Great, just went thru some old,( I mean really old) pics. It was fun to reminisce,

I spent most of my energy, on the '60 chevy, under the hood. No real engineering just trial and error mods. Three intake manifolds and carbs, 2 Exhaust manifold and exhaust configurations, 3 flywheel and clutch assy and two attempts to get the cam shaft right.

And every time I punched it too hard, I got to crawl under and replace the carrier bearing on the split drive shaft. The tri power carbs were a constant tune project. Thirsty little devil @ 6 mpg. I was having the gas filled (remember when they used to pump the gas, check oil and give you green stamps?) and the attendant told me to shut the motor off.. I was gaining on him.

Don't laugh..I'm serious.


roadster with a stick

 

I've got a few listed in my sig. I may sell one or two, but haven't decided.

My dad had a 60' Impala with the tri-power. He won the Idaho state championships with it in 61' I think. It was a fast car back then.

 

It was fast but, I had a convertible so a lot of frame weight.

Raced it on the streets of North County St Louis and Hall street downtown. Most of my trophies came from the Florissant police dept.

 

Sorry Franc, I have to laugh.......because in all my years, I've never heard that one before.

 

1966 Cutlass

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2929943

 

1972 Porsche 914 (Karmann built too )...originally a 1.8L, got swapped out with a 2.0L, original color. Got it as a 16th b-day present from my uncle

I was planning on putting a blown WRX motor in there but now that I have the SRT, I think I'm going to keep it stock and make it a weekend cruiser, or run it in autocross and just reinforce the chassis.

More pics in the gallery

 

I have a 1967 Buick Rviera with a 73 455 bored to a 464, one of the biggest styling milestones in automotive history!

Zach

 

There's a photo of my AMX (the way it looks now) in my gallery. But here's one on EBAY that looks pretty much the way mine did when I bought it brand new, Only mine has a white stripe, and an automatic.

http://www.ecarlist.com/showroom/117.../120358#32.jpg

https://www.crossfireforum.org/galle...php?photo=2606

 

Have you noticed that the"hot" color today seems to be a knockoff on the AMX Bittersweet Orange, which has always been my favorite on an AMX?

 

Yeah, mine too. I'd love to do a Crossfire in that GM orange color. I've sort of been on the look out for a "mildly" damaged "Base" car in my price range that only has "cosmetic" damage and needs a paint job.
Just what I need, another project.

 

I hated these cars at first but they really grew on me, its such a different body style. That would be a crazy car with a big motor in it.

 

The "Weather Eye" with the "Desert Only" setting and the "Ash Receiver" label brings back memories. How many used the "Desert Only" setting in the city on a hot day?

 

1978 Chevy Chevelle Malibu
350 Mr. Goodwrench Engine...torn apart and rebuilt with MY parts
TH350 Tranny
All new suspension, Corvette Rally wheels, and other goodies...
Restored over several years, paint and body finished by my father and me...Black Metallic Base & Clear Coat

 

1984 Buick Grand National first year of production of the black GNs, 3.8L turbo V6 ironic that I have a first year of production Grand National and a first production year Crossfire. My mom and dad also have a 64 Corvette Stingray convertible 327, 4 spd, side exhaust, a 70 corvette 4 speed, a 68 Camaro RS/SS, and a 64 Malibu SS convertible, I have included pics of the camaro and the 64 vette

 

Well I haven't been around for a while so let me tell y'all what I've been up to.
I started restoration of a 1967 Moto Guzzi, had trouble understanding this seemingly simple bike...I bought it because I thought it would be easy and fast, it only had 4000 original miles on it...wrong. Turned that over to an expert who finished it quickly and concisely although not cheaply. I just crated it for shipment to it's new owner in Australia...I made a small profit.
At the same time I also took on a 1980 Jeep CJ5 which is in full body off restoration at the moment. Sending the repaired frame in for a powder coating at the end of the week. So it's a work in progress.
Right after I started the Jeep I started wandering, remembering the day I saw a then new Jensen Interceptor MkIII and how amazed I was this British car ran a Chrysler big block drivetrain...so I started looking on line and lo and behold there it was...the deal of a lifetime...I flew to Newark NJ, checked out the car, bought it and drove it home...after some repairs of course. So now I am also doing a sympathetic restoration on a 1974 Jensen Interceptor MkIII that is an original 44,000 mile car. It sat in the second owners brothers garage for fifteen years which scared me some, the car was running a little rough and I wasn't sure why...doing a cylinder leakdown test confirmed that the mileage was most likely correct...the best cylinders were 165 Lbs and the two worst were 135 lbs. So this 440 Cu In Chrysler HP engine was as healthy as new. Replacing the blown exhaust gaskets and rebuilding the Holley four barrel really straightened it up...it's now running like a new born baby. Now I just have to replace every rubber gasket, seal and bush because they are all totally driied up...no worries, that has allready been started and this car should be ready for a fresh coat of paint by next month.
Oh and I bought a car hauler trailer and a show and tow truck to haul everything to show. The truck is a 2005 Dodge Ram Daytona edition #2947 of 3000. I've been upgrading that with factory goodies too including the Ram Air package for the SRT-10 hood scoop, cold air intake, a-pillar post mounted oil and tranny temp gauges, bed liner and the new Katskinz Daytona leather package will be getting installed next week. At 20,000 miles I thought I got a great buy on this truck for $15500, and it was sooooo clean, I've only found one small stone chip otherwise virtually no wear on this truck.
Of course I still have the '05 Blaze Red Roadster w/ less than 20K miles and my wife even though she isn't driving anymore still has the '07 Dodge Nitro R/T which is getting a few upgrades itself.
Guess I've rambled on a little too far, y'all have a great summer and I'll see you at a show or on the Dragon!

 

My Sunbeam Tiger..acquired in 1985, refreshed and kept original. The house I am working on ..