Dream ride/car

[Einherjar]

Alright, everyone with a heartbeat has to have a dream car/bike/scooter(?) that they'd love to have.
One day I'm gonna win the lottery and then I can kiss all you bitches sayonara, but in the meantime I gotta make do with daydreaming; and this is what gets me harder than Chinese arithmetic:

Aussie example of a '30s based Lincoln Zephyr:

http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc325/angrytattooedndrunk/ozstreetcar_dave200501102221journal.jpg

Showroom pic:

http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc325/angrytattooedndrunk/zephyr.jpg


My second choice, an (Australian) 1974 Ford Falcon XB Hardtop, the same car as was based on in the Mad Max/The Road Warrior flicks:

http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc325/angrytattooedndrunk/xb-coupe1.jpg



If any of you other wsn skinhead superstars got a particularly fine piece of automotive erotica that you'd give your left gonad to run a possessive hand over, feel free to enlighten the rest of us plebs.

[flathead]

my dreamcar:

http://www.dreamcarclassicsonline.com/autopics/0157-2747/L01.jpg

1936 auburn speedster

[Anon1]

http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclecars/dodge-challenger/images/dodge-challenger-1a.jpg

It's a 72 Challenger. I'd like something a few years earlier, but this would do :)

http://www.stockmopar.com/_images/challenger/1970-plum-crazy-dodge-hemi-challenger-convertible/1970-plum-crazy-dodge-hemi-challenger-convertible-8.jpg

70 with a hemi.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2360/2102128069_502fdcae7c.jpg?v=0

63 Plymouth Sport Fury :drool:

MOPAR OR NO CAR!!!!!

[MAMASKIN]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v47/tattoodchick71/Kasper55Chevy.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v47/tattoodchick71/cb71-cheyenne-william-r-fl.jpg

[TxDevil]

I already own my dream car:
http://i49.tinypic.com/z4i86.jpg

[flathead]

I already own my dream car:
http://i49.tinypic.com/z4i86.jpg

damn, i just saw here same car, same colour. condition was just terrible. no chrome left and so on.
you dont see those cars anymore over here, during 70's it was totally different.

[TxDevil]

damn, i just saw here same car, same colour. condition was just terrible. no chrome left and so on.
you dont see those cars anymore over here, during 70's it was totally different.

Mine is a show car, not a daily driver. I just can't get on the ball on making it "legal", plus with my back injury I can't really drive it cause it sits so low to the ground and doesn't really ride that comfy. I love this car. It's the second fastback I've owned. This one is a 67, my other one was a 73. My dad's love for old VW's rubbed off on me.

[Bogey]

http://static0.jadedpixel.com/s/files/1/0006/3162/files/1.jpg

http://static0.jadedpixel.com/s/files/1/0006/3162/files/5.jpg

Built my dream car. For a customer. :(

[_Aexp]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2855071452_e9a8c6cd71.jpg

1966 Ford Falcon/ Futura.
This dude is selling one close to where my kids mom lives, I think Imma jump on it as soon as I can.

http://www.74barracuda.com/historypic/1970-barracuda.jpg

1970 Cuda FTW!

[flathead]

Mine is a show car, not a daily driver. I just can't get on the ball on making it "legal", plus with my back injury I can't really drive it cause it sits so low to the ground and doesn't really ride that comfy. I love this car. It's the second fastback I've owned. This one is a 67, my other one was a 73. My dad's love for old VW's rubbed off on me.

old VW's kick ass. i have damn soft spot for karman ghia VW's. gonna own one one of these days.

http://www.nevintage.com/images/60ghia0005a.jpg

oh yes.

[TxDevil]

old VW's kick ass. i have damn soft spot for karman ghia VW's. gonna own one one of these days.

http://www.nevintage.com/images/60ghia0005a.jpg

oh yes.

That's a pretty fucking nice ghia. My dad had an old ghia that he fixed up. I loved that thing. Now he just has a daily 74 Std bug.

[TN_BOOTBOY]

I want this. 1931 Ford pickup truck with a big ol' Hemi in it. I first saw it at the Redkneck Rumble in Lebanon, TN and then it was in a recent mag. Incredible piece of work.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a33/TN_BOOTBOY/Redneck%20Rumble/32Truck1copy.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a33/TN_BOOTBOY/Redneck%20Rumble/32Truck2copy.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a33/TN_BOOTBOY/Redneck%20Rumble/32Truck3copy.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a33/TN_BOOTBOY/Redneck%20Rumble/32Truck4copy.jpg

[Branded]

There are too many nice vehicles out there to decide on one. Shit, you got me thinking though.. If I had to combine all my interests in a vehicle into just one, I'd probably be an El Camino. I ain't picky on body styles, 350 4bbl would suit me just fine but I ain't gunna complain if it has a big block haha

[Bogey]

I want this. 1931 Ford pickup truck with a big ol' Hemi in it. I first saw it at the Redkneck Rumble in Lebanon, TN and then it was in a recent mag. Incredible piece of work.


How tall are you?

[TN_BOOTBOY]

How tall are you?

5'7" So it wouldn't be that bad bein crammed in the cab. I know for a fact how small they are. And the chop on this one isn't that bad either. I think I would have stretched the cowl a little longer for some leg room, but I think it still looks good.

[JohnPsycho]

I really want 2 1958 Plymouth Fury
and a 1947 plymouth coupe.....
also would like a 60s lammy but a man can dream cant he??

[CutieVonCupcake]

http://www.50classicchevy.com/images/1950-chevrolet-station-wagon.jpghttp://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b280/danbenck/1949%20Chevy%20Truck/49ChevyTruck028.jpg...

[Bogey]

5'7" So it wouldn't be that bad bein crammed in the cab. I know for a fact how small they are. And the chop on this one isn't that bad either. I think I would have stretched the cowl a little longer for some leg room, but I think it still looks good.



Lucky. I'm 6'2 and can't fit even somewhat comfortably into a stock height cab until 1935.

It looks damn good. I'm not really into closed cab trucks, but that one is a winner with the 5 spokes. Firedome hemi?

[Bogey]

I really want 2 1958 Plymouth Fury
and a 1947 plymouth coupe.....
also would like a 60s lammy but a man can dream cant he??

We need to get you in a model a first! Your coupe is already planned in my head, and I can already feel the metalflake in my lungs :D

[JohnPsycho]

We need to get you in a model a first! Your coupe is already planned in my head, and I can already feel the metalflake in my lungs :D

lol!!! yummm metalflake!!!! and yea I think I do need a Model A first, I need a tudor though cause im a big all mofo and i need room!!

[Bogey]

lol!!! yummm metalflake!!!! and yea I think I do need a Model A first, I need a tudor though cause im a big all mofo and i need room!!

Fine by me. Cheaper! Gotta be 30-31 though. 28-29 cowls look goofy on closed cars.

[TN_BOOTBOY]

Lucky. I'm 6'2 and can't fit even somewhat comfortably into a stock height cab until 1935.

