Shiro666
11-09-2009, 07:20 AM
Hey Pro Touring,
My damn car is finally drivable and on the road. I can barely contain myself.
The story begins back in 2003. My father turned 50, lost his mind and quit his job after 25 years as an executive in the textile industry. He thought that it would be a great idea to purchace a bankrupt horse farm and make it a sucess. My father has horse experience, but is not mechanically inclined. He asked me to help and as would any good son, I agreed. The deal included garage space. shop space and a bunk. Finally having a place for a project, I purchaced my dream car from a guy named "Do-Do" who wrote the bill of sale on the corner of a piece of legal paper that also had part of a grocery list. He signed it "Do-Do".
Fast forward one year. We had 25 horses boarded, no employees and managed to burn through 250,000 dollars and were pretty much broke. The place was falling down and it was the coldest winter I could remember. If anyone has worked 12 hour days outside during the winter in Maine, you know what I mean. My grandma would bring us bargain meat when we had no food.
The only salvation for me was to sit on the floor of my non-running Camaro, drink beers and make "vroom-vroom" noises. I messed around with it and would buy parts when I could, but I was devoted to making the Farm a sucess and working on my own custom knife business.
Fast forward five years. The farm was in the black and looking pretty nice. One day some people from California stopped by for some riding lessions. They liked the place so much they made an offer. My dad and I decided that we had enough of the horse industry and sold it. Now garageless, the Camaro sat in storage untill Jake of Jakes Hot Rods PM'd me asking if I had any plans for the car. Seemed like fate.
Jake made the car functional with an AAW kit, Autometer Gauges, stock style power front discs and fabbed up seat mounts. Jake also installed the DSE 3" drop leafs that were formerly on the Twist Machine yellow car as well as new shocks all around. It has a fairly tired 350/350 combo right now that smokes a bit but moves the car dow the road just fine. Wheels and tires are the MB Motoring/C-57 in 17x8 and 17x9.5. They look pretty sharp for the money.
Future plans include quick ratio steering box, shoulder belts and the little doo dads that make a car look more finished. I have a 454 being freshened up for next season. I am on the lookout for a manual trans of some sort. Some more original baging is in the works as well.
Sorry for the long winded post. I felt like I had to create a context for what this means to me to finally drive and enjoy.
Cheers,
Shiro
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My damn car is finally drivable and on the road. I can barely contain myself.
The story begins back in 2003. My father turned 50, lost his mind and quit his job after 25 years as an executive in the textile industry. He thought that it would be a great idea to purchace a bankrupt horse farm and make it a sucess. My father has horse experience, but is not mechanically inclined. He asked me to help and as would any good son, I agreed. The deal included garage space. shop space and a bunk. Finally having a place for a project, I purchaced my dream car from a guy named "Do-Do" who wrote the bill of sale on the corner of a piece of legal paper that also had part of a grocery list. He signed it "Do-Do".
Fast forward one year. We had 25 horses boarded, no employees and managed to burn through 250,000 dollars and were pretty much broke. The place was falling down and it was the coldest winter I could remember. If anyone has worked 12 hour days outside during the winter in Maine, you know what I mean. My grandma would bring us bargain meat when we had no food.
The only salvation for me was to sit on the floor of my non-running Camaro, drink beers and make "vroom-vroom" noises. I messed around with it and would buy parts when I could, but I was devoted to making the Farm a sucess and working on my own custom knife business.
Fast forward five years. The farm was in the black and looking pretty nice. One day some people from California stopped by for some riding lessions. They liked the place so much they made an offer. My dad and I decided that we had enough of the horse industry and sold it. Now garageless, the Camaro sat in storage untill Jake of Jakes Hot Rods PM'd me asking if I had any plans for the car. Seemed like fate.
Jake made the car functional with an AAW kit, Autometer Gauges, stock style power front discs and fabbed up seat mounts. Jake also installed the DSE 3" drop leafs that were formerly on the Twist Machine yellow car as well as new shocks all around. It has a fairly tired 350/350 combo right now that smokes a bit but moves the car dow the road just fine. Wheels and tires are the MB Motoring/C-57 in 17x8 and 17x9.5. They look pretty sharp for the money.
Future plans include quick ratio steering box, shoulder belts and the little doo dads that make a car look more finished. I have a 454 being freshened up for next season. I am on the lookout for a manual trans of some sort. Some more original baging is in the works as well.
Sorry for the long winded post. I felt like I had to create a context for what this means to me to finally drive and enjoy.
Cheers,
Shiro
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/11/IMG_0465-1.jpg?t=1257779740
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/11/IMG_0464-1.jpg?t=1257779775
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/11/IMG_0467-1.jpg?t=1257779802
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/11/IMG_0468-1.jpg?t=1257779825