Originally posted by NEIGHT:
I run this. 98Cobra was the original site but it was converted to CaliforniaFords.com. MANY people have been banned from here N there is females on here. About the dot, you might never know just know it was a good dot.
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quote:oh i got the real story on the dot, do you??
Originally posted by NEIGHT:
I run this. 98Cobra was the original site but it was converted to CaliforniaFords.com. MANY people have been banned from here N there is females on here. About the dot, you might never know just know it was a good dot.
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quote:shoot , if id known thati coulda brought u one, ive been catching them instead of fish outta the slough!!!
Originally posted by NotACop_281:
quote:My original account for which I lost all the information I was member number 10
Originally posted by rollin5ive0:
ok mods, old tymers, cafordsCIA, those of u who are watching from a dimly lit vga monitor, time to speak up. im interested in some of the history goin on here, 98cobra.com was it the orig cafords, or did it give life to us n die?.....what is cafords b-day, who are members 1-10 and who owns/runs this place. do we have any other sister sites. ever been on the verge of shutting down? and i dont know whatever other info !!!fun facts!!! how bout some stories or people from the past that were controvesial that has blown ove or declassified info the public is now allowed to have,im sure u wouldnt let us know but any other fun little tid bits like the ..............DOT. dont worry thats the only one ill pretend to know !!!! hahahaahah
i know its alot to ask but u know ill be hearpost whorein it up as they like to call me nowadays!!oh yeah i cant remember seein any females on this site, definte crybabie keyboard courage bitches (but well save that for a feisty night) but no fems.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^o.k. fire away<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>............^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
quote:I don't have the "story" I've clicked on it.
Originally posted by rollin5ive0:
quote:oh i got the real story on the dot, do you??
Originally posted by NEIGHT:
I run this. 98Cobra was the original site but it was converted to CaliforniaFords.com. MANY people have been banned from here N there is females on here. About the dot, you might never know just know it was a good dot.
quote:right on, i see you still stick around to see what goin down in the mustang communitty! oh and i think everybody wants to step into the dark just a little, but doin it in a nova necesitates style!! (with what im assuming is not a cheap stock grandmas car) thanks for the backround
Originally posted by RiddlerGT:
Well the site was started by Gabe, Matt, Brian, Harold, Sal-- forgot right name its been so many years and he straight vanished with his stock white lx cracking off 13's.
I used to race around in a yellow 5.0 from 99-02 going to Milpitas street races, livermore and sac raceway. My roommate in College (chuck) is now a moderator on this site after getting kicked off and starting Raccoonracing.
As for today
Gabe is long gone and so is his yellow convertible
Matt is gone as well I think after his HCI motor blew up for the 10th time he stopped coming around
Harold sold his last cobra and is out of the game as well and is now into the KOH events.
Brian - Last time I saw him was years ago we ran into each other at the saddle rack and he told me he was a air traffic controller and that he sold his saleen.
Thats a little bit of info to get your teeth wet.
As for me I don't think I will own a mustang again unless its a classic. I've gone to the dark side and now have a 67 Nova.
quote:damn, so you've BEEN doin this? quick q....do you have a car u take to the track, or one in the works, or to busy buildin everyone elses? what are the details of dan's if so!!
Originally posted by turbo50:
quote:My original account for which I lost all the information I was member number 10
Originally posted by rollin5ive0:
ok mods, old tymers, cafordsCIA, those of u who are watching from a dimly lit vga monitor, time to speak up. im interested in some of the history goin on here, 98cobra.com was it the orig cafords, or did it give life to us n die?.....what is cafords b-day, who are members 1-10 and who owns/runs this place. do we have any other sister sites. ever been on the verge of shutting down? and i dont know whatever other info !!!fun facts!!! how bout some stories or people from the past that were controvesial that has blown ove or declassified info the public is now allowed to have,im sure u wouldnt let us know but any other fun little tid bits like the ..............DOT. dont worry thats the only one ill pretend to know !!!! hahahaahah
i know its alot to ask but u know ill be hearpost whorein it up as they like to call me nowadays!!oh yeah i cant remember seein any females on this site, definte crybabie keyboard courage bitches (but well save that for a feisty night) but no fems.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^o.k. fire away<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>............^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
quote:I don't have shit, but I did stay at a holiday inn express last night!
