/ccg/-Classic Car General Vegas edition A thread devoted to

>>16935884
I straightened out the cable and operation from within the car seems to work now.

Thanks guys. I know it's a simple thing but fixing it made me feel good about myself.

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The 302 is in, running, and running well.

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>>16947
kek, what did he do?

>>16948
Reverse two plug wires, iirc.

This is not how you do a firing order swap.

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>>16948
>>16949
Probably reversed more than two, he read the diagram upside down. All good now, though, doesn't seem like he damaged anything.

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Dumping some automotive pornography to get this party started.

Normally not a big fan of LUVs, but fuck me does this one look mean.

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>>16951
Normally not a big fan of wagons, but fuck me does this one look mean.

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>>16952
And this one.

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>>16952
I can convert you

>>16951
>>16952
>>16953
>automotive pornography
More like crack whore snapshots.

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>>16954

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>>16955
Different strokes for different folks, I like em' with scars, grit, and stories.

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>>16954
Sometimes I wonder why I have so many wagons saved on my computer, maybe I'm just in denial.

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>>16945
>tfw you live in Vegas and see remnants of the cool, stylish, somewhat more wholesome classic Vegas era
>now it's an awful place that thrives on taking money from retarded foreigners and californians
>any remnants of class have been completely washed away and replaced with absurd levels of degeneracy and consumerism

>The California Casino in that picture is now in a shit-tier part of the city
>I had to go in the abandoned hotel across the street from it for a job
>the high rise is filled with trash, drug needles and vandalized rooms
>also some weird dressed-up mannequins that some insane person set up to scare people

This place is trash. I wish the mafia would come back.

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How hard is it to make smogmuscle good?

>400cui
>180hp
>17 second 1/4 mile

>>16964
It really isn't.

Aluminum heads, a nice mild cam, bump compression to 9.5:1. It'll probably double output.

>>16964
check forums specific to that car. there should be a guide to removing the smog pumps and the other controls strangling it.

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>>16964
Depends on your skill set and budget. One of the more popular Pontiac smog-era heads is the big valve large chamber 6X casting which might very well have come on those particular Lemans, I don't remember off the top of my head. But shave the heads, get a head gasket with a smaller crush thickness, run a pretty nasty cam (big engines tend to "tame" more radical camshafts) and valve springs that can take it- The stock Pontiac dual plane intake is pretty good, just port match the gaskets, block the heat risers in the heads. If you're so inclined you can spring for like a Holley carb (700cfm thereabouts). Or the more budget minded approach would be jamming on the Quadrajet (rebuild with a typical kit, hog out the fuel bowl crossover, play with jets/metering rods). Snag a used set of long tube headers, bump the timing forward a little bit and fuel it with 93.

These are the best threads on /o/.

I've been looking at remanufacturing companies like dynacorn, they look nice in theory, but my god the prices start to climb quickly if you wanted to build a whole car using them. A 9k chassis quickly jumps to a 40k rolling chassis with all exterior trim pieces but no interior or drivetrain

>>16967
or just put a fittec on it instead of a carb

>>16969
http://fitechefi.com/

>>16969
Expensive in and of itself, requires a high pressure electric fuel pump which entails modifying the existing basket or fabricating something to accept the electric pump in the tank which is slightly dicey work for the uninitiated (or blow the budget entirely and go with an aeromotive tank with a pump already in it)- And all ultimately for a marginal improvement (maybe) over a well-tuned carburetor.

>>16971
Or I suppose you could go external pump but those are also rather pricey, still require modifying the tank, and if not mounted and plumbed properly the pump will die.

>>16971
it may be a bit pricey but I found it relatively easy to install.
Maybe for a complete novice this would be difficulty but for the average car guy it is not that hard.

>>16973
I've found it safer to assume everyone including people who say they're experienced are novices- But it was less any actual difficulty I was getting at when I said "dicey" but that grinding/brazing what have you on a tank that once had gasoline in it is an uncertain affair.

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I posted this in the other thread not knowing there was a new one. My Impala is finally done! I could only be more psyched if I wasn't stuck at work until Sunday.

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Finally got my bumper sticker lol

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>>16976
That tailpipe is hilarious.

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>>16975
Gorgeous.

>>16977
Yeah, it had no muffler when I bought it, so I picked up a cheap cherry bomb and slapped it on lol. I'll be rerouting it across the back when I get around to it.