It looks damn good. I'm not really into closed cab trucks, but that one is a winner with the 5 spokes. Firedome hemi?

Yeah, I think so. The 5 spokes look really good. But i think I'd have gone with some steelies with center caps or artillery wheels with center caps.

[CutieVonCupcake]

I really want 2 1958 Plymouth Fury
and a 1947 plymouth coupe.....
also would like a 60s lammy but a man can dream cant he??

I had a 1963 Plymouth Fury III.
Was fun as hell to drive!

[JohnPsycho]

I had a 1963 Plymouth Fury III.
Was fun as hell to drive!

Yea I had a 64 dodge polara for like 7 years.....had to get rid of her a bit ago.....I miss that car!! RIP Jezzabelle

[TN_BOOTBOY]

Fine by me. Cheaper! Gotta be 30-31 though. 28-29 cowls look goofy on closed cars.

I've seen some 28-29's that look good if you cut out the gas cap and fill it in. But I prefer the tudor sedans over the coupes that early.

[JohnPsycho]

Fine by me. Cheaper! Gotta be 30-31 though. 28-29 cowls look goofy on closed cars.

yeah I hear that, I just need one of those so i can sit a bit further back and more room for the pound and pound of metalflake thats gonna be covering it!

[TN_BOOTBOY]

Yea I had a 64 dodge polara for like 7 years.....had to get rid of her a bit ago.....I miss that car!! RIP Jezzabelle

We just lost a '66 Plymouth Belvidere II to a 90's model Caddy makin an illegal u-turn right in front of me. Took out the whole front end of the car.

[JohnPsycho]

We just lost a '66 Plymouth Belvidere II to a 90's model Caddy makin an illegal u-turn right in front of me. Took out the whole front end of the car.

dude fuck that shit man, Lucky for me the only time I ever got hit in that thing was when some guy rear ended my car, and he was a body guy...even though he was a shitty one, he fixed it...

[Bogey]

I've seen some 28-29's that look good if you cut out the gas cap and fill it in. But I prefer the tudor sedans over the coupes that early.

I dislike how the cowl slopes down-too reminiscent of model T's for me. I don't mind it on my roadster, but with the closed cars I don't think it flows well.


Yeah, I think so. The 5 spokes look really good. But i think I'd have gone with some steelies with center caps or artillery wheels with center caps.

It's pretty hard to go wrong with 40 Ford wheels with some stock hubcaps. Simplify the car. If it's a postwar styled hot rod, I'm only in stylistically up until about 53-54, so the steelies make me happier than the 5 spokes.

[TN_BOOTBOY]

I dislike how the cowl slopes down-too reminiscent of model T's for me. I don't mind it on my roadster, but with the closed cars I don't think it flows well.



It's pretty hard to go wrong with 40 Ford wheels with some stock hubcaps. Simplify the car. If it's a postwar styled hot rod, I'm only in stylistically up until about 53-54, so the steelies make me happier than the 5 spokes.

I prefer the post wars over just about anything else. You'll get a kick out of this Bogey. These are what my girl's dad and his partner in NY build and sell.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a33/TN_BOOTBOY/DSC_7782.jpg

[Bogey]

I prefer the post wars over just about anything else. You'll get a kick out of this Bogey. These are what my girl's dad and his partner in NY build and sell.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a33/TN_BOOTBOY/DSC_7782.jpg

Nice. OG QC halibrand? What's the business name?

I'm really into dry lakes cars of the mid 30s up til the war, then a few years after until flatheads started getting replaced with chebbys etc. Flatheads Forever.

[TN_BOOTBOY]

Colver City Quick Change is what they're going by. Not sure what all is stuffed into 'em. And yeah. Flatheads sound like angry tractors. Can't go wrong with one.

[Bogey]

Colver City Quick Change is what they're going by. Not sure what all is stuffed into 'em. And yeah. Flatheads sound like angry tractors. Can't go wrong with one.

That's cool. I dunno if we've ever dealt with 'em before, but I wouldn't be surprised. There wasn't much of an interest (besides us weird ass traditional folk) in banjo rearends with a QC center until pretty recently...

[TN_BOOTBOY]

That's cool. I dunno if we've ever dealt with 'em before, but I wouldn't be surprised. There wasn't much of an interest (besides us weird ass traditional folk) in banjo rearends with a QC center until pretty recently...

All these guys are older dudes that were building cars in the 60's and 70's and still do it. NY and the rest of the East Coast have some really great cars. I don't think they get enough coverage of that area and the builders there. Rolling Bones are about the only ones that get a ton of attention.

[Bogey]

All these guys are older dudes that were building cars in the 60's and 70's and still do it. NY and the rest of the East Coast have some really great cars. I don't think they get enough coverage of that area and the builders there. Rolling Bones are about the only ones that get a ton of attention.

I agree. Especially cause I don't really care for the Rolling Bones. They're way too rockstar for me, had to deal with them at bonneville for years, and got sick of their attitude. Being a dick to a good friend of mine a few years ago was the last straw. Fuck those guys. Our car goes faster anyways ;)

[JohnPsycho]

I agree. Especially cause I don't really care for the Rolling Bones. They're way too rockstar for me, had to deal with them at bonneville for years, and got sick of their attitude. Being a dick to a good friend of mine a few years ago was the last straw. Fuck those guys. Our car goes faster anyways ;)

Nice bonneville racer.....sorry about your dick....lol!!!!!!

[TN_BOOTBOY]

I agree. Especially cause I don't really care for the Rolling Bones. They're way too rockstar for me, had to deal with them at bonneville for years, and got sick of their attitude. Being a dick to a good friend of mine a few years ago was the last straw. Fuck those guys. Our car goes faster anyways ;)I'm not even gonna post on the net what they did to my girl's dad when his lift crashed and they couldn't work on the Bonneville car at his place.

[Bogey]

I'm not even gonna post on the net what they did to my girl's dad when his lift crashed and they couldn't work on the Bonneville car at his place.

Shit now I'm all curious. Nosy bastard.

[TN_BOOTBOY]

Shit now I'm all curious. Nosy bastard.Check your PM. Whole story is there.

[xAxKx]

Bentley Continental:

http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/uploads/continental_gt_stage2.jpg

[DIYWMD]

http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2008/11/FlyingCarS_450x300.jpg

Flying car

[Clockwork]

A customized Datsun 510.

[amadupname]

anything that I can restore with my own two hands.

otherwise it wouldn't mean anything.

[Einherjar]

http://www.74barracuda.com/historypic/1970-barracuda.jpg

1970 Cuda FTW![/QUOTE]


Automotive erotica...


http://static0.jadedpixel.com/s/files/1/0006/3162/files/1.jpg

http://static0.jadedpixel.com/s/files/1/0006/3162/files/5.jpg

Built my dream car. For a customer. :(

You built that?? Holy shit, that's a work of art.

