, and we won the race and set one end of the record [mph or e.t.]. THere was no engine size limit, but it had to be the same brand as the car. We were just really heated competitors. On the port floor about 3/4" in from int. The tour started with Bob racing his 78 Ford Pinto, at the start of the season. Plus, I loved doing those big burnouts for my fans. Do to the factored rules, most Pro Stock engines were small blocks, and usually de-stroked. We had a lot of luck. I think Dave Williams mentions 351X as a designation either he or someone else coined. From Fort Vancouver Yellow Pear to Santa Anna, these, This website uses cookies for functionality, analytics and advertising purposes as described in our, Bob Glidden's Undefeated 351C Powered Pro Stock Fairmont. That was just a great step for us. Early Pro Stock engines were primarily warmed up Super Stock engines, the bigger the better. Glidden got his start while working as a line mechanic at Ed Martin Ford in Indiana before making racing his full time career. And Chrysler came along and ofered me, it wasn't much money, but it was a lot more than nothing, plus all of the parts I needed. It was the first of his three straight victories. Bob Glidden didn't have one iota of 500-inch engine technology when the edict was handed down. Bob Glidden was forced to drop his winning Cleveland engine program in 1982 when NHRA mandated 500ci and start a new R&D effort with the Boss 429 platform. Powered by a. At what point after the car stopped ipping did you think of doing that? In what is unquestionably one of the greatest losses the sport has ever endured, drag racing legend and 10-time NHRA Pro Stock champion Bob Glidden passed away today at the age of 73 following a brief illness. BG] No. "Not one single warning," Glidden recalled. Takes the place of Clevor. Glidden ran Ford engines displacing as few as 332 inches and as large as 340. Even today, only John Force (134) and Warren Johnson (97) have more event wins, and no Pro Stock driver has yet to claim more cham-pionships (Glidden won 10, including five in a row from 19851989). But today, his condition took a turn for the worse. The UDRA had no weight or cubic inch rules. He says the Cleveland is 200 pounds lighter than an FE block, and a Mustang coupe is 200 pounds lighter than a fastback or convertible. They put weight on me and took weight of the Chevrolets. BG] You know, I was pulling all year for Erica [Enders] to win the 2014 championship, which she did. In ihra the fastest about this time (87) was a 6xx ci (BOSS) engine. Glidden had seven national victories that season, tying Don The Snake Prudhomme. Things just happened that way. Back in a Ford for 1980, Glidden was the man to beat. To get an edge some of us even tried pistons in the small blocks with only two ring slots. HRM] Can you talk about the rumors of nitrous? I know that I have to hustle to win and that I have to go all out to afford to race. Due to the new rules, he was forced to use a modified Boss 429 Ford engine in the short wheelbase car. 1 at every single NHRA event that season, both national and regional, and win every time it came to the starting line. They are still doing it the old way, they go to work long hours and then go out and win races. The Chicago 1975 season was coming to an end, but I got to run once at US 30 and the last day at Oswego. Halfway into the Fairmonts existence, Glidden secured a deal with Chrysler to run a factory-backed effort in 1979. Information found on the website is presented as advance information for the auction lot. He also won seven events and his second straight Winston Drag Racing championship. These wins brought him and the Undefeated Fairmont, the NHRA Pro Stock Championship for 1978. BG] Well, I'm a lucky old fart! by Torquemonster Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:38 pm, Post It was a small-block 340. The original interview was from Competition Plus, Legend series. Falcon67. AHRA had gone the IHRA route in mid-1980, except by 81 had a nitrous option for small blocks only. Of course, some would criticize me for punishing my valve springs by doing my big crowd-pleasing burnouts. Select product type. The RST series, Estamino, and Fortamino are all good choices for shorter growing seasons. I don't think any of the guys or gals who have gone out and done this get enough credit. Why Ford? He went on to work for Ford on its NASCAR engine development program. They all worked the same. Gliddens Don Hardy Fairmont debuted at the 1978 NHRA Summernationals in Englishtown, N.J., and from that point everyone in the Pro Stock field was racing for second place, whether it was qualifying or eliminations. Well, we could win the race because we were the fastest car, but we needed to set one end of the record, and before the fnal, the Santa Ana wind turned around and we had a tailwind, and we won the race and set the record. by maxracesoftware Sat Feb 05, 2005 9:13 pm, Post Johnson's Horsepowered Garage Joins Tony Stewart Racing for Charlotte, Bristol events, From burndowns to bounties there is never a dull moment in the NHRA Pro Mod class, Behind the Scenes with Tony Stewart after his first career NHRA event win, Behind the Scenes with the winners of the 2023 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, Weekend Rewind: 2023 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, Five things we learned at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas, Troy Coughlin Jr. is loaded for bear and ready to take whatever comes next, Brittany Force has a game plan for mastering the chaos of four-wide racing, Top Fuel's winningest driver Schumacher still looking for first four-wide victory, Pro Stocks Dallas Glenn out for redemption at NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, Previous Vegas success, fast start has DeJoria excited for Four-Wide Nationals, Top Fuel star Leah Pruett eager for success at NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for NHRA Classic 1988 Bob Glidden Motorcraft #1 Ford Probe P/S Drag Racing Hat Pin at the best online prices at eBay! When we went to [race with] the Plymouth in 1979, we had the same weight breaks as the Chevrolet, and we just dominated. Glidden also set a speed record in 1983 with a pass of 182.18 mph. So I came across this crankshaft in his shed marked "340 3.250 stroke, 2" rod journal, Bob Glidden 79 Pro Stock" so I looked up Bob Glidden's successful '79 Plymouth Arrow that did indeed run a small block. Show my location. No one really knew how quick that car was. But regardless of those impressive stats, Bob Glidden was the guy Ford fans rooted for, and even if you didnt like Ford, you respected him. BG] All the engines are the same. His potent and competitive Ford combination had been hit yet another time by the pounds-per-cubic inch parity regulators. 70 gram, conduit-looking wrist pins were tool steel held with double spiral locks. HRM] Do you think that would be a good idea? No blowers or nitrous were allowed (no sheet metal intakes yet) and maximum induction was two four barrel carbs, any size. BG] Nothing constructive. It was interesting, that's really what got me interested in engines, and of course, the engine is part of a car, so I got interested in cars. in 78 he won everything on the calender with a ford fairmont , cleveland powered . (meaning braze) It made me remember when a customer in the early 80s brought in a set of cleveland 4v heads he had got from Glidden from his pro stocker. Bob Glidden won every one of those 5 consecutive races. They innovated a lot of things, between them and W.J., they were tough competitors. -I had heard that Larry Widmar (theoldone.com) was THE reason for Gliddens big Ford head success. The next 4 races were, Sanair Super Speedway,(8/6/78), Indianapolis Raceway Park, The Coveted US Nationals, (9/4/78), Pacific Raceways (9/24/78), and The World Finals, at Ontario Motor Speedway( 10/8/1978). Our rst Pro Stock race was at Ontario Motor Speedway, and we lost to [Grumpy] Bill Jenkins [in the nals]. Glidden, who amassed a record 16,035 points and lowered the national record to 8.59, fielded two winning cars that year: The first was his tried-and-true Ford Pinto that carried him to victories at the season-opening Winternationals and Cajun Nationals, and the second was his famed Ford Fairmont, with which he won the Summernationals and finished HRM] Wow, that's a heck of a start to a career. HRM] Well, if you were just lucky, was anyone good? One popular hybrid tomato is the Big Beef variety, known for its productivity, disease tolerance, and adaptability. Finally MSD came to the rescue. Its not so much the connecting rod length that matters as much as it is the correct piston pin height. It wasnt really ahead of its time because the chassis hasnt changed that much over time. For years and years, he won his share and I won mine. BG] All I will tell you is that it wasn't me. But instead, only allowed 500 cubic inch at 2350 pounds, which still stands today. I was fortunate enough to have participated in Pro Stock for about 15 of those years and have more than enough stories to fill a book! 1/2 in diameter bolted in place from underneath port. The decision to purchase should be based solely on the buyers personal inspection of the lot at the auction site prior to the auction. Despite the additions and subtractions and various avenues of combinations, the racers welcomed the switch, although not immediately. It reacted like a broken axle would. Then came the end of the season and the last hurrah for the Fairmont, was Glidden bummed? In fact, Glidden admitted the chassis in the Fairmont was nearly a knock-off of the one he ran cloaked with a Pinto body in 1976 and 1977. I was only 100 miles from Oswego, IL and 135 from US 30 in Gary, IN. Tunnel rams were allowed. BG] Most of them I do! Bob takes the win. After the development of Pacaloy springs I never broke another valve spring in 20 more years of drag racing. The red and white Thunderbird. Some racers used Mallory Magnetos. We had a lot of good luck in that car. And despite the slow start, he hoisted the Wally at the final seven events to claim his seventh Winston NHRA Drag Racing title. Like the idea, but the devil is in the details. We buzzed the snot out of those small cubic inch engines. The expense to run a Pro Stock car is unbelievable. He used the Probe to win at the Fallnationals, which was his 67th career victory. That's where I bought my rst car that I turned in to a race car, a 1965 Ford Galaxie. Top ring was .043 and second slot held a 1/16 ductile second ring with a 1/8 oil ring package below. 