By the way, Sleeping Ute is a mountain in Western Colorado. The profile looks like a sleeping Indian (Utes are a local tribe). The in-laws live nearby.

I'm really digging that meaty kick. Can't say no to some hearty drums. Thanks for posting.

This. Only 1555 made. Mash up of a Grand National and GNX drivetrain with the ultra rare 1LE option brakes and suspension. Mid 13s and 165 mph top speed in '89.

Nice try. I live in Italy, do you? American cars, even regular old mundane ones, are downright opulent compared to a typical Italian car.
90% of the cars I see here would be considered crap in the U.S.
p.s. I daily drive BMWs

Short answer. No. The cars you mention are make-believe. Real Italian cars are barely assembled buckets of nuts and bolts.

Port fuel injection has still not surpassed carburetion in peak horsepower numbers. There isn't a fuel injector in existence that can atomize fuel as well as a well sorted carburetor at peak airflow efficiency. Attempting to match this with fuel injection costs a fortune.
In a street car, fuel injection is great for…

Hey I think we are a lot alike and I'm sure we could bs for hours. I hear you 100% on "the scam". Liked the money, hated a lot of the people, hated the outright theft from America.

Visualizing forces really is one of those things you pick up when doing this stuff. I find myself drawing free body diagrams in my head.…

You can laugh all you want, my modifications aren't performed for resale value. They are for competition primarily. Warranty is not in my lexicon, if that is your thing, you are barking up the wrong tree. My cars are 22 and 28 years old respectively which allows me to build and modify with impunity because it is my…

That's the point of the main article, but not the main point of the post I was replying to. Actually I was mostly commenting on the bulk of his post that essentially went on about how the factory got it right and you can't improve upon it.
I agree 100% that you will never recoup the same value from any modifications,…

lol, well like dirty harry said "A man's got to know his limitations"
That said, there's nothing stopping you from learning. The internet taught me everything I know.
I'm not saying there weren't fuck ups along the way but that's part of learning.

I think we've come full circle man. You came at me saying I had a swapped fox body as a pejorative, and I came back with the "you don't know me!" and here we are now where I think you understand me and I understand you. I think you jumped the gun on your first post and I got all kinds of worked up.
I too used to work…

Ok, this I agree with. I know that my modifications would not be appreciated by the vast majority of people. That's why I consider my project costs as entertainment costs and I would never expect to sell it outright. Most guys at this level part things out and carry over parts to their next project if they are moving…

I don't know why you keep talking about engines. The project car I'm referring to has a virtually stock engine, and after 22 years, I'd say it's met its longevity targets. The bulk of my work has been to the chassis and suspension.

Yeah I make those noises.

Whoa dude. You've just described me and my project almost to a T.

Nice try son but if you read the post I was replying to, and then read my post, you would understand that the subject was not about resale value but rather the effectiveness and reliability of modifications.

Oh christ, spare us your sanctimonious bullshit about racism. I don't have a dog in this fight but that post was this guy's fucking description of a life experience, something you probably never got living in suburbia and getting college paid for by your rich parents.
If I described the things I saw on public…

I'm guessing you are one of those guys that lives in an apartment and owns no tools (aside from your 15 piece wal-mart tool kit)

Believe it or not, there are those of us out there with more skills than you can imagine yourself having.

Don't look up, you might see a joke going over your head.

Worse than that is any car ad that uses the word "Custom" or "Customized" in any way.