SteveSS
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1970 GTO, it really a Tempest in disguise. It's a drag car with a Chevy 454. One racing seat, welded rear axle. Giant tires on the back.
I got in it last night. The exterior lights work fine, none on the interior. I was driving barefooted and my heal got really burnt. It is soooo loud inside the car, just kind of regular muscle car loud on the outside. Its got some kind of Hotchkiss suspension in the back that I don't understand. A ratcheting t-handle drag race shift that may be working right but I am using it wrong. No power steering with a little custom sparkly steering wheel. Doesn't have the rear window installed.
It doesn't seem to run well at all until you get the pedal 1/2 way down then it explodes with power. push it all the way down and an even bigger power explosion happens.
My son says if you floor it the mechanical fuel pump can't keep up. People think they've been in fast cars but until you've been in a fast, pure-race car it's a whole different experience.
I got in it last night. The exterior lights work fine, none on the interior. I was driving barefooted and my heal got really burnt. It is soooo loud inside the car, just kind of regular muscle car loud on the outside. Its got some kind of Hotchkiss suspension in the back that I don't understand. A ratcheting t-handle drag race shift that may be working right but I am using it wrong. No power steering with a little custom sparkly steering wheel. Doesn't have the rear window installed.
It doesn't seem to run well at all until you get the pedal 1/2 way down then it explodes with power. push it all the way down and an even bigger power explosion happens.
My son says if you floor it the mechanical fuel pump can't keep up. People think they've been in fast cars but until you've been in a fast, pure-race car it's a whole different experience.
