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mike37
07-25-2005, 04:26 PM
what do you all think
looks like a good car to start off with for a great muscle car
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/253Dscn0914.jpg
its got a great running 305 in it now
but he has a 4 bolt 350 just waiting to be built and dropped in
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/253Dscn0915.jpg

wsuwrhr
07-25-2005, 04:31 PM
right on, at least he wasn't lusting over a Honda with a big exhaust tip.
There is hope for America's youth.
Cool deal.
I am not THAT old but I still have my first hotrod.
Brian

92562
07-25-2005, 04:33 PM
Kid chooses a car like that, says the kid was brought up right!
Nice car!

mike37
07-25-2005, 04:36 PM
right on, at least he wasn't lusting over a Honda with a big exhaust tip.
There is hope for America's youth.
Cool deal.
I am not THAT old but I still have my first hotrod.
Brian
check this out he is hanging with his buddy's down at the old A&W drive up
its now 21st st drive in but still A&W to me
it were all the classic car go after the car shows here in Paso

Mrs.Racer277
07-25-2005, 04:39 PM
Really cool. :D I think it fits your son perfect.

TCS T
07-25-2005, 04:43 PM
check this out he is hanging with his buddy's down at the old A&W drive up
its now 21st st drive in but still A&W to me
it were all the classic car go after the car shows here in Paso
That was my hangout from 1984-1990! Good old cruising Spring Street!

Dusty Times
07-25-2005, 04:44 PM
You've definitly raised this one right Mike. You should be proud. I had never met him before and walked up and offered to help me launch at K.L. And knew what he was doing.
Tell him congrats on his first car. Somehow I know he will take good care of it.

fourspeednup
07-25-2005, 04:45 PM
Cool nova, what year? 71/72? I think pops needs to help out with a 4-speed swap but then again, I'm biased :p BTW-was up in Paso last weekend, a lot of clean classics cruising around

mike37
07-25-2005, 04:48 PM
That was my hangout from 1984-1990! Good old cruising Spring Street!
did you go to school in Paso
we saw your boat at naci on the 4th of July back in the narrows its bad ass

mike37
07-25-2005, 04:54 PM
You've definitly raised this one right Mike. You should be proud. I had never met him before and walked up and offered to help me launch at K.L. And knew what he was doing.
Tell him congrats on his first car. Somehow I know he will take good care of it.
had him driving the boat launching and retrieving at 14
thanks he is a good kid but stubborn some times don't know were he gets that from cus I'm the sweetest guy around :)

mike37
07-25-2005, 04:58 PM
Cool nova, what year? 71/72? I think pops needs to help out with a 4-speed swap but then again, I'm biased :p BTW-was up in Paso last weekend, a lot of clean classics cruising around
its actually a Pontiac Ventura 1972 same as a nova
we met briefly at shadows bros place next time hang out for awhile

TCS T
07-25-2005, 04:59 PM
did you go to school in Paso
we saw your boat at naci on the 4th of July back in the narrows its bad ass
Only Grade school (Winifred Piper) moved to Vegas, but spent every summer there with my old man (Richard from R&R Sportcenter) Thx. on the boat compliment.

hoolign
07-25-2005, 05:05 PM
its actually a Pontiac Ventura 1972 same as a nova
we met briefly at shadows bros place next time hang out for awhile
hey hey hey ..thats like saying a roadrunner is the same as a sattelite!
Good on him to start out with a muscle car era vehicle at any rate! Looks great ! and he's probably like it if the ol man was to help him out with a Doug Nash 5 speed
:D :D

mike37
07-25-2005, 05:08 PM
Only Grade school (Winifred Piper) moved to Vegas, but spent every summer there with my old man (Richard from R&R Sportcenter) Thx. on the boat compliment.
no shit we bought our Reinel boat from him
you going to be back at Naci any time soon

TCS T
07-25-2005, 05:14 PM
[QUOTE=mike37]no shit we bought our Reinel boat from him
you going to be back at Naci any time soon[/QUOT That's cool! We just bought a vacation home in Havasu and my wife is going to have our 1st born in September, so we're probably hanging closer to Vegas till next year.

