My old Cleveland drag cars. This was the late '80's & early 90's, back before all these cool modern aftermarket 351-C stroker kits & alumimum heads were available. The Ranchero basically had 2 "low buck" (by today's standards) combos. The Mustang on the other hand had in effect a cobbled together mismatched "junk-pile" Cleveland made from the usable parts leftover from the Ranchero's broken rod 351-C, another busted Cleveland, and some swap meet parts. Everything used a closed chamber 4V head.
70 Ranchero: Old beat up & rusty 3600/3700 lb street/strip daily driver "beater".
Street/strip combo: +.030 2 bolt block, Stock crank & rods, +.030 TRW flat tops, CC 351-C heads, Felpro head gaskets, small Isky hyd cam #431302 .510 lift & 302* adv dur, Strip Dommy intake, 780 vac & 850 dp carbs, NOS cheater with 16 hole plate (tried 125, 150, 175 jets), cheap Black Jack headers, Mallory Unilite dizzy, FMX trans, stock converter & 3500 "Banana" converter, Crappy 28 x 11 Firestone slicks, 3.00/3.77/4.11/4.56/4.88 gears. Pulled motor when block's bottom dizzy pilot hole got chewed/galled up from a clogged oil passage coming from the front cam bearing.
Best N/A ET = 8.20's (iirc) with ??? gears + 850 dp. Best 175 jet nitrous ET = 7.10's (iirc) with ??? gears + 850dp.
Strip combo: +.030 2 bolt grouted block, .002/.005 deck, ARP main + head studs, stock crank & rods, +.030 TRW 12.5 dome pistons, CC 351-C heads milled .080", copper head gaskets, Crane "oval track" #cra-521421 .639"/296*/260*@.050, Strip Dommy intake, 850 dp + 1150 dommy carbs, NOS cheater (tried 150, 175, 225 jets), Hooker comp headers, Mallory Unilite dizzy + Hifire box, FMX trans & 3500 "Banana" converter, Crappy 28 x 11.5 Firestone slicks, 5.14/5.67 gears. It had decent power all through the power range shifting around 8000/8500, It had about 180/190 lbs cylinder pressure. Broke a stock rod & parked the 'Chero to get the Mustang running.
Best N/A ET = 7.70 with 5.86 gears + 850 dp. Best 225hp jet nitrous ET = 6.70 with 5.14 gears + 1150 dommy.
69 Mustang: Full chassis 2x3 frame, 2500/2600 lbs (wild guess), rear ladder bars & front A-arm/Pinto spindle, coil overs, fiberglass front end, factory steel from windshield back, Lexan windows.
Free "too loose" bore +.030 2 bolt block w/grout added after, stock crank & rods, used/worn ancient +.030 TRW 12.0 dome pistons w/cracked skirts, CC 351-C heads milled .080", Felpro head gaskets, way too much duration mystery "swap meet" solid cam, Strip Dommy intake, 850 dp, NOS cheater (tried 125, 150, 175 jets), Hooker header kit, Mallory Unilite dizzy + Hifire box, C-6 trans & too loose 8" GER + too tight 10" TCI converters, 33.5 x 15.5 Firestone slicks, 5.14/6.00 gears. Shifted around 7500. It was way down on power N/A and only had about 130 lbs average cylinder pressure. Broke one of the mismatched stock rod & bent a few others.
Best N/A ET = 6.50/6.40 range with 6.00 gears + 8" converter + 850 dp. Best 175 hp jet nitrous ET = 6.02@119 mph with 5.14 gears + 10" converter + 850 dp.
And because I'm always an attention whore when it comes to my old crap, here is some ancient video of both cars (lol). Slow by today's standards, but at least I had fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXqBAfqRFu8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGaRvR-IjUc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Sp0PNKmNk8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhIM_UjCvYw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO2K4ogJaF0![[linked image]](http://www.network54.com/Realm/dilligas_pics/ICONblacksm.jpg)