Have you ever torn apart an all-original car to build what you wanted?

Newbomb Turk said
I was the second owner of a 1972 340 Demon. Factory 4 speed, 8.75, disc brakes. All there. Never touched expect the PO installed a spread bore Holley. Thats it.

I went to the wrecking yard and bought a correct TQ for it so it was just like it rolled off the showroom floor.

And I turned into a race car.

My dad should have beat my *** for that stupidity. It also had a steel crank and 10.5:1 pistons from the factory as it was an early 72.

Someone should have beat my *** for that one.
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I'm reminded of the say "Good judgement comes from experience, which comes from bad judgement." Unfortunately, you had to start learning somewhere. I'm hoping the car is still continuing to live on, even if it has to as a racecar. Too many of them aren't around now because of much less glorious ends...