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Originally Posted by Jim Wahl
As I posted before I wanted a Road Runner, but when it came time and I could afford a new car I bought a 1971 340 Demon with and auto and 3.91 suregrip. It took some driving finesse but bone stock with headers and E70/15 Goodyears it ran 14.11 @ 99 . I still own this car which served me well as a bracket racer, a Stocker and a Super Stocker for many years. It has 15,003 original miles on it. I love that car! Jim
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In early 1972 I was driving a 1964 Valiant 2 door sedan, bone stock 273 car and wanting more beans. I couldn't afford a new car, but spied a rolled-over 4-speed '71 Demon 340 in a junkyard that they were pulling the powertrain out of. I bought everything from the fan to the 3.91 Sure Grip 8.75" and it all went into my unsuspecting, sad-looking '64 Valiant.
Now, I had my 340 A-body...
With the the addition of a 3,000-pound clutch, a 4.56:1 limited slip, headers, slicks, a "Riddler" Stock eliminator Lunati cam, and blocked heat-risers, I now had a 12-second street ride that was still the saddest-looking sleeper you ever saw...
The only car I've ever owned that was never outrun...
Here's a picture of the "Trojan Horse".... and the "business office... hee hee...