Traction bars

[Tommy]

Just having fun with it, before anyone thinks I'm serious. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif[/img]


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[Igosplut]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tommy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">All barn find day 2 cars from this point forward must now be restored with....

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You're forgetting the jagged-unevenly cut shifter tunnel, White paint underneath, and red/orange paint on the rear drums......

[Hemicolt]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tommy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">All barn find day 2 cars from this point forward must now be restored with firewall pounded in in around dizzy if car is found with an HEI. All fuses found wrapped in aluminum foil must be rewrapped in aluminum foil. Wires for stereo equipment or fuel pump that are pushed between fuse and fuse holder must be duplicated. Front bowl of holley carb must be beat to death with screwdriver or 9/16 open end wrench if found that way and sheet metal screw must still be installed to make secondaries mechanical. Bent extended shackles have to be reused along with one bent leaf spring and traction bars that are bent or have holes wallered out or have slight curb or road rash.... if factory paint runs and over spray are being duplicated than this new fangled category of the &quot;hobby&quot; must also be exact in all areas.... don't forget to duplicate all the holes in the floor that were drilled for a bench to bucket swap or the parts purchased that were made to fit but weren't ever for that car to begin with.... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

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LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Schonyenko2]

Dude, don't forget the zig zag papers, roach clips, and beer tabs.

Hope they don't start doin DNA tests on the &quot;love stains&quot; in the back seats. Could get ugly for some original owners.

BTW Fred did have period correct zig zag papers in his glove box. We found a bunch in the H/O Nova that we reatored a few years ago, and since he had a date coded PBR case, he had to have the papers. That outta be an extra points thingy. (big smile)

[MosportGreen66]

The vast majority of the cars modified as &quot;day-2&quot; did not happen on the very second day of ownership. The transformation happened over time and evolved with changing tastes.

I guess all of these cars are day-2 clones now... LOL

[Salvatore]

well, I know mine is Dan. The point is the original Day-2 cars like I mentioned earlier and there are more of them out there, should demand more respect &quot;in my opinion&quot; then the ones done now with the correct parts. Jim you are right Day-16,000 for my 69 Z/28. HA!

[Tommy]

I'm only using &quot;day2&quot; as an additional selling word or phrase on Ebay and other interweb spots from now on.... My Nova is a &quot;Hotrod&quot; anyway. it was a hotrod when I found it and it's a hotrod today. The only people that don't ask me what day 2 means are on about 3 forums so it really doesn't matter. the speed parts I have on my car usually get 2 responses. The older gear heads say something like &quot;thats the stuff we ran when I was your age&quot; and the younger guys usually say &quot;whats that thing&quot; or &quot;you would be a lot better off with caltracs dude&quot; ... They all look at me like I stepped off a space ship if I tell them I have to set more than one set of points....


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[Fast67VelleN2O]

Is this car &quot;Day 2&quot; or a &quot;Day 2 clone&quot;? The previous owner put on Lakewood traction bars but painted them black, Cobra valve covers and intake manifold, 700 double pumper, tri y headers, turbo mufflers, a big solid cam, Shelby gauges under the dash, and Cragar GT wheels. This was in 1979. The only thing I did was put the stock wheels back on so I could restore the Cragar wheels. Is this a clone since it took 12 years from when it was new to put these parts on?

[DarrenX33]

Wow. Talk about blowing a topic out of proportion. All Sammy said is that Sam's deuce is a genuine day 2 car from back in the day. Don't think anyone can argue that. All should agree there is a difference between what was done back then vs done today.

Going off on these tangents is what sucks the life even further out of the hobby. To each his own boys. Let it go while its still kinda fun.

[Salvatore]

Thanks Darren. that really sums it up!