Yeah we all know how easy it is to build a cookie cutter Camaro and set
records eh?
Keith ( why yes I am snickering.... )
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> From: Richard Fox <v4gr@rcn.com>
> To: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Young Blood
> Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 1:15 PM
>
> I got my Lotus 907 from the junk yard as did I get the Nissans. I was
told
> that I was ruining roadster racing by running a twin cam 4 valve motor.
The
> record was held by a Cosworth BDP motored car. I had cut up 1/2 set of
> Chrysler injectors reground Crower cams,Judson coil with reworked stock
> distributor. I thought mine was more of a hot rod.
> 4 banger guys hated the V8s. Flathead guys resented the O HVs. I for one
> have never gotten used to Small Block Chevy powered Comaros running all
over
> the place. The buzz motors are fun, Chryslers are fun, tank motors should
be
> fun. Have fun. Rich Fox
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 07:45 AM
> Subject: Young Blood
>
>
> >That was the same attitude about the car when it first came out. No one
> would
> >have the appreciation of feeding their transportation and autos in
general
> were
> >a passing fad..
> >hello..... have you ever driven a well prepared 3 liter with 30 lbs of
> boost is
> >the next question. it would probably be too smooth and lack the bad
manners
> of
> >the old iron that you have learned to love... If you have never driven
one
> done
> >right maybe you only know 1/2 the story.
> >Things change, cars change, people change and the perception of beauty
and
> >perfection change.. It's called growth and evolution, don't feel sorry
> >experience it.
> >Dave Dahlgren
> >
> >glen barrett wrote:
> >>
> >> The youth of today will never have the experience of doing it from the
> >> ground up. Building the true hot rod from junk yard parts or at least
> taking
> >> a muscle car and doing it with a real American V8 or inline 6 will
never
> >> have the end results of doing it in the back yard.
> >>
> >> Buying an import and all of the over the counter race parts
> electronically
> >> controlled. I agree they sound like a weed blower. A Hemi, SBC or
other
> V8
> >> has the sound of real horsepower that none other can come close to.
> >>
> >> I guess we are really the lucky ones to have done it our way. To bad
new
> >> comers, I don't think the real iron will be replaced with screaming
> little
> >> buzz bombs.
> >> Glen
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