[Bogey]

Thanks. A year in the making. First car completed working at my shop, and I can by no means take even close to all the credit. We got some talented old bastards...

[Einherjar]

Thanks. A year in the making. First car completed working at my shop, and I can by no means take even close to all the credit. We got some talented old bastards...

To do a Hi-Boy oozing that much class as the first car out of your shop is pretty freakin' impressive, broheem.

[Bogey]

Aw shucks. I got more pictures somewhere, I'll see where they got to. I loved that car like a child. Still one of my favorites we've done.

[Bogey]

http://static2.jadedpixel.com/s/files/1/0006/3162/files/3.jpg

http://static2.jadedpixel.com/s/files/1/0006/3162/files/6.jpg

http://static3.jadedpixel.com/s/files/1/0006/3162/files/7.jpg

[xAxKx]

Aw shucks. I got more pictures somewhere, I'll see where they got to. I loved that car like a child. Still one of my favorites we've done.

That is a bad-ass car. So did you guys build it from scratch, or was it a renovation?

[Bogey]

That is a bad-ass car. So did you guys build it from scratch, or was it a renovation?

Bare frame rails up to a running driving car.

[xAxKx]

Bare frame rails up to a running driving car.

Wow, okay. So in a case like that, do you manufacture everything yourself? Or do you order the components and put it together? I've always liked old cars too, and would like to renovate one someday. But I really don't know anything about the process.

[Bogey]

Wow, okay. So in a case like that, do you manufacture everything yourself? Or do you order the components and put it together? I've always liked old cars too, and would like to renovate one someday. But I really don't know anything about the process.

Combination of the two. We do all fab in house, and use mostly original parts (we've got several acres with early fords and parts scattered everywhere). Paint goes elsewhere, as we can't deal with the enviromental regulations. Build our own motors, and drive the hell out of them.

[J_BCS]

That's a pretty fucking nice ghia.No shit! My sister had a nice one when I was younger, that was a cool little car.


I'll take this...
http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/modernmaterialist/2008/08/santi_general_lee.jpg

[MAMASKIN]

No shit! My sister had a nice one when I was younger, that was a cool little car.


I'll take this...
http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/modernmaterialist/2008/08/santi_general_lee.jpg

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwww

[magichateball]

Car 1: 1938 Mercdes Benz
Car 2: 1938 Bugatti
Car 3: 1955 Jaguar XKSS

[Einherjar]

Car 3: 1955 Jaguar XKSS

Holy macaroni, check out that tailfin...

[Bogey]

Car 2: 1938 Bugatti


Calvin Klein owns this! Bastard.

[magichateball]

Calvin Klein owns this! Bastard.

Close! Ralph Lauren does...saw it when the Museum of Fine Arts had a few of his cars there for an exhibit. Actually he owns all 3 of those cars, just the Jag wasnt there...

[magichateball]

Holy macaroni, check out that tailfin...

Only 255 made...

[Bogey]

Close! Ralph Lauren does...saw it when the Museum of Fine Arts had a few of his cars there for an exhibit. Actually he owns all 3 of those cars, just the Jag wasnt there...

Oops. Same thing...

He has a pretty impressive collection. All class.

[xAxKx]

Combination of the two. We do all fab in house, and use mostly original parts (we've got several acres with early fords and parts scattered everywhere). Paint goes elsewhere, as we can't deal with the enviromental regulations. Build our own motors, and drive the hell out of them.

That sounds really cool, actually. Like a lot of fun. You start with a bunch of random elements and combine them to create an awesome piece of art.

[magichateball]

Oops. Same thing...

He has a pretty impressive collection. All class.

He had 4 Ferraris, a McLaren F1, a 67 Porsche Spyder, the Bugatti, the Mercedes, an 80 something Porsche whale-tail, a 68 Mercedes gullwing roadster(with matching luggage), and a couple more late 20's/early 30's vehicles...so good!

[Bogey]

He had 4 Ferraris, a McLaren F1, a 67 Porsche Spyder, the Bugatti, the Mercedes, an 80 something Porsche whale-tail, a 68 Mercedes gullwing roadster(with matching luggage), and a couple more late 20's/early 30's vehicles...so good!

New 5 year plan: Start billion selling designer label, buy cars.

[TN_BOOTBOY]

This will eventually be sitting in the drive. My girl's dad is building it right now for her.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a288/winkphotography/dc1.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a288/winkphotography/dc3.jpg

[Bogey]

Fuck yeah mang. Looks good.

[Anon1]

This will eventually be sitting in the drive. My girl's dad is building it right now for her.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a288/winkphotography/dc1.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a288/winkphotography/dc3.jpg

Damn man, I'm jealous as shit.

That suspension is incredible.

[Doug.]

i have most of the cars i have ever wanted i just have to put them together. thinking of turning my '36 chev sedan into a 2 door though. i would like a ford single spinner one day but i wouldnt say its a 'dream'. i prefer non-conventional rods as i get tired of seeing 32's, 34's and tri-5's. i have:
26 chrysler RPU
36 Chev Sedan
59 Chev 4 door belair (dont like the 2 doors for some reason, where the fins start half way up the side just doesnt look right compared to a 4 door. maybe converting a 4 to a 2 would look cooler but not enough to bother doing it)

have been finding myself attracted lately to late 30's and 40's coupes. and i really like the front clips from the 40 dodge pick up's too. chopped channelled ratted its the great foundation for a different but tough rod.

http://www.remarkablecars.com/main/dodge/1940-dodge.jpg

[TN_BOOTBOY]

Damn man, I'm jealous as shit.

That suspension is incredible.

He had the front end in a bow case the last time he was here and she never knew it. He had it chromed here in town. We've got one of the best plating companies in the country here. 1930 body sittin on 32 rails with a 57 Caddy motor, weiand 3x2 intake modified to fit with 3 Rochesters sittin on top. My kinda ride.

[TN_BOOTBOY]

i have most of the cars i have ever wanted i just have to put them together. thinking of turning my '36 chev sedan into a 2 door though. i would like a ford single spinner one day but i wouldnt say its a 'dream'. i prefer non-conventional rods as i get tired of seeing 32's, 34's and tri-5's. i have:
26 chrysler RPU
36 Chev Sedan
59 Chev 4 door belair (dont like the 2 doors for some reason, where the fins start half way up the side just doesnt look right compared to a 4 door. maybe converting a 4 to a 2 would look cooler but not enough to bother doing it)

have been finding myself attracted lately to late 30's and 40's coupes. and i really like the front clips from the 40 dodge pick up's too. chopped channelled ratted its the great foundation for a different but tough rod.

http://www.remarkablecars.com/main/dodge/1940-dodge.jpg
I like the mid 30's. I think a 36 coupe has the sexiest lines of any of the Ford cars from the 30's. A buddy of mine in NY has one with just the slightest chop and its one gorgeous car.http://image.automotive.com/f/featuredvehicles/11050887+pheader/0811rc_03_z+1936_ford_coupe+front_passenger_side.j pg

[Anon1]

He had the front end in a bow case the last time he was here and she never knew it. He had it chromed here in town. We've got one of the best plating companies in the country here. 1930 body sittin on 32 rails with a 57 Caddy motor, weiand 3x2 intake modified to fit with 3 Rochesters sittin on top. My kinda ride.

