Re: If you knew then what you know now...
[Re: BradH]
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03/03/18 03:13 AM
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Hemi_Joel
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I wanted to get my 2 daughters and my son into racing when they were young. My wife was against it, I gave in. Now, I regret that. I should have fought for it. I see family teams at the race track, and it's good thing. My daughters don't like to do anything that I like to do, and vice-versa.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/boeexFms.jpg[/img]31 Plymouth Coupe, 392 Hemi, T56 magnum RS23J71 RS27J77 RP23J71 RO23J71 WM21J8A I don't regret the things I've done. I only regret the things I didn't do. "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. ~ Plato"
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Re: If you knew then what you know now...
[Re: Sport440]
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03/03/18 03:36 AM
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BradH
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Taking time off to work on my car
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Taking time off to work on my car
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Val-haul-ass... eventually
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I wouldn't of followed any of Brad h.s, engine and car building threads waiting for results that never have happened. Well, since you put it that way... me, either. About 20 years ago I decided I couldn't afford to both stay active in motocross and get back into drag racing as I started going to the track regularly with my Challenger. 20/20 hindsight shows me I made the wrong choice: should have kept the dirt bikes. Overall, the Challenger has been a money pit that's been apart far more years than it's been running. Although I get into the technical stuff because it really does interest me, on a scale of 1 to 10, the satisfaction I've gotten from my car hobby is pretty low... probably a 3, all things considered. But at this point it's what I have, and too much has changed to go in a different direction. So, I'll do what I can to get it back on the street this year and hope to have something else to show for it besides a stack of parts invoices and some dyno test printouts.
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Re: If you knew then what you know now...
[Re: BradH]
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03/03/18 10:21 AM
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I think if I had to start over right now I would probably build a fox body mustang with a gen III hemi in it. I had a mustang for a few years, loved it, loved the aftermarket, but I don't think I could let a ford engine onto my engine stand lol.
68 Barracuda Formula S 340
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Re: If you knew then what you know now...
[Re: Bad340fish]
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03/03/18 11:08 AM
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In 44 years of racing both on the street and at the strip I have seen a lot of guys come and go. Some guys are always searching for that special trick or gaget to go faster instead of working with what they have. They try this then they try that, selling this to buy that. Worry about cam overlap, dyno trickery, is my oil bad or good. Buy belt drives, vacuum pumps, and fancy timing wheels instead of sticking to track proven distributors on their 9-10-11 second race cars. Hell half that stuff isn’t even needed into the 8 second range. Oh let’s throw a dry sump on it and that will make it really fast. One of our members has tried Old style Hemis, wedges, and now going to gen 3 because we all know that will fix everything. I know some of us enjoy building and tinkering but sooner or later you got to drop the tools, calm down, and go have some dam fun. Most of us will never be the quick kid on the block. Ok I will stop preaching now because I’m kicking around the idea of switching all my cars over to fuel injection so I can start all over and go slower. Have a great weekend
1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.42@138.27
Livin and lovin life one day at a time
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Re: If you knew then what you know now...
[Re: BradH]
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03/03/18 11:58 AM
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20/20 hindsight shows me I made the wrong choice: should have kept the dirt bikes. Overall, the Challenger has been a money pit that's been apart far more years than it's been running. Although I get into the technical stuff because it really does interest me, on a scale of 1 to 10, the satisfaction I've gotten from my car hobby is pretty low... probably a 3, all things considered.
But at this point it's what I have, and too much has changed to go in a different direction. So, I'll do what I can to get it back on the street this year and hope to have something else to show for it besides a stack of parts invoices and some dyno test printouts. Damn Brad a 3? That's not good. This tells me you're on the wrong path. I feel the same way sort of. To answer you're post/headline question--I would have persued Architecture like I almost did and paid guys like me to live out my Mopar based affliction. J.Rob
2009 PHR\EMC Competitor 2010 PHR\EMC Competitor 2011 PHR\EMC Competitor 2012 PHR\EMC Competitor 2013 PHR\EMC Competitor 2014 HotRod/EMC Competitor 2015 HotRod/EMC NoShow 2016 HotRod/EMC 3rd place SPEC Bigblock 2018 HotRod/EMC 7th place G3
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Re: If you knew then what you know now...
[Re: tboomer]
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03/03/18 12:43 PM
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I would have put my 64 Dodge back on the street with a mild 440. I would have never used Brad Penn oil. I would use Brad Penn Oil in my lawnmower. Ohhhhhh 💩
1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.42@138.27
Livin and lovin life one day at a time
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Re: If you knew then what you know now...
[Re: Dart451]
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03/03/18 12:44 PM
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I would have bought the AAR Cuda I test drove for 1,500 bucks the same day I bought my current one in 1981.
If I was going to get married at all,should have done it when I was young a stupid,instead of old and foolish at age 44..
Stopped my best friend from being killed by a drunk driver.
70` Cuda`,440 6BBL Jerico,Dana 4.56 Still on 93 Pump Gas 9.87 @ 136/1.31-60ft.`09 Mopar Nationals PASSON PERFORMANCE "Stick-Shift" Champ! 2013 StickShift Challenge Winner@ Mopar Nationals!
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Re: If you knew then what you know now...
[Re: BradH]
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03/03/18 12:56 PM
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would have never married wife number two and divorced her fifteen years earlier!
Have a great day Iowan
"obsolete is neat"
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Re: If you knew then what you know now...
[Re: 6bblFLASH]
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03/03/18 12:59 PM
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I would have bought a couple hundred R Bloks..
In the 8s N/A.with Brett miller W8's 5.07 at 133 at 2700lb
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Re: If you knew then what you know now...
[Re: BradH]
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03/03/18 01:28 PM
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I wouldn't have wasted time with my first car ( 1965 Chevy Impala SS 427 4spd). That thing was a slug with freeway gears. I went through 3 clutches before I got smart and sold it. Digger73 (Mike)
I live with fear everyday but, sometimes she lets me race!
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Re: If you knew then what you know now...
[Re: Hemi_Joel]
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03/03/18 01:36 PM
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I wanted to get my 2 daughters and my son into racing when they were young. My wife was against it, I gave in. Now, I regret that. I should have fought for it. I see family teams at the race track, and it's good thing. My daughters don't like to do anything that I like to do, and vice-versa. My kids are the reason I am probably not racing right now... I do take them to the track once in a while.
70 Challenger 1960 Town Wagon P Pump 24v cummins project 06 Mega 3500 Drw 2wd 12 Durango R/T 18 Power Wagon 67 A100
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