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What are your feelings on racing a restored car? #258377
03/18/09 08:10 PM 03/18/09 08:10 PM
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I just took off the Polyglas tires and put on some other wheels and tires because I'm thinking of draging the T/A to see what it will do. In fact, I want to go up against FY1TA's restored black AAR. Does anyone think yay or nay to racing real Trans Am cars that are very nicely restored? That's only if he has it in him to do it of course.

Chris from New Jersey
Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: fig426] #258378
03/18/09 08:14 PM 03/18/09 08:14 PM
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Do it.

Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: Alaskan_TA] #258379
03/18/09 08:35 PM 03/18/09 08:35 PM
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I think it would be alot safer than your experiences driving it on the street!!
Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: N9671X2] #258380
03/18/09 08:37 PM 03/18/09 08:37 PM
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I think it would be alot safer than your experiences driving it on the street!!



Ouch!!! That hurt. True,, but it still hurt,,, and of course funny!

Chris from New Jersey
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03/18/09 08:38 PM 03/18/09 08:38 PM

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I just took off the Polyglas tires and put on some other wheels and tires because I'm thinking of draging the T/A to see what it will do. In fact, I want to go up against FY1TA's restored black AAR. Does anyone think yay or nay to racing real Trans Am cars that are very nicely restored? That's only if he has it in him to do it of course.



if its a numbers matching block, id say pass but i know the previous owner of my A12 bee raced it and it has the original engine,trans.rear in it.
Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: fig426] #258382
03/18/09 08:42 PM 03/18/09 08:42 PM
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I think it would be alot safer than your experiences driving it on the street!!



Ouch!!! That hurt. True,, but it still hurt,,, and of course funny!



I ran my numbers motor/tranny V code 4 speed Bird about 15 times for Pure Stock before the rear u joint went out a mile from the track driving it to the races on Saturday AM. This was from test/tune Wednesday night before.
Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: N9671X2] #258383
03/18/09 08:46 PM 03/18/09 08:46 PM
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Real black A!2
Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: HPMike] #258384
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Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: HPMike] #258385
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Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: HPMike] #258386
03/18/09 08:49 PM 03/18/09 08:49 PM
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Real X9 A12 Bee with numbers matching driveline

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Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: HPMike] #258387
03/18/09 08:52 PM 03/18/09 08:52 PM
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I guess there is a good argument against doing it, but the point is don't think that every car you see out there racing are doing so with clones. You may be very surprised.

MB
Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: HPMike] #258388
03/18/09 09:02 PM 03/18/09 09:02 PM
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The only thing I would say is put the Bias Ply's back on they will probably work better then you think.
Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: XXHEMI] #258389
03/18/09 09:07 PM 03/18/09 09:07 PM
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Some cool pics of some nice cars! I'm surprised. I really thought this would be more taboo. It's good to see! Still no word from FY1TA though.

Chris from New Jersey
Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: fig426] #258390
03/18/09 09:11 PM 03/18/09 09:11 PM
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Have you ever been to the pure stock/fast races? I live halfway in between the two tracks in MI where they run them at, about 50 miles to each track. Most of those cars aside from being hammered on are beautiful show cars.
Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: N9671X2] #258391
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Original Hemi Car. It gets 20-25 laps/year put on it. Not as nice as most of the cars on this forum, though.
Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: floorit426] #258392
03/18/09 10:11 PM 03/18/09 10:11 PM
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A buddy of mine has a real 1966 Hemi Satellite, he beats the snot out of every chance he gets. anything can be fixed
Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: floorit426] #258393
03/18/09 10:17 PM 03/18/09 10:17 PM
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Many of the nice low mileage cars that are known including my old A12 were raced a lot for the first few years of their life. The guys who knew what they were doing didn't hurt them for the most part. Take Bob K's car for example. Things can happen but are less likely to be the case at the strip than it would be doing the random road tests that we all do on the street! If you didn't get a chance to enjoy the experience back in the day, this is your chance to enjoy it now. Of course, some of us enjoy just showing and bench racing them too!
Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: HPMike] #258394
03/18/09 10:19 PM 03/18/09 10:19 PM
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Real A12




Those A12 guys are all B@D@$$'$ and they throw a mean party and man do they have a good time RACING If these things were meant to be show cars Ma Mopar would have put fins and way more chrome on them, not light weight FIBERGLASS HOODS or aluminum front ends, giant wings, Dana's........

Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: fig426] #258395
03/18/09 10:21 PM 03/18/09 10:21 PM
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In fact, I want to go up against FY1TA's restored black AAR. Does anyone think yay or nay to racing real Trans Am cars that are very nicely restored? That's only if he has it in him to do it of course.



That's almost laughable . The AAR has had quite a few floggings on the 1320 .
Get you some M/T drag radials and we will see who can really drive a stick car at the dragstrip !

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Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: FY1TA] #258396
03/18/09 10:22 PM 03/18/09 10:22 PM
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In fact, I want to go up against FY1TA's restored black AAR. Does anyone think yay or nay to racing real Trans Am cars that are very nicely restored? That's only if he has it in him to do it of course.



That's almost laughable . The AAR has had quite a few floggings on the 1320 .
Get you some M/T drag radials and we will see who can really drive a stick car at the dragstrip !





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