Yeah.. you want to try to avoid the milk crate as a suitable substitute for
a seat. When I was young I too did something similar. I wish there woulda
been someone around to win the toss, but it was my 57 Chevy Bel Aire. I
popped the clutch, lost control, fell off the milk crate and took out the
side of a steel building. The owner was less than pleased. Well, in my
defense there has to be someone out there that learns the hard way for the
benefit of those who actually listen to good advice!
Deve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin D. Pennell" <oletwuk@fastrus.com>
To: "Oletrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2000 1:22 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] Driving Like A Teenager.
> Thanks to Bruce and Jim for the BB responses...
>
> I just may pick up that 402. Sounds a little less involved than my last
> (and only) attempt at a BB Swap. Jim Forbes mentioned something about
> "Driving like a Teenager" in his response. I have a smidgen of experience
> with that, and that phrase fits right in with my first attempt at a BB
> conversion... Though we weren't working on an old truck, I've gotta share
> this...
>
> In '73 myself, my friend "Turtle" and his older brother Bobby attempted to
> stuff a Mercury Big Block out of a "Montclair?" into a '65 Mustang. For
> some of the technical details of this swap you'll need to use your
> imagination. (Trust me, WE DID!)
>
> We pitched in our paper route money and got the Merc complete with the car
> attached for $25.00, and the pretty much gutted Mustang for free. Wow,
did
> we learn some things on that one! (Smile!)... Performing some engineering
> feats never seen before, and never since replicated, we managed to get the
> motor and tranny into that "Real Tiny" engine compartment... Complete
with
> a driveshaft that was even connected to the rear end!!
>
> We figured we had it pretty much together, and Turtle won the flip for the
> privilege of starting it. I remember Turtle grinning madly behind the
wheel
> sitting on a milk crate as he cranked over our "Monster Mustang" for the
> first and last time... And that same grin growing as his lips were
> stretched out around his ears by the "G" forces as he shot by me and Bobby
> and headed down the driveway... The blazing acceleration was only matched
> by the growing volume of his screams of terror, and the howl of agonized
> rubber doing a one tire burnout that left a gouge in the concrete driveway
> still there to this day. Turtle lost his death grip on the steering wheel
> and vanished into what was once the back seat as he and the milk crate
went
> A** over tea-kettle. I do believe I saw his tennis shoes attempting to
> steer the beast as it impaled itself into a concrete wall directly across
> the street.
>
> It sure was fun while it lasted, though! Yeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaawwwwwww! We
> had the Fastest and Loudest Monster Mustang on earth for about 6 seconds!
> Well worth the $25.00, and the loss of the Mustang. Turtle recovered from
> his injuries, and his name was forever changed to "Flash".
>
> (I believe some of you might call it "Yankee Ingenuity".. Others would
say
> "Real Dumb!") Getting Turtle hauled off to the Hospital was pretty scary,
> getting the Mustang hauled to the junkyard and getting hauled off to the
> Police Station wasn't so much fun, and the neighbors wouldn't speak to my
> parents for the rest of their life. The Police "did" however, have "much"
> to say about the evolution... and so did my Dad after he was called back
> from a business trip...
>
> Thanks again for the inputs,
>
> Kevin P. (Older, Wiser and not into having quite "that" much fun anymore!)
> '59 Apache 38/NAPCO
> The NAPCO Owners group
> http://www.stovebolt.com/napco
>
>
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