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4/20/16, 07:56 PM
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Hahaha Tony! You mean it wasn't before?? Lol just wait, lots of big changes coming this year. I should be able to finish up the exterior and power adder this year. Next year I'll redo the interior and stereo and the car will be 100% finished. I'll be able to just enjoy it finally.
4/20/16, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue Notch
Lies.
4/20/16, 09:43 PM
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4/21/16, 04:01 AM
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Actually, it was he 1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk.
Long hood, short rear deck, bucket seats, 2 door pillarless coupe huge horsepower (supercharged in '57)
Then take a closer look at the body lines on the 1963 Studebaker Avanti, (introduced in 1962) built on a Lark frame (anyone see a similarity here?)
The problem with the Golden HAwk & Avanti was the price point. Also note these cars were built on a full frame X crossmember design, no lower cost unibody was developed.
Anyhow, just sayin.....
RWSRWS
4/21/16, 04:24 AM
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The debate about the first muscle cars, or what constitutes a muscle car, will go on forever. But the point about this particular discussion was low cost, and both the Barracuda and Mustang fit the bill in that regard. The Barracuda got lost in the sauce initially so the Mustang is universally accepted as the car that kick started the pony car genre.
4/21/16, 08:30 AM
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Here's a few more from our pre-meet! Yes, I have no license plate. Apparently when I swapped to the RTR license plate surround, the screws I had weren't long enough with my college license plate frame 
a 99-01 Cobra was following us just as we got down to LA and they pulled up alongside to tell us it had fallen off a while back. So I was ridin' dirty the whole time down there and the way back. 
Went straight to DMV to get new reg stickers for my front plate that I never put on and had to file a police report for the lost plate. That enters it into the stolen vehicle database, in case someone is able to find it on the freeway and put it on their car...
a 99-01 Cobra was following us just as we got down to LA and they pulled up alongside to tell us it had fallen off a while back. So I was ridin' dirty the whole time down there and the way back. Went straight to DMV to get new reg stickers for my front plate that I never put on and had to file a police report for the lost plate. That enters it into the stolen vehicle database, in case someone is able to find it on the freeway and put it on their car...
4/21/16, 10:02 AM
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Here's a few more from our pre-meet! Yes, I have no license plate. Apparently when I swapped to the RTR license plate surround, the screws I had weren't long enough with my college license plate frame a 99-01 Cobra was following us just as we got down to LA and they pulled up alongside to tell us it had fallen off a while back. So I was ridin' dirty the whole time down there and the way back.
Went straight to DMV to get new reg stickers for my front plate that I never put on and had to file a police report for the lost plate. That enters it into the stolen vehicle database, in case someone is able to find it on the freeway and put it on their car...
a 99-01 Cobra was following us just as we got down to LA and they pulled up alongside to tell us it had fallen off a while back. So I was ridin' dirty the whole time down there and the way back. Went straight to DMV to get new reg stickers for my front plate that I never put on and had to file a police report for the lost plate. That enters it into the stolen vehicle database, in case someone is able to find it on the freeway and put it on their car...
Nice pics though!
4/21/16, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Blue Notch
Jeez. So what do you do now? Gonna get pulled over for driving a stolen car??
Nice pics though!
Nice pics though!
4/21/16, 11:13 AM
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The garage is finally done. It's the TechFloor system by WeatherTech. It couldn't have been easier....180 sq ft including the beveled border for under $575, free shipping and no tax. The hardest part of the job was getting rid of all the boxes.
4/21/16, 11:19 AM
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4/21/16, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by TripleBlack14
The garage is finally done. It's the TechFloor system by WeatherTech. It couldn't have been easier....180 sq ft including the beveled border for under $575, free shipping and no tax. The hardest part of the job was getting rid of all the boxes.
4/21/16, 11:43 AM
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Looks great, Tom!!
4/21/16, 02:34 PM
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HA HAAAAAAAAAAAA
(embarrassed face.) lol
Looks killer Tom. Good job buddy! 
(embarrassed face.) lol
4/21/16, 03:02 PM
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Thanks Tony (and the rest of you guys). It's far from a show room but it's prior condition just wasn't a very happy place for my precious Pony. It actually looks better in person than the pics show. I had to make a ton of compromises since I couldn't start with a clean slate and given what I had to work with there's nothing I'd do differently. But at least it looks like a garage where a nice car is kept. It's wired for stereo and If I had the room I'd put in a recliner and a Keurig coffee maker. And a bed. And a pole for go-go dancers. And a slot machine. That's about all I need. Oh yeah, and a 65" flat screen TV.
4/21/16, 03:35 PM
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Nice job Tom!!!
4/21/16, 05:33 PM
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Well, I honestly prefer the look of 20s on our cars. I just got these at an amazing deal. I'll be going back up to 20s in the next few months.
It's all about the weight of the wheels. If you find a lightweight wheel, you won't give up any performance going 20s versus 19s. My car saw a huge improvement in performance, ride and acceleration just dropping about 10 pounds per corner of unsprung rotational mass with the wheel/tire combo, and then at least another 5 pounds per corner with the lighter Wilwood brakes, and then another 5-8 pounds per corner with the Airlift suspension components.
The car feels super light on its feet now.
If you want to go back to a square setup, I'd do something like a 20x9.5 all around and 275/35/20 or 19x9.5 all around and 275/40/19. Find wheels that are as light as possible and you'll be fine
It's all about the weight of the wheels. If you find a lightweight wheel, you won't give up any performance going 20s versus 19s. My car saw a huge improvement in performance, ride and acceleration just dropping about 10 pounds per corner of unsprung rotational mass with the wheel/tire combo, and then at least another 5 pounds per corner with the lighter Wilwood brakes, and then another 5-8 pounds per corner with the Airlift suspension components.
The car feels super light on its feet now.
If you want to go back to a square setup, I'd do something like a 20x9.5 all around and 275/35/20 or 19x9.5 all around and 275/40/19. Find wheels that are as light as possible and you'll be fine
I don't know if I mentioned this or not, but I'm lowered by 1.4" up front with Eibach pro springs and perhaps it's just me, but it seems IMO that clearance is pretty tight with just the 255/35/20's..
And would I also run across any alignment adjustment problems upgrading to 20x9.5 from 20x8.5
4/21/16, 06:24 PM
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You had me at go-go dancers. lol Looks better than my garage! Good job.
4/21/16, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by m05fastbackGT
Patrick, are you sure that I'll be fine going from 255/35/20 to 275/35/20 in the front ?
I don't know if I mentioned this or not, but I'm lowered by 1.4" up front with Eibach pro springs and perhaps it's just me, but it seems IMO that clearance is pretty tight with just the 255/35/20's..
And would I also run across any alignment adjustment problems upgrading to 20x9.5 from 20x8.5
I don't know if I mentioned this or not, but I'm lowered by 1.4" up front with Eibach pro springs and perhaps it's just me, but it seems IMO that clearance is pretty tight with just the 255/35/20's..
And would I also run across any alignment adjustment problems upgrading to 20x9.5 from 20x8.5