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Hot Cars: Can Anything Be Better?
I am a gear-head, and over the years I had many, MANY, cars. But, there comes a day in everyone’s life that one car makes you’re knees go weak, and thrills you to the core.

This was that car for me:

I spent a lot of time and money on this cruiser. It was a labor of love.

Yeah… She set you back in your seat.





Whoa!
Mike, what a machine! I’ll bet you can imagine every nut, bold and gasket on this thing clearly in your mind still today! Very nice. Nothin’ says “balls” like a blown Camaro!
Mike- did it go GLUN GLUN GLUN GLUN GLUN GLUN when it idled?
I did…
The engine was an experiment. I used a 350 block with a 307 crank, 327 pistons and .001 shortened rods, which gave it a total CID of 336. 7.5 to 1 compression and that big blower gave it one hell of a punch. Overall, it made around 800 HP.
It was a wild ride. The only car I ever owned that could break the wheels loose at 45 MPH and slide the car sideways. (These days, we call that Driftin’)
God I miss that car. But… I had to give it up for other important things. Someday, maybe………