Dew Trail CYOA #22
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Let's try this again, just doing wheels and tires at the moment because I think it's easier to do that then do them and performance together.
Thread 22 because the last thread was actually 21.
Quick Summary: You need some hot wheels to increase your visual rating, winning races isn't enough.
Hey, might as well check out wheels at the least.
"I'm gonna check out wheels right quick." you tell Rob
"Guess I'll tag along, make sure you get something that'll fit." he replies jokingly
Heading over to the wheels section you're surprised to learn how similar a lot of wheels look.
You suppose you could just mix and match or just buy some wider rear wheels. Eventually you pick out a few wheels, all of what you picked out should be able to fit without cutting up the car which is a plus.
Guess it's time to tell Rob with your plans.
You have $1,010 to work with here but you'd still like to drop by Carpenter's and see about getting those front brakes converted to discs too, that damn Packard shouldn't outbrake the '55.
$40 for each wheel
$20 for wheel widening
Wider street tires - $80
Pair of cheater slicks - $100
Pair of actual slicks - $$150
E front
G rear
Get some cheater slicks for the back
id say E front and back
>>14036278
E all around
cheaters on back
>>14036278
E all, cheater slicks on rear
>>14036404
This except A front
A front
G and cheater slicks rear
>>14036278
D)aisies all around, fat street tires in the back and a pair of cheater slicks on slot mA)gs in the trunk.
>>14036278
E on all 4
G or h
D or e.. E seems to have won so E. And cheater slicks
Torq Thrust game strong
>>14036278
Those Torq Thrusts should look great, fit the car, and as a bonus are about an inch wider in the rear.
"Good choice." Rob says "Got a set of ARE 4 slots on the back of the Ford now myself."
"How much power is that car making?" you ask "Can't believe you were able to get those tires you had goin' like that."
"Naw, I can't tell you that, you might start making some smarter guesses for Thursday." he replies with a chuckle
Dammit Rob, you're more genuinely curious than wanting help guessing the time.
You're assuming with either the all motor route and definitely the blower route will eliminate your awesome first gear saving your ass from not spinning much. With that in mind you pick up another set of cheater slicks.
"You manage to kill those you just bought?" Rob asks
"Nah, ended up trading them to someone who needed them pretty bad."
"That reminds me, don't forget to heat these things up for the best grip, I don't doubt you spinnin' em a little with how you're going on the engine."
Still doing good with $750 in your pocket, more than enough to get a blower setup with heads and valves and still have enough to upgrade the brakes at Carpenter's assuming it's $50 like on the Packard. Hopefully you can find a hood there so you don't have to go cutting up this nice painted one too.
General performance goodies
Heads - $50
Larger Valves - $35
Pistons - $75
Traction bars - $25
Forced induction goodies
6-71 Blower kit, carbs, and blower cam - $600
All motor goodies
Tunnel Ram setup with carbs - $200
Wild cam - $30
Heads + traction bars.
Need to win a few bucks racing before we get too crazy with it
>>14038393
Blower
Heads
Wild cam
Pistons
Blower kit, and all the general performance mods
Forced induction goodies
6-71 Blower kit, carbs, and blower cam
please and thank you, its about time we make some real power
>>14038626
Full blower kit
>>14038393
Heads, valves, pistons, bars
Blower kit + traction bars
>>14038393
I like name of Tunnel Ram, so this, wild cam, and all general performance goodies.
>>14038494
this
>>14038445
Im with this guy
Heads + Bars.
>>14038626
>about time we make some real power
It's not like we're going to be making crazy amounts here, at least not compared to what people are used to today.
>>14039288
It's not stack fuel injection or DCOE but it's cool.
>all these idiots saying Blower + all that other BS
Roots style S/Cs are SHIT with anything but alcohol/nitrometh running though the engine.
If anything then a Paxton kit could be bought and modified to work with the 350 and it'd be much better than a big ass roots thing, still be able to keep the stock hood and about the only thing that'd have to change is the carb
>>14040252
Everybody listen to this guy
>>14040252
>>14040300
Why can't we buy another $300 Hemi?
>>14040316
>$300 Hemi
The 426 in the Packard was like $800 iirc
>>14040252
It's just a story bruh.
Besides it's 1969 and the roots is the forced induction option of choice.
>>14040316
That was $800, and people voted in favor of building the 350.
>>14040357
My mistake. I thought it was stupid cheap.
Carry on.
>>14040375
Yeah, it was the most expensive option.
Maybe could've gotten a early Hemi around that.
why don't we just go with the paxton charger instead of the 6-71, more boost, less low pressure leaks and we still keep the hood line intact
>>14040426
This,plus heads and bars
>>14039139
>>14038579
this
Where's that picture of the ridiculously oversized blower set that was taller than the car? It was in the last thread I believe...
>>14041548
I gotchu senpai
>>14041548
>>14041595
The "blower set" isn't taller than the car. It just has multiple redundant velocity spacers.
>>14038393
>Blower (try and ask for a centrigfugal though)
>Blower cam + carbs
I am assuming this already includes pistons to lower our CR.
>Heads
>Valves
If possible:
>high ratio rocker arms
>Hillborn injection instead of the blower carbs
>Trac bars (install them when we're at the track)
>fender exit exhaust manifold with mechanical dumppipes
>roller cam + solid lifters (if we haven't got thse already)
>>14041736
Forgot: an intercooler if possible. Dunno if we'll pass the Knowledge check for that though. Maybe jsut something along the lines of ''don't you have something that'll cool down that hot intake temperature''?
>>14041678
the carbs are in line if not a few hairs above that roof line
>>14038393
all these kids wanting a blower. holy god we haven't even upgraded the brakes yet.
heads, tunnel ram, and brakes. fuck.
>>14042202
We play Kids Choose Your Adventure, so sadly we will have blower to blow our engine...
>>14041741
Don't need an intercooler with a centrifugal long as it's a blow through carb, the vaporization of the fuel drops the intake temp
>>14042236
>the vaporization of the fuel drops the intake temp
Sure it does, but not enough to run 15 PSI. Maybe half that.
You guys realize that wild cam isn't a blower grind right? There's a reason it's not under the forced inductions section...
Guess we're slapping everything on it anyway.
