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Mar 7, 2008 | 10:10 AM

#21

Starfury

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RE: Can you name this block?

To my knowledge, "grody" would be the correct spelling

Mar 7, 2008 | 10:49 AM

#22

urban_cowboy

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RE: Can you name this block?

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ORIGINAL: 67 evil eleanor

Rare as Hen's teeth.

Ha, I have not heard that in years.

Mar 7, 2008 | 12:31 PM

#23

atomsk680

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RE: Can you name this block?

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ORIGINAL: JMD

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ORIGINAL: Aussie66Fastback

wtf is groady?

"Groady" is a slang take off of the word gross.. I first heard it about 1977 or so. Must not have caught on down under!

are you calling me old[>:]?

Mar 7, 2008 | 01:58 PM

#24

JMD

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From: AR

RE: Can you name this block?

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ORIGINAL: Starfury

To my knowledge, "grody" would be the correct spelling

I think the technical spelling is "Grroaediexroeaeyay"

Mar 10, 2008 | 10:55 PM

#25

RolandT3Speed

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From: AusTex

RE: Can you name this block?

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ORIGINAL: JMD

Quote:

ORIGINAL: Aussie66Fastback

wtf is groady?

"Groady" is a slang take off of the word gross.. I first heard it about 1977 or so. Must not have caught on down under!

No, "groady, grody", etc. is derived from "grotty" which is derived from grotesque.
The term generally arrived in this country from the UK with the Beatles.

Mar 10, 2008 | 11:11 PM

#26

atomsk680

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RE: Can you name this block?

so thelma.... a boss?

Mar 12, 2008 | 06:40 PM

#27

03Mach69Mach

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RE: Can you name this block?

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ORIGINAL: 67 evil eleanor

OK, the answer is, its a Dry Decked O-Ringed Boss 302 Trans Am race block. It takes special dry deck headsthat uses metal O-rings to seal, no head gaskets to blow(notice the recesses in the cylinder tops). These were used in the 69 and/or 70 season, and is more than likely from Bud Moore's or Holman Moody's shop. In race form, I think these animals were capable of somewhere around 570 HP and produced torque in the mid 400 range. Rare as Hen's teeth. Anyone got a set of heads?

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