Newbies Introduce Yourself Here .. Welcome !

[mainaa471]

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Newbie here. My name is jeromy and I am from central Maine, the web site and forum look like alot of fun. I race at my home track Winterport Dragway, if you have been there or have been on their website I am the guy who always races old police cars.

[VintageTorque]

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I just found out about this site...........I am sure I will ask some questions from time to time.

Right now I am on a mission to tell everyone about the show we are doing.......

this is NOT the typical car show where ya drive in - get out your lawn chair - stare at your bumper for 4 hours then go home.........



May 1, 2010 8am Farley Speedway Farley IA 52046 27317 Olde Farely Rd
RAIN OR SHINE! Only 30 miles from historic Galena, IL & 12 miles from Dubuque

Pre '65. No Billet.
Drivers have the option of going ON the dirt track for photo laps.
Pre registered vehicles will receive DVD of the event.
Special indoor Kustom area. Live Bands. Vendors. Model Contest. Swap Meet. Art Show.
The Roswell Rod, Hirohata Mercury, & Blue Danube will all be there.
More details/special guests to be announced!
Spectators $5 Pre registered vehicles $20
All proceeds go to www.helpinghannahsheart.org - this is a medical expense trust set up to help the family
with all the medical bills for the continuing heart surgeries that will be needed.
Check the latest info at the website -

https://www.vintagetorquefest.com

to see a video of what we are talking about- click on the link above

[Richie]

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Hello,
I'm horrible at intros & stuff but being a long time member over on the HAMB I understand the purpose.
I won't bore you with any details (Does anyone really read these?) but I'll tell you I've lived my whole life (all 37 years) in the Boston area & growing up just south of the city I've been pretty heavily influenced by what took place on Quincy Ave. in Braintree during the late 70's early 80's.
If fact, what led me to this forum was my never-ending search for information on the, "Street Racing Scene" (for lack of a better term) of that time.
Anyhow, if you'd like to know more, please feel free to ask & even though I'm an absolutely horrible self promoter, my little corner of blog world can be found here:
http://thatsgoodish.blogspot.com/

I look forward to swapping stories with you folks & best of luck for the upcoming year.

[Pumpkin]

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Welcome aboard Jeromy, VT and Richie yes we do read these. Post up your stuff and have a good time while here.

[70chevyC-10]

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Welcome aboard folks - post pics of your rides (and bikes) if ya got 'em. Most of us have short attention spans and spell and type like dirt so pics help entertain the masses, me included.

Matt - hope you feel better sooner than later.

Phil/Omaha

[NCBluebird]

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Just joined up, admitted lurker for the past few weeks after I found the site ( sorry) LOL

Hailing from Charlotte NC, currently have a 1971 Plymouth Roadrunner clone and a 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 fastback

Galaxie is for sale as I'm out of room in my dinky garage

[70chevyC-10]

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Nice cars NCBB - love them both - welcome aboard.

[Scott Liggett]

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Nice cars NCBB - love them both - welcome aboard.

x2. Please tell us more about awesome rides.

[NCBluebird]

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Thanks 70, appreciate the compliments

Rebel- Some details on each:

71 Plymouth Roadrunner clone, began life as a 318 Ply Satellite Sebring Plus
- 360 Mopar Performance "stroker" crate motor with radical cam
- dyno at crank is 425 hp, Don't know what it is at the wheels yet ;)
- 727 auto with 3500rpm stall
- funky aftermarket pistol grip
- Petty Blue paint
- Will have front disc by end of January but running 4 whl drums right now
- TTI coated long tube headers into FlowMasters
- electric fan, MSD coil, Roadrunner horm
- interior is immaculate with one gotcha on the dash top, but still figuring out the lights
- ION 15x8s on 275/60-15s on back and 15x7 on 255/60-15s up front
- new Gabriel air jackers installed
- had an old school jacked up look on American Racing Outlaw II wheels previously, looked cool but poor rear suspension config, had to go


64 Ford Galaxie 500 Fastback
- FE 390 all stock
- Z code car, 4bbl 330 HP
-Sanderson ceramicoated headers into 2.5 exhaust and Flowmasters with 3" tailpipe turned out at the rear wheels
- car is complete and all trim parts etc are in the trunk just no shop to work on it
- great car, Cruise-o-matic tranny
- don't know the wheels on it, haven't found who makes them 15-7 with 235/60-15s

The Ford is currently for sale for $8300

More pictures can be seen at http://photobucket.com/motorheadwilly
some cool vids at : http://www.youtube.com/user/Billhae

[mlcraven]

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Just joined up, admitted lurker for the past few weeks after I found the site ( sorry) LOL
Hailing from Charlotte NC, currently have a 1971 Plymouth Roadrunner clone and a 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 fastback
Galaxie is for sale as I'm out of room in my dinky garage

NCBB: welcome ex-lurker! (nothing wrong with that). Sweet cars. You're obviously a multicultural type of guy when it comes to your hobby vehicles. No affordable storage for the Galaxie in Charlotte?

