/CCG/ Classic Car General - Overhaul Edition

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So it's one of my greatest classic dreams to build a first gen Pontiac Tempest coupe with the front sheet metal and trim from a first gen Buick Skylark and the trunklid and rear lights from a first gen Oldsmobile Cutlass because the boxy Skylark ass with the broken up side notch around the rear wheel well looks worse than the other two, but its front is utterly fantastic and an almost obscene compact homage to jet age styling.

Turns out someone very nearly beat me to it, only with an Oldsmobile Cutlass for the base. Looks very neat, but I'm guessing the curved metal behind the rear wheel will be even more pronounciated on a Tempest without the extended rear bumper cutting through it. Also the Tempest had some extra chrome finlets on the rear fenders. Glad it fits nicely together though.

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>>14642591
Aforementioned Pontiac rear with said chrome finlets, making the ass look far more fin centric and less rounded off.

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>>14642605
The Cutlass on the other hand lacked the finlets, but in return had a trunklid without grooves that's just a better looking smooth curve from side to side, also instead of single slot shaped tail lights in a car colored housing it had double round tail lights in a chrome housing that are easier to turn into jets with bullet lights, though I'd recess them by about a third of the length so they'll actually look like jets coming out of a hole.

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>>14642619
And here's the regular Skylark side profile and rear with a broken up slope and a weird boxy butt.

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Seriously though, this fender shape is lewd.

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Gonna get these dismounted then sand blast the rims and repaint them black

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>>14642531
Fucking sweet man. I'm glad that it was your dad's. From what you have described it doesn't sound like it would be the end of the world either to get it driving which is good. When it comes to a price offer, I probably wouldn't go over maybe 2k? Also did you end up taking any pictures of it?

>>14642591
That's pretty fucking neat-o

>>14642733
This may sound stupid, but when you repaint them be sure not to use the shitty clearcoat from a can. I did, and well let's just say I regret it.

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checking in. how is everyone doing.
fucking ready for summer myself, instead of it raining everyday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0PL73Gzp7M

>driving a friends corvair
>stop at the grocery store
>park next to a soccer mom putting groceries in her Escalade
>soccer mom sees the corvair and remembered that one Ralph Nader book
>walks up to me and says I can't believe you would drive such a dangerous automobile and you should be in jail for being so irresponsible.
>tell her that Nader was wrong and NHTSA and Texas AM found the corvair was at least as good as its contemporaries at handling
>she says that they're wrong and that Ralph Nader is a hero for getting dangerous vehicles off our streets
>she leaves and nearly backs into a bagger pushing cars inside
>runs a stop sign on the way out of the parking lot

>>14642835
I didn't have the chance to take pictures as I'd killed my phone using the GPS. Interior was in great shape considering the rest, no tears in the seats or carpet. Dash had no cracks and the dash pad was solid and straight. Being as relatively good shape as it was, I'm setting my max amount at 4k, but again, this was my fathers car and will be again so pricing it is difficult for me. I wanted to lowball it and say $1000 but held my tongue to see if they would settle on a price.

Between the New Yorker and my 512 shitting bricks, its going to be an expensive spring. I'll let you know what else I find out.

>>14643316
Sweet man, please continue to update whenever you can.

>>14643291
Fuck this gay Earth

>>14643731
No worries, ill keep you guys posted. My only worry now is if I should go ahead and order a set of rings in case I have a bad piston but the rings I need are 140 a set minimum and are a non stock part at all the local stores. I'm guessing a bent rod is causing my vibration and the wood screw I found in the carb was from the previous "owner" (fuck up). Can't figure how a screw could get into the float bowl without being torn down anyway....

>>14642835
Why not? What happened? What should I do then

>>14643783
Use whatever "professional" clearcoat is used for when you paint a car. Because the shit you buy in a can will wear right off after like a month. Happened to me, and the rust is coming through already.

>>14643831
They make a 2k clear spray paint that's supposed to be good, did you use rustoleum or something? UV will wreck all kinds of shit

>>14644441
I honestly don't remember. It might have been rustoleum.

>>14644536
If it was that cheap duplicolor stuff then it'll do that every time. Rustoleum is better about staying good usually.

>>14643316
If you need help or parts, let me know. I know of a lot of people who hoard Imperial parts; the fact that they need to is one of the biggest things preventing me from buying a '65 or '66.

Also, the Nixon sticker will go out tomorrow. I was out of envelopes, but work wasn't.

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>>14644564
Actually just went into the garage to check what I used, and I was right it was Rustoleum. I personally don't know shit when it comes to painting but my buddy told me to use this stuff.