>Roll over a speed bump or large pothole
>PING

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>tfw haven't driven my beuehk in 2 or 3 weeks

Feels Bad. I got my front disk brake conversion kit and everything in the mail, but I don't have two days to install for another week..

>>16980

Very cool car, my man.

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I guess ill post my shitbox again
I bought this for 7k at an auction. Original owner from Canada and had never restored it. Paint was like new and the interior was almost perfect. They put in a supertuner II in the 80's sadly but thats a gem in itself. The crome is pretty shot but I have felt no need to ever replace it, I like this car how it is, unrestored.
Its a 350 rocket (non ramrod) bore is 4.057 and stroke is 3.385 compression ratio is 10.88:1. It was rated at 310 bhp factory but over the years I bet that has sharply dropped. My cam sounds old and tired and the car is going nowhere fast.

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>>16952

>>16982
Damn, I guess I should go to an auction.

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>>16984
Its rolling the dice I just got lucky on what I got. I have seen people get screwed with auction cars before. Just know what you are looking fore before hand and do tons of research on that to make sure you are getting what you pay for.

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>tfw its friday night and i dont have anywhere 2 go

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>>16986
At least its not snowing and your classic is tucked away for warmer weather.

>>16986
>TFW rainy
>TFW wipers are fucked
>TFW doesn't matter anyway because I haven't taken the time to sort out the starting issue
Time to kms

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>>16987
at least your classic is in one piece

>>16989
'74 or '75 camaro?

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>>16989
Not even close its a '78 ws6 trans am.
The pic is a few months old but I have not done much work except take off the airbox, brake booster and master cylinder as well as the steering, clutch and other bits and bobs. plan on taking off the subframe and glass soon.

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>>16990
FUCK I responded to myself instead of you

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Moar Haybinder

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This was the durdiest car I have ever cleaned. It had dog poop, rat poop, coon poop, human poop (no shit) and unidentifiable poop. as well as a mountain of mice corpses and garbage that was thrown in the car. I went through two cans of lacquer thinner to sanitize this thing and its still grotty.
Pic of the cleanest part

>>16991
Now, c'mon Camaro and Firebird have a lot of shared parts. Most of what is in the pic could be either car. I didn't think those were Pontiac motor mounts so I had to guess Camaro.

I have a '69 Firebird 400.

>>16995
I missed those Pontiac wheels..

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>>16994

Oh fuck me. Is it worth it? What model?

I had a 65 Dart I bought for $1000 that I had to clean lots of mouse shit and nests out of. It never smelled right, but it was fun to fix up and helped me finance the repairs to my Impala once I sold it.

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>>16995
Not judging they had a lot of common parts throughout the years but the sway bar should have given it away. I have a pontiac 400 w72 in this thing but one cylinder is pretty shot.
I always love people with Pontiacs and more specifically firebirds, I would love pics of your ride.

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>>16998
I don't have a stock picture of it, I'll have to take a picture tomorrow in the daylight. Best I can do is this one - it's beside the Ford convertible in this pic.

>>16998
I don't know second generation well enough to have known about the sway bar.

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>>16999
nice m8 im waiting
This is the oil that was in the car
It looked like cum when it came out and the frightful discovery that the carb was off this car and it fucking rain water got in.
>>16997
got it for 3k with no rust except the floorpans where rain got in and pool'd. funny enough they spilled a can of grease that saved the drivers side from rusting.

Can anyone help with carburetor issues? More specifically quadrajet. I'm looking to try and fix this before going for a Holley double pumper.

>>17002
https://www.amazon.com/Rebuild-Modify-Rochester-Quadrajet-Carburetors/dp/1932494189
These books are comfy and are good for learning about your carb and how to fix issues with them. Try and find a pdf and learn :)

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>>17001

3k for a literal shitmobile? I dunno, bro.

This is my comfy general I go on to chill out. You guys always seem like you love each other's cars and are truly interested in them. There is normally no GM BTFO or other shit memes and arguing and you keep kit Kat contained for the most part. I have thought of buying a classic just to feel like I can post instead of just lurk. Someday.... Someday....

>>17002
What's going on or what problems are you having?

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>>17004
>literal shitmobile
100 keks
3k For a 78 ws6 with no rust is actually a good deal. It is also a borg warner 4 speed on top of being a ws6 w72 car so it is a valuable car. It is just going to take alot of love.

