My Columbus OH Goodguy's pics

[gearheads78]

Dragged my junk up there and had a blast with the family. My 3yo daughter spent plenty of time practicing her parade wave. I was happy my new to me 200K mile 01 Dodge 5.9 Cummins made it without any issuses. 75 MPH on cruise the whole way averaged 14.5 MPG. My old gas chevy was lucky to get 10.5 loaded up hauling a trailer like that.

I have been to a lot of shows and some even pretty big shows but I have never seen so many high quality cars show up in one place.

I have pretty broad taste so there is a little something for everyone here.

http://s936.photobucket.com/albums/a.../goodguys2009/

[Gearhead Dude]

Nice pics. Thanks for sharing.

[wmhjr]

I was happy my new to me 200K mile 01 Dodge 5.9 Cummins made it without any issuses.

Dude, you are really scaring me. Our builds already had a lot in common. Now I find out you just got a used Dodge Cummins pickup, and guess what? I'm currently in the market for a used Dodge Cummins powered pickup. I just looked at one this evening. I just bought a used 24' enclosed hauler, and decided I need to get something beefier to pull it.

[Bishop73]

Thanks for the great pics, that Chevelle was niiiiiiiice.

[gearheads78]

Dude, you are really scaring me. Our builds already had a lot in common. Now I find out you just got a used Dodge Cummins pickup, and guess what? I'm currently in the market for a used Dodge Cummins powered pickup. I just looked at one this evening. I just bought a used 24' enclosed hauler, and decided I need to get something beefier to pull it.

LOL thats too funny. What are you looking for? Make sure its a std trans. The auto will just not hold up. If you are looking for a older high mile truck 01 / 02 are the best years. You don't have the high dollar electronic injectors but you don't get a 53 block. If looking at 00 and back try to avoid the 53 block. Its about a 50/50 chance the truck will have one. They were cast too thin in Brazil and many have cracked. My dads small Diesel shop has had to replace many blocks and all were 53's.

[dadto2jays]

thanks for sharing the picts....outstanding rides in there..

[dmc69]

Thanks for the pics

[gearheads78]

Thanks for looking. Did anyone else notice the insane rotors on this car? Probably not much for braking but talk about insane looks. I think he had mechanical problems Saturday during the auto-x. I did not see it again Sunday.

[compos mentis]

Great pics Richard...going through them all.

[rogue]

Thanks for looking. Did anyone else notice the insane rotors on this car? Probably not much for braking but talk about insane looks. I think he had mechanical problems Saturday during the auto-x. I did not see it again Sunday.

this picture sums up everything wrong with the pro-touring community...

Mechanical problems, what a surprise.

[rogue]

great photos. enjoyed them.

[wmhjr]

LOL thats too funny. What are you looking for? Make sure its a std trans. The auto will just not hold up. If you are looking for a older high mile truck 01 / 02 are the best years. You don't have the high dollar electronic injectors but you don't get a 53 block. If looking at 00 and back try to avoid the 53 block. Its about a 50/50 chance the truck will have one. They were cast too thin in Brazil and many have cracked. My dads small Diesel shop has had to replace many blocks and all were 53's.

I'm trying to stay open minded. I'm definitely getting a diesel, and the cummins is my favorite. Ideally a 6spd, quad cab - but that means newer and I don't know if I want to spend the money on something that doesn't get used that often. I'd prefer a short bed.

Right now everything is on the table. I'll consider a powerstroke or even a duramax (though it's real unlikely I'd go the duramax route). Nothing older than a 2000 at the most. Probably nothing newer than an 05 due to cost.

[LMDGUY]

wow! sum nice ride. Im goin to have to make the trip one of these days

[compos mentis]

Anyone know what color this car is?

At least on the front end, it doesn't look quite black.

[MarkM66]

this picture sums up everything wrong with the pro-touring community...

Mechanical problems, what a surprise.

Yeah, freshly build cars with tons of aftermarket parts, that's totally inexcusable.

[rogue]

Yeah, freshly build cars with tons of aftermarket parts, that's totally inexcusable.

form over function? suddenly thats a pro-touring trait? Lets chop up a perfectly good pair of rotors to 'try something different' regardless of the performance ramifications? Sounds more shock based than performance based. A trait you typically see in the minitruck and VW scenes...

That would explain the car having issues competing in a 35mph autocross... Amazing motor and car, but those rotors are just plain stupid. Sorry.

[MarkM66]

form over function? suddenly thats a pro-touring trait? Lets chop up a perfectly good pair of rotors to 'try something different' regardless of the performance ramifications? Sounds more shock based than performance based. A trait you typically see in the minitruck and VW scenes...

That would explain the car having issues competing in a 35mph autocross... Amazing motor and car, but those rotors are just plain stupid. Sorry.

Who said the rotors had anything to do with the "mechanical issue?"

[BA.]

"Sho-Touring" lol

[compos mentis]

Or 'Faux-touring' ... lot of that going around.

[gearheads78]

I think of my car as Amateur-Touring