1973 Chevelle Laguna PT build (aka Bad Buzz)

[FETorino]

Originally Posted by sr73bu

on the road coarse at NJMP








During the re-build





-Sean

Nice to see something different. Looks really good in action.

I'm loving the under hood treatment.

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by sr73bu

Thanks for the comments guys!

Side Exit Exhaust is on.....

I'm loving the sound, but my nieghbors probably don't..LOL

Did you make those or are they Nascar or related take offs? I have a single side exit boom tube and also put in the Car Chemistry inserts and it was mean and nasty still beyond all get out. Curious to see if you a before and after reduction much.

[sr73bu]

Thanks Rob!... Love that Torino!!!


Dave- I found the exhaust on ebay, I'm thinking its a 90's NASCAR style exhaust or so I was told by the seller.... I had to cut it up and re-weld quite a bit to make it work, but it fits pretty nice now...

I actually drove the car on a 4 hour roadtrip yesterday... the baffles helped to take the "edge" off, but thats about it..LOL...I do love the sound, the baffles added some "crisp-ness" and helped get back some of my lowend power.

cruising in 6th gear for a majority of the drive really wasn't too bad (around 2500 rpm)... its the 3000-6500 pulls that really ring your ears, but its a frigg'n hot rod right?? screw tailpipes (watch me eat those words next year, LOL)

-Sean

[WSSix]

Looks wicked Sean. If or when you get tired of the exhaust sound level, you could always go with Spintech in order to keep the side exit style. I think Magnaflow also offers a similar style muffler that would facilitate side exit. Both would sound great in my opinion. Glad you're out enjoying the car.

[gnx7]

great build!

What headlights are those?

What does the car weigh with a full tank of fuel and no driver?

[sr73bu]

Originally Posted by gnx7

great build!

What headlights are those?

What does the car weigh with a full tank of fuel and no driver?

Thanks!

Sorry for the late response... started some winter projects around the house...

I ordered the headlights a few years ago from OPG... they use more modern bulbs like Sylvania Silverstars 9004? not sure on the part number.....

The car weights 3850 without me in it...lol... add another 220lbs for me..and its just over 4000lbs... i have made some changes since I last wieghed it...including a fiberglass hood that is much lighter than the stock one, bucket seats and lighter wheels.... the car is still a tank though...

-Sean

[Steve Chryssos]

Originally Posted by sr73bu

on the road coarse at NJMP







Fresh out of paint



During the re-build





Bad Buzz circa 2001- 2009 (before I torn it apart)


-Sean

I'm quoting you just so that we can see the pictures again. Very cool car!

[legend]

great car man

where did you study Industrial Design? and do you work as a designer now?

I'm a UK designer and lecturer in ID so I'm always interested how things are elsewhere

[sr73bu]

Thanks Again Guys!

Originally Posted by legend

great car man

where did you study Industrial Design? and do you work as a designer now?

I'm a UK designer and lecturer in ID so I'm always interested how things are elsewhere

Hi Legend... I studied at Kean University here in NJ... I've worked for Ingersol Rand, a few food packaging design firms as a conceptual contractor and i've been with a Corrugated display company for the past 5 years designing Point of Purchase displays aka cardboard displays..lol.. I do enjoy this field as I get to sketch, present new concepts and engineer displays from various materials. How do you like lecturering? I've recently been asked to teach a sketching class at a school in Philly a few nights a week and may consider it... if i can find time..lol

-Sean

[legend]

Lecturing is great apart from the assesment of the work.

http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/lds/ I'm here

I teach a lot of the sketching, thing is you have to link it to 3D hands on modelling for them to grasp that they are describing geometry, not just making pictures. So we do sketching and styrofoam at the same time