My first set of wheels

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I went to a bike show back in April with my brother in law. The first bike as you walk in was this. Well that was my first set of wheels so I told my brother in law to take a picture of it.

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It's a Hodaka Combat Wombat 125. My dad bought it for me when is was 15 years old. Well when the picture is blown up I noticed the dent on the top right hand corner of the gas tank.

That is my bike!!! The very same one!

I can't believe it! What are the odds? Anyway what was your first set?

 

[ImWithStupid]

That's awesome.

 

[emkay64]

Navy Blue 85 Camaro.....with a pillow on the seat

 

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I used to take the spark arrestor out of the exhaust to make it louder. My dad would get ****** and buy another one. After the second one he said I wasn't getting it back if I lost that one. I think he figured out my game.

I sold it becuse it needed a magnito that we couldn't find.

 

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Navy Blue 85 Camaro.....with a pillow on the seat

Ohhh Camaro yeahh! I had I think a 79 Barracuda once.

 

[phreakwars]

Ohhh Camaro yeahh! I had I think a 79 Barracuda once.

Plymouth stopped production of the Barracuda after 74' (worst year to have BTW).
I had a 73', wasn't my first car, but it was my fav.

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[Old Salt]

First car was a '62 Chevy Impala four door HT POS. 327, automatic. First new car - 0 miles on the clock - was a medium metallic green, 1971 Dodge Charger. 383, four speed.

 

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Plymouth stopped production of the Barracuda after 74' (worst year to have BTW).
I had a 73', wasn't my first car, but it was my fav.

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I'm not sure what year it was. My friend that built it up put in a 454 engine in it. We had to beat he wheel wells out to get the engine in. It was a rattle trap though LOL. I used take off at a stop light using just the brakes or it would lay scatch. It looked good but we never got it to stop shaking. It was a death trap in the winter.

 

[ImWithStupid]

My two favorite cars that I've owned are split between a 1984 Monte Carlo SS, 305 HO and a 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 350 Rocket, ralley hood, posi-trac rear end.

 

[phreakwars]

I'm not sure what year it was. My friend that built it up put in a 454 engine in it. We had to beat he wheel wells out to get the engine in. It was a rattle trap though LOL. I used take off at a stop light using just the brakes or it would lay scatch. It looked good but we never got it to stop shaking. It was a death trap in the winter.

The only thing I hated about mine, was also the winter. I had 14x60 tires. Getting up the viaduct when it was snow packed was a *****. All I'd do is spin..

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First car was a '62 Chevy Impala four door HT POS. 327, automatic. First new car - 0 miles on the clock - was a medium metallic green, 1971 Dodge Charger. 383, four speed.

I'm not good with the years but I had an Impala II and then an Impala III both with a 383. I was coming from a party in my Impala II when I told my friends I could peg her out at 115 Mph. They called bull and being as drunk and stoned as I was I called them on it. So I put her to the floor and did it (I was going down a very steep hill) They were freaking out and yelling at me " We believe you!". Just another story where I almost died.

 

[ImWithStupid]

I'm not sure what year it was. My friend that built it up put in a 454 engine in it. We had to beat he wheel wells out to get the engine in. It was a rattle trap though LOL. I used take off at a stop light using just the brakes or it would lay scatch. It looked good but we never got it to stop shaking. It was a death trap in the winter.

Was it a Monza or something? I can't think of much other that would take a Chevy big block and need to be "fit".

 

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Was it a Monza or something? I can't think of much other that would take a Chevy big block and need to be "fit".

No what do you mean? It was the Barracuda that we put that engine in. Like I said nothing was quite right with it other than you could die easily with it. He put a 454 and I think it was a hemi. We had to beat the wheel wells in to make it fit.

 

[Old Salt]

426 hemi. That was the MOPAR big block.

 

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426 hemi. That was the MOPAR big block.

I could be wrong. It was a long time ago. Maybe it was a 426

 

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And the Impala II had a 327 and the III had the 383... I'm sucking down some SoCo and my mermory brain cells have taken a toll.

 

[Old Salt]

383, Chrysler product again. Pretty sure you meant 350.

Enjoy the SoCo. Wish I could join you, but gotta work in the morning. EARLY.

 

[phreakwars]

383, Chrysler product again. Pretty sure you meant 350.
Enjoy the SoCo. Wish I could join you, but gotta work in the morning. EARLY.

Chevy also had a 383. It was basically a 350 with a longer stroke and a slightly bigger bore, the bigger bore caused overheating problems though because it was too close to the water jackets, so it was scrapped. I think it was a police interceptor engine if I remember correctly. I know you can still get kits to convert your 350 to a 383..

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383, Chrysler product again. Pretty sure you meant 350.
Enjoy the SoCo. Wish I could join you, but gotta work in the morning. EARLY.

No I'm gonna have to google this one but I'm sure it was a 383