this section of my webpage is dedicated to my grease monkey friends who are more threatened by a computer than a 1984 Dodge Omni. And to those who just don't have the means to create an in-depth page for themselves... and for the rest of you just because I like ya.
First up is
my good buddy Martin, who without I would not be involved in cars.
It was many moons ago when he worked for my father that I first saw it.
A mid 80's Regal that blew my mind. I got a ride in it the first
day that I went to work for my Dad. This car was unlike anything
I had seen or heard of before. I have to say that this car partly
influenced my SS, and I will never deny it.
Basically
this car was based on the poor man's Pro Street idea, from memory the car
had 295-50-15s in the back with baseball bat rolled inner fender lips.
For motivation it used a 355 with ported 305 heads, a used turbo 350 with
a B&M converter, numerous rearends were blown up in this thing.
the hood scoop was a favorite with the local authorities, the exhaust used
Super-Trapps (for a while) and was a favorite with the neighbors.
I also used GN dual air dams for looks, blackout trim and bumpers, and
a torch made slam. Oh and to top it all off he had a gear drive in
the motor just to add to the rubber necking effect.
I couldn't
get enough of this car!
And on to the next saga in a long line of cars for this boy. there is a 1987 IROC that I am trying to source out a photo of... this may take a while.
onto the present...
he diverged form the good General's camp and tripped into Ford's stable.
this 1987 Mustang has undergone so bloody many changes it is mind boggling.
From yellow to silver Salleen stickers onto Steeda for today. 16"
pony rims to 17" ROH to 15" Welds back to 16" ponies.
I could sit
here for hours listing off the mods done to this car and quite honestly
I have lost track. In a nutshell it has twisted wedge heads, E303
cam, mass air conversion, 3.55 gears, Salleen wing, Edelbrock upper and
lower intakes (I think), Ripper shifter... it goes on and on. The
car's best time is 12.6 @ 108 mph... on the Welds.
Here we have
Bruce's '87 GN called "the Black Car" for obvious reasons
I must admit
that this car looks pretty wild. Reminds me of my Dad's t-type only
blacker.
Its got a MAF translator and some
really wild and undisclosed mods... one thing that I do know is that Bruce
is a whiz with fuel injection... so watch out.
this is my neighbor Fred's car (actually
it is his wife's but you know the story) It is a 350 car with ported heads,
Q-jet, 700-R4, 3.73s, MSD box, and full emissions and runs high 14s to
boot. He is a great guy... I am going to learn a lot.
the car pretty much speaks for itself:
One fast daily driver.
Here we have Shelby's 502/502 powered
1987 Monte SS... I have been watching this car evolve for years.
I recently met her at a car show (where I met members of the G-body.org
mailing list). She was really nice and quite interested in my car
as I was in her's. She runs a ladder bar setup and a cowl hood among
other things.
We later met up yet again at a test
and tune Saturday afternoon at Cayuga International Dragway Park, where
we are both becoming regulars (Shelby more than me).
Just a cool
pic.
To come:
Craig and
Ryan's '63 Nova
Brian's LX
Stang
Simon's 1LE
Camaro
and many more...