Did I ever show you my junk?

[914Driver]

I like doinking with cars and over the years have put together an eclictic bunch. I'm not loyal to any specific brand obviously. Of these shown below I only have the Porsche 914 and the 1968 Cortina around.

 

 

1952 Dodge truck. I drove it for years with a flat six and 6V electrics until an old man ran a light and T boned me. I put the '52 body on a 1982 3/4 ton frame. Nice to have heat and a little power.

 

 

 

 

 

My 914, hence my screen name. My friend bought it new in 1974 from a girl he dated that worked for Porsche NA. It's newver seen snow, been in the rain five times that he recalls and has 57,000 miles now.

 

 

 

Look honey, a 1974 tyre!

 

1966 Datsun Roadster.

 

 

250cc Yamaha cycle that I made up for Mrs. 914.

 

 

1979 Chevy Malibu, Auto-X track car.

 

 

Fiat X-1/9 Auto-X and track car. Port & Polished head, big cam, liberated exhaust and it weighs nothing. Fun stuff.

 

 

My wife doesn't even like riding with me in a car on the street, she won't get near a track with me driving. I built this Samurai thinking she would be more involved because you go slower. She went once.....

 

 

 

Yamaha 650 hard tail chopsickle.

 

A magazone called Grassroots Motorsports hosts an event every year: bring a car to compete in 1/4 mile drags, Autocross and Concours. You can only spend $2010, show all receipts. (next year you get $2011)

 

I put this Corvair wagon on a Monte Carlo frame with a HO305 Monty engine and a T5 tranny.

 

 

 

This is what I built for the $2004 Challenge. A 1981 Monte Carlo frame with a 350 Chevy engine midships. Then I put the driver up front and dropped a 1966 VW Bus body over it.

 

I got a trophy for Best Visual Package, got the Peole's Choice Award and got 2nd place for Most Spectacular Failure. The guy that won deserved it. He had a VW Rabbit with a VR6 motor in it. You're supposed to go 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, hit the nitrous.

 

He went; 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 2nd, hit the nitrous.

 

You win!

 

Before:

 

 

After:

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/1003/ ... I_0027.flv

 

 

 

Written up in a national car magazone and I never left the parking lot.

 

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/articl ... ge-batvan/

 

 

 

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/articl ... ge-batvan/

[Stu_B]

Love the bikes

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

cool i like your house too it looks very nice with big garrage and garden

[SmokeEm]

Good assortment there

[Copey]

nice collection of cars/bikes/trucks and vans you got there!!

 

i am not jelous....much!

[banarama]

a nice variety there

[914Driver]

cool i like your house too it looks very nice with big garrage and garden

 

Thank you. Built in 1894, I built the 24 X 42 garage in 1993.

 

My wife is the gardener, I'm the mule.

 

 

[914Driver]

Love the bikes

 

 

My everyday bike, hardtails are tough on the body.

 

[turnover]

datsun cab is my favourite very nice,good collection

[Grizzley Dell]

that hardtail is an old xs 650 if im right. i do love a hardtail and they can be a daily rider if the frame is designed just right. my kwaki z650 hardtail is real easy on your back and arse. every one whose ridden it says it rides like a soft tail.

[GT_lenny]

i'm soo jealous of the space you have over there are plant operators in much demand near you?

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

ill swap houses any time you want if you ever get board

 

im in a 2 up 2 down town house

[914Driver]

I work in our nation's only large bore cannon factory, yes. Unfortunately demand is high.

 

 

Dan

[silverstreak]

u r lucky

[zetecmk2]

i also looked at the bike's, and i havn't even got a lisence!! you must be doing something right!!

[lotusless]

varied collection i love that datsun