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softail-joanie · ‎17-03-2015

Sprint Cup Series - Full Race -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jbCPCbVK7Y

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this-one-time-at-bandcamp · ‎24-03-2015

I had pretty much broken in the 331 in my Monza, and was cruising with the guy who did the machine work on the motor, when we encountered a 75 or 76 Mustang II Cobra, with a 351 in it..........we went up on the freeway, and I gave him such a drubbing he got out of his car thinking it had stopped..............

Taken at Redding, California dragstrip, first venture into the 11's...........

softail-joanie · ‎24-03-2015

I don't understand a 331 Chevy. 265, 283, 305, 327, 350, 400, 383 stroker, SBC, wait, is it a

Guessing a bored 327, but ???, 331 threw me off for a moment. Those Monzas were awesome, don't see too many though.

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this-one-time-at-bandcamp · ‎24-03-2015

.030 over 327.........Grumpy Jenkins built awesome horsepower from a 331..........

My Monza came with a 262 V8, and it ran 16's at Redding..........had a couple of weak points though.........it used a Saginaw 4-speed, with a cable clutch. I broke a number of clutch cables over the years. Had a puny rear end (2.56:1) too, and with the weird rear suspension, it was almost impossible to install a better rear end (cheaply) I bought a positrac rear end with the optional 2.92:1 gear set, and had a machine shop drill the axles and drums for a 5-lug Chevy pattern. Then I could use 14" Centerlines on the rear.

softail-joanie · ‎25-03-2015

i used to go into Jeggs, and look at the rear frame kit they had in their showroom. it was to convert a leaf spring rear to eather a laddar bar, or 4 link with 6 way adjustable coilovers. they had a narrowed rear end housing bolted to it but it didn't go with it, just for show, it was made to show how easally you could swap rear ends i think.

i wanted that in a old nova or camaro, or possibly a dart, or valiant.. only with the nova or camaro, it would have the front frame as well. But i liked how you could raise or lower the front in the dart or valiant by cranking the tortion bars, with the adjustable coilovers, i could go low one day, and high the next.

I shoulda bought that kit, i don't know if they still sell it.

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this-one-time-at-bandcamp · ‎25-03-2015

The machinist I mentioned earlier was in the process of building two chassis, one for him and one for me........both were going to go under early Vega bodies, his a coupe, and mine a panel wagon. I already had the 9-inch nodular iron center section for the rear end, and the glass "74 Vegan front clip. My plan was to have the slowest car in the fastest bracket..........big ol' rat motor hooked to a full-manual Turbo 400...........but then true love got in the way........

Earlier, a friend and I had obtained a '62 Chevy II, with plans to insert a rat motor inside the car, and drive it from the back seat. We had gotten to the point where we had a seized 396 to use as a guide, and were preparing to cut the floor pan.......Now that would have been an interesting ride.

Both front and rear clips are still available for popular models............the problem with installing them into street cars is that in most states, a reinspection of the vehicle is required.