Some really suprising cars, like the turbocharged Lincoln shown below. Funny thing about the weekend was the '56 Ford. It's a big block/powerglide Super Gas (9.90) car with all the electronics. The car was at a Ford race I entered here with the '66 once & boy was he pissed when my footbrake car treed his delay box equipped car. Every dog has his day!









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Boy, ya just had to show that fiddie-sebun longroof dincha? I'm gonna have dreams about that car bein' in my garage for months.... Now that towncar sure ain't something you see on a dragstrip everyday, fer sure!

The Lincoln ran as quick as 11.50. The '57 was powered by, are you ready for this??? A 4.6 mod motor! The car was about as sweet as it comes

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Holy Crap! That's my 57 Ranch Wagon right down to the color, 68 Ford Acupulco Blue! I guess ya never know.......

Gotta love the steering geometry on the Acupulco Blue 68 Mustang fastback.

That thing was a nightmare for the first sixty feet! Sad thing is I see a LOT of '64 1/2 to '73 Mustangs doing that. Seems a simple short stay at the alignment shop is out of some people's budget. That or a lack of knowledge. Good thing about Sunday is I'm finally getting the fox chassis taste out of my mough LOL

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The cougar was suffering the same malady, only not quite as bad...

Awesome pics, looks like a fun time


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- 71 F100 shortbed 4x4, 397 cid FE, headers, Street Dominator, 280H, 5 lug Dana 60, 4 speed

Seem to see that a lot on the shock tower cars, how would you deal with that since it's basically like that at full extension? That '68 looks very nice for a street/strip car, but wouldn't expect to see the sunroof..ugh.

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Thanks for sharing Rick.

A friend of mine who races a 71 Torino Cobra, and it never see`s the street, took his to a front end guy that he knows and he jacked the front of the car up to full extension then aligned it. He says it drives great on the track, but you would`nt want to street drive it. If you have ever watched a 70 or 71 Torino run with stock shock tower front end, when you leave the front extends, and dont come back down until you let off the gas.

70 Torino Cobra

Sad thing on the '68 is it's a real 302 4-V GT car!

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When I ran a train load of low 11's in the Cyclone it never did that but there are ways around it. Spoiler would carry the right front about 15 feet, the left about 10

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That third pic (Courgar) looks like Tony Malone's car.

>Seem to see that a lot on the shock tower cars, how would you deal with that since it's basically like that at full extension?

You do the "Shelby drop" mod. Look at the front on the Falcon and Mustang at full extension:



Both cars have the upper control arm dropped 1". You also dial in zero camber, a little toe and about +3 caster. Tracks straight, no problemo.

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