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How much does "look good" enter into your "go fast" quest?
Thought it was worth some discussion........ I think I am too into "looking good", and it may take away from my "going fast".... Please help....

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Are you talking about you or the car?

JimR

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there's some stuff you can take for a colonoscopy that'll make ya "go fast"...

i don't think it'll help in the looks dept., though.

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Tom, it could help in the looks dept. You gotta tone up doing 20-30
sprints to the "National Dragster Reading Room". And spending
that much time in there gotta be worth a 10 LB. weight loss.

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also makes you no longer full of you now what
Mike Taylor 3601

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I believe there is something to what you are saying.

One has to be careful not to get caught up in the old "it doesn't matter if you win or lose as long as you look good doin' it" syndrome.

There has to be some kind of realistic balance. Might explain my limited success...lol.

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Are we talking cars here? Nothing finer than a good looking car. Sadly, back in my heyday, 70's-early 80's. I had my share of ugly primer cars. Just never had the "CAR SHOW MENTALITY". Paint and polish don't make'em go faster.

My current project has a few rough edges. I can live with them.

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Plastic surgery? Jim:eek:


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I never saw "show points" win a drag race.

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I like for my car to look good,when it's clean it does'nt look too bad it needs new paint but that won't make any difference in winning or losing.

My first stocker I built was 80 malibu in 88 first took it was 4 or 5 different colors, got all the bugs worked out, decided to paint it,ended up stripping to bare metal while still racing it, last night I raced it before painting,it had what I thought was a little surface rust on the bare metal, till a kid about 10-12 years old asked me if my car had been burnt.
I decided after that I should finish it and not race it in that shape any more.

Mike Taylor 3601

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In my opinion you need to do what every gives you the most enjoyment, that is what this is all about.

Bill

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Looking good (the car) is a reflection of the total build. If the car is well painted and neat that same quality carries through all other aspacts usually. Plus sponsors WILL NOT even look at a car that does not present well or represent that sponsors image to their customers....If you want sponsor help=make it look good. Plus if the car looks shabby the spectators usually dont give it a second glance....

Stock eliminator "the fastest car show on wheels!!"

BTW: My current car is track ready & chassis dynoed but not gonna take it out til its completely repainted and frame off restored....

Kenny Newsome 7709 ?/sa

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Ever drive an old beater around town and then redo the interior and then the paint? I have and would bet everybody else has too. Me, personally, I find that once it starts looking nice, I start treating it nice. And that may mean I don't beat on it so hard or it may mean I'm suddenly motivated to take it to the next level, whatever that may be.
I like the look of your Rally 350 Olds. Stay on that path with whatever venture your looking at!

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I was testing when I first assembled my Dart Stocker and the announcer commented
he did not know what color it was! LOL I decided that it would not run again without
a coat of primer. You can spot coat with sandable spray cans while doing body work unill you get done and look ok with that rat rod look. Good Luck