>>17005

Fuck off, we're full.

Nah, I'm kidding. Buy a beater and join the club. But honestly, it's an illness that rarely ends with you owning just one classic.

It also causes you to curse and bleed and spend every penny you've got, so be warned.

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>>17001
Flash pic in the dark, keep it covered up because of old window seals and water getting under the vinyl roof. I took the 400 hood and bumper off so they would not get damaged.
Factory disc brakes, deluxe interior, YT code 400 RA3, Rally wheels, cruise control.
Had it for 20 years, gone over 100k miles in it.
I keep a heavy duty trash bag over the engine to prevent rain from getting into the engine, the hood badges leak water.

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>>17007

I believe you. But I'm not riding in the shitmobile.

>>17005

See:

>>17009

As proof of the illness I speak of.

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>>17003
>>17002
I'll post pics anyway. I rebuilt a SBC350, and an M4MC Rochester quadrajet. I got a rebuild kit from carbkitsource. It included a lot of new stuff. I replaced the Jets, among other things. Didn't replace the float. Didn't replace the metering rods. The car will start, and sputter and snort but will run, albeit a little stumbly. Soon after, maybe 15 seconds of running, the carb will start dripping fuel out the sides down into the intake valleys.

It's definitely not the plugs, those look good. I adjusted the float once, bending it so while the bowl fills, it will close the valve or whatever sooner. That helped slightly, but it still leaked after a time. Did it again, with the float nearly straight, and it helped a tiny bit more, but still leaks.

Do you think the float is just bad and not floating anymore? Can I just take off the airhorn and fill the bowl with fuel to see if it's job is being performed? I'm not sure what to do. Pics related, where the leaks SEEM to be coming from

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So I heard this was the Pontiac thread?

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>>17012
>>17006
That picture is the passenger side, by the choke. That arrow is pointing to where the fuel drips from on that side. Coming from that linkage and coming down that way.

This pic is drivers side, circled where it seems to be leaking from still

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>>17009
Thanks a ton bro love the car, my dad used to own one that was silver that got him into being a pontiac enthusiast.
If you ever are able to go to PSMCDR there are a ton of firebird enthusiast that would love your ride.
Hope to keep you guys posted on my progress but college makes it hard to get home to work on it.
(pic of pop's GOAT at the drags)

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>>17011
Yep, I got the disease..
'64 LeMans convertible, '66 Tempest Safari wagon in the garage, '69 Firebird 400, '70 LeMans safari wagon with 335HP 400.

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>>17005
Classics aren't all expensive to own. Some can even be relatively cheap!
>>17013
Definitely just a Chevrolet thread

>>17016

Hey, it's better than heroin.

>>17014
If it's leaking out around the throttle shafts, it is flooding (needle valve and seat)

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>>17005
Buy a corvair for a cheap good classic
But pontiac will always be bae....so 61 tempest?

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>>17012
>>17014
If you didn't replace the accelerator pump, that's generally the first thing I jump to when dealing with a stumble. If you just replaced like gaskets, needle and seat but didn't blow out the main circuit, that's another possible explanation for the stumble. As for the leaking, a gasket may have gotten pimped when you put it back together, there's also a known issue with the well-plugs on Qjets where they were mounted for casting in the factory, they'll develop a leak and just piss fuel. Simply epoxying these is a good way to go for fixing that, and that's what I'd put my money on for leakage problem.

>>17011
>>17017
So for about 4k what can I expect. I have money for a new car to replace my econobox but I have no idea what to look for in a classic or if I'm getting screwed.

>>17005

I bought my Dart on eBay for $1000, had it on the road in a month. Would've been sooner, but I kept getting the wrong fucking parts for the brakes.

>>17022

4k is a great starting point. I bought my 1965 Impala for 3800, road ready, and my 1969 International Harvester for 3500, road ready. Take a peek at Craig's list, you'll find something you like, no doubt. Most people will dicker, too.

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>>17022
Classics are an illness you buy one then cant stop. I wasted my college fund on >>16982
and then found this >>16991 and couldn't help myself now I am in serious shit and need to sell off my 69.
Just remember one is enough and corvair is always the answer to budget classics

>>17022
4k is the asking price for my '69 Firebird, most common year, lots of them around. hard to find one that has been left stock though.

