IT's....It's........It's ALIVE..........again....
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IT's....It's........It's ALIVE..........again....
Well...........FINALLY I got the old 390 running again and NO LEAKS!!!
WAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What I found was the plugs I had were NOT tapered enough to actually seal tight. I replaced them with the proper plugs and then now tightened down very nice.
Took it out for a test drag last night and found I forgot to burp the radiator and it was running a bit hot but for a 30 minute drive it was fine, just running closer to 200 degree than I want it to. For an evening it should hardly ever get that close. I did remember WHY I actually don't like driving this car. EVERY freakn fart can muffled, wastegated, wind-up toy crackerbox wants to RACE . Geez. 15 yrs ago I would get'r on, but now the traffic is way too bad and the cops way too plentiful to even make too much noise. So, I graciously just ignore the prods and just keep cruiz'n.
I did drive it to work this morning and with a slight top off of water it ran at 180 or so with no fan for most of the trip thru town. Much better!
All is well again.........for now. All the FE'S are now street worthy and ready for winter storage...
WAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What I found was the plugs I had were NOT tapered enough to actually seal tight. I replaced them with the proper plugs and then now tightened down very nice.
Took it out for a test drag last night and found I forgot to burp the radiator and it was running a bit hot but for a 30 minute drive it was fine, just running closer to 200 degree than I want it to. For an evening it should hardly ever get that close. I did remember WHY I actually don't like driving this car. EVERY freakn fart can muffled, wastegated, wind-up toy crackerbox wants to RACE . Geez. 15 yrs ago I would get'r on, but now the traffic is way too bad and the cops way too plentiful to even make too much noise. So, I graciously just ignore the prods and just keep cruiz'n.
I did drive it to work this morning and with a slight top off of water it ran at 180 or so with no fan for most of the trip thru town. Much better!
All is well again.........for now. All the FE'S are now street worthy and ready for winter storage...
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Well Larry Thats Great ya got er fixed.... We dont have too worry about the County cops out here in the woods..its the damn State Troopers that get pissed at the Local PD for not writing us up!! LOL..
Last year the City of Roanoke started a Cruise night from 6pm to 6am for all the hot rodders.. You dont get a ticket for anything!! You can run skinney's on the front and Big *** slicks in the back, headers uncorked,, Oldies blastin on the radio!! It was Great!! Talk about turnning back the hands of time!! LOL..
Russ
Last year the City of Roanoke started a Cruise night from 6pm to 6am for all the hot rodders.. You dont get a ticket for anything!! You can run skinney's on the front and Big *** slicks in the back, headers uncorked,, Oldies blastin on the radio!! It was Great!! Talk about turnning back the hands of time!! LOL..
Russ
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Man....they sure did let it hang loose there!!
Little story: Back in mid 80's cruising in downtown Massillon, Ohio was pretty obsolete. Parking along the street was banned. The cops would show up and tell you to leave!! Now, this is a bunch of gearheads, parking in legal parking spots along main street, hanging out. No noise, no beer, just a nice group of guys telling lies while showing off their toys. It got really bad towards the end..with multiple cop cars showing up like it's a major drug bust. We finally decided to not come down there anymore and try to find someplace else to hang out. Fast forward a couple years..........now the city of Massillon is trying to have a major sat night cruise night? Block off 4-5 city blocks of downtown, have music and let the cars come. Gee...........what a brain storm! It took a couple years for it to take off, but finally the guys that were so RUDELY chased away every freak'n evening were welcomed with OPEN arms . They have a first of summer blowout with the whole downtown shut down and party time for car people! Kinda pisses us guys off(never been to the blowout yet-started 1990). Tell me to leave, then tell me to stay? Make up my mind.
Little story: Back in mid 80's cruising in downtown Massillon, Ohio was pretty obsolete. Parking along the street was banned. The cops would show up and tell you to leave!! Now, this is a bunch of gearheads, parking in legal parking spots along main street, hanging out. No noise, no beer, just a nice group of guys telling lies while showing off their toys. It got really bad towards the end..with multiple cop cars showing up like it's a major drug bust. We finally decided to not come down there anymore and try to find someplace else to hang out. Fast forward a couple years..........now the city of Massillon is trying to have a major sat night cruise night? Block off 4-5 city blocks of downtown, have music and let the cars come. Gee...........what a brain storm! It took a couple years for it to take off, but finally the guys that were so RUDELY chased away every freak'n evening were welcomed with OPEN arms . They have a first of summer blowout with the whole downtown shut down and party time for car people! Kinda pisses us guys off(never been to the blowout yet-started 1990). Tell me to leave, then tell me to stay? Make up my mind.
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Damn Larry!! Yeah the cities get weird!! We helped start a every Saturday night cruise in..let see now? 12 years ago... I was driving a beer delivery Truck..Day cab Mack and a 43 footer behind it..and one of my customer's had mentioned he want to open up an Old fashion type burger stand..