Originally posted by rollin5ive0:
quote:damn, so you've BEEN doin this? quick q....do you have a car u take to the track, or one in the works, or to busy buildin everyone elses? what are the details of dan's if so!!
Originally posted by turbo50:
quote:My original account for which I lost all the information I was member number 10
Originally posted by rollin5ive0:
ok mods, old tymers, cafordsCIA, those of u who are watching from a dimly lit vga monitor, time to speak up. im interested in some of the history goin on here, 98cobra.com was it the orig cafords, or did it give life to us n die?.....what is cafords b-day, who are members 1-10 and who owns/runs this place. do we have any other sister sites. ever been on the verge of shutting down? and i dont know whatever other info !!!fun facts!!! how bout some stories or people from the past that were controvesial that has blown ove or declassified info the public is now allowed to have,im sure u wouldnt let us know but any other fun little tid bits like the ..............DOT. dont worry thats the only one ill pretend to know !!!! hahahaahah
i know its alot to ask but u know ill be hearpost whorein it up as they like to call me nowadays!!oh yeah i cant remember seein any females on this site, definte crybabie keyboard courage bitches (but well save that for a feisty night) but no fems.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^o.k. fire away<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>............^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
quote:ummmm
Originally posted by turbo50:
quote:I don't have shit, but I did stay at a holiday inn express last night!
Originally posted by rollin5ive0:
quote:damn, so you've BEEN doin this? quick q....do you have a car u take to the track, or one in the works, or to busy buildin everyone elses? what are the details of dan's if so!!
Originally posted by turbo50:
quote:My original account for which I lost all the information I was member number 10
Originally posted by rollin5ive0:
ok mods, old tymers, cafordsCIA, those of u who are watching from a dimly lit vga monitor, time to speak up. im interested in some of the history goin on here, 98cobra.com was it the orig cafords, or did it give life to us n die?.....what is cafords b-day, who are members 1-10 and who owns/runs this place. do we have any other sister sites. ever been on the verge of shutting down? and i dont know whatever other info !!!fun facts!!! how bout some stories or people from the past that were controvesial that has blown ove or declassified info the public is now allowed to have,im sure u wouldnt let us know but any other fun little tid bits like the ..............DOT. dont worry thats the only one ill pretend to know !!!! hahahaahah
i know its alot to ask but u know ill be hearpost whorein it up as they like to call me nowadays!!oh yeah i cant remember seein any females on this site, definte crybabie keyboard courage bitches (but well save that for a feisty night) but no fems.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^o.k. fire away<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>............^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
His name was SAWSON ST5150
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quote:well it does say fordologist uder your name so this has got to be an offical study right!......wait i came aug 08 and,......by my calculations, ohh no .....it looks like awesomeness took a drammatic downfall and never looked back around then,.......you dont think i could been the reason or part for awesomeness catastrophy do you.....awww fuck im gonna go kill myself.....dont worry ca fords non-awesomeness curses time is at an end!! goodbye crule world!!
Originally posted by v-town coupe:
history dont matter just look who joined and we've been on the decline since!
quote:If it tanked that bad when neight joined imagine if Obama joined the site.
Originally posted by v-town coupe:
history dont matter just look who joined and we've been on the decline since!
