I hate tailgaters!!!

[67ChevyRedneck]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

I like 6s, especially the old OHC one yours has. They respond well to some upgrades. I am assuming with the 3 speed on column it is not the HO 4bbl 6?

Correct, not a SPRINT car. They had a better cam, headers, intake, and 4 barrel carb, they had 215 HP vs 165. This car is the 165 horse single barrel version.

Originally Posted by Andy4639

I'll be glad to take those wheels off your hands!

The 17" Pontiac Rally II's I want are $$$. It will be a long time before they get swapped, they're low on my priority list.

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

That link doesn't work right for me either, and I'm a member over there, same handle. But I sold my Buick 4+ years ago, so I don't visit much these days. The truck is enough of a money pit. The guy's name is Randall, and I bet it's probably the same guy. Dark green '69 FB with a 400 THM; has done a whole electronic dash and uses Raspberry Pi to program it all. He came to one of our Buick meetups a few years ago in that car. Some ridiculous speeds and a low diff, but he still got some pretty good mileage.

Yep, looks to be the same car, green 69 bird, his board name is even "The Silver Buick":

https://www.bangshift.com/forum/foru...hc-six-project

[67ChevyRedneck]

Originally Posted by jjzepplin

I miss my 67. Sold it to my brother for $1000 in 98. Had the custom interior and a 350 Chevy th350. I was moving from Cali to Conn. So away it went. I had a Camaro front clip and a M22 I was going to perpetrate like I had a Camaro. BIG DUMMY! He wrecked it like he does every car. I guess no bigge. I also miss my Chevelle and my nova and etc...

My dad had lots of these cars when I was a kid. The white one you see a pic of was, unfortunately, the last running one and the motor blew around 1989/90, when I was 8 or 9. It dawned on me when I was taking it around the block that I had never actually driven a first gen camaro or bird before as much as I love the cars. Ridden in them a ton, steered 'em around the yard behind a tractor, but never driven one. My first thought was, man, I hope it doesn't suck.

My dad has a pic holding me on the fender when I was only a few months old. It was his red 68. By far the nicest one he ever had. He sold it around 1985 for a down payment for the house my parents still live in.

Originally Posted by special-K

Cool car. You have yourself a very special segment of US auto history there you should appreciate. I have a lot of respect for the OHC6 and so do many others. I see them as what makes GM so much cooler than the others. They are the innovators not afraid to stick their neck out and try a new thing... or often what others are doing around the world. Delorian's hands are on those engines

https://st.hotrod.com/uploads/sites/...ged-engine.jpg

https://www.google.com/search?q=pont...w=1366&bih=631

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...PsliqI5RB4OE2V

I agree and for now it will stay in the car as long as it runs good. *Supposedly* it was recently rebuilt, bored 0.040 with machine work and new pistons, but I always take that with a grain of salt. It runs like hot garbage right now, but the fuel pump is leaking and the carb is leaking gas everywhere possible, and I'm pretty sure the PCV is missing. As long as the motor passes a compression test and I can get it running good, I want the car to be a driver for a couple years.

[68C15]

I remember having a nasty tailgater. That almost killed me and Shawn

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by 68C15

I remember having a nasty tailgater. That almost killed me and Shawn

I read about that trip before...

[geezer#99]

I had a tailgater once!
He wasn’t on a trailer nor attached to my bumper!
‘‘Twas my younger brother drafting at speed. About a foot between us I suspect.
Him driving a 67 GTX, me a 69 Charger.
We switched places a few times.
Awesome rush when you finally pull out to pass. Like floating on air!
Done on a deserted stretch of highway with only a gopher or two as witnesses!
Seems like yesterday but was 45 years ago!
Drafting!
You gotta do it once in your lifetime! LOL!!

[67ChevyRedneck]

Originally Posted by 68C15

I remember having a nasty tailgater. That almost killed me and Shawn

I think you had those trucks backwards, that's OK, I'm a little lysdexic too

Geezer, that sounds awesome. The only time I've come close to that is trying to get someone going 55 in a 70 to move the hell out of the way

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by geezer#99

I had a tailgater once!
He wasn’t on a trailer nor attached to my bumper!
‘‘Twas my younger brother drafting at speed. About a foot between us I suspect.
Him driving a 67 GTX, me a 69 Charger.
We switched places a few times.
Awesome rush when you finally pull out to pass. Like floating on air!
Done on a deserted stretch of highway with only a gopher or two as witnesses!
Seems like yesterday but was 45 years ago!
Drafting!
You gotta do it once in your lifetime! LOL!!

I've never tried drafting, sounds a bit crazy to me.....

[68C15]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

I've never tried drafting, sounds a bit crazy to me.....

Since Shawn likely isn't reading this I'll say it. For a short while I drafted a semi during that trip. It worked pretty good. Shawn didn't like it though. I'd never consider doing it again. And I kept about 20' behind

[Boog]

Back when I was a lot younger I was riding with a bud one night in his big block shortbed GMC when his brother passed us in his big block Chevy truck. Well the race was on then. They both matted them and we were running flat out inches off the other truck's bumper for several miles. I couldn't see the Chevrolet on the tailgate. It was late at night so there wasn't any traffic and we were well out of town. Those trucks were dead even. I don't remember just how fast we were running. North of 100 for sure. There was some drafting I guess. It wasn't the most intelligent thing they ever did but hell, they were like that. Those boys, I tell you what. I like going fast and all but not in those circumstances. We lived.