It was just a big old boxcar. We ran the bigger enginefor a few years and then just ended up running the 500-incher. Over the years, weve gotten asked numerous times about connecting rod length and the impact that has on an engines horsepower and durability. Glidden claimed his first national win in 1973 at his hometown race, the coveted NHRA U.S. Nationals. But it was just a real short wheelbase, and it just wasn't built for the big engine. The UDRA had no weight or cubic inch rules. The exhaust side of the heads had been cut off and a about 11/2" plate attached to the side and level with valve cover rail. BG] It was another one of those miracles. The Chicago 1975 season was coming to an end, but I got to run once at US 30 and the last day at Oswego. After a semifinals round win at the Southern Nationals in April, his Thunderbird got crossed up and he shot to the left-side guardrail. Some say the short field problem is due to the cost to conform to the new 2016 mandated rules. They factored pounds per cubic inch, which varied with brand, type and model. But instead, only allowed 500 cubic inch at 2350 pounds, which still stands today. One of my first writing heroes was Robert Benchley and his first book I read was when I was a freshman at LaSalle Peru (IL) High School in 1954. "When we started hiring outside people, it was really our downfall," admits Glidden. In 78, IHRA went to unlimited CI with a set weight. We had a lot of luck. BG] All the engines are the same. HRM] Do you think that would be a good idea? He was telling me all the things he was going to do and how bad he was. He was a true competitor who left a lasting legacy of excellence both on and off the track. Bob drove Fords almost exclusively throughout his career, at times carrying the banner virtually on his own. Here are my 3 off the top of my head -. Just because I've heard that, mind you, doesn't mean it's going to happen. Related Articles MAHLE Aftermarket Kicks-Off Inaugural Powered, A Hearse isnt your typical drag car, but that didnt stop Jason Pickett from outfitting his 1993 Buick Roadmaster Hearse with all the necessities for the track and the street, including a twin-turbo LS3 engine. by maxracesoftware Sat Feb 05, 2005 2:21 pm, Post Loaded and headed to State Capital Raceway, Where he took the win on April 30, 1978. For a 339, the car had to be 2,475 lbs. Bob Glidden passed away at 9:40 pm, Sunday eveninghe was with his wife of 54 years Etta, and their sons Billy and Rusty. 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. Things just happened that way. If I had written my story before it happened, it would have never turned out nearly as good. Forum for the discussion of the US Ford 351 Cleveland, 351M (MODIFIED), 400 and Aussie 302C and 351C engines. (he was a friend of Bob and when his daughter was of age dated Billy) He wanted them freshened up. BG] Back in the early days, none of us had a lot of fnancial support. You had to keep experimenting with new ideasmost of which didn't work. BG] Around this part of the country, there would be really good paying Super Stock meets on Friday nights, on Saturday nights, and on Sunday and we did that for, oh, I'd guess about three years. Those early 1970-75 local and regional level Pro Stock rules were very liberal. Finally MSD came to the rescue. In the midst of the Fairmonts domination, Glidden began testing the Plymouth Arrow. There's Jeg [Coughlin] and [Dave] Connolly. The Comet rolled and flipped 10 times like a violent crashing sprint car. They would break like popcorn with the bigger camshafts, especially with roller cams. That car won, probably, 30, or 31 races over a two- to three-year period. THere was no engine size limit, but it had to be the same brand as the car. Along the way, Bob made occasional appearances behind the wheel of son Billys small-tire Ford Mustangs. But perhaps most famously, the Boss 429 was the engine architecture that Bob Glidden dominated Pro Stock with. Our rst Pro Stock race was at Ontario Motor Speedway, and we lost to [Grumpy] Bill Jenkins [in the nals]. HRM] What was the worst race car you ever drove? by BRENT FAY Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:24 pm, Post In 1986, Glidden had the worst crash of his racing career, flipping numerous times before sliding to a stop, his car reduced to little more than a cage and an engine. Gliddens success on track led him to resign his position at Ed Martin Ford. There is a lot of information out there about engine bearings, so I figured Id try to set the record straight about a few things related to this tiny, but significant, engine component. This video is about the two week wonder, as Bob Glidden called it. It shared. The rule of thumb with compression is that, in the range between 8.0:1 and 12.0:1 compression, one full ratio is worth approximately 3 to 4 . We had a three- year contract, but the following year, when Chrysler went bankrupt, my contract got voided. Ford's sales literature said the Laser Stripes were so wild that "some people think they should have a switch to turn them off." Maybe not for everyone else, but it did for me., It's Saturday, very little racing to do, so we've opened up our collection of old drag races - the 1978 NHRA World Finals from Ontario, Ca. The "Bob Rydey" 584; 582 Air Camando EFI; 618 "Super Air Commando" 632 "Air Enforcer" Pro Street Engines. See all 8 photos Glidden improved his engine building and race craft and that helped . Glidden drove the aforementioned