RiverRatMike
07-25-2005, 07:22 PM
very nice. I started out with a 1968 el camino back in 1987 and still have that car. Wouldn't part with it for any price.

SummitKarl
07-25-2005, 07:35 PM
looks very clean, nice color too..
it's your son.........so HOT ROD THE BRAKES FIRST THING!!!!!!!!!
then put in the 350

JetBoatRich
07-25-2005, 07:56 PM
Whos' car :confused:
Sure fun to show our kids the muscle cars we enjoyed growing up :rolleyes:

Tom Brown
07-25-2005, 10:47 PM
... if the ol man was to help him out with a Doug Nash 5 speed
:D :D
Doug Nash? :confused:
Doesn't he run an outboard?

meaniam
07-25-2005, 11:37 PM
what do you all think
looks like a good car to start off with for a great muscle car
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/253Dscn0914.jpg
its got a great running 305 in it now
but he has a 4 bolt 350 just waiting to be built and dropped in
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/253Dscn0915.jpg
great car. post cars were limited in production verses other lines. they arent quite so popular, but as with the chevelle 300, they will have a growing crowd that will pay alot more. just to be a little diffrent. and a clean venture is hard to find. this car was a good investment. and with prices of muscle skyrocketing, you madea wise choice. i dought the prices will go down
that a&w was the first 1 i ever went to

rivergoer
07-26-2005, 02:22 AM
sweet ride ive always wanted a muscle car...but i drive my moms once in awhile..71 corvette convert 454 turbo jet...bitchen car 100% original..but your sons looks good he will have fun with it. i know i would..

sigepmock
07-26-2005, 06:10 AM
great car. post cars were limited in production verses other lines. they arent quite so popular, but as with the chevelle 300, they will have a growing crowd that will pay alot more. just to be a little diffrent. and a clean venture is hard to find. this car was a good investment. and with prices of muscle skyrocketing, you madea wise choice. i dought the prices will go down
that a&w was the first 1 i ever went to
Sweet ride!!!! My first car was a 74 Ventura, definately don't see many around. Mine had a 350 and moved pretty good. Even had the console shifter and guages. Man that was a great car. My high school girlfriend and I used to lay the back seat down and "sleep" back there under the hatchback. :D
Great choice.
Chris

mike37
07-26-2005, 02:58 PM
thanks for all the complements his car needs a little work to be a bad ass muscle car
but for the money this thing is in way better shape than any of the novas we looked at
the pic they had in the add didn't do it Justus had to talk him into calling on it
after he saw it he fell in love with it

dicudmore
07-26-2005, 03:13 PM
right on Mike... looks like a nice ride for him :D

Kim Hanson
07-26-2005, 03:35 PM
Thats a cool car and a good starting block for new HotRodders, lots of room under the hood to work on it and yes they can move great with a 396-427...great engines...350 would be good but it would really fly with a stroker 383 ........( . )( . ).........400 trans with a shift kit and 411's :cool:

mike37
07-26-2005, 03:38 PM
Thats a cool car and a good starting block for new HotRodders, lots of room under the hood to work on it and yes they can move great with a 396-427...great engines...350 would be good but it would really fly with a stroker 383 ........( . )( . ).........400 trans with a shift kit and 411's :cool:
stroker 383 is what he wants to build for it

SummitKarl
07-26-2005, 03:46 PM
stroker 383 is what he wants to build for it
TRICKFLOW KIT, can't beat em

mike37
07-26-2005, 03:53 PM
TRICKFLOW KIT, can't beat em
ya
whats the cost and what do you get with it
he dont have a lot of $$$

SummitKarl
07-26-2005, 04:20 PM
ya
whats the cost and what do you get with it
he dont have a lot of $$$
Summit Racing 383 kit $1079
Trickflow ALU heads fully assy. $969
other option I have Direct connection to Vic Edelbrock
I can get his 350cid 4bolt main 320hp 382 torque alu crate motor normaly $4750 for $3600
I Know better it ain't just gona be the kids car :wink:
but like I said before "BREAK UP GRADES FIRST!!!!!"

