It's going to be a sad end to next week, the Camaro goes on Friday night, and I really will be sorry to see it go. However, I'll stick around the boards, and I'll only be sad for about 12 hours, because here's the new baby.

Didn't post a picture as...shock...horror, it's not a thirdgen.

Felix, don't go locking me now!



My new car is........

Wow! That is one mean machine! Should ease the hurting nicely... How does she go Can't beat big blocks...

Looks like Satan on wheels! Any plans for it?

Make sure you stick around these boards though

Felix

1. 73/74 year unloved as they got hit by the emmisions and general down tuning. 300 horses from 7.2L is not exactly pushing the boat out. However, nearly 400lb of grunt!

2. Headers and exhaust, that's it. Paint is very dull, interior scruffy, looks like it came off two lane black top, and that's how I'm keeping it.

3. I'll be here. The dodge charger forum is nowhere as well used as this one.

anyone else notice that in the post Felix says it looks like "satan on wheels" and its post number 666 for paul?



Paul has gone to the dark side!!!

666? Yes I did notice. Spooooky, so here goes 667.

Have you checkd you still have a reflection?

other than the enevitable demonic possesion, nice car. Are you sure you want to keep the paint flat? if its all one colour, just unpolished, (as my car was) it could be the center of a tech article on restoring flat paintwork.

are you bringing it to the pub next friday?

Flat paint on this car is cool, trust me. It has a lovely patina (as in antiques). i.e. Original, worn, used, etc.

I don't intend to sink a shedload of dough into this car, just to make it shine. (e.g. '89 RS Camaro). I almost purposely went out to buy a sound car, big engine, scabby finish. That way, given I know I'd have to spend £3-4k making it look good...I wouldn't. Objective acheived.

The Camaro doesn't go until about 23:00 on Friday, and I'm back up to Chester on Saturday to pick it up.

Cheers,
paul

I didn't spend a fortune making mine shine, just a load of polishing cloth, and about 20 quids worth or cutting compound and polish.

Oh, and about 10 hours of polishing!!

no, no, no, no, ya don't get it!

Mean 'n' moody is not going to look right with shiney paint.

but uhh ummm, no your right. I never have understood the whole matt black thing.


However you want it though! a car that cool will still look cool.

p.s. Satan drives an 87 Buick Grand National GNX, totaly black, with the de chrome option and black windows!

I believe its atilla the hunn that drives a charger!

Does "Uk74Charger440SEpreviouslyknownasuk89camaro" sound ok?

hmmmm, it could be longer........

Guys,

I'm really pissed that nobody has picked up my burnout Avatar. Would anyone like to say stuff like "wow!, really fantastic", or "I noticed you've got the peg leg 2:73 and therefore a w@nky one wheel burnout"

If the latter, why the dickens did you think I filmed it from the driven wheel!

Cheers,
paul

ooh, what a fabulous spiffing wonderfull brilliant superb magnificent burnout!

Hey MadMax, I was going to comment on the avatar but then you hit us with you new motor! Two major shocks at once is just too much for me Also I've seen the real thing. 5 days and counting... traitor...

Thanks lads.

Black is beautiful Paul I do love MOPARS..I owned a 74 challenger in 97 for a 6 months..was a little worse for wear & was matt yellow with a flakey vinyl black roof plus a bit of tin worm..but hey it was fun, this was the car with the 'c' missing from the badge hence hallenger..was only a 5 ltr & came with cherry bombs with rotted packing..they were soon replaced with mufflers..wish I had it now,worth more than the £1900 I sold it for.., never mind heres to the black Z28..will you be at the mopar nats at the pod
If I had the money I would have a black 68/69..mmmm:hail:

Yup!

I'm on hols for the Mopar Nats

if money were no object (and g<x>od, and new job willing, in a couple of years it won't be) it would be an 89 Turbo trans am indy pace car for me. only 1500 made, close on 300bhp stock, plus that "exotic" factor........

oh, and 12's with nothing more than a tweak of a screwdriver.

also, until the C5 'vette it was the fastest production GM ever (including the LS1 camaro, but excluding dealer built cars like the COPO and Yenko Camaro's) even they were only just faster.

Gone, but not forgotten.... A little tear in the eye....and five big ones to play with! (plus a couple of grand of extra special savings...). Oh baby..