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Bamm · 07-23-2002, 04:21 PM

Give us abrief rundown of your truck and what times you have run. (i.e. 60ft/ 1/8th mile, 1/4 mile)..................JB

Project1970 · 07-23-2002, 07:31 PM

Nothing more than the occasional Friday night run.

Time and ET are under my username...my eventual goal is to be the fastest truck in the Quarter Mile club at my dad's work (which is open to employees and their family). Sorted by 1/4mi trap speed so as to prevent "unstreetable gear ratios" and the like (but I've already got 3.73s! *cackle*).

The problem is, the fastest truck is a Ford Lightning cutting mid-13s at 100+ I believe, and the only two between me and him are a pair of mid-'80s monsters, one Ford, one Chevy, cutting low fifteens no problem. They've got a little rivalry going, actually.

I do have a 500lb weight advantage on the lightest of them, so I don't need to push as much power...and if my E.T. / trap speed relation keeps up, I'll be beating them to the other end long before I'm pulling better trap speeds. (There's only one other person near my trap speed who can cut an E.T. close to mine, the rest are all nearly a second back...)

Right now, my truck has the mostly-original 350 in it, backed by a TH400 with a stiff shift kit and the original 3.73 open rear. 275/60-15 Radial T/As on it, no real traction problems yet. Power-increasing mods as follows:
*Edelbrock #1901 Quadrajet, retuned for engine
*K&N 4" tall open-element filter
*Comp Cams 260H camshaft
*Dual ghetto (meineke) exhaust, I think 1-7/8 or 2 inches
*Completely rebuilt HEI (probably the best power-adder I've done, this thing cut more off of my time than anything else)

In the near future is a 700R4 with a shift kit, an Edelbrock #2101 intake manifold (if I ever win one on eBay), and an H-pipe for the exhaust, to be eventually replaced with headers and a better exhaust setup.

383 Stroker · 07-23-2002, 08:04 PM

My times are in my signature. Click on the links in my signature for more info on the my truck.

Baylor05 · 07-23-2002, 08:42 PM

67 swb 327/400 turbo with 3.73 pos rear end. B&B ratchet shifter. This truck has not been time at the tracks yet but I raced a friend of mind 68 camero that ran high 11's and beat it 5 truck lengths. so dont know.

Beast388 · 07-23-2002, 10:23 PM

Well here's the specs on my truck.....

71 GMC Suburban 4X4
388 cid Stroker
5500 lbs.
32" tires

60'............2.308
330'..........6.726
1/8...........10.400
MPH..........67.04
1000'.......13.631
1/4..........16.418
MPH.........80.58

She's no pro stocker but not too bad for a big old truck.

Tracy Focht · 07-24-2002, 10:23 AM

Still yet haven't taken mine to the track. Just some 'street' racing...ran a 13.40 Mustang and lost by a car length and ran a 13.30 car another night and my front bumper was on his rear quarter...so I'm figuring mid 13's.....

Bamm · 07-24-2002, 12:32 PM

Sounds good guys. I have a buddy that works with me that drag races every weekend almost and we talk about it a lot. My truck isn't ready to even think about racing, but I realize that trucks are always a work in progress, so maybe some day??? Here is a picture of his mustang (I know it's a ford, but hey it's fast so that helps) His best time is 10.17 1/4 @ 129.85 mph. He is cranking out a 1.32 60ft time. Not bad for a 302 bored .030. He has a virtually bulletproof engine though. It's also got a 150 shot on it................ Yes that retaining wall is about 2 ft high.........JB

Bamm · 07-24-2002, 12:33 PM

Here's another shot.......JB

Project1970 · 07-24-2002, 01:49 PM

Those little 5.0's can be absolutely evil. I've seen a video of one that wheelied so hard that it dragged its bumper along the pavement en route to a low 10 or high 9 second pass.

07-23-2002, 08:04 PM	#3
383 Stroker Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Jesup, GA Posts: 571	My times are in my signature. Click on the links in my signature for more info on the my truck. __________________ Video's of my Truck Racing 1967 C-10, 383ci Sbc, TH350, 3200 stall, 3.73 gear

07-23-2002, 08:42 PM	#4
Baylor05 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Waco,Tx,USA Posts: 53	maybe a in the elevens 67 swb 327/400 turbo with 3.73 pos rear end. B&B ratchet shifter. This truck has not been time at the tracks yet but I raced a friend of mind 68 camero that ran high 11's and beat it 5 truck lengths. so dont know.

