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Adger Smith · 06-21-2007, 09:53 AM

Alan,
The cost of the "Right" part is sometimes crazy. Bob & I are building a 69 Vette & have been buying parts for about 3 or 4 years. (Bob is selling my excess inventory & old race parts to fund it) There are a couple of things that got to our pocket book. One was the "Right" hood & the other was the "Right" carb. We had the "right" heads, but they were worth so much we sold them and used the money for the 401 repalcement heads & a few other parts. Way back when we started the project Bob spent a lot of money for the "Right" manifold. Now since NHRA has allowed some more repacememt parts we can buy a cheaper manifold that works better. Bob actually did buy one on E-bay at about 1/4 the cost of the "Right" manifold.
This will probably be the last car I bulid so Bob & I have decided to take the high road & build it with the best parts we can or cannot afford. It is nice that NHRA has allowed all these replacement parts. I can only imagine what it would cost to build one of these "Rare"collector cars as a stocker. Maybe the new Sportsman series NHRA can move forward and address these & other cost issues. Well enough of the ramble. Still cooped up in the house, sick.. just need a racing fix or to talk about it....
Thanks, Travis for the real scoop!
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Adger Smith

06-21-2007, 09:53 AM	#5
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Alan, The cost of the "Right" part is sometimes crazy. Bob & I are building a 69 Vette & have been buying parts for about 3 or 4 years. (Bob is selling my excess inventory & old race parts to fund it) There are a couple of things that got to our pocket book. One was the "Right" hood & the other was the "Right" carb. We had the "right" heads, but they were worth so much we sold them and used the money for the 401 repalcement heads & a few other parts. Way back when we started the project Bob spent a lot of money for the "Right" manifold. Now since NHRA has allowed some more repacememt parts we can buy a cheaper manifold that works better. Bob actually did buy one on E-bay at about 1/4 the cost of the "Right" manifold. This will probably be the last car I bulid so Bob & I have decided to take the high road & build it with the best parts we can or cannot afford. It is nice that NHRA has allowed all these replacement parts. I can only imagine what it would cost to build one of these "Rare"collector cars as a stocker. Maybe the new Sportsman series NHRA can move forward and address these & other cost issues. Well enough of the ramble. Still cooped up in the house, sick.. just need a racing fix or to talk about it.... Thanks, Travis for the real scoop! :--) Adger Smith __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)