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64 Vette….Rebuild 2.0
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Happy Birthday, Dave!
Happy Birthday!!
Thanks guys, had a good day with Mom, daughter and granddaughter!
big ole bacon cheeseburger for lunch, a piece of chocolate cake, a couple oil changes in the barn w my grandaughter and watching a movie w her now. Blessed!
big ole bacon cheeseburger for lunch, a piece of chocolate cake, a couple oil changes in the barn w my grandaughter and watching a movie w her now. Blessed!
Happy belated birthday Dave!! Sounds like it was a good day!
Happy day after your birthday!
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Happy after Birthday! Sounds like you had a great day!
Thanks guys. The thoughts mean alot coming from you all!
Birthday was Friday, more celebration today with a family meal at an Amish restaurant in IN., and will be extending through Sunday, when my daughter is cooking italian pasta shells, italian bread, not sure what veggie, and then something chocolate (what else is there?) for desert, then some low stakes poker!
I got it pretty dam good!
Birthday was Friday, more celebration today with a family meal at an Amish restaurant in IN., and will be extending through Sunday, when my daughter is cooking italian pasta shells, italian bread, not sure what veggie, and then something chocolate (what else is there?) for desert, then some low stakes poker!
I got it pretty dam good!
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My unpopular thought. 
Leave the Vette the way it is. To nice to drag race and break.
Farmtruck style the 64 Chev and beat it 1/4 mile at a time.
Leave the Vette the way it is. To nice to drag race and break.
Farmtruck style the 64 Chev and beat it 1/4 mile at a time.
Big blocks are badass, potentially make a ton of torque, which may not be a good thing for the longevity of the rear driveline. I’m hellbent on using the stock(ish) Vette setup, and some what narrow tires, so getting it off the line will be an obstacle to deal with, and big bottom end torque probably wont be my friend in that conquest. Spinning ain’t winning!
So the 60’ time will probably remain sluggish compared to a back halved car, soft launches will preserve parts, and I dont want to cut this car up for that purpose. I’ve seen a few midyears running in the mid 10’s on a hybrid 12 bolt rear diff and the same outer axles I’m running with 1480 halfshafts on slicks, and flared radiused fenders for tire clearance. Pretty cool, but now your getting close to 10k in the rear axle assembly. A back halved 9” would be much cheaper and reliable!
A tube chassis 64 C10 would be a tits up drag truck….
And compounding the Cummins isnt in the works either. Just getting that truck movable would be a huge accomplishment at this point in time!
So the 60’ time will probably remain sluggish compared to a back halved car, soft launches will preserve parts, and I dont want to cut this car up for that purpose. I’ve seen a few midyears running in the mid 10’s on a hybrid 12 bolt rear diff and the same outer axles I’m running with 1480 halfshafts on slicks, and flared radiused fenders for tire clearance. Pretty cool, but now your getting close to 10k in the rear axle assembly. A back halved 9” would be much cheaper and reliable!
A tube chassis 64 C10 would be a tits up drag truck….
And compounding the Cummins isnt in the works either. Just getting that truck movable would be a huge accomplishment at this point in time!
I'd drag out the C10.
You pulled this thing out of the drag life and made it sweet. It'd suck to hit some other dudes oil spot and stuff a $70,000+ beauty into a wall.
Making a couple passes to see what it'd do is fun. But every run after that starts increasing the odds of a really, really, shitty day lol.
And the C10 would take a big block and back half with ease
Just suggesting my own opinion, which don't count because none of it's mine lol.
You pulled this thing out of the drag life and made it sweet. It'd suck to hit some other dudes oil spot and stuff a $70,000+ beauty into a wall.
Making a couple passes to see what it'd do is fun. But every run after that starts increasing the odds of a really, really, shitty day lol.
And the C10 would take a big block and back half with ease
Just suggesting my own opinion, which don't count because none of it's mine lol.
Yup!I'd drag out the C10.
You pulled this thing out of the drag life and made it sweet. It'd suck to hit some other dudes oil spot and stuff a $70,000+ beauty into a wall.
Making a couple passes to see what it'd do is fun. But every run after that starts increasing the odds of a really, really, shitty day lol.
And the C10 would take a big block and back half with ease
Just suggesting my own opinion, which don't count because none of it's mine lol.
And I get that thought too Rick.
BUT…The truck would be major $$$$$ and time. If a drag truck, I’d go all tube chassis/cage…no fukin around with factory anything but the body. that truck is a project with my grandson…who is nine. Thats kicked down the list under a few other majors.
The Vette is running, drivable, dependable, and just fukin cool... Its the oldest Vette on the track the days I’ve been there, and its the only midyear. Its get attention!
And its funnernhell. Really, its done, and the improvements to rear suspension/driveline should happen over the winter, with zero downtime (that may bite me in the ass). I would love to build another bigblock, but if its a race motor, it’ll be probably double what the Maiden 454 cost 12 yrs ago.
Ive also thought about pulling the Maiden engine to have some fun with in the Vette…BUT it would have to go back in the Maiden, nothing else will do!
BUT…The truck would be major $$$$$ and time. If a drag truck, I’d go all tube chassis/cage…no fukin around with factory anything but the body. that truck is a project with my grandson…who is nine. Thats kicked down the list under a few other majors.
The Vette is running, drivable, dependable, and just fukin cool... Its the oldest Vette on the track the days I’ve been there, and its the only midyear. Its get attention!
And its funnernhell. Really, its done, and the improvements to rear suspension/driveline should happen over the winter, with zero downtime (that may bite me in the ass). I would love to build another bigblock, but if its a race motor, it’ll be probably double what the Maiden 454 cost 12 yrs ago.
Ive also thought about pulling the Maiden engine to have some fun with in the Vette…BUT it would have to go back in the Maiden, nothing else will do!
While it's fun to bench race and for the rest of us spend your money on hair-brained ideas. In the end, it's your ride.
Get the rear axle fortified with the parts you got and go have fun. If you really want to scratch the big itch to go fast see if you can hit up a certain buddy of yours to hotshoe the Iron Monger for a lap or two.
Get the rear axle fortified with the parts you got and go have fun. If you really want to scratch the big itch to go fast see if you can hit up a certain buddy of yours to hotshoe the Iron Monger for a lap or two.
I betcha if you made a lap in that beast you wouldn't want to get out. I know I wouldn't.
