Re: Hemi Colt Race cars
[Re: RaceCarRegistry]
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11/26/08 03:41 PM
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Last I heard, $100,000 for an unrestored "roller" -- Reed in Neb.
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Re: Hemi Colt Race cars
[Re: ScottSmith_Harms]
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11/26/08 04:23 PM
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Re: Hemi Colt Race cars
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11/29/08 07:04 PM
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Re: Hemi Colt Race cars
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11/29/08 09:04 PM
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Give us some details? Motor, trans rear end...what did you have to do to make it all fit?
"Turbo will be easiest, and at the HP level will also be easiest on parts. Spend the money to do it right, and you can build a 500 HP street motor that will live a long and happy life, and probably with a very basic short block."
Those words must have left a bad taste in his mouth!
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Re: Hemi Colt Race cars
[Re: DCI]
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11/30/08 05:53 PM
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Give us some details? Motor, trans rear end...what did you have to do to make it all fit?
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the motor is a 340, trans is a 727 with manual valve body and a 9" 4500 stall converter. the rearend is a 8 3/4 with 4:89 gears. if you look close the firewall has been moved back about 4" in the middle of the car. Also a large shoe horn was involved.
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Re: Hemi Colt Race cars
[Re: colt340]
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12/01/08 07:52 AM
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colt340 - How much did you have to shorten the 8 3/4?
"Turbo will be easiest, and at the HP level will also be easiest on parts. Spend the money to do it right, and you can build a 500 HP street motor that will live a long and happy life, and probably with a very basic short block."
Those words must have left a bad taste in his mouth!
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Re: Hemi Colt Race cars
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12/01/08 06:33 PM
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colt340 - How much did you have to shorten the 8 3/4?
That's a good question. It was already in the car when i got it. I would go measure it but I'm recovering from open heart surgery. Maybe this pic will help.
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Re: Hemi Colt Race cars
[Re: ScottSmith_Harms]
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12/03/08 01:48 AM
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That turbo car is cool! What are the build specs on the entire drive train?
Please post or pm me the info... I would like to build something similar.
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Re: Hemi Colt Race cars
[Re: JonsGottaDusta]
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12/03/08 08:02 PM
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72 colt 2.4L out of a 96 dodge stratus that i built to handle 29 psi of boost,904 w/ low gearset alum drum all the goodies A&A LBA brake I also fabed up the adapter to mate it to engine,8.75 spool 4.30's moser axles,70mm turbo w/84 hotside,best time to date 9.78@130+ with high 1.40 sixties still working out the bugs with new suspension.more pics and info on turbododge .com do search for my name.thanx for the interest I always liked the 71-73 colts found this one in a boneyard in georgia rust free cept for the driver floor, thought i do something different............
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Re: Hemi Colt Race cars
[Re: bill_greenwood]
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12/04/08 07:21 PM
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Neat, neat car. Ditto for the small block. Those cars simply have nice lines, and having some serious power just makes them even more cool.
its not a smallblock its a 4cyl.
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Re: Hemi Colt Race cars
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12/04/08 09:22 PM
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Neat, neat car. Ditto for the small block. Those cars simply have nice lines, and having some serious power just makes them even more cool.
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its not a smallblock its a 4cyl.
I'm pretty sure he meant both your car AS WELL as the other car posted above (which has a small block). Quite frankly I don't know which one I'd rather have more, I like them both but for different reasons. BTW, speaking of turbo 4cyl cars, I have a stock 1974 Colt GT roller and a 2000cc 4 cyl (Hemi Mitsibishi) out of a 1978 Colt complete carb to pan with the 4 speed trans. Are these a worthy turbo motor or would I be better off starting with something else such as you did?
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