Problem is it needs a lot of rust repair. Good mechanical condition, would drive it anywhere so long as it doesn't rain!

>>17022
Depending on where you live, I wouldn't make a classic a daily. If you're south and won't face a snowy winter, then you're fine.

And as far as what to expect, it really depends on your area. Find a car that interests you. Look around. Learn about it BEFORE you buy it. With cars these old it will be easy to figure it out.

>>17019
I believe I changed the seats. Maybe I need new needles. Is there anything to the seats besides tightening them? Does orientation matter?
>>17021
I did replace the accelerator pump, and it does work. I can manually move it and see fuel come up when I have the airhorn off.


I guess I could say the throttle doesn't really do much with the engine. It doesn't really seem to cause it to Rev higher or anything, just stays alive

>>17027
>I believe I changed the seats. Maybe I >need new needles. Is there anything to >the seats besides tightening them? >Does orientation matter?

Needle and seat are matched, you change them together. Since you changed the seat I can safely guess you have a Rochester (and not a Carter).
Orientation? Just tight. And there is a little ring gasket that goes under it.
It's flooding, and drowns the engine, we all have that happen with old carburetors, welcome to the club.
If you park it for a while, I had one car that the carb will flood when it first fills with fuel and then if you let it sit for a half-hour then it will not flood.
Get a kit from NAPA, they will want the number (something like 7029268 or 7040262), will usually be found stamped into the fuel bowl assembly toward the back of the carb by the secondary on the left side.

>>17028
I see the carb number in your pic, looks like it ends with 203. Probably 404?203 chevy carb number.

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>>17013
I'm liking this theme anyone else got any more Pontiacs?

>>17029
704?203 .. 7040203 is 1970 300HP 350CI stock carb. That fourth number is the last number of the model year.

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>>17030
Better pic of my Lemans convertible daily driver.
Has over 550k miles, owned 33 years.

>>17031
It's a 1977 Corvette.

>>17032

You are my fucking hero. Bravo, man.

>>17033
>>17028
And yes, Rochester.

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>>17032
Fuck i dont know which one of our dailys eats more gas.
Love the cars dude, Pontiac is love.

>>17035
>>17031
>>17029
>>17028
This appears to be it.
https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/CRB25795A

But where are the needles?

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This thread needs more chebby

>>17034
7045203 Rochester R4-M4MC, that's probably it.
1975 Chevy Camaro Malibu Chevelle 350 with 4 speed trans.

>>17037
Lower left, by all those little ring gaskets.

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Can't wait to take some pictures with the new paint job.

>>17040
My kit has those, but they don't look at all like the stock needles.

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>>17036
The old '64 LeMans 326 can give me between 20 and 21 MPG on extended highway trips. 14-16 in town, worse in winter.

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>>17038
FUCK CHEVY THIS IS A PONTIAC THREAD
(but seriously chevy had its time before the emissions act of 70 then pontiac took the lead...until the 301 and 305 corporate then everyone was slow)

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Maine is such a fickle bitch. Yesterday they said we were getting 16 inches of snow Saturday, today they changed it to less than 1 inch.

Which I'm totally fine with, by the way. Fuck snow.

>>17044

I like Pontiacs, but I don't own one aside from my 05 Bonneville, so

FUCK YOU BUDDY

>>17042
If they fit in the seat and seal, and the seat threads into the fuel bowl and also fits up to the float, then you're good.

>>17043
My gear ratios are set up for drag so I get shit gas mileage 8mpg....thank god I live on campus and only need to drive a mile to my internship.
I am just impressed that you still daily a car that gets that gas mileage. I tip my hat at you for keeping the dream alive.

>>17044
I have a station wagon with that very same engine and a 3.90 axle ratio. Can pass anything in the short passing zones here in the Arkansas Ozarks.

>>17047
I guess I'm just confused how they'll connect to the power valve thing. I'll have to take a look.

>>17050
The float mounts to the air horn section with that thick bent over piece of wire, the needle hangs from the little tab on the float by that little wire clip and the seat threads into the fuel bowl section. You can't run the car with the top off of it. The only carbs I know of that you can run with the air horn off are Ford Motorcraft 2100 and 4100.
Power valve is the vacuum operated plunger thingie that changes the primary mixture when the intake vacuum falls below a certain amount. Looking at a parts carb here that's what operates the primary metering rods.
Needle valve and float is not connected to anything else, it just regulates the level of fuel in the fuel bowl.
It is possible that your float is filling with fuel though very unlikely. You would notice liquid in it, should probably check just to be sure when you open the carb.

