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    Ya know, I think I'm going to make my 55 a 4 wheel drive monster car. It's a 70's thing, like carburetors. Actually the way they drive them things, a carb would be spilling it's guts. Forget the 4 wheel idea, gotta keep the Quadrajet.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 55 Tony View Post
    Ya know, I think I'm going to make my 55 a 4 wheel drive monster car. It's a 70's thing, like carburetors. Actually the way they drive them things, a carb would be spilling it's guts. Forget the 4 wheel idea, gotta keep the Quadrajet.
    People can laugh all they want about q-jets and the 70s, but I raced with a guy in the late 70s and his 67 SS350 with a q-jet left the line standing on the bumper pulling the wheels in all 4 gears to the tune of 6.90 in the 1/8. speaking of the 70s I drove my 55 over to parents house to mow yesterday and the 30 something neighbor asked me what king of chain that was hanging from my rear view. I replied pull tabs from beer cans, he had never heard of such a thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    pulling the wheels in all 4 gears
    That musta been a cool dream. LOL!
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    Quote Originally Posted by chevynut View Post
    That musta been a cool dream. LOL!
    Sorry asshole this is the honest to god truth, it was an NHRA stock class car that came to brackets. You need to keep your mouth shut about topics you nothing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    People can laugh all they want about q-jets and the 70s, but I raced with a guy in the late 70s and his 67 SS350 with a q-jet left the line standing on the bumper pulling the wheels in all 4 gears to the tune of 6.90 in the 1/8. speaking of the 70s I drove my 55 over to parents house to mow yesterday and the 30 something neighbor asked me what king of chain that was hanging from my rear view. I replied pull tabs from beer cans, he had never heard of such a thing.
    People that call them "quadra-bogs" and other names either don't know their butt from a hole in the ground, or are repeating what other idiots said about them. I learned by trial and error till it ran good. Then I bought an A/F gauge and made some changes. Then I bought a book on them when I upgraded to an 800cfm from the smog years. Needed help with the idle circuit which requires modifications, not just settings. I really don't know why people have such a hard time with them?
    As for the pull tabs, just a couple days ago I mentioned something to my girlfriend about "can openers" for soda cans back before the pull tabs were introduced.
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    Tony a friend of mine has a 428 CJ Mustang and its best pass ever on a single 4 was with a borrowed race prepped q-jet. Ford actually used them OEM on 429 CJ Torino's in 1970.

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    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    Tony a friend of mine has a 428 CJ Mustang and its best pass ever on a single 4 was with a borrowed race prepped q-jet. Ford actually used them OEM on 429 CJ Torino's in 1970.
    Chrysler products used quite a few Quadrajets also.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 55 Tony View Post
    Chrysler products used quite a few Quadrajets also.
    I have seen a bunch of Police package 318s so equipped in the 80s.

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    Back to my original post getting new cooper cobra tires mounted today black wall out. I also like old school looks and carburetors I grew up working on them My car has a WCFB works great for what I like.

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    Quote Originally Posted by royk View Post
    Back to my original post getting new cooper cobra tires mounted today black wall out. I also like old school looks and carburetors I grew up working on them My car has a WCFB works great for what I like.
    I have new Cooper Cobras on my 55 mounted same way on my 55, good tires just not a fan of the name, I have letters out on the TAs on my 56.

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