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Topic: The Comet runneth!!!
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Butch Jennings
Gearhead Posts: 582
From: No. California
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 06-30-2003 04:38 PM
   
Well, after almost a year (and a bunch of money), I finally got the Comet running again. The motor, trans, converter and rear end are all fresh. I'm going to take it to Sacramento for a T&T night since the whole combo is new. My work schedule and finances are such that July 25th looks to be the soonest I'll be able to get it out.
I've detuned it a bunch, I sold the aluminum heads and put a set of D0OE-R SCJ iron heads on it with a solid roller cam. I also replced the Dominator with a 4 corner idle 850 that was done by Chuck Nytten still on a Victor intake.
The rear end is now 35 spline with a new braced housing that I had Moser do and it's been narrowed 6" to allow me to use a positive offset wheel now instead of the 7 1/4" backspace that was on it before, I also ditched the Centerlines and went with a Weld Pro-Star wheel. It's got a 3.89 gear in it now and a set of homemade Cal-Trac clones that I started making a couple of years ago.
I wanted to put some time and money into the front end, but I'm out of money. I'll run it like it is for now and put some effort into the front end when I'm able to later.
I'm hoping it will still run 10.50's the way it is, but who knows? My thinking is to keep the rpm under 7000 and keep it alive for a while. It's still for sale but I can't see giving it away because it's broken and doesn't run.
Sorry for the long post, I guess I'm just fired up about having the car running again. I've been in a bit of a funk since I broke it so bad last year.
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Butch
460 powered 1967 Comet Cyclone
10.271 @ 130.231
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"Friends don't let friends drive Chevys" [This message has been edited by Butch Jennings (edited 06-30-2003).]
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 11429
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 06-30-2003 04:48 PM
Butch thats great news glad you got it done.
I hope to see it run again soon. 
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SlowFord
Journeyman Posts: 22
From: So. Cal
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 06-30-2003 04:57 PM
That's great news. I am glad to hear your '67 is running again. I hope to have my 1966 Comet drag strip worthy in a few months. Hey, did you already sell the Centerline wheels?
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 6522
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 06-30-2003 05:07 PM
Butch,That's great news! Look forward to seeing you at the track again soon. SteveW p.s. what tranny did you use? Did the 350 survive the carnage?
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Butch Jennings
Gearhead Posts: 582
From: No. California
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 06-30-2003 06:13 PM
SlowFord, I sold the wheels already.
Steve, The 350 survived pretty good, It bent the output shaft, other than that it was in pretty good shape. I had Driveline Service of Santa Rosa make me a 3 1/2" steel driveshaft with solid 1350 series u-joints, I supplied the Strange yoke and they charged me $210.00.
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Butch
460 powered 1967 Comet Cyclone
10.271 @ 130.231
Butcher's Home Page
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 6522
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 06-30-2003 06:25 PM
Butch,That's good news. Driveline Service does good work.
I've been working on the Dart, should have it ready next month for some testing. We'll see.... It's not easy starting from scratch. SteveW
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TomP
Gearhead Posts: 4812
From: Delta BC Canada
Registered: Dec 99
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posted 06-30-2003 09:30 PM
Good to hear!
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Ryan Wilke
Gearhead Posts: 1501
From: Stanton, Michigan 49707
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 07-01-2003 08:49 AM
BUTCH AND HIS BBF RIDES AGAIN!!!   ------------------
The '3-Pedal Attitude' Kid
In a '69 FB w/ 4-spd'd 306",
but the 460+ is on the stand!
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jsracingbbf
Gearhead Posts: 1677
From: Batesville,MS. , U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 07-01-2003 10:26 AM
Just in time to bring it to Huntsville drags!
Post some times from the track. Go Butch
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lilgtgirl
Gearhead Posts: 112
From: usa
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 07-01-2003 05:20 PM
glad to hear your comet is up and running. my dad also has a 67 comet cyclone,and boy does it need restored. well it's not that bad. just a motor and paint job and a lot of money. to bad it couldn't run again. i don't think that it has been raced since the mid 70's. who knows maybe it will run again!
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 6522
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 07-08-2003 09:27 PM
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Originally posted by Butch Jennings:
I'm going to take it to Sacramento for a T&T night since the whole combo is new. My work schedule and finances are such that July 25th looks to be the soonest I'll be able to get it out.
Butch, I'm not sure I'll have the other car ready by then, but I'd like to meet you out there. We're planning on going to Samoa Dragstrip in Eureka in the middle of August. Nothing going on at Infineon and Redding will be too hot. Eureka should be nice and cool. Let's get together for some dragracing, SteveW
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Moneymaker
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From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 07-09-2003 02:01 PM
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