Pro Touring fouls

[Jarcaines]

I too am not a fan of carbon fiber on a muscle car. I love it on a Subaru, but a Camaro?

LS motors are goofy looking, it's to bad they work so well.

The stock gauges in a 67-68 Camaro look better then anything I have seen that you can replace them with.

Clean/Flush firewalls make a car look fake.

I don't understand spending over $50,000 on any vehicle, unless it makes over 500HP, runs on water, actively cleans the environment while you drive, and gold coins fall out of the tail pipe every 50 feet. (I still like to look at all your expensive cars though ;-) )

Am I still allowed to hang out here?

[cantvalve16]

I had no idea so many of you were closet Cragar and traction bar fans. Oh who cares? Everything has it's place right?

[BonzoHansen]

Chevy had a PT paint job before anyone! LOL



Admission: I like these cars.

[vyking67]

i too hate names for cars.. you cant name your own car.. only a car magazine editor has the power to do that and even then that right is marginal...

wait... you can name your car when you no longer drive it ( and not because it doesn run at the moment ) ... if you still drive your car you can only call it what it is,, or by what year it is...
for example .. the camaro or the mustang .. or my 67 ..68... 72... espically if you have dirffrent years of the same model.

[ProTouring442]

i too hate names for cars.. you cant name your own car.. only a car magazine editor has the power to do that and even then that right is marginal...

wait... you can name your car when you no longer drive it ( and not because it doesn run at the moment ) ... if you still drive your car you can only call it what it is,, or by what year it is...
for example .. the camaro or the mustang .. or my 67 ..68... 72... espically if you have dirffrent years of the same model.

My wife named my car, is that OK? She named it Inamorata, which basically means "the other woman."

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

[FirstGenZq8]

Mary's got some trick LED lighting alrighty...

so does she really have underbody LEDs or are y'all joshin' me?

[oestek]

I think car names are pretty ridiculous, but necessary to differentiate your Camaro from all the rest. Actually, the names often aren't so bad, but why must they all be "Project" something? That's what gets me.

I dig cars that sit "right", no matter what size wheel or tire they're on.

Just because a part is Carbon Fiber or aluminum doesn't mean it belongs on the car.

I like it when all the hose ends and fittings are the same color... I'm not big on blue, red, and purple. The black ones are expensive, but you can strip the blue and red with oven cleaner and a buffing wheel, leaving a nice matte silver.

Just because something is "fabricated" doesn't mean it's right.

Some carbed cars run as well as EFI cars without the setup and tune time.



Old motors are cool.. Nailheads, AMC, Olds, Cads, Pontiacs, Buicks.. even early small block Chevys. Almost every BBC is cool. You don't need a new motor transplant to be cool. Just make whatcha got run right. (Although new motors are killer as well.)

I think the best part of the PT scene is the the underlying requirement that the cars need to run right and are expected to be driven hard! That's cool anywhere!

[oestek]

Chevy had a PT paint job before anyone! LOL



Admission: I like these cars.

That is cool. Lose the smog-era power level and it's a winner!

[comp-spec]

CHROME

[BigVin]

A pillar guage pod

[NovaPwr]

I like the green Royal Pine air fresheners. Always did. When I open my car door after not being in it for a couple months, I get a flood of old memories back and it always makes me smile.

Dave

[evsmotors]

I've done some things people don't like! ;)

Adding a crap load of Carbon Fiber!













and of course to really trigger them...a extremely bulletproof 1,000HP+ Japanese motor! ;)

[Ron L]

Chevy had a PT paint job before anyone! LOL

We had one of these when I was a kid:

[venturabeachpup]

I like a fat 'ol carbureted big block Chevy, which is not the best choice for corner carving (or MPG) in this sea of lightweight LSx conversions.

I'll second this a second time. There's nothing more disapointing than an awsome looking p/t car with an engine that looks like a peanut. (LOL). The future of performance is here in the form of the LS motors ( I may still go that route with my build) but nooooothing beats the look of wall to wall big block dressed in "kick your butt" attire!!

[Roadbuster]

I'll second this a second time. There's nothing more disapointing than an awsome looking p/t car with an engine that looks like a peanut. (LOL). The future of performance is here in the form of the LS motors ( I may still go that route with my build) but nooooothing beats the look of wall to wall big block dressed in "kick your butt" attire!!

Hear hear! That and torque never goes out of style

[motorheadmike]

I think car names are pretty ridiculous, but necessary to differentiate your Camaro from all the rest. Actually, the names often aren't so bad, but why must they all be "Project" something? That's what gets me.

I'll now refer to all of my toys as Project PROJECT. :bsjerk:

I think the best part of the PT scene is the the underlying requirement that the cars need to run right and are expected to be driven hard! That's cool anywhere!

I'd rather associate myself with the 18yo who Auto-Xs his Honda (built with his McDs paycheck) than the 50yo who polishes his $100K+ "investment" Muscle Car.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

here we go again..

[motorheadmike]

here we go again..

Hey, I'm just agreeing. Don't read into it more than that.

[ProTouring442]

I'll second this a second time. There's nothing more disapointing than an awsome looking p/t car with an engine that looks like a peanut. (LOL). The future of performance is here in the form of the LS motors ( I may still go that route with my build) but nooooothing beats the look of wall to wall big block dressed in "kick your butt" attire!!

So, have the best of both worlds, build an all aluminum big block! One day, after my 442 is done, I plan on purchasing an aluminum block and heads, then transferring all of my BBC parts over to the new block...

All I need to do now is sinish the damned thing!

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

[Damn True]

I've done some things people don't like! ;)

Adding a crap load of Carbon Fiber!













and of course to really trigger them...a extremely bulletproof 1,000HP+ Japanese motor! ;)

Love it!