Heavy Metal & Nostalgia

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Tawse

My fave is also my current. Custom ordered after achieving my 100 pound weight loss goal 5 years ago. Grabber Orange Mustang GT.

She's in my sig and my avatar and I've talked about her a lot. She's referred to as either "The sexy car" or "the mustang".

Have done quite a few "show" mods - and will hopefully be able to start some "go" mods soon.

Mods so far:

Installed a "stubby" antenna (4" [the shorter the sexier for antennas lol])
Painted factory mufflers flat black (don't like seeing mufflers - it annoys me)
Engine Dress kit
Several interior dress kits
Replaced front Chrome Mustang with a Black Skeleton Pony

First thing I want to do "go" wise is install a CAI - K&N Has one that allows you to still use 87 octane and with the price of gas now days - that's my language. lol

and on that note - I'll step out. I could talk about my car for hours... literally.. hours. I've bored a LOT of people talking about my "baby".

Hey, same here!

[tonaderspeisung]

i've owned one in baby blue and one a tan woodie

best car ever
no blind spots
everyone waves at you in a friendly manner as you cruise down the street
and the part i miss the most
a bench front seat

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by tonaderspeisung

i've owned one in baby blue and one a tan woodie

best car ever
no blind spots
everyone waves at you in a friendly manner as you cruise down the street
and the part i miss the most
a bench front seat

Love it!

My parents are/were all about the bench seat. We were a Honda family, but they had to change to Ford Tauruses and then Buick as they got older b/c the bucket seats hurt their back! My Dad says that the cars don't last as long (I am proud to be a part of a "drive 'em til they die" family), but at least they are comfortable!

[Tawse]

today I installed a K&N Cold Air Intake to the stang... noticeable take off response time difference as well as a new throatier roar at WOT in 3rd gear... I like!!!

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Tawse

today I installed a K&N Cold Air Intake to the stang... noticeable take off response time difference as well as a new throatier roar at WOT in 3rd gear... I like!!!

Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! Congrats!

My car is in the shop getting mods right at this moment. I will definitely post up pics with information in the next week or so after I get the car back (new coilovers are coming from the opposite coast, so it is taking a while). I am so pumped!

As an aside, your engine bay could be a bit cleaner, don't you think?

[Toughy]

The first car I ever bought was a brand spanky new drive off the showroom floor 1972 blue Toyota Celica ST. I bought it at the Toyota dealership in Clarksville, TN when I was stationed at Ft Campbell, KY. It cost me about $3000.00 bucks.

I don't have a pic of that car, but I did find this picture which is really close to what mine looked like.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carphot...rd/4813183828/

The sad part is I totaled it less than a year after I bought it......a drunk asshat ran a red light (on post) and T-boned me....I walked away but the car didn't. I went out and bought another one exactly like it except the color was a darker blue..............


ps.......how the hell do you get the pics to show in the post?

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Toughy

The first car I ever bought was a brand spanky new drive off the showroom floor 1972 blue Toyota Celica ST. I bought it at the Toyota dealership in Clarksville, TN when I was stationed at Ft Campbell, KY. It cost me about $3000.00 bucks.

I don't have a pic of that car, but I did find this picture which is really close to what mine looked like.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carphot...rd/4813183828/

The sad part is I totaled it less than a year after I bought it......a drunk asshat ran a red light (on post) and T-boned me....I walked away but the car didn't. I went out and bought another one exactly like it except the color was a darker blue..............


ps.......how the hell do you get the pics to show in the post?

Toughy, that car is really, really great. How long did you have the darker blue one?

Can someone else answer Toughy's question? I don't know how to do it, I was actually just going to get my partner to do it for me!

[Tawse]

Originally Posted by Toughy

ps.......how the hell do you get the pics to show in the post?

I sent this via rep statement but I'll post here cause someone else prolly wants to know.

the way *I* do it - is I host my pictures on Photobucket. You can get a free account and just upload your pics there. Once you upload - if you mouse over a pic it gives you several options for C&P below the picture. Click on the one that says "IMG Code" (the box to the right) - when you click on it the box should change to read "copied" - then just flip back over here and paste the code in.

Do a preview first to verify and voila!

[Tawse]

Originally Posted by DapperButch

Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! Congrats!

My car is in the shop getting mods right at this moment. I will definitely post up pics with information in the next week or so after I get the car back (new coilovers are coming from the opposite coast, so it is taking a while). I am so pumped!

As an aside, your engine bay could be a bit cleaner, don't you think?

LOL that's in store for Friday... have another mod coming in and as soon as I get it - a wash, wax, and semi detail is in order. It does look very sad... lol

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Tawse

LOL that's in store for Friday... have another mod coming in and as soon as I get it - a wash, wax, and semi detail is in order. It does look very sad... lol

I was screwing around with you more than anything else! Doesn't really look that bad at all, I was just betting on you being OCD about your car. Do you have a car forum that you frequent for mustangs? I'm on bimmerforums for my BMW.

[tonaderspeisung]

Originally Posted by DapperButch

Love it!

My parents are/were all about the bench seat. We were a Honda family, but they had to change to Ford Tauruses and then Buick as they got older b/c the bucket seats hurt their back! My Dad says that the cars don't last as long (I am proud to be a part of a "drive 'em til they die" family), but at least they are comfortable!

comfy is a plus
but
there is nothing like a good road trip with a special someone snuggled close on a bench seat
the pacers did not have an annoying 3rd person safety belt in the way either

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Mr. Cynthia

Had, yes. I traded the truck a few months ago when the nickel-and-dime-ing turned into thousands-of-dollar-ing.

Maybe, if I had loved her more...we could have worked it out...but sometimes you just have to back up...and one morning she just couldn't get it into reverse and I had to drive through the neighbor's yard to get to work...and that's when I knew it was time to let go

I have a more comfortable, more practical and much-less-sexy Explorer, now. Blah.

Yeah, it only goes downhill from there. I managed to keep my car until not only the reverse didn't work but I'd lost a gear and a half as well.

<--stubborn

[apretty]

I've wanted an el camino for a decade... As I'm not mechanically inclined, I love from afar...

[Wolfsong]

Well if you have room for wishes this is mine, a 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz convertible. I keep saying that it's going to be my retirement present to myself but more and more looks like it will only ever be a picture on the internet.