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Turbo AWD Dream

August 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Day Dreaming, Rich

I was a car-crazed nine year old living in England when the Group B era took hold of international rallying, and the images of those turbo AWD monsters will stay with me forever. While I don’t like to drive turbo cars and find AWD less than satisfying, there is something compelling about the idea [...]

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Transmission Madness

May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Day Dreaming, Rich

In my Mongrel trophy truck daydream, I spoke about what kind of transmission I would run. I settled on the two speed Powerglide due to its light weight and compact dimensions. Plus, with a big block in light truck, I wouldn’t need a lot of ratios. Recently, while helping Jason find a [...]

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Back to V8s

May 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Day Dreaming, Rich

All Corvettes are cool, but I want a C3. Preferably an early one with the little chrome bumpers. With a big block and side pipes. I know that any later Corvette will blow into the weeds, but there is something about the earlier cars that the later models miss. They have [...]

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Another project, but no V8

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments · Day Dreaming, Rich

Perhaps I am getting soft in my old age (not just around my middle) because there are some projects that I would like that wouldn’t necessarily be all out track machines. Like Jason said about his 240SX, sometimes the creature comforts make a car more enjoyable than an extra tenth off the lap times [...]

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V8 Trophy Truck, Mongrel Style

April 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Day Dreaming, Rich

Jason alluded to my latest crazy scheme, and I figured I’d blog some more details here.
I have long thought that the Baja style trucks were cool. Huge horsepower and an undeniable toughness. What I would like to do is take some of the same vibe and transfer into an asphalt runner. First, [...]

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