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Message: <blockquote data-quote="blizzND" data-source="post: 1194064" data-attributes="member: 18523">thanks guys, yes the floor is epoxy, ~9 yrs old and many projects, so its getting due a re-coat, this next time with sand in it, as expoy floors and snow get very slippery, water ok, but a skif of snow+ slick!>The Bronco is my wifes '68 halfcab, 400FMX block in it with a ford toploader 3speed OD trans. Father in Law bought it new Dec '67 33,000 original miles, never left the western ND ranch till we brought i to Fargo 8 years ago and restored it. 30K ranch miles was very hard on the old Horse.>Engine as is should be ~400hp, with the toploader and 4:10's I'm hoping to dip into the high 12's, just want to have fun, I'm not a competitive guy and I don't think I'd ever be consistent enough with a stick to go more than a round or 2 with some help from the other guys red lights and breakouts. I plan to just drive it as hard as it will go every round, and see if the other guy screws up.  (quite the strategy eh?)her's progress from the weekend... I moved the previous owners rear brace forward 12" so I could drop the fuel cell down in to the trunk to make it easier to filland welded up all the suspension points,  Be careful if you do this yourself, that factory tin when hydro-formed or stamped gets really really thin in spots, #1 setting on wire feed, lots of wire speed keep the stick out less than 1/4 inch..<a href="http://s37.photobucket.com/user/blizzardND/media/94%20Cobra%20drag%20car/IMG_20130810_182850_436_zpse7bfdc07.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e92/blizzardND/94%20Cobra%20drag%20car/IMG_20130810_182850_436_zpse7bfdc07.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>I had a preformed trunk sheet metal bent up and got that trimmed to fit the floor cutout too. the Previous owner had the rear bars welded to the shock towers directly, I had to cut them out, install the plates and I'll put a 36" tube across once the floor is welded in. gotta think whats the easiest way and in which order.. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />then took Sunday off to go to the local drags, the had the "Radial Revolution" guys out of the Twin Cities in town. 15 cars, 12 of them Mustangs, mostly Big Block chevy Mustangs <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />  But bad ass, 150mph plus in the 1/8 mile!!!  they ran though Ice and Nitrous like someone was giving it away at the concession stand. I saw 6 empty bottles at one trailer and on guy told me he went though 112 lbs of ice, in 5 passes.I took some idea pictures and then my phone died..<img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e92/blizzardND/Drag%20Racing/IMG_20130929_121940_823_zpsd5928128.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e92/blizzardND/Drag%20Racing/IMG_20130929_104058_285_zpsdff85af5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e92/blizzardND/Drag%20Racing/IMG_20130929_103140_894_zps6c03802c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e92/blizzardND/Drag%20Racing/IMG_20130811_101351_779_zps1e6d4877.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><a href="http://s37.photobucket.com/user/blizzardND/media/94%20Cobra%20drag%20car/IMG_20130811_101227_772_zps4064ba66.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e92/blizzardND/94%20Cobra%20drag%20car/IMG_20130811_101227_772_zps4064ba66.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://s37.photobucket.com/user/blizzardND/media/94%20Cobra%20drag%20car/IMG_20130811_101231_846_zps95a0908a.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e92/blizzardND/94%20Cobra%20drag%20car/IMG_20130811_101231_846_zps95a0908a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>twin turbo SBC <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />  sweet well built car used 112# of ice in 5 passes..<a href="http://s37.photobucket.com/user/blizzardND/media/94%20Cobra%20drag%20car/IMG_20130811_101313_861_zps828a8374.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e92/blizzardND/94%20Cobra%20drag%20car/IMG_20130811_101313_861_zps828a8374.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e92/blizzardND/Drag%20Racing/IMG_20130811_101313_861_zpsb84fc37d.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e92/blizzardND/Drag%20Racing/IMG_20130811_101231_846_zpsf2cdd35b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Neighbor kid loves cars, passed up playing basketball with 2 young ladies to help me work on my Cobra Jet project.  bending fuel cell brackets..<img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e92/blizzardND/94%20Cobra%20drag%20car/IMG_20130609_155419_671_zps0b706d8c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />_blizz</blockquote>