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Just for fun little guy FED combos
Van:
Back in the late 70's I ran a FED with a early Hemi, 331's & 354's All the time I would be approached at the track If I wanted to buy some old Hemi parts & I always said yes. I bought everything I could & would run adds & sell of the stuff I had no use for. It turned out I made more money than I had invested, so the parts I kept and ran were always free.
I remember one night at OCIR we ran against a 55 Chevy & Keven beat him. In the cool down lane I went over to shake his hand and say good race, the guy went off on me big time, You with your big dollar Hemi & sandbagging just pisses me off. I just stood there for a moment and said to him, look It's just a bunch of junk parts thrown together, it just happens to run real good( 8.70's ) and we dialed a lower ET than we have ever gone. This just made him madder, so I tell him just give me a few minutes to unbolt the motor and I keep my mag & injectors & you can have the motor for $400 bucks. This just made it worse, so I just walked away.
Later The guy came over to our pit and apologized, it so happened that a few other racers overheard his rant & told him that it was just as I said, a bunch of old parts thrown together to go out and have fun.
Nightmare AA/FA:
Van,
I'll take the Hemi for $400!
Van:
--- Quote from: Nightmare AA/FA on January 21, 2015, 07:21:39 PM ---Van,
I'll take the Hemi for $400!
After seeing the Ford Hemi I just bought for $100 now you have Hemi fever. No known cure !!
--- End quote ---
George:
A Ford hemi for $100. ? Now that is the buy of the year! Any pictures?
wideopen231:
Local bracket guy did same thing Van.He had basement full of old Hemi's back in late 80's.He passed few years ago, not sure what his wife did with left over parts.She should have had enough to make for good old age fund if she got anywhere near market value for them. Hopefully his kid helped her sell them off and not get screwed over.
Hemis is one tough motor . Chrysler stuff that is. Ford well its a ford enough said since I was told if can't say something nice say nothing.I have to go with nothing. Hemi Heads flow better than most high dollar BBC heads with very little work. Used parts can be bought cheap,just avoid stuff from fuel cars like cranks and rods.Block and heads can be had at great deal and if bad its obvious.
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