02-03-2014, 11:04 PM
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Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
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Originally Posted by Joe Toller
I picture those Caprice/Impalas as being our generations 55-57 cars?
Here's one, it would need weight removed, but on the plus you could race in rich, corinthian leather: 77-78 Cordoba 318. Very plentiful in my neck of the woods, 8 1/4 rear (B-body 8 3/4 will fit), sturdy and cheap (demo derby guys LOVE them), they come in at 21.19, (3900 lbs!) but I know firsthand they are loaded with unnecessary lean-burn emissions crap and sound deadener, so getting some weight out wouldn't be as daunting as one might think. It also looks like, though maybe a deal breaker, the Edelbrock heads are allowed?
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The edelbrock heads will take 4000 to 6000 to make work and would defeat the dime rocket theory. The limiting factor which is the carburetor won't need the aluminum heads anyway.
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