Re: Classic Cars
[Re: Nessmuck]
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02/17/24 07:42 PM
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Thanks Ness, let me keep the card for now it's my first classic hopefully I'll impress ya with the next one Us car guys are always thinking of the next one.... Guess I’m old enough that I’m past that part!
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Re: Classic Cars
[Re: Wild_WI]
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02/17/24 07:48 PM
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Lee....the teenager in yah ,would come out, with open headers ...slicks ..and a 4 speed in your hand..
We're getting older ...but we're not dead
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Re: Classic Cars
[Re: lee steinmeyer]
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02/17/24 08:21 PM
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Nessy, I have three projects that I haven’t touched in ten years! I sure don’t need another, and your right, we ain’t dead yet! LOL What's collecting dust in the Baahn ?
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Re: Classic Cars
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02/18/24 09:35 AM
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Got a 40 chevy PU, that is widened six and a half inches and on a Z’ed tonner frame. Was gonna be my welding truck, but wasn’t done in time for when needed! 32 chevy sedan, built the frame and suspension, wood in car taken out and rebuilt with steel. Angle whacked top, zz3 crate engine, AC, custom dash, about 75% done and in primer. 60 chevy SW that I used to race. 2 dr, that I’ve only seen about ten more of in my life. Owned it since before I went to Nam. Held both ends of the AHRA records in R/stock formula 3. I want to pro street it for a driver. Have a brand new 454 crate motor with a Street and Performance fuel injected tunnel ram for it.
Got my shop finished here where I live, but then closed my welding shop in Manhattan, after 45 years. Equipment had to go somewhere, so what I couldn’t sell, got moved into my new shop.now I have no room for my projects, and they are 45 miles away! It drives me nuts!
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Re: Classic Cars
[Re: Wild_WI]
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02/18/24 10:57 AM
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That 60 Chevy Long roof sounds way cool.
Need a pic of that !
Bet it's solid as Sears too
I've nevah seen a 2 door before...or a 4 door..lol
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Re: Classic Cars
[Re: Wild_WI]
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02/18/24 12:02 PM
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Lee..
Is the car complete with all the moldings and bumpers ?
Did the 60 have a carrier bearing...2 piece drive shaft ?
Bet you got rid of that...for a one piece shaft.
That would turn some heads at the Cruise nights
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Re: Classic Cars
[Re: Wild_WI]
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02/18/24 01:17 PM
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Ha ha, it was always pretty popular! Especially when it stood on it’s bumper. Yes, I changed it over to a one piece driveline. The old car had to weigh in at 3960#, min weight, and the engine was a sixty over 283, or 292 CI. Run a 5:86 gear in the rear end, with 32 in tall M&H slicks, with a Brazwell 2 barrel carb. Had a forty pound flywheel, with a home made 27 pound harmonic balancer, and it took a couple of bulbs on the tree just to get the engine wound up! A 2:64 low Borg Warner four speed, that had been slick shifted. Car would run 13: oo’s at 107 MPH. Put a four barrel holley on it once, and it ran 12:62!
Forgot to answer about the completeness of it. Yes, been collecting many things that had gotten discarded when I started racing it. Back floorpans have rotted away, and a little rust in the quarters, behind the rear tires.
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Re: Classic Cars
[Re: Nessmuck]
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02/18/24 03:13 PM
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A 1967 Olds 442 conv...will turn some heads.
Or a ..same year Buick Grand Sport.
Unless your a Ford guy I'm looking for a 1965 Buick Riviera. '63 through '65 where very similar to each other, but the stacked hide-away headlights on the '65 is what its all about for me.
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Re: Classic Cars
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02/18/24 03:18 PM
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Hard to go wrong with a '64 1/2 - '66. Convertable Mustang. Easy to care for , parts readily available.
One thing to think about , any classic car can get expensive to maintain/restore unless you know how to do it yourself. I've watched many non-car people spend boatloads of cash having other people maintain their classic car.
Most classic cars are owned/restored by car guys.
Most classic cars sell for less than what it costs to restore one. It is a labor of love. Brand loyalties aside, those Mustangs are overrated. They are a glorified Ford Falcon with different skin on them. Yes, there is a huge following for them, but there is also a huge following for Al Qaeda.
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Re: Classic Cars
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02/18/24 03:43 PM
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A 1967 Olds 442 conv...will turn some heads.
Or a ..same year Buick Grand Sport.
Unless your a Ford guy I'm looking for a 1965 Buick Riviera. '63 through '65 where very similar to each other, but the stacked hide-away headlights on the '65 is what its all about for me. Didn't Patrick Swayze drive one in Roadhouse ? Love them Rivs too #clamshell
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Re: Classic Cars
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02/18/24 03:49 PM
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Ha ha, it was always pretty popular! Especially when it stood on it’s bumper. Yes, I changed it over to a one piece driveline. The old car had to weigh in at 3960#, min weight, and the engine was a sixty over 283, or 292 CI. Run a 5:86 gear in the rear end, with 32 in tall M&H slicks, with a Brazwell 2 barrel carb. Had a forty pound flywheel, with a home made 27 pound harmonic balancer, and it took a couple of bulbs on the tree just to get the engine wound up! A 2:64 low Borg Warner four speed, that had been slick shifted. Car would run 13: oo’s at 107 MPH. Put a four barrel holley on it once, and it ran 12:62!
Forgot to answer about the completeness of it. Yes, been collecting many things that had gotten discarded when I started racing it. Back floorpans have rotted away, and a little rust in the quarters, behind the rear tires. When I dragged my 57 Chevy Station Wagon...I'd always get paired up with a 55 Chevy 265...6:13 gear...and kick my butt for 1350 feet...but I'd catch him. I also had a 454 dual quad...junk yard motor and 4:56 ...daily drivah. I cant believe the HP you guys get out of those little small blocks
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Re: Classic Cars
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02/18/24 04:12 PM
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Modern stuff is alot different than "back in the day" Nessy. The heads have come along ways, even on production vehicles, and after market blocks have a larger bore spacing which allows bigger bores. In the dirt circle track racing I've done until recently, an engine in the 358c.i. limit class needs to be putting out 6-700 hp, the lower number with stock production cast heads and the latter with aftermarket heads. This is also with a 11:1 compression ratio. In the open classes, you need to be well over 800, I'm hearing getting near 900hp. These engines are over 400c.i. and fully ported race heads. How fast you wanna go???? Depends on how much money ya got! You're looking at 60k for a decent dirt motor. ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-15350-208567-img_20211016_102751.jpg) I forgot to mention, they're also aluminum blocks and don't weight much over 300lbs.
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Re: Classic Cars
[Re: Wild_WI]
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02/18/24 04:27 PM
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Hippie ...my last pass at the track was 1979
These 265 small blocks were making stupid power 45 years ago
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