Re: OT: falling in love again

2011-08-28 Thread Cotty
On 24/8/11, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: Drove a 444 horsepower boss 302 Mustang today with the Laguna Seca package (which firms up the suspension to mate nicely with some race worthy tires, deletes the back seat. and adds some structural bracing). The six-speed manual has a

Re: OT: falling in love again

2011-08-28 Thread Cotty
On 24/8/11, Darren Addy, discombobulated, unleashed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPtxadr-RlI You trying to beat Hitchcock for the longest single shot?? ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com

Re: OT: falling in love again

2011-08-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: Doug Franklin On 2011-08-24 20:05, Paul Stenquist wrote: Drove a 444 horsepower boss 302 Mustang today with the Laguna Seca package (which firms up the suspension to mate nicely with some race worthy tires, deletes the back seat. and adds some structural bracing). The six-speed manual

Re: OT: falling in love again

2011-08-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: Doug Franklin On 2011-08-24 23:14, Paul Stenquist wrote: The new boss 302 isn't the old windsor or cleveland small block. It's a very streetable dohc engine with a 7500 rpm redline. I /hate/ when they change the spec but not the name. You can tell I haven't been keeping up.

Re: OT: falling in love again

2011-08-25 Thread Walter Hamler
Paul, your thread reminded me of my first love/car a 1962 Chevy Impala SS with the 327 250 hp engine. I bought it used, less than a year old, when I was in the Navy out in CA. The memories were too strong. so I went out and bought one today that will look just like the first one once I

Re: OT: falling in love again

2011-08-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: Walt Gilbert You may have seen this already, but maybe this will break your heart enough to cause you to re-think getting rid of the Chevy. It's a 2007 Eleanor: http://www.gearsgarage.com/video/video/v=117723810515 Love the aftermath ... Johnny, Johnny - you'll get a new bike. Relax.

Re: OT: falling in love again

2011-08-25 Thread steve harley
On 2011-08-25 10:34 , Walter Hamler wrote: Paul, your thread reminded me of my first love/car a 1962 Chevy Impala SS with the 327 250 hp engine. I bought it used, less than a year old, when I was in the Navy out in CA. The memories were too strong. so I went out and bought one today that

OT: falling in love again

2011-08-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
Drove a 444 horsepower boss 302 Mustang today with the Laguna Seca package (which firms up the suspension to mate nicely with some race worthy tires, deletes the back seat. and adds some structural bracing). The six-speed manual has a shifter to die for and the Brembo brakes could stop a

Re: OT: falling in love again

2011-08-24 Thread Darren Addy
On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 7:05 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Drove a 444 horsepower boss 302 Mustang today with the Laguna Seca package (which firms up the suspension to mate  nicely with some race worthy tires, deletes the back seat. and adds some structural bracing). The

Re: OT: falling in love again

2011-08-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
A well executed video -- and a nice car. Paul On Aug 24, 2011, at 8:24 PM, Darren Addy wrote: On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 7:05 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Drove a 444 horsepower boss 302 Mustang today with the Laguna Seca package (which firms up the suspension to mate

Re: OT: falling in love again

2011-08-24 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2011-08-24 20:05, Paul Stenquist wrote: Drove a 444 horsepower boss 302 Mustang today with the Laguna Seca package (which firms up the suspension to mate nicely with some race worthy tires, deletes the back seat. and adds some structural bracing). The six-speed manual has a shifter to die

Re: OT: falling in love again

2011-08-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
The new boss 302 isn't the old windsor or cleveland small block. It's a very streetable dohc engine with a 7500 rpm redline. Paul On Aug 24, 2011, at 10:15 PM, Doug Franklin wrote: On 2011-08-24 20:05, Paul Stenquist wrote: Drove a 444 horsepower boss 302 Mustang today with the Laguna

Re: OT: falling in love again

2011-08-24 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2011-08-24 23:14, Paul Stenquist wrote: The new boss 302 isn't the old windsor or cleveland small block. It's a very streetable dohc engine with a 7500 rpm redline. I /hate/ when they change the spec but not the name. :-) You can tell I haven't been keeping up. -- Thanks, DougF

Re: OT: falling in love again

2011-08-24 Thread Walt Gilbert
On 8/24/2011 7:05 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Drove a 444 horsepower boss 302 Mustang today with the Laguna Seca package (which firms up the suspension to mate nicely with some race worthy tires, deletes the back seat. and adds some structural bracing). The six-speed manual has a shifter to