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161.1 | Ford? I'm really better at Mopars! | KAHALA::SUTER | Never too Hot! | Tue Jun 06 1995 15:56 | 7 |
| >>> to sell cheap? :-) Galaxies? Mid-60s T-birds? Any ideas?
Hmmmm.... all pretty heavy cars.... If you like "different"
how about an early to mid 60s Falcon. Better yet a Falcon/Ranchero if
you could find one.
Rick
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161.2 | What the heck was that Martha??? | DPDMAI::HARDMAN | Sucker for what the cowgirls do... | Wed Jun 07 1995 00:36 | 7 |
| There's always the Dave Mellor approach. He (or was it a friend of
his?) built a "stealth wagon" using lots of go-fast Mustang parts
tucked under a rather sedate looking Granada or Fairmont wagon body.
Talk about a sleeper! :-)
Harry
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161.3 | Or a Pinto would be a good candidate | BIGQ::HAWKE | | Wed Jun 07 1995 07:47 | 7 |
| yea yea Falcons ,, and Torinos see very few of them around...
or take a Camaro or other chevy and Ford motor it :-)...
and what ever happened to Brian ? Seems one day he was gone
no goodbye notes or nothing.
Dean
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161.4 | also, what's he up to? Is he still in the area? | HOSER::CARLSON | Dave | Wed Jun 07 1995 07:57 | 3 |
| Skip could confirm, but I think Brian got TFSO'd.
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161.5 | Something different? | MKOTS3::BEAUDET_T | Tom Beaudet | Wed Jun 07 1995 09:21 | 5 |
| If you can stand the electrical problems, you might consider a British
sports car...Sunbeam comes to mind...
/tb/
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161.6 | Old home week | COOKIE::LAMBERT | Sam, Storage Mgmt. S/W @CXO | Wed Jun 07 1995 10:22 | 24 |
| Thanks for all the replies so far. I really like the Torino idea! Those
are front WD, correct? (Poor man's Eldorado.) That could work wonders for
me out here in Colorado. We're still getting snow, here in June... I also
like the Falcon idea - haven't seen one in a while. I'll have to check out
the local want-rags. The only problem I can see there is that they're so
old/rare that the only ones you *can* find are already built up (and hence,
expensive). We'll see.
As for Brian, yes, he was TFSO'd, though he pretty much wanted it. I've
lost touch with him, unfortunately. He and I were pretty good friends,
doing both motorcycle events and local parties whenever possible. He even
showed up for my (surprise! - thanks wife...) 30th b-day party - 5 years
ago... I was in Manchester, NH. at the time. His (my) truck is still
running strong, it's just that I need either a recreational vehicle or a
muscle car, not both rolled into one. (It's tough trying to haul a bike
trailer and a camper at 10K' altitude with a auto tranny with a shift kit..)
Re: Tom B. - Don't I know you? Your name is awful familiar. I was in
MKO several years ago, on RSTS, WPS, and a few other things.
-- Sam
P.S. Hi, Skip!
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161.7 | More stealth in the works | CRISTA::ROCHE | | Wed Jun 07 1995 10:42 | 11 |
| Harry,
Speaking of people building stealth vehicles. Tom Fisher just picked
up an '81 Malibu wagon with a factory 3 speed. He's in the process of
having a 400 smallblock built for it and is going to swap in a 4speed
in place of the 3. He's already upgraded the suspension with no
springs, sway bars, shorter end links, etc. It'll be running 15x8 Rally
wheels with early disc brake ('67 Camaro style) center caps, trim ring
and Yokahama 378 tires.
Chris
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161.8 | passed out on the floor | CSLALL::NASEAM::READIO | A Smith & Wesson beats four aces, Tow trucks beat Chapman Locks | Wed Jun 07 1995 11:13 | 16 |
| > Thanks for all the replies so far. I really like the Torino idea! Those
> are front WD, correct? (Poor man's Eldorado.) That could work wonders for
Nope, RWD. You couldn't put that engine in a front wheel drive, anyways.
You want a "recreational" vehicle? Build a street rod. Drop a bone stock
302 into the ghost and make it a work truck then use the 302 in a fat fendered
street rod that you can go out and enjoy. Dana can get you started. He's
already got some experience with a fat fendered Chrysler stocker.
> lost touch with him, unfortunately. He and I were pretty good friends,
> doing both motorcycle events and local parties whenever possible. He even
Ah, yes, I seem to remember tripping over you once or twice :-) :-) :-)
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161.9 | right here in this file... | KAHALA::SUTER | Never too Hot! | Wed Jun 07 1995 14:36 | 37 |
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Gee,
Here's a 1960 Falcon Ranchero...! Although, it looks like Jason
is no longer at Digital....
Rick
Wasn't TMW a Falcon fan also?
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Jason Renville
I currently own a :
60 Falcon Ranchero(needs lotsa work)
67 Nova(In the process of being made fast.)
76 Dart swinger.(slooooooow bu looks nice)
Owned a couple of fast VW's (Yes it is possible!)
Just finally got rid of "The Bug" that was ailing
me and found water cooling/heating. I really
enjoy the heating aspect. I just found out that
it is not normal to scrape ice off of the inside
of the windsheild.7
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161.10 | Yup it's me! | MKOTS3::BEAUDET_T | Tom Beaudet | Wed Jun 07 1995 14:55 | 11 |
| Hi Sam...yup I was a Mgr in the RSTS group...many moons ago! That was
in the early '80's. I just moved back into MKO about 4 poles away from
my RSTS office.
I also did some work out your way on the removable disks program a few
years back...
...well enough of that...let's figure out what you should build!!!
/tb/
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161.11 | | COOKIE::LAMBERT | Sam, Storage Mgmt. S/W @CXO | Wed Jun 07 1995 17:04 | 12 |
| re: Skip - Gee, thanks a lot. :-) I didn't mean *those* parties... :-)
"Ghost", eh? Melissa named it "Glinda, the Good Truck" when we bought it.
Okay everybody, break out your "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" books and follow
along... :-) Seriously though, thanks for the suggestion, and I'll look
into it. I'm not looking at doing a multi-thousand dollar project, though.
re: Tom - I thought that the name sounded familiar. I'm having a hard time
placing your face, though. In any case, hello from me and Melissa (ne:
Pettepit).
-- Sam
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161.12 | | KDX200::COOPER | Revolution calling! | Fri Jun 16 1995 10:50 | 2 |
| I be thinking of a falcon sprint... ZIIIINGGG!
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