Bob writes:
"Hi, my name is Bob Keller. I noticed you have my
#69 Turbo Macho TA on your site. First of all, I love the site and
think it is great. I bought the # 69 about in November of 2003 and
have just finished it (October 2004). The car was last licensed in
1985 so it had been setting for a long time. I am technically the 2nd
titled owner. The car now has less than 31,000 miles on it. It was
virtually 100% rust free but had several door dings and rock chips.
The paint was somewhat faded even though I tried to buff it out I was
not satisfied with the shine. The pictures you have on your site now
is how it looked when I purchased the car. I had a body shop re-paint
it and they did an awesome job as they specialize in muscle car
restorations. They have actually requested to use the car in some of
their car shows next season.
This car was featured in the January 1979 Car and Driver magazine and
I am considering contacting them to re-feature the car 25 years later,
as when they tested the car the carburetor was not correctly adjusted
with the turbo. We spent a lot of time getting the car working
correctly with the turbo by actually updating the vacuum retard timing
to a MSD box, put a complete new carb kit in and changed the way the
2nd fuel pump, (electric), works to get more gas to the carb when the
boost gets to a certain level. We also changed the location and size
of the K&N filter. I can now say the turbo unit functions great and
makes the car extremely fast. Believe me, I know as I do also have a
94 anniversary TA, 84 anniversary TA, 89 turbo anniversary TA and a 99
anniversary TA and this 78 Turbo will now out run anyone of them. The
car is just awesome. This 78 Macho Turbo came fitted with the WS 6
package, T Tops, 4 speed and hurst shifter.
Some of the Macho options include:
Turbo Unit
Rear battery
installation kit
Re-curved
distributor
Close ratio
shifter
Chrome roll bar
160 mph
speedometer
DKM
identification plaque
DKM paint
scheme and graphics
Oil reservoir
Koni shocks
Modified
suspension kit
The car drives like a 30,000 mile car should but better because of
the modified suspension system. It handles like my 99 TA. This car
gets lots of looks when I drive it. If anyone has any questions or is
interested in purchasing the car, you can e-mail me."
Bob Keller
kellerbv@bis.midco.net |