>>14041736
>I am assuming this already includes pistons to lower our CR.
It doesn't.
Premium gas in these days was around 100 octane and regular was 93. Like I said it's not like we're running a crazy engine here.
Jamie will be fucked in the 70s but this story isn't going that long so it's all good.
>>14042242
There's people running more boost than that with rather large turbos, through a carb, without an intercooler and they're fine. Besides that, with that much boost that plain ol 350 would spit a rod out of the oil pan, 5-9psi would be more than enough to approach the 450-500hp mark
>>14042665
No, I didn't realise that. That's no good.
>>14042872
Yeah I was just going to have us running 6 psi, I guess since we're getting pistons (9:1) I was jumping it up to 9-10.
Nice to know I was in the ball park.
>>14042883
We're still going to be making good power though, Marked is like spot on with the engine I built in the sim.
>>14042665
>It doesn't.
So what will a built bottom end (pistons, rods, crank) cost? What were the options for a stroker crank exactly back then, while we're at it?
>Premium gas in these days was around 100 octane
Oh right, forgot about leaded stuff.
>>14042872
>rather large turbos
Exactly. Running an oversize turbo that could produce 30PSI, at only 15PSI, will result in a very efficient supercharger compression, and thus lower intake temps.
>throw a rod
Probably, but we can drive it on low boost (pulley ratios) untill we get a built bottom end.
>450-500 bhp mark
Depends on what HP we have now. >>14042923
Could you tell us?
>>14042923
Could you tell me our
>current compression
>compression after supercharger swap
>approx current HP
Actually we can't slap everything on lel, I completely forget we were at $750 overnight.
Guess I'll just take the most popular choices.
>>14042930
>So what will a built bottom end (pistons, rods, crank) cost?
Dunno, can't find prices, I'd probably just adjust for inflation. I know Carrillo and the like were around back then though.
>What were the options for a stroker crank exactly back then
No idea on either ones, I thought all that shit was custom back in these days. Only one I found from the 60's was a 3.750
>>14042997
10.25
9 (Don't suppose we're getting pistons now though)
340
Probably not the most realistic but eh. Heads and headers are holding us back quite a bit.
>>14038393
"Think I'll take the heads, valves, blower kit, and traction bars." you tell Rob
Doesn't leave you with enough money to do the brake job but $10 won't be hard to find, probably going to be a while before you can get all this installed unless you can get it done and tuned yourself too.
"Alright my man, anything else?"
"Well, the only problem I have is I'm not lookin' forward to cutting up a hood. Got any ideas?"
Probably a stupid question, you know he does.
"If you're dead set on that 6-71 and just don't wanna cut up your hood you can get a fiberglass one for about $75. Ain't cheap, I'd just pull one from a yard."
Yeah you can't go fiberglass with how you're doing on many anyway.
"Now, if you don't mind losing that big blower sticking through the hood I have another option." he adds on
"Color me interested." you reply, always up for more options.
"It'd require some fabrication, but you can stick a Paxton intended for Fords on there, there's a guy with a '57 Chevy running a 389 with one I heard about back in the day. It's a lighter setup, plus you'll be saving $165 not counting labor for the fab work."
You get to not cut a hole in a hood, have a supercharger, AND have a lot more money in your wallet? Sounds like a good deal, sure you won't have the street cred of a big blower sticking out has but that's not important.
You also know for a fact Russel or even Carpenter himself could probably do the fab work for not too much. Hell even the Lassiter kids could do it more likely than not, you don't have much to trade them though.
A) Junkyard or stock hood.
B) Paxton Supercharger
C) Why not get the fiberglass hood and the Paxton? You'd still have enough left over for brakes.
Assuming you go Paxton you'll have $205 ($130 if you get the hood), it might be cutting it close with getting brake work done but you could get those pistons.
Get pistons. Y/N
>>14043051
>Heads and headers are holding us back quite a bit.
No, not having an intercooler will. Jezus fuck, I can´t get it over 400hp on Automation without some way to cool that intake temp.
>>14043149
Pistons, Paxton,prakes, pibreglass, in that order. Let´s keep the fibreglass hood at bay (heh) untill we'vedone the brakes.
>>14043149
B) + Pistons
On a related note, is the paxton worse in any way but needing more fab work?
>>14043149
B, yes we should buy pistons: more power and saftey+ we still have money to bet on races and go on dates
>>14043154
Automation only has turbo though, and their turbo sim needs work, even the devs admit that.
This crazy shit made 800hp in 1966 with no intercoolers.
>>14043190
wasnt that on only like 6 psi?
>>14043190
And since Automation only has TT V8s.
This setup that made 720hp from a 327 in 1965, them fuckers made shit work back in the day.
>>14043218
5psi each
The TT setup I just posted was running 19.
>>14043149
B+pistons
>>14043176
>On a related note, is the paxton worse in any way but needing more fab work?
Less low end is about the only one I can think of, with our 4.10 gears it isn't really a problem.
>>14043239
Seconded
B
B and buy brakes
Why do people keep bringing up brakes when that is done at Carpenter's?
>>14043360
>>14043356
I mean save the money for them, sir.
>>14043360
Because 4-wheel drum brakes suck.
>>14043363
Fair enough, we'll probably be going to Carpenter's in the next post.
>>14043368
I know that much, but we can't really do it until we're at Carpenter's.
>>14043149
B, then brakes and suspension.
>TMW looking at replacing the drum brakes on my Cadillac with discs.
$2,000.00 in parts cost alone...
Is there an archive of these threads?
>>14044278
>Info: http://pastebin.com/9LsCaFcU
>>14044508
I was kind of hoping I'd be able to read all the previous threads. It
>>14043149
Paxton + Pistons + Brakes
>Erika's face after her new mods cant keep up
>>14043149
B + pistons
This is gonna be awesome if we can keep the hood intact too.
>tfw your cleanlooks beats a showpony
>>14043190
That looks absolutely incredible.
>>14043868
Junkyard life forever.
>>14044637
Yeah, there's a link to all the archived threads in there.
>>14045132
You should check out Bill Cosby's story on it if you haven't heard it before.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-JQksYxgM0
>>14042930
>rather large turbos
Exactly. Running an oversize turbo that could produce 30PSI, at only 15PSI, will result in a very efficient supercharger compression, and thus lower intake temps.
