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Then there's this....

hello to all who are supporting us on this site. i am chris the owner of the 442 done on overhaulin. we have been laying low lately because this whole situation has been very stressful to both of us , espeacily my wife. she still has second thoughts about whether this was the right thing to do or not, considering the history of my car. i have had it since i was 15, my grandparents bought it new in 68,gave it to me for my 16th birthday,therefore its my first car. she knows how much it means to me. anyway, to clear up the info on the car & the show. i removed the original block(455 block bored 400 inches) & installed a block already bored 455 inches. it saved me time & money back then but i kept the original block. that was done in 84. the new motor was not too crazy but it was built right & it ran great!!! the people on the show took it to a parking lot & did donuts in it , then drove it on the freeway(which is something my wife told them not to do in the application & on the phone the day they took it),which led to the car overheating. then they dynoed the car, the numbers were lower than they were when i had it dynoed only a year ago to get the carb jetted right. after that, they power washed the engine compartment to prep it for paint & allowed water to enter the oiling system(how much water i'll never know). then when they tried to start the car after paint ,some 3 days later, they fried the the pertronics in the distributor. they replaced that, the car started for the show, then they took it to the shop for "safety inspection" before releasing the car to me almost a month later. they installed a nitrious system which is not set up properly, they gave me the car back with the gen light on, 20 lbs. of air in the tires, no back up lights, no gear indicater etc. etc. etc. some safety inspection huh! after trying to contact the producers through the "proper channels" & getting no returns our patients began to run out.................

Foose is all hat and no cattle IMO. And I doubt he's anywhere near as generous as some people think. Anyone can slam a car throw on oversized chrome wheels and apply two toned purple metalflake.