What is your ride?

1966 f100 pre-runner, 460 cid, 3+1 top loader, 4.11 w limited slip 9" with 33" tires  

1962 Chevy Nova

sbc 377, dart pro1 alum heads, demon carb, victor intake, fenderwell headers, 3" exhaust flowmaster.

Th350, tci shift kit and internal upgrades

Currie 9" with 4:11 spooled

6 point cage

Qa1 coilovers front, KYB rear

Misc. other upgrades

Built this car for the past six years.  Bought it when I was in high school then went away to college and never had time.  Saved up some money and completed the car in about 1 year.  With the old 406 motor it ran 12.9 @101 mph.  Motor was no good so, had the 377 built. Plan on adding a procharger.  Fast, fun and street legal.

To view car go to this website

http://www.sle.slv.k12.ca.us/~astaiger/nova.html

Thanks for looking

Jed

73 Ford Gran Torino Sport, 56 Chevy Belair Sport Coupe, 56 Chevy Sedan Delivery  

Several in various states of dis-repair
1) 79 lincoln continental...Bracket car. stop laughing... I mean it. really. specs are as follows:
1979 continental with limo prep package (heavier guage frame)
O reilly auto reman 400m bone stock.
ATI full competition C6 (manual valvebody, roller bearing planetaries low 1st gear)
ATI custom converter. (800rpm stall anti ballooning plate needle bearings)
STOP LAUGHING!!!!
custom driveshaft (the weak link...73.5 inches long!!! 2.75 I.D. .250 wall)
Nodular centersection in rear 9" 5.oo:1 rear gear (motive gear)
Spherical rod ends on rear suspension (replaced stock links after "slightly" breaking left lower on 1-2 upshift)
Fuzzy dice.

now before y'all think i lost my mind- here's the "WHY"
1] curb weight ready to race-5,310 lbs I can't spin a tire, reguardless how bad track conditions are.  
2] speaking of tires the street/foot brake class i normally run rules state i can run as large a tire as i want provided it fits in the stock wheelwell and does not protrude more than 1" out fo the wheelwell.. i usually run 35x12.50 15 truck tires with the tread shaved down to 2/32" and they fit with lots of room to spare inside the wheelwell.  (i want to try 33x14.50 M/T's but can't find a set used.
3] the car is geared so low the engine never really "sees" the heft...it simply revs like its in neutral (i can pull a plug wire and only lose .3)
4} with the above being said its...slow, but consistent as hell. if its hot or cold my e.t. never changes much (i guess 8.0:1 compression and 87 octane aren't too picky)
5] i always leave first...if i don't then i'll tune it till it's the slowest thing in eliminations...and leave it there, that way all i have to do is cut a good light (.511-.520 on a .500 tree and the other guy goes home.
6] its funny as hell to pull up into the staging lanes with a 27 ft car.
How slow is slow, you may ask...11.24 in the eighth mile at 66.4 mph (it's been as "quick" as 10.9 but it gets temp sensitive there)
that car is how i pay for my other toys.
the only problem i have with the car is its in TN and ia ain't!!! you ever price moving a car from TN to fort hood texas? it ain't cheap.

2)1982 dodge van currently being prepped for possible engine swap/ and or half track conversion.

numerous other "partial" vehicles... though probably nuthin y'all be interested in... yet.

Tree

69 Chevelle- low on power lower on cash

65 300 Delux- Payed for havent taken delivery

68 c10-bought for my wife when we were dating

94 eclipse rs- partial gst conversion= no money

94 escort wagon- 1.9 stock

85 s15 4x4 extended cab- two inch lift 31-10.5 stock drive train 

Too many previous cars to list.  Stay at home parent so they are all in limbo probable sell all but the Chevelle to keep it on the road

1963 Rambler 550 Classic: http://www.cardomain.com/id/radial_skid

Also a 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9 Magnum, a 1985 Volvo 244 GL that's for sale, and a 1986 Peugeot 505 STi that will probably never run again.

1988 Chevrolet Pickup Texas Show Truck edition

1980s looking vinyl graphics complete with 15 inch Prime wheels it has a smashed up grill and bumper since someone didnt yeild last week. it has a 12 inch glass pack a chip that a previous a K&N air filter and a homemade induction system mad out of 4 inch PVC pipe. it has also been lowered 3 inches in front and 5 in the back. so far it has ran the best of 16.75@79mph. soon to come though a set of vortec heads edelbrock intake a 650cfm carb and a cam.

1988 Chevy Short Bed Pickup with a 97' vortec 40,000mile vortec 350 and trottle body injection  

oh boy where to start.....