No, it won't. It truly will not. Doesn't work that way. IAT's increase both towards the surge line and away from the surge line. Low temperatures will occur when the turbocharger is operating as close as possible to the middle efficiency island on the compressor map.
You should be able to keep iat's under 100 c with just a few liters a minute of pump fuel flow through the boosters. My own blow through combo ran up to 22 pound in the manifold without any charge air cooler and it was just tickling the 100 degree mark.
>>14045224
I considered a junkyard swap, but it's the same cost. If I swap rear ends outright, I need a new driveshaft. The stock rear end is either 2:94 or 3:21 and a comprable unit is almost $600.00. By the time I get the driveshaft redone, it'd be around $1,000.00.
That's not too bad, but the front spindles are the hard part. Outside of finding a '70 Cadillac, taking its parts, and redoing everything, I'd still have to buy the front kit for about $400.00.
The modified steel wheels are $400.00; I want to use '59 hubcaps to avoid the stupid boomer look of mag wheels on a classic with no other changes.
If I source junkyard parts, it's the same cost as buying the kit.
>>14043149
"I'll take the Paxton, throw in a set of lower compression pistons too."
"Low comp pistons eh? I'll trade you some parts to run a little higher boost." he replies "You want anything else, you're sittin' at $880 right now."
That much already?
"Shit...nah I'm good, that's all I wanted."
You can feel your wallet getting empty before you even touch it, by time you pull out the $880 you're left with $130, not exactly pocket change but compared to what you've had to play with it's not much.
"These cheaters are fine on the street ain't they?" you ask
"Perfectly fine, they might kill you in the rain though."
"Hmm, I reckon I'll go ahead and switch my tires and wheels around then."
"No problem my man, bring 'er in."
You run outside to bring the '55 into the garage, Rob was cool enough to bring the parts there so you could load them up before he switched out the wheels and tires.
When he's done the '55 is looking a whole lot more mean, looks like it's going to be another fun set to get on and off like your racing tires were on the rear. It definitely looks bad ass though, you can't deny that.
"There's that, you think you'll be able to get all those parts installed?" Rob asks
"I got a few friends to help me out, you'll know if I can or not when I come runnin' back in a few hours."
"Heh, alright Jamie, have a good one." he replies with a light chuckle
"Same to ya Rob!" you reply already half way into the car.
You back out of the garage with a car full of parts, debating on if you should go to the Lassiter's or Carpenter's. Dammit Ronnie, stop working all the time.
A) Carpenter's, you got the money to pay for work and you can get the brakes done there too.
B) Lassiter's, you don't doubt they'd help you get everything done for not too much if anything. can always go to Carpenter's when you're done if it's not too late.
>>14045342
Damn.
>>14045458
B) then to carpenters!
>>14045458
A
Will part installation & brakes be under the amount of money we have
A and ask about work.
>>14045533
Solid plan here, we're going broke
>>14041595
Thanks man
>>14045533
This
>>14045533
this
>>14045533
Yep
>>14045458
Carpenter's seems like the place to go, maybe you can get some work to put a little more money in your pocket. You suppose if you're going to get any work it's going to happen before work on the car, something tells you he's not going to let you drive the Chrysler if it's fixed.
At the scrapyard, once again you find Carpenter (should you start calling him Dale? Eh, probably not.) working in his shed, music blaring and all.
"Hey Carpenter!" you yell in hopes of him hearing
He turns his head and hustles over to turn down that record player.
"Howdy Jamie, what brings you out here?"
"Couple of things, was wondering if I could get some work done to the '55."
"No, all my boys are working on the Chrysler." he replies bluntly "Maybe later today."
Well fuck, not like you can get mad at him since it's your fault. Hopefully if he has a job for you it isn't a lot of stuff.
"Oh...then the other question I have is, do you have any work for me?"
"If you want to go on a run for $10 I do, other than that I got nothing."
It's something, sounds like you got time to burn anyway. Probably isn't much to take either.
A) Take the job
B) Nah, you'll just burn time in town.
C) Sounds like a reason to go to the Lassiter's too.
D) You could get a start on the work, they'll probably be able to help you before you're done.
>>14047233
A all money's money
>>14047233
A into d
>>14047263
Yep*** >>14047319
A we just blew a fuckton and as >>14047258 said money is money
>>14047233
A and asks when will they finish
>>14047233
A then D
>>14047233
A into D.
btw hows it going OP, Feeling better man?
>Likely just got fired tonight
>Possibly n33t life once more
>All these new posts made me feel a lot better
>>14047233
A, then C on the way to D.
Don't ask the Lassiters to help work today, just talk to them about what we wanna do at Carpenter's.
They may have some ideas or suspension parts that we can pick up something to trade for after wrenching back at the scrapyard.
>>14047233
A then d
>>14047263
This
>>14047233
"I'll take it, sounds like I got some time to burn anyway."
"Parts are out in the hangar in a pile, $65, tell 'em to stop slacking while you're over there."
He gives you the directions, another delivery in the city to someone's house.
"Will do." you reply
A quick drive over to the hangar has you finding the parts pretty quickly, intake, carb, and a pair of heads. Honestly the Chrysler looks like it's coming along nicely, it's going to need a paintjob for the new panels but it's all straight now. You should keep your word though...
"Carpenter told me to tell you guys to stop slackin'!" you yell
"Yeah right, this is all we've done all morning!" one of them replies "Why don't he come over here and fix it up?"
"Hell, I dunno!"
You don't even see Russel in here, you assumed that's who Carpenter meant, oh well.
A little bit of relocation of what you're already carrying and you find a place for the delivery and head out on your way.
It's a little house towards the "bad" side of town with no cars outside, you pull into the driveway hoping that someone comes to the door when you knock.
The only answer you get is a dog barking. Well that's no good, you give another knock, maybe someone will come to the door eventually. Sure enough you hear a woman yelling at the dog before the door opens to reveal an older short Mexican woman looking confused as can be.
"Uhh, I have a delivery..."
"No ingles."
Oh boy.
"Auto parts?"
That seems to work with her response, she proceeds to pull out $65 saying some Mexican you don't get. You bring the parts inside and collect the money, another job in the books easy peasy.
