it has a front drive distributor and the old distributor shaft gear runs the oil pump and i just capped it off and left the rotor. let someone help you learn about chevy small block fundamentals
Bought it new June 69 Hyview motors in Cambridge ON. Drove it on street for a year and a half ( no winter ). started racing it in 69 L/stock then started doing engine work. latest engine is a 355Cu inch 12:1 compression, crane .619 lift cam, 292 chev angle plug heads 64cc, Holley 750 double pump, hays 3200lb pressure plate and disc, mr gasket V gate, summers bros. front drive distributor, hooker headers, 12 bolt diff. with offset posi unit (reworked). When raced had 5.86 to 1 ratio zoom gears. Muncie trans ( nash sliders ). I built this latest engine in 1978 and has more power than old one that broke which ran high 11s , new one should run mid 11s or lower. stopped racing in '78 has 22328 miles on it now. detuned same engine and has been in and out of storage since 81. had no time for car ,kids growing up etc. now i owe it a new life. it is called the FBI Tony
Did you run it in St THOMAS years ago? used to pull the left front?
How are you doing ,we use to be called the Cambridge Bracket Racers back in the 70s . we had about 6 or 7 bracket cars (depending on who was not broken) Bob Schilling and even Bob Eliott (later Northern Force Funny Car) raced with us ,then. We raced at St.Thomas, Cayuga, also Toronto International(Geogetown) we were young and daring not old and daring ,like now. We had a ball ,but always had empty pockets. Nice to find some guys that like Ponchos and Bow Ties ....Thanks TonyM
RIGHT ON! I've got to call my friend, down the street, and tell him the details.. We always talked aboutthat "bad ass' Pontiac! We used to run, to the line see it go!! It was pulling the front wheel, in the days, before real sticky tires and trans brakes.. After seeing the spec's on the motor, and the GEARS! No wonder it flew wow wow Carl
Tony sent me some photos taken off of Super 8's videos made back in the day. He is converting them to DVD. Can't wait to see them! Check out these launch shots!:
Tony sent me some photos taken off of Super 8's videos made back in the day. He is converting them to DVD. Can't wait to see them! Check out these launch shots!:
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
I must add to my comments about gear ratios etc. 118mph(117&change)was highest mph, on 60%alcohol+av gas mix which we tried for a few weeks too many problems to bother with,rpm went up and mph but et not much different. usually114or115mph.Did Todd say he wanted to sponser a 69 pont ?(ha ha) Tony
Tony I was there, and it sounded like 10,000rpm lol Rememeber Capt Canuck Firebird at St Thomas? When he staged ,it sounded like, he was on the "limiter", but he didnt have one!! It sat there at valve float, and then launched cool like yours.... p.s. I have new MT 29.5x10.5-15 slicks I will give you, as a Poncho sponser gift..
awsome
No one will ever know!!!
