| What modifications do you have
to the car(s)? |
the 85 is in the process of being converted to 87-93 body style. low compression 306 ford racing b block, ported J302 aluminum heads, cartech street sleeper 64mm turbo kit, pa C4 with reverse manual valve body and trans brake, ptc stall converter, coil over conversion with comp engineering drag struts up front, adj shocks and 4 cyl springs in rear.
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| What mods to you have planned for
the future? |
C4 is only temp until i have the AOD done up for it
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| What was your original goal for
the car(s)? |
| this was going to be my car but needed something that didnt have anything done to it yet so im building this 85 for my wife |
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| What is your present goal for car(s)? |
| get it running and painted |
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| What was your reason for buying
the car(s)? |
i wanted another coupe after selling my last one to lane palmer |
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| What other cars have you considered
buying/presently own? |
| 87-93 gt vert, 69 mach 1
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| How did you find this car? |
| just happened to come across it one day going to my garage |
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| What is your favorite thing about your car? |
| id have to say the time ive been getting to work on it for now |
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| What are some of your Car / Driver
achievements? |
swapping out all the wiring and interior so far on this 85 |
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| Shout outs to people that helped
you achieve these goals? |
doug "thrashn" and dan "padan" they drive roughly an hour to give me a hand. i dont know what id do without there help. a BIG thanks goes out to them. the BIGGEST shout out goes to my wife for putting up with all the buying and selling of cars and parts!! |
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| What is your Best 1/4 time? |
| i raced an 88 lx that had 215k miles on it i had back in 2001, the car was all stock except for exhaust. best i could get on street tires was 15.21 with a .798 reaction and a 2.34 60 foot
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| Do you have any regrets along the
way? |
| none what so ever
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| What was or is your favorite vehicle
to this day and why? |
| i had a 65 falcon when i was in high school that i spent ever pay check on, i ended up getting married and of went the car. |
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| What other things do you enjoy
besides cars? |
| spending time with the family, model cars, hunting and fishing, floating in the pool |
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| What upcoming events in 2007 do you plan on attending, if any? |
| ford carlisle, fall nats and some trips to the race track
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| How did you find SSOTN? |
| from my friend rick i believe his screen name is "rick91gt" |
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Congrats to Josh Mills for being the SSOTN
Featured Member for June 2007.
Interview conducted by: Matthew DeCillis - Webmaster
