Dave Boertmam raced a 1971 383 Challenger in NHRA SS off and on for many years in the early 1970s, his wife won the Winter nationals in Stock class one year arcing against him in the finals.
I can't remember the name of their major sponsor, it was a pretty large Speed Shop chain in the Midwest that sponsored a lot of other drag racers: confused:

Heat rises, hence the thin frozen part at the top in containers, it is warmer in those containers below the tops

Still making some progress. Stripped about 50' of aftermarket wiring out of the dash. Replaced the gauge bezels and lense. Put the stock radio, and the optional tach and gauge cluster in.

Dot 5 can be a bit tricky in that it Aerates if moved to quickly when bleeding. if using the pump and hold method, Pump slowly or just depress the pedal somewhat slowly.
While holding the pedal down crack the bleeder slowly until the fluid starts coming out (slowly) Close the bleeder before the fluid stops moving. Repeat.

Even when using a pressure bleeder one has to bleed slowly.

You can also try gravity bleeding.

I wehn not using a pressure bleeder, I have occasionally needed re-bench bleed the master. reinstall on car. Have helper depress pedal while cracking open both front and rear lines going into the porp valve. Close before fluid stops. Repeat severa times. This prevents air in the front line from beiing sucked back into the master while bleeding at the rears. With DOT 5 SLOW is required

Pour some dot 5 in a small air brush jar, cap it and shake it

"Reports indicate that he has faced some health challenges that have impacted his ability to compete at the highest level."


I wonder if these report writers recently were employed at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave?

To me anyway, I believe the point of the OP is that he spent a career with a company & job he had a passion for & always had a goal of improving the product, the processes, & everything he strove for. He knew things could have been better, if only GM had allowed "better" to happen. Sounds like the big decision makers above him didn't care as much as he did, & he felt like he spun his wheels for his working life. Reminds me of the song by the Godfathers: "Birth, School, Work, Death." The longest part of our lives is the work segment. Wouldn't it be nice if we could earn a decent living, fully enjoy what we did, and made great strides & victories along the way? I understand his sentiments 100%. And I'll guarantee you, sounds like what he did for GM they didn't pay him TOO much - it was a living.

Running a set I bought used many years ago. Doing a head swap this winter, and they look great. No loose wheels, no shaft or rocker body problems. I run 350-360 lb. open pressure and 20W50 Brad Penn oil. If they ever break or wear out,I would buy another set.

Listed 8 weeks ago. I hope they didn't spend $7k on Christmas expecting money from this heap to bail them out.

73 is special because of the 1 piece rotors.
earlier years have a 2 piece, but dr diff makes an adapter, either a bearing or something that lets you use the one piece.
and yes, those rotors are still used into the 80's for the full size vans.
there was someone that adapted a van spindle onto a c-body, but I am foggy on the details.
you will need 15 inch rims for that.
I am not aware of anyone but maybe scaredbird that lets you keep 14's

I would say dammmmm good odds that number will rise as recovery moves forward for the LA area

Looking for an Indy 4500 Vanke intake for a Hemi.....or even the smaller 4500 intake I might be interested in as well.

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That's great!

Procomp / Speemaster

Nobody else makes a Victor "clone"