>>14644567
>but work wasn't.

you swindler you

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>trying to get the car running for spring
>cranks but won't start
>choke is sticky as shit

Ugh. I hate being a carb noob.

>>14644594
I work for a company that has swindled widows; it's justifiable.

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>>14643291

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>>14644607
ETHER
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It's starting to warm up now, but I really want a carb with a choke.

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Anybody recognize this car?

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>>14646206

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>>14646206
HRG?

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>>14646212

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>>14646220
Yup, Lucky was driving it!

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>>14646220
That's what I was thinking

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Progress on the Nova.

The nightmare of the build is almost ready to turn on. The timing is set, and it runs now.

Just need to finish connecting radiator. The 350 is running the alternator on the passenger side, so I have to extend the alternator wiring to reach it. Also will need a new belt and a ton of other small touches.

>>14644774
>swindled windows

kek

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>ORGENAL

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/5468654208.html

>>14646212
Oh shit its Lucky from HRG

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>>14646555
clean looking ford.

>>14648196
>those fucking seat covers
i dig

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>>14642531
I did this today.

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>>14648207
I am more turned on by the zoomies/hemi/6carb manifold situation

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>>14648208
I would paint the valve covers like a crinkle finish black

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>>14648216
Those are coming off, I've actually got a set of Edelbrock finned covers a relative gave me that are going on. Similar to pic related, not set on how I'm going to paint them up just yet, thinking of just clear-coating the intake manifold and leaving it with that bare cast aluminum look though, we'll see.

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>>14648250
wouldn't look half bad like that. better than the patina on my truck. Either way, I need a 351w to throw in.

>>14648258
Hey, patina is better than the lewd oil spill that is my engine bay. I can't wait to get everything put in, won't be nearly as gutless or completely silent anymore once the new motor/trans/header/exhaust goes on.

>next is paint/bodywork and 4/6 drop kit
>wallet hurts like a motherfucker already

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>>14648268
what car is this we're talking about. I have accepted my truck is fucking slow. I want a nice paintjob, but I know once that happens I can't have as much fun with the truck or just bash and beat on it.

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>>14648274
This pig, I'm sure you've seen me post it before. I won't even be aiming for too nice of a paint job, just fix the cab corner/rocker rust and get rid of the attrocious matte white the PO sprayed it with. It flakes off in some areas, has pitting, and dirt clings to it. I've considered doing the cheap tractor-paint method, just to get it somewhat presentable.

At least your truck pulls off the patina look well, mine just looks like a beater.

>>14648274
>I have accepted my truck is fucking slow.
I know that feel

>I want a nice paintjob
>has the toppest top tier patina in ccg

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>>14648286
black primer would be good enough for me, although I would love to spring for a flat black from Dupont to make it more legit. I'd miss this grey though, looks killer in the right light.

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>>14648286
doesn't look as good IRL. you replacing the 305 with a 350 or what is the work done to it?

and yeah a tired 300 with a C6 auto and a beefy dana 60 is not a fast combination.
>tfw I have a nixon sticker on the way for the back window
>that turrible feel when my fuzzy dice deteriorated from sitting in the sun for 1.5 years

>>14648312
whatever you do, don't just leave primer on. That shit is hydrophillic.

>>14648329
Yeah I know it fucking blows.
>save for a paint job or save for a beefier rear
suffering

>>14648312
I love squarebody trucks in flat black, I do, but if I was to go black it'd have to be gloss. In the end, it'll probably go some grey/silver, who knows.

>>14648317
Yup, dumping out the factory 305/th350 for a new crate 350 and going to buy a new th350 from a local shop. I'll probably build something from the oil pan up eventually, but it's my DD, so right now I'm looking for getting rid of the 200k and counting drivetrain, and getting it back on the road. PO treated the thing like shit, I've spent nearly a year cleaning it up and fixing little things here and there, while putting a shit ton of miles on her.

>>14648336
Body last man, get everything drivetrain related done first, let it look pretty after it's reliable and fast. Nothing irritates me more than anyone who dumps their money into wheels/paint/stereo/etc and worry about how it looks when it runs like dogshit and has issues underneath.

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>>14648336
beefier rear. what do you want to upgrade to, a 9 inch?

>>14648339
what's the figures on your 350?

I am very blessed though that my previous owner had completely restored it before I bought it, and only the exterior got fukt. That being said I had to rewire and redo the stereo system. that was a fund afternoon activity.

