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Dodgevanman
04-05-2007, 07:17 AM
I don't have the specifics on this van yet, but she's quick!

RAM MAN
04-05-2007, 07:21 AM
W O W

Dodgevanman
04-05-2007, 07:28 AM
I love that she pulls the wheels off the ground. Those pics were posted on the Moparts forum and were taken at Mopars at the Strip.

van-nut
04-05-2007, 08:08 AM
I'm almost certain that I saw that very van running a few years ago here in Denver at the Truck Day event. If it is the same one (and I'm 99% sure it is) the anouncer said it's got a 440 in it. The driver was very good, too. If I remember, he went all the way to either the semi-final round or the final round that day. Very Cool. Thanks for posting that, Nate. If I go again this summer and he's there again, I will make sure to get lots of pics!

Pete

Ram4ever
04-05-2007, 10:21 AM
Doggone! If that was a maxi and we strapped wings on it we could call it a space shuttle, or a real "flying brick"! :rck:

All you space buffs please note that the only "lifting bodies" involved are the passengers... :crazy:

:gr_patrio

Dodgevanman
04-05-2007, 12:05 PM
Okay I have some specifics on the van.

440/727, No NOS, naturally aspirated with a .660 lift solid cam and 4.86 8 3/4 gear w/Strange Axles. One seat and a small roll cage.

Willie0506
04-05-2007, 08:17 PM
That is one SICK van, absolutely love it.

gower3544
04-05-2007, 09:27 PM
He Beat A Hemi???!!!???

stev
04-05-2007, 09:29 PM
I wonder if there are movie shots of it on www.youtube.com !

I've been enjoying many of the older race semi-finals and national on the youtube lateley.

The best one that gets me the most is a 440 Plymouth Duster taking out a performance ricer burner down the straightaway!

The Roadrunners and Chargers are popular too.

I wonder if this Ram Van has a clip over there?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6ulcBglrIw :rck:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT0v5RsJtdw before and after

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dbqWtPPGnQ The ugly van, a must see!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIH8DOyTqLg --> Oh yes!

stev
04-05-2007, 09:57 PM
OK, here's a Dodge Ram Van dragging it out at a professional track. Guess what, it won!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNYfPlyNcmA

Oval track of full size van races. Now this is really wild! The bus is amazing in this race. To bad the Dodge Sprinter gets banged up badly!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OMMCqYFSWA

OK, so I'm hooked on these quick movies. :)

QQB825
04-06-2007, 09:59 AM
Oval track of full size van races. Now this is really wild! The bus is amazing in this race. To bad the Dodge Sprinter gets banged up badly!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OMMCqYFSWA

OK, so I'm hooked on these quick movies. :)
i love it! LOL!

BigBlackB250
04-07-2007, 01:53 PM
the whole point of a van though is to have space not be cooped up in some tiny roll cage though it is strange to se a big van a dodge at that here in Minnesota you barely see any old dodge vans mostly chevys and gmcs or fords> I always said vans are underrated and those posts prove why YOU CAN RACE A VAN, the inside just wont be van like cool though id like to try that only keep the inside nice and van like its still nuts