. I was part of the first 2000 members until the site crashed way back in the days and I lost my original profile. I also remember the 98Cobra days but wasn't a registered member then.quote:well, i think we can forgive for no stories lol but, we can give an advanced THANK YOU, for wantting to step up and not make a fool of anyone with a question that to them could be detrimental, but for most a no brainer! when i first came hear i forget who but someone pm'ed and said hey if you have any question about workin on your mustang dont be afraid to ask, and ignore anyone who gives u problems! what people gotta realize is and think about is the first car they worked on or modifyed, i dont think anyones first project was building a hot cammed nitrous prepped 408 from bare block, so dont act like thats the only legit q' anyone anyone should have, in any case its good to know that your out there and ANYone will get non-deragatory un-cynical answer! we appreciate that!!
Originally posted by nitrous_bob:
the biggest reason i stuck around for so long even after moving was the LACK of drama here
it was a great group, and anytime i needed anything, i looked here first
the classifieds werent all that big back then
most guys , due to smog , were just staying mostly stock with gears and really just focusing on looks over speed
when i showed up with my "slow" (by detroit measures) '89 notch that really was all stock motor and running 12.50's on smack, i got enuff attention to get it stolen. im assuming after i beat up on all the FRESNO hoods and lifted some of their unneeded cash
anyways, what i like about the site....which still sticks.....is that everyone can chill out and BS about anything
not just hardcore wrenches ridiculing you for asking a question they think is "beyond" them explaining it
ive been in this 5.0 game since 1987 (well kinda...it was a '66 with a 289 then) but i learned a lot over the years.
if i can answer a Q for someone getting under the hood of a 5.0 for the first time....???? im just glad to offer the help
so...sorry , no real stories for ya LOL
quote:good info i remember that story of matts 98cobras engine and the griggs story unbelievable.It was fun most would meet up at sac raceway and definetely more car shows n meets back in the day.i know jim fasterdamnit moved to carolina and the brain the convertable 5.0 moved to florida
Originally posted by RiddlerGT:
Well the site was started by Gabe, Matt, Brian, Harold, Sal-- forgot right name its been so many years and he straight vanished with his stock white lx cracking off 13's.
I used to race around in a yellow 5.0 from 99-02 going to Milpitas street races, livermore and sac raceway. My roommate in College (chuck) is now a moderator on this site after getting kicked off and starting Raccoonracing.
As for today
Gabe is long gone and so is his yellow convertible
Matt is gone as well I think after his HCI motor blew up for the 10th time he stopped coming around
Harold sold his last cobra and is out of the game as well and is now into the KOH events.
Brian - Last time I saw him was years ago we ran into each other at the saddle rack and he told me he was a air traffic controller and that he sold his saleen.
Thats a little bit of info to get your teeth wet.
As for me I don't think I will own a mustang again unless its a classic. I've gone to the dark side and now have a 67 Nova.
quote:well hello #3, i feel like that movie where the vampires were resting for many centuries, then someone inadvertantly wakes them and sloowly but surely they pop up and return to humanity and begin to kill and hungrily drink tons of peoples blood.....................except in this case instead of horrible painful death, we get cool ass history and happening of ca fords!!!
Originally posted by 90GT:
Observations of a 5.O enthusiast. Some related to cafords.com history, some not. In no specific order.
Norman Chang, the Godfather of the West Coast 5.O scene. The yellow turbo 306 coupe, running mid 9's. This was the stuff of only magazines in the mid 1990's. My brother still has one of the the yellow front lx fender extensions on his project car.
Some high school kid from Shangle Sprangs upgrades his primered 66 mustang with a ventilated floor to a mint, stock, yellow 94 GT. He then spends the next several years and countless hours in a garage three doors down from me modifying it. Later he would come into contact with someone I first met at the track while racing his bolt on chp mustang that ran low 14's. They now own and operate the nationally recognized hot rod shop known as AED.
WHISTLER, an infrequent poster here. A dark blue 91 lx, sitting on 18 and 20 inch Budniks, at a time when most people had 17s. Jason Brisson coined the burnouts the most expensive at the track, 20 inch tires were expensive at the time. Due to lack of safety equipment never got to see an ideal timeslip. Generally it was first pass warning, second pass see you later. The 600+ hp Victor 5.O, 306 combo was tuned with a timing light and a fuel pressure regulator, before the popularity of national message forums and dyno tunes. Now owner and operator of Paramount Motorworks.
