Missed the Paso Deadline and I’m Being Lazy…
7.24.06 Been very lazy since I missed the Paso deadline. I still need steering, but at least it runs from a twist of the key. Starts right up, though!! Read More →
1965 Ford Ranchero Gasser, Popular Hot Rodding 1966
A REAL 1965 Ford Ranchero found in Popular Hot Rodding, July 1966! Dave Pinta’s “Damn Yankee”, a real 1965 Ranchero Gasser from Popular Hot Rodding July 1966!! That’s a 428 Ford, with 15 1/2 to 1 compression, and reworked heads consisting of porting and polishing, a Holman Moody intake modified to accept Hilborn port injection, this engine dyno’d at 646 horsepower...
Ranchero Progress
Greg cuts more Ford off his Ranchero. Steering works now, and he’s building up a 400 Pontiac with 12:1 slugs, and really big cam (320 advertised duration, I think?), and mild head/port work. Also picked up a scattershield and aluminum flywheel for it. Coming soon, too!! We had to stop because his neighbor across the street yelled at him to knock that racket off. It was only like...