The Official Hot Rod Thread - Part 4: Burnouts for Distance

[maxwelhse]

I'd take black over Ford baby blue just about any day. I think Ford switched off to black in most applications in the late '80s. There's not a spec of blue on my '91 302.

Chevy orange? I dig the jack-o-lantern look in a year appropriate chassis. An orange LS/LT in a modern vehicle?

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Heck man all my friends are painting theirs black. Brother if its a chevy then its gonna be orange...

 

[churchmouse]

I'd take black over Ford baby blue just about any day. I think Ford switched off to black in most applications in the late '80s. There's not a spec of blue on my '91 302.

Chevy orange? I dig the jack-o-lantern look in a year appropriate chassis. An orange LS/LT in a modern vehicle?

Those are not the droids I was looking for. Ugliest engines out there right now.

Boolite proof....pretty much.
Easy to make power with.....Pretty much.
After market servicing the platform....Pretty much.

Ugly little turds.....Pretty much.

 

[churchmouse]

Yes I get the year appropriate thing but man my blood bleeds Orange...
I think GM went black in the 70's or early 80's.

 

[maxwelhse]

Those are not the droids I was looking for. Ugliest engines out there right now.

Boolite proof....pretty much.
Easy to make power with.....Pretty much.
After market servicing the platform....Pretty much.

Ugly little turds.....Pretty much.

It's the coils on the valve covers that ruin them. Once those are relocated they're snazzie enough. I'm not a fan of this particular ant eater style intake, but...



In an appropriate chassis, this costume party isn't so horrible.



Pretty much any modern diesel is more deserving of the fugly award, IMHO:



What in the Optimus Prime is going on here?

 

[churchmouse]

It's the coils on the valve covers that ruin them. Once those are relocated they're snazzie enough. I'm not a fan of this particular ant eater style intake, but...

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In an appropriate chassis, this costume party isn't so horrible.

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Pretty much any modern diesel is more deserving of the fugly award, IMHO:

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What in the Optimus Prime is going on here?

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Yup you can dress them up. I aam just deep in the old ways Yoda

 

[Jaybird1980]

My camaros block was blue from factory, little darker than CP'S

 

[kickbacked]

Those are not the droids I was looking for. Ugliest engines out there right now.

Boolite proof....pretty much.
Easy to make power with.....Pretty much.
After market servicing the platform....Pretty much.

Ugly little turds.....Pretty much.

You ever seen an lt5 in the c4 zr1's?

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Adam LZ is following in the footsteps of Cleetus and got himself a giant playground.

 

[Jaybird1980]

We talking good looking V8's

 

[churchmouse]

You ever seen an lt5 in the c4 zr1's?

I have pretty much seen most everything out there. Depends on what turns your keys on.

 

[churchmouse]

We talking good looking V8's
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[maxwelhse]

Not a V8 and arguably maybe not good looking, but... I couldn't look away once I saw it.

 

[Bigtanker]

Talking about good looking engines......

This is at the AirZoo in Kalamazoo, MI. I spent a lot of time just staring at the engineering of this mother.

They have a cutaway of one too. Just plane (sic) awesome.

 

[churchmouse]

Talking about good looking engines......

This is at the AirZoo in Kalamazoo, MI. I spent a lot of time just staring at the engineering of this mother.

They have a cutaway of one too. Just plane (sic) awesome.

Damnit man thats a Radial.

I think.....

 

[maxwelhse]

Anything with a shaker gets an honorable mention...



Gotta say, Ford wore it better:

 

[churchmouse]

Anything with a shaker gets an honorable mention...

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Gotta say, Ford wore it better:

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My 78 TA had the shaker on a ridiculous 403. What a complete waste of steel. Unless it was used as an anchor.

 

[maxwelhse]

My 78 TA had the shaker on a ridiculous 403. What a complete waste of steel. Unless it was used as an anchor.

Hey... I didn't tell you to be Mr. "Johnny GM" Chebbimann.

Trying to imagine what might not have sucked in 78 as showroom stock. Probably a Z car is the best you could do, excluding exotics and kits.

 

[churchmouse]

Hey... I didn't tell you to be Mr. "Johnny GM" Chebbimann.

Trying to imagine what might not have sucked in 78 as showroom stock. Probably a Z car is the best you could do, excluding exotics and kits.

I bought that TA on a close out as no one wanted it.
Really an OK car but man it was not impressive.

We had a habit back in the day of buying Ponchos and swapping in BB chevy's as they set right in the car save for the water neck and battery being on the wrong side.
And if you were not in tune with the differences in how they sounded they were street beasts.
Well, I hurt the 403 less than 6 months in and after dealing with the warranty BS I pulled the repaired engine/trans and sold it to some wide eyed young man with big plans for his "G" body. .
Made some calls and secured a BB chevy and a T-400. Headers and little else besides a long weekend thrash and I drove it to work on Monday morning. No shaker yet but hey...

Did not make it to work when the wheel hop snapped the pinion off.

A 12 bolt from a Camaro bolts right in....

 

[churchmouse]

Man we had some fun.