Hot Rod vs. Tuner

Dale Proctor · 08-14-2006, 05:54 PM

OK, so who's good old all-American hot rod, and who's import tuner? I'm in the hot rod school, currently driving a '99 Mustang GT, 4.6 ohc V8, 5 speed trans., a little souped up for now, maybe more later. I've also owned a '69 Chevelle with a 307 (not too hot) and a '64 LeMans with a 326 H.O. motor (very hot) in the past. How about the rest of you?

Solar Bell · 08-14-2006, 06:09 PM

I drive an 87 Camaro Z-28, with a 5.7, yeah a 350. Long Story.
Been in the family since it was new. Less than 70,000 original miles on it.

My past cars include:

62 Dart, 413 dual quads
67 Charger Hemi---The real one!
67 GTX, 440 dual quads
68 GTX, 440 dual quads
70 'Cuda 340 piece of junk
69 Dart, 340 nice car
68 GTX Hemi
74 Firebird Formula 455

Plus assorted non-muscle cars in between.

-cw-

Derek Reaban · 08-14-2006, 06:30 PM

I had an 89 Camaro RS (6-cylinder) and then a 94 Camaro Z-28 (5.7 / 350). I went from 170 hp in the 89 to 275 hp in the 94 (6 speed manual)! Man I enjoyed those cars!

Chuck,

My 89 Camaro was the first year to have the start inhibit “pellet” in the ignition key. It was a really cool design that kept my car from being stolen 5 TIMES. This tiny little chip had a different resistance than the rest of the key, and when the steering column was broken and they tried to hot wire my car, they could never get it started because this “pellet” wasn’t there to complete the circuit!

I knew a guy at the time that would open up the music building at ASU at 6:30 AM, and I would always practice before I went to work. He only knew me as the guy that practiced early in the morning. One day he rode up in the elevator with me and told me about how his girlfriend’s car had been broken into and the steering column had been broken, and the car couldn’t be started. I described to him in detail how to take a screwdriver and pull the sawtooth slider up towards the steering wheel to “complete the circuit”.

He met me the next day and told me that it work like a charm (just like I had described). I’m sure he thought that I was a car thief!

Just out of curiosity, how many times was your 87 broken into? I remember that, at the time, it was the most stolen car in the nation! If you never had it broken into, you were lucky!

MJ · 08-14-2006, 07:03 PM

This is my 1998 Acura integra GSR. It has 120K, original clutch, and purs like a kitten. Great on gas and fun to drive

It has a couple of minor mods. AEM SRI intake, DC Sports 4-1 Header, High Flow Cat and Exhaust.

gzent · 08-14-2006, 07:52 PM

I'm not an either/or guy, I like all the great ones.

My first car was a 72 LeMans with a 400 4BL, fairly quick.

Of course, my current car, a stock 06 Acura RSX would bury any 60's (stock) muscle car at the first turn. The handling is so incredible - I've taken tight 2 lane country roads, the 35 mph variety, at 70 mph with no noticable sliding or understeer.

The thing just hangs on like crazy!

Now, if I had the cash I'd get myself a 67 GTO body, take it to Chip Foose and tell him to make if drive like a new vette, money no object. That would be my dream car.

A.N.A. Mendez · 08-14-2006, 08:17 PM

Well, where does my 'Ol paint fit in?

Solar Bell · 08-14-2006, 08:41 PM

Derek,

The Z-28 has never been broken into.
My father-in-law was a very high up at GM. He was the Tech Center liason to the Mansfield OH plant. That meant he left MI on Monday AM, went down to Ohio and came back Friday afternoon.
He won the first ever 20K award for suggestions at GM. They made a commercial about it and he was so popular, and funny, they let him star in it. With his German accent he was like Dr. Z is now.
Anyway, he took the money and had them build a new Z-28 with a 5.7 in it just for him. You could not get that in a Z-28 in '87 unless you bought an I.R.O.C. camaro.

