Now NHRA should just call the class PRO PONTIAC instead of PRO STOCK. BG] John Force. In this blog p. Tomato Varieties: From Determinate to Indeterminate & Dark to Yellow Research Your Options Before Planting! Reader Voted - 20 Best V8s of All Time - Hot Rod Magazine - MotorTrend Behind the Scenes with the winners of the 2023 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, Tuner Jimmy Prock on analyzing mistakes made with Robert Hight's Funny Car, Two-decade journey leads Nate VanWassenhove to the KB Titan braintrust, Weekend Rewind: 2023 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, J.R. Todd: 'If you knew a weekend like this was coming, youd rather stay home', Fans love the all new In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip, 4/29: Its Boss 429 dayCelebrate Ford's big-bore semi-hemi engine. 79 Bob Glidden Small Block Pro Stock - For A Bodies Only Mopar Forum Bob Glidden won every one of those 5 consecutive races. His streak ended after 50 rounds (14 races), when he uncharacteristically redlighted the second round at the Mile-High Nationals. And Chrysler came along and ofered me, it wasn't much money, but it was a lot more than nothing, plus all of the parts I needed. Community for the 351 Cleveland Ford engine enthusiasts world wide. GLIDDEN'S FIRST GM EXPERIENCE | Competition Plus EFI systems can employ numerous sensors to perform many tasks, including data acquisition, but this article will concentrate on only the required sensors. When freshened I would watch for shiny spots on gap ends, and adjust if necessary. Gliddens career spanned over 25 years and in addition to running Pro Stock, Glidden made a few appearances at World Ford Challenge events behind the wheel of his son Billys popular Fox-Body Mustang. HRM] Do you think that would be a good idea? Discover the Best Heirloom Tomato Varieties Comparable to Big Beef, Title: Discovering Heirloom Tomato Varieties Close to Big Beef In ihra the fastest about this time (87) was a 6xx ci (BOSS) engine. I documented some earlier racing with Bob Racing racing Dyno Don at the 77 World Finals, Segway into the 1978 Pro Stock season. We were just battling the NHRA with the rule deals. Now here comes the question for you cyl. Early Pro Stock engines were primarily warmed up Super Stock engines, the bigger the better. Glidden hit the railing nose first, which caused the car to flip over and then barrel roll multiple time before coming to rest right-side up in the shut-down area. The new rules for 2016 became even more radical when injection induction was mandated. On a small block-equipped car the addition of nitrous carried a 250-pound penalty. The Ford was destroyed but Glidden climbed out unscathed. Shorter wheelie bars are now required at 66 inches. 1972 Ford Pinto Bob Glidden Pro Stock - Mecum Auctions To get an edge some of us even tried pistons in the small blocks with only two ring slots. Bob ran our combination for the first time at the 1985 WinterNationals and destroyed every national record in the class (letting of the throttle at 1000 ft.) in his rout of the class. I think a book of that nature should be written about Pro Stock drag racing. by Guest Sat Feb 05, 2005 10:12 am, Post He used the Probe to win at the Fallnationals, which was his 67th career victory. I forget now who prepared those heads but it was certainly NOT Glidden. 4/29: It's Boss 429 dayCelebrate Ford's big-bore semi-hemi engine Over the years, he has photographed several major auto racing events, sports, news journalism, portraiture, and everything in between. BG] Back in the early days, none of us had a lot of fnancial support. Most of the penalties were directed at me. Drag Racing List - Pro Stock's Old Cars Make a Comeback For 1982 NHRA went from a power-to-weight formula to a new 500ci displacement limit for Pro Stock. Dealer Locator. The lightest and strongest components available were needed to crank those engines that hard. 1972 was our rst year. HRM] Wow, that's a heck of a start to a career. F.A.S.T. Ford Engine Buildup | Hemmings Gaige Herrera extended the perfect start to his breakout rookie season by delivering the Vance & Hines/Mission Suzuki team its second consecutive Pro Stock Motorcycle class win Sunday onboard his Gen III Suzuki Hayabusa at the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Concord, NC. So You Wanna Know About Bob Glidden's Ford 351 Cleveland, See Inside The Engine, The Shop DragBoss Garage 14.9K subscribers Subscribe 2.7K 162K views 1 year ago SANDUSKY I made this video. A career so full of hard work, miraculous wins, and pain-ful controversy deserves to be celebrated, so we took on the legendarily private Bob Glidden and tried to get him to spill some secrets. 