What kind of brakes are on there?

[sevenatenine]

I want a matte black mercedes.
I saw one once...absolutely fucking beautiful

[Anon1]

I want a matte black mercedes.
I saw one once...absolutely fucking beautiful

I love flat black on certain cars. I even thought about using a grainy black primer as the main coat on my car.

[grouchybastid]

No shit! My sister had a nice one when I was younger, that was a cool little car.


I'll take this...
http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/modernmaterialist/2008/08/santi_general_lee.jpg

I wouldn't say no to a '69 Charger. My dad had a '72 Charger when I was a kid, I loved the fuck outta that car. Shit-green paintjob and all.
http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclecars/dodge-charger/images/dodge-charger-1972a.jpg

[Doug.]

I like the mid 30's. I think a 36 coupe has the sexiest lines of any of the Ford cars from the 30's. A buddy of mine in NY has one with just the slightest chop and its one gorgeous car.http://image.automotive.com/f/featuredvehicles/11050887+pheader/0811rc_03_z+1936_ford_coupe+front_passenger_side.j pg

yeah the rear ends are off the hook on the 36 coupes and not being a 32/34 they arent that expensive. i like any of the later 30's cars except the humpbacks. my sedan has a flat back that rules. i am in the process of filling in the rear windows completely, i've frenced a number plate in the rear pretty heavily and once i get the cash i want to french 12 '59 caddy lights in the back, 6 each side, 3 each side of the mudguard crease line/peak.

first time i saw a 39 ford grill i didnt like it but these days the more i see it the more i like. those coupes would make a great rat/sled crossover type thing built in the aggressive sled type of style.

[sevenatenine]

I love flat black on certain cars. I even thought about using a grainy black primer as the main coat on my car.
it was surprising to see it on the benz but it looked really slick,

[TN_BOOTBOY]

What kind of brakes are on there?

I think they are 40's Mercury drums. SoCal has a set of disc brakes that look like drums, but they still don't look that cool.

[TN_BOOTBOY]

yeah the rear ends are off the hook on the 36 coupes and not being a 32/34 they arent that expensive. i like any of the later 30's cars except the humpbacks. my sedan has a flat back that rules. i am in the process of filling in the rear windows completely, i've frenced a number plate in the rear pretty heavily and once i get the cash i want to french 12 '59 caddy lights in the back, 6 each side, 3 each side of the mudguard crease line/peak.

first time i saw a 39 ford grill i didnt like it but these days the more i see it the more i like. those coupes would make a great rat/sled crossover type thing built in the aggressive sled type of style.

I'm all about customs as far as looking at them and appreciating what it took to do it. but for myself, I either like the post war hot rod look or original like the one in the pic.

[Anon1]

I think they are 40's Mercury drums. SoCal has a set of disc brakes that look like drums, but they still don't look that cool.

Pretty pimpin man.

[Doug.]

I'm all about customs as far as looking at them and appreciating what it took to do it. but for myself, I either like the post war hot rod look or original like the one in the pic.

yeah thats cool. i appreciate everything except ricers. i wouldnt own most but i can dig it all. my thing is home built rats or anything with an aggressive in your face appearance, doesnt have to be period correct, dont have to have to live by scene rules in fact i prefer a bit of nasty here and there, just give it a crack and enjoy it. that and flat paint. i do prefer full fenders where wheels are concerned though. fenders and grills are what caught my eye and dragged me to the 20's and 30's rides.

[TN_BOOTBOY]

yeah thats cool. i appreciate everything except ricers. i wouldnt own most but i can dig it all. my thing is home built rats or anything with an aggressive in your face appearance, doesnt have to be period correct, dont have to have to live by scene rules in fact i prefer a bit of nasty here and there, just give it a crack and enjoy it. that and flat paint. i do prefer full fenders where wheels are concerned though. fenders and grills are what caught my eye and dragged me to the 20's and 30's rides.

I don't mind a rat if its a work in progress. But I hate to see someone take good steel and trash the fuck out of it and put it in a show. The one thing I hate more than anything are those stickers on shitty lookin rats that say, "It is finished asshole." And I love flat paint and satin finish paint. It just fits the old cars so well. Oh yeah....scene rules blow.

[PatrioTICO]

you guys really like old cars haha, here's my dream car:
Subaru Impreza WRX Sti
http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-2006/2006-Subaru-Impreza-WRX-STI-SA-1280x960.jpg
Fucking beautiful.....

[TN_BOOTBOY]

you guys really like old cars haha, here's my dream car:
Subaru Impreza WRX Sti
http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-2006/2006-Subaru-Impreza-WRX-STI-SA-1280x960.jpg
Fucking beautiful.....

As far as new cars go, that's a nice one. And it'll probably last forever if ya take care of it. Subaru makes a good vehicle.

[Branded]

AWD + 300 hp weighing in at 2500lbs would make for a fun car for sure

[TN_BOOTBOY]

My dream work truck. As long as its a 2000 or newer.
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/vehicle-pictures/2001/ford/f-250-350-super-duty/01114051990013-480.jpg

[sevenatenine]

you guys really like old cars haha, here's my dream car:
Subaru Impreza WRX Sti
http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-2006/2006-Subaru-Impreza-WRX-STI-SA-1280x960.jpg
Fucking beautiful.....

A friend of mine has that car.....not really a fan though, too flashhy I think

[Branded]

My dream work truck. As long as its a 2000 or newer.
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/vehicle-pictures/2001/ford/f-250-350-super-duty/01114051990013-480.jpg

Why do you say 2000 or newer?

I'm a fan of the powerstroke 7.3L. I like the Cummins 5.9L better but the Ford is a better overall truck.

[Doug.]

I don't mind a rat if its a work in progress. But I hate to see someone take good steel and trash the fuck out of it and put it in a show. The one thing I hate more than anything are those stickers on shitty lookin rats that say, "It is finished asshole." And I love flat paint and satin finish paint. It just fits the old cars so well. Oh yeah....scene rules blow.

bro you know metal can always be moved but you know what annoys me more than anything... unusable roof chops. people who leave like 2" of windscreen. that ones not really reversable. i havent seen those stickers but i always got "what colour are you gunna paint it?" with the 36.... its gm black with red oxide primer, with random rub backs to the primer to make it look ratty and aged. i used to get a laugh out of their reactions when i told them that is the paint job. heh.

[Anon1]

you guys really like old cars haha, here's my dream car:
Subaru Impreza WRX Sti
http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-2006/2006-Subaru-Impreza-WRX-STI-SA-1280x960.jpg
Fucking beautiful.....

