[updated:LAST EDITED ON 28-Sep-02 AT 04:57 PM (EST)]I think its a plot for our beloved 67-72 forum to infilitrate the other forums here at FTE in order to accomplish utter 67-72 domination. But thats another thread....


This is good, very good, all is going according to plan hehehe

dj

 

Well you have to remember the Candians have a dry sense of humor like the English!

 

yea well i think your funnier than $@!% but
those people will **** them selfs when i get it on video
140mph and if you can finger that out it 140 miles per hour

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 28-Sep-02 AT 06:55 PM (EST)]>yea well i think your funnier than $@!% but
>those people will **** them selfs when i get it on
>video
>140mph and if you can finger that out it 140 miles per hour

Oh, the grammatical horror! But seriously, my friend, more power to you. I'd love to see you mod your truck to the point where you can squeeze 140mph out of it, and I would love to see the resulting footage. I'm all for new and different. Frankly, I don't think it can be done to a '72 F-250 camper special with a 390, but where there is a will and $$$ there is a way. Just don't endanger anyone else when you make the attempt(s), and I'd probably incorporate the in-cab camera in a "little black box" just in case. Either way, you'll be famous. Good fortune!

 

Why do you need a transmission, especially one with overdrive if you're using rocket power?:P

 

If the Imp "only" hit 250-300mph I still don't think the truck could hit 240 with only one JATO!

 

Seth, you'll need about 2,000 ponies to hit 240 mph. I think a top fuel dragster or funny car motor ought to do it. You could cut out the floor of your bed and mount it there between the frame rails.

Jesse (camperspecial/140), I'm with Seth. If you can get your truck to do 140, that's awesome. I'm rooting for you, man. I just want you to be realistic about what it will take to accomplish that objective. It is not as easy as rebuilding your 390 with some hot aftermarket parts. It will take SERIOUS power to get something as un-aerodynamic as 1970 Ford truck going that fast. My suggestion would be to start with a 385 series (460), stroke it and add a blower and nitrous. You should be aiming for 750+ hp. At that point, you should have the power you need to hit 140+ mph. Of course, to go that fast with any degree of safety, you'll then need a lowered suspension, speed-rated tires, seriously upgraded brakes, a full roll cage, a racing seat and harness, a fuel cell, a fire extinguisher, a rear wing to keep it settled at speed, a few other items and, of course, a clear, closed road with plenty of runoff and emergency services nearby.

It would be an awesome truck, and could do some awesome things at the strip, too, but you're looking at a minimum of $10,000 to build it and probably several times that amount.

Good luck, and send us pictures.

 

with fire extuinguishers n'stuff it would
ruin all the fun.


Fe power

 

>Seth, you'll need about 2,000 ponies to hit 240 mph. I
>think a top fuel dragster or funny car motor ought to do it.
> You could cut out the floor of your bed and mount it there
>between the frame rails.

Now we're talking! What a great idea. I remember reading a short-story when I was younger about a guy with a powder blue station wagon that had a built big block in it that beat all comers. In fact, he ended up racing the devil in a Lamborghini Diablo and almost beat him except he blew his tires. His secret? He had a Pratt & Whitney airplane engine bolted into the drivetrain in the back of the wagon. I always thought that would be the coolest. I wish I could remember the author of that story.

 

Hmmmm, I wonder where the air intake for that Pratt & Whitney was?

Seriously, though, I saw a truck for sale on ebay sometime in the last year that had a Cadillac or Olds V8 and transaxle (from an Aurora, I think) mounted in the bed. It was a "project" that was "90% completed." I don't remember the make and model of the truck, but it was a mini of some sort. It would certainly help you get better launch traction!

If you want to stick with FE power, why not two engines? You could put one in the engine bay and one behind the cab. A pair of stroked and blown 427's would do the trick nicely, though linking them might be tricky.

 

At a hot rod show several years ago I saw two big blocks hooked together in line.

The front engine had a huge sprocket on its flywheel, and the rear engine was immediately behind it with the exact same size sprocket fixed to its front harmonic balancer. The owner just used a double roller chain to connect them. For normal cruising he simply removed the chain.



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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 02-Oct-02 AT 03:50 AM (EST)]Assuming we are talking about Ford trucks:

1 Second generation lightning, dropped so that ground effects are within an inch of the ground.

1 Shelby's 510ci all aluminum, blown, injected FE ~1300HP, See recent Hot Rod Magazine article.

With a 2.73:1 rear axle ratio and a transmission with 1:1 final top gear ratio and 29" tires (which will likely be 31" tires at this speed giving us a little boost), Our FE needs to spin at 7600 RPM, possible given the hardware in Mr. Shelby's engine.

Some nice rubber, very tight suspension, some aerodynamic treatment to keep the truck on the ground, very smooth test area and a light tail wind (Say 80MPH :-).

To the person with the air resistance formula, is the Gen II lightning anywhere near the frontal area and Cd needed? If not. maybe we can go with a slammed, decked out Courier pickup or late model ranger.

I think we can do it. I need 50 guys to cough up about a grand $$, and one volunteer to drive.

 

If its got hair, I can ride it...if its got wheels I can drive it!!! Just toss me the keys!!!

Ken

 

If you want to drive over 130mph, than you need something other than an old ford truck. If, however, you must than this is how I would do it: build a full tube chassis from chromemoly with an integral cage, independent tubular control arm front suspension with 13" 6-piston caliper brakes and adjustable-valving coil-overs, a 514 twin paxton superchargers, backed by a richmond 6-speed trans shifting through a currie 9+ rear with 2.72 gears. Oh, then I'd put a carbon fiber early ford truck body over the chassis.

Chris Seay
Bealeton, VA