H/Stock 1957 Chevy "In-Bomber" Omaha NE late 60's - Page 3

SStockDart · 01-29-2010, 09:35 PM

I remember Don Stevenson driving the "Tension", white 57, at Flightland north or Omaha.

SStockDart · 01-30-2010, 02:18 PM

The heck with Donnie and Fred, what ever happened to "Barb Super" that used to go to the races with them? I haven't heard from her since "Howdy Williams" lost his life.

cad · 10-25-2010, 10:21 AM

I searched and didnt see anyone else post this....check out the website dedicated to the restoration:
http://www.inbomber.com/History.html

btw...I still see Don Stephenson around town, and at this summer's Geezer Reunion at our local drag strip. He has a very nice 57 Chevy Belair with a 400, dual 4bbl, 4 speed.

Clark

Wayne W · 10-25-2010, 11:52 AM

I looked at http://www.inbomber.com/Restoration.html and am wondering about the carbs, intake, 12.5 pistons, water pump, pan, engine mounts, trans crossmember, alternater, aluminum rad, etc.

Shouldn't a restoration pass tech from the old days ??? Nice car, but, a Jr. Stocker ?

DragwayRipper · 12-08-2010, 12:20 AM

That's our website we made to follow the restoration of the car. Jr. Stocker it is, NHRA Indy winner and fully documented. We did not have the funds to purchase, rebuild, and run a correct Rochester Fuel Injection unit as the car did when raced, so we went with dual quads. The engine is not "jr. stock correct" internally, but looks so on the outside, is a authentic 283, and uses all vintage parts. We took a lot of time to make the car as authentic as possible to when it raced, and with what it cost to build that engine, it would have been a shame to come up under 300hp for the same price.
-Dean

X-TECH MAN · 12-08-2010, 09:05 AM

It cost a LOT of time and money to restore one of these cars so set back and enjoy it. In time when you regroup (money and energy) just replace the carbs and intake with a correct set of WCFB's and a 270 HP intake along with a couple minor items and you will satisfy the critics. Who cares what is on the inside of the engine where you cant see it. They are not being raced as a legal NHRA or IHRA stocker anyway. If ya dont tell anyone they would never know.....LOL. The FI units are "stupid expensive" thanks to collectors so whats the point ? I saw the car at the York show and it looks great. So it isnt perfect.....Its come a long way in a very short time. Congratulations on saving a part of drag racing history. .

bobbyd6 · 12-09-2010, 01:06 AM

I just received a DVD of some Drag Racing footage from Kearney Nebraska 1969 & 1970 & it has lots of footage of Good In-tension on it. 3 of my friends all owned Good In-Tension over the past few years. However my last friend to own it took it to Kansas last fall & sold it on auction. The guy who bought it didn't want the fuel injection parts.

DragwayRipper · 12-09-2010, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by bobbyd6

I just received a DVD of some Drag Racing footage from Kearney Nebraska 1969 & 1970 & it has lots of footage of Good In-tension on it. 3 of my friends all owned Good In-Tension over the past few years. However my last friend to own it took it to Kansas last fall & sold it on auction. The guy who bought it didn't want the fuel injection parts.

Keep me posted if you find any footage of the In-Bomber. I had a chance to buy Good In-Tension before ti went to auction and wish I did. It went cheap for what the car was. Does Cody still have the fuelie setup?? We're running Good In-Tension's original headers on our car now. The next best thing to our original fuelie setup, which is MIA, would be that one, but he wouldn't sell it seperate from the car at the time.
-Dean

bobbyd6 · 12-10-2010, 04:44 AM

I will check with Cody & let you know

cad · 12-10-2010, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobbyd6

I just received a DVD of some Drag Racing footage from Kearney Nebraska 1969 & 1970 & it has lots of footage of Good In-tension on it.

Does your DVD by chance also include alot of early Scribner video?
A friend of mine made some DVDs just recently from a disc from a guy at M.U.D. It had several minutes of racing and some interviews at Scribner back in the beginning with Grasso, Ralph Howard, etc.

