orange truimph tr7's last ride

this is the last for my first race car she had fun but she went out with a bang.

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[jwjcook11]

Thats impressive! What sort goodies does the motor have? Aluminum heads? Intake? Compression Ratio? Just curious to know? Also what was the weight of the car?

[dgrcgrl]

got motor out of a crate the weight of the car was 2670 with driver

[dgrcgrl]

yes its buick v6 powered. Don't know on the hp but ran 10.63 in the quarter. That motor is in my new car. look at 9 sec triumph gt6

[snakedoc67]

10.6 is pretty fast for a V-6. What were you using for a rear end? Transmission? any roll cage mods?

My Chevy 90 degree V-6 powered TR-7 has never got better than high 13's in street trim. fun to drive, and never has had balance problems to speak of.

[dgrcgrl]

powerglide, roll bar, and an eight inch ford rear. The engine was the heart of that car. Look on 9 sec triumph v6 thats the same motor and trans in a better and lighter car.

[dgrcgrl]

D all of the above! hahaha

The track was very slippery. The car was not built right and it had 64% of the weight on the front and 46% of the weight on the rear of the car. Which does not make for a good a handling drag car unless you are in a front wheel drive car. Part driver because I never should have got back on the throttle the second time.

[175yam1]

great that the motor lives on

[barques95]

It always was impossible to keep the front-end alignment on those.

[NcalBiker]

@dgrcgrl Sad about the crash. Reminded me of a friend that had two 7's some time ago. One for the street with a Chevy 350 and a Muncie 4spd, the other with a stock Olds 455ci, turbo 350 automatic, and a cut down ten bolt GM rear end. The Monster turned mid twelve seconds in the quarter in stock tune through the mufflers. Fast enough for a good bracket car built in the back yard.

[wowgatsi]

hate too see that..

[computerincome]

Rating * * * *

[snakedoc67]

Cool, I just checked it out. Can you upload a video with the hood open for us?

Thanks!