And where I grew up in SoCal we all used to Cruise on Hawthorne BLVD..between the 2 A&W Rootbeer stands!! Just down the road from where the Beach Boys Lived!! 134th st. just off Hawthorne Blvd..
So anyway..He was worried about customer's..and I said If you dont mind alot of cars..I might be able to take care of that..Now he rents 2 parking lots in the complex next to him for just Sat. Night's during the Spring,Fall,and Summer!!
And we can drink beer..we just have to have it in a Plastic cup!! Its Called Fast Freddy's Burger's!!
BTW he does 90% of his Business on Cruise nite!!!
Russ
And where I grew up in SoCal we all used to Cruise on Hawthorne BLVD..between the 2 A&W Rootbeer stands!! Just down the road from where the Beach Boys Lived!! 134th st. just off Hawthorne Blvd..
So anyway..He was worried about customer's..and I said If you dont mind alot of cars..I might be able to take care of that..Now he rents 2 parking lots in the complex next to him for just Sat. Night's during the Spring,Fall,and Summer!!
And we can drink beer..we just have to have it in a Plastic cup!! Its Called Fast Freddy's Burger's!!
BTW he does 90% of his Business on Cruise nite!!!
Russ
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Now that is some impressive turn-around time, you're an inspiration to us all (do you have any plans for the next month or so... )
We are fortunate enough to get two nights a week for the 'ol cruizers around here in the summer. My 17 year old gets embarrased and rolls his eyes when the younger kids in the ricers roll by and rev the farters up. It usually provokes a "that's just not right" response too.
--Mike
We are fortunate enough to get two nights a week for the 'ol cruizers around here in the summer. My 17 year old gets embarrased and rolls his eyes when the younger kids in the ricers roll by and rev the farters up. It usually provokes a "that's just not right" response too.
--Mike
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We've always cruised between Massillon and Canton(about 15miles of 5 lane road) since early 80's. We were "crooks" in '89, then in '90 Massillon welcomed us with open arms? The big bash has turned into a major circus with the whole town basically filled with cars/people from 7am to 12 midnight. Saturday night cruise is usually filled to the rim during the summer.
Parking anywhere along the strip between towns was basically banned for many years(mid 90's). Too many kids/noise/beer cans/trash, so the businesses just shut it down. Cruising is basically dead for the most part anymore. No one comes around, and we used to have some pretty heavy hitters running the streets. We used to have one muffler shop for ourselves and we'd have it filled to capacity with every brand big block something-or-other. We'd run out of town to Rt 21 and go out about 5miles to a nice straight stretch and turn around and set up drag races. It was quite a sight seeing all that thumpin stuff run thru town, disappear for 1/2 hr, then all show up again..LOL!! The cops knew what was up and left us alone, since it was out near the outer bounderies of the city corp.
Ahhh, the days of yester-year!
Parking anywhere along the strip between towns was basically banned for many years(mid 90's). Too many kids/noise/beer cans/trash, so the businesses just shut it down. Cruising is basically dead for the most part anymore. No one comes around, and we used to have some pretty heavy hitters running the streets. We used to have one muffler shop for ourselves and we'd have it filled to capacity with every brand big block something-or-other. We'd run out of town to Rt 21 and go out about 5miles to a nice straight stretch and turn around and set up drag races. It was quite a sight seeing all that thumpin stuff run thru town, disappear for 1/2 hr, then all show up again..LOL!! The cops knew what was up and left us alone, since it was out near the outer bounderies of the city corp.
Ahhh, the days of yester-year!
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LMAO!!! I got a ticket back in 77 with the Altered...some Puke at the beach wanted to run me at 3am..and we set everything up just he and I..I thought? 2 weeks before the race...I got beat out at OCIR the #rd round (red light) So I thought I new where a quick $1000 was....So I made a call from the shop..in Redondo Beach...after coming home from the track..and it was on!!
We had a friend hold are change at a burger place before I raced his Turboed Vette.. and the cops were on me Like stink on *****..I was arrested..and went to court the next day..and Pleaded Not guelty to the charges.. Biker ATT..Russ Brown..Very good guy!!
W went to trail..and had a mostly lady jury...probably 45 to 70? anyway Russ Brown Get up in front of the Jury and Tell them..Do you know what these Cops have accused my Client of?? Well I'll tell you!! Driving a 1948 Fiat..with NO fender on it!! and NO headlights..and NO tailights...the Doors dont work..you have to get in it..by crawling thru the roof!! It has Bicycle tires in the front and Airplane tires in the Back..And it STOPS with a Parachute!!! and it goes 150mph at night with NO lights!! at 3am.. LOL..
Well guys I still cant be in Marina DelRey SoCal..without someone else driving!! LOL..I WON!!
