New Texas member here...
February 23rd, 2014, 09:51 PM
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New Texas member here...
I don't have a car club or car show background but I'm looking forward to attending some gatherings to share new experiences. I may try to attend the Granberry event in April if all goes well.
In the meantime I'm enjoying browsing the forum.
In the meantime I'm enjoying browsing the forum.
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February 24th, 2014, 09:53 AM
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Tim
February 24th, 2014, 10:11 AM
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You must have been looking the wrong way...
February 24th, 2014, 11:45 AM
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Thanks to all for the warm welcome! I will post up some pics soon. And for my Texas brothers, I live near the Marble Falls/Burnet area. Looking forward to meeting y'all. 
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February 24th, 2014, 12:58 PM
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Well I must have had my head under the hood.
Well Lonestar that puts you in tru-blue 442's neighborhood.
February 24th, 2014, 01:12 PM
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February 24th, 2014, 01:18 PM
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Welcome to CO from the Northwest
Whole bunch of Texans here. I am down in Waxahachie an Italy Texas on Business a couple of times a year. Next time I'll stay a few days and drop in on some of you guys. Always looking for good Tex-Mex and Q
February 24th, 2014, 02:42 PM
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February 24th, 2014, 03:58 PM
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February 24th, 2014, 04:02 PM
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We're located between Burnet and Bertram on a small county road. We took the maiden voyage to MF last nite. Went to Taco Bell (that's all the $$$ we had left)
and then back to Burnet's DQ for dessert. Shoot me a PM with some contact info and we'll try to get together.
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February 24th, 2014, 04:07 PM
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Sounds good to me! I had forgotten about 3.91 gears until we took the short ride last nite... 55 mph is approximately 3000 rpm so I won't be driving to Houston any time soon!
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February 24th, 2014, 04:37 PM
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February 24th, 2014, 06:45 PM
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Bluebonnet's always good and they serve breakfast anytime! Great for those of us that aren't such early risers
. How often do you get your ride out?
February 24th, 2014, 07:15 PM
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hi nice car you have there .. i just joined myself.and from what i seen so far it is a good place to visit. i am hoping maybe someone from my neck of the woods(i do mean woods) will contact me.. hopefully with a 67 442 they can take me for a ride in..would bring back alot of memories for me ha ha ha ha
February 24th, 2014, 07:29 PM
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Usually on the weekends, but If
I get home from work early enough
and it's nice out, a short jaunt is in order.
February 24th, 2014, 07:56 PM
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February 25th, 2014, 12:30 PM
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Nice looking clone! First time I've ever seen two underhood lights mounted there. Betting it's a lot of fun to drive. You ever think about putting in a 200 4R so it'll be less RPMs on the highway?
February 25th, 2014, 03:39 PM
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Thanks for the kind words! It's a bit of an unusual clone. Short story, it was assembled in 1978 using a trashed (frame, & body shell) 1970 W-30 as a donor. After everything was rebuilt the engine, OW trans, W-27 rear end, ft & rr sway bars, OAI hood & air cleaner, inner fender wells, dual gate shifter & console, deck lid, spoiler, and supports and everything else that could be used were grafted to a very nice Cutlass S with original sheet metal, floor pans, interior, etc. The original builder used full disclosure and titled it using the Cutlass VIN when the project was completed. It remained in his extended family for 36 years. When I purchased it, I received the original donor W-30 title, VIN and cowl tag to connect the parts to the original car. I won't ever represent the car as anything other than what it is. After looking at this car, my friend, who owns an "original" '70 W-30 says in some ways he considers my car more authentic than his.
Following an extensive restoration using interior pieces, parts, sheet metal, floorpans, etc. from any number of vendors, and certainly not GM, he considers his to be more aftermarket than original. However, he does have the broadcast sheet and other documentation that is so important to the purists.I owned a '70 W-30 in high school equipped exactly like this car. Although the highway cruising rpm is a bit excessive, I won't change a thing... too many memories and so much fun!