I have a mildly worked SRT-4 now. I like the EVOs and the STIs but I'm getting a bit old for the boy racers.

I love killin rice in my domestic though :)

[laylers]

I have two...
A 1955 Lincoln Capri hardtop
http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/oldcarsofthenetherlands/1955_Lincoln_capri_special_custom.jpg

And a '64 1/2 Barracuda. My mom had one when I was a wee one, and I am still in love with that back window.
http://64cuda.com/db1/00022/64cuda.com/_uimages/Z_IMG_0070.JPG

[JohnPsycho]

I have two...
A 1955 Lincoln Capri hardtop
http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/oldcarsofthenetherlands/1955_Lincoln_capri_special_custom.jpg

And a '64 1/2 Barracuda. My mom had one when I was a wee one, and I am still in love with that back window.
http://64cuda.com/db1/00022/64cuda.com/_uimages/Z_IMG_0070.JPG


my buddy had one of those, a week after he bought it, some asshat came through and busted out the back window.....no buenos!!!!

[JohnPsycho]

you guys really like old cars haha, here's my dream car:
Subaru Impreza WRX Sti
http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-2006/2006-Subaru-Impreza-WRX-STI-SA-1280x960.jpg
Fucking beautiful.....

Those cars are fun as hell, great fun in the snow, and godly amounts of fun on curvy back roads of small towns IE. petaluma, ca

[Einherjar]

you guys really like old cars haha, here's my dream car:
Subaru Impreza WRX Sti
http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-2006/2006-Subaru-Impreza-WRX-STI-SA-1280x960.jpg
Fucking beautiful.....

I dunno, dude. Here I am flat out enjoying this thread with the class of all those sweet rides, the old VWs were floating my boat though it's not my scene, even Doug bigging himself up just washed straight over but then you had to post this puerile acne-ridden pre-pubescent's 2 Fast 2 Furious wet dream and to be brutal, brah, I'm bummed.
Honestly, it might handle the curves better than Elle McPherson and stick to the road like white on rice, but that plastic fantastic wanna-be boy racer immaturity has no class, no soul and the sooner it's a rust-streaked cube on the junkyard of history, the better.

[Doug.]

I dunno, dude. Here I am flat out enjoying this thread with the class of all those sweet rides, the old VWs were floating my boat though it's not my scene, even Doug bigging himself up just washed straight over but then you had to post this puerile acne-ridden pre-pubescent's 2 Fast 2 Furious wet dream and to be brutal, brah, I'm bummed.
Honestly, it might handle the curves better than Elle McPherson and stick to the road like white on rice, but that plastic fantastic wanna-be boy racer immaturity has no class, no soul and the sooner it's a rust-streaked cube on the junkyard of history, the better.

bigging myself up? lol. i am building this shit with own hands, what have you done?

[Einherjar]

bigging myself up? lol. i am building this shit with own hands, what have you done?

Lols, nah dude; is more that most folks I know aren't lucky enough to have a rich daddy they can work for so they can afford all those toys. Sorta takes takes the gloss off, if you know what I mean.
Anyway, whatever, good luck to ya. Hope to catch up again with you boys one day.

[J_BCS]

http://www.lte-student.info/uhoh.gif

[Doug.]

Lols, nah dude; is more that most folks I know aren't lucky enough to have a rich daddy they can work for so they can afford all those toys. Sorta takes takes the gloss off, if you know what I mean.
Anyway, whatever, good luck to ya. Hope to catch up again with you boys one day.

1) rich? lol.
2) i dont work for him and havent for a long time. i gave in my chance at a boiler makers apprenticeship to eventually go into engineering over 7 years ago to help them as their storeman had become ill.
3) i tacked the 59 to my mortgage, 15k. the 36 i am still paying off since 4 years ago, 8k, and the 26 i bought for 2k as raills and some panels.
4) my 'rich daddy' has helped me twice in this time. once with opening the gates when the 36 diff fucked out and once when the brake line snapped on the 59 by giving me a lift.. no wait i lie, he fine tuned the lpg i fit to it myself for 30 mins.


but hey you seem to know how it is, 'dude'

[Einherjar]

1) rich? lol.
2) i dont work for him and havent for a long time. i gave in my chance at a boiler makers apprenticeship to eventually go into engineering over 7 years ago to help them as their storeman had become ill.
3) i tacked the 59 to my mortgage, 15k. the 36 i am still paying off since 4 years ago, 8k, and the 26 i bought for 2k as raills and some panels.
4) my 'rich daddy' has helped me twice in this time. once with opening the gates when the 36 diff fucked out and once when the brake line snapped on the 59 by giving me a lift.. no wait i lie, he fine tuned the lpg i fit to it myself for 30 mins.


but hey you seem to know how it is, 'dude'

Uh huh. Is all sweetness and light, bruv. Would be great to catch up with you for a beer and have a chat about things.

[Doug.]

Uh huh. Is all sweetness and light, bruv. Would be great to catch up with you for a beer and have a chat about things.

you know where i am.

[Anon1]

Lols, nah dude; is more that most folks I know aren't lucky enough to have a rich daddy they can work for so they can afford all those toys. Sorta takes takes the gloss off, if you know what I mean.
Anyway, whatever, good luck to ya. Hope to catch up again with you boys one day.

Wait doug is a rich kid, shit that explains a lot.

[Anon1]

Uh huh. Is all sweetness and light, bruv. Would be great to catch up with you for a beer and have a chat about things.


you know where i am.

international online hate

I fucking love it.

Doug, you grow up wealthy?

[PatrioTICO]

I dunno, dude. Here I am flat out enjoying this thread with the class of all those sweet rides, the old VWs were floating my boat though it's not my scene, even Doug bigging himself up just washed straight over but then you had to post this puerile acne-ridden pre-pubescent's 2 Fast 2 Furious wet dream and to be brutal, brah, I'm bummed.
Honestly, it might handle the curves better than Elle McPherson and stick to the road like white on rice, but that plastic fantastic wanna-be boy racer immaturity has no class, no soul and the sooner it's a rust-streaked cube on the junkyard of history, the better.

Oh, sorry for posting a personal preference, i should have considered your opinion before displaying that horrible piece of plastic (that rusts?). I mean, the sole purpose of me being here is to make YOUR forum experience better, right?

[Doug.]

international online hate

I fucking love it.

Doug, you grow up wealthy?

yeap, loaded. i shit 50's and wipe on 100's.

[Anon1]

yeap, loaded. i shit 50's and wipe on 100's.

damn man hook a nigga up.

[Doug.]

damn man hook a nigga up.

sure man i'll post you a box of my shit and dunny roll, but you're paying postage.

[Einherjar]

you know where i am.

Lolz, yep. Is good isn't it?


Oh, sorry for posting a personal preference, i should have considered your opinion before displaying that horrible piece of plastic (that rusts?). I mean, the sole purpose of me being here is to make YOUR forum experience better, right?

I'm so sorry, did I hurt your feelings? Cos, you know, that would make me feel bad and all.

[smallaxe]

http://www.vincenthrd.se/bilder/bilder/1955_vincent_black_lightning.jpg
1955 Vincent Black Lightning
http://home-3.worldonline.nl/~jahstof/racing/xrtt/xr750.jpg
Harley Davidson XR 750

[Branded]

sure man i'll post you a box of my shit and dunny roll, but you're paying postage.

Be careful they might label you a chemical weapons terrorist

[TN_BOOTBOY]

Why do you say 2000 or newer?

I'm a fan of the powerstroke 7.3L. I like the Cummins 5.9L better but the Ford is a better overall truck.
I'm just tired of being truck broke. The newer the better for me. A lot less to go wrong with it.

[TN_BOOTBOY]

bro you know metal can always be moved but you know what annoys me more than anything... unusable roof chops. people who leave like 2" of windscreen. that ones not really reversable. i havent seen those stickers but i always got "what colour are you gunna paint it?" with the 36.... its gm black with red oxide primer, with random rub backs to the primer to make it look ratty and aged. i used to get a laugh out of their reactions when i told them that is the paint job. heh.

I've seen some chops that were terrible. Really bad welds, bad cuts, and some cuts that weren't even welded back. And they think it looks good. Now if you are gonna take a car and just make it look mean as hell and leave the patina, that's fine. But don't try to sell me on shitty work. You should bring your car to the Redneck Rumble here in Sept. It would go over good. A lot of rats at that one. And most of 'em are really cool cars. But some of 'em are just a rollin pile of junk barely held together.

[Doug.]

I've seen some chops that were terrible. Really bad welds, bad cuts, and some cuts that weren't even welded back. And they think it looks good. Now if you are gonna take a car and just make it look mean as hell and leave the patina, that's fine. But don't try to sell me on shitty work. You should bring your car to the Redneck Rumble here in Sept. It would go over good. A lot of rats at that one. And most of 'em are really cool cars. But some of 'em are just a rollin pile of junk barely held together.i'd love to bring it to the redneck rumble dude, but its in australia with me... lol. i know what you mean about the chops. i havent chopped any of my cars and although every now and again i think about doing the 36 i wont. the windscreen is already small enough so i'm just filling the back windows in flat to give the illusion of a smaller roofline. i see that redneck rumble in the mags and it looks like a great show.

as far as the newer the better is concerned, yeah man i hear ya and the 36 will have *gasp* a late model efi v6 in it. i'll be running a bonnet over that (ofcourse!) but yeah i just need atleast one thing i can go down to a part store and get parts and actually get where i am going most if not all of the time. thats the plan anyway. everything down to the radiator has been adapted in stock configurations in order to be bolt in replacable on the road. i am sure with my luck something will go tits up but its worth a try heh.
eitherway that car is still a couple years off. i am focusing on the 26 rpu for now as i plan to build the whole car for under 5k so expect some roughness and rule breaking. thats the one i posted in the random thread which i think you (or maybe someone else) asked if was running fenders over that IFS (and yeah i am). i got the diff leaf spring mounted, the front ifs mounted, steer rack mounted, radiator mounted, engine and tranny mounted, cab steeled out and so far it owes me about 2600 so... so far so good.

[Bogey]

I think they are 40's Mercury drums. SoCal has a set of disc brakes that look like drums, but they still don't look that cool.

They're Buick. Late 50s up through 64 or right around there.

[RuneT]

Chevrolet Nova, Ford Mustang(60s), Volvo Amazon, Dodge Ram, Dnepr(bike)... the list goes on... But right now almost any car would do...

[Bogey]

http://images21.fotki.com/v833/photos/2/223020/1440222/Fisher36FordPhotoshop-vi.jpg

I love this car. LeSalle grille and skirts. Sits a little too far down in the assend, but that can be fixed.

[SDskinhead]

87' mustang

[rizsisindra]

http://home-3.worldonline.nl/~jahstof/racing/xrtt/xr750.jpg
Harley Davidson XR 750

no shit,that's my dream bike! the new XR1200 is pretty cool too...

For cars, I love old muscle cars...never had the chance to own one but I had a 1972 Holden Premiere once... a pretty cool car since the spares fit our budget just fine
http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu162/rizsisindra/1972premiere.jpg

in the future though, I'm thinking of building an old Corolla...yeah it's a small ricer,but it's going to be a giant killer
dead stock body with a crazy engine in it. I think a chevy small block would fit, plenty of grunt for a tiny car...
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt186/SonicVideoPoker/corolla.jpg
would love to see the faces of the kids in daddy's Integra getting smoked at the lights :)

[Anon1]

Chevrolet Nova, Ford Mustang(60s), Volvo Amazon, Dodge Ram, Dnepr(bike)... the list goes on... But right now almost any car would do...

I'd love to have a 60's box nova.

[Anon1]

no shit,that's my dream bike! the new XR1200 is pretty cool too...

For cars, I love old muscle cars...never had the chance to own one but I had a 1972 Holden Premiere once... a pretty cool car since the spares fit our budget just fine
http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu162/rizsisindra/1972premiere.jpg

in the future though, I'm thinking of building an old Corolla...yeah it's a small ricer,but it's going to be a giant killer
dead stock body with a crazy engine in it. I think a chevy small block would fit, plenty of grunt for a tiny car...
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt186/SonicVideoPoker/corolla.jpg
would love to see the faces of the kids in daddy's Integra getting smoked at the lights :)

There was a Geo metro convertible (little tiny 3 cylinder) with a worked 350 HO on LI when I was young and dumb. That thing was disgusting.

[Jake & Joliet Blues]

Thats easy. A black 58/9 Caddy convertible which I would customize with some sick fuck two tone interior and detailing and ultimatey end up as what I might refer to as the 'Ska-dillac'. Cant wait. Jus aint had the money or time yet.

[Jake & Joliet Blues]

Thats easy. A black 58/9 Caddy convertible which I would customize with some sick fuck two tone interior and detailing and ultimatey end up as what I might refer to as the 'Ska-dillac'. Cant wait. Jus aint had the money or time yet.

Or *ultimately* end up as rather. Sorry I hate typos.

[Einherjar]

no shit,that's my dream bike! the new XR1200 is pretty cool too...

For cars, I love old muscle cars...never had the chance to own one but I had a 1972 Holden Premiere once... a pretty cool car since the spares fit our budget just fine
http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu162/rizsisindra/1972premiere.jpg

in the future though, I'm thinking of building an old Corolla...yeah it's a small ricer,but it's going to be a giant killer
dead stock body with a crazy engine in it. I think a chevy small block would fit, plenty of grunt for a tiny car...
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt186/SonicVideoPoker/corolla.jpg
would love to see the faces of the kids in daddy's Integra getting smoked at the lights :)

This is about the only post I've seen of yours that I agree with. Old Holdens are tough as fuck. Though why you'd want a Premier when you can get a Statesman for not all that much more, I've got no idea, doesn't make sense to me.

