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twyacht

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Because It's A Guy Thing, And We Would All Like To Do It..
« on: November 18, 2011, 08:09:58 PM »
Couldn't resist a post to let off some steam and smoke after the week I had. I just wish I had my old Camaro back sometimes...

We did this with our old hotrods back in the day,....glad to see the tradition never went away.....



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Sorry, the rice burners will never compare.... ;)

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Re: Because It's A Guy Thing, And We Would All Like To Do It..
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2011, 08:19:33 PM »
Love it!!!

Basic rule for a performance car:  If it idles on its own below 1,200 rpm it ain't a performance engine

Basic rule for a mechanic, tuner or hotrodder:  If you can't tune a quadrajet or balance a Holley double pumper you don't belong at the track or cruising the strip!  Those are rodding 101, if you can tune a hemi you get your masters  ;D

By the way, the basic undergrad passing exam is to blow your small block chevy on a hole shot at 8:30pm, drag it home, overhaul it with spare parts in the garage, and be back to smoke the competition by midnight ... Central Ave. and Indian School Road, November 1976, Series 1 Chevy Luv, 350, .060 over, Edelbrock crossram with dual Quadrajets, slightly modified  ;) Powerglide, and 3.75 Detroit Locker  ;D
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Re: Because It's A Guy Thing, And We Would All Like To Do It..
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2011, 08:25:55 PM »
My '79 had a small block in it but in the winter, in Michigan it was two tons of fun for sure!

I bought that car brandy spanky new the month I separated from active duty and went to work for GM.  In less than three years I wore that car out...

Too f*#king much fun...

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Re: Because It's A Guy Thing, And We Would All Like To Do It..
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2011, 08:58:30 PM »


Mine was blue and white, but identical. 1972 Z-28. Bought it for $2500. Less than a certain rifle I want today... :-\

Loved it and regret getting rid of it.

Cue Ball 4 on the floor Hurst Shifter, Pioneer Super Tuner, "cassette player",....and all the old gearhead tweaks to the motor and exhaust. NO METRIC WRENCHES NEEDED.

Boy I miss that car. :'(

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Re: Because It's A Guy Thing, And We Would All Like To Do It..
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2011, 09:00:09 PM »
I never tweaked cars that much, was always interested in pushing the stock cars to their breaking points. I raced a flathead Ford in my folks' Renault Caravelle - and beat him (barely), mainly because the Renault could actually turn while moving and the Ford - not so much!  ;D The Renault had an 1100cc engine IIRC. Think 1 liter pop bottle - that was about the total displacement of that little 4-banger.  ::)

I had a Mercury Turnpike Cruiser (back when gas was $.33 a gallon thankfully) with a 383 that would smoke almost anything else if I pushed it to the limits.

I loved driving more than tweaking, although I rebuilt a '58 Mercedes 219 sedan. My one wish in life was to attend the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving at Elkhart Lake.

I had a record (33-1/3 RPM) that was nothing other than the sounds from various 6, 8 and 12-cylinder engines GT and Formula engines. Loved the sound of the big bore Chevys and Fords. When I get around to listening to Formula engines now, they sound more like 120VAC Singer sewing machines run at 240VAC.
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Re: Because It's A Guy Thing, And We Would All Like To Do It..
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Re: Because It's A Guy Thing, And We Would All Like To Do It..
« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2011, 09:04:46 PM »
1970&1/2 Camaro Z-28 with LT-1 350ci 370 Horsepower,Muncie M-21 4 speed,12 bolt posi with 4.11 gears. Got rid of the QuadraJUNK and replaced it with a Holley 650cfm double pumper.Headers,glass paks,Fun car in summer, Dangerous in winter.. :o :o :o

Looked like this, except it ws light blue metalic with black ralley stripes
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Re: Because It's A Guy Thing, And We Would All Like To Do It..
« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2011, 09:22:07 PM »
You know someone had to post this. Hey, if you're of a certain age, its required....... ;D
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Re: Because It's A Guy Thing, And We Would All Like To Do It..
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2011, 01:33:51 AM »
Quote from: m58 on November 18, 2011, 08:19:33 PM
overhaul it with spare parts in the garage, and be back to smoke the competition by midnight ... Central Ave. and Indian School Road

That wouldn't be in Phoenix would it?

I got chased by the cops starting at that very intersection...many, many moons ago....it wasn't a very fair chase.
I should have slowed down a bit to give them a chance.

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Re: Because It's A Guy Thing, And We Would All Like To Do It..
« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2011, 06:13:47 AM »
Never had the $$$$ to buy something like that and do it on the road but I had a blast in the winter with an old Ford Pinto in the mall PL before the days of the Mall Police!

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Re: Because It's A Guy Thing, And We Would All Like To Do It..
« Reply #9 on: November 19, 2011, 07:28:15 AM »
Quote from: kmitch200 on November 19, 2011, 01:33:51 AM
That wouldn't be in Phoenix would it?

I got chased by the cops starting at that very intersection...many, many moons ago....it wasn't a very fair chase.
I should have slowed down a bit to give them a chance.



Yes it was!
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