07-23-2002, 10:23 PM	#5
Beast388 Suburbans RULE! Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Clinton, IA 52732 Posts: 689	Well here's the specs on my truck..... 71 GMC Suburban 4X4 388 cid Stroker 5500 lbs. 32" tires 60'............2.308 330'..........6.726 1/8...........10.400 MPH..........67.04 1000'.......13.631 1/4..........16.418 MPH.........80.58 She's no pro stocker but not too bad for a big old truck. __________________ --Ben 71 GMC Suburban 4X4 The "Beast" 388 CID Stroker, TH350, NP205, 8-lug D44, 14BFF w/ Detroit, 4.10:1 gears, 4-Wheel Disks 4" Lift, 35" MT/R's.

07-24-2002, 12:32 PM	#7
Bamm Cowboy Fan for Life!!!!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Amelia, Virginia Posts: 2,921	Sounds good guys. I have a buddy that works with me that drag races every weekend almost and we talk about it a lot. My truck isn't ready to even think about racing, but I realize that trucks are always a work in progress, so maybe some day??? Here is a picture of his mustang (I know it's a ford, but hey it's fast so that helps) His best time is 10.17 1/4 @ 129.85 mph. He is cranking out a 1.32 60ft time. Not bad for a 302 bored .030. He has a virtually bulletproof engine though. It's also got a 150 shot on it................ Yes that retaining wall is about 2 ft high.........JB Attached Images __________________ 1967 ShortBed Fleetside 3/4 Drop 350/700R4 Tilt wheel 18 x 8 Torque Thrust II's Future mods: All new gauges & wood bed My Zip is 23002 I ship UPS, USPS

07-24-2002, 12:33 PM	#8
Bamm Cowboy Fan for Life!!!!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Amelia, Virginia Posts: 2,921	Here's another shot.......JB Attached Images __________________ 1967 ShortBed Fleetside 3/4 Drop 350/700R4 Tilt wheel 18 x 8 Torque Thrust II's Future mods: All new gauges & wood bed My Zip is 23002 I ship UPS, USPS

07-23-2002, 04:21 PM	#1
Bamm Cowboy Fan for Life!!!!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Amelia, Virginia Posts: 2,921	Who here drag races their 67-72 Truck? Give us abrief rundown of your truck and what times you have run. (i.e. 60ft/ 1/8th mile, 1/4 mile)..................JB __________________ 1967 ShortBed Fleetside 3/4 Drop 350/700R4 Tilt wheel 18 x 8 Torque Thrust II's Future mods: All new gauges & wood bed My Zip is 23002 I ship UPS, USPS

07-23-2002, 07:31 PM	#2
Project1970 14.1 @ 96MPH Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,811	Nothing more than the occasional Friday night run. Time and ET are under my username...my eventual goal is to be the fastest truck in the Quarter Mile club at my dad's work (which is open to employees and their family). Sorted by 1/4mi trap speed so as to prevent "unstreetable gear ratios" and the like (but I've already got 3.73s! cackle). The problem is, the fastest truck is a Ford Lightning cutting mid-13s at 100+ I believe, and the only two between me and him are a pair of mid-'80s monsters, one Ford, one Chevy, cutting low fifteens no problem. They've got a little rivalry going, actually. I do have a 500lb weight advantage on the lightest of them, so I don't need to push as much power...and if my E.T. / trap speed relation keeps up, I'll be beating them to the other end long before I'm pulling better trap speeds. (There's only one other person near my trap speed who can cut an E.T. close to mine, the rest are all nearly a second back...) Right now, my truck has the mostly-original 350 in it, backed by a TH400 with a stiff shift kit and the original 3.73 open rear. 275/60-15 Radial T/As on it, no real traction problems yet. Power-increasing mods as follows: Edelbrock #1901 Quadrajet, retuned for engine K&N 4" tall open-element filter Comp Cams 260H camshaft Dual ghetto (meineke) exhaust, I think 1-7/8 or 2 inches *Completely rebuilt HEI (probably the best power-adder I've done, this thing cut more off of my time than anything else) In the near future is a 700R4 with a shift kit, an Edelbrock #2101 intake manifold (if I ever win one on eBay), and an H-pipe for the exhaust, to be eventually replaced with headers and a better exhaust setup. __________________ Project1970 - LS1 Swap Complete!

07-24-2002, 10:23 AM	#6
Tracy Focht Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Stillwater, OK 74075 Posts: 2,936	Still yet haven't taken mine to the track. Just some 'street' racing...ran a 13.40 Mustang and lost by a car length and ran a 13.30 car another night and my front bumper was on his rear quarter...so I'm figuring mid 13's.....

07-24-2002, 01:49 PM	#9
Project1970 14.1 @ 96MPH Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,811	Those little 5.0's can be absolutely evil. I've seen a video of one that wheelied so hard that it dragged its bumper along the pavement en route to a low 10 or high 9 second pass. __________________ Project1970 - LS1 Swap Complete!



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