Back at the scrapyard there's a Jeep sitting out here now, must be Russel's he was telling you about. Carpenter has a pretty big grin on his face while he's talking to him.
>>14050110
"About time you got back, got a big job that just came in."
"How big?" you ask
"$400 big, it's risky, might wind up in jail, might wind up getting shot."
Oh, that's nice to know...
"Just ride with me to pick up a car man, easy money. Carpenter's makin' it a bigger deal than it is." Russel says, somehow cracking up over what Carpenter just said
A) Go with it, this is a chance to get a fat wallet back almost instantly.
B) Nope, stealing a car is too much for you. You just want to get started on the '55.
>>14047891
Been over the sick shit for a long time, still not really enjoying dat employed life though.
I'll probably be back to no job soon enough myself since I'm not social enough apparently.
>>14050132
B, we need to work on the '55.
>>14050132
A. Money is fun
>>14050132
A
Live a little
>>14050132
A. It's likely just a repo without all the legal paperwork. Tell Carpenter to get his boys on the '55 in the meantime.
>>14050132
A.
>Sounds like a decent job, fellas. Do I need to bring my SHOTGUN?
>>14050132
>>14050132
A) we need the cash to fund our lavish lifestyle of buying car parts every second day. Also bring the shotgun.
>>14050132
yes, b
>>14050415
Think carpenter would let us saw off the barrel in his shop?
>>14050862
A) we need them benjies to impress Erika
>>14051051
Shit, meant A...
>>14050132
"I guess I'm in, you think you could get some guys on the '55 while I'm out?"
Carpenter stops half way to lighting a cigar to think about it.
"Depends."
"Just wanted some brake work done at the least, got a good bit of engine work to do too."
"Don't suppose that'd be a problem, just leave the keys..." he gets around to lighting that cigar "And make sure that car gets brought back with nobody following you."
You hand him your key, hoping you can get the '55 done in time to have some fun tonight.
"I d-"
"Ahh, he'll be fine, let's do this shit!"
Now Russel is gonna start cutting you off? This is sure a lot different than his usual laid back self.
Still, you wish you had his enthusiasm. You walk out and start towards the hangar since that's where the tow truck is parked.
"Where ya goin'?" Russel asks
"I figured we were taking the tow truck."
"Nope, Carpenter'd kill us if that got traced back to him and we'd get a lot of attention."
"Oh..."
Where the fuck is this car sitting?
"You're not wussin' out are ya?"
"Nah, I said I'm in so I'm in."
"Ahaha, that's what I wanna hear!"
He pulls out a scr- that's not quite a screwdriver.
"I'm gonna assume ya don't know how to use this, lock your door right quick."
Uh huh, how is Carpenter getting in?
"It'll be unlocked right back." he says, picking up on your confusion "Won't hurt it a bit."
Eh. ok, you lock the door and he's quick to show off the tool. He opens the door in no time after popping the lock, kind of a scary thought that someone could just come along and get in your car like that. He hands you the tool and motions for you to do it, a little bit of fiddling around and you're in.
"Easy peasy right?"
"Yeah I guess so."
Feels like it's been a while since there was some longer posts.
>>14052697
Something about this feels weird, but money is money after all. You crawl in Russel's Jeep to quickly come to the conclusion that this is the most bare vehicle you've ever rode in, you think only a race car is going to top it. When he fires it up you're surprised by how it sounds, pretty beefy for a 6. Things got a little pick up as he gets on it towards the exit, not fast by any means but would probably kill your standard 6 cylinder family car. It quickly looses that beefy sound as the rpms rise though.
"So here's some details, a woman managed to lock her keys in her car, we're hoping it's still sitting there."
"You don't even know if the car's there?"
"Nope!"
"Don't you think Carpenter should've been told that?"
"Naaah. I'm certain it'll be there. You'll just walk right up, pop the locks and drive off!"
Damn, Russel is just the best partner in crime isn't he? A little ways into town and you roll past a grocery store, Russel is craning his neck pretty hard. You're a little worried about your safety to be honest.
"Yup, she's still sitting over there, fuckin' told ya!"
"What am I lookin' for here?"
"Red Riviera, vinyl top, goddamn beautiful car..."
There's an awkward pause that lasts for a few seconds.
"You sure ya wanna do this man, you look a little nervous."
A) You're sure, go in to buy something to have some kind of act for when you get in.
B) You're sure, just walk right up and take it.
C) Yeah, you're out, you'll just drive the Jeep back.
>>14050862
>Think carpenter would let us saw off the barrel in his shop?
Probably.
>>14052707
B, where's our ski mask
>>14052707
A
Make sure there are no cops or Teague's drivers in the store.
>>14052753
this
>>14052753
I second this
>>14052753
A. Scope it out
>>14052707
HNNNNG plz let it be a 65 Riv
Also B.
B but scope it out first
>>14053070
this
>>14052707
B yo
B but scope it out
>>14052707
"I'm sure man, I got this." you reply
Of course you're fucking nervous, this is beyond anything you've ever done before.
"Alright, I'll pull around this corner and drop you off, on your own if ya fuck up."
Gee thanks.
You stuff the tool in the side of your pants, shouldn't be noticeable with your shirt over, and hop out of the Jeep. Making your way to the grocery store's lot, you're pretty sure you see the car he's talking about already. You head over in the general direction, no cops so there's one thing going for you, there are a few people around but you highly doubt anyone is paying you any mind so make the move.
Russel wasn't lying, it's a gorgeous car, still probably worth a damn good amount of money too. Not a soul is looking at you and you're so close, or so you thought...
>>14054577
>so you thought..
HERE WE GO, FELLAS
Was going to be a dick and wait until the morning but I'll just get it out of the way. Don't want you to wait that long for a disappointment lel.
>>14054577
"Pardon me young man, could you help me with my groceries?" an old woman asks
Oh goddamit...you really don't have time for this, the woman could be back at any minute with a locksmith or even worse a cop to get her door unlocked. Then again she could just witness you stealing a car, either option can have you fucked.
You haven't made any signs that you've acknowledged her, so you suppose ignoring is an option too.
A) "I'm sorry, but I'm in a hurry."
B) "Sure thing."
C) She must be talking to someone else, carry on.