01-29-2010, 09:35 PM	#21
SStockDart VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Arizona, Texan forever Posts: 1,115 Likes: 719 Liked 458 Times in 173 Posts	Re: H/Stock 1957 Chevy "In-Bomber" Omaha NE late 60's I remember Don Stevenson driving the "Tension", white 57, at Flightland north or Omaha.

01-30-2010, 02:18 PM	#22
SStockDart VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Arizona, Texan forever Posts: 1,115 Likes: 719 Liked 458 Times in 173 Posts	Re: H/Stock 1957 Chevy "In-Bomber" Omaha NE late 60's The heck with Donnie and Fred, what ever happened to "Barb Super" that used to go to the races with them? I haven't heard from her since "Howdy Williams" lost his life.

10-25-2010, 10:21 AM	#23
cad Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 673 Likes: 140 Liked 72 Times in 40 Posts	Re: H/Stock 1957 Chevy "In-Bomber" Omaha NE late 60's I searched and didnt see anyone else post this....check out the website dedicated to the restoration: http://www.inbomber.com/History.html btw...I still see Don Stephenson around town, and at this summer's Geezer Reunion at our local drag strip. He has a very nice 57 Chevy Belair with a 400, dual 4bbl, 4 speed. Clark

10-25-2010, 11:52 AM	#24
Wayne W Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 91 Likes: 8 Liked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: H/Stock 1957 Chevy "In-Bomber" Omaha NE late 60's I looked at http://www.inbomber.com/Restoration.html and am wondering about the carbs, intake, 12.5 pistons, water pump, pan, engine mounts, trans crossmember, alternater, aluminum rad, etc. Shouldn't a restoration pass tech from the old days ??? Nice car, but, a Jr. Stocker ? Last edited by Wayne W; 10-25-2010 at 12:20 PM.

12-08-2010, 12:20 AM	#25
DragwayRipper Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: East Haddam, Connecticut Posts: 12 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: H/Stock 1957 Chevy "In-Bomber" Omaha NE late 60's That's our website we made to follow the restoration of the car. Jr. Stocker it is, NHRA Indy winner and fully documented. We did not have the funds to purchase, rebuild, and run a correct Rochester Fuel Injection unit as the car did when raced, so we went with dual quads. The engine is not "jr. stock correct" internally, but looks so on the outside, is a authentic 283, and uses all vintage parts. We took a lot of time to make the car as authentic as possible to when it raced, and with what it cost to build that engine, it would have been a shame to come up under 300hp for the same price. -Dean

12-08-2010, 09:05 AM	#26
X-TECH MAN Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 3,207 Likes: 1,049 Liked 235 Times in 110 Posts	Re: H/Stock 1957 Chevy "In-Bomber" Omaha NE late 60's It cost a LOT of time and money to restore one of these cars so set back and enjoy it. In time when you regroup (money and energy) just replace the carbs and intake with a correct set of WCFB's and a 270 HP intake along with a couple minor items and you will satisfy the critics. Who cares what is on the inside of the engine where you cant see it. They are not being raced as a legal NHRA or IHRA stocker anyway. If ya dont tell anyone they would never know.....LOL. The FI units are "stupid expensive" thanks to collectors so whats the point ? I saw the car at the York show and it looks great. So it isnt perfect.....Its come a long way in a very short time. Congratulations on saving a part of drag racing history. . Last edited by X-TECH MAN; 12-08-2010 at 09:08 AM.

12-09-2010, 01:06 AM	#27
bobbyd6 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cozad, Nebraska Posts: 295 Likes: 292 Liked 71 Times in 27 Posts	Re: H/Stock 1957 Chevy "In-Bomber" Omaha NE late 60's I just received a DVD of some Drag Racing footage from Kearney Nebraska 1969 & 1970 & it has lots of footage of Good In-tension on it. 3 of my friends all owned Good In-Tension over the past few years. However my last friend to own it took it to Kansas last fall & sold it on auction. The guy who bought it didn't want the fuel injection parts. __________________ Bobby Devine

12-10-2010, 04:44 AM	#29
bobbyd6 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cozad, Nebraska Posts: 295 Likes: 292 Liked 71 Times in 27 Posts	Re: H/Stock 1957 Chevy "In-Bomber" Omaha NE late 60's I will check with Cody & let you know __________________ Bobby Devine