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>>16991
Best nose. 77 also I believe?
>>17007
That actually is a solid deal.

Digging the Pontiac theme. My dream car, one day I'll own one of these. Black on black on black, 4 speed, power steering, either or on AC.

>>16964
You need the 4-barrel intake, large valve heads, carb and cam for a 1967-70 400 engine. Good heads are expensive now. Compression in a Pontiac is determined by the heads. Milling your heads will not gain you much before you will have to deal with the bolt holes in the intake not lining up.
Get rid of the EGR intake and get a carb or change yours over to the leaner mix for a non EGR setup.

Pontiac heads were reconfigured for 1967, don't try to use earlier heads. They fit but the valve chamfers in the block are in the wrong place and also problems like missing bolt holes for the exhaust manifolds and different size ports for the exhaust crossover that goes under the carb.

Pre 1967 Pontiac 4 barrels were for Carter Thermo-quad and those intakes do not fit Q-jets.

>>16967
...and then bend or break something in the bottom end?

>>17054
Maybe the pushrods. They don't like high-lift cams and increased rate valve springs.
After lengthy service you might remove pistons that are cracked through in several places, held bailed together by the rings, common in the high compression Pontiac builds.

UNLIMITED PONTIAC WORKS

>>17054
Nah, not throwing nitrous or something at it. Tune the timing on it, always keep 93 octane in it. If you stay out of knock, you'll be hard pressed to break something bottom end even in an old engine.
>>17055
Pontiacs run a 1.6 ratio rocker arm stock so they're easier on the pushrods, you can also run a cam with "less" lobe and still get a lot of lift. Would be a slight roll of the dice, but hardened pushrods wouldn't be a waste of money.

the fucking fuel rail won't stay seated on one of my fuel injectors. help.

>>17045
That ih is fucking cool. Glad you like it. What are your plans or just drive it as is?

>>17053
>Pre 1967 Pontiac 4 barrels were for Carter Thermo-quad and those intakes do not fit Q-jets
They're for Rochester 4GCs not Thermoquads.

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>>17058
well thatd explain it. shame i had to take off the intake again to get to it.

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>>16958
>tfw my Chevelle wasn't a stocker Malibu like your pic related
I'm thinking about going with like a flat navy or a bone white with black rallies and hubcaps

>>17045
>New York is supposed to get worst snow of the year
>18 inches or something
>STATE OF EMERGENCY SHUT IT DOWN
>end up getting 3 and ice rain

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>>17016
>that wagon

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THIS IS NOW A CLASSIC ROBOT THREAD, suck it car nerds!

>>19660
Love those wheels

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>>19780
Check out these lines. They don't make 'em like they did.

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>>19780
>>20549
thanks for bumping our low energy containment thread
Have a charger

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How different are the 351 cleveland 4 barrel and 2 barrel variants? Could I just slap an intake and a 4 barrel on a 2 barrel motor and expect similar performance? Anyone try this? True 4v clevelands are impossible to find

>>21118
It will be able to make more power up top where it normally falls on its face.

>>16963
>I wish the mafia would come back.
who says they ever left?

>>21118
I'm pretty sure they had different head castings, and a different chamber design

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>>21118
Pretty much this >>22186 I mean it's better than not doing it but don't expect worlds of difference from just a carb swap. You would really need to have more cam and better springs in order to take advantage of the greater airflow too. Then the C exhaust manifolds suck (like all Ford manifolds btw) and so on, and so forth.

From the other side of the equation, converting to 4V heads probably isn't worth it either unless you're going 450+ hp.

Here, have a pic of a brand new Cleveland block cast out of Compacted Graphite Iron. Should be available later this year. 1 of 2

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>>22569
2 of 2

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I figured I should post here, since I've only really been posting it in night wave threads.

