ATOT Muscle Car Club

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: msi1337
I have an 02 civic...

BRING IT!!

I already brought it, and put it on the table and opened it up.

 

[nateholtrop]

Originally posted by: 79Blazer
Stangs1
stangs2

very nice i love the older 'stangs.

 

[vizkiz]

Originally posted by: 79Blazer
Stangs1
stangs2

I like the older Mustangs, but only know a little bit about them. It's obviously a Mach 1, now for the year. 1969?

 

[SupaDupaCheez]

Originally posted by: 79Blazer
Stangs1

Very nice indeed! I love that year

 

[vizkiz]

Originally posted by: JLGatsby
I have an Infiniti QX4 and I'll race everyone to the top of the mountain.

I win.

No, I win.

 

[cavemanmoron]

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: SupaDupaCheez
Actually, Camaros and Mustangs are usually classified as 'pony cars' (at least through the 70's anyway). Corvettes are 'sports' cars. But I don't really care. Most 'performance' type cars that were manufactured before '74 are fine by me.

As far as the debate about whether to call newer cars 'muscle cars' goes...I think it is a fare categorization for the likes of Mustangs, GTO's, Camaros, Vipers..etc. The Charger is pushing it (only because of the 4 doors) and the Vette is a bit too 'sporty'. The Viper is in only because it is so raw and unrefined (not sure about the newer ones but the older one's were downright raw).

Muscle cars were generally the 'cheaper' models that were easier for the younger crowd to buy, easy to upgrade to insane levels of performance (for the time), offered appearance upgrades, or were stripped down special order racers (Yenko, Baldwin, COPO...etc).

I can't remember why the Camaro and Mustang (among others) were called "Pony Cars"

Anyway.......

My '70 Chevelle at Chevellabration 2005 in Goodlettsville TN
My Freshly Restored 350
Engine Bay Shot

I'm in the midst of switching the rear brakes to Disc with SS lines and installing Lakewood 'lift bars' to help with the 'wheel hop' inherent to Chevelles.

A 'money pit' she is....but it is definitely worth it

SDC

God damn! Now THAT is a muscle car!

 

[SupaDupaCheez]

Originally posted by: JackBurton

Originally posted by: SupaDupaCheez
Actually, Camaros and Mustangs are usually classified as 'pony cars' (at least through the 70's anyway). Corvettes are 'sports' cars. But I don't really care. Most 'performance' type cars that were manufactured before '74 are fine by me.

As far as the debate about whether to call newer cars 'muscle cars' goes...I think it is a fare categorization for the likes of Mustangs, GTO's, Camaros, Vipers..etc. The Charger is pushing it (only because of the 4 doors) and the Vette is a bit too 'sporty'. The Viper is in only because it is so raw and unrefined (not sure about the newer ones but the older one's were downright raw).

Muscle cars were generally the 'cheaper' models that were easier for the younger crowd to buy, easy to upgrade to insane levels of performance (for the time), offered appearance upgrades, or were stripped down special order racers (Yenko, Baldwin, COPO...etc).

I can't remember why the Camaro and Mustang (among others) were called "Pony Cars"

Anyway.......

My '70 Chevelle at Chevellabration 2005 in Goodlettsville TN
My Freshly Restored 350
Engine Bay Shot

I'm in the midst of switching the rear brakes to Disc with SS lines and installing Lakewood 'lift bars' to help with the 'wheel hop' inherent to Chevelles.

A 'money pit' she is....but it is definitely worth it

SDC

God damn! Now THAT is a muscle car!

Thank you

 

[Gillbot]

IIRC, they were called Pony cars because they were originally on a smaller platform than their full size "Muscle" counterparts and they started with small block motors as opposed to the big block muscle variants. (This is how it was explained to me anyway)

 

[imported_Lucifer]

Those are some sweet cars SupaDupaCheez.

 

[Dead3ye]

Need more members.

:beer:

 

[RGN]

Originally posted by: Cuda1447
Does this count?



If so Im in Got more pics.


Thats the best I can afford currently!

Sorry dude, no V6's allowed...

