those cars had a 421 ?? 300 pounds is considerable weight off a frame , if it was my car i would of been concerned by some week spots on a frame like that , especially with all that power.
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1967 BEAUMONT 2 DOOR POST ALL NEW 283
1965 CHEV BEL AIR 230 3 SPEED
I LIKE THEM PLAIN , I LOVE BENCH SEATS , POVERTY CAPS,NO TRIM.
I HAVE THIS THING FOR A 4 DOOR 65 BISCAYNE 6 CYL STD DONT KNOW WHY ?
Me too but I'm sure the Ponbtiac engineers had all of that factored in. Bear in mind that the car was only meant to run down the drag track a quarter mile at a time. This was the rationale for the aluminum headers; had the car been for the street or circle racing they could not have used aluminum as it would have deformed in use from excessive heat - that was the explanation Pontiac gave at the time.
i still have my saying , when the driver dumps the clutch and those 405 +++ hp are triggered off , i would still worry for the frame , or is this me feeling insecure for absolutly nothing ))))))
-- Edited by since 1983 on Monday 30th of July 2012 09:58:00 PM
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1967 BEAUMONT 2 DOOR POST ALL NEW 283
1965 CHEV BEL AIR 230 3 SPEED
I LIKE THEM PLAIN , I LOVE BENCH SEATS , POVERTY CAPS,NO TRIM.
I HAVE THIS THING FOR A 4 DOOR 65 BISCAYNE 6 CYL STD DONT KNOW WHY ?
did any one ever hear about the swiss cheese frames on the 63 race cars from what i had read , they had round holes drilled in the frame to be lighter.
Here's a swiss cheese car I saw at Ames in 2010; prior to restoration it had been modified to an altered wheelbase race car. One pic shows the holes in the frame, and the other shows the factory header. There was a y pipe for the single muffler installed at the factory for street use; the factory aluminum headers were uncapped for the track.
The car above , fully restored, was the car below back in the day.
More 2 door post cars from the Syracuse Nationals July 20-22. Most of the cars were Chevrolet models with a smattering of other GM makes, as well as a handful of Fords & Mopars. First the Chevy A & B bodies of the 60s. The first blue 65 had an Ontario plate.
If I recall correctly, many of these cars broke the frames while racing.
gparis7 wrote:
since 1983 wrote:
did any one ever hear about the swiss cheese frames on the 63 race cars from what i had read , they had round holes drilled in the frame to be lighter.
Here's a swiss cheese car I saw at Ames in 2010; prior to restoration it had been modified to an altered wheelbase race car. One pic shows the holes in the frame, and the other shows the factory header. There was a y pipe for the single muffler installed at the factory for street use; the factory aluminum headers were uncapped for the track.
My car. Its seen every winter, former RCMP chase car from Nova Scotia. 2nd registered owner. Was from Ottawa. I wanted to sell it but changed my mind. Bang for buck, cant beat it. We enjoy it. Its a nice poor mans HotRod to me. Long list of mods done to this car but not even close in comparrison to some of your vehicles. Atleast I can drive this year round. The 9C1 was built far heavier dutier than the Impala SS, with same drivetrain. Better car IMO. Sorry for lousy cell phone pics.
HARD TO BELIEVE ANYBODY COULD LIVE THROUGH THAT. I HOPE HIS WAKE UP CALL WOKE HIM UP.