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squarebackjalopy
User | Posts: 89 | Joined: 01/07
Posted: 06/28/08
05:38 AM

So i blew a head gasket, sounds like a good time to take out a large loan and dump a bigger, newer engine in my beast.

Now I need a bigger exhaust, radiator, ect. But with a stroke of luck it gets better gas mileage!!

Ok now I have more power, but the rest of the drivetrain is not liking it.  First the driveshaft bails out, then when teaching my lil sister to so burnouts I blow out the spider gears, the clutches in the tranny are starting to wear, not to mention the tires i go thru.

People think i am crazy but i figure there is only so many parts i can "upgrade" (after breaking) until i dont have to worry about breaking stuff.

When does it all end?  I hope never I love doing this stuff. The day I stop pushing cars to the breaking point is the day i die, Cause if your not breaking stuff Theres room for "upgrades"  


It may not be the fastest or prettiest, but i can pretend

 
TheSilverBuick
Enthusiast | Posts: 689 | Joined: 02/06
Posted: 06/28/08
01:03 PM

The trick is once you stop breaking things it's time to build a higher horsepower engine  


The Silver Buick- '77 Skylark coupe w/455&TKO-600, '72 Centurion Conv't - 455w/TH400, '67 T-bird 4Dr (suicide) w/428&C6. Needing to replace a '69 Firebird 400.

http://www.members.aol.com/thesilverbuick/Pictures/

 
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