Duggan Does Purple Envy, Star Pupil & Black Cherry Punch With Doc's Gear!

Graytail said:
The thing about the old muscle cars was how primitive and awesome they were at the time. Compared to today, they were pure crap. :rofl:

Yeah, I'd take a modded WRX any day. But have you had a ride in one of the oldies, OG? It's just so ... wrong, y'know? They roar and rattle and shimmy ... just a bigass torquey motor in a box that can barely handle it, and you're pinned back on a bench seat hoping it'll be ok. And if you come up to a corner? Gigantic understeer, restrained chaos, prayer ... then more roaring and shimmying ...

Quite a ride for a teenager. :love: That Nova was just so ... wrong ... o_O

(No airbags, steel dashboard, no seatbelts ... )
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I have driven many classic muscle cars indeed, even helped build one. I understand the appeal, I’m just tired of fixing old stuff ;-)
 
Amy......its nearly 4 pm....
Great day to ya woman...enjoy the day/night
 
OttawaGreen said:
I have driven many classic muscle cars indeed, even helped build one. I understand the appeal, I’m just tired of fixing old stuff ;-)
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Tired of fixing old stuff. The old stuff was straight forward and easy to work on. I can sit inside my engine bay on inner fenders in my 76 nova and work on motor. Something electrical goes wrong I got like 6 wires to figure out lol. That happens on new cars good luck tracing that back through miles of wires warped amongst 50 other wires and have to be half a computer wize to run diagnostic machines these days. There’s a reason why old shit is still around and new shit can barely last more then 10 years. New shit is just built to cheap regardless if it’s a civic or bmw
 
Duggan said:
Ok....my dream car...1997.Porsche ,993 twin turbo. It was the last of the air cooled twin turbos.When u drive these cars.....u need to learn how to drive all over again....the power is incredible!
Just point it it the right direction. Just a really sexy car.
One of these is my desktop wallpaper on my PC.cheers gang!
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are you sure your not my long lost brotha. My favourite was the 97 911 turbo s lol.
Btw the girls are looking crazy. Smashing that record this time
 
Darkscotia said:
Tired of fixing old stuff. The old stuff was straight forward and easy to work on. I can sit inside my engine bay on inner fenders in my 76 nova and work on motor. Something electrical goes wrong I got like 6 wires to figure out lol. That happens on new cars good luck tracing that back through miles of wires warped amongst 50 other wires and have to be half a computer wize to run diagnostic machines these days. There’s a reason why old shit is still around and new shit can barely last more then 10 years. New shit is just built to cheap regardless if it’s a civic or bmw
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I agree the old stuff was easier to work on, in just tired of fixing old cars. I just want to drive away in my lexus or Nissan without having to tinker with it all the time. I’ve built many things over the years but these days would rather just use them than build and fix them. Too many hobbies not enough time...
 
Mornin gang...ya...all this gear head talk!
Ya Scotia...the 993 is a 911...thats just the designated model , those yrs of 96 and 97.Most Porsche's are 911 variants of some kind.The 96 and 97 air cooled models came with iether twin turbos or natural.My fav. Of the two yrs is the 97 cuz it had so much power with the two turbos ,it was twisting the first gear shaft, so they strengthened it the next yr...the 97....thats why i chose the 97 over the 96 model. Cheers Scotia and gang!
 
DopyLemontree said:
Wow love this car talk! I’m a muscle car fan too. I’m currently restoring a 67 Firebird convertible w/ 326 HO. Was a auto, but person before me swapped in a late model T5 (5 speed). It will be a couple years, but looking forward to the day I’ll get to drive it.
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Careful with the T5. They did not put 350s in front of them because they could not take the torque. They made two versions of them, the first ones being weaker than the later ones. the later ones were called world class ones and while they were stronger they still couldnt take the torque. The world class ones use ATF fluid instead of gear oil. Either way they have a reputation for being glass trannys.

That is a great find though. I love first gens but prefer the 69s. My bosses dad just bought a 69 firebird with a 400 in it! thing looks cherry from the pics and video he showed me.
 
Amy Gardner said:
Thanks D - I’ve don a little, with a little success (but only a little). I’m a month or two away from the next LST adventure so just looking around at different approaches. I’ve got the pipe cleaner technique going pretty well, more curious about the timing choices of when people train and top etc so thought if you had more detailed pics of that in a previous journal I could go check that out.

I tend to learn well by a kind of osmosis. I just look at as many different and impressive techniques as I can, study them, and then follow my instinct (but with all of that absorbed info and imagery in the background).

And at the moment my ‘word brain’ isn’t very good, so it’s words with accompanying pictures I’m after ;)

So anything you got would be great.

And if anyone else remembers D posting LST pics, please share! Or any other good LST pictorials.

