I Knew What I Wanted Before I Knew What I Wanted - Lateral-g Forums

Rod P · #1 03-13-2013, 05:32 PM

My latest story! on the Bangshift web site

I Knew What I Wanted Before I Knew What I Wanted

Apparently I knew I wanted a Pro-Touring car before the term was really even coined. In 1996 I was looking through a Hot Rod Magazine seeing all sorts of cars that just really caught my eye. Cars built to “run on the ragged edge” – the issue was, in fact, dedicated to such cars. What I saw in that magazine prompted me to set it aside. I have not kept a lot of things for this many years other than tools and friends, but I have kept a small collection of about 40 magazines that just can’t part with. (No, not the SI swimsuit edition from 1987) So, way before I had ever heard of autocross, before I owned the Camaro, before I lost my job in the tech industry, before pro-touring was a ‘thing’, before my divorce, I had a direction to build a muscle car –my muscle car

Read the rest here!!

Black93GT · #2 03-14-2013, 11:31 AM

I enjoyed your story and closely relate to it. I had the stance, wheels and color even before I decided I wanted to build a first gen camaro.

468Camaro · #3 03-14-2013, 01:50 PM

40 magazines ! Hoarder ! Ihave almost 2000 pounds of car truck bike magz..at least 7-8 rubbermaid trash barrels full weighing 350+ pounds each... I traded my N-50s n skinnys for sum Fat Radials in 86" I even had a CrossRam...wish I never sold. It...

Rod P · #4 03-14-2013, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 468Camaro

40 magazines ! Hoarder ! Ihave almost 2000 pounds of car truck bike magz..at least 7-8 rubbermaid trash barrels full weighing 350+ pounds each... I traded my N-50s n skinnys for sum Fat Radials in 86" I even had a CrossRam...wish I never sold. It...

theres a lot I wish it didnt sell! I do have 3 full rollaways with tools one on each wall of the garage, and I still had to go buy a 12MM allen socket for some corvette caliper bolts yesterday?

Ron in SoCal · #5 03-14-2013, 06:18 PM

Great read Rodney. And how cool...

**glassman** · #6 03-14-2013, 11:21 PM

Nice read rod. It's always cool to relate to someone with the same feelings.

Btw, white is nice!!!

I got the bug in1984 with my 71 rs, slammed to the ground with a Koni suspension and LT1 engine, I was 18 and couldn't handle her....
http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/...ti/image-1.jpg

Me and computers don't get along very well, still can't post a pic properly, tard.