76 Chrysler Cordoba
400 motor - Paid $200
This car had only 49k on it when I bought it. The paint was flaking off
everywhere due to a bad paint job. The 400 ran great, although the trans slipped a little.
Me and my friend Jeremy replaced the trans a week before the race. I took this car to the Michigan State Championship Figure 8 Races.
It ran great, but was not very fast. I set it up like a derby car, which was probably not the greatest idea.
I will run it some more next year, after I lower the torsion bars, swap straight tread tires on to the front and remove the leaf spring clamps.

The as I bought it pictures

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Ready to race pictures

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Right before the Michigan State Figure 8 Championship

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The Aftermath

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I made a bunch of changes to the car and ran it in a Figure 8 race
Half way into the race, the motor started suppering and running erractically
I would later find a pinched fuel line at the gastank and it ran great after that.

After a Figure 8 Race

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I ran this car in my hometown derby. There was a lot of 80's junk running and
I pulled an easy heat. I was taking it easy and doing well until there were only
5 cars left. The car stalled and wouldn't refire. In the pics, I found and
fixed some shorted out wiring. I replaced a tire and ented into the 2nd consi.
The car was running and doing great. I lost my radiator, but the 400 continued
to run like a champ. I finally won and the officials told me I had to stay on
on the track and just move right into the feature. At this point, the car was
getting even hotter, big blue flames were coming out of the headers and so was
a bunch of sparks too. I didn't shut it off for 10 mins, hoping the feature
would start right away. It didn't, so I shut it down. 30 Mins later
the feature started and I couldn't get it to fire up. I'll probably fix this
car up and run it again next year.

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