:Namaste:
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EXACTLY how I learn. That and a lot of experimenting
 
I see the appeal in both the old and the new. I like the looks of the 350Z but would still prefer a Camaro or trans am. I would love to have a 98 to 2002 WS-6 trans am with an ls1 and a 6 speed. I got to drive my cousins 98 z28 and it was scary fast. It would have been even faster if the tires would have actually gripped. First ride he took me on in it we were side ways the first 3 gears. I got to drive my bosses c5 vette and it was crazy how quick it was without ven trying. 70 in 3rd gear while trying to granny drive it (no one wants to crash the car their boss just bought). Same drive train as the z28 and trans am only it actually hooks up and goes. Every time I consider buying a toy though I am torn between the trans am I mentioned and a late 70s trans am with a 6.6 and a 4 speed. Both appeal to me in different ways. Its a good thing I do not have the moeny for either because it would be a tough choice to make :rofl:
 
I had a 68 camaro 327, a 82 berlinetta, and a 85 camaro. The 68 and 82 were super fast.

Now it's SUV all the way too hard to get in and out of those low slung beauties.
 
If you miss the speed but need the suv height there are plenty of suvs out there today faster than a 68 327 or 82 Berlinetta.
Not the same look or feel but you were talking speed...
My rx350 Lexus is comfortable and a little faster than those two old cars and it was built for luxury/comfort not built for speed. There are many suvs out there now much much faster these days. Don’t have to give up the acceleration ;-)
 
I live out in the boonies with miles of straight, flat, well-paved highway, and I developed a real appreciation for the way new cars handle at high speed. I had a 96 Infiniti Q45 for awhile, and that thing woke up at 80 mph. If you floored it at the end of a ramp it would shift out of 2nd in the low 80s and hold you in the seat right past 100. Top end was limited at 155 mph, but it would eventually hit 180 if you had the room. The wife took it up to 140 mph one bright early morning. :rofl: I only tried 120. The motor they put in it would have been a wet dream in the 60s - roller rockers, 32 valves, tuned intake, high-rev, the works. From 80 to 120 it was a fuggin beast! They built the car to be a BMW killer and it rode like a sleek autobaun machine - loved the security it had at that speed. It would squat right down, stick tight and react instantly - amazing for such a heavy car. Heheh, and I dug how quiet it was, too, with the huge mufflers and resonators, and thick windows. Punch it to pass at 70 mph and all you'd hear was some intake howl.

There was no car of the day that could come close to that refined experience. I could drive 1000 miles in a day in that car and get out of it with no particular fatigue. :love:
 
Ya Gray......but it ain't a 67/68 327....4 gear....:slide:
 
I love the Infiniti suvs too. Beautiful and fast and comfortable and quiet too.
Strangely after all the years of roaring stuff, I really apreaciate the silence in my rx350. Does a double downshift when you floor it and you can still barely hear it while it shoves you back in the seat.
 
Graytail said:
I live out in the boonies with miles of straight, flat, well-paved highway, and I developed a real appreciation for the way new cars handle at high speed. I had a 96 Infiniti Q45 for awhile, and that thing woke up at 80 mph. If you floored it at the end of a ramp it would shift out of 2nd in the low 80s and hold you in the seat right past 100. Top end was limited at 155 mph, but it would eventually hit 180 if you had the room. The wife took it up to 140 mph one bright early morning. :rofl: I only tried 120. The motor they put in it would have been a wet dream in the 60s - roller rockers, 32 valves, tuned intake, high-rev, the works. From 80 to 120 it was a fuggin beast! They built the car to be a BMW killer and it rode like a sleek autobaun machine - loved the security it had at that speed. It would squat right down, stick tight and react instantly - amazing for such a heavy car. Heheh, and I dug how quiet it was, too, with the huge mufflers and resonators, and thick windows. Punch it to pass at 70 mph and all you'd hear was some intake howl.

There was no car of the day that could come close to that refined experience. I could drive 1000 miles in a day in that car and get out of it with no particular fatigue. :love:
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I CoSign what Grey says about the Infinity Q.
I had a 96 Lexus LS 400 v8 and my buddy coworker had a 96 Q45.


We raced on the highway and rolling from 70 mph he smoked me. Twice.
I couldnt keep up.
I never forgot that sh&t.:rofl:
 
I took a SC400, too, in that same mph range - it was a fuggin beast with 6-way power leather seats and an analog clock! :bongrip:
 
OttawaGreen said:
If you miss the speed but need the suv height there are plenty of suvs out there today faster than a 68 327 or 82 Berlinetta.
Not the same look or feel but you were talking speed...
My rx350 Lexus is comfortable and a little faster than those two old cars and it was built for luxury/comfort not built for speed. There are many suvs out there now much much faster these days. Don’t have to give up the acceleration ;-)
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I have an Acura MDX that scoots down the road pretty good. I like this SUV a lot.
 
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