Your four wheeled toy

For many of us, peds are not our only hobby. Many of us have the bug with 4 wheeled vehicles also. Thought I would start a thread about our cars. Post a pic on here and tell a little about your babies. I have had mine for 32 years. It is a 1975 vette that had a new frame ptu under the car in 1978 and was painted in 1980. It was painted with RM paint and RM 2K clear, one of the first clear coats used. It has 63K miles and driven on weekends. 350 four bolt main, mild cam and Rhodes lifters. Back in the day it won many local car shows but I have not shown it much lately, athough it did take third at a Vette show about a month ago. More into enjoying it now.

Your four wheeled toy

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My other one has 6 wheels but thats another thread!!

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You bought a 3 year old corvette at 15??? Then had a new frame up in it immediately? Then had it pro painted at 17, and then only drove it approximately 32 miles every weekend and kept it in a climate controlled garage for the next 32 years???

Not even trying to be a dick, but that sounds really really really far fetched.

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I have a 1995 Toyota Camry. 4 cylinders with a broken exhaust. It's forest green with a dent in one door, a red tie strap holding the hood down and cardboard over one window. It's pretty much the shiiiit.

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She used to be mine, had to get rid of it because I couldn't afford insurance.

1995 Audi A6 2.8L Quattro. Miss this car a lot actually. It could go through anything and everything. It was 14 years when I got rid of it, and it was still mint in every aspect. The brakes were starting to give me trouble but other than that you couldn't say it was that old. We had some good times...

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Well Brennan,

For not trying to be a dick, your sure good at it. Yes the car was bought by my Father as a father/son project when I was 15. The car was hit in the front passenger fender and the frame was bent so he got the car cheap because it could never be aligned properly form where the frame was bent. We ordered a new frame out of Chevy garage for about $990. Pulled the body off the frame, undoing the 8 body bolts(let me know if want exact locations). Using a winch suspended from the garage roof and four straps with I-bolts, the body was suspended from the rafters and the new frame was placed next to the old frame and all suspension components were cleaned, rebuilt, repainted and placed on the new frame. When complete, the body work began. A friend of my father who worked at a body shop(yes a professional) was looking for some freelance work and on nights and weekends, we stripped, sanded, primered and prepped the body. The RM irridescent gold was shot first and the black was shot second. The whole car was wet sanded( first with 600 then 100) and 8 coats af RM 2K clear were applied next. The clear was then wet sanded and buffed. The car was assembled taking two years of daily work and I drove it to my prom. I also drove the car during summers while attending University of Pittsburgh getting a BA in Psychology. I accepted a job and moved out of town for 5 years getting my career started. I drove the car very little over the next ten years while getting married, buying a house and raising two children. The car was in a climate controlled environment while in storage on the second floor of a NAPA auto parts store that belongs to a friend. I got the car back out about three years ago and put on new brakes, shocks tires and fluids. My fathers garage has also produced a 1930 Model A coupe with a 400 SB chevy, 1929 Model A two door sedan and a 1931 Model A roadster which my father still owns. He also has a 1964 1/2 Mustang that he put a SB 400 Chevy motor in. Oh, in case you didn't know, SB stands for small block. Now, the next time you decide to open your mouth on that pimply face, make sure you have all the facts. Hasn't your mommy taught you it's not polite to call people liars? DId you need any other pictures?

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I don't have pics anymore so maybe it didn't happen..... But when I was 19 I had an '80's camero berlinetta and I slaped on about 2cans of bondo to fatten out the back fenders painted it rattle can white with rattle can black odd shaped spots painted a plastic cow rattle chrome glued it on as a hood orniment and called it my COWMARO..... Oh damn too much drugs back then....hope noone believes this cause of the no pics that way it never happened.

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the lawman took my liscense I got a couple skateboards and a couple mopeds.

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My car is a shit bucket it leaks oil smokes and buzzes hummm sounds like my moped oh but i do have a fetish for four wheelers.

This last pic is of the four wheeler that was almost tottalled due to black ice on the road. Put over 600 back into it to get it fixed

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My '69 daily driver

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Mthomas, dont get all pissy about it, hes right. it did sound a little far fetched. think about it. what kind of 15 year old kid gets a car like that?

