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Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Drag Car to Street Car

The problem with taking a drag car and making it a street car is this. A drag car is designed to start up smoke the tires and drive a quarter mile in about 9 seconds. What is the big deal you might ask. Well win you drive one on the street you need a high flow water pump, a high horse radiator, a temp probe, and a few gauges. None of which a drag car has. So what's the big deal just put then in and move on right. Wrong. Having a 351 Cleveland with 800hp makes it a problem. The 1967 fastback didn't come with that engine so you have to track down all the correct parts, which isn't easy to do. After a $300.00 radiator, a $200.00 fan and a $100.00 harness we are halfway there. So as you can see it is an expensive project. The scary part is that's just the tip of the iceberg.
The 351 Cleveland Engine in the 67 Fastback

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