1965 Olds F85 “Snowflake”

Discussion in 'The "Other" Bench' started by johnriv67, Dec 16, 2020.

  1. johnriv67

    johnriv67 Well-Known Member

    Ohh interesting, so someone definitely hyped up the history to me :D:eek::rolleyes:
    Well, I'll still be shooting for 10s then
     
  2. D STAGE 2 455

    D STAGE 2 455 Well-Known Member

    No, I'm not saying the car didn't go as quick as was stated, I was saying I
    remember when it ran low 11's.
     
  3. johnriv67

    johnriv67 Well-Known Member

    Ahh okay, understood. And it wouldn't bother me if it didn't go that fast, I can always make it faster :D
     
  4. 67nitrouspig

    67nitrouspig Well-Known Member

    The new car looks great I was following the riv build and didn’t find this new thread until today. Will be watching what else you do with the car and I’m excited to see what it can do.
     
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  5. johnriv67

    johnriv67 Well-Known Member

    Finally got on the road!
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  6. johnriv67

    johnriv67 Well-Known Member

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  7. 1972Mach1

    1972Mach1 Just some M.M.O.G. guy.....

    Well? How's it run?
     
  8. johnriv67

    johnriv67 Well-Known Member

    Scary. It runs very hard, haven’t used full throttle yet
     
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  10. Clarkie

    Clarkie Well-Known Member

    It sounds bad ass.
     
  11. 67nitrouspig

    67nitrouspig Well-Known Member

    Sounds great!
     
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  12. sean Buick 76

    sean Buick 76 Buick Nut

    Looks great! I would like to hear how it sounds!
     
  13. johnriv67

    johnriv67 Well-Known Member

    Check a few posts up
     
  14. DasRottweiler

    DasRottweiler -BuickAddict-

    You got a trailer for that beast? Think about Nostalgia Events at NED or the NoDrama Saturday Series at Lebanon Valley.
    The difference in track prep is night and day , at least at NED, between Streetnight and actual racing events.
    Streetnights are money grabs for the track, they ain't laying down the sticky for streetcars....JIM
     
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  15. johnriv67

    johnriv67 Well-Known Member

    I’ll be driving it up myself, and maybe will have a friend take a trailer up with it when I throw the nitrous on it
     
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  16. DasRottweiler

    DasRottweiler -BuickAddict-

    We'll see how it goes this season, I would like to make it up/over to Lebanon Valley . It's hard to break away from NED, as it's only 8 miles away! Jim
     
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  17. sean Buick 76

    sean Buick 76 Buick Nut

  18. johnriv67

    johnriv67 Well-Known Member

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    First pass I’ve ever made in the car: 13.603 @ 105.5

    7 passes later in the day, once I figured out how to launch: 11.72 @ 111.25 (I accidentally let off early, was looking to be an 11.4 otherwise)

    Now, the bests....
    Best 60’: 1.61
    Best 1/8th: 7.339
    Best 1/8th MPH: 91.88
    Best 1/4: 11.72
    Best MPH: 115.65

    And I blew out an exhaust gasket from it being too loose and the hitting the 6500 rpm rev limiter on the 2-3 shift on my 12.08 @ 115.65 pass.

    No nitrous yet, and the car weighs 3460 with me in it.

    Drove it 75 miles to the track, and drove it 75 miles home. A true street/strip car.
     
    Last edited: May 17, 2021
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  19. Bens99gtp

    Bens99gtp Well-Known Member

    Remflex gaskets fix that issue
     
  20. johnriv67

    johnriv67 Well-Known Member

    Well, it was a remflex gasket :D
     

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