dmontzsta
07-26-2005, 04:30 PM
good car

Mrs.charitycase
07-26-2005, 04:31 PM
NICE!..Love the paint!!

mike37
07-26-2005, 04:33 PM
I think the summit kit is what he was looking at
now that crate motor thats a good deal but he wants to assemble it himself
and I say that the way you learn so good for him
but its hard to keep my hands out of it
thanks for the info
Summit Racing 383 kit $1079
Trickflow ALU heads fully assy. $969
other option I have Direct connection to Vic Edelbrock
I can get his 350cid 4bolt main 320hp 382 torque alu crate motor normaly $4750 for $3600
I Know better it ain't just gona be the kids car :wink:
but like I said before "BREAK UP GRADES FIRST!!!!!"

Newcastle
07-26-2005, 05:33 PM
Sweet ride...I just got my first one too! Probably isn't as nice, but its fun. The car in my avatar.
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boatslayer
07-26-2005, 06:35 PM
so u guys like the new car :D

Brooski
07-26-2005, 06:54 PM
great car. post cars were limited in production verses other lines. they arent quite so popular, but as with the chevelle 300, they will have a growing crowd that will pay alot more. just to be a little diffrent. and a clean venture is hard to find. this car was a good investment. and with prices of muscle skyrocketing, you madea wise choice. i dought the prices will go down
that a&w was the first 1 i ever went to
Cool ride. You will love it. My first car was a 67 Chevelle 300, then I bought my sisters 68 Camaro. I miss that car. Watch your right foot, it will have a tendency to push hard down to the floorboard, upseting donut eaters... :D

meaniam
07-26-2005, 07:15 PM
Cool ride. You will love it. My first car was a 67 Chevelle 300, then I bought my sisters 68 Camaro. I miss that car. Watch your right foot, it will have a tendency to push hard down to the floorboard, upseting donut eaters... :D
my muscle cars have saved my ass on ticket several hundred times. cops love it. they have me so dead to rights, and they give me the thumbs up.and bust that little honda.
ive even had cops try, and get me to open it up for them. i just have a history, and cant trust them.

mike37
07-26-2005, 07:17 PM
Sweet ride...I just got my first one too! Probably isn't as nice, but its fun. The car in my avatar.
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yours looks dam good in the pic

Desert Rat
07-26-2005, 07:41 PM
Whos' car :confused:
Sure fun to show our kids the muscle cars we enjoyed growing up :rolleyes:
JBR you were 12 when that car hit the streets :D

fourspeednup
07-26-2005, 10:01 PM
its actually a Pontiac Ventura 1972 same as a nova
we met briefly at shadows bros place next time hang out for awhile
oops, must have sneezed on the computer screen to miss that one. I've only seen two other Ventura's and both were pretty lame :( Sure does look like a clean car that's been taken care of. That thing begs for a 400 or 455 :cool: I have pontiac on the brain, finishing up a 550hp 65 GTO 4-speed hopefully this week or next, been at the shop for 3 years :rolleyes:
BTW- Nice meeting you as well, I was hanging at shadow's bro's place for awhile, just stuck on the beach all afternoon....damn this lack of boat ownership :yuk: Definately want to head back up that way later this summer, I love that lake. Very different scene than the river :)

Brooski
07-26-2005, 10:37 PM
Yup, very different!! :eek:

mike37
07-31-2005, 07:38 PM
Summit Racing 383 kit $1079
Trickflow ALU heads fully assy. $969
other option I have Direct connection to Vic Edelbrock
I can get his 350cid 4bolt main 320hp 382 torque alu crate motor normaly $4750 for $3600
I Know better it ain't just gona be the kids car :wink:
but like I said before "BREAK UP GRADES FIRST!!!!!"
so what other hookups you got Karl?????