>rolled my 1970 beetle at autocross
>cracked a piece of the transaxle
>bent a wheel
>ruined the body
later
>bought a rusty 1972 with no engine
>stripped the 1970 body and removed it from it's floorpans
>cleaned up the 1972 body a bit and removed it from it's floorpans
>took the transaxle part off the 1972 to replace the broken 1970 part
>put the wrecked 1970 body on the rusted out 72 floorpans and had them hauled off

And that's about where I am with it. The 1972 body and 1970 floorpan both need more work but I'm confident I can get it running and driving next opportunity I have to work on it.

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>>20747
Our 70s/80s threads went on for a very long time but died out a little while ago, makes me sad

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>>17059

I threw the original dog dish caps on, ordered a tailgate, and am going to have the exhaust done with true duals this week. Other than that, I'm gonna run the piss out of her this summer.

I am nervous though, she's going to be living outside once my Impala comes home, and the window seals are all shot. Think I'm going to pony up for a canopy for it until I build a garage.

>/mlpol/ is /pol/ raging at horsefuckers
>/mo/ is /o/ and /m/ are genuinely nice to each other
This is pretty comfy desu

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>>24211
As someone else put it, /m/ and /o/ both have a really good feeling for how a man can bond with his machine. We legitimately go well together.

On another note, which one of y'all nigs wants to win a DeLorean? $50 ticket cost for a recently overhauled 39k mile example.

https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/NorasHome/2017raffle.html

>>24262
Thanks for that link.

>>24262
Worthless garbage automatic transmission car; would not pay $50.00 to enter.

>>24540
>not just swapping it

Shit's a low mileage car that just got overhauled. Seems like a prime candidate.

>>24606
Hahahahaha, no. Nearly all of the 5-speed parts are impossible to find. I had to trade a running automatic for a project 5-speed because it was the only way to get what I wanted.

>>24713
How common is swapping the motor for them? Can the manual take much power anyhow?

>>24713
You can't just throw a tremec in there?

>>16945
God Fremont street is such shit now

>>24845
The frame and suspension is designed around the motor and transmission; it literally requires reengineering the entire car.

>>24850
See previous reply.

Who amongst you has experience adjusting the TV Cable on a Ford AOD transmission? I've looked at 20 different guides and still can't quite make sense of it.

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God damn it guys, I'm gone for one day and /o/ is no longer /o/!?

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>>25364
>the frame and suspension is designed around the motor and transmission
>having a different fucking frame for each transmission in the same car

And people wonder how DeLorean managed to fail so hard.

>>25784
They all use the same engine and transmission, but the car was engineered with them in mind. Any engine swap has to have the same weight and dimensions. Too much power will twist the frame and ruin it.

And, yes, the frame is different in an automatic and manual car.

>>25582
What have you got, CFI or Multi Port?.

Either way, proper adjustment requires a pressure gauge be installed.

>>25582
I tried going to a shop to have mine adjusted properly with a pressure gauge, but he said I'd lose my kickdown if he adjusted it, which I call fucking bullshit

>>26272
Multi-port. Its an 89 Bronco, 5.0.

>>26297
To add to this, following one guide which recommended unlocking the adjust tab, going to full throttle, then locking it, marking that as Max TV, then making a mark 5/16 away as min TV yielded unsatisfactory results. http://www.txchange.com/aodadj.htm

Having it at min forced the transmission to shift super mushy and from 1st to 2nd at like 5mph. Having it at rhe max mark had it shifting at about 10. Another half inch or so past Max and it was shifting at about 15. Im thinking Im going to hook up the pressure gauge as it is and see where Im at.

>>26352
From what I understand, I need to hook up the pressure gauge, start the engine, and check the TV port psi, then move the cable .4" and check again, right? Should be 1-2psi at idle and about 33psi at the .4?

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Future classic?

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>>26384
Yes
Forever pontiac thread, all other GM branches eternally BTFO

>>17001
That camber though

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>>26297
That's actually more difficult lol.

After installing a pressure gauge and getting the trans up to temp you insert a block (pic related) that's .275 inch thick between the metal slug on the throttle end of the cable and the attachment device that connects to the throttle arm. With the engine idling at spec and no accessories like A/C operating the trans pressure should be 28-33psi.

If not you have to undo, or press depending on design, a retaining clip on the cable housing at the bracket and slide the cable housing in and out of the bracket attachment housing in order to achieve the required pressure. Tend towards the high end btw. Once you get the desired spec you remove the spacer block you installed and pressure should fall to no more than 5 psi.

