? about Day 2 mods...

[Schonyenko2]

Tommy, your car would look way cool with Keystones. Especially if the back were bigger than the fronts.:ie F70 frt. G60 bk. Schonye

[tom406]

Keystone Raiders have rounded spokes - they look for all the world like a quasi-Cragar SS. Klassics have square-edged spokes with flat tops and sides. I purged all the pictures of the Raiders I had, sorry. I know someone is going to post a pic of a Klassic-equipped car any time now....

[Stitch]

Keystone Klassic wheel as now made by Cragar........

http://www.cragar.com/Series32.html

I have a picture of a matching #'s 427/425 Impala that a friend of mine used to own with big n' little Klassics , if I can get my scanner going I'll post a pic.

[68z302]

How's this?
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[Tommy]

Thanks guys. I may use them, I like the look.

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[MarkJack66]

Does anyone else love the 2nd Day Llook just for the memories? I miss the old vinyl roofs, Cragar SSs, Lakewood Traction bars, L-88 hoods, front and rear spoilers, ET Winner stickers in the quarter windows, white ball and T-Handle Hurst Shifters, etc. That stuff was just too cool when I was younger. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/[/img]

I personally think the day 2 mods are cool..hence my original question. I am only 32, but have been very fortunate to have owned or own a bunch of very rare musclecars. Unfortunatly when I was younger it was the first "go around," of the "boom," so I witnessed more cars being restored to facory specs. What I have noticed is that more and more people are looking for ways to diffentiate their cars from others' at shows, so the "factory," look is being seen less and less. I think the great price increases in both restoration cost and "orginal/NOS" parts (looked at the price on "437" distributors lately..)prices have also contributed to fewer people spending the money on "concourse" restorations. It would be neat to have a completely correct (as it left the factory) musclecar. However unless it is very rare, the cost prohibits many people from doing so, especially when just the restoration cost can exceed 45k. The "day 2," look can allow a pretty correct musclecar (one having most of its' original components) to be restored, while still being reasonable. Also since musclecars "like" headers, deeper gears, lighter wheels, bigger cams, carbs, etc. the cars actually run better, and are more fun to drive. Also modern technology can be incoporated into them allowing them to run on todays' fuel.

[skierkaj]

What do u mean the mods were "just too cool when you were younger"?! They're still cool!!!! This is the exact look that I'm going for on my camaro. Hooker 4 into 1 sidepipe headers with sidepipes, Keystone Klassics, IROC front valence, Hurst T-Handle Rachet shifter, Lakewood traction bars, etc. Still not too sure about the hood though. Whatever looks cool, and doesn't cost too much. Maybe if I "get rich," I'll buy the correct L-88 hood from Legendary. It's awesome when you have a musclecar that has that "back-in-the-day performance" look. Period correct stuff rocks!