Post by gotabekidding on Jan 30, 2017 3:07:21 GMT
A 1989 car does not seem old, until you do the math
It does not seem to long in the past that I got interested into cars
mostly detailing and appearance to start. Then went into handling and braking
Started getting into some power. then a bad accident happened while I was spectating a street drag race.
One of the drivers was paralyzed from that. I was one of the few that stayed until help arrived.
Never was into racing, until SCCA style was introduced to me.
I have owned Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Plymouth, Chrysler, Cadillac, Fiat, Porsche, Mercedes Benz, Lincoln, Jaguar and even a Ford Escort.
I do not know exactly what happened, but financially I was good one day and found myself in debt up to my neck the next.
I had 4 cars and one ran - poorly. I dug myself out of that hole and thankfully have never returned
I got rid of all 4 of those cars and bought a 1984 Firebird Trans Am.
Brought it back to life - sold it - bought it back and finished it. It took about 2 years
Since then I have found/bought/traded several 3rd gen Camaro/Firebirds.
I have learned a lot about these vehicles from research or personal experience.
That personal experience part costs so much more than the research part.
Today January 2017 I had 2, until I decided to change out the 200k+ engine,
I now have 3 projects.
The engine swap in the 89, with all the upgrades, is going well
The 91 GTA could be put together in a weekend, if I had a weekend free
The 89 Formula will be together sometime in the spring
I am hoping to build a house/garage in this area this year (2017)
That will pushback some projects, however they need to be in one piece to move my shop back to where I live
At least that is the goal for now.
It does not seem to long in the past that I got interested into cars
mostly detailing and appearance to start. Then went into handling and braking
Started getting into some power. then a bad accident happened while I was spectating a street drag race.
One of the drivers was paralyzed from that. I was one of the few that stayed until help arrived.
Never was into racing, until SCCA style was introduced to me.
I have owned Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Plymouth, Chrysler, Cadillac, Fiat, Porsche, Mercedes Benz, Lincoln, Jaguar and even a Ford Escort.
I do not know exactly what happened, but financially I was good one day and found myself in debt up to my neck the next.
I had 4 cars and one ran - poorly. I dug myself out of that hole and thankfully have never returned
I got rid of all 4 of those cars and bought a 1984 Firebird Trans Am.
Brought it back to life - sold it - bought it back and finished it. It took about 2 years
Since then I have found/bought/traded several 3rd gen Camaro/Firebirds.
I have learned a lot about these vehicles from research or personal experience.
That personal experience part costs so much more than the research part.
Today January 2017 I had 2, until I decided to change out the 200k+ engine,
I now have 3 projects.
The engine swap in the 89, with all the upgrades, is going well
The 91 GTA could be put together in a weekend, if I had a weekend free
The 89 Formula will be together sometime in the spring
I am hoping to build a house/garage in this area this year (2017)
That will pushback some projects, however they need to be in one piece to move my shop back to where I live
At least that is the goal for now.
