Preserved Topic: Project vehicles

anyone in this forum restore trucks or cars as a hobby?

I'm thinking about buying a 69' Chevy Pickup to restore.

My dad has a '36 Dodge panel truck that he's working on.

All it is right now is the body. No engine, tranny, nothing. He's working on getting it primed so it doesn't rust anymore than it already has.

he obviously lives up north....

here in Houston rust is virtually non-existent

I've got my eye on a 63 nova 2 SS ragtop, but the owner just leaves it parked...won't sell it.

Just sold my 1991 300 zx Twin Turbo, hot rodded to 450 + h.p.

Thinking about getting a late model Supra and shooting for 800 rwhp. That will probably be my next one. I want to be faster than anything else on the road. (not to race, per se, but just to know I am

I think my goal is a truck, black primered, chrome rims, wide tires, slightly souped up engine and tranny, black tinted windows.

I want a big cam in it ....I love the sound of v-8's with big cams....maybe I'll put some Flowmasters on it too...

I've done this a few times, I was a mechanic and body worker for a while when I got out of high-school, I like old cars and trucks. Funny, I used to have an old 1970 Chevy One Ton, it was a *beast*, huge as a house, rusty as heel, parts falling off but it simply would never ever die! It was past restoring, but I can see that era as a candidate. (Heh. This thing appeared made of rust, as I said, and it was originally rust colored paint, heh. Every spring I'd park it in the lot and walk around hitting it with a three pound sledge hammer, the rust would just fall and fall, it's leave an imprint of the truck after. Then I'd prime it up and I'd be good for another season!) Still, after all this, that metal was thicker and stronger than any of the little rice burners buzzing around under my 16.5" tires, hah!

(The rust monster was retired to a farm in upstate Minnesota, where it still halls logs around this guys property, and probably will for many years to come! Happy ending. )

Your pal, -doc-

I have an assortment of vehicles strewn about the country. My Current toy is a 70' Bronco 4x4 thats a bit lifted with 35" mudtires for play, I also drive a 90' Eclipse turbo with a larger than stock turbo with some porting and polishing, exhaust, etc. Of the many non-running vehicles I own are a 1978 280z thats in my garage now that will someday soon have a LS-1 turbocharged engine in it. I have some old project VW's I picked up over the years stored at a family members farm, a 66' bug, a 62' 23-window bus, a 57' ghia convertable and a 80' Scriocco-S, they will all see the light of day eventually, or thats what I tell myself.

I know a guy who used to have a '65 Plymouth souped up beyond belief. He could get the front end off the ground from a stop if he punched it hard enough.

I'm gonna knock off my neighbor

he's got a 67 Mustang GT 350 Cobra .

My project car was my first a 67 VW bug 2 inches off the from porsche rims, no chrome and one-piece front windows. Went through 2 motors before I found out that in previous hands someone had gotten in an accident and the whole engine compartment was moved 2 inches forward which was fucking up the air cooling.


Walking the Earth like Kane

which leads us to ----obviously----"remember your Favorite car?"

I'll start:

My ohhh soooo badddd 1971 VW Karmann Ghia!!!

Got attention EVERYWHERE it went, my first car, man I miss it!!!

For anyone who never had a car like a VW, or who ~shudder~ had their Perentals buy them their first car---- You DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MISSED!

My first was a `51 MG TD Supercharged 4 cyl
Then the `70 Nova SS
Then a red `69 Corvette 350/350 4 speed
Then the gold `69 vette 427/390 rag top
( current ) `94 Camaro Z28 rag top


Pick a favorite..... It`s a tie !!

<edit> we won`t talk about the 10 or 11 * throw-away * cars inbetween . That`s another thread </edit>




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anyone one know of any good web sites for car/truck parts??

Are you talking about run of the mill Kragen/Grand Auto Oil Filter and Wiper blades type parts or something for custom/car specific hard to find stuff?


Walking the Earth like Kane

let's say I want to buy a crate motor for a chevy....

Boudga: Haven`t done business with either one, but here`s a couple starting points:
mortec
greenwood chevy


I`m sure i`ve got a hot rod around here somewhere that does a comparo on crates. If you`re stuck, let me know and I`ll search the archive for ya.




[This message has been edited by docilebob (edited 03-16-2001).]