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jim_ss409


BARRIE, ONTARIO

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Hi, My name is Jim and I live in Barrie. I'm the half owner of a couple of vintage race cars. 

I drive this one...

 

The other guy, also named Jim drives this one...

 

Both cars are powered by 409 Chevys and run in the mid to low tens. We try and make it to the majority of the ONDR races. (Ontario Nostalgia Drag Racers)

We also have a pretty cool old truck that we sometimes use to pull a car with. It's a 57 Mack...

 

This looks like a really good site. I'm happy to be signed up!



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flatblack55delivery


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Wow nice cars Welcome from Port Hope/Cobourg area looks like the collective ET on this site just dropped a second or two.409s very cool.I think there might be a couple others with them here. Ed

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poncho62


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Very cool....welcome Jim

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BADEN, ONT

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My ultimate dream is to own an old tractor like your Mack, and tow a fifth wheel camper trailer, and just tour North America.
Pipe dream, but that's just that.
Nice cars, Welcome to the site.

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TIREDIRN


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Jim, welcome aboard.

Great looking cars and truck. A friend of mine has taken a lot of shots of the cars at different drag events.

I'm also on 348.349

Gary



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JAR


NIAGARA FALLS, ONT

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you made it Jim. Welcome. it takes us old racers longer to find our way.

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DavyJ


NIAGARA REGION, ONT

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Good looking cars and the truck too! Welcome

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Grumpy


COLDSPRINGS, ONT

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Welcome To The Site....Enjoy The Ride!!!!

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fastchevy


NORTH BAY, ONT

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Hey Jim...cars are looking good...good to see you on here

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sasquatch


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Welcome "JIM" and "JIM".

Great looking cars. love to see the older bodies still being used.(And the 409's!!)

Your'e MACK,, -Is the original engine driveline still in it or?

Impressive neat tidy set ups!!

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jim_ss409


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Thanks for the nice welcome.

 

sasquatch wrote:

Welcome "JIM" and "JIM".

Great looking cars. love to see the older bodies still being used.(And the 409's!!)

You're MACK,, -Is the original engine driveline still in it or?

Impressive neat tidy set ups!!

 

The Mack originally had a 706 ci gas engine. We re-powered it with a DT466 International diesel. The entire driveline came from a 1996 model school bus.

I know, the engine is painted Caterpillar yellow.

The truck works very well but the school bus gearing is a bit low. We're replacing the old four speed Allison with a newer five speed that has an overdrive and lockup converter. I'm thinking it should cruise along nicely with the new tranny.



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Rochie


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Jim,
I watched both of you guys run at the Bend last weekend. GREAT looking cars both of them. They run pretty hard as well Right?

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jim_ss409


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Rochie wrote:

Jim,
I watched both of you guys run at the Bend last weekend. GREAT looking cars both of them. They run pretty hard as well Right?

 Both cars are running well right now. The Pontiac ran 10.48 on the weekend and the 55 Chevy ran 10.17

Both cars have 476ci 409's but the one in the Pontiac is fairly mild. It was originally built for a street car.

But, we just got a new aluminum 409 block for the Pontiac so we're expecting to go quite a bit quicker next year.



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KETTLEBY, ONT

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welcome over here jim! 



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Welcome Jim, I watched your Pontiac buildup on the ponco site, nice cars and truck.



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Iwannagofast


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Beautiful vehicles gentlemen, welcome.

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chevyboy


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Welcome Jim. I think I have a magazine with a little clipping of the 55 in it. I'll see if I can find it.

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Welcome to the forum Jim! Nice cars... and I love the Mack, very cool!!

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hennys63


BEAVERTON, ONT

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Hi Jim

  Very nice set up you and your partner have. I was to be down to the race today but the weather did not cooperate. Nice to see the ONDR represented so well as your team has

                                                 Tom

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JPB


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smile  Welcome guy's from Elgin County. Seen these Fine cars at Stthomas Raceway Park smile  See you there again!



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entourageguy


BARRIE, ONT

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Gee you guys get around. Love those cars.
I've got to get up that way with an engine build I want to do over the winter.

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hotroddonnie


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Hi Jim! Checked your cars out at Grand Bend as well. I saw your Pontiac behind the fence when you first got it, that thing was in amazing condition! Has to be a U.S car.

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NICE TEAM cant pic the coolest welcome


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jim_ss409


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hotroddonnie wrote:

Hi Jim! Checked your cars out at Grand Bend as well. I saw your Pontiac behind the fence when you first got it, that thing was in amazing condition! Has to be a U.S car.

 No it's a Canadian Pontiac. It came from the Winnipeg area.

I'm looking forward to building the new aluminum 409 over the winter. We're hoping the car will run in the mid to high nines next year.

 



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Torquewar


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Also followed the build on Poncho, and loved the fabrication pics nicely done. The new motor should take some serious weight off the nose.
Hope to get to see those cars one day in action.

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always loved seeing that 55 at grand bend.

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welcome Jim , awesome machines

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