What happened to that Terminator you were gonna get? The  Roketa MC-56Dead Reckon, were you thinking about getting a Roketa MC-56??!! Are you man enough to handle 50cc? (The Terminator ) That 'cycle will come soon enough, probably before my license. It doesn't need anything but a permanent tag so the dense police officers around here with NOTHING to do don't have to pull me over to make sure I'm over 16. The Rocketa isn't anything special, I won't have it for long, its just that I'd rather be on a minimotorcycle than some stupid moped. I plan to stroke it to 73CC, that would make it require tags, if they knew...

As for the Cutlass though, I'm not a fan of flashy CHROME, and that rocker trim, its held on by plastic clips which sit in the body. The holes they sit in rot out unless you remove the chrome (which is impossible without breaking said clips) regularly to treat the paint under the chrome. That, and crap gets up under the chrome causing further rust in the rocker panels. Its just a bad idea overall.

As for your Mitsubishi Galant, I absolutely hate virtually every Japanese import except for Subaru's, and Nissan's. And that isn't to say that I'd likely own either. I don't care about modern bits and pieces like electronic fuel injection, electronic climate control, GPS, or any of that crap. If I want GPS I'll buy some piece of crap, make a mount so it clamps to the rear view mirror, or clips on the cigarette lighter, and be done with it. The only time I'll need a GPS is if I goto somewhere like the Eastern end of this state. They steal, swap, shoot, and otherwise violate the roadsigns over there.

When I get a vehicle I'm probably just going to hang onto the Rocketa and bide my time by getting a fixer upper, like a cutlass. I know where I can get several such cars like this one:







Sure, its beat to *censored*, needs everything from paint to a mechanical rebuild, but I'd rather build one myself. It'll take several years and the cost of a "new" car to build but *censored*, that's the fun of it. That particular cutlass was supposed to be mine until my fathers neighbor's mother in law complained about it sitting there.

The main reason I don't want all that flashy chrome is because, to put it simply, I don't like flashy cars. I'll probably paint the cutlass midnight blue, bumpers and all. Only have a bit of chrome on the wheels, wheel arches, around the window trim, the antenna, bit around the headlights and grilles, bit around the brake lights, but not much chrome really, just a few bits here and there to accent the body lines. I like subliminal cars, ones that don't stand out unless your looking for them.
Trust me, if I had a chance to go back to the DAY I bought the Galant, i'd WALK off the dealership's lot. I regret buying it everyday. I envy my friends that have 80's era vehicles that have fixed them up. Don't get me wrong, my car is a decent, reliable vehicle, and i'm hoping i'll be able to get 200,000 miles out of it. The only reason I bought it was because I needed a reliable car that was good on gas mileage, and I wouldn't have to worry about repairs every other week. But you live and learn right?

I completely agree with you on the chrome thing. I'm not a fan of tons of it either. But I would have to say i'd like to have the bumpers dipped. Maybe some nice chrome wheels too. Not the 28's that you see now days, but maybe some sporty looking 16's. The SS wheels are very nice looking too. I'll probably end up buying a cutlass very similar to the one in your previous post. One in better condition than the red one up there, but something I can put some TLC into and take my time with.Yeah, the TLC is what makes it YOUR car, not just one you bought and call your own. I don't like modern vehicles because I know absolutely nothing about electronically managed fuel injected emission stiffed and electronically nannied cars.

I do, however, know a bit about cars with carburetors. I prefer the harsh rough rumble of a four barrel V8 versus the smooth silky idle of a fuel injected V8. I like popping the hood and seeing two large chromed heads with a matching and equally gaudy, possibly grease stained chromed air filter can.

I plan to run 15x7" SS2's in the front and 15x10" SS2's in the rear, not going to jack the rear up but an inch or two, the bigger tires will need a lil to fit. I only want a slight hot rod angle to it. I also plan to set it up with a dual 3 or 3.5" system, split the manifold into two halves, run two pipes straight off to two mufflers, then run a bend straight out the sides or to the pavement, probably out the sides infront of the rear tires. Its legal here 'cause the car is over 25 years old without  even having antique registration. I'll probably use a 350 turned into a 383 stroker cranking about 450-500HP in the end.

To start off though, I'll use a 305 or 307 5L V8. Aside from the loud exhaust, slight hot rod stance and fat tires in the rear, noone will have a clue this car is anything more than a bunch of show when I'm done. I don't plan to use a supercharger, that isn't needed if its tuned right. I've seen those 383 strokers break 600HP. If I start out with a 307 I don't expect to get more than 250HP out of it, if I've got a 305 I might be able to COAX 300HP out of it. Its just a matter of throwing the right bits on and a whole lot of tuning 'em to WORK. The thing I'm worried most about is the transmission. A cooler will be required on the transmission. I also plan to use borrowed parts like the 11" rotors from a blazer or something similar. They'll fit on with modification, most of it is a whole lot of square pegs in round holes. It'll be fun though, give me something to spend my time and energy on.