My dad has a 351CJ/Toploader 4 speed/9" rear end with factory Detroit Locker out of the '72 Cougar that ended up around a telephone pole on an icy day in the 80's. I'm going to be trying to talk him in to letting me have them as soon as the third bay in my garage opens up (It is currently in use by my father-in-law's…
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Actually, he's right about the 351C being a 335 series engine. The 335 series includes the 351C/400/351M and a 302C that was built for Australia. Some will claim that the Boss 302 (1969/70) was a Cleveland series engine, but this is false. It is a Windsor 302 with modified Cleveland heads as they aren't a direct fit.…
Put your number of choice on the door and this Danger Ranger is ready to roll! Talk the guy down $500-1000 and you really have something cool and different. NP
What the actual fuck?
I kind of feel bad for that RUF engine (if that's really what it is). Poor thing got stuck in a Transformers design reject with build quality that looks to be less than most kit cars.
The proportions here are messing with my eyes. I want to like it, but I just can't.
No worries. I still love the 2015 Mustang design!
The people, both men and women (I didn't once see Vella acknowledge that there are men who do this), who stand next to the cars are more than just eye candy. They're often well-trained, seasoned professionals who travel from show to show with the cars and know as much (or more) about it than any salesperson.
I understand that, but the people who have aftermarket line locks installed, or better yet install them on their own vehicle, generally have some understanding of what it does and how to use it properly. Now some ham-fisted punk can buy a car off the lot and do a burnout by pushing a button. Where's the accomplishment…
I wonder if the fails caused by this will negate the fails saved by this. Either way, if the amount of stupid burnout fails goes down on YouTube, I blame Ford...
OK, that's just cheating. Mastering a good burnout shouldn't be pressing a button and mashing the gas. You are depriving young gearheads the satisfaction of learning how to smoke the tires the old fashioned way! Think of the children!
I never would have thought that. I did some checking myself and that number comes from an aluminum LS1 car engine. The truck LS engines are cast iron and weigh in at around around 520 lbs, which is only about 30 lbs heavier than the flat 6. If it is an LT1 350, it should weigh in at about 785 lbs fully dressed. The ad…
With that much iron in it's butt, I bet it could snap-oversteer at a stop light!
True, but I don't look at someone's restomod anything as important in this context. That would be a fun engine choice, though!
Not to be a jerk, but I think you mean 428. Maybe even 429.
I guess they forgot to turn the time circuits on...
I'm glad you have the stories, notes, and pictures. Pretty soon there won't be any of that generation left. Lost my grandfather about 5 years ago at age 91. He was an Army cook in the Philippines during WWII. I only regret that I was too young to think to ask him about it.
Yup!