John Kellogg owned a faded silver 1982 GT in the early 90's. Him and his brother got me interested in the 5.O Mustang. It had an 89 efi longblock with a GT-40 intake. He also turned his hobby into a career, starting JT's Performance several years later in Sacramento.
Camara90, first time I saw him was at Sacramento Raceway. An immaculate stock 90 GT on turbines, I liked the personalized license plate too. Cleanest daily driven red fox GT west of the Mississippi. He would later purchase his current car from someone I know very well. It had a collection of parts from people I've known going back to the early 90's. It now looks and runs better than ever under his ownership.
jph331 and his crew were usually the faster 5.Os seen at the track, racing stripes and deleted rear fender extensions, driven to the track and raced. racsirx, the clean red GT making passes with Budniks and an s-trim. KLocke would show up on Wednesday from time to time, probably low 11's high 10's at the time. TEAM SOLO also ran mid 12's at one time in his gutted fox GT.
turbo50, I remember selling him a 93 Cobra intake. He was driving the burgundy lx drop at the time. We met at a gas station, hwy 50 and bradshaw. I show up with the upper and lower bolted together. He says I need to check the inside to see if its cracked. I had no tools so I ended up going to the Kragen down the street and borrowed some. Dan bought then it.
Car shows and meets with acquaintances in Pleasanton and the Foster's Freeze in Dublin and Rocklin.
TRY2PAZ hitting 11's in his blown, red, drop, 99GT. WIKD281 at the track when his Cobra still had paper plates.
Races with GOROBGO, Chirag, Aaron Cames, Jon McCleskey, and Joe Tansey, won some and lost some. FasterDamnit and his scary shifter handle.
Brian with his very clean(not cafords clean) blue lx, 331, drop. John Force burnouts and the red Keith Craft shirt at every track outing.
Miles, running 12.6 in his new white, 2003 Cobra, in 2002. I think the only mod was lots of ice on the engine between passes.
st5150, Sawson, a bolt on white lx that ran mid 13's. He would come to the track with a big blue tarp and pull out what seemed like most his garage and place it on the tarp when at the track. The car had mudflaps, but still he could not talk Luke87GT into a grudge match. He was responsible for more of the operation of the website than most know.
quote:I remember all of this!
Originally posted by 90GT:
Observations of a 5.O enthusiast. Some related to cafords.com history, some not. In no specific order.
Norman Chang, the Godfather of the West Coast 5.O scene. The yellow turbo 306 coupe, running mid 9's. This was the stuff of only magazines in the mid 1990's. My brother still has one of the the yellow front lx fender extensions on his project car.
Some high school kid from Shangle Sprangs upgrades his primered 66 mustang with a ventilated floor to a mint, stock, yellow 94 GT. He then spends the next several years and countless hours in a garage three doors down from me modifying it. Later he would come into contact with someone I first met at the track while racing his bolt on chp mustang that ran low 14's. They now own and operate the nationally recognized hot rod shop known as AED.
WHISTLER, an infrequent poster here. A dark blue 91 lx, sitting on 18 and 20 inch Budniks, at a time when most people had 17s. Jason Brisson coined the burnouts the most expensive at the track, 20 inch tires were expensive at the time. Due to lack of safety equipment never got to see an ideal timeslip. Generally it was first pass warning, second pass see you later. The 600+ hp Victor 5.O, 306 combo was tuned with a timing light and a fuel pressure regulator, before the popularity of national message forums and dyno tunes. Now owner and operator of Paramount Motorworks.
John Kellogg owned a faded silver 1982 GT in the early 90's. Him and his brother got me interested in the 5.O Mustang. It had an 89 efi longblock with a GT-40 intake. He also turned his hobby into a career, starting JT's Performance several years later in Sacramento.
