If you found one of these race cars today how would your restore it?

turbo69bird If you found one of these... 01-25-2023, 01:57 AM

Pusher_Man I know it’s not an option and... 01-25-2023, 02:28 AM

turbo69bird I would fully agree w that,... 01-25-2023, 04:05 AM

BJCHEV396 Small World...that Mustang... 02-02-2023, 04:44 AM

1967 4K 67 or 68 02-02-2023, 01:08 PM

turbo69bird In the case of the Stephen... 02-02-2023, 01:53 PM

L72copocamaro Really loaded question. To... 01-25-2023, 04:01 AM

Pro Stock John For me it would depend. If we... 01-25-2023, 04:26 AM

turbo69bird Ok well most of those cars... 01-25-2023, 04:34 AM

turbo69bird Didn’t want to leave the olds... 01-25-2023, 04:53 AM

big gear head It would always be a race car... 01-25-2023, 11:46 AM

chevyman0429 I say there’s plenty of fully... 01-25-2023, 12:30 PM

Steve Shauger I would lean toward restoring... 01-25-2023, 12:38 PM

tom406 As much as I like an... 01-25-2023, 02:21 PM

PeteLeathersac ' Member R68GTO's resto of... 01-25-2023, 02:46 PM

turbo69bird Agreed that is a good example... 01-25-2023, 03:17 PM

1967Z28 My first preference would be... 01-25-2023, 03:23 PM

olredalert ----As far as Pontiacs are... 01-25-2023, 03:55 PM

61 vert It seems that the consensus... 01-25-2023, 04:29 PM

Pro Stock John If the car is still in race... 01-25-2023, 04:33 PM

big gear head I just couldn't enjoy a as... 01-25-2023, 07:10 PM

GrumpyJeff I dont wanna say" As... 01-25-2023, 10:17 PM

69 Post Sedan Restore as raced. Here’s... 01-26-2023, 12:07 AM

turbo69bird It’s amazing to me how good... 01-26-2023, 04:13 PM

carnut4life I definitely prefer The... 01-26-2023, 05:56 PM

turbo69bird Thanks I was hoping it would ... 01-26-2023, 08:05 PM

Pro Stock John Seems like a lot of the Hemi... 01-26-2023, 09:19 PM

R68GTO I've had so dang much fun... 01-26-2023, 10:27 PM

turbo69bird SCCA type road race cars are... 01-26-2023, 11:17 PM

carnut4life That car looks stunning in... 01-26-2023, 11:40 PM

turbo69bird How popular is Jr stock ... 01-26-2023, 11:33 PM

turbo69bird Just thought I’d post some... 01-27-2023, 02:49 PM

turbo69bird I’ll post a couple pics of... 01-27-2023, 05:36 PM

turbo69bird Idk why the larger pic of... 01-28-2023, 05:44 PM

DW31S What if they are original... 01-29-2023, 12:28 AM

GrumpyJeff You forget to mention,... 01-29-2023, 01:51 PM

JRC99 Race trim. And I'd be running... 01-29-2023, 01:49 AM

turbo69bird https://youtu.be/oUXrussInXw... 01-31-2023, 07:07 PM

turbo69bird Some more beautiful race cars 02-01-2023, 06:02 PM

turbo69bird Check out the bolts in the... 02-01-2023, 06:41 PM

dykstra Those pics are AWESOME!! 02-02-2023, 12:00 AM

turbo69bird Well One thing is for sure,... 02-03-2023, 06:10 PM

Pro Stock John If I saw your '69 lettered up... 02-03-2023, 06:36 PM

69LM1 Little late to the game, and... 02-09-2023, 08:05 PM

Pro Stock John Cool famous COPO!! I'm... 02-09-2023, 08:46 PM

markinnaples Love The Tin Soldier, and I... 02-09-2023, 08:56 PM

turbo69bird With todays stroker... 02-15-2023, 01:13 PM

SS427 The down side is nothing... 02-15-2023, 02:08 PM

olredalert ----That's what everyone... 02-15-2023, 02:25 PM

turbo69bird I don’t agree with that at... 02-15-2023, 10:01 PM

big gear head Tin Soldier Race Cars is in... 02-09-2023, 10:47 PM

69LM1 Yep, that's his son Jason... 02-10-2023, 12:01 AM

turbo69bird So if it’s been proven over... 02-15-2023, 12:37 PM

tjs44 Same cam same CR same CI I... 02-15-2023, 10:57 PM

turbo69bird Tom we were talking about the... 02-16-2023, 03:40 AM

tjs44 Compression DOES make a... 02-16-2023, 10:20 PM

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02-15-2023, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by turbo69bird

With todays stroker assemblies you can pull out compression add cubes and end up with the same HP and more torque and drivability actually drive them and enjoy them . Outwardly they are exactly the same stock look they had and the same performance without the worry of having to grab race gas all the time .

The down side is nothing makes that kind of sound unless you have some ungodly compression which a detuned engine will not have (correct me if I am wrong here). I just love that sound.

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View Poll Results: How would you restore these race cars if you found one of them.
Restore the car stock	11	18.97%
Restore the car to as raced	47	81.03%
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