Russ
We had a friend hold are change at a burger place before I raced his Turboed Vette.. and the cops were on me Like stink on *****..I was arrested..and went to court the next day..and Pleaded Not guelty to the charges.. Biker ATT..Russ Brown..Very good guy!!
W went to trail..and had a mostly lady jury...probably 45 to 70? anyway Russ Brown Get up in front of the Jury and Tell them..Do you know what these Cops have accused my Client of?? Well I'll tell you!! Driving a 1948 Fiat..with NO fender on it!! and NO headlights..and NO tailights...the Doors dont work..you have to get in it..by crawling thru the roof!! It has Bicycle tires in the front and Airplane tires in the Back..And it STOPS with a Parachute!!! and it goes 150mph at night with NO lights!! at 3am.. LOL..
Well guys I still cant be in Marina DelRey SoCal..without someone else driving!! LOL..I WON!!
Russ
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Originally Posted by Freightrain
I did remember WHY I actually don't like driving this car. EVERY freakn fart can muffled, wastegated, wind-up toy crackerbox wants to RACE .
Canton, Massillon, no kidding. My Mrs. grew up in Galion.
Glad to hear you got some wheel time before the snow flies.
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Been to Galion....or at least thru it a few times.
Ya, we have like 5 tracks within 1- 1.5 hrs anyway you look. Most have t/t nights-grudge race nights and believe me they FLOCK there to beat the snot out of their ricers. It's just that you cruise thru the old strip with a blown/big block/4 spd car and they come out of the woodwork. They all want you to know they have a $30 wastegate on their turbo crackerbox. Ya, that made it faster? Oh well......
Drag race story(not me): Buddy has '83 Turbo Coupe Bird, he gets into a full blown race with GLHS(horizon body-4dr) right in front of the whole world that is sitting in front of Kmart(this is on the 5 lane cruise strip). The lights go green, they flog it for all it's worth and he's taking him.........until they realize a cop is sitting in the parking lot too . They pull in down the street and he get's a "speed exibition" ticket. He has a good lawyer and get's it down to something misdemeanor(at a rightly cost).
In the few actual races I got into, I only got beat ONCE(in my '69). It was a now buddy's '68 RoadRunner 440 out on Rt21. All other "unplanned" races on the strip were won by me hands down. The ol pick'm'up was a good runn'r on the street back then. It ran 13's, and back in early 90's there weren't many cars much faster than that running around. Except some buddies and I knew I couldn't run with them!
Ya, we have like 5 tracks within 1- 1.5 hrs anyway you look. Most have t/t nights-grudge race nights and believe me they FLOCK there to beat the snot out of their ricers. It's just that you cruise thru the old strip with a blown/big block/4 spd car and they come out of the woodwork. They all want you to know they have a $30 wastegate on their turbo crackerbox. Ya, that made it faster? Oh well......
Drag race story(not me): Buddy has '83 Turbo Coupe Bird, he gets into a full blown race with GLHS(horizon body-4dr) right in front of the whole world that is sitting in front of Kmart(this is on the 5 lane cruise strip). The lights go green, they flog it for all it's worth and he's taking him.........until they realize a cop is sitting in the parking lot too . They pull in down the street and he get's a "speed exibition" ticket. He has a good lawyer and get's it down to something misdemeanor(at a rightly cost).
In the few actual races I got into, I only got beat ONCE(in my '69). It was a now buddy's '68 RoadRunner 440 out on Rt21. All other "unplanned" races on the strip were won by me hands down. The ol pick'm'up was a good runn'r on the street back then. It ran 13's, and back in early 90's there weren't many cars much faster than that running around. Except some buddies and I knew I couldn't run with them!
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Yup!! Back in late 80's if you had a 12 sec street car, you were top dawg.
In '92 I went 13.4's so it was a pretty good running truck. Now, you have to run 9's!
I used to wait for someone to tempted me and I size it up. I did pretty well. I know I was not the fastest around...but I could hold mine own for the most part.
Actually did not get picked on too often. I think most other guys thought the same thing....."that truck is pretty quick"....so don't pick on it!
A buddy of mine raced me in his Mustang(early 90's style) and I was taking him by a length...........til he bumped his N2O button! It was in front of the whole world sitting in the parking lot. He did NOT want to be seen being beaten by a TRUCK!!!!
In '92 I went 13.4's so it was a pretty good running truck. Now, you have to run 9's!
I used to wait for someone to tempted me and I size it up. I did pretty well. I know I was not the fastest around...but I could hold mine own for the most part.
Actually did not get picked on too often. I think most other guys thought the same thing....."that truck is pretty quick"....so don't pick on it!
A buddy of mine raced me in his Mustang(early 90's style) and I was taking him by a length...........til he bumped his N2O button! It was in front of the whole world sitting in the parking lot. He did NOT want to be seen being beaten by a TRUCK!!!!
Last edited by Freightrain; 09-22-2005 at 12:34 PM.