Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by Tom P

What about 66 Shelby Cobra? There are several engine options for the 427. I think it can fit AAA stick with some ballast.

SHELBY 1966
427 427 427
425hp 480hp 505hp
COBRA Roadster
5.36 4.75 4.51

Might not get much change back from that dime but it'd be cool.

Not much change from a Million dollar bill!

JimR

[qwiked]

Originally Posted by CaptCobrajet

Yes, it's what 's left of me...........lol. That's the least expensive FE combo on the planet. It is the only 4-barrel 352 with a good factor, and it was only in '64 and '65 big cars. It is a killer for Stock. I have had the SS version on the dyno. A Fox-Body box top Mustang with one of those is a killer for SS also, but a different topic than this thread...............

Seriously, you can still poke around and find a nice '64 Ford that wouldn't need paint for reasonable cost, and the suspension on that one would not be major either. A C-4 goes right in. I just bought a manifold with a carb on it for $35. Some leftover valvetrain from someones 390 or CJ Stocker.................etc.

There is a SS/GTJ 83 Mustang laying in a garage in Yakima WA--Pieces originally from a National Record holding SS/O 64 Custom --Back in the day this car and Kip Martin"s 64 Galaxie 500XL were very competitive--

[Rory McNeil]

Originally Posted by qwiked

There is a SS/GTJ 83 Mustang laying in a garage in Yakima WA--Pieces originally from a National Record holding SS/O 64 Custom --Back in the day this car and Kip Martin"s 64 Galaxie 500XL were very competitive--

Is that Jerry Pruitts SS/GT Mustang?If so, I haven`t seen the car (or Jerry) in a number of years, I think he only ran it a couple of years. He used to run the 352 and 4 speed in a big 64 Ford Custom 2 door sedan.I`ll never forget watching that big tank grabbing 2nd gear about 20 feet from the starting line.

[Jay H.]

Last I heard of Jerry he was the sales manager for Steven Hahns VW audi dealership. He got married for the 3 or 4 time wife put the stop to car. He was having rocker problems with the old 352. If had spent half as much time working on the car as trying to get dual quad setup legalized the car might have worked

[Tim Ellis]

Rory, I talked to the owner a few months ago. It was for sale then, likely it still is. If I looked hard enough I could probably find a phone #.

[qwiked]

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil

Is that Jerry Pruitts SS/GT Mustang?If so, I haven`t seen the car (or Jerry) in a number of years, I think he only ran it a couple of years. He used to run the 352 and 4 speed in a big 64 Ford Custom 2 door sedan.I`ll never forget watching that big tank grabbing 2nd gear about 20 feet from the starting line.

Rory, You are correct. JP might want to sell the car. As you can imagine it needs new belts and the other time sensitive NHRA mandated stuff.

[Charlie A]

Originally Posted by david ring

Pat Hennebery told me a number of years ago that he was building one of these-but then he went nostalgia racing with his Camaro.

From driving the worn out crapper of a 4 banger 82 Camaro I had....I'd wager you could run index on junkyard GM parts.

.........and legal seatbelts.......and a NHRA sticker.

[Tod Lane]

I re-read the thread, didn't see this one listed...

How about a 95 Mustang V6?

145 HP... 2970 pounds

Can these be made to run under?

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Tod Lane

I re-read the thread, didn't see this one listed...

How about a 95 Mustang V6?

145 HP... 2970 pounds

Can these be made to run under?

No engine specs...therefore no factored hp...and it wouldn't be 145

[Tod Lane]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

No engine specs...therefore no factored hp...and it wouldn't be 145

So you can't run it in stock?