What was that blur?

[moi621]

What kind of hockey puck on wheels do you drive.

When I drive across country, on twisty fast highways slick with rain, I never felt the Ford 4WD Expedition loose traction for more then a second. And the <poof poof poof> feeling of the ABS brakes in action is just so reassuring the vehicle is an extension of me.

I can't say about hitting any really high speed but, I have achieved some cross country miracles like Orick, California to Los Angeles on the 101 in a bit over ten hours during the day time.

Moi

[Paolo]

Mac,

It was a 1980 Mustang, came stock with a 2.3L turbo 4 yanker. They were somewhat rare, but not so rare at the 2.3L turbo Fairmont Futura. It was the body design of Mustang that previews as the Indy 500 pace car in '79.

Yes, I'm sure of what the car was. The GT didn't exist in 1980, per say, we just made it look like one and did the "Johnny Cash - 1 piece at a time thing to it."

We pulled the stock motor, and stuffed a Turbo T-bird 2.3 in it (head on down) running an electronic ignition box from a V8...Bronco, I think it was.
What the hell, it plugged in and worked...

We had to improvise the intake, as the EFI of the later day wasn't compatible. We tried, but I think we blew up the computer.

It probably would have been faster on top end, but the rear end was geared sort of low. My favorite victory with it was beating a Corvette in downtown...on Ohio, no less, A-1! Nearly ran off into the pond at the end!

[daledale]

150MPH in a Viper somewhere north of Vegas. What a ride

[stevie_TG_AK]

I used to own a 1971 Camero. It was metalic blue with a hood scoop. I can't remember all the details but bored out, Holly double pumper, posi rear end, 50's on the back, 4 speed hurst shifter, saginaw transmission. I raced 1/4 mile and could do it in 13 seconds. I don't remeber top end but over 120. It seems I was doing a hundred in a 1/4 mile? I was in a generation that at least where I grew up the last of the muscle cars. Brings back memories, how in the world did I fuck in the back of that thing?

[Skudster]

How about 150+ miles per hour. It was in a 1969 Mustang fastback. It had a 428 SuperCobra engine, dual Holley 750 double pump carbs, full race cam, Borg Warner T6 trans and a 4x56 detroit locker rear end, oh it also had 22 in. Micky Thompson drag slicks on it. It was the thrill of a lifetime everytime I drove it. I could lift the front end off the ground about two feet if I hammered it. I wish I still had that car. Oh I did that speed going down the Eisenhower expressway in Chicago.

[moi621]

What kind of hockey puck on wheels do you drive.

When I drive across country, on twisty fast highways slick with rain, I never felt the Ford 4WD Expedition loose traction for more then a second. And the <poof poof poof> feeling of the ABS brakes in action is just so reassuring the vehicle is an extension of me.

I can't say about hitting any really high speed but, I have achieved some cross country miracles like Orick, California to Los Angeles on the 101 in a bit over ten hours during the day time.

Moi

Sure talk about "peak speed" held for how long.
I am talking the 101 drive from Hufford Rd. and 101, Orick, California 95555
to 405 and 5 interchange in LA to discharge my hitch hiker and speed enforcer observer co pilot.

It was on his way for V.A. Rx his lethal metastatic disease courtesy of Viet Nam service.
The V.A. gave him clean sheets. The military service screwed his biology.

Bob3 Ex-BFF you cannot imagine. Try watch the Lee Majors movie.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Chase

Non Drivers. Please review the link if not the movie before responding.
I just wasted 2.5 hours at the DMV today for a simple thumb print and picture.

Moi
The MOST FREEDOM loving member of EA

No Not That member(s)!

[transward]

I just wasted 2.5 hours at the DMV today for a simple thumb print and picture.

Moi
The MOST FREEDOM loving member of EA

No Not That member(s)!

Everyone wants smaller government with fewer government workers, and everyone complains about long lines at the DMV. Interesting.

Transward

[Riverwind]

You know I have gotten a drivers license in three states, California which was always a 1 to 2 hour process, Missouri which always took between 10 to 15 minutes, from my house to back in my house, to Wisconsin which has taken as long as about 20 minutes on a busy day, 10 minutes average. There is a reason for this and that is the number of places that provide that service, in California they build these big box building were thousands can wait for the service, in the other states they are all little sub stations. Speaking of substations, here in Wisconsin you can get the tags for your car at many gas stations.

So all I can say to moi is this, "The price to live in Paradise" which is really a town in northern California.

River

[Losethem]

Non Drivers. Please review the link if not the movie before responding.
I just wasted 2.5 hours at the DMV today for a simple thumb print and picture.

Moi

Next time you may wish to drive to a rural DMV office. I've never had to wait more than 30-minutes even when dropping in. I once used the Internet to make an appointment at the same office and it took me longer.

--LT

[moi621]

Didn't anyone, especially the non drivers, admire the link I so laboriously searched out.

And no cross country challengers to my wild day time ten hour drive from Hufford Rd. & 101 to the 101 and 405 interchange?
A Viet Nam vet was my co pilot enforcement observer. He died of service related malignancies.

Moi
The Hidalgo of the Road.

[Losethem]

Didn't anyone, especially the non drivers, admire the link I so laboriously searched out.

And no cross country challengers to my wild day time ten hour drive from Hufford Rd. & 101 to the 101 and 405 interchange?
A Viet Nam vet was my co pilot enforcement observer. He died of service related malignancies.

Moi
The Hidalgo of the Road.

It would be more impressive if I knew the exact route. There are many ways you could make that trip. What I will say (without giving it up) is that you were in the same state the entire time, but may not have been on 101 the entire trip. Departing 101 for a significant portion onto a parallel roadway would take less time to complete the trip.

--LT

[jeffeboy]

I driven just over 140mph on two wheels on the street. Its really not the smartest thing to do...

I also used to race what's called endure karts. They are go karts that you lay down on and they are raced on road racing courses. Like most go-karts they have small engines (100cc) and no transmission. They do have lots of streamlining body work though and are surprisingly fast, on the straights they would reach a top speed of 105 -110 mph. Laying down literally an inch and a half off the ground looking between your feet has a way of multiplying the feeling of speed.

[moi621]

It would be more impressive if I knew the exact route. There are many ways you could make that trip. What I will say (without giving it up) is that you were in the same state the entire time, but may not have been on 101 the entire trip. Departing 101 for a significant portion onto a parallel roadway would take less time to complete the trip.

--LT

101 the whole way.

[MichelleKneels]

My story isn't so much about speed as it is about how dumb I must have been back then. I was driving an 8 ton International ACCO truck, pulling a 4 ton dog trailer, both loaded with oxy and accetylene cylinders. I had just left a small town in Victoria, ( Australia ) and the winding road out of there was all down hill,so in a moment of testosterone fueled recklessness, I got the truck going as fast as I could and then threw it into neutral and let it roll! I think it got up to about 85 mph. Not such a big deal compared to others' stories in here, but still scary because those old ACCOs had no power steering and only vacuum over hydraulic brakes and the dog trailer only had vacuum brakes! If anything had gone wrong, I would have been nothing more than a funeral notice in the paper. While my ambitions steer me towards a very welcome orchiectomy, I know now that age, wisdom and the loss of testosterone will stop me from doing anything even as remotely dumb as that! lol

[Losethem]

101 the whole way.

That is impressive, though in the most traffic-choked part of it I'm assuming there was more freeway at the time since a little earthquake about 20 years ago caused a significant portion of it across a major US city to go away. It has not been rebuilt.

--LT