7 posts Bob Glidden's pro stock C heads Bob Glidden's pro stock C heads. Robert Benchley would have loved it! Plus, I loved doing those big burnouts for my fans. I had been a regional Sportsman bracket racer since 1969, raced Pro Stock from 1975-1989, then left in 1990 to become one of the original Pro Modified racers. HRM] What took you from Super Stock to Pro Stock? Pretty racey at that time.. but what got my curiosity was what was in the intake port. They had pictures of him assembling his engines standing on their end. Glidden won eight more times between 1990 and 93 and captured his 85th and final NHRA Pro Stock victory at Englishtown in 1995 after having missed the first half of the season following a heart attack in December of 1994. Prior to that year, our Ford had to weigh about 300 pounds more than a GM with the same size engine. After fast start to season, DeJoria says, 'It's past time. Bob Glidden, one of the greatest champions in the history of NHRA drag racing, announced his retirement Tuesday to devote his time to developing engines for NASCAR Winston Cup stock cars. When we went to [race with] the Plymouth in 1979, we had the same weight breaks as the Chevrolet, and we just dominated. BG] My favorite car of all time was the 1987 Thunderbird. The Undefeated 1978 Pro Stock Fairmont. face/gasket was a half of a sphere approx. But that is why I got many well-paid match exhibition bookings and my critics did not. by bill jones Sat Feb 05, 2005 1:27 am, Post His last real competitive pass came in 2003, and he did return to the track in 2010 to consult with another team. Delivery: Estimated between Fri, May 5 and Mon, May 8 to 23917. . He won his 85th and final national event at the Mopar Nationals in 1995, after missing most of the 1995 season due to open heart surgery during the off season. BG] Well, we thought they were all very fortunate. You had to deal with what they made for rules. It wasnt really ahead of its time because the chassis hasnt changed that much over time. Lots of cool engine work going on here! Bob takes the win. As of 1978 IHRA was unlimited cubic inch at 2,350 pounds. It was just a big old boxcar. And in 1988 he won five of the last seven races en route to his fourth straight title. Home of world class custom built blueprint engines for street, racing, and pleasure. We made all of our manifold runners by hand. The new rules and approach to Pro Stock in 2016 is as different from its beginning in 1969/70 as the Wright Brothers are to NASA. HRM] But was there a method to building winning cars? 4 ranking on its Top 50 drivers of the sanctioning bodys first 50 years, noting in its ode to the quiet Hooser that, Bob Glidden did not have any special training or a degree in mechanical engineering. Gardeners around the world have been growing these varieties for the past 8-10 years and are sharing their experiences with others. Offered as a "believed to be" all original GT with 351 cid (5.8L) V8, four-speed manual transmission, and the engine-mounted "shaker" hood scoop. If Im not using torque plates, I tape up both sides and trim out the bores. Bob drove Fords almost exclusively throughout his career, at times carrying the banner virtually on his own. We were just really heated competitors. It set top speed at 177.86 on route to a runner-up finish at the opener in Pomona. If they did that, even if they still maintained the chassis like today, a lot more people would get involved. MCE Engines | Los Angeles CA - Facebook At what point after the car stopped ipping did you think of doing that? Back in early Chicagoland Pro Stock, you could make any mods to the engine you wanted. But maximum horsepower was still the main ingredient. Vintage Drag Car Garage - This Guy's Garage - MotorTrend They put weight on me and took weight of the Chevrolets. Jenkins was kind of running his jaws so I pulled the chute on him at about 1000, Glidden said, pausing to laugh. He won three more champion-ships in the 1970s, despite losing factory sponsorship twice during that decade and having to build a completely new program with a totally different manufacturer in 1979. I don't know if this is true or measurable of an old wives tail. HRM] That led into 1980, which was the tightest championship race of your career, with Lee Shepherd. Bob Glidden didn't have one iota of 500-inch engine technology when the edict was handed down. Bob Glidden's Undefeated 351C Powered Pro Stock Fairmont Well, we could win the race because we were the fastest car, but we needed to set one end of the record, and before the