>>14054953
For whatever reason the trip went off.
>>14054953
C
It might be her car or she knows whose it is
Don't even look her way, just get in the Riviera and drive off non-chalantly
>>14054953
C, fuck that old cunt and her groceries.
>locksmith
It's a pillarless hardtop, all she'd need is a properly bent wire hanger.
>>14054953
A or C, whichever draws the least attention.
>>14054953
C just play dumb
>>14054953
B. Fucking /o/tists.
If you walk past, she'll keep looking at the person she's trying to talk to.
Then, she'll remember some unhelpful asshole going for the shiny red convertible.
If you get the only person who's noticed you here to leave with a favourable impression of you, they'll never recollect you later as a possible suspect.
Seriously, it's less than a minute's work, and a minute is plenty of time to get a good scope around the area.
Afterward, just don't walk straight toward the mark until ol' lady's looking where she's driving to.
>>14055101
This.
You absolute morons.
>>14055101
Sure, instead of just a description of our height and build, let's just give the old cunt a recent school photo with our address on the back.
>>14055112
Coz a grandma who can't load her shopping will have eyesight, attention, or memory for more details than height and build anyway.
They're not gonna find this old lady. She's gonna have to volunteer information, if there's a general call. Whether she volunteers information or not hinges on how she remembers us, as a nice young man who helps grannies with groceries & wouldn't hurt a fly, or a young lout with quite possible criminal intent.
> Get out more.
B)est to help her quickly
but i hope we just have to load it in her trunk not walk 100 yards.
B
B. Jamie a nice
B)oobs
B)e a criminally good gentleman
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>>14055825
A good gentlemanly criminal.
>>14054953
B) won't take long!
>>14054953
"Sure thing." you reply
You turn your head to see her with a cart full of food, still shouldn't take too long, and an old lady who probably shouldn't be driving anymore.
"Oh thank you, it's nice to see young'ns willin' to help an old lady out."
She rambles on about kids, grand kids, great grand kids, the kids these days hell you don't even know what all while you're loading up the trunk (this car has a legit trunk on the outside, this thing is probably from the 20s and she probably bought it new). A few bags still wind up in the back seat, she thanks you and gives you a nickel before hobbling into the car. You negate this good deed by not returning the shopping cart.
Now, there is no one around to interrupt, you get the tool into the window and get it hooked on the lock, a pull up and you're able to open the door. Oh man, this car is just as nice on the inside, you just jumped from the most bare vehicle to the most luxurious in just a few minutes. The center console is open and you can't resist a quick peek, a pair of Ray-Bans, not unlike the ones the celebrities wear. Hey, might as well wear them, right? Anything that obscures your face is a bonus. You start the car up, shame this luxury isn't going to last, shame you won't get to test out that 140 mph on the speedo either. The radio comes to life along side the engine, "Bad Moon Rising" is about a minute in, those guys need to release an album already. You back out of the parking spot to make your way to the exit.
A man and a woman in a newer Ford Fairlane coming down the road stare at the car, eyes wide and mouths hanging open.
Guess the owners found you.
No matter what their plans are they're already at the disadvantage of pointing in the wrong direction and are too busy gawking at the car to notice the man in the seat.
A) Gun it, put a little distance between you.
B) Keep it slow, cut down a few streets.
C) Silly you, this isn't your car, pull over and explain the misunderstanding.
B and if we can't ditch them A. No need to attract the attention of anybody else
>>14056296
B into a quick A if it goes south.
>>14056416
This
>>14056416
Yup, this.
>>14056296
>these guys need to release an album already
They've already released two, third one comes out in August.
A and hope they sprang for the dual quad option.
B, A and pic related came out in January of '69.
>>14043868
Look at Scarebird. You are welcome.
>>14056296
You cut down the first street you come across, repeating the process a couple of times and you're sure you've lost them if they decided to come after you. That was surprisingly easy, you suppose they could've stopped to get a hold of the police and it's not like you're going to hang around town to find out.
Just have to take a few more turns to get back towards the road you came in on, you're not feeling the risk of driving across town in this car. No police cars, yellow Corvairs, or pink Edsels, you don't want to go counting your eggs before they hatch but it's looking like you're going to pull this off unless a cop comes in from the countryside.
And what do you know, nothing but a few random cars on the way to the scrapyard, sure you were maybe a minute from being completely fucked but this job went well.
Russel is sitting in his Jeep when you roll through, a big grin on his face and clapping at your success.
"Nice work man, like I said, easy money!" he gives out a laugh "You can keep the shades but I gotta stash the ride."
Probably shouldn't keep them incase anyone paid attention, damn shame to have to throw a nice pair of shades out. You hope out and Russel takes over.
"Carpenter's out in the hangar workin' on ya car, go check in with him."
The Riviera pulls off, you imagine you won't be seeing it again, goodbye sweet luxury. You head to the hangar to collect your payment and to see how the '55 is coming along.
To your surprise Carpenter it getting your engine out when you walk in, you guess it was a little obvious what you wanted done with all those parts in the car, still not what you expected when Russel told you he was working on your car. Carpenter's guys have gotten the stock brakes off already too.
"Got the car, no one followed." you tell him
"Good work, to be honest I didn't think you'd be interested in a job like that. Here's $250, consider all work for today paid for."
>>14057765
You'd be lying if you said you didn't feel a little bad about this, if someone stole your car you'd probably be ready to use that shotgun of yours. Thank goodness Erika isn't here or she'd probably kill you, literally.
Since you're not gonna be going anywhere for most of the day most likely you should find a way to pass the time.
A) Help out with the engine.
B) Help out with the brakes.
C) All work? Wonder if you could find some parts you can get slapped on out in the yard?
D) You're already paying for labor, might as well sit back and relax.
F) Chill with Russel when he gets back, that Jeep is kinda cool.
>>14056732
>>14056630
Yeah I know I should've said another.
But come on, it's been 2 months since the single dropped and no album.
>dat 8 track
>dat wood grain
>dat red
Aww shit.
>>14057781
A) if it means shooting the shit with Carps.
Else, a bit of C before just A/B-ing your way to a working ride
>>14057781
C then A
C
>>14057781
That's what you got in a car that cost $13,067.00 in 1979.
