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I heard that the car was in a old store building I used to shop at when a kid. Couldn't believe it.
Went out there to look and it was on the 2nd floor.
The pic of the building is in this story i think, i cant view it because they only let you have so many free looks.
http://www.greenevillesun.com/news/local_news/driver-killed-after-car-g…
http://www.greenevillesun.com/news/local_news/driver-in-fatal-crash-was…
He over corrected and hit the ditch,a driveway gets it airborne ,it touches 2 more times about 120 feet between hits then clears a powerline and then 120 more feet to the upstairs of the store.
It flung the driver over the building and 100 feet past it.
A 350z was the car,never seen a such a highspeed crash.
Went out there to look and it was on the 2nd floor.
The pic of the building is in this story i think, i cant view it because they only let you have so many free looks.
http://www.greenevillesun.com/news/local_news/driver-killed-after-car-g…
http://www.greenevillesun.com/news/local_news/driver-in-fatal-crash-was…
He over corrected and hit the ditch,a driveway gets it airborne ,it touches 2 more times about 120 feet between hits then clears a powerline and then 120 more feet to the upstairs of the store.
It flung the driver over the building and 100 feet past it.
A 350z was the car,never seen a such a highspeed crash.
The Shop
Does anyone drive without one any more? I can't drive without one on, it's become so automatic that it feels like I'd fall out of the seat without one, even in buckets with pretty good side bolsters.
My best friend just pulled a near "Overhaulin'" experience on my old C10 truck and surprised me with it by meeting me at the airport (flew me "home" for the weekend without telling me why). Truck is simply phenomenal, but after driving it a few hundred miles home a few days later, new seat belts moved to the top of the list for next projects to complete.
By the way, that's awesome your buddy did that for you! Sounds like an awesome friend. I love old trucks. Post up some pics so I can drool!
who hasn't went 120 in a sports car ? That guy just got caught at the wrong time.
I feel like if hillbilly woulda been driving that car he woulda lived. some of the stories you tell make me scratch my head about how you're still alive.
77 C10 Stepside
Replaced the original engine with a 98 Vortec 5.7
Reworked heads
Carbureted with Edelbrock intake
Full exhaust, headers through true duals exiting under rear bumper
Rebuilt TH350
New posi rearend
New custom radiator
New transmission cooler
New brakes all 4 corners
Full, professional drop, 4" front, 6" rear
New tires and wheels, barely fit inside the tubs
Finished the bucket seat conversion that I'd been attempting for some time
About a million other things that made it go from a forgotten project to a fun project to drive around
Again, it's not pretty on the outside but it goes great! Handles like a go kart compared original and while it's not the fastest thing in the world, it certainly feels plenty quick. Stock HP for that engine was something like 255, I think with the head work, exhaust, etc it might be right around 300ish right now and there's still room for more later.
And yes,he was thrown over that building.
I've done my share but pick my places,where i can see and left hand is best since you can keep from going into oncoming.
Back in highschool a kid handed a note to a store clerk,got in his car and killed himself.
It was a mile long straight that teed into a road with a huge tree and house. He hit the tree so hard it broke 12 inch limbs out and sent parts thru the house walls.
I feel like this kid may have been on a similar run.
I shoved one in a 78 f100 stepside with roller cam and rockers. Took a cobrajet intake with the huge ports and blended the head ports to match.
Built the c6 tranny to a manual valve ,slam the shifts.
The thing was the scarriest thing i ever made. Feather the throttle to get it moving then to the floor,wound out in 2nd was about 90 and all you wanted. Once to 3rd I'd just let off.
One day it sheared the tail off the tranny and dump oil under the rear tires ,that was enuff,used another life of my 27.
The sound is a perfect mix of growl with some business to it. It did set off the alarm of a Tahoe that was behind me at a gas station, but some of those aftermarket alarms are a bit wonky. It was a little funny watching the owner come running out as I was driving away.
The stance on it feels perfect. It took a bit to get used to not stepping down when getting out of it, though. The 4/6 drop doesn't sound like much on paper but it's a pretty significant drop in action.
The interior is still in project form and that'll get attention before the exterior. The bucket seat conversion is done so now I can proceed with the rest. I scored an old console from a conversion Suburban to refinish. It fits perfectly but I will probably add some pieces to make it come upwards and meet the dash and mount a GPS/DVD/Sat radio system in it. Seatbelts, obviously, especially ones that the receiver end doesn't fall to the floor every time you release them.
It had the a/c ripped out quite some time ago so I'm trying to decide on piecing together the original system from Pick n Pull or going the Vintage Air route. Junkyard would be cheaper, but maybe not as reliable.
Thinking about converting to a floor shifter after I get the console done, then power windows, soundproofing, carpet, etc.
It's a long list to get through!
He could shift that old dog, foot down on the throttle, give the clutch a swift kick, and row the shifter.
Without a short gear in the rear , it kind of fell off a bit in fourth, but was already moving way past the safety of the rest of the car. Front end sure would get light at the top of third gear.
Coming from the small block that was in it prior, he had a bit too heavy of a foot at times for the BB.
More than once after a good blast, you'd see the oil pressure drop, and hear the tell tale murmur of a spun rod bearing. As a money starved teen, it would keep the car parked for a bit more than once.
Last time it spun one, the BB came out, and a 305 was put in, just to have some wheels that would stay running for a while.
No seat belts, just a set of those old school hi back plastic bucket seats. When you got in the passenger seat when the 427 was running , it made you look for something to hang on to. Surprised he was not killed in that thing.
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