fnal, the Santa Ana wind turned around and we had a tailwind, and we won the race and set the record. But regardless of those impressive stats, Bob Glidden was the guy Ford fans rooted for, and even if you didnt like Ford, you respected him. Still, in a build-ing over here at my shop, I'm sure there are probably 50 or 60 manifolds that we experimented with, all of which we made by hand. The Boss 429 engine was designed to beat Chevy and Dodge and put Fords in the winner circle, but to make them legal for NASCAR, Dearborn had to offer them in street cars. 0:00 / 4:47 Pro Stock Mania: Bob Gliddens Undefeated 78 Fairmount 351 Cleveland DragBoss Garage 13.4K subscribers Subscribe 612 20K views 2 years ago SANDUSKY This is just a pic I saw today,. Bodies had to be 67 or newer and for US 30 and Oswego, Pro Stock weight was 2700 lbs. Whatever our best-running engine was would be our base engine, and we wouldn't change anything on it until we found something better. (meaning braze) It made me remember when a customer in the early 80s brought in a set of cleveland 4v heads he had got from Glidden from his pro stocker. After bracket racing with acceptable accomplishments, my quest in 1975 was to run heads-up Pro Stock. For safety, a 4 bar roll bar was mandatory, a helmet and some sort of racing type seat belts were needed and, if you could go 150 MPH, a chute was required. Bob Glidden was forced to drop his winning Cleveland engine program in 1982 when NHRA mandated 500ci and start a new R&D effort with the Boss 429 platform. My intention had always been to race in the US 30 and Oswego Pro Stock, and since Linda and I had put everything into buying the Pinto, our intentions were altered. Bob Glidden is inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in April, 2005. And he's taken his daughters and made them as competitive as himself. Drag racing fans saw the engine used in all sorts of applications. In 1978, it put Glidden on top at midyear with wins at four events, including Indy and the World Finals. Glidden dominated the scene in the 1970s and 1980s, winning back-to-back NHRA Pro Stock championships in 1974-1975, followed by three in a row from 1978-1980, and then five straight championships from 1985-1989. Nhra Great Leaving Drag Racing to Work on Nascar Engines\\ Racing bearings are different from those recommended for street use, and theres a lot to consider. That was how we made a living. By seasons end, Glidden switched to the boxy Ford Fairmont, and with that car he finished the season undefeated in five national competitions. The car featured a chassis with quite a few similarities to todays current design. It would take three days and nights, nearly round the clock to make one. After the development of Pacaloy springs I never broke another valve spring in 20 more years of drag racing. Gildan Bob Glidden NHRA Fan Apparel and Souvenirs, Vintage Drag Racing Souvenir, Not Authenticated NHRA Original Autographed Items, John Force NHRA Original Autographed Items, Perhaps you can come up with some categories to make this more than an exercise in "who's is bigger or badder". The story of Blair's Speed Shop is excerpted from Bob McClurg's latest book The American Speed Shop published by . Most of the early Pro Stocks were made from real cars. Bob Glidden won every one of those 5 consecutive races. NHRA Classic Original 1982 Bob Ingles #9 Camaro Pro Stock Drag - eBay Top ring was .043 and second slot held a 1/16 ductile second ring with a 1/8 oil ring package below. BG] The way I did the plenum, the top of the runners going to the engine. Warren was one, Johnson. BG] All I will tell you is that it wasn't me. Gliddens success on track led him to resign his position at Ed Martin Ford. Straight axles were accepted. As it turns out, this question is often overthought. Bob Glidden's pro stock C heads - Cleveland's Forever They innovated a lot of things, between them and W.J., they were tough competitors. He chased Chevy Camaro driver Lee Shepherd for the 1980 Winston title all season, barely eclipsing Shepherd to claim his fifth overall and third straight championship. It was interesting, that's really what got me interested in engines, and of course, the engine is part of a car, so I got interested in cars. Post Mar 01, 2007 #2 2007-03-01T14:39. 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He raced a Fairlane, and Mustangs, in super stock, my favorite is his 68 Cobra Jet Mustang. record at 7.277 secondsthe quickest Pro Stock run in NHRA history. HRM] Did you dislike it just because it was ugly, or was it an ill-handling car as well? HRM] Can you talk about the rumors of nitrous? Carbon on Estamino was late to mature. Post Dec 06, 2007 #1 2007-12-06T20:00. note where the casting number is - on top of a runner. 