Giving up on Power Race, and going SET?

I say we all get into Lugnut's car, drive to everyone's home who posted here, and listen for at least one day.

Everyone is welcome to visit my home and audition my single driver speaker. Unfortunately mine requires at least 50 watts to operate and prefers 200.

Lugnut, we should trade stories. I could tell you about my 1650 pound, 301 cubic inch street automobile. Got me into lots of trouble when I was young. Fast quarter mile and good top end. Too bad I sold it in the late 60's. It's current value would fund my retirement.

TWL, try to stay warm with the near sub zero temps banging into your neighborhood. It might be time to fire up that smoky old wood stove.

Here is the trick. I started with a two seater Ferrari GT 212, all aluminum body and wire wheels. When the original 12 cylinder engine spun a crank, the previous owner decided to build a less expensive 301 cubic inch small block Chevy with ported heads and Isky roller camshaft.

Instead of a traditional air cleaner (insufficient space), the engine was fitted with 3 two barrel carbs and velocity stacks sticking into the hood scoop. The headers and exhaust system were all formed from custom bent tubing, no mufflers, just twin collector boxes with dual 2" pipes from collector to the rear bumper. Rev capability and sound was wonderful with the roller cam and lightweight Schiefer flywheel assembly.

I have photographs of it, metallic silver with red interior. It was VERY sparse, no radio, no seat belts, with Plexiglas side and rear windows that did not roll up or down. The seats were little more than frames with a thin sheet of leather over them. The car did not even carry a spare tire. Add to that, it was right hand drive, the flaw in the car that made it uncomfortable for me to enjoy long term.

Still it was fun for the $3600.00 I paid for it. It would be worth a small fortune now.