here, come for a ride along in el pollo loco the 69 roadrunner.
Nice video, however I feel compelled to critique your run in that Bad Boy.
First thing. your shiftin' it like you're driving some kind of Jack Wagon.
Rev that motor to about 4 grand, side step the clutch and MASH it. Burn Baby, BURN !
Don't let up on the gas bangin' 2nd. Speed shift it!!!!! Side step the clutch again. The dash and everything else inside needs to be shakin'. I wanna see smoke in 2nd gear.
Wind the livin' pizz out of it before grabbin' 3rd and don't throttle back. That sumbish needs to be sideways.
If it's still alive by the time you get to 4th gear then you can shift it like an Old Lady.
Any of them Mopars you guys are posting wear a Dana 60 rear? Are they reasonably quiet? Broke one? Have heard some BB Mopars came with them. thinking about one (Strange S60 variant) for my Chevelle,
I would think if you are stepping up to a D60 you are also beefing up driveshaft & joints & you must be delivering better than 500 hp to the dana to justify it?
Nice rigs Salvo! Here is my 1960 GMC Carry-all (Suburban) factory 4x4. It has a "crate" 427 Chev in it (have the receipt from 1967) with a 4 speed & 205 transfer, 3/4 ton axles with 4.10 and Detorit/No-Spin rear.
In high school a friend had one just like that, same blue color, except with stock engine.....a big block or DMax would be nice. At the time I didn't appreciate that thing like I do now. Wouldn't mind having one but you never see them anymore.
I think he's on land speed record vehicle 7, he's also built a lakester (wheels outside the body) and some motorcycles. I really like the small motorcycle liner 5050. I don't recall all the speeds but going 170 mph with a 125cc engine is impressive.
Somewhere I have some pics of my kids stuffed in it, we'd gone to visit family and managed to swing by Jacks on the trip. Somehow we showed up on his 72nd b-day and all went out to dinner. He's a memorable guy for sure.
I've seen these Nebulous cars at Bonneville. Photos don't do justice to how slippery and beautiful they really are. They're awesome, and the little one is a marvel. I believe it had a woman pilot last year.
Any of them Mopars you guys are posting wear a Dana 60 rear? Are they reasonably quiet? Broke one? Have heard some BB Mopars came with them. thinking about one (Strange S60 variant) for my Chevelle,
Mine was.
Never broke it either...wasnt quiet around corners as it had a locker in it and it "clicked" awful loud going around em.
Nice rigs Salvo! Here is my 1960 GMC Carry-all (Suburban) factory 4x4. It has a "crate" 427 Chev in it (have the receipt from 1967) with a 4 speed & 205 transfer, 3/4 ton axles with 4.10 and Detorit/No-Spin rear.
In high school a friend had one just like that, same blue color, except with stock engine.....a big block or DMax would be nice. At the time I didn't appreciate that thing like I do now. Wouldn't mind having one but you never see them anymore.
Thanks Tom264 and northern dave. Wondered if the lockers in them are as noisy as one I had in a work van, Maybe so. dave, reason for Strange S60 possibility is that it works out to a few hunnert less than any supplier's 9" and only about $3-400 more than all the guts, shipping and labor to build a 12 bolt housing from a 69SS I scrounged. Can then sell 12 bolt housing to a 69SS restore and I will be even closer to same money. Don't need all the S60 offers as it'll support alot of HP. My 64 has a stock 454 from a 73 PU, may build a little more HP someday, but adequate for getting to church on time as is.
nothing old, these belonged to my ol'man before he passed. The car belongs to my sister now and the truck is mine. Only one picture of the truck right now...
sorry for the crap pictures. The car is making 680HP to the rear tires after the last dyno and ran in the mid 10's last time out.
The truck has been de-tuned to 450HP cause it's a daily driver.
Car is an 03 cobra and the truck is a 00 GMC 1/2ton sitting on 3/4 ton axles....