SpeedracerX
Still on this side of the dirt member
Cool video, sounds real mean too :glasses7:
Thanks for checking it out Keith..
Cool video, sounds real mean too :glasses7:
Cool vid Bill, and a little bit younger Man applying the foot for the burnout as well. LOL
Great Times,
Thanks for sharing.
Brad
Hey there gang... Well, It was a long night at my buddy Ed's shop, but we got the buggy ready for the season.. A week ahead of where I wanted... Still things to do (they're really never done) such as the bucket seats, quarter stick, and mini starter, and some carb tuning.. but thats another day.. shes together and pretty and the wife and I just got her ready for her first show in 2 years... I was gonna take pics there to post here (and probably still will) but I couldnt wait.. LOL .. enjoy the post stripe, all together again buggy **** (including my now installed tach signed by Mr Norm at last years Mopar Nats)... Tell me what you all think...
Nice burnout, Bill! Good to see you and your Dart are both alive & well.
Those photos are sweet! Your ride rocks dude!
hopefully I get this figured out soon so I know which way to go.. leave the bench or go with buckets... I have bucket seats (out of a later B body) and a-body seat tracks (though they need repaired) .. but then I have to factor in the cost of getting custom covers made for the buckets as opposed to the cost of recovering the stock bench (something Legendary carries) .. is it more feasable to have a custom pedastal fabricated to get the quarter stick off the floor and create less of a reach... ugh.. so many decisions LOL ... i def need some input and pics if possible
I like the bench :glasses7:
Whichever way you go, I look forward to seeing your ride out at the Irwin cruise!
Hey buddy, you can see in my thread how I fabbed up my b&m pro ratchet. I think it would have been comfortable with the bench even if I had not went with buckets. Maybe a slight but of leaning over to shift... But you could always make a custom extented shift arm to bring it up to a more comfortable height.
However I really like my bucket set up I fabbed up in the duster. The seats feel and look great. Shifter feels natural where I located it. Gave it more of a sporty feel.
Then again, maybe the wife wants to sit next to you while you cruise?.
It's a tough choice to debate on but I'm sure whatever choice you make it will look good!
Could always go with the b-body bench pistol-grip shifter, it's longer. I have a friend that has a Road Runner that he does exactly that. When he knows he's gonna be crusin he puts the longer throw on for comfort and if someone needs a lesson or two on you should leave this old 'MOPAR" alone he switches to the shorter throw pistol-grip shifter. He loves it. You may not want a Pistol-Grip but same idea for what your asking. Keep the bench and get or fab a longer shifter-bar. just my two cents.
Brad
I do as well Keith.. Like I said the issue for me is comfort.. Im 6'2.. having the Hurst Quarter stick on the floor in front of the bench creates the 'monkey grip' as I call it LOL .. where I have to lean forward to shift gears.. personally I can sell off the bucket seat stuff and recoup some of my $ and put that towards getting my bench recovered.. do you have any pics? while im at it... whats in your car?
LOL clearly this isnt a decision I will be able to make overnight or anything.. and though my wife does like to get next to me in the buggy from time to time, having the shifter on the floor would kinda mess that up a bit anyways.. LOL ...
ok, i might be in left field with this idea but i had it a car i had awhile back it was cool
reverse pattern manual valve body on the stock column shift....on the column is really nice for reverse pattern.....you start in "D" which is then 1 and pull the lever down through the gears.......pulling the lever down is nice bcoz you stay away from N and R
plus that gives a factory look, gives your lady room and shifter is real cheap :razz: