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

[femurphy77]

https://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/d/1972-mercury-marquis/6247475147.html

SWEET! But nowhere nearly as sweet as he "THINKS" it is!

 

[femurphy77]

I don't think driving this will be pleasant. I remember those days of compromising with factory converters. Lots of throwing it in and out of neutral in town.
I finally worked a few hours overtime and went with the converters and manual shift valve bodies. The manual shift valve bodies were a PIA but RPM stayed in control on the street.

I keep forgetting that some people actually drive their autox cars more than once a month. Big cam and no convertor definitely sucks! When I first drove the Galaxie around the property a few months ago I was immediately reminded that Comp said it would need a looser convertor. After driving it last week with the proper convertor the difference was huge!! YUGE!! A lot easier to poke around at low speed in!!

 

[Brad69]

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OK car people help me settle an argument with my wife!

She thinks the simple black interior of my Challenger is not what a high performance car should have.
I think her car looks over the top and too "loud"?

 

[churchmouse]

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OK car people help me settle an argument with my wife!

She thinks the simple black interior of my Challenger is not what a high performance car should have.
I think her car looks over the top and too "loud"?

Black interior goes positive points on the man card.

Her's match's her purse and shoes I am sure.

Hey, seriously........they are both nice just hers is a bit "Too" nice Ya-know.

 

[churchmouse]

I keep forgetting that some people actually drive their autox cars more than once a month. Big cam and no convertor definitely sucks! When I first drove the Galaxie around the property a few months ago I was immediately reminded that Comp said it would need a looser convertor. After driving it last week with the proper convertor the difference was huge!! YUGE!! A lot easier to poke around at low speed in!!

My black 65 Biscayne had a much modified "Super" hole shot in it. You could drive the car pretty easily if you knew whats up.
If you "Slapped" the throttle and got a run on the converter it launched like it meant it putting 4K plus on the dial. Just not consistent like that. Lock up the trans on the brake and lean on the converter and you could see 3800 and hold it. Set the chip on the launch controller at 3600..... mat the go pedal and hang on when you let the brake go.

 

[Leadeye]

Good interior colors just need to match up well. What's missing on today's cars is chrome. You can never have enough.

 

[churchmouse]

Good interior colors just need to match up well. What's missing on today's cars is chrome. You can never have enough.

Breath of fresh air LE.....

 

[Leadeye]

Thanks CM, I miss chrome, you just don't see enough of it on new cars.

 

[churchmouse]

Thanks CM, I miss chrome, you just don't see enough of it on new cars.

Unless you have a sport model the new ones lack soul.
They are great cars. Serious pieces of engineering. Just cookie cutter.

 

[mom45]

http://www.bartelandcompany.com/filecabinet/2017VALPOLIST.pdf

 

[churchmouse]

http://www.bartelandcompany.com/filecabinet/2017VALPOLIST.pdf

Interesting.

 

[halfmileharry]

Good interior colors just need to match up well. What's missing on today's cars is chrome. You can never have enough.

Now that's gorgeous!

 

[churchmouse]

Now that's gorgeous!

The entire car is so well done.

 

[mom45]

Interesting.

Their sales are fun to attend. We've seen some really nice vehicles go for way less than they should and vice versa. I get yelled at if I take my hands out of my pockets while the bidding is going on.

 

[Bigtanker]

Good interior colors just need to match up well. What's missing on today's cars is chrome. You can never have enough.

The new cars with [STRIKE]chrome[/STRIKE] shiny plated plastic look nice except when the sun hits them and blinds you while driving. My Flex has some of it by the shifterd and I hate it.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Not a misprint. 454 small block.

https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/camaro/6228591939.html

 

[churchmouse]

Not a misprint. 454 small block.

https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/camaro/6228591939.html

Heard of this. Never seen one in person.
Nice car.

 

[femurphy77]

Dropped the 9" pumpkin off with Jason over at automotion yesterday morning. He called me about an hour later telling me that whoever "rebuilt" it did such a poor job of it that the gears are trashed even though they had less than 20 miles on them. In my possession anyway. I'm done with "good deals" unless I have an address and phone number so I can track the seller down later if necessary to return the part to the correct bodily orifice as needed.

I guess I'm getting naïve in my old age but I do remember when a persons word actually meant something. . . . . .

 

[churchmouse]

Dropped the 9" pumpkin off with Jason over at automotion yesterday morning. He called me about an hour later telling me that whoever "rebuilt" it did such a poor job of it that the gears are trashed even though they had less than 20 miles on them. In my possession anyway. I'm done with "good deals" unless I have an address and phone number so I can track the seller down later if necessary to return the part to the correct bodily orifice as needed.

I guess I'm getting naïve in my old age but I do remember when a persons word actually meant something. . . . . .

This is why I no longer hunt the swap meets etc.
People suck.

I have always done my own rear end set ups once I learned how.
9" Fords are among the easiest to do so it amazes me that people screw them up.
I would much rather set up a ford than a GM 12 bolt.

 

[Brad69]

All cleaned up ready to go get dirty again!
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