Camara90, first time I saw him was at Sacramento Raceway. An immaculate stock 90 GT on turbines, I liked the personalized license plate too. Cleanest daily driven red fox GT west of the Mississippi. He would later purchase his current car from someone I know very well. It had a collection of parts from people I've known going back to the early 90's. It now looks and runs better than ever under his ownership.
jph331 and his crew were usually the faster 5.Os seen at the track, racing stripes and deleted rear fender extensions, driven to the track and raced. racsirx, the clean red GT making passes with Budniks and an s-trim. KLocke would show up on Wednesday from time to time, probably low 11's high 10's at the time. TEAM SOLO also ran mid 12's at one time in his gutted fox GT.
turbo50, I remember selling him a 93 Cobra intake. He was driving the burgundy lx drop at the time. We met at a gas station, hwy 50 and bradshaw. I show up with the upper and lower bolted together. He says I need to check the inside to see if its cracked. I had no tools so I ended up going to the Kragen down the street and borrowed some. Dan bought then it.
Car shows and meets with acquaintances in Pleasanton and the Foster's Freeze in Dublin and Rocklin.
TRY2PAZ hitting 11's in his blown, red, drop, 99GT. WIKD281 at the track when his Cobra still had paper plates.
Races with GOROBGO, Chirag, Aaron Cames, Jon McCleskey, and Joe Tansey, won some and lost some. FasterDamnit and his scary shifter handle.
Brian with his very clean(not cafords clean) blue lx, 331, drop. John Force burnouts and the red Keith Craft shirt at every track outing.
Miles, running 12.6 in his new white, 2003 Cobra, in 2002. I think the only mod was lots of ice on the engine between passes.
st5150, Sawson, a bolt on white lx that ran mid 13's. He would come to the track with a big blue tarp and pull out what seemed like most his garage and place it on the tarp when at the track. The car had mudflaps, but still he could not talk Luke87GT into a grudge match. He was responsible for more of the operation of the website than most know.
quote:90GT! Awesome to see you still lurk the forums. This was all awesome stuff you listed up. Great memories and reading through the years. I didnt get to the track as much as most of ya but its great being a part of an awesome site. The cobra I have now was bought from a member on here, and I met a ton of great people from buying and selling parts, meeting up at the track, and just hanging out with people from here.
Originally posted by 90GT:
Observations of a 5.O enthusiast. Some related to cafords.com history, some not. In no specific order.
Norman Chang, the Godfather of the West Coast 5.O scene. The yellow turbo 306 coupe, running mid 9's. This was the stuff of only magazines in the mid 1990's. My brother still has one of the the yellow front lx fender extensions on his project car.
Some high school kid from Shangle Sprangs upgrades his primered 66 mustang with a ventilated floor to a mint, stock, yellow 94 GT. He then spends the next several years and countless hours in a garage three doors down from me modifying it. Later he would come into contact with someone I first met at the track while racing his bolt on chp mustang that ran low 14's. They now own and operate the nationally recognized hot rod shop known as AED.
WHISTLER, an infrequent poster here. A dark blue 91 lx, sitting on 18 and 20 inch Budniks, at a time when most people had 17s. Jason Brisson coined the burnouts the most expensive at the track, 20 inch tires were expensive at the time. Due to lack of safety equipment never got to see an ideal timeslip. Generally it was first pass warning, second pass see you later. The 600+ hp Victor 5.O, 306 combo was tuned with a timing light and a fuel pressure regulator, before the popularity of national message forums and dyno tunes. Now owner and operator of Paramount Motorworks.
John Kellogg owned a faded silver 1982 GT in the early 90's. Him and his brother got me interested in the 5.O Mustang. It had an 89 efi longblock with a GT-40 intake. He also turned his hobby into a career, starting JT's Performance several years later in Sacramento.
