King Kong – 528 cid & 1050 bhp

[PhotosGuy]

Some of you may remember that I had a ’69 383 Formula “S” back in the day. (Red, too!) Well, Fay Wray, hold onto your undies if you get a ride in this one!
The weather was threatening rain (again), but Tom Middleton & his friend John still showed up in a ’69 Cuda with ’68 trim. I asked for details & was invited to join them in the air conditioned bar. ;)

It’s a ’68 Super Stock clone with 528 cid & aluminum heads @ 12-1/2 to 1 compression. Custom Weiland intake; Crane cam .650 lift @ 284 duration; 5500 rpm J Stahl torque converter; 5.13 Dana rear end; 1050 Dominator carbs; 200hp NOS fogger nitrous system; Fiberglass front end; 4-wheel disc brakes.
W/out nitro: 9.5 sec @ 850 bhp.
With: 8.5 sec @ 1050 bhp

Bruce, it's yours for only $70,000!
:D:D

[PhotosGuy]

Two more...

[Lamplight]

Wheelie bars? What a wimp! :lol: J/k of course, it's an awesome car and you got some nice shots of it. 8) All old Hemis should have either dual carbs or mechanical fuel injection. :D

[sixshot]

WOW. What a car!

[Ballen Photo]

Bruce, it's yours for only $70,000!
:D:D
Frank, Are you trying to get me to break into my piggy bank? :shock:
I've got to say, you've come up with a GOOD one though, and the sign on the core support, Dont fondle the ELEPHANT? :lol: ;)
What an AWESOME car! :D
-Bruce

[Skip Souza]

Awesome ride! Just the thing a guy needs to run to the store for a six pack of milk.

[John Trogdon]

That thing got a hemi? :lol: :lol:

Nice shots, and nice car.

[quickben]

How does it corner ?

Only joking :-)

Gary.

[PhotosGuy]

"Awesome ride! Just the thing a guy needs to run to the store for a six pack of milk." Well, if I'd been drinking milk, it would be coming out of my nose now! :D:D

[chakras]

Wow, a hemi close up :eek:



Bruce, it's yours for only $70,000!
:D:D

I see it doesn't have a cover for bonnet. So what is the deal ?:lol::lol:

[PhotosGuy]

"Wow, a hemi close up" :D Well, if you liked one, how about two?
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=78159&goto=newpost

[chakras]

"Wow, a hemi close up" :D Well, if you liked one, how about two?
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=78159&goto=newpost

even better. I love these muscle cars. A hemi will be the next upgrade to my truck;)

[Ballen Photo]

Frank, I hope you dont mind, but since we're on a "Hemi" frenzy here, I thought maybe I'd add an injected Hemi to this mix. Anyone remember "Hillborn"? ;)
-Bruce
http://www.fototime.com/3124A54C283A5E2/standard.jpg

[chakras]

Absolutely fantastic image Bruce :D. Yes hemi with hilborn injectors did make a lot of history in drag races.

[Ballen Photo]

Absolutely fantastic image Bruce :D. Yes hemi with hilborn injectors did make a lot of history in drag races.
Thank You. :D
-Bruce

[PhotosGuy]

Another great variation! Feel free to jump in anytime, Bruce! ;) A hemi will be the next upgrade to my truck Well, you can kiss off the "L" budget then! :D:D:D Too bad that you have to do it today. It was a lot more fun when gas was $.36 a gallon! ;)

[Dealau]

Love the MOPARs

Here's another one....unfortunatly the car was stolen but recoveredd later minus the blower.

http://www.qldchryslers.com/modules/PNphpBB2/files/mini-img_6152.jpg

[PhotosGuy]

Thank's, Darren. Anyone else got a pic?

[Ballen Photo]

Love the MOPARs

Here's another one....unfortunatly the car was stolen but recoveredd later minus the blower.

That was a SWEET settup Darren. :D Sorry to hear about the theft. :(
-Bruce

[Ballen Photo]

Love the MOPARs

Darren, I just had a look through your site, and it looks like you're pretty serious about shooting cars. ;)
I noticed several cars like this one for example that I'll link to here, http://www.dealphotography.com.au/deal/displayimage.php?album=1&pos=63 that I found on your site. Now this has all the earmarks of being a 68/69/70 Dodge Dart as we know it here in The States. What is it called over there in OZ?
Thanks, Bruce

[mrclark321]

Heres my budget.....lol ( gerbil powered )

[marie]

Love the MOPARs

Here's another one....unfortunatly the car was stolen but recoveredd later minus the blower.

http://www.qldchryslers.com/modules/PNphpBB2/files/mini-img_6152.jpg


lovely cars and shots


is this a new canon camera ? http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_confused.gif





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[PhotosGuy]

is this a new canon camera ? Explain, please? Or was that a joke?

[marie]

Explain, please? Or was that a joke?


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[PhotosGuy]

OK, but you're WAY over my head with that one, Marie!

[marie]

not funny, but I thought this maybe looked like a 'new' canon camera Frank
(as a joke)


my apologies
I thought you were messing when you said you didn't know what I meant

never meant to be over your head http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_eek.gif

(never thought I could )
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[PhotosGuy]

I think I get it now. It's too early for a gearhead to see a blower as a Canon on a Monday morning! ;) never meant to be over your head http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_eek.gif
(never thought I could ) :D:D You sweet talker, you!

[Ballen Photo]

You sweet talker, you!
Careful, Howie might get JEALOUS! :lol:
-Bruce

[marie]

Careful, Howie might get JEALOUS! :lol:
-Bruce



Howie ?
:confused:

[Ballen Photo]

Howie ?
:confused:
Sorry Marie, That was directed to Frank, and He knows what I meant. :lol:
The only way I could explain that would be through a PM. :oops:
-Bruce

[PhotosGuy]

Keep digging that hole for yourself, Bruce! :D:D:D

There was someone who registered with a "clever" username, who seems to have since been "directed elsewhere". How do you guys put it? "Surplus to requirements"?
Maybe you should just let this one go Marie! ;)

[Ballen Photo]

Keep digging that hole for yourself, Bruce! :D:D:D

Hellooooo? Echo, echo, It's DARK down here, here, here. ;)
Frank, I PM'd Marie, and sort of explained it without going into graphic detail. :cool: (Can I come out now?)
-Bruce

[PhotosGuy]

LOL! Be my guest!

[adamsti]

Excellent car, but he must not have the combo optimized yet beacuse the NHRA SS/AA '68 Cudas are running in the 8's with ease on just racing gas alone, no NOS.

By the way I think it was 2 yrs ago the fastest SS/AA Cuda changed hands at the US Nationals for $125,000 CASH!!!

[Ballen Photo]

Excellent car, but he must not have the combo optimized yet beacuse the NHRA SS/AA '68 Cudas are running in the 8's with ease on just racing gas alone, no NOS.
Tim, Are We talking 1/8th or 1/4 mile?
-Bruce

[adamsti]

1/4 mile. The SS/AA record was set 11/04, 8.53 @ 153.83mph. The top cars in the class all run in the 8's, in good air. Last year at Indy, 21 Hemi Cudas, and Darts showed up for class eliminations in SS/AA.

This is the final in SS/AA last year. The car I cut off won. Jeg Coughlin drove the winning car. Funny thing is before his first race of the day, he admitted he had never driven a Hemi Cuda, ever. He just proved once again that he can drive just about anything and win.


http://www.timadamsphotography.com/3381%20Indy.jpg

[Ballen Photo]

1/4 mile. The SS/AA record was set 11/04, 8.53 @ 153.83mph. The top cars in the class all run in the 8's, in good air. Last year at Indy, 21 Hemi Cudas, and Darts showed up for class eliminations in SS/AA.
OK, Thats Quick! :shock:

This is the final in SS/AA last year. The car I cut off won. Jeg Coughlin drove the winning car. Funny thing is before his first race of the day, he admitted he had never driven a Hemi Cuda, ever. He just proved once again that he can drive just about anything and win.
NICE. :D
-Bruce

[PhotosGuy]

I kept telling the kid across the street to just get his Dart to the point where you can have fun with it 'cause there's always someone else who's going to be a bit faster. He worked for Raush & got a lot of free work done, upgraded it over a year, (re)finished it late last September, took it to the strip & spun a cam bearing. Now he's sold it & got 2 ATVs! ;-)

[Ballen Photo]

Now he's sold it & got 2 ATVs! ;)
Well, That certainly is ONE way to have fun with it. :confused: I would guess that He figures that since He works for Roush, He can always do it again later. ;)
-Bruce

[PhotosGuy]

I kind of doubt it. He & his soon to be wife are up North riding every weekend now & I think he's happy to not be spending his nights in the garage!

[PhotosGuy]

adamsti, Re "Excellent car, but he must not have the combo optimized yet beacuse the NHRA SS/AA '68 Cudas are running in the 8's with ease on just racing gas alone, no NOS."
I saw Tom tonight and asked him if "King Kong" was detuned for the street. He said that no, it's tuned for the street & he puts on about 2,500 miles a year. It will turn the times I posted anytime he asks it to.
The NHRA cars will turn 8's for a few runs. Then they're done. ;-)

[insomnia]

Just noticed the "Do not fondle the elephant" in front of the radiator :lol:

[PhotosGuy]

:D:D In case you missed the post, "Elephant" is a nickname for Hemi! ;)

[insomnia]

:D:D In case you missed the post, "Elephant" is a nickname for Hemi! ;)

Yep I've heard that expression before, I skimmed over the tread and must have missed that :o

[adamsti]

adamsti, Re "Excellent car, but he must not have the combo optimized yet beacuse the NHRA SS/AA '68 Cudas are running in the 8's with ease on just racing gas alone, no NOS."
I saw Tom tonight and asked him if "King Kong" was detuned for the street. He said that no, it's tuned for the street & he puts on about 2,500 miles a year. It will turn the times I posted anytime he asks it to.
The NHRA cars will turn 8's for a few runs. Then they're done. ;-)

There not done, they just need some tender loving care. They will run 8's all day long however. I saw it first hand last year. One round after another, 8 second run after 8 second run. Yes they require a lot more maintenance than your typical Super Stocker. Really all Super Stockers are on the edge, and obviously never street driven. After qualifying, SS is just a bracket race unless you come up against a car in your class, then it's heads up, first to the finish line wins. They SS/AA guys may detune slightly for eliminations, but they can't let up too much, because they may race another SS/AA car. These guys are real dedicated racers, and are by far the most popular racers at the US Nats, besides the pros. They all for the most part pit in the same place at Indy, and after each round people are crawling all over the place to get a look at the cars. I know it is why I still show up for at least Friday, to see them all race each other in SS/AA eliminations.

After each race I'm sure the motors are gone through, but not to the extent of a nitro motor. Obviously though, no SS/AA car is going to survive 2,500 miles on the street. I wonder what Unocal 108 octane, leaded racing gas goes for per gallon now!!!

[PhotosGuy]

After each race I'm sure the motors are gone through, but not to the extent of a nitro motor. I've been told that it used to cost $40,000 a weekend to run a top fueler!Now, with higher tire costs, it's even more. That's a BIG bag of "L"s!

The story from one of my friends is that, 20 years ago we used to get these 8 sec. SS/AA guys here that wanted to run for big $s. They'd trailer it in & then drive it the last half-mile or so & try to promote a race. The "suckers" from Detroit would say that there are too many police around watching for them & suggest another place to race, back then it was a freeway under construction. So they'd drive these guys around for a while 'till they were suitably detuned. ;-)

Another top fueler story. With the engine right behind your head, the vibration is so bad that you can't see because everything is shaking so much. With the high "G" loading, your eyes are also affected & it's very difficult to steer.
Asked how he gets to the end of the track with those problems, the guy said that "he didn't have a clue". He just did!
Personally, I'll just stick with a straightaway with 13 turns at the end, thank you very much! ;-)

[tme]

New motor and wheels since I last seen that car. I sold that guy a few parts in my day:)

Too bad he never races it if it's still the same owner.

[PhotosGuy]

I sold that guy a few parts in my day Give me a name & I'll tell him you said "Hi!" ;-)

[tme]

He may not remember me. It's been at least 5 years since I had a conversation with him.

I worked with Ramchargers for close to 10 years, about half that on the east side. Man, I know a lot of car people...

[PhotosGuy]

You probably sold me a few things, too!

[medicdude]

i know this is a really old thread but i came across it. another nice mopar frank, i do wonder how those wheelie bars work out for him. looks like the bottom bar would hit before the wheels.

[PhotosGuy]

i do wonder how those wheelie bars work out for him. looks like the bottom bar would hit before the wheels. I've wondered about that myself, usually when he's driving away. I only saw him twice last year & always forgot to ask the next time.
I think it has something to do with the way my brain was rattling around from the sound of the exhaust? :D

[deletedpenguin]

Good lord, those tires...!

[Cr4zYH3aD]

what a nice car

[PhotosGuy]

Good lord, those tires...! That's what Tom screams when he gets caught in the rain! :D what a nice car Like when I meet my neighbor's rottweiler: "Nice doggie!" ;)

[marie]

That's what Tom screams when he gets caught in the rain! :D

Like when I meet my neighbor's rottweiler: "Nice doggie!" ;)


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my big sister would love you, same sense of 'humour'

:eek:

:lol:

[marie]

Hellooooo? Echo, echo, It's DARK down here, here, here. ;)
Frank, I PM'd Marie, and sort of explained it without going into graphic detail. :cool:

(Can I come out now?)
-Bruce
:cool:
thanks Bruce
I think I may have forgot to thank you

:eek:
better late then never

lol


you can come out now

[PhotosGuy]

my big sister would love you, same sense of 'humour' I'm not sure that it's a good thing? It's probably a good thing that there's an ocean in between? "Critical mass" issues, & all that.

[medicdude]

frank it may have cost 40k to run a tf car for a weekend 10 years ago, closer to 100k now.

[PhotosGuy]

...closer to 100k now. Considering my paltry racing budget decades ago, I'd have thought that was amazing until I heard that it costs Danica Patrick's team that 100K every time she over revs in a downshift! Seems she hasn't got the hang of the paddles yet. ;)

[medicdude]

yeah i bet she has cost them a good mil or so. lol.