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Congratulations Shawn, Your Outomibile is Outstanding. I may be bias?? And I like it nearly as much as the Bronze Brick! Constructive criticism, Swap to the fiber glass smooth bumper replacements. They would clean up the lines "So" nice, subjective of course, Ole' Bob.

Greetings guys; Nice write up fellas, very informative. This 8.5 was from a Buick open (?) 3.43. I had replaced ALL the internals & had some gussets welded on tying the tubes & mounting points together for additional strength. Ole' Bob.

Greetings houston & all; I've used Wagner "quiet stop ceramic" many times & little to no brake dust.

Greetings Jim & all; WOW, that FUN Factor is off the scale! If memory serves I seen that 9.99 run (Ole brain) & the sound was Sweet. You & your son will remember this past week for the rest of your life's. And for the guys that broke, well you will also remember the event? Oh the wife just...

Greetings Mike & all; I used the OE return line & plumbed in a Mossoro regulating fuel log. It adjusts with various springs inserted into the check valve. As for you second 2nd gear problem, possibly the "G" force or small volume float bowl is not keep the main jets-rods covered during hard...

Greetings Guys; Yes I miss the Bronze Brick & since my GuTOo has a broken engine, I Really miss the Brick! The heart of the question, 12.47 best, 2014. With freshened 406 #III. I did cut the A/C belt off! 12.61 turning the compressor so it made a difference. That was the only year I went to the...

Greetings Guys; For the umpteenth time I wish I had the Bronze Brick still in the hobby shop. I would have something to drive this summer! Seems like more than one of us A-G guys like these V type 2 door Outomobile's from another of GM's past divisions - companies! I had been testing the GuTOo...

Congratulations Jim, Great prelude to drag week! I'll see ya at Byron in a few weeks, Ole' Bob.

Congratulations cam 83 GP, Nice & Clean. Looks Great when ya open the site. Ole' Bob.

Greetings Jbug & all; I've built 3 400's over the years. After ya pull the heads inspect the block decks VERY carefully as they are prone to cracking around the steam holes. You may want to look over some of the things I did? My first one was very budget friendly, the next two not so much. Ole'...

Congratulations Blake. Excellent picture, but then I like green. Ole' Bob.

CONGRATULATIONS, Car Nut. Ya see fast isn't always the winner. This time Clean takes the win. Enjoy your month, it's not easy to get this prize. Ole' bob.

Greetings Guys; Thank you for posting this info. I hope to attend as I spectator as I'm having trouble finding 100 UTQG tires. Ole' Bob.

The last Harrah, The Auto Cross @ Car Craft Nat's 2016. Ole' Bob.

Good Evening Mr. Nail head & all; Dunlop Sport, Direzza UTQG 200, OE converter & suspension @ 3900 Lbs. If I turn quicker than the Bronze Brick's 12.47 or the Camaro's 12.39 I'll be Very Happy. I can't wait for winter to be over, Ole' Bob. Ps: Back in 2017 I was still pretty quick at the lights.

Well my cousin asked about my car, didn’t specify witch one? So it took a bit to dig into the past ET & weight slips. I’ll start with my first car, the 55 Chev @ 3245 Lbs. with Jahn’s 11: 1 compression pistons, 301” solid lifter Isky cam. I built it during my jr & senior years of high school, 60...

Greetings Guys; My favorite on the place on internet to correspond. First Merry Christmas & Best wishes. Car names, The Slug, a 61 four door blue flame my dad took in trade for my 63 Vette after I entered the Service. I drove it once on leave & told Pa I never wanted to see it again. He sold it...

Greetings Guys; Ah the Ring Brothers, I'm bias I like these guys. But if ya want their stuff you will need Deep pockets. Us Wisconsin guys are lucky to have them. Many years ago I went up & interviewed with them, But my CNC skills had been dormant since 79-80 & my home was 130 miles from them...

The key word is "body" vs drive line.

Greetings Guys; From what I remember the 78-79 & 80's were "A" bodies & GM did change the letter to "G" until 81?? Even though 98% of the parts interchange with the later 81 & up "G" chassis. I always wondered why they were A's when they had few part that interchanged with pervious A's? Example...