how far have you driven to buy a car?
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how far have you driven to buy a car?
a few years ago levi (plazma) and i drove from clearwater to ft. wayne, indiana (1,133 miles one way) to pick up an svo. that was a long ass trip, but it sure as hell wasn't uneventful. my truck popped a head gasket on the way back. poor levi had to drive my truck with the windows down in the freezing cold while i slept in the f-150 that was following us with another mustang on it.
i now live in kansas city, mo, and i'm leaving friday night to drive to ohio with a buddy of mine to pick up my new turbocoupe. i FINALLY found a really clean 88 that i like a lot. it's 678 miles one way. not too bad, but it's not right around the corner either.
how far have you gone?
i now live in kansas city, mo, and i'm leaving friday night to drive to ohio with a buddy of mine to pick up my new turbocoupe. i FINALLY found a really clean 88 that i like a lot. it's 678 miles one way. not too bad, but it's not right around the corner either.
how far have you gone?
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91 ranger, 88 tc 2.3 turbo, stroked, bored, 5.5" crower connecting rods, wiseco 8.0:1 dished pistons, total seal .030 rings, fully ported iron big valve head, racer walsh turbo roller cam, bobs log, holset wh1c, fmic, full 3" exhaust. not really a whole lot left to do.
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91 ranger, 88 tc 2.3 turbo, stroked, bored, 5.5" crower connecting rods, wiseco 8.0:1 dished pistons, total seal .030 rings, fully ported iron big valve head, racer walsh turbo roller cam, bobs log, holset wh1c, fmic, full 3" exhaust. not really a whole lot left to do.
93 explorer 4x4
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I flew to chicago december 20th to buy my car - it was 10 degrees - 1300 miles and drove myself - woo woo - one stretch - 310 miles from nashville to Atlanta I did in just over 3 hours.
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91 ranger, 88 tc 2.3 turbo, stroked, bored, 5.5" crower connecting rods, wiseco 8.0:1 dished pistons, total seal .030 rings, fully ported iron big valve head, racer walsh turbo roller cam, bobs log, holset wh1c, fmic, full 3" exhaust. not really a whole lot left to do.
93 explorer 4x4
91 ranger, 88 tc 2.3 turbo, stroked, bored, 5.5" crower connecting rods, wiseco 8.0:1 dished pistons, total seal .030 rings, fully ported iron big valve head, racer walsh turbo roller cam, bobs log, holset wh1c, fmic, full 3" exhaust. not really a whole lot left to do.
93 explorer 4x4
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st. pete to houston for a pleasantly massaged 69' Mach 1 for a friend of mine..that car was one of the most beautiful rides i've seen in a long long while.
i think buford, GA is the furthest i've gone for something for myself.
i think buford, GA is the furthest i've gone for something for myself.
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Amazing, eh? I was running with a vette and a S-2000 - The guy in the vette was plain hauling - It was a red vette - so figured if anybody was going to get busted first - it was this guy.
Not sure I would do it again - it WAS lightly traveled - almost no traffic - although some of the closing speeds made you pay close attention to what was happening on the road way ahead of you.
I slowed when we started getting into traffic around Atlanta.
Not sure I would do it again - it WAS lightly traveled - almost no traffic - although some of the closing speeds made you pay close attention to what was happening on the road way ahead of you.
I slowed when we started getting into traffic around Atlanta.
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"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough horsepower"
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"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough horsepower"
-Mark Donohue
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Amazing, eh? I was running with a vette and a S-2000 - The guy in the vette was plain hauling - It was a red vette - so figured if anybody was going to get busted first - it was this guy.
Not sure I would do it again - it WAS lightly traveled - almost no traffic - although some of the closing speeds made you pay close attention to what was happening on the road way ahead of you.
I slowed when we started getting into traffic around Atlanta.
Not sure I would do it again - it WAS lightly traveled - almost no traffic - although some of the closing speeds made you pay close attention to what was happening on the road way ahead of you.
I slowed when we started getting into traffic around Atlanta.
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91 ranger, 88 tc 2.3 turbo, stroked, bored, 5.5" crower connecting rods, wiseco 8.0:1 dished pistons, total seal .030 rings, fully ported iron big valve head, racer walsh turbo roller cam, bobs log, holset wh1c, fmic, full 3" exhaust. not really a whole lot left to do.
93 explorer 4x4
91 ranger, 88 tc 2.3 turbo, stroked, bored, 5.5" crower connecting rods, wiseco 8.0:1 dished pistons, total seal .030 rings, fully ported iron big valve head, racer walsh turbo roller cam, bobs log, holset wh1c, fmic, full 3" exhaust. not really a whole lot left to do.
93 explorer 4x4
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Actually I was pleasently suprised with 24 mpg. I got close to 30 mpg at less than breakneck speeds. The gearing is tall - my car will do close to 160 so guess that plays a big part of it.
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"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough horsepower"
-Mark Donohue
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough horsepower"
-Mark Donohue
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91 ranger, 88 tc 2.3 turbo, stroked, bored, 5.5" crower connecting rods, wiseco 8.0:1 dished pistons, total seal .030 rings, fully ported iron big valve head, racer walsh turbo roller cam, bobs log, holset wh1c, fmic, full 3" exhaust. not really a whole lot left to do.
93 explorer 4x4
91 ranger, 88 tc 2.3 turbo, stroked, bored, 5.5" crower connecting rods, wiseco 8.0:1 dished pistons, total seal .030 rings, fully ported iron big valve head, racer walsh turbo roller cam, bobs log, holset wh1c, fmic, full 3" exhaust. not really a whole lot left to do.
93 explorer 4x4
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I got my s14 from Indianapolis IN. when I was in Cleveland and I drove it back home with NO heat in the dead of winter...
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