This is only a few that I still have pics of. I've owned almost 30 since I started driving...
The 65 Bel Air had a 283 and a 2 speed powerglide. Had 56000 original miles.
The Monte Carlo was a 70 with a 72 front clip. Had a 454 and a TH400. Used to drag race it. Don't EVER buy one of those billet steering wheels. You'll regret it in summer time.
The 74 Dodge truck had a 318.
The Magnum was an R/T with a Hemi. It was plenty quick. Got it up to 130 on the interstate once.
The 88 F150 has a 4.9 straight six and a 5-speed manual.
The 71 C10 had a 350 and a TH350. Won a truck pull with it against a neighbor in the driveway.
The Grand Prix was a GXP with a supercharged 3800. It was quick for a v6.
The Camaro had a 305.
The Tracer was my first car. Pics are of my first wreck. Sideswiped another car going about 80 on a country road. That's the only damage to my car. Other car was totalled. Ran down the whole side sliding sideways when I lost control.... I beat the crap out of this car. It never broke down. I sold it to my brother-in-law, which he later took police on a high speed chase with it, jumped out and let the car roll into a pole and 2 parked cars. It still ran. It had a chunk of pole between the tire and rim, and the tire didn't even go flat. Toughest car ever.
02 F150 was my second wreck, 20 years later. Fell asleep after a 16 hour day and drove off a 10 foot cliff into a creek.
Some cars I've owned
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Nice photos. They had to be classic US cars, of course.
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Dope cars and trucks, hope you were ok after the second wreck.
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I had two broken ribs from the seat belt after the wreck..
Anyways, found these videos in my picture folder. Just so you know, there is curse words in the videos. In case that matters...
Yeah...what can I say? Typical redneck Saturday night.
Anyways, found these videos in my picture folder. Just so you know, there is curse words in the videos. In case that matters...
Yeah...what can I say? Typical redneck Saturday night.
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Found some more car pics.
The Acclaim started overheating, so I bought new fans for it and made the shroud out of the bottom of a laundry basket. Then zip tied it to the radiator. Quality redneck engineering.
The Buick Riviera had the same supercharged engine as my 99 Grand Prix GTP.
The F100 was a 66.
The purple Prizm was a backup car. You can also see it next to the Magnum in its pics and behind the 71 C10.
And the Lincoln, well, I didn't just 3D model lowriders for no reason
Some pics are in Arizona and others are in Tennessee.
The Acclaim started overheating, so I bought new fans for it and made the shroud out of the bottom of a laundry basket. Then zip tied it to the radiator. Quality redneck engineering.
The Buick Riviera had the same supercharged engine as my 99 Grand Prix GTP.
The F100 was a 66.
The purple Prizm was a backup car. You can also see it next to the Magnum in its pics and behind the 71 C10.
And the Lincoln, well, I didn't just 3D model lowriders for no reason
Some pics are in Arizona and others are in Tennessee.
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The white Pontiac Grand Prix looks good.
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It looked good, it didn't run good. It started overheating out there in Arizona too. So not only was it 90-100+ degrees outside, I had to drive around with the freakin heater blowing full blast to keep the radiator from boiling over.
Those 3.1 v6s weren't that good. Luckily my other Grand Prix had the 3.8 v6, which was essentially a small block chevy v8 with two cylinders chopped off. That one had over 250k miles when I sold it, and it was still running good.
Forgot a couple pics.
The engine from the 66 F100. A 352 v8
And...
56 Fairlane. Had a 312 v8. Inherited this one. Another relative has it now.
Missing pics of:
88 dark blue Bronco 2. Wheels/tires on the Dodge truck came off it
99 green Lesabre. Also had the 3.8
78 c10/Silverado. You can see the back of it in the pics of the Dodge truck. Had a 292 straight 6.
78 Trans Am T-Top. Was burgandy/dark reddish colored. Painted it like Smokey and the Bandit. Someone straight bought it from me while I was getting gas. Made an offer I couldn't refuse.
05 bright blue Hyundai Elantra. First brand new car ever bought from a dealer. Yeah...
07 black Murano. Gave it to my dad.
13 silver Honda Odyssey. Was truck shopping and wife found this and wanted it. Didn't get a truck that day. Bought the 02 F150 a few days later that I have the wrecked pics of.
I know I'm forgetting some... oh well, it'll give me a chance to reply again when I remember or find their pics.
Those 3.1 v6s weren't that good. Luckily my other Grand Prix had the 3.8 v6, which was essentially a small block chevy v8 with two cylinders chopped off. That one had over 250k miles when I sold it, and it was still running good.
Forgot a couple pics.
The engine from the 66 F100. A 352 v8
And...
56 Fairlane. Had a 312 v8. Inherited this one. Another relative has it now.
Missing pics of:
88 dark blue Bronco 2. Wheels/tires on the Dodge truck came off it
99 green Lesabre. Also had the 3.8
78 c10/Silverado. You can see the back of it in the pics of the Dodge truck. Had a 292 straight 6.
78 Trans Am T-Top. Was burgandy/dark reddish colored. Painted it like Smokey and the Bandit. Someone straight bought it from me while I was getting gas. Made an offer I couldn't refuse.
05 bright blue Hyundai Elantra. First brand new car ever bought from a dealer. Yeah...
07 black Murano. Gave it to my dad.
13 silver Honda Odyssey. Was truck shopping and wife found this and wanted it. Didn't get a truck that day. Bought the 02 F150 a few days later that I have the wrecked pics of.
I know I'm forgetting some... oh well, it'll give me a chance to reply again when I remember or find their pics.
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So many cars, worth for an anthusiast.
Such overheating sounds like a production defect...It looked good, it didn't run good. It started overheating out there in Arizona too. So not only was it 90-100+ degrees outside, I had to drive around with the freakin heater blowing full blast to keep the radiator from boiling over.
Those 3.1 v6s weren't that good. Luckily my other Grand Prix had the 3.8 v6, which was essentially a small block chevy v8 with two cylinders chopped off. That one had over 250k miles when I sold it, and it was still running good.
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Man O man. Someone give this place CPR!
Anyways. I guess it's not really a hint as what's coming, but a clue that something's coming
Franch - head gasket. And it's an old school trick to run the heater to get some of the heat out of the cooling system. The heater generates it's heat from the radiator. Not as noticeable on new cars since the whole engine is covered in plastic. But on old cars, you can see two hoses running from the engine to the firewall. That's the coolant going to the blower motor under the dash and returning to the engine. Running the heat full blast almost acts like having 2 radiators.
Anyways. I guess it's not really a hint as what's coming, but a clue that something's coming
Franch - head gasket. And it's an old school trick to run the heater to get some of the heat out of the cooling system. The heater generates it's heat from the radiator. Not as noticeable on new cars since the whole engine is covered in plastic. But on old cars, you can see two hoses running from the engine to the firewall. That's the coolant going to the blower motor under the dash and returning to the engine. Running the heat full blast almost acts like having 2 radiators.