Re: In a quandary

Posted by Tim Cole On 2014/5/7 14:17:52

Hi Smann:

Nobody here is going to make fun of rodding your car unless it is a nice original car. Those just aren't surviving. If you like the look of the car, but want to use it for long trips on the expressway then a hotter drivetrain is required. Today I was putting along in the slow lane at 60mph and everything was passing me. I don't care because the roads in Michigan are so bad I drive slowly to steer around the potholes. I steered around one that was big enough to blow a tire.

I was at a plant one day and there was a loud shot and flap, flap, flap from a truck that hit a pothole. On the expressway in Detroit there is a complete semi tire leaning against the fast lane barrier that blew off a truck when it hit a pothole (I saw the truck off road with the entire tire missing). So here in Michigan trying to drive a Packard will only turn it into junk.

So enjoy your car as you see fit and let the purists worry about maintainin the nice original cars.