1 at every single NHRA event that season, both national and regional, and win every time it came to the starting line. Pro Stock has existed in a quandary of constant rule changes for 47 years. BG] I was the son of a sharecropper. Glidden's penchant for secrecy, notable even in the notoriously tight-lipped Pro Stock class, meant his innovations remained his own, but it also led to rumors and suspicions amongst his com-petitors. minimum weight. Offering top notch Aluminum Cylinder Head Porting and Cylinder Block Machining Services for High Performance Racing Engines by Race Engine Builder Steve Schmidt. This year, I am considering a few varieties for graft, Growing Tom Wagner's Varieties of Tomatoes: A Gardener's Guide With Tips & Advice, Tom Wagner is a renowned horticulturist who has created several varieties of tomatoes, including the popular "Fort Vancouver Yellow Pear", "Pennsylvania Catchfly", "Santa Anna" and "Sunspot". The UDRA had no weight or cubic inch rules. Back in the early 1980s, we really dominated with the small-block, BG] Nope, no. On the port floor about 3/4" in from int. Drag Racing Engines "Intimidator" Series . My 339 and 342 cubic inch Clevelands got close to 12,000 RPM. Our thoughts, prayers and deepest condolences are with the Glidden family at this difficult time.. But measuring is just as critical. Hemi-headed Ford engine. Eventually, in 1972, Glidden sold a pair of Super Stock Mustangs and purchased a Pro Stock Pinto from Jack Roush and Wayne Gapp. He was telling me all the things he was going to do and how bad he was. Glidden retired after just two events in the 1997 season. The car was acquired from its second owner in restored but unlettered shape. The car was raced only a couple times, running a known best of 8.93 at 145 mph. We need to win this race', John Force gunning for third straight Charlotte Four-Wide Nationals win, Jacob McNeal is living out a childhood dream with Charlotte Top Fuel debut, Are you ready for a Cuadra quad? Do to the factored rules, most Pro Stock engines were small blocks, and usually de-stroked. Glidden rode the train of good fortunes as long as he could without question. "We only had to give up 150 pounds and back then that meant a whole lot to us," Glidden added. by joe Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:01 pm, Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited, General engine tech -- Drag Racing to Circle Track, I had read a comment I beleave it was Bill Jones in a post about wleding cylinder heads and made mention that there was gold in the ports of Bob Gliddens cyl. Brent. In this racing thing more than anything else when you get on a roll good things can happen because people are afraid theyre going to lose to you. He even tried to get out of bed last night at 8:20. BG] That car was built for the small-block engine, when we ran small-blocks, and by the time that car was nished, NHRA had changed the rules to big-blocks and we converted it over as well as we could. The Fairmont provided the perfect bridge from one manufacturer to another. Plexiglas side windows and windshields were allowed. He never thought about when the streaks would end, acknowledging them, he admitted, would have ended them. Blair's: The World's Oldest Speed Shop TorqTalk I know that I have to hustle to win and that I have to go all out to afford to race. However, some gardeners prefer heirloom tomatoes due to their historical significance, seed-saving capabilities, and diverse characteristics. Glidden set world records that stood for over 10 years mainly because he bought up all the stock of those special Shogun 429 heads he used and nobody else could get them.. he probably learned something from those heads. The entire venture went away after we sold Bob Glidden several engines in the winter of 1984. in 78 he won everything on the calender with a ford fairmont , cleveland powered . If a racer ran a canted-valve engine such as the Ford Cleveland, they had to add another 50 pounds. It shared its 4.36-inch bore with the 460, but used a shorter 3.59-inch stroke. "Not one single warning," Glidden recalled. Within five runs at a private tire test, Glidden bettered the world record with the Mopar, a record the Fairmont held. Dealer LocatorYANMAR USA These wins brought him and the Undefeated . One key difference: The Cleveland V8, as the engine is also known, employs canted valve heads. No. What 's with Bob Glidden? | Ford Muscle Cars Tech Forum

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