What did you do to your "other" car (aka musclecar) today

[MikeBMW]

3 hours ago, NotoriousGT350 said:

Went to local Lubbock Cars and Coffee that's on the first Saturday of every month. This time it was benefiting Make A Wish Foundation. Took some pics and got my cobra ready for it and threw a video together. 

https://youtu.be/dLEbwII8x7s

Awesome, J.R.! Thanks for sharing!

[NotoriousGT350]

Mounted my new Nitto555s on the cobra. 315/35/17s REAR and 275/40/17s FRONT. Next will be inspection, registration, and front end alignment. 

[Grumpy Bear]

AMC's rarest muscle car was faster than any Corvette

 

My bestie in high school owned one and I got to ride in it every Saturday night. What a rocket. 

 

It's stable mate in his collection was a 66 Impala SS. 

[KARNUT]

1 hour ago, Grumpy Bear said:

AMC's rarest muscle car was faster than any Corvette

 

My bestie in high school owned one and I got to ride in it every Saturday night. What a rocket. 

 

It's stable mate in his collection was a 66 Impala SS. 

I had a 1970 Javelin MDS SST 390 4 speed with the go pack. It was a bullet for its time. A guy a work with a 72 GTX called it a rambler. After a chance meeting at a traffic light. He said no more. It was during my stupid time when I traded often. I traded it for a 67 California special Mustang. 

[OnTheReel]

Just cruising around this holiday weekend. Been working on her every spare minute for the past two months. Still lots to do but sometimes you gotta stop and smell some flowers!

Old school guys will appreciate the rock crusher whining away. Such a nostalgic sound.

Purists may disagree but I like to think I hit a good blend of modern and retro with this car and did it my way.

[Jsdirt]

Thing is gorgeous! Definitely been a LONG time since I've heard that sound! 

 

 

I wouldn't call myself a purist, since I'll throw Wilwoods and power adders on anything. For me, that engine makes me cringe as a former shop owner remembering all I've been through with some of them. Plus I hate LS engines for their oiling system (MANY places to lose pressure from, especially on the AFM ones which I wouldn't be caught dead with), and the dowel-less front and rear covers - an engineering decision that irks me to no end! And I despise electronics with every fiber of my being.

 

My main reason for avoiding modern electronics is that when they fail, they typically leave you stranded. Tied for 1st place is also the fact that sometimes troubleshooting super-annoying problems can suck the life right out of you. I've wasted so many hours of my life chasing gremlins on those in all kinds of vehicles. I find carburetors and simple HEI style components much more suitable for keeping my sanity, lol. Different strokes for different folks. I probably get more hate from the younger crowd for sticking with my old school ways of thinking than you would for doing an LS swap.

 

When everything's working, they're certainly a ton of fun! 

Edited Monday at 09:47 AM by Jsdirt

[Glava2876]

I’m getting it ready to go to the Syracuse Nationals.

[RyanbabZ71]

Oil change before Thursday's track day at NCM

 

 

[OnTheReel]

Over the last week I installed GM coils, Taylor wires and Red Line SI-1 in the fuel which cleared up a slightly rough idle. Coils made the biggest difference even just A/B testing one bank at a time. I know everyone says the OEM ones last forever but at 212k on these units they were tired. Fade to failure, like shock absorbers in my experience.

Also slightly richened the target idle AFR in the tune for good measure. I have zero tolerance for anything less than buttery smooth, and since emissions are not a concern I can get there any way I please.

[Jsdirt]

I'm tired of troubleshooting cold-weather start and idle issues with my '94 940. Time to scrap the friggin electronics for something that WORKS without giving me an aneurism. A pair of manual choke Webers to the rescue! 

 

Since it's a '94 I'll probably have to swipe the balance shaft out of my '92 parts car, since the chances of the '94 having a block-mounted distributor drive gear are slim to none ... and my luck is never that good when lots of work is involved! That way I can run an old boat engine distributor assembly with points. No more starting issues next winter! Back to SIMPLICITY. 

 

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Edited 1 hour ago by Jsdirt