big-block Fairlane in NHRA Division 3 Stock and Super Stock competition, but switched to a 428 Cobra Jet Mustang in 1968. My 339 and 342 cubic inch Clevelands got close to 12,000 RPM. I was only 100 miles from Oswego, IL and 135 from US 30 in Gary, IN. It was the link to the next chapter in my racing career. No blowers or nitrous were allowed (no sheet metal intakes yet) and maximum induction was two four barrel carbs, any size. Glidden completed his career winning three events in 1990, one event in 1991, two events in 1992, and two events in 1993. Shorter wheelie bars are now required at 66 inches. No one really knew how quick that car was. How did you get into cars? Bob Glidden is inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in April, 2005. Production of the Boss 429 Mustang began in 1968 at Kar Krafts assembly plant in Brighton, Michigan. The debate is further complicated by the fact that some tomato varieties can be either determinate or indeterminate depending on their growing conditions. They put weight on me and took a lot off the GMs but at the end of the season it didnt matter because we had plenty left. Darin maybe the RM crew might have seen this during tear down at the track back then? Carbon on Estamino was late to mature. Its the engine he innovated with so much, that when his car suffered a brutal rollover in 1986 at Atlanta, he climbed out of the car and covered his hand-made dual-quad intake with his fire jacket and helmet. However, RST 106 on large potato leaved types did well when grown in grow bags. That's a cutthroat business. The former ATS Diesel race truck is now owned by Justin Lyons of RG Diesel, complete with an engine rebuild and ready to debut next month at the Thoroughbred Diesel Throwdown. After working with the Power Automedia staff for some time on a freelance basis, Andrew joined the team in 2010. And he completed the season with five straight wins and his eighth Pro Stock championship. Then came the end of the season and the last hurrah for the Fairmont, was Glidden bummed? Halfway into the Fairmonts existence, Glidden secured a deal with Chrysler to run a factory-backed effort in 1979. Gardeners around the world have been growing these varieties for the past 8-10 years and are sharing their experiences with others. At what point after the car stopped ipping did you think of doing that? Hajek's current engine came in a roundabout way after Bob Glidden sold off his Cleveland parts to John Healy when Glidden switched to Boss 429s. by bill jones Sat Feb 05, 2005 1:27 am, Post It was very much the same to what Pro Stock cars are today, Glidden confirmed. The new rules for 2016 became even more radical when injection induction was mandated. BG] It's hard to get young people into building cars because the engines are totally diferent [from a stock car]. We could port the heads and intake manifold till the cows came home. head gurus that could maybe answer for me. We won $10,400 at that race and we had about $18,000 invested in everything: our car, spare engines, spare parts, our truck. We worked day and night on that stuff. They are still doing it the old way, they go to work long hours and then go out and win races. BG] I don't know if we were so good. Select the pin () to see company information. It was kind of like the Plymouth Arrow when we came out with it. In 1968 he changed to a 428 Cobra Jet Mustang. BG] I guess it would have been the, oh what was it, I called it the frog, it was so uglyI can't even remember what the car was called. As I pulled 4th gear, the right side gear cogs slipped, but the left side stayed engaged, causing the Comet to make an immediate, hard right turn. After that year, Ford sent a person down to our shop to meet with me and we put together, at that point, still a small deal, but small deals were better than nothing, put that together with me to race Ford again. On the first hard run, the Detroit Locker locked in Detroit, but not at Oswego, IL. Glidden got his start while working as a line mechanic at Ed Martin Ford in Indiana before making racing his full time career. But measuring is just as critical. "We only had to give up 150 pounds and back then that meant a whole lot to us," Glidden added. In 1998, he returned to drive a Pontiac for friend Steve Schmidt at the U.S. Nationals and climbed behind the wheel again in 2010 for Ford runner Jim Cunningham. I had three dogs adopt me three and half years ago, they're a handful, and we've got macaws, so I fnd plenty to do here. But they required even more spring pressure causing more spring breaking. Any perceived advantage when it was debuted was quickly dissolved by the end of the season. Glidden again showed his Pro Stock prowess, winning his record 10th and final championship in 1989. The next race was the July 16, 1978, the Summer Nationals, at Englishtown Raceway, Where Bob debuted the Undefeated 1978 Ford Fairmont. But these arent much different than then. Even I had to recruit help from the stands on a couple of occasions. Glidden began his career in the late 1960s behind the wheel of a series of 427 Ford Fairlanes in the Stock and Super Stock ranks and later a 482 Cobra Jet, becoming one of the winningest competitors in the NHRAs Division 3. My hands were our CNC. Glidden, of Whiteland, Indiana, was one of the most prolific builders and drivers the sport of drag racing has ever seen. What was going through your head during that race? 351c.Net . Why Ford? The most impressive part of the car was not what was under the hood or in the chassis and not even who was driving, the key factor to this car was that he didnt have to spot the competition the traditional 300 pounds in weight breaks. Select product type. BG] When I was 14, I traded an old toolbox for a 1949 Ford that wouldn't run, and I got it to where it would run, and I then drove it to school until the police made me stop. By Andrew Wolf December 17, 2017. Check it out! Prior to that year, our Ford had to weigh about 300 pounds more than a GM with the same size engine. Was the combustion chamber diff? That year he broke the Pro Stock single-season record of six wins set previously by Jenkins. You had to deal with what they made for rules. 