>>14648368
I opted to just go with the base 350, ordered through Summit.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/nal-10067353

I could've gone for more power, but I wanted to get rid of the factory transmission at the same time, rather than grenading the thing with a better motor. Eventually better heads/cam/lifters etc; will be in the mix, but for the time being I just want to get rid of the damn 305, and have a bit more power out if it.

Helped put one of these crate 350's into my dad's truck 2 years ago, after the previous motor fucked off a piston, and it's done well in his 85 3/4 ton that we regularly use to haul shit.

>>14648349
Probably just to an 8.5.

Still pretty green on rears though, just started looking into it.

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>>14648392
at least you get a straight forward swap. When I do mine I need to do all sorts of shit
>new flexplate
>different motor mounts
>different kickdown switch
>different crossmember
>new headers
>new exhaust
sheee-it

>>14648407
Yeah, it's a bitch isn't it? Lol. I'm doing a full swap for the most part, motor, trans, headers and exhaust. Put a rebuilt quadrajet on the 305 a while back, that's done fantastic, but it's going out the window as well for a 600cfm manual choke Edelbrock. Part of my problem is just going all out and doing it right from the get go, locking header and collector bolts, ceramic plug wires and whatnot.

>>14648399
9 inch is a ford unit, as is the 8.8. Both are pretty much a go to for rear ends, similar to how the 350 chevy is a standard hot rod motor. I don't know about the 8.5 though, I am not sure how that is. I have always thought the GM 10 bolt was the way to go but I don't know GM rears.

>>14648424
I'm pretty sure I have an 8.25, and its a 10 bolt.

I'd love to pluck out a 9 inch from a junkyard, but I'm weary about the fab work and shit.

>>14648432
I hear that. odds are you could get one for fairly cheap, but do some googling about easy swap rears.

>>14648423
I need to see what I have to do. Odds are I will buy the engine running, put it in the bed of my truck on a tire, drive to a local shop and get pay them to switch the two out, then drive down to the muffler shop and get them to fab up an H pipe or an X pipe.

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>>14648447

>>14648447
I just hope it wakes this thing up. Need posi too.

Put a new cam in, effectively got another cylinder because of wiped lobes on the old cam, ran the same fucking time. Could be fucked timing but I still expected to atleast get a half second at most out of this cam. Torque converter would be huge too, but that'd be a winter project.

>>14648457
Fucking love that flat black.

Sucks that its kinda risky, you don't want to get a shitty chalky flat black, Deere blitz black is supposedly shit

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>>14648468
yeah get that bitch timed properly and tuned properly.

and a beautiful AMX that's for sure.

>>14648348
This. Body work for me has always came last for a couple different reasons:

1. You change what sort of setup you want during the build which can affect the theme of the car.
2. If you paint before pulling an engine, you have to be paranoidly careful because of that pretty new paint job (and didn't you want a colormatch engine bay too?)
3. Performance trumps looks nearly every time (look at the first rat rods, just big engines in heater looking cars. I know that's the style but they are just building off the same idea though the look evolved into its own.)

>>14648348
This. Body work for me has always came last for a couple different reasons:

1. You change what sort of setup you want during the build which can affect the theme of the car.
2. If you paint before pulling an engine, you have to be paranoidly careful because of that pretty new paint job (and didn't you want a colormatch engine bay too?)
3. Performance trumps looks nearly every time (look at the first rat rods, just big engines in heater looking cars. I know that's the style but they are just building off the same idea though the look evolved into its own.)

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been looking at buying this, online auction currently at $505, though 90% of bids happen in the last 6 hours. it closes on march 25th.

>>14648709
just wondering, how bad would it be to rhino liner line an engine bay?

>>14648713
i probably wont get it, i cant get my license back for a few more years.

(and id be pretty blasphemous if i did get it, probably immediately start shopping for an RB to replace the 100hp anemic lead anchor it has stock)

>>14648714
Not terrible just remember to plug any hoses and avoid the wiring harness. Rhino liner is something I've played with before for lining engines, but I usually go black implement paint and a LP spray gun. I can see bed liner working better long term and it would provide protection, however your vibration damping is reduced as it makes the metal stiffer due to it being non flexible. Just something to keep in mind.

>>14642531
Awww yus Imperial time

>>14648814
post pics negro

>>14648818
Was just responding to the fact that AdVentura went for that Imperial. I haven't bought that one I was looking at

>>14648882
I wasn't going for an Imperial. Furybro was just telling me what happened when he went go check out the New Yorker.