Fuck the Corolla thing though. Without having sussed it out (like why would I), seems to me the engine bays aren't exactly huge and you'll need a shit load of mods to make it work, tranny tunnel, etc., etc.
As much as I wouldn't do it on a bet and I despise the things, if you want cheap but serious horsepower you're better off doing a 13B turbo with a mild port job.

[rizsisindra]

There was a Geo metro convertible (little tiny 3 cylinder) with a worked 350 HO on LI when I was young and dumb. That thing was disgusting.

haha yeah man, i remember renting a geo metro a long time ago...it literally shakes from turbulence when a car passes by...but a hell of a bargain at the rental though
that's exactly what I was thinking...a car that any random guy on a coupe would underestimate, but will smoke them at the 1/4 mile...that's my definition of fun :)


This is about the only post I've seen of yours that I agree with. Old Holdens are tough as fuck. Though why you'd want a Premier when you can get a Statesman for not all that much more, I've got no idea, doesn't make sense to me.

Fuck the Corolla thing though. Without having sussed it out (like why would I), seems to me the engine bays aren't exactly huge and you'll need a shit load of mods to make it work, tranny tunnel, etc., etc.
As much as I wouldn't do it on a bet and I despise the things, if you want cheap but serious horsepower you're better off doing a 13B turbo with a mild port job.

we preferred the more "sporty" body i guess...you're right though,the price difference between the two isn't all that much.

old Corollas are RWD, so it's got a tranny tunnel...as far as engine bay is concerned, i think it'll fit a chevy small block just fine...a tight squeeze no doubt, and might need to move the firewall a couple inches back...i haven't really calculated or mocked up the install but IF it works, that's gonna be one scary ricer yo! I let my imagination get the best of me most of the time :)

edit: I saw one at a show sporting a celica engine (i think it was 3SGTE) and yes it fits the engine bay...but I dunno I just like the v8 rumble better

[Einherjar]

we preferred the more "sporty" body i guess...you're right though,the price difference between the two isn't all that much.

Umm, I guess. Still doesn't make sense to me. If you're not going for factory performance as in a Monaro (big bucks though) then why not just go for the base Kingswood model, you can do it up and it'll look a million bucks. But if you want classic luxury then go the Statesman, it's not "sporty" being LWB but they're tough as fuck done right and the Premier is just the poor man's version of that..


old Corollas are RWD, so it's got a tranny tunnel...as far as engine bay is concerned, i think it'll fit a chevy small block just fine...a tight squeeze no doubt, and might need to move the firewall a couple inches back...i haven't really calculated or mocked up the install but IF it works, that's gonna be one scary ricer yo! I let my imagination get the best of me most of the time :)

Yeah, I know they're RWD, '76 Corolla was the first car I owned (back in the 80s and was a hand-me -down from my Dad). When I said trans-tunnel, if you're wanting to put a powerglide, or turbo 350, etc. in there, at a guess (as I said, I haven't checked it out) you're going to have to do some serious massaging there. Firewall was the thing I forgot to mention, but yeah, I'm pretty sure you'd have to move that back. Whatever, it's not impossible, but I'm not sure why you'd expend all that effort on a Corolla.


edit: I saw one at a show sporting a celica engine (i think it was 3SGTE) and yes it fits the engine bay...but I dunno I just like the v8 rumble better

Can't argue with that.

[TN_BOOTBOY]

i'd love to bring it to the redneck rumble dude, but its in australia with me... lol. i know what you mean about the chops. i havent chopped any of my cars and although every now and again i think about doing the 36 i wont. the windscreen is already small enough so i'm just filling the back windows in flat to give the illusion of a smaller roofline. i see that redneck rumble in the mags and it looks like a great show.

as far as the newer the better is concerned, yeah man i hear ya and the 36 will have *gasp* a late model efi v6 in it. i'll be running a bonnet over that (ofcourse!) but yeah i just need atleast one thing i can go down to a part store and get parts and actually get where i am going most if not all of the time. thats the plan anyway. everything down to the radiator has been adapted in stock configurations in order to be bolt in replacable on the road. i am sure with my luck something will go tits up but its worth a try heh.
eitherway that car is still a couple years off. i am focusing on the 26 rpu for now as i plan to build the whole car for under 5k so expect some roughness and rule breaking. thats the one i posted in the random thread which i think you (or maybe someone else) asked if was running fenders over that IFS (and yeah i am). i got the diff leaf spring mounted, the front ifs mounted, steer rack mounted, radiator mounted, engine and tranny mounted, cab steeled out and so far it owes me about 2600 so... so far so good.
If its a car, I don't mind working on it. that's all part of the hot rod experience. But my truck needs to be in good shape. I pull trailers with bobcats and forms and torn out concrete and whatever else.

[TN_BOOTBOY]

They're Buick. Late 50s up through 64 or right around there.
Thank you sir. I wasn't sure. I didn't get all the specs on the car. And I'm still not at the point that I know the difference between drums.

[TN_BOOTBOY]

I'd love to have a 60's box nova.

Like this?
http://www.gatewayclassiccars.com/images/carpics/STL/4110/4110.jpg
I had a chance to get one about 15 yrs ago but was just a little shy on the price and the guy wouldn't come down at all. Really nice cars.

[TN_BOOTBOY]

haha yeah man, i remember renting a geo metro a long time ago...it literally shakes from turbulence when a car passes by...but a hell of a bargain at the rental though
that's exactly what I was thinking...a car that any random guy on a coupe would underestimate, but will smoke them at the 1/4 mile...that's my definition of fun :)



we preferred the more "sporty" body i guess...you're right though,the price difference between the two isn't all that much.

old Corollas are RWD, so it's got a tranny tunnel...as far as engine bay is concerned, i think it'll fit a chevy small block just fine...a tight squeeze no doubt, and might need to move the firewall a couple inches back...i haven't really calculated or mocked up the install but IF it works, that's gonna be one scary ricer yo! I let my imagination get the best of me most of the time :)

edit: I saw one at a show sporting a celica engine (i think it was 3SGTE) and yes it fits the engine bay...but I dunno I just like the v8 rumble better
There was a guy in Gallatin, TN that had an old 80's model Z car that had a 350 squeezed in it.

[Einherjar]

There was a guy in Gallatin, TN that had an old 80's model Z car that had a 350 squeezed in it.

Those Datsons had a looong engine bay. Same as an English Ford Capri from back in the day. Is way different to the same era (let alone later) Corolla.

[TN_BOOTBOY]

Long engine bay is one thing. The width is a whole different story. And also fitting the steering around it and everything else. When he opened the hood, it was all engine from side to side.

[Einherjar]

Long engine bay is one thing. The width is a whole different story. And also fitting the steering around it and everything else. When he opened the hood, it was all engine from side to side.

I hear ya. Getting headers in there as well has gotta be a bitch. That was sorta my point with the whole Corolla thing.

