73 Estate Wagon drag racing

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  1. Harry Clamshell

    Harry Clamshell Well-Known Member Charter Member

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    Unfortunately the moving pictures of the actual races are lost (Bowling Green, KY today)... luckily I still got the photos:

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    Harry Clamshell, Oct 23, 2010
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  2. J-MacsMopars

    J-MacsMopars New Member

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    I'm not going to lie, that is bad @$$!!!! :)
     
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    350x 'Echinsu Ocha'

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    Cool, one of my Fav's from a BuickDay when it was still Norwalk raceway.
    now its owned by summit.

    What I liked the best was the car was not built to race, it was a tow vehicle for a real race car, it did tow duty for 7 years till they decided to race it.

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    shhhhhhh... this one's a sleeper
     
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    Dual Turbos! OMG!!! I'd just like to find room in mine to get one turbo on it!:rofl2::thumbs2:
     
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  6. 350x

    350x 'Echinsu Ocha'

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    If I had a couple of grand laying around to "blow" [get it?] there is a guy who sells twin turbo kits for the Buick 350, all custom made part, direct bolt in type of kit. All but the carb/or EFI.
     
    350x, Oct 25, 2010
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    What engine is in there?
    What times was he running?
     
    silverfox, Oct 27, 2010
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  8. wagonmaster

    wagonmaster Administrator Staff Member Moderator

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    Cool, Ive been to this race track too!
     
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    Wow! I love it! What hp/tq are you putting down? We had that car when i was a kid...but a sedan. I would love to get one now.
     
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  10. 65 2dr

    65 2dr Fix 'em all -

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    Although those pictures are a tease, [no times] that's a BB Buick!?!?!
    I'll take a stab @ low 10's - high 9's if he got it to hook-up and stay together, but without a cage, he's restricted to 11's, at most tracks!
     
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    Wicked....
     
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    What the H-E double hockey sticks is the motor in that thing? I wanna do up my '73 as a pro street.
     
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    I think it might be the 215cid aluminum turbo V8 from back in the day?? ;)
     
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  14. 65 2dr

    65 2dr Fix 'em all -

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    Harry - please sent times and mph on this thing - I'd be real interested!
    Those flexible tubes to the air cleaner - should be solid for air flow.
    Are those Edelbrock [carter] carbs? Blow-through, I hope!
    How big is it?
    What cam?
    Trans?
    Gear?
    Turbo size?
    Inquiring minds wanna know!
     
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    Nope, it's a 455. I do have a couple of 215s stashed, though!


    455, still has stock rods and crank :shhh:

    It's fuel injected. Those are holley carb baseplates bolted to the bottom of the airbox. (too cheap to buy real throttle bodys!)

    It's a smallish lunati cam, 110° lobe centers, about .500 lift.

    Th400 trans with a 3.50 rear gear.

    To4E turbos.

    Ran an 11.76 this year weighing 5315lbs.

    Will probably weigh more next year! :D
     
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