My Car Projects
America The Great!!
Hell I can not afford Car Projects anymore!! mabye someday I will get back into that again... For now, we have a pretty neat 2007 Chevy Cobalt that I have tweaked just a tiny bit and put on some nice wheels and tires. I will get some pics up soon.
Have not done or made any really odd or great car deals lately. With gas prices the way they were and the economy in the gutter, the car deals have been kind of on the back burner...
My pulling Truck! 1993 Dodge Turbo Diesel. Wow! What a truck! This dude will pull whatever you hang behind it and not complain one bit, specially since i installed a K&N filter system and made some adjustments to the injection pump! And gets super mileage as well!
Now if the our government would do something about 3 times overpriced Diesel instead of worrying about weather the democrat or repulican way of doing things, all would be well!
In 2007 I turned 50 and decided to relive some younger years over again. Built a homemade buggy from a 1961 VW Beetle!
Wow, it was a hell of a lot tougher to do all that hard work at age 50!!
Made it completely street legal and on the road!!
Had to sell it to pay taxes for 2007...
Damd Government Squeezes every last bit out of us!!!
2005
Yep... We are Air Cooled VW Folks!!! At least we were... Here is a Bug I built for my wife in 2005. Its has since been sold as well.
Heres the engine I just built for our "72" VW Beetle We don't like boring engines, so lots of color was used. Its basically a stock 1600 engine, dual port, 87MM jugs, headers, etc... Baja'd the rear end for easier engine access. Runs great and lots of fun!!! You just can't get old in one of these!!! You got a VW??? We loved this old car!! Its was real cruiser! Had the original (rebuilt) 260CI V8, Auto trans. Very clean original old car. Original paint!! I added A/C and Cruise control, which made this old car very drivable. Got about 17-20 MPG, and left most newer cars standing at the traffic lights...
2003 Update!!! 1966 Triumph Spitfire. I had 2 of these at the same time, yet never seemed to get any good pictures of them! These were neat little cars, with lots of power, handling and looks! I would not fit in one anymore!
Update!!
VW is in the barn for a face lift!!
Got most body work done now. Closed in the hood (trunk) vents and Bumper holes. Waiting for paint to come in, Sunshine Yellow!!
Here are some prep pics:
Repaint is complete!! A few of the customized items are:
* Filled in front hood vents
* Filled in front fender bumper holes
* Dechromed and holes filled in
Bug is ready for the road again!!!
Heres some pics:
SOLD!!
Sold to pay taxes for 2005...
Here are some pretty neat cars I have owned:
1993-2005
Here is my 1964 Mercury Comet
SOLD!!
Sold to a very nice young man in Houston, Texas.
1999
Here is the Volvo 4X4 that I owned a few years ago
Based on a Chevy Blazer Frame and drivetrane, hosting a 350CI engine, auto trans and fully functional 4WD. Had A/C, Power windows, power locks, power steering, power brakes, sunroof. A real pleasure to drive!! Lots of fun!! I ended up trading it off for the down payment on a house. kind of miss it though. Not sure of its whereabouts now.
Here Is my 1964 Ranchero
Sold the Ranchero to a young Man in Austin.
Sold on the www.motorpeek.com page!
Some of the cars from my earlier years:
1969 Ford Ranger Short Wide Bed Pickup. This was my baby!! It had a 352ci Motor out of a Thunderbird (Big port heads), I rebuilt the motor and installed a 3/4 race cam. 3 Speed trans w/floor shift. Had in about 1978. Traded in for the New 1979 Toyota 4WD pickup in 1979.
Got Married in 1979 and bought this 1979 Toyota 4WD pickup (they were just introduced in the USA)(thats my bride standing next to it, and she is still married to me!). It would go virtually anywhere!! And yes, I did try! Traded it for the down payment on a House.
Here is my 1st VW buggy I built from an old 1964 VW Beetle in about 1980. I built this on the ground beside my house using nothing but old John Deere tractor shipping crates and a borrowed welder, and many many beers. We drove the wheels off this dude! I even used it in the Winter! Finally had to sell when a new baby came along. The new baby is now my 24 year old Daughter who is most important to me!!
My wifes 1973 Toyota Celica that she had when we got married. This was a super fun car to drive!
I have had many nice old cars in my time. About all I can remember is:
1965 VW Beetle (Baja'd)
1966 Ford Fairlane XL, 2 door hardtop, 289ci.
1966 Olds 88
1977 Red Chevy Nova Rally (bought New)
(2) 1966 Triumph Spitfires
1961 Dodge Rail Buggy, had 318ci wide block motor, auto trans and 513 gears.
1966 VW Beetle with factory sunroof.
1971 Ford Custom F100 Pickup.
1965 Old Delta 88, w/425ci Motor.
1972 Toyota Corolla
1971 Toyota Carina.
1974 Toyota Corona.
1960 VW Beetle w/1600 engine.
1968 VW Beetle.
1967 VW Beetle.
1972 VW Beetle.
1969 Datsun Pickup.
1977 Dodge LWB Pickup.
1981 Toyota Tercel (bought new).
1983 Toyota Pickup (bought new).
1983 Pontiac 2000 (bought new and returned because it was a piece of crap!).
I have had many others, but its too hard to remember them all!