Pro Street/Gasser?

GooBak · Mar 10, 2014

Badass, but at this level its almost not a Newport anymore...

Anyone seen the movie joyride? the hero car is a Newport but I have no idea what year it is...

GooBak · Mar 10, 2014

67Monaco said:
Oh my bad.. i thought FL was Florida... I forgot we're doing forward look now.

I think there might be some older posts over at moparfins.com, but they'll be from over seas too.

I love the overseas stuff, the austrailians are nuts

70NPORT · Mar 10, 2014

67Monaco said:
And another video of it.

Looks like the heartbeat of america stopped that day.

Badvert65 · Mar 10, 2014

Oh, I know. I'll try frame connectors only at first. The tunnel ram caused enough stress (12.35 1/4 mile) that I have a few cracks in the firewall. Really hate to put a cage in a convertible.

GooBak said:
Is it getting a cage? convertibles can be pretty floppy...

67Monaco · Mar 10, 2014

GooBak said:
thats bitchin' but... its a fury... with those kind of timeslips youre almost at the tube chassis level, right? And is the body all steel? just curious and im not ripping on furies, I promise.

Well the car is back-halfed, and there's a tubed cage, but the stub frame still exists. Body is all steel, front clip is glass. Still crosses the scale at 3850 without driver.

GooBak · Mar 10, 2014

Yeah it kills the look for sure. What et do you have to have to put a rollbar in it? and as far as connectors are you buying some? or fabricating your own?

Badvert65 · Mar 10, 2014

I knew the track owner (well, the tech guy) and was permitted to run without the bar (until I reached 11.99 ets). NHRA rules say 13.99 and quicker convertibles require a roll bar. I made my own frame connectors. They are welded in the back but bolt on to the front subframe (in case I ever needed to remove it). I think that someone does make a set for the C body, Rust Repair Tech or something like that.

Big_John · Mar 10, 2014

There was a red 68 300 with a blower on it in the northeast. It was basically a show car with a gold chain wearing owner, so I doubt if the car was fast.