The car was for his wife!
She drove it to bowling twice a week. When they moved to Colorado in 1991, they had the car shipped out there. There she drove it to bowling...once a week!

We got it 2 years ago with 52,000 miles!.

See the picture below, from the last time it was back in CO.

MENDEZ! WOW!! That is a sweet T-Bird!!

Solar Bell · 08-14-2006, 08:43 PM

OK,

How do we get the pics to come up on the post, as opposed to how I did it?

Haven't figured that out yet.

I guess I did!

-cw-

B15M · 08-14-2006, 09:07 PM

I had a 1970 SS camaro and I rebuilt the engine.

350 Edelbroch (sp?) alum manifold
Holly 700
MT valve covers
Crane 447 / 298 cam
Fuli (sp?) heads
Monsey (sp?) trans
398 rear
Traction bars
Black Jack headers with custom exhaust
Some kind of huge tires. I think we called them L-60

I'm guessing about 375 H.P.

Now I have a new T Bird but my wife mostly drives it.

A.N.A. Mendez · 08-14-2006, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solar Bell

Derek,

The Z-28 has never been broken into.
My father-in-law was a very high up at GM. He was the Tech Center liason to the Mansfield OH plant. That meant he left MI on Monday AM, went down to Ohio and came back Friday afternoon.
He won the first ever 20K award for suggestions at GM. They made a commercial about it and he was so popular, and funny, they let him star in it. With his German accent he was like Dr. Z is now.
Anyway, he took the money and had them build a new Z-28 with a 5.7 in it just for him. You could not get that in a Z-28 in '87 unless you bought an I.R.O.C. camaro.

The car was for his wife!
She drove it to bowling twice a week. When they moved to Colorado in 1991, they had the car shipped out there. There she drove it to bowling...once a week!

We got it 2 years ago with 52,000 miles!.

See the picture below, from the last time it was back in CO.

MENDEZ! WOW!! That is a sweet T-Bird!!

NICE CAR AND STORY!!!!!! Is that a Bundy????

08-14-2006, 05:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dale Proctor Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Heart of Dixie Posts: 704	Hot Rod vs. Tuner OK, so who's good old all-American hot rod, and who's import tuner? I'm in the hot rod school, currently driving a '99 Mustang GT, 4.6 ohc V8, 5 speed trans., a little souped up for now, maybe more later. I've also owned a '69 Chevelle with a 307 (not too hot) and a '64 LeMans with a 326 H.O. motor (very hot) in the past. How about the rest of you? __________________ "Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away." - Sir Thomas Beecham Olde Towne Brass www.otbrass.com Brass Band of Huntsville www.brassbandofhuntsville.org

08-14-2006, 06:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Solar Bell Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 4,022	I drive an 87 Camaro Z-28, with a 5.7, yeah a 350. Long Story. Been in the family since it was new. Less than 70,000 original miles on it. My past cars include: 62 Dart, 413 dual quads 67 Charger Hemi---The real one! 67 GTX, 440 dual quads 68 GTX, 440 dual quads 70 'Cuda 340 piece of junk 69 Dart, 340 nice car 68 GTX Hemi 74 Firebird Formula 455 Plus assorted non-muscle cars in between. -cw- __________________ Chuck Willard *The Willard of Oz* "Don't be afraid to see what you see." Ronald Reagan

08-14-2006, 06:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Derek Reaban Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tempe, Arizona Posts: 616	I had an 89 Camaro RS (6-cylinder) and then a 94 Camaro Z-28 (5.7 / 350). I went from 170 hp in the 89 to 275 hp in the 94 (6 speed manual)! Man I enjoyed those cars! Chuck, My 89 Camaro was the first year to have the start inhibit “pellet” in the ignition key. It was a really cool design that kept my car from being stolen 5 TIMES. This tiny little chip had a different resistance than the rest of the key, and when the steering column was broken and they tried to hot wire my car, they could never get it started because this “pellet” wasn’t there to complete the circuit! I knew a guy at the time that would open up the music building at ASU at 6:30 AM, and I would always practice before I went to work. He only knew me as the guy that practiced early in the morning. One day he rode up in the elevator with me and told me about how his girlfriend’s car had been broken into and the steering column had been broken, and the car couldn’t be started. I described to him in detail how to take a screwdriver and pull the sawtooth slider up towards the steering wheel to “complete the circuit”. He met me the next day and told me that it work like a charm (just like I had described). I’m sure he thought that I was a car thief! Just out of curiosity, how many times was your 87 broken into? I remember that, at the time, it was the most stolen car in the nation! If you never had it broken into, you were lucky! __________________ Derek Reaban Tempe, Arizona

08-14-2006, 07:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
gzent Forte User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 1,515	I'm not an either/or guy, I like all the great ones. My first car was a 72 LeMans with a 400 4BL, fairly quick. Of course, my current car, a stock 06 Acura RSX would bury any 60's (stock) muscle car at the first turn. The handling is so incredible - I've taken tight 2 lane country roads, the 35 mph variety, at 70 mph with no noticable sliding or understeer. The thing just hangs on like crazy! Now, if I had the cash I'd get myself a 67 GTO body, take it to Chip Foose and tell him to make if drive like a new vette, money no object. That would be my dream car. __________________ Harmony and understanding Sympathy and trust abounding No more falsehoods or derisions Golden living dreams of visions Mystic crystal revalation And the mind's true liberation

08-14-2006, 08:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
A.N.A. Mendez Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 642	Well, where does my 'Ol paint fit in? __________________ (Above) Alexanders ragtime band-circa 1960 "Baby, I'm already the coolest, and the hippist, now you want me to be on time too?" Buddy Love "We appointed all our worst generals to command our armies, and our best generals to edit our newspapers." Robert E. Lee

08-14-2006, 07:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
MJ Forte User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Naptown Posts: 1,937	This is my 1998 Acura integra GSR. It has 120K, original clutch, and purs like a kitten. Great on gas and fun to drive It has a couple of minor mods. AEM SRI intake, DC Sports 4-1 Header, High Flow Cat and Exhaust.

08-14-2006, 08:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
Solar Bell Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 4,022	Derek, The Z-28 has never been broken into. My father-in-law was a very high up at GM. He was the Tech Center liason to the Mansfield OH plant. That meant he left MI on Monday AM, went down to Ohio and came back Friday afternoon. He won the first ever 20K award for suggestions at GM. They made a commercial about it and he was so popular, and funny, they let him star in it. With his German accent he was like Dr. Z is now. Anyway, he took the money and had them build a new Z-28 with a 5.7 in it just for him. You could not get that in a Z-28 in '87 unless you bought an I.R.O.C. camaro. The car was for his wife! She drove it to bowling twice a week. When they moved to Colorado in 1991, they had the car shipped out there. There she drove it to bowling...once a week! We got it 2 years ago with 52,000 miles!. See the picture below, from the last time it was back in CO. MENDEZ! WOW!! That is a sweet T-Bird!! __________________ Chuck Willard *The Willard of Oz* "Don't be afraid to see what you see." Ronald Reagan Last edited by Solar Bell; 08-14-2006 at 09:46 PM.

08-14-2006, 08:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
Solar Bell Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 4,022	OK, How do we get the pics to come up on the post, as opposed to how I did it? Haven't figured that out yet. I guess I did! -cw- __________________ Chuck Willard *The Willard of Oz* "Don't be afraid to see what you see." Ronald Reagan Last edited by Solar Bell; 08-14-2006 at 09:39 PM.

08-14-2006, 09:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
B15M Forte User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Monroe Ct. Posts: 1,284	I had a 1970 SS camaro and I rebuilt the engine. 350 Edelbroch (sp?) alum manifold Holly 700 MT valve covers Crane 447 / 298 cam Fuli (sp?) heads Monsey (sp?) trans 398 rear Traction bars Black Jack headers with custom exhaust Some kind of huge tires. I think we called them L-60 I'm guessing about 375 H.P. Now I have a new T Bird but my wife mostly drives it.

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