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56 this morning on the way in. Gonna be another great day! But it looks like a storm headed to Omaha!
WPS!
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Good story of hoofing it. Best times as a kid, on an SL70. Topped out around 50 with high lift cam and shorty pipe. Bet a few were paid with paper routes, like mine.

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Haha, I had a Yamaha 80. I put a plate on it and drove it to and from school until I got my lisence and got my Astra. haha. I think my brother still has it.
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Been in low 60's past couple nights. Suppose be 58 Thursday morning. Had windows open Caper past couple nights. But, heard it is fixing be summer time next couple weeks. Fun, fun.
Haha. We are enjoying the nice cool nights with the windows open. I sleep great.
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:p

By the way... weather-wise, it's HOTTER THAN HELL here! High yesterday was 96 I think.. today, it's supposed to hit the century mark.

Woopie freakin do.

Yesterday I was out working in it. At least today, I can look at from my air conditioned office. :)
That’s toooo hot already.
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Haha, I had a Yamaha 80. I put a plate on it and drove it to and from school until I got my lisence and got my Astra. haha. I think my brother still has it.
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You had an Astra? Pontiac's Vega! I'd love to find a clean example of an Astra & stuff a small block in it... V8 Vega's are fun!
 
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You had an Astra? Pontiac's Vega! I'd love to find a clean example of an Astra & stuff a small block in it... V8 Vega's are fun!

I wanted to buy a Cosworth Vega and was never able to find a good used one. Not too many were made. A really cool car if you've ever seen one. I had a Cosworth engine once in a race car. A really great motor.

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You had an Astra? Pontiac's Vega! I'd love to find a clean example of an Astra & stuff a small block in it... V8 Vega's are fun!
Haha. I was going to do just that. My dads cousin opened a engine rebuild shop just before I bought it. ‘75 ant it was a ‘74. Some Dr came through a red light on the day after New Year’s Day and rote it off. Haha. Probably a good thing.
I saw a nice one two days ago, small block, green. There is another one that goes to the car shows. I said to my wife, that was my first car, except it had a motor 1/4 size and you had to fill the oil every time you put gas in it. :) I put speakers in the back up top and my friends still curse them, because they wacked their heads. Haha. Oh well, walk. Haha
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I wanted to buy a Cosworth Vega and was never able to find a good used one. Not too many were made. A really cool car if you've ever seen one. I had a Cosworth engine once in a race car. A really great motor.

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yea, cool car. I've seen a handful of them over the years. That body style is still way more fun with a healthy 350. Gotta weld in frame connectors though, otherwise it twists itself into a pretzel.
 
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yea, cool car. I've seen a handful of them over the years. That body style is still way more fun with a healthy 350. Gotta weld in frame connectors though, otherwise it twists itself into a pretzel.
Haha, yeah they weren’t made for 300 hp. :)
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Haha, yeah they weren’t made for 300 hp. :)
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Pretty much the same thing as the Monza. I had two of those. Both V8 4speeds. The 262 small block was pretty anemic, but a small block is a small block, and a 350 fits the same....woke that sucker right up. Problem was, the Saginaw tranny wasn't able to hold 350+ HP either. Fun, fun car though!
My cousin is currently building what will be his 3rd V8 Vega. It's gonna be a tire burnin SOB. :)
 
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Pretty much the same thing as the Monza. I had two of those. Both V8 4speeds. The 262 small block was pretty anemic, but a small block is a small block, and a 350 fits the same....woke that sucker right up. Problem was, the Saginaw tranny wasn't able to hold 350+ HP either. Fun, fun car though!
My cousin is currently building what will be his 3rd V8 Vega. It's gonna be a tire burnin SOB. :)
Haha. Post a picture when he’s done.
Everything would be a SOB, from a good trans, and you’d have to build a rear end. And then make it fit.
 
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