With my proclivities, in the context of this story, I'd be the autist who recognizes Jamie's car as a Packard because because I'd be driving around in a 1932 Packard twin-six, claiming that cars used to be more luxurious.
>>14057781
C then A
Better to have alottle knowledge on the engine in case shit goes wrong.
>>14057781
A while we are working with him ask about cutting the shotgun for future jobs
>>14058570
This
>>14057781
A/B ask if they need any help
>>14058570
yess
>>14058570
this
>>14057781
"Need any help?" you ask Carpenter
Hell, he's been building engines longer than you've been alive, so you know he doesn't. He's already got the engine maneuvered out of the bay by time you ask.
"Can't say I need it, but I can always use it. You even know anything about opening up an engine like this?"
"And I can't say I do, I did the cam myself though."
"Then you should know a little about getting it all apart, you get started and I'll step in when I need to."
You pull over the engine stand, that should be step 1 you imagine. You get it all lined up to Carpenter's amusement.
"Need to get a few things off before you can get it on there."
"Do I get to use one of those nice impact wrenches?" you ask, that should speed things up a lot
He scratches his chin for a moment before grinning
"Glad you asked, you got any plans for the day?"
"Nope."
"Then I think you should just use what you have in the car."
This is going to take forever...you should've just lied.
He steps in a lot more than you ever expected him to, every time some problem came up he had a solution just seconds later. Even if there wasn't a problem he had some words of advice to give, it becomes obvious you're getting a lesson rather than helping him out almost instantly. Even though you have access to quite a few specialty tools that would speed everything up, he insists on you improvising as much as you can, saying it's better to know how to do things the hard way.
All you know is several hours have passed and you're pretty damn certain you can tear down a Chevrolet Small Block if the need ever comes up again, still have to get it all back together but you're feeling good about what you've learned today.
"Was it really necessary to strip it like this?" you ask
"Nope, but I figured we'd make full use of the day." he replies, wiping some sweat off his face
"I don't have a problem with it, I actually appreciate you takin' the time to teach me some things."
>>14060376
Flying blind but I'm going with A)
>>14060376
"I figured as much, I try to pass one what I know when I can, no point in keeping it a secret."
Y'know, if he didn't deal in stolen parts you could see him as a respectable guy...but you work for him knowing that so you can't say much about it.
It doesn't take as long to get everything all back together but it's still on the tail end of daylight by time it's all ready for Russel to come along and work his fabrication skills so you can get that Paxton on there.
You're pretty sure the brake job is done too, the wheels just aren't back on yet.
Carpenter returns to his office after wiping off as much grease as possible, hoping he didn't miss out on a lot of sells by being away from the phone all day.
Looks like you're back to not having much to do.
A) Search the yard before it gets too dark to see anything.
B) You don't expect to be welding or whatever he's doing anytime soon but you can hang around.
C) See if you can get some stories from Carpenter or something.
>>14058232
Heh, since I was told about the visual difference between Bel Airs and whatnot I get autistic fits when people call all 55-57s Bel Airs. Thanks /o/.
>>14058570
He likely wouldn't care if we just brought it.
Obviously we just sneak into Dad's work and use a lumber mill's saw and sneak back out.
>>14060398
It'll probably win.
>>14060410
What are we going to be looking for in A?
>>14060410
A
can't think of anything we need though
>>14060417
General shit that can be used I suppose, nothing specific,
>>14060434
what can we get the Pakard?
or even dad's new 'cuda?
>>14060434
Well, A then. Dunno what we'll be getting, but doesn't really matter. Why don't we ask Carpenter to come along? Have him tell some stories, show us where the good stuff is.
>>14060443
>dad's new 'cuda?
Road Runner ya doofus.
>>14060443
Dunno, I've only got a couple of ideas at the moment.
>>14060446
>Dunno what we'll be getting
For fun stuff basically.
The '55 is pretty much done once the Paxton is installed and we have a surplus of money now.
Maybe a little bit of 60s aftermarket aesthetic goodness.
>>14060508
Do we have lsd on either car?
>>14060558
Both.
>>14060410
A
See if Carpenter will join us and show us the good stuff, and shoot the shit. Never hurts to be on his good side.
Maybe we'll find something for the packard or another project car.
>>14060446
>>14060600
Carpenter's probably had enough of us for one day, but sure would be cool if he did have time to shoot the shit with us some more.
I'm gonna vote for a quick solo A, followed by hanging round B & hoping for a second lesson in supercharger installation.
>inspire Carpenter with our mechanical interest, leading him to sharing some stories with us & Russel, over 'shine & cigars when the '55 work is done
>>14060706
This
>>14060706
Agreeing with this Anon, lets give the dude some space.
>>14060706
I vote this
Carpenter is our new father figure
Why yes this is a "let's maybe rice out the '55" post
Also cutting it close as hell for time, so I apologize for mistakes.
>>14060410
You head out to the yard, if you can find something good and not have to pay any extra for the labor or do the work yourself that'd be great. Carpenter might be regretting saying that all the work for the day was paid for.
After wondering around for a while there isn't too much catching your eye outside of a few cars that hurt a little seeing out here all smashed up. Eventually you come across one worth looking at, a yellow/white '55 convertible that looks like it tried to eat a tree. The whole front is mangled with the headlights looking crosseyed, but, it has an antenna, and that means it should have a radio. And of course the radio is still sitting there, car has front and rear speakers too.
You'd have to pluck a lot of wires, the speakers, the radio, the antenna, and probably have to drill a hole in your own fender to get it all in though. The car has good condition carpet too, but you're not feeling the beige color in your car, not having the carpet isn't bothering you anyway.
Before you even step away the car next to it has something that gets your attention, that damn steering wheel is one of the most "look at me" things you've ever seen. It's blue with metallic flakes, about matches your interior perfectly. The center is chrome and could make a bit of a custom touch. This car also has a foot shaped gas pedal you could nick if you wanted, you don't see your foot ever slipping off if you get it (not that it's happened yet anyway).
Little bit more searching and you find a '55 you could nab a hood ornament from, after popping a few hoods you find some cylinder head covers you could use as well. You don't have a problem with all that orange you got going on but something to mix it up won't hurt, not like you can play the sleeper card with a supercharger.
