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January 7th, 2016, 04:04 AM

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Great pics Chad....!

August 11th, 2020, 05:55 PM

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Well it's been awhile since I've posted and a lot has changed since then. Hoping to have this thing track ready before long now.

August 11th, 2020, 06:42 PM

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Very Nice! Ultra clean build!
TOP SHELF!

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Well it's been awhile since I've posted and a lot has changed since then. Hoping to have this thing track ready before long now.

August 11th, 2020, 07:09 PM

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That looks amazing! I love that color. What wheels are those?

August 11th, 2020, 08:32 PM

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That looks amazing! I love that color. What wheels are those?

Thank you. The wheels are Champion Racing. They are unfortunately no longer in business. These are for sale though. I have other plans as far as wheels go.

August 11th, 2020, 08:38 PM

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Ok Chadman, I am officially jealous!

That is one mean, clean, racing machine!

What is your engine combo and output; transmission; rearend?

Weight of the car?

Goals for the car, etc.?

August 11th, 2020, 08:39 PM

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I love that color.

I call it Busch Light Blue. LOL

August 12th, 2020, 07:25 AM

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Ok Chadman, I am officially jealous!

That is one mean, clean, racing machine!

What is your engine combo and output; transmission; rearend?

Weight of the car?

Goals for the car, etc.?

The engine is 462 CID. 4.185 x 4.200 stroke. Billet crank, full girdle, aluminum rods, Rocket Racing heads, solid roller cam. It makes 790hp at 7500 rpm. Trans us a built up th400. Rear is a Moser M9. Unsure of the weight but estimate 3250 with driver. Goal is 9.30s at over 140 mph.

August 12th, 2020, 08:19 AM

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Awesome build great color.

August 12th, 2020, 08:28 AM

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Dam nice ride !!

August 12th, 2020, 10:57 AM

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It would be nice to see your car featured and get the ink it deserves. How many hours do you think you have into the build?

August 12th, 2020, 12:29 PM

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How did you mount the front of your engine?

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I call it Busch Light Blue. LOL

August 12th, 2020, 01:02 PM

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It would be nice to see your car featured and get the ink it deserves. How many hours do you think you have into the build?

Thanks for the kind words. I couldn't even begin to estimate the amount of hours I have in this thing.

August 12th, 2020, 01:19 PM

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Super nice !!!
How did you mount the steering shaft down to the rack and pinion? I can't see the shaft or actually the steering wheel.

Gene

August 12th, 2020, 01:31 PM

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Super nice !!!
How did you mount the steering shaft down to the rack and pinion? I can't see the shaft or actually the steering wheel.

Gene

It's not currently in the car. I will post pics when I get it back in. Headers need to go in first and they are currently at the coater.

August 12th, 2020, 01:50 PM

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How did you mount the front of your engine?

It's mounted with the aluminum plate you can see in the pics. It's bolted to tabs welded to the frame. There is another plate between the engine and transmission as well. There are no motor mounts on the sides of the block.

August 12th, 2020, 02:07 PM

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Beautiful build.

August 12th, 2020, 02:29 PM

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That's one MEAN OLDS!

August 12th, 2020, 03:15 PM

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awesome !!!

August 12th, 2020, 04:20 PM

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Nice work!

August 12th, 2020, 10:10 PM

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Very, Very nice.....

Would you mind sharing your cam specs/card and any pics or info you have for the heads(flow numbers, etc.)?

Compression? expected fuel you will run?

Converter info?

When and where do you plan to start doing some shakedown runs?

Thanks again for sharing your build; it truly does look magazine worthy.

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August 12th, 2020, 10:26 PM

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Very, Very nice..... Thank you

Would you mind sharing your cam specs/card and any pics or info you have for the heads(flow numbers, etc.)? cam is around .750 lift and 269/275 @.050 heads flow 340/240, engine was built by Milan Obradovich

Compression? 12:1 expected fuel you will run? 112 Sunoco

Converter info? 8" 5500 stall

When and where do you plan to start doing some shakedown runs? within the next month. Dragway 42

Thanks again for sharing your build; it truly does look magazine worthy.

August 13th, 2020, 03:43 AM

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Badass, I dig it!

August 13th, 2020, 06:04 AM

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"engine was built by Milan Obradovich"

Hold on..........thats a shocker, I would have thought you would have used the "Olds Expert" cutlas EFI, but then again after looking at the car build one would know better LOL.

1320/144 MPH = 9.16 @ 3250

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August 13th, 2020, 07:52 AM

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My friend is building a car with the same mounting on his Olds 350 block , just wondering how the plate bolts to the block ?
Great looking build by the way ,

August 13th, 2020, 10:03 AM

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Are the bumpers going to be steel or glass?
Are your new wheels going to be of your own design?

August 13th, 2020, 10:56 AM

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Are the bumpers going to be steel or glass?
Are your new wheels going to be of your own design?

Bumpers are glass. They are at the shop getting Cosmichrome now. The wheels will be a surprise, stay tuned.

August 13th, 2020, 01:42 PM

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Typically I build my own engines and also for a small group of customers but I couldn't pass up the opportunity on this one. It isn't every day that you get the chance to get your hands on an intake and a set of heads done by John Marcella. It's a proven performer and being built by Milan I know it was done with detail and no corners cut.

August 13th, 2020, 04:15 PM

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Wow car looks great engine numbers look awesome.

August 13th, 2020, 06:30 PM

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I really like the 7500 RPM peak, more gear, more converter-things happen faster! What was the peak TQ?

August 13th, 2020, 07:39 PM

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I really like the 7500 RPM peak, more gear, more converter-things happen faster! What was the peak TQ?

August 13th, 2020, 08:14 PM

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Thanks for posting. If the trans and converter are as well thought out as that engine I could see much quicker than 9 teens. I always get a kick out of internet TQ talk, high RPM HP wins drag races-always.
Whats your gear stack in the trans and rear gear?

August 13th, 2020, 08:28 PM

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It's the stock 2.48/1.48/1.00 ratios and a 4.10 in the rear w/29.5x10.5 tire

August 13th, 2020, 08:37 PM

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It's the stock 2.48/1.48/1.00 ratios and a 4.10 in the rear w/29.5x10.5 tire

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August 13th, 2020, 08:41 PM

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It's the stock 2.48/1.48/1.00 ratios and a 4.10 in the rear w/29.5x10.5 tire

We have run cars similar to what you have, although the lightest one was 3400 and the heaviest being 3600. Both cars utilized a 2.30 first gear, and 30x10 radial slicks, I think a 4.30 gear would be a good starting point. I really believe you have a high 1 teen 60 foot car there with the right drive line behind that engine. Please let us know how your testing goes.