btw...this got way off topic i think... PT cars and drag racing go hand in hand, but a PT car at a week of nothin but drag racing.... i think its a lil off.

but i think "PT WEEK" should deffinatley have some drag racing.

Agreed! I which I had two cars. One for the street and one for a road course.

R.P.

You are absolutely right..

Bottom line is, in my opinon, you can build a great "all around" car, one that goes fast in a straight line and handles well but if you really want to excell in each, you do have to change up your car to work well in each venue.

I would like a run with that WS6 Trans AM guy with his 396 rwh... :rolleyes:

SW

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I am usually quiet and reserved on the board, but race - rodz is smacking some serious BS.

People on this site are not building a car with high tech parts and etc. that you mention just for trend or style to impress someone else or be a POSER, they are doing it because they want to and like to. Have you ever driven a stock Chevelle or 1st gen camaro, they suck. The cars here are fast and handle well and that is what the person building the car wants personally. If they didn't they would be doing frame off #rd matching stuff.

So don't sit out and judge what someone does or doesn't do with THEIR car, some advice would be have positive comments on things you like and no comment on things you don't about someone else's stuff. We all here are friends and share stuff, so when comments like yours are said we all are affected, I guess I have had enough.

I hope what ever your working on satisfies your needs and make you happy.

I am really annoyed by the fact that some people think that they are the ultimate judge on how other peoples cars should be driven.
They challenge the manhood of fellow car lovers by calling them "posers"
In the context in which it is generally used they might as well be calling you a pu..y
(Please don't try and deny that this is what your really thinking)
Personally I wanted a car that looked old school but accelerated,stopped and handled like a newer model high performance car. I intend to enjoy cruising,spirited driving and attending shows. And maybe
(emphasis on maybe) a trip or two to the track for the hell of it.
I am secure enough in my masculinity that I don't have to satisy someone elses idea of how my cars should be driven.
Bottom line...I am just a car guy that appreciates nice cars.
I believe that this is what this hobby is really all about.
I try to avoid dictating to others on how their rides should be used. :)
Scott

Here we go again with the same crap. I for one say spend your "OWN" money how you see fit. If you want a Pro-Street car, great. If you want a 1500hp TT daily driver, so be it. If you want a new Z06, be my guest. If you want a all around solid high performance muscle car, more power too ya. I am getting tired of this revolving door that comes around every 6 months or so .

What I keep wondering is why PT cars are being held to a higher plane the Pro-Street cars were? How many of those actually saw a "track", 1%? My guess is that there is a lot of people in the shadows that want to see PT cars hang around for a long while and not fall into the rut Pro-Street did. I can't seeing it go that way since we are building old cars that emulate modern sports cars that we like to daily.

I for one have gone from building a moderate hp PT Camaro, too something just shy of a street driven race car. Unfortunatley my budget is slower than the evolution of my thoughts. My car will be shown and tracked and I am sure someone will complain about that too.

Mike

This is where you lost me; I was agreeing mostly to this point.

Jody

I believe that PT cars fills a void that previously existed in the hot rodding industry.
I love old muscle. I have owned several muscle cars: vettes,camaros,mustangs etc.. However as Stuart pointed out in an earlier post these cars "suck" in regards to driving experience. Consequently I was always buying and selling trying to find the car that satisfied my needs.
Back to the void..
Pt cars offer the looks of an old school muscle car with the comfort,convenience,drivability and performance of a modern high performance car. Pro Street cars on the other hand did only two things well. Look cool and go fast in a straight line.
I believe that long term PT cars will bring even more people into the hobby.
Wait till the word gets out that you can have a 1969
(insert your fav. brand here) that will match the performance of a C5 Corvette.
Also if you like,you can also have air,tilt,cruise,pw etc...
And last but not least these PT cars will not depreciate as quickly as a new performance car would.. The Pro Touring scene is just getting started.
Scott

Hey,

Maybe we should just start a post about why don't we see the Pro-Street guys runnin' down at the road courses??? I guess the 15"x3.5" welds turn from pizza cutters to tacos in the first turn, too bad. I guess those wrinkle walls don't hold up to any sort of lateral Gs. This complaining about what the other guy doesn't do reminds me of high school. LOL! Oh boy.

I agree with you guys on here so I won't ramble on with my 2 cents.

Still, it'd be funny to see a pack of pro-street cars trying to get around a road course with their drag suspensions and wrinkle walls! LOL. Now that would be somethin'!

John

Build it the way you want it! If your idea of what a PT or G-Machine car should be is different than someone else, great! Bottom line is enjoy it the way you want to.