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. Information found on the website is presented as advance information for the auction lot. The Quest for the Perfect Heirloom Tomato Variety Bob Glidden will certainly never be forgotten. 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. in 78 he won everything on the calender with a ford fairmont , cleveland powered . Notice one of his other auctions depicts a steel de-stroked . When Bob Glidden was inducted as number four on the NHRA's Top 50 Drivers list, panelist Bob Frey said of Glidden's talent, "There never was, and probably never will be, a more dominant driver in our sport." On Sunday, December 17, Glidden died at age 73 . BG] Oh, diferent deal, you know, after I quit racing, my hat was of to him because for years and years he stayed competitive. It shared its 4.36-inch bore with the 460, but used a shorter 3.59-inch stroke. Glidden had a handle on the longer-wheelbase Thunderbird, and the 500-inch Shotgun engine and that allowed him dominate the 1985 season. BOSS 429 wrote: The Aheads wouldn't fall out of a tree for nhra pro stock,The bastard a460 (style) head was better. My Pinto with a Cleveland, thanks to Gapp and Roush, Dyno Don Nicolson and Bob Glidden, was the highest factor 7.3x the cubic inch. Glidden was back for 1986, but things didnt go as planned. The paint now, if it is the same car, is Killer Candy Red. Our thoughts, prayers and deepest condolences are with the Glidden family at this difficult time.. BG] Well, I'm a lucky old fart! From Fort Vancouver Yellow Pear to Santa Anna, these, This website uses cookies for functionality, analytics and advertising purposes as described in our, Bob Glidden's Undefeated 351C Powered Pro Stock Fairmont. I remember when Bob Glidden was top dog with his Thunderbird in the NHRA during the 80's and Bill Elliot was ruling in NASCAR with his Coors - Melling . The Undefeated 1978 Pro Stock Fairmont. When Pro Stock racer Bob Glidden retired in 1997 with 85 event victories, he was the winningest driver in NHRA history. The following season in just his second full-time campaign he won three times and set both ends of the national record on the path to his first Winston championship, in come-from-behind fashion over Gapp and Wally Booth. Not really, the Fairmont served its purpose, Glidden said. Most of the penalties were directed at me. They had pictures of him assembling his engines standing on their end. Even today, only John Force (134) and Warren Johnson (97) have more event wins, and no Pro Stock driver has yet to claim more cham-pionships (Glidden won 10, including five in a row from 19851989). No braze and the ports were BIG!!!! Within five runs at a private tire test, Glidden bettered the world record with the Mopar, a record the Fairmont held. I bought a car from [Wayne] Gapp and [Jack] Roush. Bob Glidden ran a 9.03-second run at 152.54 mph, which was top speed in qualifying and of the Pro Stock field. Billy Glidden, Bod Glidden son claimed he wouldn't build an engine hanging on a stand because the bores would be distorted during the tq sequence. We will safeguard your e-mail and only send content you request. They put weight on me and took weight of the Chevrolets. So I'd like to understand why he would run a de-stroked small block? BG] No. Discover the Best Heirloom Tomato Varieties Comparable to Big Beef, Title: Discovering Heirloom Tomato Varieties Close to Big Beef No. The tour started with Bob racing his 78 Ford Pinto, at the start of the season. Sadly, it turned out that last day was the end of the Chicagoland Pro Stock at US 30 and Oswego forever! Due to a change in the rules, which didnt suit his Ford, Glidden switched to a Plymouth Arrow for 1979. It was a factory lightweight car that they had stopped racing. 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. We did everything by hand. And of course, all was neutral balanced or even overbalanced. record at 7.277 secondsthe quickest Pro Stock run in NHRA history. 800.957.7223. I didnt wonder about it because we were lucky with that car, Glidden said. Hemi-headed Ford engine. 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. Racing bearings are different from those recommended for street use, and theres a lot to consider. Plexiglas side windows and windshields were allowed. As flat tappet lobes frequently began to flatten, and springs were breaking, most Pro Stock racers finally went to roller cams. 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. The experts all agree that cleanliness is the most important factor during installation, and the lack thereof is the most common problem that leads to bearing failure. 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.
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