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From: Panchobbop@aol.com Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 10:33:39 EDT Subject: Re: Re: Fast dime?In a message dated 4/27/2000 1:54:58 PM, you wrote: >Teens in Acuras ok, but personally I like walking away from them on the >twisting roads here in NH than walking away in the straights. Besides by the >time they exit the corner I'm long gone. I take pride in knowing that I did >everything you see in my 510 inside, outside, underneath and under the hood >myself. It runs, looks, and handles the way I built it not the way my mommy >or daddy bought it for me, that's why most of us take so much pride in our >rides. If my 510 looks like it's going 100 mph sitting there then I've >achieved a purpose maybe not the one I was looking for, but don't judge a >book by it's cover. Some of us rather like a certain look before a power >plant and some of us just the opposite. If I want some balls in my 510 then I >won't let my wife drive it or I'll ride along. > >Lou "Look what I built, look what you bought" I agree Lou. I can't understand why these Hondas(no offense,but I don't care for them)get under dimers skin? I restore older cars and when I worked in a resto shop in CT some people just liked the cars as original, sometimes with slight mods. "Jason" Jasensky(pic in re-issued how to hot rod...by Bob Waar)worked there just before I left. When I talked to him about the L16 engine he said NICE ENGINE(he worked on Bob Sharps race cars). When I mentioned L20Bs he gave me a quizzical look ,as if saying huh, what's that? I guess he just preferred the L!6 and L18 as a powerplant for the 510? I, Personally, prefer the same(only my opinion). A well prepared 510 with a L16,L18(modified and tuned right) is a pleasure to drive......especially if self prepared! Don't need no stinkin 145mph, don't need no stinkin engineering physics(pulled an A in that), don't need no stinkin young listers to "bait" me into thinkin on their level, don't need no stinkin engine bay "stretcher" to fit a v8, don't need anything but peace of mind...........and a 510!! As far as fish analogies, what about an older scavenger fish who does a nec essary job, works hard, gets things done with minimal "BS", and if he had arms and legs ,instead of fins.............would drive a dime!!! Later, Waldo 510 content.......my 71 510 is being fixed up, bodywise, and getting ready for a paint "over". I couldn't believe how much rust the NY winters have bestowed upon it! She's in the DRs hands now and will be all better SOON!! This message comes to you from the Datsun 510 mailing list. List rules and instructions are available at: http://bluebirds.datsun510.com/bluebirds/listcharter Authors retain implicit copyright to their material. Obtain permission from the author before redistributing messages.