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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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
06/26/20 01:53 PM
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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 ![apimp apimp](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/apimp.gif) who has had his 62 Belvedere since 1970 ..... FIFTY fuggin YEARS ! ... and was suggested by that Hemi stash ![apimp apimp](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/apimp.gif) .... it’s melting into the ground in northern Michigan ![whistling whistling](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/whistling.gif)
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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 ! ![eek eek](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/eek.gif) 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 ? ![beer beer](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/beer.gif)
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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 ! ![eek eek](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/eek.gif) 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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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 ![apimp apimp](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/apimp.gif) who has had his 62 Belvedere since 1970 ..... FIFTY fuggin YEARS ! ... and was suggested by that Hemi stash ![apimp apimp](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/apimp.gif) .... it’s melting into the ground in northern Michigan Hoe since that 39 YO has seen that 62?? It's melting into the ground!! ![pity pity](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/pity.gif)
HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!
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