4 ranking on its Top 50 drivers of the sanctioning bodys first 50 years, noting in its ode to the quiet Hooser that, Bob Glidden did not have any special training or a degree in mechanical engineering. The lot and information presented at auction on the auction block supersedes any previous descriptions or information. I like that. I hope you guys appreciate it, stay tuned MOre on the way. But perhaps most famously, the Boss 429 was the engine architecture that Bob Glidden dominated Pro Stock with. It was a factory lightweight car that they had stopped racing. When I was 12 years old, our main tractor broke down in the middle of the busiest season, and no one could get to it to work on it, so I ended up overhauling the tractor myself. Behind the Scenes with the winners of the 2023 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, Tuner Jimmy Prock on analyzing mistakes made with Robert Hight's Funny Car, Two-decade journey leads Nate VanWassenhove to the KB Titan braintrust, Weekend Rewind: 2023 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, J.R. Todd: 'If you knew a weekend like this was coming, youd rather stay home', Fans love the all new In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip, 4/29: Its Boss 429 dayCelebrate Ford's big-bore semi-hemi engine. When Bob Glidden was inducted as number four on the NHRA's Top 50 Drivers list, panelist Bob Frey said of Glidden's talent, "There never was, and probably never will be, a more dominant driver in our sport." On Sunday, December 17, Glidden died at age 73 . I made this video to document, a week with Bob Glidden, with his early cars, initially, and then just the '76 Pinto. The monster engines came later with the advent of better aftermarket castings and rotating parts. HRM] But was there a method to building winning cars? However, RST 106 on large potato leaved types did well when grown in grow bags. HRM] Is there any kind of racing you wish you could have done? Glidden improved his engine building and race craft and that helped him achieve strength in throughout the 1970s. We went into that with NHRA's word that they would not change the weight breaks, but after the frst race, they did. Bob Glidden was so angry that he could have chewed an engine block in half. On a small block-equipped car the addition of nitrous carried a 250-pound penalty. Bob Glidden will certainly never be forgotten. We need to win this race', John Force gunning for third straight Charlotte Four-Wide Nationals win, Jacob McNeal is living out a childhood dream with Charlotte Top Fuel debut, Are you ready for a Cuadra quad? I'm too old to think about that. People forget how successful Bob Glidden and Bill Elliott were with this engine." The block is a rare furnace-brazed Boss 351 casting with markings that indicate a Roush origin. The next stop was Gainesville, March 12, 1978, where he lost to Frank Iaconio. "We only had to give up 150 pounds and back then that meant a whole lot to us," Glidden added. When I gradu-ated from high school, I went to work in Indianapolis and bought a 1962 Ford with a big engine, and that was the rst car I raced. Back in the early 1980s, we really dominated with the small-block, Anybody know about his Mopar engine program? Delivery: Estimated between Fri, May 5 and Mon, May 8 to 23917. . . He was telling me all the things he was going to do and how bad he was. I bought a car from [Wayne] Gapp and [Jack] Roush. At this race he took out the Bill Grumpy Jenkins Vega, driven by Larry Lombardo. If Im not using torque plates, I tape up both sides and trim out the bores. The timing was perfect because the end of the Fairmonts tenure was plagued with pencil whippings administered by the NHRAs tech department. It shared its 4.36-inch bore with the 460, but used a shorter 3.59-inch stroke. A year later he won his first race as a professional at the prestigious U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis his home event, no less. I found an article on Mr. Glidden's Arrow from Sep 79 Popular Hot Rodding. I found Robert Benchleys 1936 collection of short stories titled My Ten Years in a Quandary And How They Grew. After the first paragraph I was hooked! He raced a Fairlane, and Mustangs, in super stock, my favorite is his 68 Cobra Jet Mustang. 4,531. The following season, he and Ford teammate Rickie Smith debuted new Thunderbirds at the 1983 season opening Winternationals at Pomona. Post Mar 01, 2007 #2 2007-03-01T14:39. Glidden hit the railing nose first, which caused the car to flip over and then barrel roll multiple time before coming to rest right-side up in the shut-down area. Rod bearings were chamfered with pin hole and extra clearance, netting .0035. My 339 and 342 cubic inch Clevelands got close to 12,000 RPM. After that year, Ford sent a person down to our shop to meet with me and we put together, at that point, still a small deal, but small deals were better than nothing, put that together with me to race Ford again. Glidden won three more titles in the 1970s before relinquishing his stranglehold on the class to Lee Shepherd briefly in the early 80s. For a 339, the car had to be 2,475 lbs. He won his first U.S. Nationals in 1973, and his first NHRA championship one year later, beating the Gapp and Roush team with their own car. As of 1978 IHRA was unlimited cubic inch at 2,350 pounds. The rods we used were Brooks aluminum windage rods with knife edged beams. His work payed off with 10 championships. BG] When I looked up through what was left of the car, the top of the manifold, the carburetors, everything was gone. HRM] Did you dislike it just because it was ugly, or was it an ill-handling car as well? Still, in a build-ing over here at my shop, I'm sure there are probably 50 or 60 manifolds that we experimented with, all of which we made by hand. In addition, cars have to be parked, and engines not covered so fans can interact with the racer and crews. For a 339, the car had to be 2,475 lbs. It's neat to see he once raced an FE. Copyright 1996-2023, NHRA. He went to the finals in his very first race. The exhaust side of the heads had been cut off and a about 11/2" plate attached to the side and level with valve cover rail. Size was limited because there were really no large stroker kits like today, or oversized aftermarket blocks to go into the later mountain motor size range. I had been a regional Sportsman bracket racer since 1969, raced Pro Stock from 1975-1989, then left in 1990 to become one of the original Pro Modified racers.
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