[TN_BOOTBOY]

My little brother decided to put a 351 Windsor in his Mustang 5.0. I kept telling him that he'd need to mess with the steering to make it all fit. Ended up that the exhaust manifold was sitting right on the steering shaft. He got on it one night and ended up in a ditch because, you guessed it, the steering shaft snapped because the manifold hit it.

[Einherjar]

My little brother decided to put a 351 Windsor in his Mustang 5.0. I kept telling him that he'd need to mess with the steering to make it all fit. Ended up that the exhaust manifold was sitting right on the steering shaft. He got on it one night and ended up in a ditch because, you guessed it, the steering shaft snapped because the manifold hit it.

Ouch. I have to say though, it sounds cool what he wanted to do, though I'm not sure why he would have wanted to go the Windsor route instead of a Cleveland. Way more room to get that rocking and rolling with bolt-on manifolds, heads, etc. to my mind anyways, though that may just be an aussie thing. We persisted with the Clevos long after you guys dropped them. And personally, I totally get the retro tech thing, but wanting to go the other way like your brother just doesn't compute for me.

I've got an EFI 5.0 Windsor mill in my XR8 Ford Falcon (we've kept going with that model name after you guys dropped it way back when) but that's a nice little motor. Heaps of torque, a limited slip diff and a live rear axle in a not so heavy shell make for some serious fun in the wet. Honestly, I don't know why he didn't just pump up the 5.0. There's so many easy (and cheap) way to get that thing shaking it's sort of a no-brainer, if you know what I mean.

[smallaxe]

http://www.lemonlawvehicle.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/jaguar_xj.jpg

Jaguar XJ


http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike%20Directories/Ducati%20Bikes/images/Ducati%20750SS_jpg.jpg

Ducati 750SS

[Shawn P]

http://www.classicconvertibles.net/pictures/trucks/1980CC10SB/1980%20Chevrolet%20C10%20Shortbed%201980CC10SB%200 01.jpg
http://img1.classistatic.com/cps/po/091109/023r3/186975h_27.jpeg
http://z.about.com/d/4wheeldrive/1/0/-/U/1/JannVic_CA_67Scout800_3RR.jpg

[Anon1]

Like this?
http://www.gatewayclassiccars.com/images/carpics/STL/4110/4110.jpg
I had a chance to get one about 15 yrs ago but was just a little shy on the price and the guy wouldn't come down at all. Really nice cars.

hawt

[TN_BOOTBOY]

Ouch. I have to say though, it sounds cool what he wanted to do, though I'm not sure why he would have wanted to go the Windsor route instead of a Cleveland. Way more room to get that rocking and rolling with bolt-on manifolds, heads, etc. to my mind anyways, though that may just be an aussie thing. We persisted with the Clevos long after you guys dropped them. And personally, I totally get the retro tech thing, but wanting to go the other way like your brother just doesn't compute for me.

I've got an EFI 5.0 Windsor mill in my XR8 Ford Falcon (we've kept going with that model name after you guys dropped it way back when) but that's a nice little motor. Heaps of torque, a limited slip diff and a live rear axle in a not so heavy shell make for some serious fun in the wet. Honestly, I don't know why he didn't just pump up the 5.0. There's so many easy (and cheap) way to get that thing shaking it's sort of a no-brainer, if you know what I mean.

The Clevelands are getting harder to find around here. Plus I think he just got a deal on the Windsor. To be honest, I'd have just pumped up the 5.0 like you said. Would ahve been easier and cheaper. He was just young and hard headed at the time.

[rizsisindra]

Umm, I guess. Still doesn't make sense to me. If you're not going for factory performance as in a Monaro (big bucks though) then why not just go for the base Kingswood model, you can do it up and it'll look a million bucks. But if you want classic luxury then go the Statesman, it's not "sporty" being LWB but they're tough as fuck done right and the Premier is just the poor man's version of that..
Yeah man, you're right about that luxury...after a few years on the Premier I actually wanted to swap for a Statesmen. But I guess family life got me to prioritize on more important things. Most of our Holdens are Premiers though, we got another Premier in white, a black Premier HJ, and a black Kingswood...Monaros are just out of the question, it'll set me back more than a new jap city car.


Yeah, I know they're RWD, '76 Corolla was the first car I owned (back in the 80s and was a hand-me -down from my Dad). When I said trans-tunnel, if you're wanting to put a powerglide, or turbo 350, etc. in there, at a guess (as I said, I haven't checked it out) you're going to have to do some serious massaging there. Firewall was the thing I forgot to mention, but yeah, I'm pretty sure you'd have to move that back. Whatever, it's not impossible, but I'm not sure why you'd expend all that effort on a Corolla.
your views on Corollas are exactly what I aim to prove wrong :D ...I actually want the car to be underestimated.that's the whole point in the first place hahaha...


Can't argue with that.
another thing we agree on...hehe :D


There was a guy in Gallatin, TN that had an old 80's model Z car that had a 350 squeezed in it.
yeah, it probably have a big enough engine bay for it...i think a 120Y would fit a 350 too...I've only seen a 510 fitting an SR engine
btw,got any pics of it?

[Branded]

I can own anything nice because I drive like an asshole. Theres me on top... haha

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8932/0wowcrsh.jpg

[Bogey]

Where did you find this picture!?

[Branded]

I have so many old pictures man, I couldn't even guess at where it came from

[Bogey]

I've never seen that one, and I pride myself on my collection of old jalopy pics. That's a great one.

I like the dual taillights on the guy getting run the fuck over-if I saw somebody do that, I'd try to launch my roadster on 'em too.

[Branded]

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/6885/suck05.jpg

[Bogey]

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=480231&d=1218584994

I'm pretty sure this is the coolest pic ever. Think it's an early Miller.

[Bogey]

And yes, that's a fucking lion.

[Branded]

Believe it or not I have seen that pic before. Why don't we have shit like that anymore?

[rizsisindra]

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=480231&d=1218584994

I'm pretty sure this is the coolest pic ever. Think it's an early Miller.

that chopper looks nice

[Bogey]

that chopper looks nice

I have no idea what the bike is. I can't recognize motorcycles like I can cars.

[Bogey]

Believe it or not I have seen that pic before. Why don't we have shit like that anymore?

You're asking the wrong person man... I can't imagine what it must have been like to see that stuff. I have a hard time looking through my Don Montgomery books-they actually depress me. I would give anything to be out there on the dry lakes in the 30s or just postwar.

I hate nostalgia. Waste of time, but jeeeesus, why don't we have anything like that?

[Branded]

To get back on the topic of dream rides... I don't have a desire for cars as much as some of you fellas do.

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/3585/3801862153f2eaff7ae.jpg

[TN_BOOTBOY]

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/6885/suck05.jpg

You don't walk away from shit like this in old cars. I'm betting who ever was driving got the steering column through their chest. They told me that if I hadn't had my lap belt on when this happened that they would have written me off.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a33/TN_BOOTBOY/car2.jpg