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Re: You and your ride... Post it here get to know everyone...

#931 Post by wikd69 » Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:56 am

invegarating wrote:Hey all,
My name is Jeff and I live in south central Ohio,I am 43 years old and I have three sons(24,21,and 20 yrs old) I am a pipewelder by trade and am national board certified with stick and TIG processes,I have been married for going on 25 yrs.
My ride is a 1976 vega that I bought stock and I have made all the additions to it myself,it has an all aluminum 406 sbc,1.80 powerglide,and a 9" with all Moser internals,it is an all steel car except the hood and its best time at the track is a 9.99@ 127 lifting around 1100" as the bolt on hood was separating into two pieces :shock: ,the converter is built for nitrous but the camshaft is not ,it has a NOS bigshot plate on it that has not been used,but we are hoping for 8.80's-9.0's on a 200 shot.The car is my street car and only goes to the track a couple times a year,I dident take it at all last year due to it getting inside 10.0 and needing additional safety equipment.
I am currently doing chassis/rollcage work for others and I have a full roundtube 7.50 s-10 chassis underway for someone.
I am hoping to meet all of you in the forum!Image
Man, I love the look and stance of that ride !!! I grew up during the 60's when everything was jacked up and ran big & littles. It wasn't until the ProStreet stuff caught on that people were actually narrowing rear ends and tubbing their rides. Your Vega is pretty and it has a perfect stance and look, and the fact that it's your street ride is pretty cool !!! :thumb:

Welcome to the forum - lots of good folks here running some really fast stuff - have fun :) :smt003
1969 ProStreet Camaro RS Best 9.75@139 1.46 60'
Blown 427 BBC, TH400 w/Brake, Back-Half Ladderbar
Narrowed 12-Bolt, 4.10 Gears, Spool, Moser 33 Spline

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Re: You and your ride... Post it here get to know everyone...

#932 Post by Bruce69Camaro » Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:39 pm

wikd69 wrote:And whats *really* amazing is that I didn't start any of this trouble. :smt003
Come on Harry, tell the truth, you know you put me up to this. Next your going to blame my buddy Mike P for all of this... :smt005

Yeah...yeah....I'll take the blame.

Welcome to the site Jeff. Nice car. You'll fit in well with all the other "V" car owners...

Sit back and have some fun. Bunch of good guys on here. Oh, you don't run rim screws do you????

Guess I shouldn't have opened up that can again, huh?

Bruce
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Re: You and your ride... Post it here get to know everyone...

#933 Post by invegarating » Tue Feb 16, 2010 4:03 am

YEP, I run rim screws and oil restrictors,Im controversial :D

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Re: You and your ride... Post it here get to know everyone...

#934 Post by supernova » Tue Feb 16, 2010 5:31 am

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Blackhoodmafia!!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

1972 Nova SS
572 C.I. BBC

Best to date: 1/8
et: 5.28
mph: 134
new wt. 3340 lbs

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#935 Post by Ten5Valiant » Sun Feb 21, 2010 8:47 am

Hey guys, my name is Adam and I'm from Upstate, NY. I'm 38 and have been with UPS for 19 years. Most of my junk has been stock suspension street cars. Current car is a 68 Valiant with ladder bars, 10.5 tire. I also have a 69 Nova, but I'm selling it for a better car which I'm getting next month :D
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#936 Post by Ten5Valiant » Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:09 am

Here's my Nova, stock suspension, 10" tire
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#937 Post by supernova » Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:27 am

Nice cars!!!!
Blackhoodmafia!!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

1972 Nova SS
572 C.I. BBC

Best to date: 1/8
et: 5.28
mph: 134
new wt. 3340 lbs

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#938 Post by Hitchcock » Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:56 am

Cant be too careful around here when talking about selling a nova. :mrgreen:
73 Vette, moly back half
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#939 Post by vegaracer » Sun Feb 21, 2010 12:41 pm

I'm liking that Valiant. We need more pictures. :smt003
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434 SBC, N.A.
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#940 Post by Blade » Sun Feb 21, 2010 12:56 pm

Welcome! Nice CARS!
1967 Camaro

Hey I gotta 9 sec car, in the 8th! lol

Jegs
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#941 Post by Moparious Maximus » Sun Feb 21, 2010 1:44 pm

Its good to see another nice Mopar in the forum, mean looking valiant!
'63 Plymouth, Straight axle, Leaf springs, Drum brakes, 31x10.5wx15 Rears 3215lbs
Best time to date 7.99 @ 170 mph
572" Wedge 8-71 @ 28% OD, ALKY, Glide, Dana

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#942 Post by Ten5Valiant » Sun Feb 21, 2010 4:43 pm

Thanks guys :thumb: I like the Nova, I just found a car I like better and something has to go, lol. If I had the money I'd keep it and finish it later. It's a pretty cool car. I've been a Mopar guy my whole life, but I appreciate anything that's fast. And I like 68-72 Nova's the most for a non Mopar ride.

Here's another pic of my Valiant for the guy that asked...... I used to own the Dart parked behind it too.
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#943 Post by Ten5Valiant » Sun Feb 21, 2010 4:47 pm

I sold this Duster to buy the Valiant...... Don't let the "shine" fool you, lol.
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#944 Post by Bruce69Camaro » Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:23 am

Welcome to the site, Ten5Valiant.

What's the deal with the Duster? Looks like it was a nice car.

Do you live near the Clifton Park area?

Bruce
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#945 Post by Ten5Valiant » Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:51 pm

Bruce69Camaro wrote:Welcome to the site, Ten5Valiant.

What's the deal with the Duster? Looks like it was a nice car.

Do you live near the Clifton Park area?

Bruce
Thanks, I live near Syracuse. ESTA is my home track. The Duster was OK, but had some "issues". I bought it cause I thought I got a good deal on it. And it was a real 340 car, for what that's worth.

The steering column was safety wired to the steering box when I got it. :shock: I didn't know it at first, but caught it when I was installing the engine. Someone hacked up the end of the column, and instead of a roll pin, they used safety wire.

The car didn't have fenderwells either, which I don't like. They cut the whole fenderwell out for two tubes on each side.

The last pass I made in the car, the brake pedal rod fell out of the master cylinder when it launched! Someone ground it down to fit an aluminum master, and never put the gromet back in to hold the rod in it. Luckily it rested on the edge of the piston so I could still stop it. That did it for me, it had to go, lol. I could have fixed it right, but what would have been next?!

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