Thunderbird Ricky Smith Tribute Car

just got the engine back together and stuffed back in the car, when I changed the oil pan I seen the #3 cam bearing sticking out a little to far, so when I checked it, it had spun in the block, DAMN!!! so took it apart had the block fixed and replaced the cam and 1 lifter, new rods, mains and rings and reassemble, sounds good and I'm now ready to head up to Gmsmkr's in Alabama to finish the roll bar, A-piller, sheet metal, cross member, and mount the seat and delay box, I will be making passes in Alabama to get it ready for PINKS in North Carolina, I will post numbers and hope to have video as well.

butterbean wrote:just got the engine back together and stuffed back in the car, when I changed the oil pan I seen the #3 cam bearing sticking out a little to far, so when I checked it, it had spun in the block, DAMN!!! so took it apart had the block fixed and replaced the cam and 1 lifter, new rods, mains and rings and reassemble, sounds good and I'm now ready to head up to Gmsmkr's in Alabama to finish the roll bar, A-piller, sheet metal, cross member, and mount the seat and delay box, I will be making passes in Alabama to get it ready for PINKS in North Carolina, I will post numbers and hope to have video as well.

When are you coming up to 'Bama? I'd like to hook up with you and Michael...Maybe we could flog all this junk on one of many Alabama tracks.

was going to leave wed or thurs this week but I forgot about fathers day, if I'm not home it will be the end of me cause I don't get to see my kids as much as I would like and I know they have already planed something for me so with that said not till week after next week.

sorry Steve did not mean to jack your thread!!!!!!

Woops. Me 2, Steve.

July 4th at Wilkesboro Dragway, Damn hot, rain, then more rain, then we race. Made it to the 3rd round, put my self out with a red light. Car was jumping out of the beams, need to slow that down to keep from red lighting. 5.57 @ 122  with a 1.15 60'. Not to bad for the weather we had. Steve https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41_BV0T187Q

Made a few hit's over the weekend. New engine to try out. 528 with P51's best pass was 5.31 @ 129. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYaTIUH1UNo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vb7piIeWbk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWMz4RGxhMU

 528 with out of the box P51's and Mafia intake.

Nice, I like it

Thanks, lot's of fun when I drop the clutch.

Very nice!

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very nice , well done ! Jealous I don't get to row thru the gears , miss having a stick car .

Thanks maverick532, going threw the gear's is a blast. Was hoping to make some more runs , work got in the way. Steve

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Nostalgia Pro Stock from over the weekend. Hot but fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCisb7UBfMo

bigblock t-bird wrote:Nostalgia Pro Stock from over the weekend. Hot but fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCisb7UBfMo

Cool video Ricky Smith T-Bird vs Bob Glidden EXP!!!!

Mmmmm, Glidden EXP, my favorite.....

I'm guessing the tribute cars can often benefit from today's tech advances & more liberal rules. It kinda looks like that EXP might have a little more wheelbase to work with than what the old rules back in the day allowed Glidden to use.

Got the old Bird in the teens this past weekend.



https://www.facebook.com/scott.lynch.75436/videos/846614232210863/?t=1

Thats just dam plain awesome, love the build, Congrats!!!

Thanks old blue. Its a blast to drive.