dsommer Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 Last evening I rolled my car out to cruise it around the block a little and work on the “break in†some more. This guy walking a dog comes up to me and asks if it’s a Scarab because it doesn’t sound like an inliner. I tell him it’s JTR he shrugs and goes Oh, because the guy that lives behind me has a SCARAB!!! I’m like no way. So I fire the Z up and go out in search of the illusive Scarab. As I cruise by this guy’s house I see his wife following my car with a watchful eye but I see no Z in the garage. The road ends in a cul-de-sac so I’ve got to go by his house again. As I’m approaching his wife is walking down the drive way and waves me down. Before she could say anything I say “you’re husband has one of these doesn’t he?†she’s like “yeah he told me to stop you he wants to see your car.†So I meet Bob, go in his garage, he pulls back the cover on an original factory built Scarab. I couldn’t believe it!!! Super clean, great paint healthy looking V-8 under the louverd hood This guy lives just a quarter mile or so from me. He tells me somebody accused him of cruising his car with the hood off the other day (which was me and both out cars are white!!!) so he was alerted to the presence of another V-8 powered Z running around. We talked for a while and we’re going to let one another drive the others car soon. I’m really pumped finding a fellow enthusiast in the same neighborhood with a V-8 driver Z WOW talk about coincidence!!! ds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 Too weird! Sounds like the makings of many nights bench racing and upended beers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 Your a lucky guy! I wish there was a fellow HybridZ'er around me! I have seen a few Z's in the past few days but they were all inliners and I didnt get to talk to the owners since they were driving at the time I saw them Would be nice just to see some nice Z's and talk to the owners! Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay1970Z Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 I take it he wasn't aware of HybridZ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsommer Posted June 10, 2003 Author Share Posted June 10, 2003 Oh he's aware of the site just not a participating member. He want's to do a cam swap on the car soon for MORE POWER!!! I've got some ideas brewing for him but want him to drive my car first. Lovin life here in NWArk!!! ds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZROSSA Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 Very lucky indeed. Not even standard z cars around here. Only F...ing sheep! Douglas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted June 10, 2003 Share Posted June 10, 2003 Man, that is too cool. If his is one of the originals with the Italian wheels, louvered hood and whatnot, it is probably worth a few pennies It takes a real man to pound one of those babies! But just wait until you spank him on the track!! Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigWhyteDude Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 hey what kind of V-8 does he have in his hybridz ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsommer Posted June 13, 2003 Author Share Posted June 13, 2003 350 says he's had it dyno'ed but wants more power. I'll have to drive it and see. I'm thinking he'd like a roller set up and around 425 HP, I read an article in CHP that set up an engine like that so well see over the winter perhaps. ds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.