whats up everybody, my name is rob, im 19 and i live in california. im a some what newbie when it come to cars. right now im fixin up my ride. i have a 1974 chevy van 10. its a sweet ride that had nice power to it but my dad blew up the engine one day when we were comeing home from work. so im doin my first engine, im droppin in a new gm long block and slappin on all the accessories from the old engine to bulk up the new engine. ima try for 360 to 400 ponies in my ride. then ill dress it it up later. im really lookin forward to a 1968 el camino im buyin off a buddy of mine in late january. me and my uncle are gonna drop in a fat 383 stroker that we are gonna build. im glad i joined and lookin forward talkin to all you old school rodders.