My 1964 Plymouth drag car ..Its alive !

Its a little off topic but .. Look the other way if it pisses yah off

 

Love IT!!! Whatcha run?
Fitysix

 

I wanna see the wheels up! Give us a timeslip!

 

No more leak?

 

whats it run?lets see some timeslips.looks great

 

Ha, no .. I think we have all the problems cured ( other than the driver)

Best 1/8 mile ---so far is 6.41 --Texas , Northstar dragway

Best 1/4 in Sodak cause its not been anywhere else 10.61

Best 1/4 mile mph so far 131 ...

I've got about 20 hits on it so far ..and, its got a shitload left in it ..

I'd guess its a 10teen car and mid 130's ..Plenty fast enough for my old ass

Weeeeeeeeeeee !!!!!!

 

congrats!! no more leaks?

 

Long story short ..

The Vac pump was not producing vacum ..I got great advice here from Jay "tinman" and others and after a whole bunch of fuck around ..

Yeah, its cured ..I got into an area I knew nothing about and expected it to be easy ..well, now. I know what to do ..

Its a bad Mo-fo , sorting out the chassis is next step

 

I too was sold on vacuum pumps years back when I raced S/ST in division 4. Are you going to compete??

 

It was the plan ... I started on the car in 1998 and I think the class has passed me by since

Now , its just more about trying to get my groove back ..

Made it into the finals with mine , was running two cars earlier that day
My bother has a bitchin 67 Belvedere that goes 11.60's and is a riot to run too ..22 laps tween the two and my ass was dragging

Guy that beat me in finals is tough , no matter he most likely would of had me anyway ..Just did the best we could ..fun to do it again
been looooong time

 

Love it!

Even though I bleed Ford blue, the 63/64 Dodge/Plymouths still hold a soft spot in my heart.

 

Congrats on running that thing! Getting down the track is good stuff and makes all the work worth it.

 

A little rich for my taste, but a beautiful car. Very nice and congratulations.

 

Awesome.....that car defines attitude.

 

whats the 60'...? we're messing with a friends car now ...trying to get some 60' out of it...its going 10.20's @ 131...but only with a 1.41 60'...(slow) brandon

 

Beautiful car! What's with the fossil inside behind the wheel? LOL

 

Runner-up already? Sounds like you slid right back into the groove. Congrats!

 

my short times are lousy ..Best 60' foot to date 1.48 ..

It's going to take some time to get it all working right, Its a brand new car
from end to end ..If it ever cools off here , maybe we can try some stuff

Fossil, yeah ..suppose .. I'll be 50 in october but, My AARP card will not show up for 5 more years I think it is ..

 

That car is badass next picture to post is one with the wheels 3 feet high and a grin from ear to ear.

 

Hey Big Dad ,
Very nice car and it looks killer on the track!
the look on your face is priceless ,you just can't buy that,
no matter how hard ya try

 

BIGDAD I love Yer car. 64 Plyms are one of My favs. They just scream S/S. I have been following this build for a long time, cause I race a Mopar too. Couple things I found out after I finished and took it to the track was. Ofcoarse I was hoping it would be alot faster. When I dynoed it the motor was making its best numbers at 6800 RPM. I found out at the track it went the fastest when I short shifted from 1-2 at 5500 and 2-3 anywhere from 6 to 6800. The 1-2 shortshift really did help. Felt like the starting line again. I dont remember the rear gears and converter You got or if You run a brake.
But any 60 ft under 150 aint to shabby. Dont get hung up on sixty foots to much.
MPH is the thing to tune for. All the rest will fall in line. Im still playing with shock and hieght adjustments. I dont run a transbrake and only have 10" slicks, playing with My ladderbars and mainly shock adjustment Ive gained a just short a tenth in My 60 fts.
My best to date with a 40 over 44o with stage 6 Mopar heads is 9.95 @ 132.9 with a 1.32 60 ft. Keep at it, it will come!! Again Beautiful car - FEDER

 

Hey Dad, this is a must for it this november come up and play with us,,,,,,sw

 

Sounds like fun .. I'll put it on my calendar see if we can make it


Thanks everyone for the positive feedback ...

 

nice...lookin at that makes me forget all the RAT rods on here

 

Dude, I have said it once, and I will say it again, that car is a "BAD HOMBRE"!! I love those year Mopar products. I had a 63 Polara for awhile when I was 18, I really regret selling it. Congrats on getting out to the track, looks like a hell of alot of fun.
Jimmy White

 

Awesome car....but I'm partial to old Mopars.

 

bad ass big dad..

 

"BIG DAD" WILL KILL ME FOR THIS ONE...