Thanks. I'm learning a lot about hot roddin' and having tons of fun! I bought this car (1964 Malibu) when I was 13 (I'm now 33) out of a shelter belt in eastern South Dakota. Four flat tires, grass growing over the hood, sitting there for three years after the old man died. My dad and I went over there with a can of gas and a battery and fired it up. We then went to the old ladies son and offered to buy the car. $175 later it was mine.

That was twenty years ago and the block has not been touched. You can see the desire for me to keep the old 283. I'm finding out the the joys of roddin' is not a game of "who's got the most money," which is sadly the state of today's drag strip or rod run. To me, it's much more fulfilling to take what you have and make it run as fast and strong as you can. Maybe I won't beat the boys with the big bucks, but I gaurantee that I'm having more fun!

I'll be sure to post the progress of this project. Thanks!