The Official Hot Rod Thread - Part 2: No Replacement For Displacement

[churchmouse]

You’re welcome

Bite me. I will be dreaming about that car dang you anyway.

A buddy bought a 1970 S/S Monte Carlo in..........1970. Tawny Gold. Tan interior. Rally wheels. Big pipe duals.
454 4 speed. It was a 390 HP piece but man it would roll out.
He stepped it up here and there as money allowed. Headers, manifold, carb. Then a mild cam. Left the heads on it. Left the Hi-way song gear in it. Woopie that thing was a hoot.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Bite me. I will be dreaming about that car dang you anyway.

That’d be a handful on the street.

 

[churchmouse]

That’d be a handful on the street.

Yes sir and I would handful the heck out of it. Right up until my license disappeared.

 

[RustyHornet]

Funny/scary moment today at the shop. Moving cars around prepping for the next wave of projects. My boss said he wanted to take the Roadrunner around the lot since he hadn’t driven it in awhile. I told him to go find the owner of the dealerships’ son, 20 years old, good kid, and scare the **** outta him on a ride. He’s spent his whole life around high end Porsche’s and Audi’s, driven hellcats, but has never been in an old muscle car. So he found him, he was super excited. I watched from the back on the lot as they pulled out onto the main road, boss puts the pedal on the mat, I could hear the tires breaking loose from about 1/4 mile away till they disappeared behind a building, I could still hear the car. Then something happened, I heard the tone of the engine change, revved up and then shut off, sounded like it was cutting out.

The friggin throttle stuck open! Even with triple springs and a stop on it, it pushed right past it. Bounced off the 6500 rpm rev limiter. Good thing the man that was driving has plenty of experience, he dropped it in neutral and shut the key off instantly without even thinking about it. We’ve never had that car at full throttle before. We’ll be fixing that!

So when people ask why spend that little bit of extra money on good parts? There you go. Btw, he got the old dream wheel out and calculated out the speed since he didn’t look down, if the tires had hooked up, woulda been doing 127 in about an 1/8th mile stretch.

Best part about all this? Nobody was hurt and the kid was scared ****less, but still came back and wanted to go again! He’s hooked now!

 

[churchmouse]

Funny/scary moment today at the shop. Moving cars around prepping for the next wave of projects. My boss said he wanted to take the Roadrunner around the lot since he hadn’t driven it in awhile. I told him to go find the owner of the dealerships’ son, 20 years old, good kid, and scare the **** outta him on a ride. He’s spent his whole life around high end Porsche’s and Audi’s, driven hellcats, but has never been in an old muscle car. So he found him, he was super excited. I watched from the back on the lot as they pulled out onto the main road, boss puts the pedal on the mat, I could hear the tires breaking loose from about 1/4 mile away till they disappeared behind a building, I could still hear the car. Then something happened, I heard the tone of the engine change, revved up and then shut off, sounded like it was cutting out.

The friggin throttle stuck open! Even with triple springs and a stop on it, it pushed right past it. Bounced off the 6500 rpm rev limiter. Good thing the man that was driving has plenty of experience, he dropped it in neutral and shut the key off instantly without even thinking about it. We’ve never had that car at full throttle before. We’ll be fixing that!

So when people ask why spend that little bit of extra money on good parts? There you go. Btw, he got the old dream wheel out and calculated out the speed since he didn’t look down, if the tires had hooked up, woulda been doing 127 in about an 1/8th mile stretch.

Best part about all this? Nobody was hurt and the kid was scared ****less, but still came back and wanted to go again! He’s hooked now!

OK........what about the boy. Scared, excited, ?????

 

[RustyHornet]

OK........what about the boy. Scared, excited, ?????

Stupid excited! We were talking about starting up a dealer racing team. Find him a little light Mopar since it’s a Chrysler dealer, do the whole cage bit and stick a nice HEMI in it.

 

[Super Bee]

If the shop is getting too full I will be more than happy to "store" the Roadrunner at my place. I have plenty of room in my shop. Just trying to be neighborly.

 

[churchmouse]

Stupid excited! We were talking about starting up a dealer racing team. Find him a little light Mopar since it’s a Chrysler dealer, do the whole cage bit and stick a nice HEMI in it.

I care not what new show room hot rod you have rolled out in. Once you experience a true 3 peddle BB muscle car you will be forever changed.
Heck even a screaming 340 HP 327 wound up tight in all 4.
Yes a Boss 302 will get your nickers wet.

 

[RustyHornet]

If the shop is getting too full I will be more than happy to "store" the Roadrunner at my place. I have plenty of room in my shop. Just trying to be neighborly.

Haha. We’ve had several offers for that kind of hospitality. Hoping the owner can come up with the money soon, otherwise we will be looking for an owner...

 

[RustyHornet]

I care not what new show room hot rod you have rolled out in. Once you experience a true 3 peddle BB muscle car you will be forever changed.
Heck even a screaming 340 HP 327 wound up tight in all 4.
Yes a Boss 302 will get your nickers wet.

You don’t have to tell me! I appreciate the newer cars, but they ain’t for me. Big block, small block. Stick or auto. I’m not prejudiced.

 

[churchmouse]

You don’t have to tell me! I appreciate the newer cars, but they ain’t for me. Big block, small block. Stick or auto. I’m not prejudiced.

I knew you would understand.
The insane moan of a WOT Holley or even a Quadrajet is the sound of the wild and not to be matched by the new breed. They have their own song but not like old school.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Dream car

https://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/d/2003-mustang-cobra/6582350351.html

 

[churchmouse]

Dream car

https://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/d/2003-mustang-cobra/6582350351.html

If that is a Ken Belle car it will be the real deal.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

If that is a Ken Belle car it will be the real deal.

Yeah those Bell blowers are ridiculous

 

[churchmouse]

My good buddy Bobby E just rolled through in the street freak. 78 Malibu. Straight Axle. Tunnel rammed small block chevy. 3 peddles. Crap ass patina paint. 11:46 best at 115. Street driven. I should have taken some pics but the terrorists had my phone up in the fort. He had the dumps open. I love it.

 

[femurphy77]

My good buddy Bobby E just rolled through in the street freak. 78 Malibu. Straight Axle. Tunnel rammed small block chevy. 3 peddles. Crap ass patina paint. 11:46 best at 115. Street driven. I should have taken some pics but the terrorists had my phone up in the fort. He had the dumps open. I love it.

Sweet!

 

[ChristianPatriot]

My good buddy Bobby E just rolled through in the street freak. 78 Malibu. Straight Axle. Tunnel rammed small block chevy. 3 peddles. Crap ass patina paint. 11:46 best at 115. Street driven. I should have taken some pics but the terrorists had my phone up in the fort. He had the dumps open. I love it.

That’s scootin

 

[churchmouse]

That’s scootin

It runs a 406 with fuely heads. 2 600's on an old Wiend Tunnel ram.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

It runs a 406 with fuely heads. 2 600's on an old Wiend Tunnel ram.

Sounds real streetable

I bet it’s like a light switch. Not much down low but starts screamin above 4k.

 

[churchmouse]

Sounds real streetable

I bet it’s like a light switch. Not much down low but starts screamin above 4k.

Once you master the technique it is actually a lot of fun. Being a stick helps.