Originally posted by Racer X 69 It also has Hillborn injection, and a Winters Quick Change Rear with Traction Lock Differential and 32" Mickey Thompson Slicks
A video with several passes he made. It runs in the low 11's, around 117 miles an hour.
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Beautiful truck and what a launch....that launch alone must be enough to scare the competition to back off their gas pedals.
Great video and some beautiful cars patronizing that strip.
I recall the first time I saw Hillborn injection...it was on a '32 Ford roadster...built for drag racing....slicks, 327 Chevy V8, etc.
May, 1970.
During test and tune runs, I was in the next lane at the local drag strip...NHRA sanctioned.
I was in my German coupe....the light started to count down...I revved my engine to peak rpm, clutch in...green light on the Chrondeks... ...I dropped the clutch and I sprinted ahead of the '32 Ford in first gear....I then shifted hard into second @ around 15-16 mph...flat out....then the '32 Ford/ Chevy V8...got traction
and disappeared way into the horizon. He was a speck way in front of me ....halfway through my drag run.
Think his times were 10 second something @ 134 or so mph.
Me in my German coupe...'69 VW 1500cc, 4 speed...19.4 @ 68'5 mph....not bad for 53.5 hp.