Pro McTouring

[RockJustRock]

Is one ANY goofier than the other? I'll take MY goofy factory stock, THOUSANDS cheaper and while it was hot.

[RockJustRock]

Something about DETROIT builds..... There was a '79 Pro Street Aspen out of Detroit in 1980. Blown Hemi. Got ONE magazine feature, everyone yawned and moved on. I didn't like it much. No hood. Grille was straight out of the box without the parking light paint detailing. Led me to conclude it was a '76 or '77 that had been cheapo updated. Tacky, even if it WAS a MoPar. REAL MoPar guys aren't afraid to hate on our own too...There were only TWO street MoPars out of Detroit of note, Addison and Lisk. They raced.

[Dan Barlow]

I'm really not one for throwing stones. That tan one is cool . It would be a lot more attractive if it were : Red , Black , Dark Blue , the famous B5 blue , Dark Green , Orange , last but not least Plumb Crazy , all dark colors that reflect light well . And at $32K you better know your audience. Most of us like to wear plaid not sit on it . If your going to sit on it , it better be a early american rocket.

[RockJustRock]

Put rims on the Super Coupe. Let down the T-Bars. Put blocks under the rear axle, DONE. The fenderwells on an F body are HUGE. MoPar knew their audience.

The Direct Connection Ignition Kit always was intended as an un-lean burn kit. Jet up the Thermoquad, DONE.

[BangShift McT]

REAL MoPar guys aren't afraid to hate on our own too.

Hence, why I stay the hell out of Mopar-only forums unless absolutely necessary.

[RockJustRock]

It's O.K. McT. Someday you will have a Pro Tourer and you can just TOUR (whatever THAT really is....).

[BangShift McT]

Oh, for f*ck's sake. We get it, you don't like the car. Move along, already.

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[RockJustRock]

No, you apparently don't get I don't like Pro Touring. Guess I need to try harder to get that across.

Actually I was thinking, "Why make them look like gussied up Classic or Muscle Cars?". Essentially they are just plain old road course or stock cars. Why not carry out the theme and make them LOOK like short track Stock Cars, IMSA Cars or SCCA Trans Am Cars? If you're spending $100K on a '69 Camaro Replica why not make it a Penske Sunoco Camaro? That car is SO close to the MoPar Kit Car short track concept car why not dress it out like it? Doesn't everyone just love a good NASCAR tribute? Go ALL FREAKIN' OUT and build a Lola, McClaren or Chaparral Can Am Tribute to scare the BeeJesus out of Lambos 'n stuff. Make them designed to do SOMETHING other than say "BOY, if I just had the testicular fortitude to turn this loose on a road course without thousands of dollars worth of Optima Street Car Challenge sponsorships and stickers up the ying yang all over it.". If Pro Tourers are indeed capable of AMAZING lap times go to a few Track Days and actually turn some laps.



Until any of that happens I'll be right here saying Pro Touring is played out....

[JOES66FURY]

you could try some Pepto...it might help that diarrhea of the mouth you got going on.

[RockJustRock]

Leaf springs and torsion bars. Like a MoPar should.

[RockJustRock]

you could try some Pepto...it might help that diarrhea of the mouth you got going on.

Can I get a yellow card here Ref?

I think the forum is more than capable of soaking up a little extra traffic.

Let me tell ya 'bout F Bodies. When I got my Aspen we tossed G-60s on all four corners. Fit like a glove, no rubbing. Crawled under the front bumper where the transverse torsion bars lived behind the Super Pak spoiler and let them down a bit. 2 or 3,000 miles later I was getting a little camber wear so I called up my buddy with his alignment setup. Big access panels for the control arm mounts, how considerate. What's this? Aluminum? Part of the weight reduction program. The F body was lighter by design than the Feather Duster/Dart Lite. A little paint stripper, polish, some stainless screws and I had very Hot Rod looking fenderwells.

[BangShift McT]

No, you apparently don't get I don't like Pro Touring. Guess I need to try harder to get that across.

Actually I was thinking, "Why make them look like gussied up Classic or Muscle Cars?". Essentially they are just plain old road course or stock cars. Why not carry out the theme and make them LOOK like short track Stock Cars, IMSA Cars or SCCA Trans Am Cars? If you're spending $100K on a '69 Camaro Replica why not make it a Penske Sunoco Camaro? That car is SO close to the MoPar Kit Car short track concept car why not dress it out like it? Doesn't everyone just love a good NASCAR tribute? Go ALL FREAKIN' OUT and build a Lola, McClaren or Chaparral Can Am Tribute to scare the BeeJesus out of Lambos 'n stuff. Make them designed to do SOMETHING other than say "BOY, if I just had the testicular fortitude to turn this loose on a road course without thousands of dollars worth of Optima Street Car Challenge sponsorships and stickers up the ying yang all over it.". If Pro Tourers are indeed capable of AMAZING lap times go to a few Track Days and actually turn some laps.



Until any of that happens I'll be right here saying Pro Touring is played out....

Ok, that's clearer. I was only seeing a personalized attack on myself, not the idea of Pro Touring. I understand...and I'm officially out of this thread.

[silver_bullet]

Leaf springs and torsion bars. Like a MoPar should.

I wonder how many of the "kit cars(complete) sold?I don't think people realized what a deal they were missing....

[RockJustRock]

They flopped pretty badly. Short Track guys knew exactly what they wanted in a chassis and it wasn't that.