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Old 09-21-2016, 03:52 PM
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Default '68 Nostalgia Bracket Bird

'68 Bird. No title. Not worth putting back on the street. It has sheet metal replacing some of the rusted out floor pan and trunk floor. Has a glass hood with old style flat snorkle scoop. It was built to resemble a couple of 1st gens my wife raced back in the '70's & '80's, complete with lettering & decals. Has all drum brakes, sub-frame connectors, and slapper bars. 12-bolt rear with mini-spool & 4.10 gears. Solid Centerline wheels all around, with short front tires and good 10.8" Phoenix slicks.

Has a built TH400, 10" converter, B&M ratchet shifter, shift light tach, new PST driveshaft, new fuel cell, 2 fresh 34/78 800cca dual terminal batts.

Engine is a '75-'76 455 block, with unported 6x-8 heads, forged rods & pistons, 292 Comp cam/Rhoads lifters, CC roller tip rockers, Torker 2 intake, 750 vac Holley, HEI with MSD rev limiter replacement module, RobbMc 1100 fuel pump with 1/2" line from cell, Flowkooler water pump, Summit mini starter, 3-tube headers with collector extensions. Hasn't made a pass down a track yet. Just a blast or 2 on a country road.

Has a flex fan, cheap alum rad, and no shroud. That's about all I can think of for now. The asking price is $10k. OR I'll keep the engine & everything that's bolted to it, and take $5000 for the rest. If no sale, I can keep the 12-bolt & all other racing parts and take $3000 for the rest.

Will also consider partial trades, for the right street/strip candidate. You can see which models I might consider, on this thread.

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=795268

It ain't nothin fancy, but should make a decent 1/8 mile footbraker. Should make a good beginner car for somebody wanting to get into bracket racing. Should run low to mid 7's on our local 1/8 mile track, or probably high 11's on a 1/4 mile track. There are several things I'd add or do to it, if I was gonna try to do some serious competitive bracket racing, but it should make a decent pass, as is. For a beginner, a mild 400 and a decent Glide would make it a consistent & easy to drive 12 sec car.

Here are some pics. Can post more.
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Last edited by ponyakr; 09-21-2016 at 04:12 PM.