This was my first car.
1966 Pontiac GTO post coupe; 389, 4-speed, 4.11 geared 10 bolt diff.
To say it was rusty would be a gross understatement. Even the patch panels the previous owner installed were rotted out. No trunk, no floors in the passenger compartment, body mount bushings rotted, big dent on a fender, leaks through windows, bald tires, rotted exhaust, you name it. It was a basket case. Quite a shame, since ‘66 post coupes were made in very small numbers. Manual everything. Air conditioning? HA, good one. The steering wheel looked like it belonged in a truck. The brakes consisted of 4 drums and a master cylinder with a single cylinder. However, to a 15 year old kid, around $700-ish seemed like a heck of a deal. Pure visceral vehicular experience. Today’s cars can’t touch the personality this car possessed.
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El Hefe and I were hanging out the other night, working on his SN95 Cobra (head gaskets went kaput), drinking iced teas, and he mentioned that he hasn’t updated Inertia Sport for some time, and if I’d be interested in carrying on in type like I do in speech. I figured, what the heck, perhaps it’ll be a good outlet for all this angst stored up inside. I thought I may be able to contribute something more tangible than the current steaming piles of crap that pass as discussions.
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We get our first impression of the new PBIR road course. It was one of our local favorites when it was Moroso. read more
What do you get if you take a 1980 Mercury Capri and mate it with a 1993 Cobra? A head turning, show winning, four-eyed love machine. read more
There is a new player in the supercar arena. And even though Rossion Automotive has successfully appointed the new Q1 with abundant creature comforts - this is still one hell of a beast. read more
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So. Exactly what is the difference in sound between high performance exhaust systems with and without Catalytic converters? Click the video, and hear for yourself. Here are the details of the equipment being featured… read more
Finally! We scoured the internet looking for a solution to our fender woes. With the new 275 Toyo Proxies up front, combined with an increased track and offset from our Griggs/MM front suspension, we were left pulling our hair out trying to find a fender solution that would let the tire clear the fender. We found many partial posts, and a couple of manufacturers that promised the perfect solution - but nobody had a step-by-step how to on flared fenders for the Mustang Coupe. Until now. read more
The 2010 Camaro SS is set to shake up the muscle car wars between the Mustang, and Challenger as the Bowtie’s heavy weight entry. We don’t have our hands on one, yet. But that doesn’t mean we can’t start preparing the stable with some easy horsepower gains from a Cold Air Kit for the 2010 Camaro. read more
We’ve been teasing about our LSX ironblock project for several weeks. Well, it’s time to let the cat out of the bag. We’re not saying what kind of car this is going in (not exactly) or what we plan to do with this Big, Bad Muthafuka. We will tell you we’re enlisting some of the best help available in the LS-world for our design, and execution. We’ve tapped TEC Engineering to help us design the baddest mofo we can.
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Their single-plane, high-rise, dual-quad design delivers excellent mid-range torque and outstanding high-rpm horsepower, from 3,500 rpm up to 7,500. read more
