>Post your projects
For the past few weeks been working on this pontiac I picked up for $1300. My '77 Fire bird base has factory T-tops, an l34 350 v8 (Which isn't much) and needs only minor work done. In the process sanding, cutting out rust, interior refurbishment and perhaps pulling the engine apart which hasn't been disassembled since it rolled of the line. I'm actually surprised that a Fire bird Base was available in T-tops but it must've been an expensive option as I've seen few Trans am's, let alone Base Fire Birds with them. As for the paint, I'm thinking about going with factory Starlight Black but every man and his fucking dog does that so I'm thinking maybe black/purple iridescent. What would you do?
2 projects, 1979 Toyota Supra and 1981 Toyota Hilux heavy duty 4x4
Supra is 95% done, the ignition module is out getting rebuilt and its basically finished. Hilux is still in pieces because every time i fix something 2 more fucking things break
>>16280659
But anon, Hilux's are indestructible, you must own the alternately named tacoma? (It loses its durablity with the name change).
>Clutch in or clutch out?
So I was driving with my friend, 5 sp manual. At stop lights I like to put it in neutral and push the clutch in while waiting for the light, other foot on the breaks obviously. My friend says its bad to hold the clutch in like that for a long time, says it wears it out sooner. I tried explaining it doesnt do anything since its in neutral, but he kept saying if the engine is running and clutch is in it will still wear it out, says his shop teacher told him this.
is this bullshit?
Car is a f150
Wears the throw-out bearing, that's about it
>>16280471
yes but you are not wearing out the clutch. you are putting wear on the throwout bearing.
Its not gonna make it just fucking explode. you are wrong and your friend is an idiot if that is what he told you.
Your car do whatever you want. not sure why you wanna just stand on the clutch for no reason if you put it in neutral already.
>>16280471
>put it in neutral
>AND push the clutch in
Why put it in neutral, then?
Ask a guy about to walk into an AutoZone anything.
Does it have one of these on the counter?
>>16278910
No, it's on its own endcap.
>>16278895
Hablas ingles OP?
/o/ thoughts on evo vs sti? Diehard subie fan but I've had a change of hard and am considering the evo now
>>16278816
Grow up.
>>16278863
How
>>16278897
The Evo is dead and went out with a whimper, while the STI gave up, got fat, and got overtaken by a Focus. Time to move on.
what car is this?
>>16278733
Looks like a Z OP.
Autech Gavia
Hey /o/, what do you guys think about the c6 Corvette? For a budget of $25,000, I can't find anything that is as reliable, fast, good looking, and moddable as a c6. Honestly, what's bad about these cars other than the interior?
>>16278511
They're notoriously unreliable.
If you're paying $25k you're buying entry/base model which means they're not in stock anywhere.
New cars are terrible because emission standards meme.
>'vette
Do you want one?
If so, buy one.
>>16278531
Wait what's unreliable about them? I only know that the 2005 models had weak diffs, roofs that flew off, battery drainage issues, and harmonic balancer wobble. All of that other than the HB was fixed in 2006.
Got a Ford Fusion 2012 last year with pic tires, and it's about time I replace two of the tires (both are almost worn out, and one of the two has a nail embedded). So I've been wondering if I should just replace all four with a different tire? In particular I've been looking at the Continental PureContact and the Firestone Firehawk AS
>>16278357
When replacing any number of tires you should replace all 4. There is absolutely no reason to replace 2 unless all for are brand new and your dumbass hit a curb and blew them out or something
>>16278357
Michelin or bfg nothing.
>>16278377
That's stupid.
Unless you have True King of the North AWD two of your tires will always wear faster than the other two.
What's your beater car for winter ?
>>16276953
It's the $500 dodge for me by the way
>>16276953
mine
This turd
>"hey lets slam the brakes eh that should help"
>mfw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0CJMGUhr5U
Always fun to see vids like these from areas that don't usually get snow and ice
>>16273802
No balls! NO BAALLLLSSS!
>>16273790
This is why winter-tires are mandatory in some contrys.
Also deflating the tires a bit gives you a bit more traction.
