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Re: Boss 302 Mustang or old Mopar
[Re: PHJ426]
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04/24/14 08:31 PM
04/24/14 08:31 PM
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Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,074
Manitoba Canada
67autocross
super stock
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super stock
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Manitoba Canada
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Where is it going?....it's a big Country.
A new iron curtain drawn across the 49th parallel
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Re: Boss 302 Mustang or old Mopar
[Re: PHJ426]
#1494608
04/25/14 01:52 AM
04/25/14 01:52 AM
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Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,074
Manitoba Canada
67autocross
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super stock
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Manitoba Canada
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I bet I will run across it this summer, that is only about 45 min from my place.
A new iron curtain drawn across the 49th parallel
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Re: Boss 302 Mustang or old Mopar
[Re: PHJ426]
#1494611
04/25/14 10:14 AM
04/25/14 10:14 AM
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Posts: 4,302
Nebraska
72Swinger
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Nebraska
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Love the 72 Runner grilles, super car. Unfortunately they are barges though.
Mopar to the bone!!!
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Re: Boss 302 Mustang or old Mopar
[Re: PHJ426]
#1494614
04/25/14 05:54 PM
04/25/14 05:54 PM
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Posts: 553
Sac, CA, USA
ntstlgl1970
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mopar
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Posts: 553
Sac, CA, USA
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If you have an XR4Ti Do yourself a favor and simplify the cooling system too - the number of heater hoses on those cars is crazy and most of them are moulded. Also get to know http://rapidogroup.com/ they are the best source for Merkur specific parts. I hate to admit I even know this stuff....last shop I worked at was a Merkur "specialist"
Last edited by ntstlgl1970; 04/25/14 05:55 PM.
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Re: Boss 302 Mustang or old Mopar
[Re: PHJ426]
#1494616
04/26/14 06:19 AM
04/26/14 06:19 AM
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Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 4,862
the frozen wastes...
Pale_Roader
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Swears too much
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Posts: 4,862
the frozen wastes...
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The 4000# hurdle is a tough one. Didn't want to cut up an original Air Grabber car. Thought of doing the AAR hood on it like on JetX........
There is NO reason it needs to weigh two tons. Even without the hack, or without flimsy/cheesy FG parts, or without having to do without basic luxuries, that car doesn't need to weigh any more than 3500-3600. The more money you have, the less it can weigh and still be 100% solid, stockish looking and reliable. My 72 Charger SE (slightly heavier car stock for stock i'm sure) with an all-iron 440 and the usual stuff, NO FG, HEAVY (60+lbs per corner) rollers, stock hood, etc, weighed 3600 even, and i hadn't spent a dime on making it lighter. With a quarter ov the amount ov money you had into yours, i could have that thing weighing 3400lbs, and you'd love it.
The SIZE... is a hard thing to get by, especially for a corner carver... but size also allows bigger rollers, so it almost makes up for it. The reason i sold mine was not because it couldn't be a competitive 3300-3400lb car, but because it could never be a sub-3000lb car... like my Challenger will be.
Love that car by the way. DONT let him put the 72 grille in it! 71 looks way better. Keep the 72 taillights though.
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Re: Boss 302 Mustang or old Mopar
[Re: PHJ426]
#1494619
05/13/14 12:30 PM
05/13/14 12:30 PM
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Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 3,358
Berwyn, IL
challenger70
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Berwyn, IL
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Here is a snap shot of it. Orange and an AG hood so it should stick out in a crowd. I gave him the 72 Runner grille with the car so that should be on there shortly and I think he is adding a spoiler to the deck lid in the future.
Sweet Car  I don't know if I could ever trade either of my Mopars for a Ford Escort  . That engine sounds like just what my Charger needs. Did it really weigh 4,000# sounds awfully heavy, I would think 3,800 fully loaded down and optioned out + stock iron heads.
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Re: Boss 302 Mustang or old Mopar
[Re: PHJ426]
#1494622
05/13/14 04:57 PM
05/13/14 04:57 PM
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Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 3,358
Berwyn, IL
challenger70
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Berwyn, IL
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Ron.....that would have taken a fleet of escorts. Instead he used US Dollars.
I know, just bustin' your balls  Rumor has it you have a Challenger begging to be turned into a badass roadracer, so can redeem yourself when your done practicing/learning with your escort.
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Re: Boss 302 Mustang or old Mopar
[Re: challenger70]
#1494623
05/13/14 05:33 PM
05/13/14 05:33 PM
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Posts: 3,456
Fly Over States
PHJ426
OP
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OP
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Fly Over States
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d94GGvS83es I know I know....... around 6 minutes on the video it gets interesting The XR4TI is the summer beater I stumbled upon. The car has some cool things going for it....RWD, Turbocharged so it's easy to make a small increase in power, 5 speed, quick ratio rack and pinion stock and in street trim weigh 2900#'s. It will be easier to throw sonething like this around the track and compared to old Mopars these cars are cheap. Here is an old video of that rumored Challenger. Back in the 70's it was a US30 bracket car called Patent Pending in gold leaf on the doors. The video is from 92, car had 197150's heads, six pack rods and heavy few p istons
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Re: Boss 302 Mustang or old Mopar
[Re: PHJ426]
#1494624
05/13/14 06:35 PM
05/13/14 06:35 PM
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Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 3,358
Berwyn, IL
challenger70
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Posts: 3,358
Berwyn, IL
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d94GGvS83es
I know I know....... around 6 minutes on the video it gets interesting
The XR4TI is the summer beater I stumbled upon. The car has some cool things going for it....RWD, Turbocharged so it's easy to make a small increase in power, 5 speed, quick ratio rack and pinion stock and in street trim weigh 2900#'s.
It will be easier to throw sonething like this around the track and compared to old Mopars these cars are cheap.
Here is an old video of that rumored Challenger. Back in the
70's it was a US30 bracket car called Patent Pending in gold leaf on the doors. The video is from 92, car had 197150's heads, six pack rods and heavy few p istons
Cool video, funny my Challenger has the exact hood your car had/has and the guy I bought it from said it ran 11.70's. That '71 would make a sweet road racer.
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