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#41
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Finally, to open the rabbit hole, why do dragsters have no front brakes?
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. 1970 GTO Judge Tribute Pro-Tour Project 535 IA2 http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=760624 1971 Trans Am 463, 315cfm E-head Sniper XFlow EFI, TKO600 extreme, 9", GW suspension, Baer brakes, pro tour car https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...ght=procharger Theme Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zKAS...ature=youtu.be |
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To give an extreme example, what happens when you jerk the e-brake at 60mph?
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. 1970 GTO Judge Tribute Pro-Tour Project 535 IA2 http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=760624 1971 Trans Am 463, 315cfm E-head Sniper XFlow EFI, TKO600 extreme, 9", GW suspension, Baer brakes, pro tour car https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...ght=procharger Theme Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zKAS...ature=youtu.be |
#43
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Braking forces would twist the front axle out of the car if they did have brakes. I used to drag race a 12-second VW with no front brakes, it stopped fine at over 105 mph after a run, of course this 1300 pound car was heavily rear weight biased.
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I'm not looking for a reason to not convert to discs, it is all just interesting. |
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Another extreme example, you don't take a rail dragster on a road course. Just because something 'works', doesn't mean it's optimal. .
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. 1970 GTO Judge Tribute Pro-Tour Project 535 IA2 http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=760624 1971 Trans Am 463, 315cfm E-head Sniper XFlow EFI, TKO600 extreme, 9", GW suspension, Baer brakes, pro tour car https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...ght=procharger Theme Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zKAS...ature=youtu.be |
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b-man, that drag bug is cool!
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. 1970 GTO Judge Tribute Pro-Tour Project 535 IA2 http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=760624 1971 Trans Am 463, 315cfm E-head Sniper XFlow EFI, TKO600 extreme, 9", GW suspension, Baer brakes, pro tour car https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...ght=procharger Theme Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zKAS...ature=youtu.be |
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This 1957 bug was the second car I’ve ever owned, I bought it as pretty much a bare shell with floor pan and front suspension in March 1977. By summer of ‘77 it was out on the streets running in the 14.30s at 92 mph with a 1756cc engine. It could handle pretty much any muscle car or 750cc motorcycle that i happened upon while marauding around the streets at night.
By 1980 it became a very stripped down 12:1 compression 1835cc dedicated race car, I last hit the track with it in October 1981 on my 22nd birthday as seen in the photos in my previous post. Now I’m bringing it back to life with a new 2276cc 9.5:1 street engine. Since 1989 it had been back and forth between my good buddy and myself few times and in December 2020 I let sentimentality get the best of me and now I’m deep into it money and time-wise. The first time I let the car get away in 1989 I traded it to my friend for his 1964 GTO which was my first Pontiac. Photos in sequence, as found getting cleaned up, in the burnout box 1978, race day October 1981, rescued from poor storage December 2020 and lastly a couple weeks ago separated from the tube axle race-only 1967 gasser chassis my friend put under it, getting ready to have some body repairs done. It’s going back onto a stock chassis again, street racer special like it was in 1977 just about 2 seconds quicker.
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#49
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Very cool! Love the history and vintage shots!
There's a heavy bug following around me, some of them are insanely fast. Guy has a rabbit that's in the 9s, turbo street car. I still prefer the classics though! .
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. 1970 GTO Judge Tribute Pro-Tour Project 535 IA2 http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=760624 1971 Trans Am 463, 315cfm E-head Sniper XFlow EFI, TKO600 extreme, 9", GW suspension, Baer brakes, pro tour car https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...ght=procharger Theme Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zKAS...ature=youtu.be |
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When I was into autocrossing actually one of the local Pontiac guys helped a buddy with an autocross bug!
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Skip Fix 1978 Trans Am original owner 10.99 @ 124 pump gas 455 E heads, NO Bird ever! 1981 Black SE Trans Am stockish 6X 400ci, turbo 301 on a stand 1965 GTO 4 barrel 3 speed project 2004 GTO Pulse Red stock motor computer tune 13.43@103.4 1964 Impala SS 409/470ci 600 HP stroker project 1979 Camaro IAII Edelbrock head 500" 695 HP 10.33@132 3595lbs |
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