Going to be picking up my first luxury car in a few weeks. Looks like it's going to come down to either a new Mercedes CLA250 or a new Volvo S60. Any thoughts? Trying to stay under $40k U.S.
How many rich kids drive a Volvo?
Exactly. Go with the CLA.
>>16273183
>luxury car
>CLA 250
hahahahaha
both are boring shitboxes
just get a bmw or a rwd benz
Raise your hand if you fell for the "change your own oil" meme
>>16272736
>changing your oil at all
if it was in the ground for millions of years why wouldn't it last the whole life of the car?
How is it a meme?
It is ezpz, I know it is done right, and I get to leave the drain bolt out for hours so I know every last drop of gunk has run out.
Why is this a meme? With a Fumoto drain valve and a pair of nitrile gloves I can replace 7 qts of Valvoline Platinum synthetic and OEM filter for $40 in less than 20 minutes. While drinking a beer. I don't even get my hands dirty.
Good to go for 8K miles.
Whats it like to daily a motorcycle? I want to start riding because im interested into the experience. Ive never even sat on a 2 wheeler excluding at bicycle so im very intimidated
>>16272640
It's fucking fun. You will have to carry everything in a backpack or get boxes^bags for the bike. It sucks when it rains and when it's fucking cold. Bike shouldn't be only vehicle cause they are impracial as shit. They are also easy as fuck to ride if you understand driving stick and bicycles.
Should take an msf course to see if you actually really want to ride. some dumbshit on their phone could end you.
>>16272659
Okay and yea thank you. Im only 19 so MSF is Mandatory in CA, so i will see then. Thanks a lot man!
>>16272640
Dailying a motorcycle is overrated. It's fun most of the time but there are periods where the practicality of a legitimate car is very hard to not miss.
And depending on which motorcycle you get, they can be very uncomfortable. What you have in your pic and in mine are fucking miserable to daily. First gear goes to 105mph so think about how terrible it feels to be hunched over behind a slow fucking retard Prius on their phone when your land jet is vibrating between your legs begging you to take off like a fucking rocket
>rich kids in a 4-cylinder Audi or BMW their parents probably bought for them
>probably think their car is hot shit
>pass them, pull in front of them, slow down to the speed limit
>they try to aggressively pass me with their anemic base-model badgebox while giving me the finger
>stomp on the gas and completely blow them the fuck out
>trust fund babbies demoralized
Who /devilish/ here?
>>16265880
>Be me
>1978 Chevy c10 fleet side
>Driving down a long pine tree road
>Drive with my lights off
>See a car about 30 yards up
>Drive up to them quickly
>383 like a bitch
>Pull up about ten feet behind them
>Flick my fog lights on
>Watch as this shitty white Lexus swerves almost into the ditch
>Smile and rub my dash
Good girl
>>16265880
>drive camry
>v6 se
>268 hp stock
>hear fartcan exhaust approaching from behind me
>see hid-headlight stanced civic swerving between cars trying to be in front of everyone
>hear it get closer
>wait for it to try to pass me
>it swerves into the next lane suddenly
>stomp gas
>goodbye civic
>>16265880
>open headers 460 big block truck
>niggers with 2loud "music" blaring in front of me
>upshift and hold the pedal to the floor drowning out their own music from beside them
Is there an Initial D Abridged? If not, why doesn't /o/ make one?
high school kid delivers tofu in his shitty corolla and doesn't spill the water then uses his muh dorifto skills and muh gutter technique to street race and he wins 99% of the races and he gets a gf who is actually a whore for a rich businessman and after he gets cucked he joins project d and continues street racing
Initial D Battle Stage exists
>>16263157
There was a thread where people were working on an /o/fficial dub, haven't seen anything from it in a long time
Does GM/ferd cucks stand a chance one it comes to the N/A market?
Doubtful. The EU market meanwhile has nothing to fear.
>>16284178
Ford does. They already have the Focus RS. Chevy would need to add some performance models to the Cruze though.
>>16284178
GM and Ford will beat it on price...1/3 less than the Honda...