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Offline artificer64

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  • Your Track: Winterport dragway maine
  • Your Vehicle: 55 chevy 2dr sedan
  • General Location: Maine
Introduction
« on: November 17, 2016, 09:47:46 PM »
     Hello, I'm new to this site. Wow it has a lot of good information. I am looking forward to learning.
I have a 55 chevy I run with the Gassah Guys at Winterport Dragway in Maine. My best is 6.86 @101.15  BBC , Muncie 4 speed.

Offline GlennLever

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Re: Introduction
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2016, 06:49:18 AM »
Welcome to the forum
Glenn R. Lever
Rochester, New York 14617-2012
My Cars https://www.lever-family-racing.com/

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Re: Introduction
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2016, 04:28:05 PM »
hello do you have any pics and specs
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Re: Introduction
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2016, 09:49:45 PM »
Thank you.  I'm lucky to have fellow racers updating their cars, so I buy their used parts .
Not having tons of money in my car makes it more fun to me. Not having luck posting pictures, but I'll get it soon.

Specs:  used BBC 454 stock block + .06 , used stock cast crank
used ls6 pistons, new procomp rods, used comp cams roller 680/680, used crower lifters
new brodix bb-2 plus rectangle heads. used dart open plenum intake
used 850 holley, new strange 4.86 gears w/ full spool, new hoosier 29 9 15 slicks
new MSD ignition 6400 rev limit , rebuilt Muncie m20 trans w/ used hurst vgate shifter.

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Re: Introduction
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2016, 07:48:39 AM »
How to post pictures

If you want send me a couple and I will add them to your post for you.

Glenn
Glenn R. Lever
Rochester, New York 14617-2012
My Cars https://www.lever-family-racing.com/

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Re: Introduction
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2016, 08:37:29 AM »
trying for pictures

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Re: Introduction
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2016, 08:49:40 AM »
again

Offline ricardo1967

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Re: Introduction
« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2016, 09:38:15 AM »
Nice ride! Welcome to the forum artificer64.

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Re: Introduction
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2016, 04:31:05 PM »
Do you have a roll bar or are they nor required?

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Re: Introduction
« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2016, 08:51:24 PM »
Thank you.  Rollbars are required after certain ets. My car is updated a lot from these pictures, I'm trying to find some to post.