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I've got a 73 Camaro, black with gold stripes. So far, since 1986, it's had a new rear end (blew out the 4:11 & now has 3:55), new paint the eve of my wedding in 1995 as well as new interior, new rims, tires, and just about everything else. The only remaining part on the car from when I bought it is the Muncie 4 speed, which will most likely outlive me and my son who I'll pass the car onto when he's of age. When I bought it it had a souped up 350, which started burning oil at about six months of ownership, so I rebuilt an awesome running 350 with the holley carb and all the goodies. It ran like no other.
Then, being a smart kid, I decided I needed a bigger motor. Sold the 350 and put in a high horsepower 396 bored to 408. What a friggin mistake. The cam was so big it shook the car & wouldn't idle under 1500 rpm. Sold that to a friend who promptly blew it up & the car sat for about 5 years with no motor.
Just before I got married I put a stock 350 (slight cam & pistons) and a holley carb back in. Runs nice, drives nice, everything is smooth, it can still haul ass. I drive it about five hours a year.
Ideal car would be a 1969 Mustang Fastback. Don't know why, just love the look of one.
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