To: blackie
"Lota speeding going on here. :)"
Well, now that I'm deeply into middle age, I am a responsible person. I drive a station wagon now, an '81 Olds Custom Cruiser. Of course, it is slightly modified.
The original diesel was replaced. [If you have the money to blow on a radical engine swap and are subject to emissions, start with a diesel vehicle. In most states they are exempt.]
In went a '79 Olds 403 that was bored 30-over and balanced. A modestly-enhanced cam was also installed. The tranny was replaced with a '79 Pontiac Turbo 400. The rear-end had to be swapped as well; the original one was geared too low - it screamed at 60mph. A low-restriction exhaust system provides a pleasing growl.
She won't lift up the front end, but makes good account of herself nonetheless. More then once have I enjoyed looking in the rear view at the astonished expressions of people who were just blown away by a gigantic old SW roaring past.
Now the cosmetic work remains.
105 posted on
10/10/2003 9:21:13 AM PDT by
walford
(Dogmatism swings both ways)
To: walford
You have a great ride there ~ I love those older sleeper performance vehicles. :)
I'll be 73 on the 26th of this month and I drive this Ford F-150 SVT lightning, it comes with a 380HP, supercharged, 5.4L single overhead cam engine ~ I added a SuperChip and a K&N air cleaner, it now has 425HP and moves the almost 5K lb vehicle along rather smartly:
When not riding in the SVT Lightning, I throw my leg over this Suzuki SV650:
Old curmudgeon's like to go fast, too! :)
109 posted on
10/10/2003 10:03:42 AM PDT by
blackie
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