Spy shots - Don Garlits Challenger

[X-TECH MAN]

[QUOTE=rx dealer:: By the way I think the Cobra Jet was a much better deal. It's a ready race car...Luke[/QUOTE]

By the times they are turning with stock lift cams, 9 inch tires and very little prep they would make great SS/D cars !!!!!! Just need a complete roll cage. Easy mid to low 9's without all the expensive head work. The larger 14 X 32 tires would help with the nose heavy problem also. What do you think ?

[rx dealer]

Terry, those CJ cars must be turning a low 1.3 sixty footer or better with 9 in tire, Because I do it with my SS-GT car...Very impressive. Luke

[X-TECH MAN]

Im surprised one of them hasent jumped into S/S already. Better tires, better oiling system avaliable, better valve train components, air shifters (for the automatic trans guys). Where are the original 4 from Pomona at? What about the other 56 cars? Are the collectors (whores) just hording them away someplace in hopes they will be worth more money in 10 to 30 years?

[magnumv8]

I did some checking...in the early 60's NHRA created the "FX" classes for the limited run or "race only combinations...you didn't need to build 50 or 100 of a model to make it legal....A was 0 to 8.99 lbs./cu/in...B was 9.00 to 12.99 lbs./cu/in and C was 13.00 and lbs./cu/in.....it made it easy to govern because there was no need to have a hp factor.....Ford and Chrysler both see guys building SS/AH cars with no bottom line budget and they don't see any financial gain from it...so lets build them ourselves and make a buck selling them to these guys....the Mustang is basically complete @ $70,000 and the Challenger needs completed and is in the $30,000 to $40,000 range....I know the economy is wacked right now but there will always be someone thinking "win on Sunday sell on Monday" ain't happening with a '68 Dart or Cuda.....by taking and putting the 1968 MOPAR Package cars and putting them in their own class NHRA has actually created a new "FX" class in the modern era.....I wonder if you could get a competitive package from the other brands that could be run during National events to increase the fan appeal for the other makes....could bring back the excitement of the early 60's again

[bigshow2966]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

By the times they are turning with stock lift cams, 9 inch tires and very little prep they would make great SS/D cars !!!!!! Just need a complete roll cage. Easy mid to low 9's without all the expensive head work. The larger 14 X 32 tires would help with the nose heavy problem also. What do you think ?

A couple of the cars have already had the cages put in from what I've read.

I also saw that the consensus is that 18-20 of the CJ's may actually see the race track. The other 30 are garage ornaments or investments.

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

IHRA allows them at thier AA/S and AA/SA 7.00 lbs per HP weight break except for the swiss cheese Cats and the 421 Tempests (NOT ENOUGH PRODUCED). Dan Davorak was putting a 64 X ram Hemi together before he had his medical problems a while back.

Dan still has the car and is planning on running it as soon as he works out a gas pedal problem.