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Jeff Chambers · 11-04-2002, 07:47 AM

If that was the Richmond VA race, I suffered severe head gasket failure. The fire ring between #2 & #3 burnt away. As the hot combustion pumped back and forth between the cylinders, it burnt my new B50 Sportsman block about .080" deep and my head about .040" deep. Talk about being bummed! We brazed the block and head up though and reassembled the motor and still managed to take one more win during the season and set both the ET and MPH records several times.

There will be a full-featured article on our car sometime this winter. MM&FF shot the photos at the Norwalk event.

11-04-2002, 07:47 AM	#2
Jeff Chambers Moderator Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Milan, OH Posts: 2,699	If that was the Richmond VA race, I suffered severe head gasket failure. The fire ring between #2 & #3 burnt away. As the hot combustion pumped back and forth between the cylinders, it burnt my new B50 Sportsman block about .080" deep and my head about .040" deep. Talk about being bummed! We brazed the block and head up though and reassembled the motor and still managed to take one more win during the season and set both the ET and MPH records several times. There will be a full-featured article on our car sometime this winter. MM&FF shot the photos at the Norwalk event. __________________ Jeff Chambers 1990 Mustang GT 10.032 Seconds / 137.5 MPH 14-time Street Warrior World Record Setter CRT Performance 2001 Tropic Green Mustang GT - 12.181 / 113.2 MPH 2002 Ford F-250 Crew Cab 7.3l Power Stroke - 17.41@77.2 "There's nothing boring about a small block automatic shifting gears at 9400 rpm!"