Camara90, first time I saw him was at Sacramento Raceway. An immaculate stock 90 GT on turbines, I liked the personalized license plate too. Cleanest daily driven red fox GT west of the Mississippi. He would later purchase his current car from someone I know very well. It had a collection of parts from people I've known going back to the early 90's. It now looks and runs better than ever under his ownership.
jph331 and his crew were usually the faster 5.Os seen at the track, racing stripes and deleted rear fender extensions, driven to the track and raced. racsirx, the clean red GT making passes with Budniks and an s-trim. KLocke would show up on Wednesday from time to time, probably low 11's high 10's at the time. TEAM SOLO also ran mid 12's at one time in his gutted fox GT.
turbo50, I remember selling him a 93 Cobra intake. He was driving the burgundy lx drop at the time. We met at a gas station, hwy 50 and bradshaw. I show up with the upper and lower bolted together. He says I need to check the inside to see if its cracked. I had no tools so I ended up going to the Kragen down the street and borrowed some. Dan bought then it.
Car shows and meets with acquaintances in Pleasanton and the Foster's Freeze in Dublin and Rocklin.
TRY2PAZ hitting 11's in his blown, red, drop, 99GT. WIKD281 at the track when his Cobra still had paper plates.
Races with GOROBGO, Chirag, Aaron Cames, Jon McCleskey, and Joe Tansey, won some and lost some. FasterDamnit and his scary shifter handle.
Brian with his very clean(not cafords clean) blue lx, 331, drop. John Force burnouts and the red Keith Craft shirt at every track outing.
Miles, running 12.6 in his new white, 2003 Cobra, in 2002. I think the only mod was lots of ice on the engine between passes.
st5150, Sawson, a bolt on white lx that ran mid 13's. He would come to the track with a big blue tarp and pull out what seemed like most his garage and place it on the tarp when at the track. The car had mudflaps, but still he could not talk Luke87GT into a grudge match. He was responsible for more of the operation of the website than most know.
quote:Damn super OOOOG, O-Dawg wow. #3 nobody except for 2 other people can up that member number.
Originally posted by 90GT:
Observations of a 5.O enthusiast. Some related to cafords.com history, some not. In no specific order.
Norman Chang, the Godfather of the West Coast 5.O scene. The yellow turbo 306 coupe, running mid 9's. This was the stuff of only magazines in the mid 1990's. My brother still has one of the the yellow front lx fender extensions on his project car.
Some high school kid from Shangle Sprangs upgrades his primered 66 mustang with a ventilated floor to a mint, stock, yellow 94 GT. He then spends the next several years and countless hours in a garage three doors down from me modifying it. Later he would come into contact with someone I first met at the track while racing his bolt on chp mustang that ran low 14's. They now own and operate the nationally recognized hot rod shop known as AED.
WHISTLER, an infrequent poster here. A dark blue 91 lx, sitting on 18 and 20 inch Budniks, at a time when most people had 17s. Jason Brisson coined the burnouts the most expensive at the track, 20 inch tires were expensive at the time. Due to lack of safety equipment never got to see an ideal timeslip. Generally it was first pass warning, second pass see you later. The 600+ hp Victor 5.O, 306 combo was tuned with a timing light and a fuel pressure regulator, before the popularity of national message forums and dyno tunes. Now owner and operator of Paramount Motorworks.
John Kellogg owned a faded silver 1982 GT in the early 90's. Him and his brother got me interested in the 5.O Mustang. It had an 89 efi longblock with a GT-40 intake. He also turned his hobby into a career, starting JT's Performance several years later in Sacramento.
Camara90, first time I saw him was at Sacramento Raceway. An immaculate stock 90 GT on turbines, I liked the personalized license plate too. Cleanest daily driven red fox GT west of the Mississippi. He would later purchase his current car from someone I know very well. It had a collection of parts from people I've known going back to the early 90's. It now looks and runs better than ever under his ownership.
jph331 and his crew were usually the faster 5.Os seen at the track, racing stripes and deleted rear fender extensions, driven to the track and raced. racsirx, the clean red GT making passes with Budniks and an s-trim. KLocke would show up on Wednesday from time to time, probably low 11's high 10's at the time. TEAM SOLO also ran mid 12's at one time in his gutted fox GT.
turbo50, I remember selling him a 93 Cobra intake. He was driving the burgundy lx drop at the time. We met at a gas station, hwy 50 and bradshaw. I show up with the upper and lower bolted together. He says I need to check the inside to see if its cracked. I had no tools so I ended up going to the Kragen down the street and borrowed some. Dan bought then it.
