You hit it right on the nail!!! I have nothing against modifucations,if done
right with the right parts,
each to your own,after all it IS your car.My main point was just because Joe
Hotrod puts a 1000cfm carb.and a hot cam and headders,on his car,don't do it
to one up someone else,If you picked up a car,that otherwise would become
sombodies parts car and made a hotrod out of it,that is Better than it
becoming a parts car,But if you get a Cherry low mileage car,it would be a
shame to modify it,and ruin a nice car.I was NOT talking about
improvements,such as converting the orignal 1974 Distrubtors to pointless,or
impovements(fixes) in the suspension,or replacing the tires and wheels to
todays modern tires and wheels,and things like installing a better stereo
system,air doors, ect ect.BUT doing major Hot Rodding TO A STOCK engine.The
easiest and BEST way would be TO pull out the orignal MOTOR(if it was a low
mileage GOOD motor)and even if it was not,and store it,and pick up a
HiPo,motor that was setup for High performance use,such as a motor out of a
mid 70's Mustang,or a motor from a specilty shop that deals in Ford
performance,this way if you get bored/tired of repairing/or just want to go
back to orignal,you still have the choice to return to orignal,my other
point is that we are dealing with a 25+ year old engines and
drivetrains,Basically to modify such motors is the same as asking a 85 year
old to run a marathon.I have a high Regard towards the Bricklin car in
itself,and as such,tend to want to leave it stock,To try to preserve them as
much as possible.Because again once a car is modified,it tends to be abused,
(on the average)and quickly starts breaking down,and goes down hill after
that.
Claude
1024/1136
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----- Original Message -----
From: "alphachi" <alphachi@writeme.com>
To: <Bricklin@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: To modify or not...dave
> Well, Dave sorry to waste your time, on the upper right of your keyboard
is
> a delete key ;o)
>
> More to the point, Claude and I and others were discussing the pros and
cons
> of modifying any car, not just Bricks. Other than some symantic issues
and
> some overgeneralizations, there is some agreement, and lots to learn for
> some of us, maybe not you personally, but some others on the list,
including
> myself. It certainly beats the dead air so often this list is so often
> plagued by.
>
> Argument is perhaps the best tool of teaching and learning, at least
> Socrates thought so, and does not have to be personal or mean spirited.
But
> perhaps you feel more like the aristocratic Aristotle, in that argument
> belongs only to the chosen, and not the masses.
>
> Claude made some excellent points about backyard mods to which I totally
> agree. My project was not a backyard mod. I do not agree with Claude's
> premise of generalities however. If you can be satisfied with the stock
> mechanicals and looks, then it would be unwise to fix what ain't broke. I
> agree wholeheartedly that much of this is about personal taste, and in
fact
> stated such earlier, it is about personal comfort, desires, and
perceptions,
> but there are some legitimate differences of positions and premise that
> surely can be discussed, especially on this forum (not like we're taking
> away from anything).
>
> stephan #2821
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