>>14062224
Radio, footprint gas peadl, and rocker covers.
>>14062224
You find some less flashy steering wheels as you looked around too, some aftermarket, some factory.
So you haven't really found anything useful, but all this stuff should be next to nothing.
A) Pick your options.
B) Nah, you don't need any of this, go back to the hangar.
C) Nah, you don't need any of this, go see if Carpenter might have some work tomorrow.
D) Keep looking (Aka yall niggas think of something)
>>14062235
Steering wheel 3
Footpring gas pedal
Radio
MT valve covers (8).
>>14062235
1, 6, 10, 11
>>14062235
Steering wheel 1,
Hood ornament,
M/T valve covers 8
Radio 11, maybe
>>14062235
2, 6, 8, 11
>>14062235
1, 5, 8, 11. Fuck a hood ornament.
>>14062235
3,10,11
2,10,11 if not expensive, otherwise fuck it
>>14062235
2, 8, 11
>>14062235
I pick 4 6 and 10.
>>14062235
1 5 8
Chevy engine bay is apparently a palm tree according to the captcha
1, 6, 11
>>14062235
2,6,8,11
>>14062235
1, 6, 8, 11
Footprint gas pedal is tacky af desu senpai
>>14062235
2, 9, 11
>>14062235
1, 6, 8, 11
>>14062235
4,6,8,11
>>14062235
3, 8, 11
>>14062323
This exactly.. Good taste.
>>14062235
You'll have to check in with Carpenter for pricing but you're sure leaving with a '55 packing a radio, a metallic flake steering wheel, a hood ornament and some new valve covers. You go a head and make the trip back to the hangar to grab the tools you need to get the everything except the radio since you assume that's going to take a while and you'd hate for it to get dark on you while you're trying to do it.
Russel is making short work of the brackets and whatnot, probably won't be too much longer and you'll need to get the engine back in the car.
As expected you get everything off rather easily, you're going to need to make a few holes in the hood for that ornament but maybe you won't fuck that up. With the goodies in your hand you make your way back to the hangar.
"Carpenter brought over a couple presents. They're in the driver's seat." Russel tells you
Presents eh?
Looks like a couple of shop manuals for 1955 Chevy Passenger vehicles, with one specializing in accessories, best presents you could get right now you think.
"How much longer you think it'll be before it's ready?" you ask
"I'm about done with my part, gonna be closin' time in a few so I'd say ya need it back in the car asap."
Shit, you can't believe it's that late already, guess everything else will have to take a back seat...
By time everything is in the car with fresh fluids and ready for a start up the sun has disappeared and most of the workers have started on their way home. It's just you, Russel, Carpenter (who came down just a few minutes ago), the big guy, and his dogs. Looks like everything that isn't the steering wheel is gonna have to wait. What you got wound up being just $5 though, so there's that.
>>14063587
I would've had a chain link steering wheel too if I knew they were a thing at this time.
>>14062235
3, 5, 8
>>14065120
"Fire it up already man, need to see if we got her workin'." Russel instructs you
You hop in the '55 without a word and give the key a turn, it fires up and isn't much different, maybe the idle isn't as mean but that's about it
That doesn't matter much, you still have the biggest smile you've ever had, sure there's a been a couple of other start ups after some work before but holy shit, you tore an engine down and rebuilt it today and the fucker actually works!
A few blips of the throttle brings about the whine you wanted, easily heard
You take a step out to wake a look at the newly born beast under the hood, the black supercharger sticking out like a sore thumb, it has a hose going to a black plastic airbox that replaced your aircleaner, another hose winds down to a can that houses an air filter. Seems like it would do better if you cut the rad support and run it through there so it gets air directly from the grill. That will have to wait though, looks like everyone is calling it quits.
"You about ready to call it a night, need to get this place locked down." Carpenter tells you, breaking you out of your new obsession for a moment.
A) Go home.
B) Drive around the country.
C) Time to flex a little muscle at the drive-in.
D) Ask Carpenter if you can stay past closing and if he has a flashlight.
>>14065137
damn i was late
>>14065138
B/C
>>14065138
B into C
>tfw you find a '55 with a white shifter, similar tach to what I imagined us having and the right wheel
Sure it's not perfect but ayy.
>>14065138
B, do a few practice launches out in the country to see how it hooks with the new tires and traction bars and get used to that smallblock really coming alive past 5k
>>14065157
This desu senpai
>>14065138
B/C let's see what our baby can do, and when we go in make shure the supercharger isn't too whiny hopefully we can surprise some people
Can we get a full mod list for both cars?
Next post likely won't be until the morning, sleepy af.
>>14065692
'55
350
Ported heads
Larger valves
Cheap headers
Paxton SN60
Blower Cam
M22 Transmission
Hurst Shifter
4.10 Posi Rear
Front disc brake conversion
Rear Swaybar
Upgraded Shocks
Traction Bars
American Racing Torq Thrust wheels
Polyglas GT Tires up front, with another pair on steelies for the rear
Cheater slicks out back
The steering wheel, M/T valve covers, and hood ornament aren't on yet.
Packard
426 Hemi
A833 transmission
3.73 LSD rear end (Can't remember if I used a specific name for it)
Widened stock wheels
Polyglas GT sanded to look like white walls
Beefed up suspension to cope with the weight of moonshine
Front disc brake conversion
I think that's it.
>>14065812
>>14065812
Bump
>>14065138
B
>>14065138
B). Going back to the drive-in is somewhat risky imho
>>14065138
"Yeah, I'm done, just need to get all my tools, I'll see you guys tomorrow. Oh yeah, and thanks for the manuals."
"Not a problem, I figure you'll need them more than I will."
He's not wrong there, should be a huge help when it comes to the radio tomorrow.
You gather up your tools, wash up as much as you, and get on your way. The '55 is probably the whiniest car in the county with transmission and the supercharger both going at it, you're more than a little eager to see what it can do. Assuming these tires ain't worth shit on dirt you wait a while to get on the gas any until you're pointed straight and on the road, you cut right, wanting to enjoy the car on a country cruise as a break in. Of course you can't resist getting on it though...