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Sweet, comes complete with the old school door lock key for the security system, not seen that in ages! Awesome paint job!

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Man my car has been sitting in a barn for 20 years =(

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The alarm system still works too. It's hooked to the horn so the horn goes off. I had to put a new rear bumper on the car last year though. The neoprene rubber 5 mph original dries out and cracks with age. The thing just fell apart so I put on a fiberglass one so I don't have that issue again.

Why would I start a thread lying?

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Even among MA members, many of whom can don the dickery helmet when they get grumpy, Brennano is in a class by himself as the penis without a brain. You could look that up and get lots of results quickly, but why bother?

Here's my old ride. British Rover V8, 4-door hatch, 5-spd 3500-cc aluminum Buick engine. Bought used, kept it 5 years and sold it to a collector with a good home. Typical Lucas electronics, expensive mechanical parts wore out quickly, but one of the most fun cars to drive. The faster you drove, the smoother the engine. Best cruising speed was 100 mph. Did a 600 mile trip once in 7:15.

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Still needs new brakes...lots cleaner now than it was in the picture. Had to do lots to get it going again.

The Mustang has seen better days as of recently.

Lots of other toys too...lots of them dont have wheels at all

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LOL WTF.

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Bruce Almighty????

one of the funniest parts by far!

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my old grind

I sold this Datsun 510 wagon to my buddy for 800 bucks 3 years ago. I think I'm gonna buy it back and finish it..

sorry that's the best pics I could find.. it's in really good shape, aside from the dirt, and the white interior. I think I threw the engine away too. Whatever, those things are pieces of shit. I plan to style it like this below, and tow mopeds with it.

(fuck.. I'm bored)

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I'll see your Rancher and raise you a Rubicon

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Rj put your van up too, it looks so good,

I'm jealous.

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Nothing fancy, but I do love detailing, so it's slow but clean :D

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1970 nova. Built up quite a bit.

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ah fail on #2

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Sweet dubs bill! Do you still have them? Those pics look a little dated.

Well, If you insist Aaron, here's the van, haha.

Have you torn into that bus engine of yours yet man?

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Blake Totally a real doctor /

My grocery getter.

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73 510 - Yeah I know somewhat tacky but I did this in the 80's Car was hit in the rear so I needed to fix it sooo.......you know the Testa Rossa style was everywhere , Miami Vice - Don Johnson etc , Konig Mercedes , Lambo Countach - Well my version of the Datserati

2.4 Liter block L20b square port head, dual 44mm DCOE Webbers 280zx 5-speed and rearend , shortened Front 240Z struts 13 x 7 A/R Libres front fiberglass fenders rear flares are steel . full roll cage , noticed the shaved door handles and rain gutter - mini truck style. Killer autocross car till the CRX , Schirrocco and other FWD hit the track. They could always turn-in quicker but once the straight opened up I was gone . The later mustangs were doing the rearend spin till they figured that one out . Fun while it lasted - Sold it and bought the MiniVan

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My Lotus Seven kitcar at the San Leandro Kitcar show mid nineties - Didn't enter but I drove it to the show. At the time it had a 215 aluminum block Buick V8. Mustang II front end and Turbo Mustang SVO rearend . Fun car - except the wind buffeting from the flat windshield at anything over 60MPH gave you a headache unless at the track with a helmet Kinda pushed in the turns too .Weight of the motor still overloaded the grip of the tires . Engine blew at the track one day couldn't find parts , currently swapping in a 80's 300zx VG30 single cam and 5 speed - lighter and about the same torque But then again it's going on 3 years and still sitting on jackstands !!

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Ϫ‡☄ಬ∞ ƀƖḬƝƊ ƤǂƿƎ ∞ಬ☄‡Ϫ - Hoke from Black Pipes Moped Gang /

piece of shit ford windstar.

falling apart.

waiting it to finally die so i can get it out of my life.

somehow i drove it from cleveland to chicago and back in the same day.

it has paid for itself by me being able to haul all kinds of peds.

i think my next set of wheels will be a voyager

or a previa if i can find one cheap enough.

minivans are pretty much the shit.

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