Car shows and meets with acquaintances in Pleasanton and the Foster's Freeze in Dublin and Rocklin.
TRY2PAZ hitting 11's in his blown, red, drop, 99GT. WIKD281 at the track when his Cobra still had paper plates.
Races with GOROBGO, Chirag, Aaron Cames, Jon McCleskey, and Joe Tansey, won some and lost some. FasterDamnit and his scary shifter handle.
Brian with his very clean(not cafords clean) blue lx, 331, drop. John Force burnouts and the red Keith Craft shirt at every track outing.
Miles, running 12.6 in his new white, 2003 Cobra, in 2002. I think the only mod was lots of ice on the engine between passes.
st5150, Sawson, a bolt on white lx that ran mid 13's. He would come to the track with a big blue tarp and pull out what seemed like most his garage and place it on the tarp when at the track. The car had mudflaps, but still he could not talk Luke87GT into a grudge match. He was responsible for more of the operation of the website than most know.
quote:Nice to see you still on here a little Scott, hope all is well. That post just brought back some good memories of the way this forum used to be!!
Originally posted by 90GT:
Observations of a 5.O enthusiast. Some related to cafords.com history, some not. In no specific order.
Norman Chang, the Godfather of the West Coast 5.O scene. The yellow turbo 306 coupe, running mid 9's. This was the stuff of only magazines in the mid 1990's. My brother still has one of the the yellow front lx fender extensions on his project car.
Some high school kid from Shangle Sprangs upgrades his primered 66 mustang with a ventilated floor to a mint, stock, yellow 94 GT. He then spends the next several years and countless hours in a garage three doors down from me modifying it. Later he would come into contact with someone I first met at the track while racing his bolt on chp mustang that ran low 14's. They now own and operate the nationally recognized hot rod shop known as AED.
WHISTLER, an infrequent poster here. A dark blue 91 lx, sitting on 18 and 20 inch Budniks, at a time when most people had 17s. Jason Brisson coined the burnouts the most expensive at the track, 20 inch tires were expensive at the time. Due to lack of safety equipment never got to see an ideal timeslip. Generally it was first pass warning, second pass see you later. The 600+ hp Victor 5.O, 306 combo was tuned with a timing light and a fuel pressure regulator, before the popularity of national message forums and dyno tunes. Now owner and operator of Paramount Motorworks.
John Kellogg owned a faded silver 1982 GT in the early 90's. Him and his brother got me interested in the 5.O Mustang. It had an 89 efi longblock with a GT-40 intake. He also turned his hobby into a career, starting JT's Performance several years later in Sacramento.
Camara90, first time I saw him was at Sacramento Raceway. An immaculate stock 90 GT on turbines, I liked the personalized license plate too. Cleanest daily driven red fox GT west of the Mississippi. He would later purchase his current car from someone I know very well. It had a collection of parts from people I've known going back to the early 90's. It now looks and runs better than ever under his ownership.
jph331 and his crew were usually the faster 5.Os seen at the track, racing stripes and deleted rear fender extensions, driven to the track and raced. racsirx, the clean red GT making passes with Budniks and an s-trim. KLocke would show up on Wednesday from time to time, probably low 11's high 10's at the time. TEAM SOLO also ran mid 12's at one time in his gutted fox GT.
turbo50, I remember selling him a 93 Cobra intake. He was driving the burgundy lx drop at the time. We met at a gas station, hwy 50 and bradshaw. I show up with the upper and lower bolted together. He says I need to check the inside to see if its cracked. I had no tools so I ended up going to the Kragen down the street and borrowed some. Dan bought then it.