Muncie, Paxton, and Chevy wail and roar together as the tires yell out, struggling to deal with the symphony they've just been blasted with. The tires settle down with a yelp as the jam is started back up in 2nd, your heart is somehow running faster than the gauges in front of your face as 2nd quickly leads to a 3rd that you burn through quickly. You put the car in 4th, letting out shortly after, 100 mph came in what felt like nothing. The engine felt like it could've went higher than what you were pushing to as well, time to get into a habit of shifting a little higher. Hell even with how you were shifting you're pretty sure most cars on the list are fucked.
You back it down to a sensible speed and cruise through the night, the supercharger giving a 4th gear whine that your transmission never provided. You learn these aren't the best tires for taking a corner pretty quickly though, shame since you know your other tires won't be able to handle the power for shit. These tires just spun worse than the street tires ever did after all.
>>14068248
The motorcycle coming up behind you isn't having issues speeding through here though, they're coming up on you pretty quick. You trudging along in 4th with the window down allows you to hear it screaming down the road, sounding unlike anything you've heard before.
You already know you're not holding it off on these curves, but the straight that'll be coming up is another story.
A) Give em a run on the straight.
B) Nah, just give em enough room to make sure they can get by.
C) Turn around at the gas station that will be coming up soon, time to head to the drive-in.
D) Turn around at the gas station that will be coming up soon, time to head home.
If you pick C or D, do a proper burnout so you can launch on the way back. Y/N
>>14065812
Forgot the pistons and dual side exit with glasspacks for the '55.
And the 4 muffler dual exhaust on the Packard
>>14068253
A then C /Y
>>14068334
This
>>14068334
Yep
>>14068334
Mhm
>>14068334
Third
>>14068253
A, D-Y
>>14068334
this desu senpai baka
> In b4 it is a motorcycle cop
Next post probably won't be until later tonight.
>>14068709
They ride Harley's though, we should know that sound.
Around how much hp do we have now?
>>14068986
Guessing 500ish, we need to drag race the 55 against the Packard for science.
Bumpan with a Checker Marathon I saw today. Fug, dat rear legroom is insane. Could have an orgy in the back seat desu.
>>14070433
Slightly less shitty pic, woulda tried to get a decent one but there were people in the trailer.
>>14071135
>dat antenna
Just got home so it'll be a few more minutes.
>>14070433
>>14071135
Neat, I should try to hit up the local cruise in and take some pics when they start back in April.
It's mostly old American cars but you get a little bit of everything.
Weird seeing a riced PT Cruiser next to a 69 Z/28 and a stanced Prelude chilling with some hot rodded Fords but eh, I appreciate the variety.
>>14072448
CB bruh.
>>14072458
>tfw this is like the 5th time I've bumped these threads only to have you post 5 minutes after
>>14068253
It doesn't take long for the bike to stall around your rear bumper, waiting to see what you're going to do. The rider looks quite a bit different than the bikers you've become acquainted with, that's for sure. You can tell the rider has a gold helmet that matches the bike with aviator goggles and a dark colored scarf covering their face.
They dive into a left hand corner getting around you with ease, the bike has 4 exhaust tips and and a black stripe on the side. It says it's a Honda but you damn sure haven't ever heard one that sounds like this nor one that moves anywhere near this quick.
You know better than to try to go after them all out at the moment so you drop to 3rd and mash the gas enough to pick up some speed. The rider looks back for a brief second, likely not expecting this old Chevy to try anything or maybe they wasn't expecting a supercharger whine, who knows. They don't leave you through the corners like they could easily do, apparently you've got their attention.
When the road straightens out you get on it, reeling in the bike with no issue, they move over to the side of the road to give you way more room than you need with a thumbs up as you sail by. They're already slowing down so you do the same, you want to turn around in a bit anyway. They chill around behind you until you turn in the gas station, then they down gear and take off. The bike screaming back up to speed.
You get turned around and come to a stop in the middle of the road, after making sure there are no cars around you start smoking those cheater slicks to see how you can hookup.
Other than that you take off like you normally do, it spins, but it's not absolutely killing the tires and leaving you sitting there going nowhere while you do it. Still more than what it was doing before the supercharger but it's perfectly manageable.
>>14072476
I've noticed lel.
I'm glad people keep it bumped tho
>>14072918
Feeling confident in the car you make your way back to town to hit up the drive-in, you do your best to coast in to keep the supercharger as quiet as possible, you park in the first open spot that happens to be next to a couple of girls in a red Mustang convertible. Obviously time to throw on the Ray-Bans at night and wow them.
You take a look around to see who's here tonight.
No Carlos, no Brian, no Tubby, both Henry's, Warren (you assume that's his orange GTO since the guy in front if it is talking to Jeff, and Daniel are here though.
Outside of people you know, you spy a black '66 or '67 Chevelle SS396 with a bit of a rake and Cragar wheels. You imagine you'd have to give him a headstart or some lengths to get a real race going.
Next up is a metallic purple... Model A you think, two door. No fenders, lowered, no hood to show off the blown engine that looks similar to the one in the Lassiter's truck, zoomie headers, and some fat tires. At least it looks like it could be a race.
You're not going to be able to move up the list at the moment so there isn't anything to gain outside of reputation, money, and fun.
A) Model A
B) Jeff and Henry's '50 Ford
C) Daniel's Falcon
D) Henry's Dart
E) Warren's GTO
F) Chevelle
G) Fuck it, sit back and see if anyone else shows up.
H) Man, finding a good race is getting hard, go home.
>>14072933
Model A) for $5
>>14072933
We don't need to show our hand unless it's for keeps.
Race but sandbag
>>14073027
s'truth
>>14072933
E, been wondering what our Pontiacbro was up to.
Visual representation of the list cars + Tubby as close as I could find.
>>14073027
>>14073078
You guys voting for the Model A or what?
Doesn't matter if people on the list know we're fast except maybe for bets.
>>14073205
If we see Brian and/or Tubby it's on sight nigga, gone knock they ass the fuck out.
Let's wait for that fucker in the 442 that keyed us last time, wipe the floor with him.
>>14073648
This
G
>>14073205
i'm >>14073078
voting G
Well you guys are going to have to wait until around midnight again. Will be back to normal tomorrow.
A for model A
>>14072933
I vote for race, anybody
Race is fun, rep and money.
>>14072933
Model a. 5 bucks.
>>14072952
This
