Where it all began

[hoopty5.0]

One of the very few redeeming qualities about face place is the memories. My fondest popped up today, me doing my first engine swap in my first car, circa 2004.

Soooo much hindsight.

 

[General karthief]

Ahhhhh, those where the days

 

[90sickfox]

Hahaha...you did ford blue on your first mustang motor swap, too. Mine was a 460 in a 87 4 cylinder car. That whole JY engine was ford blue. That car was a " for real " death trap. The car would push through corners and felt like the engine hit the ground on the slightest dip....brakes were non existant. It wasn't even that fast. Smh

Now that I look back at it....my " friends " , that gave me swap parts and helped build the thing, were trying to kill me. Lol

I'd never do a zero budget big block swap ever again.

 

[hoopty5.0]

Hahaha...you did ford blue on your first mustang motor swap, too. Mine was a 460 in a 87 4 cylinder car. That whole JY engine was ford blue. That car was a " for real " death trap. The car would push through corners and felt like the engine hit the ground on the slightest dip....brakes were non existant. It wasn't even that fast. Smh

Now that I look back at it....my " friends " , that gave me swap parts and helped build the thing, were trying to kill me. Lol

I'd never do a zero budget big block swap ever again.

Every part of that sounds awesome!!! HAHAHA

 

[General karthief]

A regular road kill episode

 

[95BlueStallion]

I have my senior picture with my high school ‘89 GT somewhere. I’ll have to scrounge it up and post it in here.

 

[mikestang63]

ok.. don't laugh,,.... 40 years ago..... my first car that started the sickness. 67 mustang

 

[BlakeusMaximus]

I have one too somewhere. 18 years old in 98 with my 88gt vert. I’ll try to find it too.

 

[Rdub6]

Didn’t even have my license yet. ‘66 inline 6 in the garage, Dad underneath. I was just starting to learn here, but it’s where it started.
Probably a little more than 30 years ago.

 

[Rdub6]

ok.. don't laugh,,.... 40 years ago..... my first car that started the sickness. 67 mustang

Awesome man! I started on the first gen mustangs myself. That one looks pretty sweet. Brings back a lot of cool memories!

 

[Rdub6]

Didn’t even have my license yet. ‘66 inline 6 in the garage, Dad underneath. I was just starting to learn here, but it’s where it started.
Probably a little more than 30 years ago.

Last first gen was a 65 with a 70 something 302 that I swapped a 4 spd toploader into. Bought it with a 3 spd. Front end had minor crash damage that I rebuilt too. Sold that and bought my first Fox, an ‘86 GT

 

[BlakeusMaximus]

Last first gen was a 65 with a 70 something 302 that I swapped a 4 spd toploader into. Bought it with a 3 spd. Front end had minor crash damage that I rebuilt too. Sold that and bought my first Fox, an ‘86 GT

When I was a kid, probably 6-7 years old, there was a guy a down the street that had a red coupe like that with those same wheels. I loved that car. What kind of wheels are those anyway?

 

[90sickfox]

I think those wheels are center lines.

 

[Reddevil91]

ok.. don't laugh,,.... 40 years ago..... my first car that started the sickness. 67 mustang

Was that back wheel ok!!!

 

[hoopty5.0]

This is awesome. Keep em coming!

 

[TOOLOW91]

The sickness began in 2002 or so after going for a ride in this car . At the time it was one of the fastest street cars . 302 , TW 170s , s trim , tko 500 , Motorsport rear , flow fit seats . It’s what started me wanting a blower car

Then I got my first 90gt that I traded a Buick park avenue for and the rest is history

Throw in a pic the first time I pulled the motor from the coupe when it was my only car . 2013

 

[Rdub6]

When I was a kid, probably 6-7 years old, there was a guy a down the street that had a red coupe like that with those same wheels. I loved that car. What kind of wheels are those anyway?

Those were made by Cragar. Similar to the popular Center Lines back then but were a little cheaper.

 

[BlakeusMaximus]

This was a couple years after I got it. 88GT this pic is probably from 2000. This is after I did the bodywork and paint on it. I threw on the ponys after that. Cant remember what I did with the turbines. I do have an earlier pic when I first got it but couldn’t find it last night. It’s somewhere.

 

[Reddevil91]

Man oh man!! Titanium frost was my first car in high school and I thought I was a bad ass lol!!!

 

[Reddevil91]

Wrecked that one and picked up my second, which is still my current car. Still thought I was a bad ass ha ha, oh good ole high school days! not sure why I was mean muggin.