 

[AdamK47]

I took pics of two of my cars today.
Corvette front
Corvette front left
Corvette front right
Corvette rear
Corvette side
Camaro Z28 front left
Camaro Z28 rear
Camaro Z28 side

Here is a pic of the TA I took a few weeks back. It's the project car.
Trans Am front

Some pics of the Z28 when I got it
Camaro Z28 front
Camaro Z28 side
Camaro Z28 rear

Edit: more pics of the Z28
Camaro Z28 at night
Camaro Z28 hatch

 

[Salvador]

Does my '94 Civic DX count? I have a "beefy" sounding exhaust tip on it. It gives my car the "V8" sound.

 

[Squisher]

Can I join with my '02 Z28?

 

[Gillbot]

Originally posted by: Squisher
Can I join with my '02 Z28?

SURE!

Check my sig!

 

[nateholtrop]

looking for more members!

 

[Gillbot]

 

[vizkiz]

So, I canceled the plans on the 500hp 383 for $5k. The engine builder called me up and offered me an iron/iron 350 4-bolt main bored .060 over (360ci) damn near complete for $1200. Even has a water pump and high volume fuel pump.

Today it is sitting in my garage

All I have to add is an Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, Holley 600cfm carb (buying off a co-worker) and an MSD ignition system. Any other parts can be taken off of the old engine. The best part is that there are millions of mods out there for the 350 and damn near all of them will work with this engine. Now, to find somewhere to install it. I think I'm gonna call the Vette Doctors, but two guys at work said they could do it for $500 less than estimates. I trust them because they are Porsche technicians and are meticulous about what they do. One of them has built a few hot rods so he knows GM engines too. Another option is a friend's father. I'm going to ask her tonight if she thinks he'll do it. He has a 56-58 (can't remember the year) BelAir drag car, so he knows what he's doing.


Almost forgot the specs. The car it was installed and tested in was dynoed at 300rwhp and 29Xrwtq. Should be good for about the same in my car. In the 1/4, I expect it to be around 13.5-13.7 or so with the 300rwhp, 3134lb weight, shift kit and 3k stall torque converter.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I test drove a 2005 GTO. Wasn't overly impressed with it. It's a big heavy brut of a car...not really my forte.

 

[essasin]

Between my Dad and I
83 Mustang GT T-tops
94 Mustang Conv Gt
81 Camaro z28 coupe
soon to be 57 chevy bel-air

 

[Gillbot]

I like the new GTO but i'm not a fan of the name.

 

[Krazefinn]

"67 SS ElCamino 327 .040" bored roller motor, Buick GN overdrive trans, 4.11 posi 12 bolt. Picks up L front wheel on launch, revs to 8500 and clicks off 12.48 ET's at 126 in street trim. Its half-tubbed, 6pt cage, 4link rear suspension.Thorley tri-y headers, x-pipe w cutouts.

"69 SS 396 Chevelle, added 700R4 vette trans w 2800 stall lockup 'verter, 3.36 12 bolt posi. Black, bold and bad car, using 4-3 series flowmasters and 3" pipes to muffle it. Smokes the 315-50 BFG street slicks past the 1/8th mile, best et of 11.88 at better than 130. Has AC and all power (inc windows/locks), tilt, was a rare car for its mix of factory options (bench seat column shift tilt). Running crane .592 lift 306 degree duration lumpity-lump cam, welded/ported heads, edelbrock RPM airgap manifold, 850 double pumper carb w 4 corner idle mod. Also running edelbrock rear suspension w southside machine ladder bars.

I love those hi-revvin 327 motors almost as much as Chevy bigblocks. Did all my own work on them too, the Elky is a project and will be finished this summer, the 69 I've driven since 1992, was 2nd orig owner w only 68000 miles. I bought it because I had a copo 427 68 chevelle back in the day in highschool...one of benefits of being raised in the birthplace of generous motors...thankyou Colonel Sam McGlaughlin...

Would love to pick up another first generatrion Abody convertible to round out the "collection".

Ever notice that hotrodders also tend to be inveterate overclockers?

 

[ijester]

'Cause we just like to wrench on things!

 

[nateholtrop]

I am getting full exhaust work done this week from the headers back. Catless here I come. Also got a few secret mods in progress...is it April 1st yet? :-d