>>17020
Nice license plate

>>26423
the wheels are just turned you moron

>>26429
This is a link to a page that shows the two types of cables. The Push Tab is where you have to Push a tab in to slide the cable in and out while the Lift Tab type is where you have to undo a clip to release. You can also see the metal slug on the end of the cable itself where you put the tool.

http://www.lincolnsonline.com/tech/00138.html

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>>17020
LOL how will Nader ever recover

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>>26472
Just noticed I could grab some pics from that

Push Type

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>>26483
Lift Tab Type

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>>22569
>>22577
Can you tell me more about the block?

>>26472
Oh and I didn't actually read the text on that, I was more interested in the pics. The text is backyard bullshit that may work but isn't by-the-book so you may end up with pressures wildly different from spec.

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>>26462
Yeah and the engine is out of the vehicle which Jack's up the suspension to where they would never be in daily driving. He was posting about having shitty problems so the joke of having sweet negative camber was made. Have a chuckle man

>>26526
You either buy it, or fab something to do the same out of plastic.

Ford P/N T86L-70332-A
OTC 307-152

And I'm sure there are others, just that those come up easiest.

>>26597
>>26541
Assuming you meant

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>>26611
Oh, I are and idiot. I just assumed that was part of the trans discussion.

Anyway it's a new Cleveland block that grew out of Todd Buttermore's work over the last several years. TMeyer bought Todd's work off him last year since Todd had pretty much stalled out in on it in favor of his Model T business. It's now called The Track Boss and since it grew out of the earlier work it's intended to look factory stock on the outside. Like a 72 block IIRC. TMeyer has done some internal improvements, like those lifter valley bulkheads seen, thicker bores, main bulkheads, and of course material. They're thinking it'll hold over 1000hp as it is and it's pretty close to the production C. Unfortunately the block pictured was found to have suffered core shift once they cut it up so some more refining of the process will be necessary but isn't a show stopper. Also it's cast in the US by the same foundry that does Ford diesels.

pic 1 of 2

>>22974
We should bring them back again in a bit.

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>>26770
2 of 2

>>26429
Nice. Thanks, man. Ill be doing this when I get home from work in the morning. Much appreciated.

>>16982
>4chan weeb sticker
>on a Cutlass
i love you

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whats the least you ever got offered for your ride?

i got a 1200 offer for my shitbox from some bogan, i told him thanks but no.

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>>16959
umph!
I fucking love wagons.

>>26905
>I fucking love wagons.

posts a two door

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>>26914
Its the only "classic" ive owned.
The A12A is suffering though...
>tfw 38 hp after restore.
still, worth the 5oo I paid for it.

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>>26850
I got offered $1000 by a meth addict hick for this.

to be fair i think that was fair market value, but at that point i had that much into the engine.

one of these was his first car he 'went to jail from'.

>>26850
the guy who i bought my truck from saw it 2 years later after i fixed the myriad of problems it had; new tires, suspension, windows, body, transmission etc

he offered me exactly what i paid, not a dollar more

>>26429
So, I'm a cheapass and not willing to spend $50 on a tool that simple that I'll only use once. Doing some math, .275 inches comes out to 6.985mm. A US quarter is 1.75mm thick. 4 quarters stacked gets you to 7mm. .015mm off the 6.985mm, or .276 inches compared to .275. Glue them and take a hacksaw to them and I just saved $49.

>>27836
dont forget to factor in the glue esp if its expanding shit like gorilla glue, if you grind the design flat on your outer two quarters should be close, sandpaper would be better than a hacksaw

>>27964
I meant to use the saw to cut them from ridge to center so theyll go onto the cable. But yeah, Ill probably sand them down just a tiny bit. Its such a small difference and there's definitely wiggle room so Im not terribly concerned about it being exactly .275"

>>17016

I swear I've seen your house before.

California?

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Seriously, why is /o/, /mo/ now?

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>>28513
I dunno, but I've been trying to reply to >>17061 to tell him to put silicone grease on that shit since this morning.

>>28544
Ha. Thanks, mate. I had actually put a drip of clean oil on all of them when I installed them. That one just didnt want to stay together. They're all sorted out now, though. I appreciate the effort.

>>28513

Hoping it's an April fool's joke.

Please, Jesus.

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>>28632
I hope so, but I dunno now, with Mook running the site

/o/ is back

>>>/o/16940647