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Tripper

Older and more rusted every day!
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I do have a real car, er... truck, but this is the car I drive every day unless it's really rainin' like a dog! 450 HP SBC, built 700R4, Global West suspension, Ididit steering column, 3.73:1 posi, Hydroboost braking system, 18" front wheels, 20" rears, no A/C, ghost flames.

BoB
 

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Nice driver Bob. How do you like that Wilwwod master cylinder? I'm thinking about using one of those. I've been happy with the other Wilwood stuff I've used but haven't tried one of their new style master cylinders.
 
I love good brakes!

Nice driver Bob. How do you like that Wilwwod master cylinder? I'm thinking about using one of those. I've been happy with the other Wilwood stuff I've used but haven't tried one of their new style master cylinders.

Gastrick,
I run such a high profile cam I had no vacuum = no brakes. Luckily my car had power steering & I installed a Hydroboost braking system with the Wilwood MC & it is absolutely incredible. I nearly hit a couple of cars & I knew I had to do something. It's different if u just drive a car occasionally with lousy brakes but I've put nearly 8K miles on my Chevelle since Jan 1 so is a relief to know I can really stop if some moron pulls out in front of me!

BoB
 

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Oh no... I must b a chainer!

and here all this time i thought you just liked rusty cars.

Ok, I confess... I mite b a chainer! ; - >>> Looks like I 4got 2 post my door handles...

Wiseguy said I "killed the billet" on this car! ; - >

BoB
 

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chainer cars

I thought I would show my chainer side on your thread, cause I 'm sure not going to start my own. My two stangs and the Bonehead truck.

The 69 has a clevland. The 65 is a Winsor. The 65 was a 4 bolt 6cyl. car but all that has been changed, cause I just can't leave well enough alone.
 

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Nice rides guys. See, that proves it. A person CAN like some cars that are all pretty painted and shiny, and still like rat rods too. I'm the same way, I like some of them, like my T, to be finished, and some, like my '39 Dodge, to be more basic.

Just as sometimes I want to go out for a great dinner at a fancy restaurant, and sometimes I sit at my cardboard box table at the shop and eat takeout or McDonalds. :D :D :D :D


Don
 

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Nice rides guys. See, that proves it. A person CAN like some cars that are all pretty painted and shiny, and still like rat rods too. I'm the same way, I like some of them, like my T, to be finished, and some, like my '39 Dodge, to be more basic.

Just as sometimes I want to go out for a great dinner at a fancy restaurant, and sometimes I sit at my cardboard box table at the shop and eat takeout or McDonalds. :D


Don

Ay least you used a fancy table cloth Don. That's real class right there. You just can't buy that. :D
 
Ahh, gotcha. I'm perhaps a half chainer then. I know almost nothing, but willing to learn, as I grew up blue collar. Can't help it I got hooked on 'puters when I was a kid and turned out white collar. Of course, I don't have quite that much scratch to just throw away on something prebuilt either, so maybe I'm a copper chainer. :)
 
Ringer!!! ; - >

Ahh, gotcha. I'm perhaps a half chainer then. I know almost nothing, but willing to learn, as I grew up blue collar. Can't help it I got hooked on 'puters when I was a kid and turned out white collar. Of course, I don't have quite that much scratch to just throw away on something prebuilt either, so maybe I'm a copper chainer. :)

I'm not a chainer... I'm a ringer!!! I don't dig chains... I dig rings!!! ; - >

BoB
 
Gray beard!

It's true alright. Here's a pic of Tripper taken during a fuel stop of last years Power Tour :D

Gastrick,
No, that was just a promo shot for power tour... that shot was many years ago in my rapper days B4 rev grimm swiped all my chains & my beard turned gray!!! Plus... this was B4 I got diamonds in my pinky ring!!! ; - > ; - > ; - >

BoB <------ gray beard now!
 
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