Scruffy49 Posted June 4, 2013 Report Posted June 4, 2013 Starts at noon, ends around 7pm. Going to try to get over there, but, have to do a clutch job on one of the motorcycles today. If I go I'll get some photos. Memphis International Raceway, 1200-1900. Vehicle entry $30, spectators free. None of the fossils are running, let alone licensed, so it's free for me. Quote
TennesseeVol51 Posted June 4, 2013 Report Posted June 4, 2013 Sounds cool wish I did not have to work. Give me the dates again on your rally @ your place. Thanks Scruff Bobby Joe Stults just call me BoJo Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 4, 2013 Report Posted June 4, 2013 its an experience to see the power tour cars and meet the crowd...recommend if you can put off a bit of work at the house to attend that you do just that... Quote
Scruffy49 Posted June 6, 2013 Author Report Posted June 6, 2013 Sept 14-21, right now there are a few bikes coming for the whole week. Not much in the way of responses from either Mopar board I belong to. Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted June 8, 2013 Report Posted June 8, 2013 The power tour came thru here in Joplin, MO last year................I drove around and saw a few of the cars going down the street. Didn't have a stopping place.........except I think some may have stayed at the casino about 10 miles west of town. Some nice looking vehicles. Looks like most will go fast. Quote
Scruffy49 Posted June 9, 2013 Author Report Posted June 9, 2013 Saw mainly broken down Chevrolets. And the ones parked with the hoods up, broken down or just being displayed, all had a small block Chev coupled to a slush-o-matic. Regardless of the marque. Boring. If my options were crush my Mopars/Fords or stab in a General Mistake Corporation engine/trans, they'd be on their way to China as scrap metal. Saw zero vehicles I felt like taking a pic of, even the 70-72 Chargers/Challengers (can't tell which is which, don't care, they are both hideous designs) were crappy. Quote
TennesseeVol51 Posted June 9, 2013 Report Posted June 9, 2013 Scruff, Thanks for the honest input.I would rather see you Green Dodge Truck with the cattle racks running than a custom rod.Although I am a Chevy/Dodge guy and kinda feel the same way about Fords as you do about Chevy's but that is what makes this hobby cool isn't it? I not old enough or smart enough to understand the reasoning why people put the small block Chevy's in Ford and Mopar customs?????? In the dirt bike world it would be like putting a Honda Cr engine in your vintage Kawasaki KX or your Yamaha YZ?! I just don't get it.Maybe some one can explain this to me. Bojo Stults Quote
Scruffy49 Posted June 9, 2013 Author Report Posted June 9, 2013 Don't like Chevy for the same reason I can't stand that my 69 D100 is equipped with a small block... that goofy rear mount distributor (and a tendency to break down in the middle of nowhere anytime it rains). The 85 C10 short wide my father in law uses around here has a 4.3L V6/TH350 drivetrain. Takes it a couple hours 0-freeway speeds, even with everything working right... That raggedy old Dodge is 0-top speed as soon as I mash the loud pedal (true dual exhaust and an rv/towing shift kit/cam combo) through (not to, it's a 60s Dodge with standard issue rotten floorboards) the floor... Tops out about 55 or 60, but with 4 wheel manual drums and armstrong steering... Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 9, 2013 Report Posted June 9, 2013 you need to tune up your cars... Quote
Scruffy49 Posted June 10, 2013 Author Report Posted June 10, 2013 They are in tune... an anemic 262 cubic inch V6 with a Quadra-junk 4bbl running through a 3 speed slushbox into a 2.?? rear gear set makes for great mileage and lousy acceleration. 0-40 mph is great, but getting it past 45 takes a lot of time. The Swept has your standard 2bbl Carter on a cast iron intake, can't find a 273 spec 4bbl intake for it. Modern 318-340-360 intake runners are too big for the early LA head ports. I've never gotten past 65mph indicated the way it is set up, even with the cam, new dizzy, new timing set, new carb, etc... It is set up to tow or haul a camper, not for top end. The rear end is all fresh as well, didn't help matters much, 3.55 is a towing gear by modern standards, even though it was an economy gear when the truck was new. You can only push a vehicle with a frame as stiff as half cooked pasta so hard, especially one with 4 corner leaf springs, manual steering and manual drum brakes. It never sees the paved road anymore, so... moot point. Hasn't been on highway legal since before I towed a horse trailer from WA to TN with it in March 2011. It was licensed and insured, but with no turn signals, brake lights or hazard flashers... typical Sweptline, the wiring harness is rather toasty where it hadn't been replaced with generic 4 wire flat boat trailer harness... Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 10, 2013 Report Posted June 10, 2013 my 76 D100 camper special with factory twin tanks dual leaf spring and /6 would cruise the interstate at speed with no problem whatsoever and it also had the 3.55 rear gear..its problem like all slant 6 was a tad slow getting to 35MPH from there it was quite the performer..75MPH was easily attained and sustained...being a truck I did not see a need to go faster and never really top ended the thing but have been in the 80s with it.....suggestion.....release your parking brake...!! Quote
JerryLee Posted June 15, 2013 Report Posted June 15, 2013 I went to the very first Power Tour when it came thru the Allentown, Pa area. It was a great idea, however it seems to have morphed into manufacturers showing off high priced parts/cars, Hot Rod magazine giving themselves something to put in their own magazine, and something called pro touring cars. Not my idea of cars you could drive around, without a caravan of help vehicles following along. Quote
wayfarerstranger Posted June 17, 2013 Report Posted June 17, 2013 Saw it in Nashville a few years back . Quote
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