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>Buy a 4G63T swapped 89' Colt for $1000
>start removing stickers and red racing stripes
>Slowly making it look stock
>Tfw you own a sleeper

>>17694351
pics

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>>17694361
It's 11:46 PM, not to mention it's raining outside. You're just going to have to believe me, unless it stops pretty soon and I'll take some in the dark. Here's one I took earlier today.

>>17694072
poor driver mirrors. if you need them you shouldnt drive

>>17694072
they're great, anyone else like
>>17694107
is a redditor

>>17694107
This i only ever see them on old people/womens cars.
you should have your mirrors adjusted to see your blind spots anyway wtf good are they looking at your doors?
the rear view mirror is for seeing behind you god damn people are useless.

>>17694010
General Motors goes in all fields.

>>17694010

>Tell me about Holden /o/

Gus guzzling full size sedans, a lot of people modify em here and they're prime targets for the cops.

>what are the best cars they have made?

That's subjective, I personally like the VE shape.

>what are some rare models?

Probably some old as fuck models?

>why were their cars never really sold internationally?

They were, just not to Americans. For example, some were sold in the UAE but re-branded. I think it was the VZ models.

>what caused their downfall?

Government not giving them enough gibs me that but also because taxes here are insane to run a business.

>will they ever be a competitive brand in the future or not likely?

They're shutting down next year m8.

>>17694010
Nothing special, they just catered to the rednecks here in Australia and have a pretty bad reputation/image.

>autotragic only

no

>>17693497
anon pls

lolno

>>17693483
It looks oxidized. A nice cut and polish should do the trick, and then a sealant to keep it from getting bad again.

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>>17693504
If it's oxidized it's fine, but maybe it isn't more?

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>>17693560
I don't know what more it could me. That old of a car, unless its been resprayed already, the paint os more than likely single stage. As in, both the clear coat and the color are mixed into one, instead of the base coat of color and then the next layer of clear coat like on modern cars.

Your best bet is to get yourself a cheap DA polisher (the one from harbor freight is a good beginner one) and some compound and go to town. You'll have to google which compound is best for you.

Expect to see results like this

I hope you leased it.

I hope your wife and kids enjoy it because you sure wont.

>>17693422
Leasing is no existent here.

of course they're practical, as long as you don't have a family to haul.

you're immediately a mexican if you get anything past the fifth gen.

>>17693406
Let me rephrase the question, would an El Camino be good for driving from a to b while hauling shit and still look decent?

>>17693618
as long as it's not a bunch of heavy shit you'll be fine

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Buy up Korean cars now before Korea is no more and they are collector items.

>>17693362
Imagine a Tiburon being a collectors item.

LMFAO

>>17693245
It's too cold

come to the american south friend :)

Totally unfeasible anywhere it gets too cold to sleep outside at night.

VanLife™ is possible because people have heaters installed in those things.

>>17693371
Lived in my car over a winter. If you had to you could you have to tarp up your car though. Tied to my wheels with bungees. Slept in 20 degree weather much more comfortably than without a cover I think it's the windows. It was very easy to pick up afterward too, my little Matrix. Damn I miss it

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>>17693183
>>surface is BARE metal, absolutely nothing left for pads to grip


What kind of stupid bullshit are you trying bait us to respond to?

>>17693183
Inspections are only a pain for people who know what they're doing. They're for everyone else who wouldn't know a brake rotor if it fell out of the sky and hit them in the head, to help keep them from killing someone else when their car fails due to their negligence.

>>17693193
you've been le trolled :)

anyone?

anyone pls

you sure there's not something like a rock or something wedged in there causing the grinding?
seems like almost dead pads would get noticed

>>17692838
This was my first car in that exact color

>>17692877
Cool!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP7ijUkgc-4

N E V E R B E F O R E

Adjust belt tensioner if possible, observe result

Replace belt and tensioner if adjustment not possible

>>17692366
And if all that fails, time for a new alternator

>>17692366
>>17692387
Thanks

page 10 save rave

what is power shift

>>17692083
she's actually quite beautiful. Why would you call her that?

>>17691722
>Is there a better truck than the F150?
Your mum
Oh wait, you said truck

>>17691722
The F250

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>>17691722
All I want in life is a Raptor, but can't will myself into buying a full sized truck