[NCBluebird]

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mlcraven: you have no idea how multicultural lol, I've been through my British car phase already, which accounted for 2 Triumph TR3a 1960 rebuilds, a 1965 Triumph TR4a, a 78 Spitfire, 2 75 Mini Cooper 1275 builds, a 71 Mini Cooper van and a 69 Cooper Pickup rebuild as well as a Austin Healey 3000. Switched to custom bikes until too many of my friends came up lame, switched back to cars and went domestic - First with the Ford then the Mopar. I think I'll stick with the mopars as I had several as a kid, a 76 Dodge Aspen R/T and a 73 Plymouth Satellite Wagon, brother has a Dodge Monaco and a Dart Fun Fun cars

[mlcraven]

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mlcraven: you have no idea how multicultural lol, I've been through my British car phase already, which accounted for 2 Triumph TR3a 1960 rebuilds, a 1965 Triumph TR4a, a 78 Spitfire, 2 75 Mini Cooper 1275 builds, a 71 Mini Cooper van and a 69 Cooper Pickup rebuild as well as a Austin Healey 3000. Switched to custom bikes until too many of my friends came up lame, switched back to cars and went domestic - First with the Ford then the Mopar. I think I'll stick with the mopars as I had several as a kid, a 76 Dodge Aspen R/T and a 73 Plymouth Satellite Wagon, brother has a Dodge Monaco and a Dart Fun Fun cars

Whenever I get an itching for something Brit and classic I always remind myself, it's nice to drive at night and sometimes nec in the rain. ;)

Healeys are VERY sweet (drool)

[70chevyC-10]

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Man I'd jump the fence if I could afford to buy that Ford - I've always liked that body style.

Here's a sweet Austin with a V-8 on Power Tour last year.

[Oldspowered]

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Well here's my attempt at an intro:

I'm 32 and live in Atlanta. I grew up in my dad's tire shops pretty much being a pain in all the mechanic's sides. I always asked "why" and "how". By the time I had decided I was going to be a mechanic my dad drug be back inside and made me learn how the shop worked. Dad dreamed of turning the shop over to me, but by the time I was 15 dad's shop was closed (business is business dad always said, no reason to get mad). I had spent my summers digging ditches and saved to buy a '83 Camaro for my first car. The first thing that went wrong my dad turned to me and said "well, I guess you need to fix it" and that was the beginning. I bought a cheap set of tools and proceeded to make both fix and mess up the car until it was totaled in an accident (not my fault amazingly).

After the shop closed my dad had a stroke and had to partially retire. He worked part time for his friend's shop as a service writer. One of the bonuses of this was some cars the owners didn't want to fix, so they just left them at the shop. Dad and I hatched a scheme to fix these cars and sell them to pay for my college tuition. It worked and with my dad doing the spotting, I began flipping cars for cash. I paid for half my degree doing that until I got my grades up for the HOPE Scholarship.

After a few years of wrenching and flipping cars (some I wouldn't have let my own mother drive) I was invited to my cousin's church to work at their Mechanic's Ministry. I was about as far from a church goer as it came. The words "heathen bastard" pretty much was how I described myself. I figured why not, I can help a few people out this weekend. That weekend turned into another weekend, and another. I made some good friends and found out that they used to call themselves "heathen bastards" too. Guys who had lived some pretty crazy lives but didn't mind telling anyone they loved the Lord. Two years later I gave my life over to the Lord. Once weekend a month we get together and fix cars for people who need help (not just a cheap oil change). I've learned so much more in the last 7 years thanks to being around a bunch of old and new mechanics, and now I've been told that the young guys look up to me (why I have no idea). Guess even I can do some good.

The man I attribute my love of real hot rods to is Richard Van Guilder (everyone calls him Van). He moved next door to me when I was about 8 and became the grandfather I never had. Van was an original hot rodder from Virgina. His garage had the most amazing assortment of tools. He worked at a foundry and did metal work like I had never seen before. He was always building something or fixing up his truck. And one day Van brought home two '40 Fords (a sedan and a coupe). He promptly sold the sedan and started work on the coupe. Me being the nosy kid I was he immediatly put me to work helping. He showed me how real body work was done. I spent almost every free hour I had with him in that shop, watching and helping. Van then brought home a special car, a '34 Ford. Turns out it was his FIRST car! He found it in a barn back up in Virginia and managed to talk the guy into selling it. By this time I was well into my teens and able to help properly. I eventually moved out of my parent's house and Van moved to south Georgia to be closer to his family. I haven't seen him in years, but he changed my life.

Right now I'm working on my '61 Olds F-85 with a 215 V8 and crap-tastic Rotohydramatic 3-speed auto. I've got a '69 Olds Delta 88 convertible with a 455, and a turbo Mirage hiding in the basement waiting for me to get off my butt and register it.

[70chevyC-10]

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Welcome aboard brother - I wish I would have hung around the horse barns less and the shops more when I was a kid.