[Tripower455]

Originally Posted by 67 LeMans 326

Another one that just drives me nuts when I see it, braided hoses whith the blue or red annodized ends. IMO nothing says cheap & cheesy more than this.

Have you ever priced AN fittings? I've got a relatively simple system, and have over $300 in fittings alone.

Cheesy? Maybe. Cheap NO WAY!

Oh, and they don't leak.....

[455Grandville]

Guys who rattlecan the plastic interior parts a neon transparent bright color. WTF ? The air vents especially look hideous

Calvin peeing stickers; those were getting old in the early 90s

[codyyy]

Originally Posted by 455Grandville

Guys who rattlecan the plastic interior parts a neon transparent bright color. WTF ? The air vents especially look hideous

Calvin peeing stickers; those were getting old in the early 90s

My '68 GTO had a yellow interior. The door panels, headliner, dash pad etc. were all recovered and done in yellow. Then someone spray painted them black. At least the original seats weren't touched. Also the paint was yellow too.

[Ducks Goat]

Originally Posted by Tripower455

Have you ever priced AN fittings? I've got a relatively simple system, and have over $300 in fittings alone.

Cheesy? Maybe. Cheap NO WAY!

Oh, and they don't leak.....

Maybe he's talking about the fake ends that cover hose clamps?

[67 LeMans 326]

I didn't realize they wern't cheap, sorry. I trully can not stand the look overall, but that's just my opinion. I have the original style clamps on my 67 LeMans and had them on my 68 Firebird and they NEVER leaked. I am just too much of a purist I guess and just love the look of a bone stock engine compartment. Even when I install my 461 stroker in the LeMans, knowone will ever know it's not the 326 that is in there now. I will dress the 461 to look EXACTLY like the 326!

[Tripower455]

Originally Posted by 67 LeMans 326

I didn't realize they wern't cheap, sorry. I trully can not stand the look overall, but that's just my opinion. I have the original style clamps on my 67 LeMans and had them on my 68 Firebird and they NEVER leaked. I am just too much of a purist I guess and just love the look of a bone stock engine compartment. Even when I install my 461 stroker in the LeMans, knowone will ever know it's not the 326 that is in there now. I will dress the 461 to look EXACTLY like the 326!

I was going for that when I put the 462 in my '66. I wanted it to look like a stock 389, but outperform it by a large margin. Unless you're using the "correct" 326 heads (bad idea on a 461), get ready for "you do realize that those heads are incorrect" at every show/cruise night you attend.

I don't even bother explaining why the ported 6Xs I had before the KREs were superior, in every way, to the "correct" '66 093s, (especially on a 462) anymore.

MY pet peeve are all the "judges" (who invariably drove to the car show/cruise night in a minivan or equivalent) that pick apart a car that I spent 8.5 years "restifying". A ton of thought/research went into every piece of it. There is a functional reason (performance, safety or strength) for every non stock part or mod on my car, and I hate when folks minimize the effort because it isn't stock, even if it's FAR better than stock in every way.

[67 LeMans 326]

[QUOTE=Tripower455;4083103]I was going for that when I put the 462 in my '66. I wanted it to look like a stock 389, but outperform it by a large margin. Unless you're using the "correct" 326 heads (bad idea on a 461), get ready for "you do realize that those heads are incorrect" at every show/cruise night you attend.
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Actually, I will be using my 62 heads that have been completely redone, port & polished, bronze buides, SS valves etc. So the 62's will be a give away, I will also be using H.O. 2.5" manifolds from R.A.R.E. along with a 2.5" mandrel bent exhaust system. But I will keep the 326 air cleaner, painted valve covers etc.

[67 LeMans 326]

Speaking of PT Cruisers, IMO they are a pet peeve in their own right. Why is it that just because they have a retro look, people bring them to classic cars cruises/shows. Actually, this was more popular up north when we lived in Buffalo area more so than down here. Everytime we would go to a car show/cruise night, there were an entire group of those cars. Used to drive me nuts. LOL

[Tunas73TA]

Originally Posted by 67 LeMans 326

Speaking of PT Cruisers, IMO they are a pet peeve in their own right. Why is it that just because they have a retro look, people bring them to classic cars cruises/shows. Actually, this was more popular up north when we lived in Buffalo area more so than down here. Everytime we would go to a car show/cruise night, there were an entire group of those cars. Used to drive me nuts. LOL

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I agree with this 100%

One of those ugly PT's shows up and then this happens:



When people really want to see this: