Is your G-body "Old School" or "Restomod"?

[foxtrot]

I'm not sure how to vote, 403/2004R/3.73, but have blazer brakes, Hellwig rear roll bar, Fbody front, Grand cherokee box and shaft and lowering springs. Old school power train with restomod suspension?

Old School all the way! 🙂

 

[MrSony]

I guess it's old school, it had a '76 Buick 350 in it, and a Th350. stock wheels. Stock everything else basically, down to the shocks. Now it's getting a '70 Buick 350 and then t type wheels and better gears. So, yeah I think it's more oldschool than restomod by far.

 

[ssn696]

Don't ignore the RustoMod category - those who work wonders with drywall screws and duct tape while preserving the originality of a well worn vehicle....

Then there's RustoMud...bury the rust in Bondo and spraybomb undercoating. In the K10, the Bubba before me didn't even trim back the rotten footwells, just pop-riveted over the tops and hid the bodies.

 

[pagrunt]

Mine is a Johnny Cash special. It's got parts from 5 or 6 GM cars on it.😵

Just 5-6, I have lost count of those that gave their parts so mine could go back together.

 

[85442/86buick]

Don't ignore the RustoMod category - those who work wonders with drywall screws and duct tape while preserving the originality of a well worn vehicle....

Ed , just to correct you it's 200 mph duct tape

Dave

 

[Texas82GP]

I don't believe in labels.

That being said I would argue that our wagon is more of a classic recipe than a "Restomod" (thanks for that over used term, Barrett Jackoff - barf!) and here is why:

The restomod ideals tend to be based around sticking late-model parts under cars. Meaning all of the factory running gear (engine, trans, IRS/rearend) is plucked from donor and shoehorned into an old car. Stock for stock - gain all of the late model reliability with no personality. Jam some brakes and wheels on there, and off to sitting around a parade ground with your crying baby on the bumper you go. Looks stock and pushes no boundaries. Restomodding a car is as boring and mundane as it comes.

In contrast there is doing a performance build with late-model parts. The cam in our wagon is about as aggressive as you can get without having major driveability problems - the LSA and overlap really contribute to the sound and experience; add ported heads, long tubes, etc and you have a high strung V8 that rumbles. The trans is worked over with a "shift kit" and no torque/shift/TCC management or PWM to soften the gear changes - when the TCC comes on it is like a kick in the back; plus it has a decent sized stall converter. The rearend is a Dana 60 - like a HEMI car - with 3.73s. Stupid fat tires for looks, and bigger brakes for safety. It runs and drives like a vintage muscle car (it even stalls sometimes) and is a visceral experience from the moment you see it.

But, you are also talking to a man who has been banned from Pro-touring.com because of opinions such as these - so take it with a grain of salt.

I think a phrase from a mutual car friend applies to your car. You don't drive your car. You operate it. It demands more than just driving it, and it gives more in return.

 

[Texas82GP]

Yep....I've had it since i was 17 back in 2001. The transformation over the years. Here is a pic back before the resto began.View attachment 68783

17 back in 2001? Damn I feel old! I'm proud that being from your generation you wanted one of these cars.

 

[motorheadmike]

I think a phrase from a mutual car friend applies to your car. You don't drive your car. You operate it. It demands more than just driving it, and it gives more in return.

That is pretty profound.

 

[motorheadmike]

17 back in 2001? Damn I feel old! I'm proud that being from your generation you wanted one of these cars.

I got my first Monte in 97 or 98? That would make me... what... um... 19? FML - I am getting old.

 

[Injectedcutty]

17 back in 2001? Damn I feel old! I'm proud that being from your generation you wanted one of these cars.

Hell yeah i did Jared! I wanted my cutlass from the 1st time i saw it....my parent's neighbors bought it when i was 14 or so. I was drawn to it from day 1....sexy black car with clean lines, rallye wheels, cushy seats! I jumped on the opportunity to buy it when entering the real world and starting college/work....even better i paid $1400 for it!!!! Obviously i have WAY more in it now, but I'm building it to enjoy it, not sell it.