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Title: Welcome Tony Mace....when are you building a street hot rod? Post by: Jim Ratto on October 18, 2007, 16:53:04 pm Welcome long time VW-head Tony Mace, aka RACEHEAD! I used to buy VW stuff from this guy back before I had a driver's license at Buggy House, long before I worked there. Tony.... when are we going to put together a fast street car for you? ;D
Title: Re: Welcome Tony Mace....when are you building a street hot rod? Post by: Tony M on October 18, 2007, 17:32:04 pm HEY JIM - MAYBE AFTER MY DRIVE TO CABO IN THE BAJA - AND AFTER OUR TRIP TO THE DATONA 500 IN FEB - MAYBE I WILL START TO LOOK FOR A CAR
Title: Re: Welcome Tony Mace....when are you building a street hot rod? Post by: Jim Ratto on October 18, 2007, 17:39:54 pm 94 x 84....Super Flows....Web 86C cam...48's...mag...? ;D
Title: Re: Welcome Tony Mace....when are you building a street hot rod? Post by: Tony M on October 18, 2007, 17:41:02 pm LOVE TO HAVE IDA'S - SOLD LAST SET TO R.K. SMITH AT HOT VW'S - DUMB MOVE.....
Title: Re: Welcome Tony Mace....when are you building a street hot rod? Post by: Tony M on October 18, 2007, 20:21:19 pm HEY JIM - JUST FOUND A CAR TO START WITH - A CUSTOMER JUST CAME IN AND OFFERED HER 70 BUG LITTLE OR NO MONEY - WE HAVE WORKED ON THIS CAR SOMETIME AGO - LOTS OF ORIG PARTS - BUT A SOLID CAR - NO RUST - PANS ARE CLEAN
Title: Re: Welcome Tony Mace....when are you building a street hot rod? Post by: Jim Ratto on October 18, 2007, 20:37:04 pm HEY JIM - JUST FOUND A CAR TO START WITH - A CUSTOMER JUST CAME IN AND OFFERED HER 70 BUG LITTLE OR NO MONEY - WE HAVE WORKED ON THIS CAR SOMETIME AGO - LOTS OF ORIG PARTS - BUT A SOLID CAR - NO RUST - PANS ARE CLEAN Go for it dude, break the "A real Cal Look Car has to be 1967 or earlier" mold!!! Dump front end, disc brakes, 911 alloys, clean paint job, dechromed, match painted late bumpers, 200hp Title: Re: Welcome Tony Mace....when are you building a street hot rod? Post by: lawrence on October 18, 2007, 21:22:04 pm Yeah late model beetles are very worthy candidates for the cal-look.
See this thread for inspiration http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?topic=97.0 ;D Title: Re: Welcome Tony Mace....when are you building a street hot rod? Post by: Tony M on October 18, 2007, 22:09:16 pm BACK IN THE DAY - I STARTED IN ABOUT 1970 WORKING ON THESE CARS - MY DAD OWNED A SHOP IN SAN LEANDRO - BUG HOSPITAL - WE DID PARTS, MACHINE WORK, ENGINE BUILDING, AND FULL REPAIR SHOP - HE BUILT A CLEAN 1970 BUG - 2180cc WITH A RAJAY TURBO KIT - SEMI CAL LOOK - BUT FAST...... STILL TO THIS DAY I LIKE LATE MODLES - BUT A NICE CLEAN PRE-68 WOULD BE OK TOO.
Title: Re: Welcome Tony Mace....when are you building a street hot rod? Post by: Carlos De Alba on October 18, 2007, 22:54:40 pm HEY JIM - JUST FOUND A CAR TO START WITH - A CUSTOMER JUST CAME IN AND OFFERED HER 70 BUG LITTLE OR NO MONEY - WE HAVE WORKED ON THIS CAR SOMETIME AGO - LOTS OF ORIG PARTS - BUT A SOLID CAR - NO RUST - PANS ARE CLEAN Go for it dude, break the "A real Cal Look Car has to be 1967 or earlier" mold!!! Dump front end, disc brakes, 911 alloys, clean paint job, dechromed, match painted late bumpers, 200hp Do it.........Do it.............. :D Title: Re: Welcome Tony Mace....when are you building a street hot rod? Post by: Tony M on October 19, 2007, 00:36:07 am JUST CAME BACK FROM LOOKING AT THE CAR - GOT CARS MIXED UP - THIS ONE IS A REAL POS - WILL MAKE A FINE PARTS CAR - SO STILL ON THE HUNT - I WILL REALY START LOOKING AFTER FEB. - WHEN THE WIFE IS A LITTLE CALMER
Title: Re: Welcome Tony Mace....when are you building a street hot rod? Post by: axam48ida on October 20, 2007, 05:09:36 am Hey Tony, what have you been up to????
remember "think pink"?? are you in the bay area or socal?? Title: Re: Welcome Tony Mace....when are you building a street hot rod? Post by: Jim Ratto on October 22, 2007, 03:42:01 am Tony...how about this?
94 x 78 I have that 78 crank Derek is selling matching 5.352 race rods I have a filled back "gold" German case all set for big cc's...cheap VW-casting heads with all the tricks, 44mm x 37.5 whatever cam you want...K8, 86C, FK46...or Engle 130 w/ rockers 9.5:! big Weber carbs 1968- std Bug with 911 alloys, IRS, sway bars, discs brakes, Konis from Big MArk.... 8) Title: Re: Welcome Tony Mace....when are you building a street hot rod? Post by: Tony M on October 22, 2007, 17:20:41 pm HEY JIM - I HAVE THE GOOD CASE ALLREADY - AS21 BACK FILLED GER. FUEL INJ. CASE - MOTOR SOUNDS GOOD - NEED IT NOW - BY-PASSED MESA COOLER - ONLY RUNNING DOG HOUSE AND OIL FILTER - POWER PULLY AND 40hp FAN - STILL NO OIL TEMP.
Title: Re: Welcome Tony Mace....when are you building a street hot rod? Post by: Tony M on October 22, 2007, 18:08:50 pm Hey Tony, what have you been up to???? REMEMBER ? MIND IS GOING AWAY - HAVE A SHOP IN PLEASANTONremember "think pink"?? are you in the bay area or socal?? Title: Re: Welcome Tony Mace....when are you building a street hot rod? Post by: swivel-hips on October 22, 2007, 19:42:48 pm YOU SHOULD BUILD MY OLD MOTOR 90MM X 76MM, WELDED 42 X 37 S.H.O. HEADS, ENGLE 130, AUTOCRAFT 1.25, DUAL 44DCNFS, 9.5:1, 1,5/8 INCH QUIET PAKS.
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