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Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: fig426] #258437 03/19/09 10:39 PM 03/19/09 10:39 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,230 restos just aren't my thing gtsuperbee top fuel
gtsuperbee top fuel Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,230 restos just aren't my thing	Quote: 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. Just wanted to say that car looks great with those wheels. Restoring a car to look "only" as good as the factory made it is like getting a boob job for your wife and having the doctor make them two different sizes to seem more natural

Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: ThermoQuad] #258438 03/19/09 10:47 PM 03/19/09 10:47 PM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 982 W. Sacto CA. USA P phantomx super stock
phantomx super stock P Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 982 W. Sacto CA. USA	Nice AAR, are those track tires or streets? Travis.. 70 GTX project, orig 440-4, 4 spd, track pack, FC7, stripper/street racer special.

Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: phantomx] #258439 03/20/09 03:13 AM 03/20/09 03:13 AM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,559 Oh H His and Her 69's pro stock
His and Her 69's pro stock H Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,559 Oh	This is how I treat my M code RR. (I know it doesn't look like an M code RR but it is) It is not restored but I will drive it the same even after I restore it. I believe you should drive them like they were meant to be driven. I have 2 other 69 RR's and they both get raced often and hard. This RR runs 12.50's with sticky street tires and exhaust. Have Fun with your car and enjoy it. David 5106111-scan0010[1].JPG (45 downloads) Last edited by His and Her 69's; 03/20/09 03:14 AM.

Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: cudaized] #258440 03/20/09 10:03 AM 03/20/09 10:03 AM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Quote: Do you find the M/T drag radials better then the BFGoodrich drag radials? (If you have used both?) Handsdown the m/t's are a better tire for 1/4 use,i first tried the bfg's they were totally useless,car spun halfway down the track..switched to m/t's launches with tires up 60's in the 1.60-1.42 area depending on which motor is in it..

Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: Moparman440] #258441 03/20/09 12:21 PM 03/20/09 12:21 PM
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b54406barrel master B Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,054 USA	Not restored but all number matching, except for headers, low compression pistons & Hughes 1523 cam, 6bbl car. I can't call it 'racing' with 3:23's & skinny tires but its been through the 1/4 a hundred or 2 times & more than that on public 1/4.

Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: b54406barrel] #258442 03/20/09 12:53 PM 03/20/09 12:53 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,945 Grand Rapids MI N N9671X2 top fuel
N9671X2 top fuel N Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,945 Grand Rapids MI	Well, I think there are 3 important facts to this thread. 1. It is OK to hammer on a restored car. 2 You called out FY1TA for a grudge race 3 Pretty sure Gary has Accepted the challenge The only unknowns now are time, place and bet

Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: N9671X2] #258443 03/20/09 01:07 PM 03/20/09 01:07 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,103 East Coast, NJ F fig426 OP top fuel
fig426 OP top fuel F Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,103 East Coast, NJ	Quote: Well, I think there are 3 important facts to this thread. 1. It is OK to hammer on a restored car. 2 You called out FY1TA for a grudge race 3 Pretty sure Gary has Accepted the challenge The only unknowns now are time, place and bet Paul, Place will probably be Tri-State in Ohio. Bet will definately be a LARGE bottle of Captain. Time... Hopefully soon! I guess I should just buy the bottle before hand ey? Chris from New Jersey

Re: What are your feelings on racing a restored car? [Re: fig426] #258444 03/20/09 02:20 PM 03/20/09 02:20 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,048 Atlanta Indiana D Dave Watt master
Dave Watt master D Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,048 Atlanta Indiana	Have fun with the car. If it's the original engine, nothing says you have to shift it at redline every time. Here's mine at the Pure Stock Drags. 5106965-A12atStanton0744.jpg (41 downloads) Last edited by Dave Watt; 03/20/09 02:22 PM.

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