Car shows and meets with acquaintances in Pleasanton and the Foster's Freeze in Dublin and Rocklin.
TRY2PAZ hitting 11's in his blown, red, drop, 99GT. WIKD281 at the track when his Cobra still had paper plates.
Races with GOROBGO, Chirag, Aaron Cames, Jon McCleskey, and Joe Tansey, won some and lost some. FasterDamnit and his scary shifter handle.
Brian with his very clean(not cafords clean) blue lx, 331, drop. John Force burnouts and the red Keith Craft shirt at every track outing.
Miles, running 12.6 in his new white, 2003 Cobra, in 2002. I think the only mod was lots of ice on the engine between passes.
st5150, Sawson, a bolt on white lx that ran mid 13's. He would come to the track with a big blue tarp and pull out what seemed like most his garage and place it on the tarp when at the track. The car had mudflaps, but still he could not talk Luke87GT into a grudge match. He was responsible for more of the operation of the website than most know.
quote:I couldn't have said it better. It's these memories that keep me coming back to the site. I still remember you coming by my neighbor's house while I was doing all the polishing of my engine around 2002/2003.
Originally posted by PurpleNotch:
I know one thing for as long as I have been around on this board I have seen people come and go but the true mustang friends I have made and remembered through my builds will never be forgotten. Shoot one time, two years back after being off the site for what seemed like forever I was at the hospital getting some test done and the guy behind the desk (employee at PAMF) he was looking at cafords on his computer. I quietley asked him "hey your into mustangs huh", he said yeah and started telling me all about his build. He asked "you into them too" and I replied "Yeah I used to have a coupe, it was purple and my screen name was purplenotch", he said damn I watched you build that car online through CAfords and we talked the entire time I was there. It was a moment I won't forget just like many others here. Some friends I made along the way that come to mind were of course Sawson (little white hatch with mudflaps, so unforgetable), Lee (even when I first met him he had like 5 stangs but his red lx stood out the most to me), Paul (with the baddest red lx hatch, polished motor and roush wheels, no one could touch that car it was so clean), Lauren (we become close friends and she had the baddest red cobra a girl could own, and of course so many others) , Ross (right up there with Paul, baddest polished motor in the cleanest blue fox. We did a calendar shoot together after a car show and shared the sme magazine coverage, he also has an awesome 98 cobra) , Nick (so many awesome stangs and bikes, def. an awesome guy to know) , Matt (one of the originators and always took the time to say hello even at big events to everyone, members or not), Mark (bad ass lighting and multiple mustangs), haulinassmaro (so many awesome cars in his stable over the years), shoot so many others some just through screen names (and sorry if I forgot you, there are just so many) but CAfords was a different community back in the day, and I am talking like over 10 years ago. We had many meet ups Foster Freeze, apex motorsports meet, East Bay college show and shine, Treasure island, Knotts, good guys shows, serramonte ford shows, norcalsvt events.. lots of good memories. I just want to say thank you to all memebers mainly OG, but some newer as well for your help answerinf questions in the tech section, great deals and bargains in the classifieds and just random chit chat and life talk in the general forum. CAfords will always be a part of my car background. I still even have some of the t-shirts from back in the day somewhere and vehicle decals. Of course I also have all my CAfords event place plaques on my wall in the trophy room. I may not post hardly anymore since I have been busy with work but it's always the first place I look back to when I am in the mood for anything mustang. Nice job CAfords originators, you guys are awesome!
-Purplenotch-
I, too, still have my decals in a folder, and still wear my shirt every now and then.
quote:Thank you
Originally posted by 94 N.C.F. GT:
Purple Notch
quote:I do have the t-shirts and I know on the OG status but for some reason mine is blank.
Originally posted by Slowsn94:
If you have a old cafords shirt, you should be og status lol.
i had the red one but outgrown it.