bigfoot

...Now NO make and model bashing...lol..no Ford against Chevy stuff..
Just wondering who has alittle project on the go, or a fun toy they drive...
This is another thing that can get outta hand like collecting guitars...but there's something about a car or truck or a cool bike that you've worked on and just DRIVE man....
Anyone have one?....
I've had a few, but now am only down to 1...but am looking for a truck for the spring.

NosEater

I've got an 89' S-10 Blazer.... 2 door, 4x4... in decent condition, onl 130,000 miles.... all stock, v6 motor, red paint job.... getting ready to start working on it in a couple of months.... GOnna get some nice wheels and paint it a dark red... get a good exhaust system on it... just different things like that....

classicrock

I was a mechanic for 26 years and now work for a manufacture. I've had a few toys over the years but never really saw opening hoods on the weekend as "fun". I did have a Harley that I recently sold, I messed with. But lately I have a desire to buy and restore an old British sports car, an MG or a Triumph from the 60s, to replace the Harley as a weekend cruiser. I had a 64 Triumph TR4a for a while and that was a blast to drive.

toastedgoat

harleys.. for me.. got my first one in 1979 , it was a 1974 FLH I restored .. I only paid $500.00 for it.. Sold it in 1985 ,, gave me enough with just a little extra to buy me a 1986 FXR.. had that till 2003.. went without a few years.. purchased a 2008 harley streetbob new in 2008. I work on them , customize them. I've chopped/raked the frames/ paint/ built custom parts and seats.


Thats my thing.. guitars and bikes used to be women too.. but I was just married in October to a wonderful woman.. Don't need any others . It's by no means a new relationship, We've been together for 7 years.

Slowhand

I have two 1971 GTOs...one hardtop, my daily driver, the other a ragtop which is the work in progress.

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Nintova

I'm a straight line freak. I've had many toys through the years but I kept only two. My first car I ever owned, A '1965 Dodge Dart GT 2 dr hardtop that started as slant six, slo-mo, transportation to and from school and work. I spent 2 years hot rodding everything I could on it. It sounded absolutely amazing when the slant 6 was still in it. It ran a best of 13.56@ 115 mph in the 1/4 unadjusted.

The Deep 6, as I dubbed her, had 12.5:1 compression a custom ground racer brown solid lifter cam, Clifford industries aluminum 4bbl intake, a custom built ( by me and my best friend ) exhaust manifold with equal length runners, a custom built aluminum drive line and a torqueflight 727 tranny that was worked over by Ron Souza @ ADCO ( acceleration development company ) transmissions here in Sacramento. The rear end was a dana 60 with an 3:55 Auburn gear. It was built by Chris Alston here in Sacramento before he became a nationally know name. He and his brother are amazing. They also later supplied this cars narrowed rear end with a 4 link and a 12 point roll cage and a tube front chassis with a mustang II rack and pinion. That version, which is her current form, is stuffed with a 440 sporting 11.5 compression ( yes on the street, no pinging no heat issues ever ) a comp cams roller, roller rockers by cam dynamics, Edelbrock Performer RPM aluminum heads and intake topped with a dominator 1050 cfm carb. The exhaust was custom build by Mark and myself for this beast. When she has hooked up clean it's run a best of 10.23 @ 135 mph. It is street driven.

My other baby is my '92 Ford GT Mustang. I call her my Fake Snake as she is badged with the Cobra emblems, but it is far from stock too. It's not as fast as the Dart in the 1/4, but it handles SO much better and has seen 150 mph as I was on my way to San Luis Obispo out in the desert stretch where Oil derricks reside. It has a 427 long rod stroker motor in it built to my specifications by Speed-O-Motive. I HIGHLY recommend them if you want someone to build your motor for you. It's equipped with a Vortec S trim blower. There is something memorizing about the two chamber flow masters and 4k rpm .. I could listen to that sound from my car all day long.

The most fun I've had was in my '95 Nissan Maxima ... She was my "Q" ship. I spent more money in that damn car than any other. It was a 4 door wolf in sheep's clothing. It ran consistent 12 second 1/4 miles. It's best was a 11.76 @ 121 mph on an Indiana drag strip. My brother and I drove down there to spend Christmas with some friends. One of our friends had a mildly modified '72 Camaro. He took it to the local drag strip all the time. I told him I'd race him Poor guy talked a ton of trash before the race. After it .. well, he was dumbfounded. I'd run off and hide from mustangs, corvettes and camaro's. when I showed him the engine he was still amazed that it was a 6 cylinder that whooped up on his v8 It was dyno'd at 367 HP with 365 Ft lbs of torque.



I always wanted a 70s Bronco and modify it but when I was laid off from Intel the fundage well was run dry

Telewanger

Here is my play toy.

It is a 1994 Mustang GT. A friend of mine and I built the engine a while back. It has the catalytic converters removed, new built engine, headers, racing cam, pistons, heads, crank, rockers, racing wheels, tires, racing 5 speed transmission around 570 hp to flywheel and 456 hp to rear wheels. Estimated 20% loss due to drive train. The car has about 2000 miles on the engine and 60,000 miles on the body and frame. I get it out on the weekends and cruise around.

I am not so crazy about the color, but it will do. It is plain with no logos, decals, or graphics.

It will haul some ass!

I call it "Ole Yeller"!

Here is a video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB8tVPlHFXk

Revenge of the Naked Ape

My truck (77 F150) is definitely a 'project..."

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LATS

My '85 Cadillac Fleetwood D'Elegance is not something most hot-rodders would go for, but that was the last year they made a 2-door Fleetwood. And I love the moon roof.

So when the POS 4.1 L motor died, I decided to swap that out for a 305. The first one I bought turned out to have a cracked block, so I had to look around some more. I eventually found a pro engine builder who is making a 400+ hp small block Chev motor for his El Camino. Which frees up the 331 with the rebuilt trans thats in it now.

So there is yet hope for my old Fleetwood.

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Nintova

Very nice Telewanger !

A few questions ? First, no La mans Bar ? I can tell you I cracked my shock towers a few times before I welded in plates to strengthen them and then got a bar. Also, stock radiator? I can't tell. Here in Cali it gets far too warm to roll with a stock radiator. I went with a Griffon 4 core in my Fake Snake. I use watter wetter in all my cars. Can't say enough good about that product.

Sounds just like a mustang man .. I love that sound!!

One last thing, what clutch are you using? The ONLY bitch I have with my 'stang is having to take it out of gear at every stop light. If you don't your calf will be wasted in an hours time!!