Hello! My name is Erwin Mendoza I'm from Edison, NJ I found this board thru Dave H, I own a 68 442 with a 425 out of a 66 Delta 88 and turbo 400 tranny, I'm married and just had my first kid (11/14), I just wanted to say HI. I gotta get to sleep because I gotta work another double shift in the morning and 5AM comes quick, but Thursday I'm looking forward to sitting with my baby daughter and watching the American Musclecar marathon all day on SPEED,starts 10AM east coast time
Welcome Erwin, and congratulations dad! ...and welcome to the best part of living life :TU: Maybe I'll see you 'round good 'ole Joisey once in a while :Brow:
Thanks Casey!!! BTW Your W-31 is real bad-ass man!!!!! I saw it in the latest issue of Muclecar Enthusiast
I grew up in Belleville, now living in West Orange. Should be moving as soon as the housing market prices drop - due to a growing family :Brow:
I hope the market drops!!! If I didn't buy my house form mom & dad I know I sure as hell wouldn't have been able to afford Edison, my neighbor just closed on his house yesterday, it sold for $410,000 he bought it new in 1968 for a mere $32,000:eek2:
Hey Erwin, Another fellow Edison-ite here. I grew up there back in the 60's & 70's. The town has changed drastically... Another newbie here. Some may recognize the car: I have perused the boards extensively & I recognize a few folks, namely Mike Kamm & Greg Gessler. Mike & I have known each other for roughly 35 years. I met Greg back in 1982 or so. Let me say both these guys have their acts together & run some beautiful, frighteningly fast cars. They work harder than most & are top notch in their craft!! My 1973 GTO was purchased in 1983 in all original form. It now houses a Larry Hansen built 470 inch engine. Quickest time through mufflers & slicks 11.97 @ 111.3 with a 1.62 sixty foot, with slicks & open exhaust 11.85 @ 113.3 with a 1.60 sixty foot. With street tires it will run 12.10's @ 112 with a best of 1.71 sixty foot. These times are recent (11/28/03) at Atco Raceway. Future FAST participant? Don't know. If so, I gotta ditch the headers & intake. And I KNOW I would have a ton of work to do based on reading these posts. You guys are ALL top notch! Regards! Marty Magerowski
Thanks for the greeting Marty I guess you remember Edison when the north Edison was all farmland where I live now, but as you saw in an earlier post, it sure beats Irvington I've heard alot about Larry Hansen, his shop isn't too far from me. If you're a regular at some of the local cruise nights in your area my friend George Reynolds from Brick has a black on black '69 GTO with a 455 that Larry did for him back in 2000 and he swears by Larry I usually go to the cruise nights on Satrudays at Home Depot on Rt 9 south, I'd also see my other Olds pal Harry Lager Sr he's also popular around the local cruises, he has a blue 67 W-30, him and George usually also go to Freehold & the huge one in Jackson on the last Fri of the month Hopefully I'll run into you at a cruise night or at the track, that's a nice GTO you have there
Erwin, Yeah I remember - All Star Dairy used to be there in N Edison. I lived in S Edison by Westinghouse. Its not the same there anymore... Larry Hansen is a GREAT guy & superb machinist!! He has built two engines for me over the years & his work is first rate! My first was pretty much a stock rebuild (in 1987) Pontiac 455, .030" over, 9.2 to 1 compression with ported heads & a stock "068" cam, stock manifold & Q-Jet. Best time for that combo with 3.23 gears & 11" 2500 stall converter was 13.002 at 104, at 4200 lbs race weight. That engine lasted 10 years & had the living SNOT beat out of it with zero failure. I can't even fathom the exact number of quarter mile passes on it. It has to be in the thousands... I usually go to the local Freehold cruises without the car & just take a quick look. The car has gotten shabby looking as it hasn't been garaged for 4 years & the original paint is getting pretty sorry looking. Thanks for the kind words - I will probably run into you too at some point. Marty
Hey Marty, so whee in north Edison was All-Star dairy? I live just up the street from JP Stevens HS I hope to see you in the summer probably I'll be at Home Depot in Howell on Sat nights
