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hechtrod
10-10-2005, 01:15 PM
Having a fast car is cool, but its not legal to go any faster than 75, and that's on a freeway.
I'm starting to see why people do bling, and not go-fast parts. I come from a go-fast, plane jane outside looking car.

So, I've started to think. Uh oh! There I go again. :) Anyway, I'm a huge car fanatic. Any kind of car, almost. Exotics, muscle cars, pro-touring, road racing cars, some imports, drifters, drag cars, vw's, rods...Ask my wife and she'll tell you that each week I'm into a different car and wanting to do a different project.
My first car was a '72 VW Bug that my dad and I fixed up, painted, body work, semi-engine rebuild, etc. I sold that to get married, and 2 years later got my 2nd car, a '95 Honda Civic. I put springs/shocks, shifter, intake, highflow cat, muffler, wheels/tires and washed and waxed it to death. I had that for 3 years and traded it for a '94 Mustang GT, my current car. It has header, h pipe, catback, pullies, gears, wheels/tires, ram-air with K/N (dad's homemade stuff). I love the V8 and rear wheel drive.
This week, I'm into VW's, real low, kind of ratty, like these: www.hoodride.com (http://www.hoodride.com)
Anyway, my ultimate car goal is turning more into totally restoring and building a car, I don't even care what it is, but it has to be old and different, but still turn heads, instead of having the fastest, best handling car around. Something that shows who I am and what I like.

Anyway, thanks for reading. Any ideas or comments from your experienes. Does anybody think this way.

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slowcamaro
10-10-2005, 01:37 PM
Those vdubs are sweet , ive never seen that style on a VW before.

Gonzostyle
10-10-2005, 01:40 PM
Ahhh yes VWs... many a fond memory racing my friends at the track.... 1835, 48IDAs 14.02 @ 95 in an almost stock looking 64 bug vert. Surprised the hell out of a lot of cars when they had to leave the light first.....

hechtrod
10-10-2005, 01:57 PM
Yeah, one of the coolest VW's I've seen was a blue mid 60's bug that ran 12.8's at LACR and yanked the front wheels off the ground by like a foot high it seemed. Pulling a wheelie in a street car is the coolest.

Chris

indyjps
10-12-2005, 11:20 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MG-MGB-GT-1974-MGB-GT-SCCA-HSR-Vintage-Racecar-Body-74-NASA_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ31857QQitemZ458153 0015QQrdZ1

heres something unique that needs a complete build, looks like its on the wrong coast though.