Newbie Building a Ford Maverick

greg fulk · 10-10-2007, 02:09 AM

Hey Dale ya don't loose "as much" money with a stocker when ya sell it as ya would with a bracket car....stock is one of those things that once ya do it your pretty much hooked! no buy backs, no playing games in the staging lanes & a real good group to race with! at least here in Div.3......good luck & if ya have any other question feel free to ask.

racerdale · 10-10-2007, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by greg fulk

Hey Dale ya don't loose "as much" money with a stocker when ya sell it as ya would with a bracket car....stock is one of those things that once ya do it your pretty much hooked! no buy backs, no playing games in the staging lanes & a real good group to race with! at least here in Div.3......good luck & if ya have any other question feel free to ask.

Hi Greg, Thanks for your offer. I am just now getting started with the project and I already have the heads , manifold and carb. The block will go out in a week or so to the machine shop. There is not much you can do to the block and I would imagine that I should have the deck height set at a few thou over spec. I am not familiar with OEM Crankshafts and not sure who would be a good supplier. Got any ideas? They list a few manufactures in the tech replacement guide for rods and pistons so I will cross that bridge when It get that far. Thanks again
Dale

Geerhead55 · 10-10-2007, 11:05 PM

Dale!!!! Wow this is a surprise! I did'nt know you were going to give Stock Eliminator a try. You should 've come up in the tower and told me. Best of luck with your project. I will deffinately see you at the Bremerton banquet next month,, I have a couple awards to hand out to some deserving racers.
Rory,,,,,, thanks for the info on the former Waldo car. I wonder if Brian will run it as a C car, or try another combo in it. I guess time will tell.
See ya guys later,,,,,,,, Danny Durham

greg fulk · 10-11-2007, 02:24 AM

Dale I set the deck dead on. you can play with head gasket to get that right. as for cranks don't forget it's + or - .015 most everyone goes + .012 now for pistons make sure you use a floating pin piston...little motor with low Hp needs to get rid of all the friction it can....I know ran a 230 6cyl for years (dad still dose) & set 5 IHRA records with it. I now have a P/SA 307 cutlass that can run 12.60's on these low Hp engines frictions kills! oh & don't forget dry film coated bearings.....friction.

racerdale · 10-19-2007, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by greg fulk

Dale I set the deck dead on. you can play with head gasket to get that right. as for cranks don't forget it's + or - .015 most everyone goes + .012 now for pistons make sure you use a floating pin piston...little motor with low Hp needs to get rid of all the friction it can....I know ran a 230 6cyl for years (dad still dose) & set 5 IHRA records with it. I now have a P/SA 307 cutlass that can run 12.60's on these low Hp engines frictions kills! oh & don't forget dry film coated bearings.....friction.

Hey Greg,
Thanks for the tips I will put that information to good use.

Thanks
Dale

racerdale · 10-19-2007, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Geerhead55

Dale!!!! Wow this is a surprise! I did'nt know you were going to give Stock Eliminator a try. You should 've come up in the tower and told me. Best of luck with your project. I will deffinately see you at the Bremerton banquet next month,, I have a couple awards to hand out to some deserving racers.
Rory,,,,,, thanks for the info on the former Waldo car. I wonder if Brian will run it as a C car, or try another combo in it. I guess time will tell.
See ya guys later,,,,,,,, Danny Durham

Danny,
I have wanted to build a stock eliminator for years but as you know my wife was seriously ill for the past few years. That put my racing on hold. I only had the Pinto out 4 or 5 times this year and it broke every time. Never got it fixed to make a full race except for last race and it got rained out. I picked up this old Maverick a while back and was going to turn it into a street hot rod but after I saw Brians Comet I said that could work for me. So here I go. I may have it ready for track testing by May. See you at the banquet.
Dale

10-10-2007, 02:09 AM	#1
greg fulk VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: jackson Posts: 1,165 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Newbie Building a Ford Maverick Hey Dale ya don't loose "as much" money with a stocker when ya sell it as ya would with a bracket car....stock is one of those things that once ya do it your pretty much hooked! no buy backs, no playing games in the staging lanes & a real good group to race with! at least here in Div.3......good luck & if ya have any other question feel free to ask. __________________ Greg Fulk 308 308X P/SA "ALL AMERICAN"

10-10-2007, 11:05 PM	#3
Geerhead55 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 1,632 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Newbie Building a Ford Maverick Dale!!!! Wow this is a surprise! I did'nt know you were going to give Stock Eliminator a try. You should 've come up in the tower and told me. Best of luck with your project. I will deffinately see you at the Bremerton banquet next month,, I have a couple awards to hand out to some deserving racers. Rory,,,,,, thanks for the info on the former Waldo car. I wonder if Brian will run it as a C car, or try another combo in it. I guess time will tell. See ya guys later,,,,,,,, Danny Durham

10-11-2007, 02:24 AM	#4
greg fulk VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: jackson Posts: 1,165 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Newbie Building a Ford Maverick Dale I set the deck dead on. you can play with head gasket to get that right. as for cranks don't forget it's + or - .015 most everyone goes + .012 now for pistons make sure you use a floating pin piston...little motor with low Hp needs to get rid of all the friction it can....I know ran a 230 6cyl for years (dad still dose) & set 5 IHRA records with it. I now have a P/SA 307 cutlass that can run 12.60's on these low Hp engines frictions kills! oh & don't forget dry film coated bearings.....friction. __________________ Greg Fulk 308 308X P/SA "ALL AMERICAN"