I No Longer Wish To Make Cars Fast.

Olemiss540 said:

If you broke just say so

Are you an adult? Did you make you make it past the 4th grade? Sorry, people speaking/typing like uneducated idiots really grinds my gears. 

Income has nothing to do with preference. 

I love making cars fast. Building is my passion.

maschinenbau said:

I love making cars fast. Building is my passion.

And my hat's off to you. I've done it and find little joy in it.

There are days when I think of building the Datsun so that it keeps up with Caymans on track would be awesome...........but then I realize buying a Cayman would be easier and cheaper.......and as mentioned I don't much like modern cars.

I've experienced cars so crazy powerful that I know I'll never have that, because there's always more to be had and what you have already will never be enough.

That way lies maxed out credit cards and a car that never runs.

In reply to Tom1200 :

I believe you have attained project car nirvana. 

ShawnG said:

In reply to Tom1200 :

I believe you have attained project car nirvana. 

Yes, and I now I feel scared and alone.😄😄😄

In reply to bobzilla :

That is what I hope my 64 Comet will do.

easier and cheaper(by far) to do an early Mustang but I love the sharp edges on the Comet.

I think it depends on what I'm using the car for.  Since I live at altitude, something with forced induction is a must and around 400 wheel horsepower feels good, whether it's a street or track car.  My 911 makes 525whp and on the street it's a riot, on the track it's a little intimidating...

I like older cars/ trucks, however I am way past carburetors, points ignition, etc. I have no problem putting a newer driveline in an older vehicle. I am perfectly capable of working on the old tech listed above but I don't want to deal with it from behind the wheel. I don't need mega horsepower but I sure like a modern start up and drive away experience. 

In reply to madmrak351 :

One of the first things we did to the Datsun was fit a newer electronic ignition from a 210. 

The flat slide carbs seldom need attention.

With that said I like the Foxbody for all the reasons you mentioned. Rad Era classics have all the modern features but still drive like old cars.

Points definitely suck, but as long as your carburetor uses phenolic floats and not brass floats that can leak and sink, carbs are generally set and forget items.

In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :

Agree that carbs are set and forget if used on a reasonably frequent basis. Cold start and warm up are not nearly as seamless as modern fuel injection. The really funny thing is that I will put up with all this old tech on my vintage 2 stroke motorcycles!

In reply to Tom1200 :

At age 60, for me it is more about I no longer want to make cars so stupid fast they are not driveable. I still want to make my stock cars faster, so my TR250 project has a high compression, big cam engine, my 914 has a 2.7 911 engine and suspension waiting for it, the Scorpion will get an Alfa Busso V6, etc... but my goal is not to hang two turbos on any of these cars and make them faster than the suspension and overall car will support. My turbo Miata Spitfire project, basically was just too much on the street, so I would much rather have great performance versions of my projects, than something just too far down the path..... At least at my age at this point in time. Same reason I stopped riding motorcycles.

In reply to madmrak351 :

I find that carbureted cars start a LOT faster than modern injection (aside from GM's fast start technology that they seem to have abandoned).  With EFI, you have to crank it long enough for the crank wheel to pass what it uses for a home position, then it starts injecting fuel and sparking the plugs.  With a carb, it'll usually light off within half a revolution or less.

My carbureted car doesn't have a choke and it's fine when cold, albeit "cold" for that car rarely dips below 50 degrees.  In Alabama this October it was below freezing overnight, it still started right up, just needed a little throttle tickling until the oil warmed up enough that it would idle at a high enough speed to not stall.

'Course, you get that with a mostly stock vehicle.

Pete. (l33t FS) said:

In reply to madmrak351 :

I find that carbureted cars start a LOT faster than modern injection (aside from GM's fast start technology that they seem to have abandoned). 

Way back when ('89?) my friend had a '67 Camaro with a 327 and a small carb.  One day we tried to NOT start it but the slightest movement of the starter would light it off.

He still has it.  It's a bit of George Washington's axe at this point but he rebuilt it to stock and did a beautiful job.

In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :

Shhhh....

Carburetors are scary, all it takes to mess them up is one ham-fisted idiot with a screwdriver. 

Model Ts use a carburetor and four sets of points. By some miracle, I can make one start in 1/4 turn of the crank.