Pics of a new 618 A-Head

This belongs to my buddy Bobby Brown. We installed it into his father-in-laws car this weekend. Got it running but had a couple of issues to address, nothing major though. Bobby has a full rnd. tube '66 Cyclone he bracket races. The T-Bird is going to be run in a 5.30 Index class.

It ain't pretty, but it's got the stuff on the inside!


Thats Brown under the car, I think he fell asleep on me!


Another toy they have in the shop.

cool bird.what kinda rockers did he get to clear those valve covers?

very cool deal .....

cool40 wrote:cool bird.what kinda rockers did he get to clear those valve covers?

They are the gold Comp Cams stud rockers. He had to knock the corner off the two center rockers on a belt sander to clear those valve covers. The car doesn't have enough room to use a taller valve cover.

BigDave65 wrote:

cool40 wrote:cool bird.what kinda rockers did he get to clear those valve covers?

They are the gold Comp Cams stud rockers. He had to knock the corner off the two center rockers on a belt sander to clear those valve covers. The car doesn't have enough room to use a taller valve cover.

i know they dont have much room under them.i had some chrome covers one time and you could see them move when it was runnen. why no room? hood clearance? i've saw some 1"spacers somewhere for bbf v/c.

The engine is far enough under the cowl that you can't take a taller cover off after engine is installed in the car.

That should make a nice setup for him.
Looks good!

Looks pretty to me! Good job.

looks good! how about some pics of the 66 Cyclone!

Here is a pic of the Cyclone. This car was built by his father-in-law back in the 70's. It was one of the first cars to run in the 5's around here (1/8 mile) When he built the T-Bird he retired the cyclone to the pasture. Bobby decided to revive it, and drug it out of the weeds. The chassis was eat up with rust and was built from questionable tubing So he pulled the body off and built a brand new chassis for it. It's got a mild A-head 521 in it. It's painted just like it was originally. They operate a transmission shop specializing in racing trans.

I'm diggin this Clyclone!!!Nice ride ..Any times on it now.?

me too! you dont see them very often and one that's bad assed is real rare.

PROSTREET66 wrote:I'm diggin this Clyclone!!!Nice ride ..Any times on it now.?

It weighs 2900 lbs. and has been a high 5.70 as best as I remember. Working on a 557 to go in it later on.

NICE I LIKE IT,AND THE BIRD

BigDave65 wrote:

PROSTREET66 wrote:I'm diggin this Clyclone!!!Nice ride ..Any times on it now.?

It weighs 2900 lbs. and has been a high 5.70 as best as I remember. Working on a 557 to go in it later on.

sweet looking ride, I had a 66 Caliente with the Cyclone hood back in high school

That cyclone is awesome . My dad had a car just like that back in the day. A glass repro would be awesome.

Me and Brown are leaving about 3:00 this afternoon headed to Mooresville Dragway for a T-N-T and hopefully run the 5.30 Index at the PTRA race there on sat. This car has been 5.20's with a 557, so we'll see what the new piece has to offer then slow her down to the index.

BigDave65 wrote:Me and Brown are leaving about 3:00 this afternoon headed to Mooresville Dragway for a T-N-T and hopefully run the 5.30 Index at the PTRA race there on sat. This car has been 5.20's with a 557, so we'll see what the new piece has to offer then slow her down to the index.

very cool , and be safe

Awesome.. . I really like the cyclone Kool car. And be safe.

i was their at the shop picking up my powerglide about a year and 1/2 ago when they just got the car back from paint.wow i all ways dug the cyclone cars and it was my favoret modle.i couldnt believe someone would make a race car out of such a rare car.i didnt know the history of it,then again if it was mine i would have done the samething.i love that car!!!


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Very nice. I like them both. I'm partial to the old stuff but I always liked the T-birds too.

Wow i want that 66 to put my turbo motor in bad!!!!!! that is cool

SWEEEEET !!!! That's all I have to say about that.......

We took the T-Bird to Mooresville Fri. Warmed it up, went through the valves, and got teched in. Carb seems to be loading up. Went to make the first hit. When Bobby hit the throttle to start the burnout, it looked like a super stock pulling tractor. I've never seen a bigger cloud of black smoke come out of a car that was running pretty decent. Then it wouldn't idle down but he managed to stage it and pull the trigger. 1.22 60ft. on the back tires straight as a string. He lifted at about 3/4 track just to get a feel for it, went 5.74. We decided to put my carb on it and it sounded a whole lot better. Next hit it went dead left. That was all we were able to do Fri.

We've got a restrictor plate system to dial it in to 5.30. Went up for the first qualifier with the smallest plate, went 5.60 @ 122 with a 1.18 60. Last qualifier, put the biggest restrictor plate in it and went 5.310 for the #1 spot. 5.31@130 with a 1.14 60ft. and a .009 light on the pro tree. Won first rnd with a .014 5.32 on the brakes. They had several oildowns and it was getting terribly cold so they postponed the rest of the race to finish up at our next event. We have a bye into the next rnd.

This engine is a beast. I think it could easily push this 2500+ lb. car to some high 4.90-low 5.0's on motor when everything gets sorted out.

good numbers! makes me wish i had my 605 together even more.