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Can't wait to see you zipping around central CT with gold in the trunk (anybody get the reference?)

but seriously,
we should all get together for a race or two at On-Track.

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I gotta get my Mustang running again first................ stupid winter. I wish i could have it running and bring it to FLR to so some of ya who are attending.

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yea steve i get the reference but are you talking about the original or the newer movie?

i am up for carting on sat. night after the comp. or sunday...

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older of course...it has the original mini

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Il post up some pictures of my cars:


Old track car, Now DD.


New track car, (under restoration right now, pictures are from the day i bought it)





- Bochek

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I KNOW you like driving it, and I like letting you drive it 'cause then I get to drive YOUR car....

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I dunno, I think Matt C. is getting the better end of the stick there...

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Well......there was this one time.......

Lol, I got a Volvo 850 (awesome car) that "all it had wrong was a blown head gasket and broken radiator fan." Okay, easy fixes, I thought. I pulled the head to replace it....it was pretty bad.




that's completely rusted and the cylinders had radiator fluid in them. So, instead of getting a new motor, I sold it for a few dollars and got a working car :P

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Yeah, sometimes it is not worth fixing something.

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It probably was worth fixing right after the head gasket blew, but letting it sit and rust for a long time ruined it.

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You can buy a complete rebuilt engine for less than you can build one yourself. If the rest of the car is in good condition, you can usually slap a cheap rebuild in for $500-$1k.

Now, if you want something with a little to more umph, get ready to slap down some real dough. Whenever some one asks me to build an engine for them, the first thing I say is, "Speed is expensive; how fast do you want to go?"

Right now with the gas prices and trying to find good gas, I'm prefer building Alky engines. It may be hard to find alcohol at the pump but it's about the same price as gas if you buy it by the drum and less than racing gas. It is a lot easier to make more ponies with too.

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My mustang is half drag, but all i want right now is a flashy street car. One i can show off in, but not a wimpy little 4 cylinder ie Civic, Focus, or Neon. SO I'm thinking about doing that to my Mustang, only because a lot of people bust on my 86 saying that was a crappy year.