   1 is my baby  a 1974 f100 super cab that is completely unrestored but in amazing shape with 49275 actual miles on it and a 360 fe motor

2 is my & my wifes 1983 malibu station wagon that we purchased from the proverbial lil old lady with 84000 actual miles on the 3.8 V sick now has the old style alumnin slots and a wicked 350 4bbl and 2600 stall conv. flow master exhaust and headers

3 is my project of the month a 1963 ford fairlane but im keeping this one.

4 is a 79 chevy van that will be my donor car for the motor and trans for the fairlane    (i know!!!!!!!!!!!!)

5 assorted this and thats ...

1957 Ford business sedan, 427 Windsor, C4, 4000 stall, money eating SOB.  Got it blown apart for paint right now, hopefully be painted and back together by July.

1974 Ford F100 351 Windsor, AOD, daily driver

1993 Ranger, ugly parts chaser.

O man i got a bunch of junk;

73 Mercury Marquis 2 door hardtop, 429, magnaflows, pertronix, MSD, green and ugly "the hulk"

73 Chrysler Imperial 4 door, 440, havent driven it yet, bought it and am still rebuilding the thermocrap

98 Mustang GT, been in storage for the last year, gotta dust it of and actually drive it again

66 Buick Wildcat Custom, havent driven this one either

77 Ranchero 500, gonna sell it

89 Ford Conversion van, selling this one too

69 Mustang coupe, 351W, edelbrock, pertronix, hooker, flows, shaker scoop but am still scared to cut the hole in the brand new hood! once i do though it will go to paint

70 El Camino SS 396, all stock, just got out of paint, looks sweet!

70 GTO (Real, numbers match) just bought it yesterday! Project, has a rebuilt 400 but the rest is trashed, been sitting 8 years, can't wait to get it on the road though!

Thats it for now......

I am kind of car rescuer. right now I have two.

First, 65 Impala SS( Known as the BEAST) , originally 327/pwrglide. "Evening Orchid" (Thats pink to us) Now, 383 four bolt block,  9.5:1 comp, Comp Cams XE274, Edelbrk RPM intake, Proform 750 dbl pmpr, Hooker Comp headers, "186" heads, 2.02/1.60 roller rockers, 2 1/2 exhaust with Flowtech Terminator muffs. 410 hp @6000, 440 ft lbs trq at 3200 rpm. New Process 4 speed, 10 bolt with Eaton Posi and 3.36:1 gears. Poly bushings front and rear, rear A-arms boxed, Cragar Street Stars and BFGs. Now its ugly primer and rust. No carpet and 500 watts of JVC tunes. I've gotta hear the radio over the engine.

I saved this from a neighbor who wanted to hack it for hydros. Paid $1200 bucks for this one, the body was about the same as now, but the entire chassis and drive train replaced by me.

Second, 70 Caprice coupe, (Luxo-Muscle-Barge) All original, LS-4 10.25:1 345 hp 454 big block, th400 trans, 12 bolt peg leg, pwr windows, seats, Comfortron AC, Disc brakes, tilt wheel, light minders frt and rr(1 of 9900), and rr window defroster (1 of 3419). 15 X 7 rallys. BFGs. Anniversary Gold with Gold brocade (read Grandmas sofa) interior. Nice car.

Believe or not, I actually bought this one from a salvage yard the day they were going to crush it.  I've only gave this one a tune up, tires, shocks. I had to replace brake hoses and all bulbs in order to pass the safety inspection. I've been just enjoying since. I haven't even touched the points that were in it. That was three yrs ago.

That caprice sounds like a real find.  Must not have sat in the yard too long or someone would have pulled the 454.

Tom

1968 Formula S Barracuda 340 four speed.

For those of you who may not know me, I am in Melbourne, Australia, and therefore have been forced to convert my 69 Camaro to Right-Hand-Drive (RHD) if I wish to at least drive it on the roads here.

The law changed recently to allow LHD cars over 30 years old to be driven with no restrictions, but too late! The Camaro has been RHD for some time and I am now greatly improving of the conversion and the condition of the entire car.

Here is the Camaro on the rotisserie I made. Note the RHD firewall almost finished in this pic.

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Here is my trusty 454 with a nice coat of Chevy Orange and some lovely GMPP valve covers. It's to look a bit like an L78 396/375.. -It won't exactly, but it'll have a nice factory appearence.

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Here is the horrid Ford 9"! It's a 31 spline, Detroit Locker in a NOS Ford Motorsport nodular center. A 12 bolt with the usual upgrades would easily be adequate, but this'll do..!

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And this is what it onced looked like and will again soon.. -but better!

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