1970 Camaro Race car - Page 4

**enio45** · #31 01-19-2012, 04:27 PM

Tell me about the garage door :-)

**black69** · #32 01-19-2012, 04:28 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kim_Howie</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Bob, the Comp series 850 cfm Carter carbs were on this car all of it's life. I am still looking for jets & metering rods.Very hard to find. I have two sets lean & fat. </div></div>

I just educated myself on the web, and read carter made a competion series thermoquad, discontinued in the mid 70s. pretty rare. just finished rebuilding 2 of the standard 780cfm ones. I think they are very cool, and that is why those competition one caught me eye. 2 separate floats in each (complex but cool!). For me, I saw these mostly as a chrysler thing, if you consider the 70-75 time frame. But competition series is good for any car make. There are numbers somewhere on how the phenolic body added horsepower on the mopar standard applications just by cooling down the fuel, it was substantial. Probably very improtant at the starting line. That 70 car was using every trick then to get the best horsepower.

yeah, I can see getting parts for that carb would not be fun. love the way that engine looks.

Chevy454 · #33 01-19-2012, 04:50 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: iluv69s</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Bad Assssssss..... I know no questions, so I'll word it this way. Sure would like to see some day two pics..<span style="font-weight: bold">or even some current racing pics with the wheels up !!! </span>
Good Luck with the sale !!

Anyone?? (Sorry for the one word question) </div></div>
I wanna say there's a video of this car vs. Jim Parks' '63 Nova from last year's Supercar Reunion...it was the last run of the day, so if I'm not mistaken they both stayed in it and ran into the 9s (tech cut 'em off @ 10.0s, iirc)...I had a whole host of other issues that day so I may be misremembering.

Edit: HERE YOU GO!!!! [click the image]

JoeC · #34 01-19-2012, 05:13 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FiENM4_eYQ

AHRA promo video at 19:07 min.

Dick Harrell "Mr Everything" 1969 AHRA driver of the year
working on the carbs

Kim_Howie · #35 01-19-2012, 05:55 PM

Thanks Joe I have never seen that tape !!! I knew Dick Harrell worked on the car. cool.

Kim_Howie · #36 01-19-2012, 05:57 PM

Bob, Jeff Stealy built the motor he really liked these carbs.

Kim_Howie · #37 01-19-2012, 05:59 PM

Ed, I ran the car into the side of the door way backing out of the Garage. DUH! Did a little damage to the car door and Quarter.OPS!

**PxTx** · #38 01-19-2012, 06:17 PM

Cool Stuff!

**PeteLeathersac** · #39 01-19-2012, 07:01 PM

This Gibb/Harrell car also the price Red Alert is currently being offered for seem absolutely unbelievable deals!!!
These cars still capable of being potent weekend track warriors as originally built to be instead of just a special car sitting in fella's shop simply adds to their value!.

Seriously, in a world where trickery and outright fraud abound also auction-hype helps sell lesser cars for more $, chances to buy cars like this w/ verifiable and unparalleled history at these prices must surely be once in a lifetime opportunities!!!

Thanks to the caretakers/sellers of these exctiting and historically important cars also good luck and traction to whoever the new owner/racers end up being!.

~ Pete

Chevy454 · #40 01-19-2012, 07:19 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PeteLeathersac</div><div class="ubbcode-body">This Gibb/Harrell car also the price Red Alert is currently being offered for seem absolutely unbelievable deals!!!
<span style="font-weight: bold">These cars still capable of being potent weekend track warriors as originally built to be instead of just a special car sitting in fella's shop simply adds to their value!.</span>

Seriously, in a world where trickery and outright fraud abound also auction-hype helps sell lesser cars for more $, chances to buy cars like this w/ verifiable and unparalleled history at these prices must surely be once in a lifetime opportunities!!!

Thanks to the caretakers/sellers of these exctiting and historically important cars also good luck and traction to whoever the new owner/racers end up being!.

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~ Pete
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From SCR11: Red Alert vs. Gibb '70