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they have been around for quite a while..got one for Christmas in 03...

some people's children.. i guess he wanted to see what would happen when you mix a 67 Impala, and a JATO.... The Arizona Highway Patrol came upon a pile of smouldering metal embedded in the side of a cliff rising above the road at the apex of a curve. The wreckage resembled the site of an airplane crash, but it was a car. The type of car was unidentifiable at the scene. Police investigators finally pieced together the mystery. An amateur rocket scientist had somehow gotten hold of a JATO unit (Jet Assisted Take Off, actually a solid-fuel rocket) that is used to give heavy military transport planes an extra 'push' for taking off from short airfields. He had driven his Chevy Impala out into the desert and found a long, straight stretch of road. He attached the JATO unit to the car, jumped in, got up some speed and fired off the JATO! The facts as best could be determined are that the operator of the 1967 Impala hit the JATO ignition at a distance of approximately 3.0 miles from the crash site. This was established by the scorched and melted asphalt at that location. The JATO, if operating properly, would have reached maximum thrust within 5 seconds, causing the Chevy to reach speeds well in excess of 350 mph and continuing at full power for an additional 20 -25 seconds. The driver, and soon-to-be pilot, would have experienced G-forces usually reserved for dog fighting F-14 jocks under full afterburners, causing him to become irrelevant for the remainder of the event. However, the automobile remained on the straight highway for about 2.5 miles (15-20 seconds) before the driver applied and completely melted the brakes, blowing the tires and leaving thick rubber marks on the road surface, then becoming airborne for an additional 1.4 miles and impacting the cliff face at a height of 125 feet, leaving a blackened crater 3 feet deep in the rock. Most of the driver's remains were not recoverable. It has been calculated that this moron attained a ground speed of approximately 420-mph, though much of his voyage was not actually on the ground.

i got mine from the dealer in 03. put them on for the winter and never took them off. out here a lot of the roads are dirt/gravel and when it rains it's all mud, even on the paved ones get rocks and mud run across them, so it helps alot..

:eek: boy, he's sure getting big.. i remember the first pics of him. was a rough time, and i'm glad everything worked out great for him.. good luck, and welcome back..

Dear Billy Jo, I'm writin' this real slow cause I know you can't read fast. We don't live where we did when you left home. Your dad read in the newspaper that most accidents happen within 20 miles of your home, so we moved. I won't be able to send you the address because the last West Virginia family that lived here took the house numbers when they moved so they wouldn't have to change their address. This place is really nice. It even has a washing machine. I'm not sure about it. I put a load of clothes in and pulled the chain. We haven't seen them since. The weather isn't bad here. It only rained twice last week; the first time for three days and the second time for four days. About that coat you wanted me to send; your Uncle Billy Bob said it would be too heavy to send in the mail with the buttons on, so we cut them off and put them in the pockets. Bubba locked his keys in the car yesterday. We were really worried because it took him two hours to get me and your father out. Your sister had a baby this morning, but I haven't found out what it is yet so I don't know if you are an aunt or uncle. The baby looks just like your brother. Uncle Bobby Ray fell into a whiskey vat last week. Some men tried to pull him out but he fought them off and drowned. We had him cremated, he burned for three days. Three of your friends went off a bridge in a pickup truck. Butch was driving. He rolled down the window and swam to safety. Your other two friends were in the back. They drowned because they couldn't get the tailgate down. There isn't much more news at this time. Nothing much out of the normal has happened. Well, I hope this catches you up on things that's going on around here!! Your cuz, Bubba.

i say keep the 413 and go thru it, and change out the trans for a AOD, and a 50's paint job and wheels..JMO good luck

:flag: Army, 1972-1983

got mine new in 03 at 49..

the plugs are pre. gaped from the factory at .040 use the .040 gap.. good luck

oldies for me..1950-1964. but for backup i have Moody Blues, ZZ Top, Heart, Boston, REO Speed wagon, Queen, Journey, Patsy Cline, Pointer Sisters Neutron Dance and others.. BTW - Kim, there is nothing wrong with Alvin and The Chipmunks ... I'm a big fan of Hamster Dance myself...

Zippy's been around since late 02

i posted this in another topic..

this should catch them like a fishing net..

you could put DECON rat/mouse bate boxes in your engine compartment zip tied in different areas. if you know of anyone with a hairy dog, brush out some fur and also put some around the compartment, should help keeping outer 4 legged critters out. when i was living in NY, i just drove mine and had no issues... good luck

here you go... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_State_Classic_Challenge i myself would not want to run a 5500 lb truck on that road course .

here is a little how to on the latch.. hope this helps someone..

60,122 miles. no major mods due to the lack of $$$.. someday.

well when you can't sleep at 2am this is what you come up with.. enjoy .. wild rides 1 wild rides 2 and a blast from the past. those old enough to remember Jungle Jim, and Jungle Pam?

http://shop.saeparts.com/main.sc;jsessionid=BD5AEF2800C8012DAFFD82FB9CE6D035.qscstrfrnt02

this is not mine, but it always made me

Sunday was not a very good day for motor sports..for any off road fans, this happened a few miles from my house... http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/daggett-11783-racer-among.html

didn't someone here on site have issues with Monster?? this is just a FYI.... http://monster-transmission.pissedconsumer.com/don-t-buy-from-monster-transmission-20100129169453.html good luck..

Gibson. i'm going over 7 years with mine and still in good shape..