Re: Hot Rods

[tsm1@domain.elided (Tom Mandera)]

>That's not bad. As a matter of fact, that's as quick as a Triumph TR-6!
>Anyway, just thought I'd comment. Anybody else have a mastermind plan like
>this?

Devin,

Yeah, I have something similar in mind..  *currently* not as radical, but
close..

Take my stock '72 (304v8, 3spd, Dan20, 3.73) and lift it ~5", swap a '44
front end in, with 3.73s still.  Change out the 3:1 3spd for a close T19 4:1
1st, and twin stick the Dana 20, run 33" tires.

This gives me a 30:1 (yuck) crawl (better than stock, even after factoring
the 33s), a 304V8, and with the 33s/3.73 gears, 80mph = 3000rpm.  100mph or
so at redline.

This is the low-buck piece of it all anyhow.. (don't forget Lock-rites f/r)

Later plans would call for either a Dana 300 w/ 4:1 gears ($1300!) to make
60:1, or a really creative Dana 18 geared D20, with a divorced NP205 behind
it (2:1, 2.46:1, or ~5:1 for 75:1 low)

the close T19 makes things great on the street.. 3.73 w/ 33s are great on
the highway, I just need to get the dough to drop in the 4:1 Dana 300, and I
should be sititng pretty good.. with only "minor" mods that don't require a
huge mound of cash.

Of course.. swap out my perfectly good 63k mile 304V8 for a fuel injected,
Paxton supercharged 392 and things could get real fun real quick.  (also add
the 4:1 Dana 300, maybe the divorced' NP205 anyhow, and a Dana 60 outback!)

*smile*

I like the idea of cruising at 80mph @ 3000rpm.. hopefully the legislature
won't decide to put a number on our daytime speed limit in 2 years... 

-Tom Mandera, Helena MT
http://www.tmcom.com/~tsm1/scout
'72 and '77 Scout IIs

BTW, BOTH of my Scouts will have FULL roll cages.. 6point at least, maybe 8
point.. see, I'm not *entirely* insane..