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#2,307
1972 Grad said:
I owned a 65 black on black Fuelie Coupe that looked just like that, at least from the rear. Well, not exactly, because it had factory side exhaust.
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Nice. I plan to switch to a side exhaust, change the wheels, and eventually go with a red interior. And LS motor. And 5 speed.
 
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#2,309
Drove by a house Sunday and notice their hose reel was a classic Porsche "phone dial" wheel. Might have to rig up something like that myself.

For reference

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GreatWhiteNorth said:
Nice. I plan to switch to a side exhaust, change the wheels, and eventually go with a red interior. And LS motor. And 5 speed.
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Bringing it into the 21st century, eh? Restomods are nice because those oldies are a bit primitive. My car had repro knockoffs. I sold it back about the late 1970's. I have also had another couple of C2's and a bunch of C3's......5 LT-1's and 3 427-435's, and a bunch of other big and small blocks.
 
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1972 Grad said:
Bringing it into the 21st century, eh? Restomods are nice because those oldies are a bit primitive. My car had repro knockoffs. I sold it back about the late 1970's. I have also had another couple of C2's and a bunch of C3's......5 LT-1's and 3 427-435's, and a bunch of other big and small blocks.
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Yeah, it has a period-correct 327, but it's not the original motor. I don't mind swapping to an LS setup, which I've previously done on a C3. And the 3.70 gears and Muncie 4-speed make highway driving a bit of a strain, so a TKO 5 or 6 speed would be a great upgrade.
 
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Nerd-Vol said:
Dealer trade. Often happens on new cars.
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Yeah that's what's happening. They called me and confirmed to me they made a trade so my car will be here this weekend. Got the black on black SS CAMARO performance exhaust, Bremba brakes, and I've got my cold air intake ready :)
 
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GreatWhiteNorth said:
Yeah, it has a period-correct 327, but it's not the original motor. I don't mind swapping to an LS setup, which I've previously done on a C3. And the 3.70 gears and Muncie 4-speed make highway driving a bit of a strain, so a TKO 5 or 6 speed would be a great upgrade.
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True on the gears. My Fuelie had 4.11's. Other hi-perfs were mostly 3.70's. I had a rare 69-427/435 convt. with a Turbo 400 auto, and 3.36's. Probably the one I should have kept. Back then, I bought cars with paperwork, or in some cases, before they were re-stamping blocks and faking hi-po's.
 
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Berry4Heisman14 said:
Yeah that's what's happening. They called me and confirmed to me they made a trade so my car will be here this weekend. Got the black on black SS CAMARO performance exhaust, Bremba brakes, and I've got my cold air intake ready :)
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Sounds nice!

Better get the extended warranty. :)
(Sorry, couldn't help my self)
 
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#2,321
Berry4Heisman14 said:
Patiently waiting for my car to arrive. Pretty nervous about learning to drive a stick!
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I remember learning, and the car lurching forward and dying when I let the clutch out too quick. That was 50 years ago, and sticks are pretty much all I have ever driven. I still drive one every day.

It's easy, but the only way to learn is to do it. We talkin' about practice. Don't worry. Most everybody looks like an idiot the first couple of times. One catches on pretty quickly.

I think most cars now don't even roll back on a hill for a second or so. When I first learned, it scared me when somebody stopped real close behind on a hill. I was afraid I would roll back into them, or kill it.
 
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1972 Grad said:
I remember learning, and the car lurching forward and dying when I let the clutch out too quick. That was 50 years ago, and sticks are pretty much all I have ever driven. I still drive one every day.

It's easy, but the only way to learn is to do it. We talkin' about practice. Don't worry. Most everybody looks like an idiot the first couple of times. One catches on pretty quickly.

I think most cars now don't even roll back on a hill for a second or so. When I first learned, it scared me when somebody stopped real close behind on a hill. I was afraid I would roll back into them, or kill it.
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When I was new to driving sticks I would panic and let the clutch out too fast without enough gas. Thus killing my truck on said hill. Making my situation worse.

I still remember the two stop lights that always got me.
 
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Berry4Heisman14 said:
Patiently waiting for my car to arrive. Pretty nervous about learning to drive a stick!
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Here's a couple of things I did when I taught my son how to drive a manual:

1. On level ground, start in first gear, slowly release the clutch until you're moving, keep your foot off the accelerator pedal. Shift gears, letting the car's torque provide the acceleration. This teaches you where the clutch engages/disengages.

2. For hill starts, don't use an intersection. Find a street with a small incline, come to a complete stop and practice starting out in first gear. Repeat as necessary.

Industrial parks are good places to learn. They are largely empty on weekends. There are a couple off Middlebrook Pike where I taught both my sons how to drive.
 
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