Things to do when you are fed up of re making front suss..

[Chris_C]

Pretend you are in Smokey and the Bandit

Dave, my housemate, let me borrow his Camaro for the Gymkhana I was supposed to be taking Fake to. I've spent a long time taking the mick out of Yanks, but that thing was epically controllable sideways on grass. Even if it was about 4 times longer and wider than anything else there .

Very impressed. Plus the T-bar ness meant we had an advantage on the silly tests

[volvodspec]

hahaha very cool!

is the scoop for show or has it got a big blower under the bonnet?

[Nimminz]

smokey and the bandit... think you are in need of a CB radio too

Looks good like, would love to have a go in one of them

[Chris_C]

is the scoop for show or has it got a big blower under the bonnet?

Currently for easy of mucking about on the engine and for some added lightness, no blower

She's getting a new engine soon, currently on a 308?? I think, whatever 5L works out to... and is getting a 5.7 with sexy CNC'd heads and lots of other shiney. Long term plan of a super was there, but they are epically expensive in the UK

[jtbo]

Weight, long wheelbase and decent torque are what helps with control, 240 is a lot more relaxed than 360 on ice, but D6 torque is non existent so it really can't keep sliding on even on ice

Where 360 excels is nimbleness (is that even a word?) with faster steering rack 360 would run circles around that boat with enough practise, things just happen very slowly with those big tanks, but when sliding they are still rather comfy, I had that full size estate with sofa and on ice that was silly easy to control even with slushbox shifting up and down.

If damn things would cost same to run as my french crap, surely I would chose such over any Volvo for work driving, but that 9l/100km of 98 octane as an average is just too much for me, 3.6l/100km of diesel (that is less expensive here) is enough to justify suffering.

That is probably 305 small block chevy now? 307 would be Oldsmobile motor and 308 is maybe Ford? I think Ford had always bit more cu than others? Just don't trust my memory, it is not so good.

5.7 would be 350 then.

edit: What I think would be great travel car would be pre gas crisis full size estate, 1965-1970 era, those had even 8 litre motors, producing more than enough of horsies to move boat around, 7 litre to 8 litre motors produced over 300 horsies some even close to 400 horsies without any modifications, I tell you, we did born too late, look even 300 series, those made before 1985 are best and everyone just drools after MkI...

[MCHUDD]

Hi Chris.
Looked like a lot of fun. Its great when you can do it in someone elses car
Cheers Mark.

[Speedy88]

lol great pics, the last one makes me think you're doing some kind of mad-max style jousting

[volvosneverdie]

Looks like youre going Xtreme fishing there dude.
Awesome pics.

That cars awesome too.

[magnumpi]

smokey and the bandit... think you are in need of a CB radio too

Looks good like, would love to have a go in one of them

More importantly you'd need a Trans-Am

"Her boyfriends a dick, he brings a gun to school , and he'd simply kick, my ass if he knew the truth, he lives on my block and drives an I-Roc, but he doesn't know who i am"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC3y9llDXuM


Looks like a fun day out.

[Chris_C]

Part 3 has a 3rd gen, it's the same body

I keep trying to get him to put a Kitt bodykit on it

The extreme fishing one you had to use the grabby stick to put tubes onto cones, it was a lot more amusing than it should have been