Just got back from the 2012 BBORR in SW Texas.  Original plan was to use the ’50 Ford with the Flattie but it just didn’t have the top speed that was needed using the factory single exhaust system.  The back-up car was the ’97 Mustang which held the 118 mile race to 2.04 seconds error for the 90 mph class.  I thought that was a great improvement over last year where the car I was navigating had a 8+ second error in the 100 mph class.  For the actual race, I never exceeded 96 mph but really pushed it in the practice sessions peaking out at 124+ mph and averaging 116 & 117 mph on a winding road on the eight mile stretch of practice track.  So now I get to think about next years race and deciding which car to actually use.  The 272 powered ’55 Customline sure keeps coming to mind for this race and the T-85 is now being worked on to get that car back in tip-top shape.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

Pictures?

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Hey Ted, you might as well throw together a circle track car and try your hand at that. You have done about everthing else. Drag racing, Salt flats, and now road racing, whats next?

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

Racing is fun, isn't it . Ted, it is very addicting especially if get any success in it.

I've tried drag racing, track racing, rallying, street racing and the next will maybe be off road  racing... Think of a tube chassis off road monster with four wheel drive and four wheel steering and of course twin turboed Y-block with c4 tranny out of an old Bronco or something

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
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It has come to my attention that there are more than two TED's....

One at the shop, one at the dragstrip, one at the LS, now one hanging out near the border(Reo Grande)...

and of course the one who will sit with you and his wife in his truck on a cold day at the drag strip sipping hot coffee..talking shop...

Keep it going Ted...

Mesquite, TX.

Brother and I own/operate 1957 Ford Fairlane 312/4x2 and two 1963 Falcons 302 rollers carburated 600cfm, FE427 sitting in shed..

Hi Ted,

    I noticed you mentioned a t-85 transmission. I'm running with a T-85 also....It has T-85C on the case with an R11 J on the tail stock....The cover says T-89B...Is this a T-85 trans that I have or is it really a T-89? I have heard that the gears are differant between these two transmissions but I don't know if thats true? Appreciate your imput...

Best regards,

Jeff

Glad to hear you had a good time Ted, I like the idea of a Y-Block car for next year.

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

As far as I know, the R11 od units come standard with the T-89 gear box.  The T-89 gear box is recognized by having offset shift levers coming out of the side cover while the T-85 levers are level with each other.  By the time I’m through fixing the overdrive unit in my ’55, it will likely be with a T-89 gear box with a R-11 overdrive.  I’ve just a bunch more of those parts than the others.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

Thanks for the accolades guys.  It’s a once a year race and much easier to plan for than some of the other things I do.  Here are some pics I captured while standing around.

  

  

  

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

Thankyou for getting back to me I appreciate your knowledge....Is it fair to say that the T-89 transmissions are a stronder unit then the T-85s? Are the gears intercangable? I, have a 57 Ranchero 312 engine with an origonal E-code setup....Modified cam M-260 that a friend recomended...The car is alot of fun nice torque and power....2yrs prior I had the same setup with a 272....Needless to say the 312 made a noticable differance....Safe motoring to you.....

Jeff