FURYIOUS lightening

[biomedtechguy]

Here's a rare and beautiful 67 E engine VIN (4bbl Super Commando) convertible Barracuda he just got for his wife. It shows 20,*** on the odometer, but it's hard to tell. Great car, not perfect, but they are going to love it. Solid lifter factory 4bbl 273.
That's it, apologies for the hijack/sidetrack, but heck, we can all relate and appreciate, right?

 

[cbodybob]

My buddy I visited today is THE or was the, BEST motorcycle rider I know. Back in the late 70s, early 80s, he would ride his Yamaha RD Daytona 400 2 stroke street bike down to the local New Orleans street race area, hoist it up on the rear wheel and ride that bad bitch all the way through the quarter mile. At the finish line he'd drop the front down and the speedometer read from the front wheel, that needle would jump to about 90 mph. I mention that because like many of us 60-ish guys who have all worked and/or played hard, and now we still may but it hurts, my friend lost his left leg below the knee from a bad motorcycle wreck, just too hot into a turn and a fence post in a bad spot. I'm proud of him for working on his cars, even though, like us and maybe worse, he gets through it.
Here's his latest project that just needs dyno tuning. A 2JZ powered Chrysler Conquest TSi. (He's the one who got me interested in them, and went to Ohio to get the 89 TSi I had and drove back) This is going to be a low to mid 500 HP blast to drive, yet reliable enough to be a daily driver.
He did ALL the work in his garage.
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Sorry to hear about your friend but at least he’s still out there livin’. My hats off to him. Cool project too

 

[cbodybob]

Here's a rare and beautiful 67 E engine VIN (4bbl Super Commando) convertible Barracuda he just got for his wife. It shows 20,*** on the odometer, but it's hard to tell. Great car, not perfect, but they are going to love it. Solid lifter factory 4bbl 273.
That's it, apologies for the hijack/sidetrack, but heck, we can all relate and appreciate, right?
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Man that Barracuda is sweet ! One of the first cars I parted was a rusty 67 convertible. It broke in half when the tow truck picked it up. Dragged the damn thing to my shop. 40 years ago

 

[biomedtechguy]

Thanks for the replies and allowing some tangents to the thread.
The 67 is officially roadworthy when the new gas tank is installed, and that was more precautionary than neccessary.

 

[cbodybob]

Thanks for the replies and allowing some tangents to the thread.
The 67 is officially roadworthy when the new gas tank is installed, and that was more precautionary than neccessary.

Nothing wrong with a little open discussion. I was just showing off my work. Didn’t really think anyone would care haha. My threads are just for fun usually

 

[fullmetaljacket]

Nothing wrong with a little open discussion. I was just showing off my work. Didn’t really think anyone would care haha. My threads are just for fun usually

The larger the car, the more you can deceive the eyes with the tricks. Eye's generally look at overall mass thus painting a more dense and heavier presence. Whereas a small compact car screams out featherweight. 100 pounds can be removed by simply finding 1600 places to remove an ounce. Lots of fun during the cold months.

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

I've been working hard to get to 190lbs. 12-15 miles every day on the stationary bike. But I like beer and desert. Getting close 6.0@195
Doug

Hard to lose weight with your wifes good cookin!!
You will see your 8 sec slip this year