Herbold Racing!

The chronicle of my adventures with a 1973 Plymouth Duster 340 drag car.

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Stroker Crankshaft

January 19th, 2010 · No Comments

I just got the stroker crankshaft today.  Now I have everything I need to build this motor.  The block is at the machine shop right now.  I dropped the pistons off at the machine shop a few days ago so they can do the final bore and hone of the cylinders.  Once that is done, [...]

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Diamond Pistons in the House!

January 13th, 2010 · No Comments

I walk in through the front door of my house and there they were… and I swear when I opened the box I heard angels sing…
Pretty pictures…

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And Now We Have Carburetion…

January 12th, 2010 · No Comments

Another box of parts arrived today.  These contained the Edelbrock Thunder Series AVS 800 carburetor, valve cover gaskets, alternator bracket, and fuel pressure regulator.

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Piston Rings…

January 11th, 2010 · No Comments

…got here today…

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ADRA 2010 Race #1

January 9th, 2010 · No Comments

The first race of the season went pretty well.  I survived the first round.  I would probably have made it through the second round but during that pass the transmission just refused to shift into third and so the car gained about 3/10 second ET.  It felt like the RPM just wouldn’t go any higher [...]

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Yet More 418 Stroker Parts…

January 6th, 2010 · No Comments

Just the timing set and tensioner…

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