[elky] Re: Some interesting (and fun) motor swap/race links
- From: Robert Adams <elcam84@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 08:54:02 -0500
Wasn't that supposed to be called the California Job?
Robert Adams
On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 1:19 PM, John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Were they loaded with gold bars (Italian Job)?
> JC
>
> On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 10:39 AM, <STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> A Mini car club just went down my street, I counted 25.
>>
>> Smokey Mt Frank
>>
>> In a message dated 7/23/2011 11:00:34 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> elcam84@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>>
>> If you like driving that mini try a Fiat 500( built on
>> the Panda). Bigger inside more power and handles better too. Surprising
>> considering it's a Fiat. They are starting to really advertise in DFW now
>> too.
>>
>> Those chevettes were interesting cars. Decent size
>> inside and gas mileage that is rarely matched today other than with eurpoean
>> diesels but it had no power... You could look at the chevette as more of a
>> london city car but on the big side.
>>
>> Oh on our way to Oklahoma a wile back we passed a
>> pugeot... Who would buy one of those, especially here?
>>
>>
>> Robert Adams
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 6:09 AM, John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> I used to have a 1986 Chevette. It was a great little 5 speed 4 door with
>>> air. Cindy loved it. Part of the reason we went with the Mini Cooper this
>>> time around. They were gutless though.
>>>
>>> JC
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> My friend Wes from the Nova list is racing a Chevette in a series called
>>>> Chumpcar:
>>>> http://www.chumpcar.com
>>>>
>>>> Absolutely crazy. Here he is after the last race:
>>>> http://the-wes.com/images/chumpcar-award.jpg
>>>>
>>>> Then there's a guy who wrote up a how-to on dropping a 2.8 V6 into a
>>>> Chevette:
>>>> http://www.angelfire.com/extreme3/v6chevette/SWAPSTEP1.html
>>>>
>>>> Interesting writeup. Makes me think about turning the Camaro into a
>>>> race car and building a sleeper.
>>>>
>>>> r
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
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