Hot day at the track
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06/22/20 10:45 PM
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"Little"John
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Well I planned to have my new 408 finished and installed in my Duster for this year but I haven’t finished it yet so I’m now on year number 5 with my 422 small block. I lowered the shift rpm down to 6800 last year and 6600 this year to baby it a little. Man what a hot day for our first outing of the year. My son Matt did the driving Saturday (thank God) running a nice string from 6.10-6.11 making it to the 5th round before spinning a touch and the car slowing .01 losing that round. The track photographer shared a nice photo of my Duster
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: Hot day at the track
[Re: n20mstr]
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06/22/20 11:13 PM
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Love me some dusters !
Nice car ! Thank you Sir.
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: Hot day at the track
[Re: Mr PotatoHead]
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06/23/20 12:05 AM
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Great pic and sounds like a good time.
How long have you had that car. 36 years?
Honestly I’m not sure but I think I bought it around 2006-2007. My son drove it until I rolled my Daytona September of 2010 and told him to finish his car as I would be driving it in 2011. This is a 1970 Duster but I did start racing in a 1972 Duster back in the 1970’s
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: Hot day at the track
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06/23/20 12:48 AM
06/23/20 12:48 AM
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Sydney,Australia
tex013
top fuel
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great runs .
love those old pics
Tex
New best ET 10.259@129.65 .
New best MPH 130.32
Finally fitted a solid cam,
stepped it up a bit more
3690lbs through the mufflers
New World block 3780lbs 10.278@130.80 . Wowser 10.253@130.24 footbraking from 1500rpm
Power by Tex's Automotive
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Re: Hot day at the track
[Re: tboomer]
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06/23/20 08:27 AM
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Thanks guys. I have really been blessed to be able to do this for so long without missing a year. Long layoffs in the mill, divorce, house and shop for sale, heart attack in 2000, very bad urinary infection in 2016 that led to an operation and wearing a bag for awhile, and a car wreck exactly one year ago today (I was rearended) that totaled my car and left me with a concussion, headaches, blurred vision, and neck issues. Time and physical rehabilitation fixed me up but it sure isn’t as easy as we age.
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: Hot day at the track
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06/26/20 01:53 PM
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Florida STAYcation
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Great pic and sounds like a good time.
How long have you had that car. 36 years?
Honestly I’m not sure but I think I bought it around 2006-2007. My son drove it until I rolled my Daytona September of 2010 and told him to finish his car as I would be driving it in 2011. This is a 1970 Duster but I did start racing in a 1972 Duster back in the 1970’s 36 years ??!!... I know of a  who has had his 62 Belvedere since 1970 ..... FIFTY fuggin YEARS ! ... and was suggested by that Hemi stash .... it’s melting into the ground in northern Michigan 
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Re: Hot day at the track
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06/27/20 01:34 PM
06/27/20 01:34 PM
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moparx
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i didn't know the reunion was canceled !  rats ! last year, i got the dates messed up and thought it was the following weekend, rather than the one it was ! i was hoping to have my charger going for this year's shindig, but i guess that's not gonna happen. i still have 7 of my NU-BE trophies, and i "think" i may have found a stash of pics from that era. my lovely wife was cleaning out some "stuff" the other day, and found a bunch of envelopes from the photo store that contain negatives and pics from the early and mid 70's. i'm hoping there may be some treasures there ! i also found a couple of those reproduction class win stickers i had made years ago. did i send you any of those ? 
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Re: Hot day at the track
[Re: moparx]
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06/27/20 03:44 PM
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i didn't know the reunion was canceled ! rats ! last year, i got the dates messed up and thought it was the following weekend, rather than the one it was ! i was hoping to have my charger going for this year's shindig, but i guess that's not gonna happen. i still have 7 of my NU-BE trophies, and i "think" i may have found a stash of pics from that era. my lovely wife was cleaning out some "stuff" the other day, and found a bunch of envelopes from the photo store that contain negatives and pics from the early and mid 70's. i'm hoping there may be some treasures there ! i also found a couple of those reproduction class win stickers i had made years ago. did i send you any of those ? Yes you did and I still have it. Thank you very much. Matt lost third round last night and the rain came down during the 4th round
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: Hot day at the track
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06/27/20 03:45 PM
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Man this site sucks for adding pictures from your phone. Abodysonly puts this place to shame.
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: Hot day at the track
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06/28/20 12:23 PM
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hemi-itis
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Great pic and sounds like a good time.
How long have you had that car. 36 years?
Honestly I’m not sure but I think I bought it around 2006-2007. My son drove it until I rolled my Daytona September of 2010 and told him to finish his car as I would be driving it in 2011. This is a 1970 Duster but I did start racing in a 1972 Duster back in the 1970’s 36 years ??!!... I know of a who has had his 62 Belvedere since 1970 ..... FIFTY fuggin YEARS ! ... and was suggested by that Hemi stash .... it’s melting into the ground in northern Michigan Hoe since that 39 YO has seen that 62?? It's melting into the ground!!  
HEMI-ITIS has no cure.
My condition is fully BLOWN!!
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