Stinky Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 17 hours ago, a.d._510_n_ok said: I can't see it on my phone, but it looks like twin-turbos...the exhaust goes forward and the joins forward of the carb. Wheelie rollers under the fan shroud 3 Quote Link to comment
angliagt Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 8 hours ago, a.d._510_n_ok said: Oregon before Hipsters? 2 Quote Link to comment
VFR800 Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 1969 Europa 3 Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 18 hours ago, a.d._510_n_ok said: Studebaker ! 4 Quote Link to comment
ratpatrol66 Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) Badass 62 Pontiac LeMans and my stocker, borrowing. 8.60s@157mph, mine won't do 80mph. At least for now Edited January 6, 2021 by ratpatrol66 6 1 Quote Link to comment
difrangia Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) On 12/26/2020 at 8:08 PM, a.d._510_n_ok said: 1954 Ford Skyliner. Front half of the top is tinted glass. Had a snap in vinyl cover to block off if too much sun. The Mercury model was called the 'Sun Valley'. Also had them in 55 & 56 with the Crown Victoria 'headband' chrome strip. My mother had a 1954 Ford Skyliner that was Sunset Coral bottom with cream top. Very stately car. Edited January 7, 2021 by difrangia 5 Quote Link to comment
a.d._510_n_ok Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) 19 hours ago, ratpatrol66 said: Badass 62 Pontiac LeMans and my stocker, borrowing. 8.60s@157mph, mine won't do 80mph. At least for now engine over the front wheels, transaxle over the rear. neat little cars. there's a red four door with this same front end that has sat a about a tenth of a mile north of the Highways 17 and 81 junction in Ninnekah, Oklahoma since at least 1981. it was originally a running car offered for sale by a mechanic/salvage yard though it had some issue - I think a problem with that funky drive line. mechanic/salvage yard is now long gone but the little poncho remains facing the highway. I'll snap a pic one of these days. Edited January 7, 2021 by a.d._510_n_ok 4 Quote Link to comment
difrangia Posted January 7, 2021 Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) On 1/6/2021 at 2:23 AM, ratpatrol66 said: Badass 62 Pontiac LeMans and my stocker, borrowing. 8.60s@157mph, mine won't do 80mph. At least for now Pontiac Tempest ? Grandfather of the Lemans/GTO lines. Slant-Four engine that was half of a V8. As posted above, front-engine/rear-transaxle with curved flexible driveshaft (kinda like a big speedometer cable); flat floor with no driveshaft tunnel was one of Pontiac's big advertising points at the release of the Tempest. Pontiac's contribution to the US manufacturer's compact-car wave of the 1959-60 timeframe. Edited January 7, 2021 by difrangia 5 Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 15 hours ago, difrangia said: Pontiac Tempest ? Grandfather of the Lemans/GTO lines. Slant-Four engine that was half of a V8. As posted above, front-engine/rear-transaxle with curved flexible driveshaft (kinda like a big speedometer cable); flat floor with no driveshaft tunnel was one of Pontiac's big advertising points at the release of the Tempest. Pontiac's contribution to the US manufacturer's compact-car wave of the 1959-60 timeframe. The rear transaxle was essentially a Corvair rear end turned 180 degrees horizontally to mate up with the drive. The Corvair rear end turns opposite to the normal front engine rotation since it is rear engined. 4 Quote Link to comment
ratpatrol66 Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) Well hot damn you Ratsun guys (a.d._510_n_ok, MikeRL411, difrangia) know about these little Pontiacs. They are odd cars for sure. The torque converter is out in the open behind the rear diff. It makes a funny sound whirling around. My car is a 4 banger 195ci 110hp 1bbl, 2spd trans. Without a doubt the slowest car I have ever owned. That is saying a lot because I owned a Geo Metro. Here is a short video of a hopped up 4 banger Pontiac that I have with hopes of putting into the 62. I just need to get back to work? What do you know there is a Patrol in there. Edited January 8, 2021 by ratpatrol66 6 Quote Link to comment
difrangia Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 13 hours ago, ratpatrol66 said: Well hot damn you Ratsun guys (a.d._510_n_ok, MikeRL411, difrangia) know about these little Pontiacs. They are odd cars for sure. The torque converter is out in the open behind the rear diff. It makes a funny sound whirling around. My car is a 4 banger 195ci 110hp 1bbl, 2spd trans. Without a doubt the slowest car I have ever owned. That is saying a lot because I owned a Geo Metro. Here is a short video of a hopped up 4 banger Pontiac that I have with hopes of putting into the 62. I just need to get back to work? What do you know there is a Patrol in there. Love it !! Half of a really jacked up GTO engine. Kinda like the International Scout slant-4, Chevy Nova 4-cyl, and the Pontiac Lemans Overhead Cam 6-Cylinder of the 60's. I've always been attracted to the oddball/offbeat machinery from all over the world. Been studying the French Panhard opposed twin air-cooled two-cylinders of the 40's-60's. Phenomenal little engines that put the hurt on much bigger machinery fairly regularly. 3 Quote Link to comment
a.d._510_n_ok Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 1st gen skylarks and tempests looked a lot alike but they left very different tire tracks. 3 1 Quote Link to comment
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