when I was 19 I bought a '73 Mach 1. 351c, C6, 9" positrac (I can't remember the gearing). The guy I bought it from was into building drag cars and had done a little work the drive train. Mine had the 2 valve heads, and I guess there was a problem with mounting a 4 barrel carb on it. So it had a 2 barrel from an oval track car, higher lift, longer duration cams (wouldn't idle for shit), and the tires on the rear were so big that it had to be lifted so that the fenders wouldn't drag. This resulted in NO rear visibility. But man, that thing was fast. I could break the rear end loose at about 45mph. It did get a bit squirly over 110. :) 9 mpg if I drove it the speed limit. 6 if I was in a good mood. I sold it to a collector a few months later who promptly yanked the drive train and scrapped the body.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm sure you just made Ken Waller's day! :-) (He's a retired Ford engineer.) > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Well guys, I just got back to reading the posts and I do have to say that I >> am a >> FORD person. My first car was a 1959 Galaxie with a 292 YB v8, Next 1963 >> Galaxie >> 500 xl, 2dr fastback with a 352 v8, 1969 Fairlane 500 2dr hardtop with a 302 >> v8, >> 1967 Mustang hardtop with a 200 six cyl, 1969 Fairlane 500 2 dr sportsroof >> with >> a 302 v8, 1971 Galaxie 2 dr. hardtop with a 390 v8, 1969 Mustang hardtop >> with a >> 302 v8 windsor motor which I ran at the track (drag racing) in Stock class >> with >> a best et time of 13.5 seconds and this car took me to win the first place >> points for the year 1973-74 at the drag strip. Still have the car which sits >> in >> a garage, it has 49,000 miles on it. Then came a 1965 Mustang Fastback 2+2 >> with >> a 289 v8, full cam, solid lifters, two 500 cfm Carter AFB carbs. This car >> has >> 54,000 miles on it and I still have it. Next is a 1954 F100 ford pickup that >> had >> a 272yb v8, but now has a 390 v8 with a four barrel Holley, 1955 F100 pickup >> with a Olds v8, this truck was for parts f >> or the 54 F100, Lots of 1963 and 1964 Ford Galaxies, 1968 Torino GT conv >> with a >> 390 330 horse motor which I wish I kept. 1968 Torino GT Fastback with a 302 >> v8 >> but now is a 351 windsor v8, it needs to be restored, 1964 Ford Fairlane >> with a >> 260 v8, 2 dr sedan, would have made a nice looking Thunderbolt (I guess Paul >> will know what I mean), a 1975 Lincoln Mark IV with a 460 v8, Two 1976 >> Lincoln >> Mark IV's with 460 v8's, 1967 Galaxie Fastback with a 390 v8, 1964 Ford >> Galaxie >> Conv 390 v8 police motor, solid lifters, etc. Our current cars are a little >> newer. So Yes I am a FORD person. Guess if I did not have Ford's, it would >> have >> been Dodge or Plymouths. >> -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
