I keep changing the name of this project. Get used to it.

So ive been hording little parts and bits of things i find in the street and in backyards to help out my little 4 banger.

I had acquired.

Front mount intercooler from a dead volvo 740.
A radiator with low profile electric fan from a ranger.
Some 2.5 inch rusty pipe and silicone connectors.
($65) for All

A very nice shielded positive battery cable (like new) from a recall on a rear mounted battery BMW. AND a very nice and new shielded neg. battery cable from a BMW (it has a switch and is used to turn everything off during transit. Both free

All this “junk” allowed me to move my battery to the rear of the stang. Its in a $7 dollar wal mart battery box for a boat. It slides around but I will get that nailed down as soon as i find my hammer.

I removed my old radiator and replaced it with the ranger radiator. Why? The ranger radiator is not as wide, which would allow the volvo Ic Connections to poke out around the ends. And it has a narrower fan, which allows more room in front of the radiator for the intercooler to sit.

I picked up a few bits of rubber from home depot and had it all hooked up (minus the bypass valve)

Anyway, i took it for a cruise last night, everything seems to be holding together for now. It doesn’t spool up as fast, but when the turbo kicks in, it seems to want to boost hard and keep boosting for as long as I want to hold down the pedal. I was worried about blowing something apart with out the bypass valve on… so I headed home. (I thought I could hear a slight hiss from up front)

So next i need to find an easy way to add some 1 inch connections to my IC pipe (for the bypass). All suggestions welcomed.

In my mind there a few cars out there that conjure up thoughts of destruction, madness and evil. The kinds of cars I want to drive.
I cant explain it really, you just feel evil radiation from them.
They are in most cases black, they are fast for sure but fast is relative of course.

The GN and GNX make the list.
The new challenger drag car is making its case.
Im partial to the charger from blade and Bullit.

The era they crawled out of gives us some clue as to what lurks underneath, but be careful before you judge any book by its cover.

This week, out of the ashes, from some hell I have not yet visited comes this Link: Evil Galaxy

Its just another version of the original one.  I added the speed shop text up top.  Dropped in the burst in the background and gave it a little more white space.

I  choose to  quiet down my ride with a Flowtech (holly) Warlock.
Check out this review or listen to it at youtube.

A few quotes from the Holly website about my new muffler.
Mean and Nasty Sound
Supernatural Power
How could you not order this?

Anyway, I ordered it from summit on monday, and it got here today (wednesday) im impressed with the fast and free shipping (not so impressed with the 10 handling fee?)
After cracking the box open I found a horde of goodies. Stickers, Catalogs, A Hat and My new muffler.
Check out my new gear!

That a lot to fit into a Saturday morning. I joined a new car club that offers shared tools and workspace. For a monthly fee you get access to the “shop”. On my first day I learned to use the plasma cutter and mig welder. Cool!
This little motor was sitting in the corner waiting for some blessed frame on which to unleash its inner demons!

I found a 49 nash listed on our local craigslist.  I thought it might make a cool looking lowrider rod.  So i did a search for nash rat rod.  That lead me to the photo below, which lead me to a bunch of cool photos. Here is the link.

Here he is getting it done back in the day. No bolt ons, No Ebay. Make it all yourself. I don’t know enough about George Barris to write a real article, so ill let you do some research and learn on your own. What I do know is that he was THE “King of the Kustomizers”. In his career of hot rod fabrication, Barris built some of the most famous rides of all time. The General Lee, Bat Mobile and Munsters Coach. You can check them out at his website. http://www.barris.com/

Wouldn’t it be great to go to hot rod school and spend some time learning how they did it back before everything was bolted on. I’m really envious of the these guys and how ambitious and fearless they were. They would cut, weld and torch anything without hesitation. Very cool.

I have a little fox body stang that Im tinkering on. Im lucky to work at a large auto dealership and have lots of great contacts with mechanics and other “car” guys. One of our Lexus mechanics drives a fox that is the same color as mine. I needed a hood and he had a spare after upgrading his to a cowl style. So for a 12 pack I not only scored a hood that is the same color but also has the same amount of sun fade, you would never know that it wasn’t the original hood. I needed to replace mine, it was crunched when the PO ran into someone or something. It didn’t look too bad before, but it didn’t sit well and bounced, and had a snarled look to it. So here is the camera phone shot of the new/old hood installed in the parking lot at work.

I will need to get the front mount inter cooler set up in place now. I had cut a hole in the old hood to help the top mount IC breath. This hood still has the insulation in place and I dont think much fresh air finds its way to that IC. I have the classic set up for the 2.3 turbo ford stuff ready to go. Ranger Radiator and Volvo IC… I just need a few dry days and some free time.

I turned 16 in 1985, so I missed out on a lot of great cars of the 70’s ( I did own 76 gran prix for awhile). When I say great, thats a relative statment. Sure the quality wasn’t that good, but they had a unique attitude in the 70’s. I still prefer the muscle of the 60’s and there was lots of cool vans from that era as well. Check out this ad from dodge – they are helping you customize your ride straight from the factory, port windows, high-back bucket seats and polyglas tires. It’s a groovy, culture centered advertisement that lets you know where to go for the street van attitude. If the vans a rockin, its from the 70’s!