Cheapest I can find to get a rebuilt 4350 carb for my 460 is $450 shipped but I can buy an aluminum edelbrock performer intake and matching carb for ~$620 on kijiji (less if I haggle). Prices in CAD. I know I'm getting gypped for the rebuilt carb, but what about the 2nd option? Is it worth it?

>>14651254
Buy a new 1405 or 1406 and intake new off summit for $460ish.

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>>14644607
Decided to just say fuck it and pull the choke off. It'll be a bitch to start for now, but once it warms up in the next month I doubt it'll be an issue.

>>14651463
Why not just rig up a wire and manual choke it?

>>14651254
Second option is fine. Decent intake for a 460 is about $300 anyway.

>>14651475
Mostly laziness, but I'll fix the electric choke after it warms up outside.

I still haven't even had a chance to tune the carb yet, because the choke wasn't letting it run long enough.

>>14651510
Forgot to mention thats in USD, so in canadian it would be more like 400

>>14651521
Just out of curiosity, do you run it with ethanol free gas?

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>>14648882
>>14649762
sheeeee-it.

>>14651532
I would do that if it didn't cost like a dollar extra per gallon

>>14651418
I was actually looking at a Weiand Stealth Intake on summit that was about $290 CAD, but I'm apprehensive to buy from the states as I've been burned before by ridiculous shipping/import fees. How is it shipping to Canada from summit? I wouldn't mind saving a hundred bucks if the shipping/import fees weren't bad.
>>14651510
Little off topic, but I've seen plenty of chevy manifolds and carbs on kijiji for cheap, but most of the ford-related stuff I've looked at is rarer and more expensive. Is this how it usually is, or are SBCs just more popular around here?

>>14651639
depends on the engine. if it is for a windsor it should be around the same price as a SBC. If it is an FE it should be a bit pricier. I know very little about MEL or 385 series prices but 385 should be a bit cheaper than the FE just because of the production run. FE was also the uscle car engine of choice back in the day.

>>14651678
Ahh, I see what you mean. I don't know a lot about individual engines but AFAIK 460 fords can make decent power but aren't the go-to engine for most people. I've seen a lot of people who have huge hardons for 429 cobra jets though.

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>>14651721
ford 460 is badass, but they are large engines, and guzzle fuel like hell. The 429 is from the same family, it just is destroked and debored. That being said, most 429s have better factory heads and cams though than the 460.

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Figured it'd be better to ask on this thread, instead of creating a new one.

What would one do, in order to get a beetle to be more fun to drive?

Beetle owner here, it's a fun car, but it's kinda slow most of the time (even though I already drive at 10 above the limit all the time, since speed limits are a joke in São Paulo), but I don't feel like it's lacking any comfort, since I drive with the windows half-open most of the time.

>>14651774
That's what I've heard. It's too bad that cobra jet heads et al cost megabux because otherwise I'd put some of those on while I have my engine apart. I can't afford to fall down that rabbit hole quite yet

>>14651822
Bigger engine? Dual carb 1776cc or something?

>>14651639
Summit offers free shipping on orders over $99, just go put shit in your cart and take a look, I can't imagine it being that bad on shipping, but I live in the States so I can't say for sure.

I know having my motor shipped via freight to my front door from them was free, and that was 500lbs alone, not counting 6 other boxes I had on the way.

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>>14649762
ooohhh I thought he was saying you went to look at it

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>>14651869
my grandpa has one in his stang. Thing is a beautiful machine

>>14651639

Straight from summits website,


Canadian Customers:

Delivered costs are now available through most of our shipping carriers, USPS excluded, where no additional costs (shipping, clearance, duties, ortaxes) are required upon delivery of your order. With this service we are also offering Fed-Ex Ground as a new lower cost carrier option for Canadian customers.

>>14651892
There are somewhat easy to get dual-carb kits out there, but i wonder if the gains in power are worth it, considering the loss in mileage. Also, I'd be better off with new and better camshafts, heads and pistons, right?

>>14651822
upgrade the suspension a bit, and either swap in a more powerful motor or look into getting more power from what you've got in it.

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>>14651822
>>14651923
Also, this is actually my car, the first was just a stock picture. Bought auxiliary headlights, a new wheel, planning the paint job for June.

>>14651957
two tone.


>do it

someone here knows about Chevy small blocks, right? I need some help with mine:
American replacement 4 bolt main, 2.02 heads, has a quadrajet manifold I despise on it and an edelbrock 600 cfm 1406 adapted to it. I have good pressure, new pump, new fan clutch, everything I can see is right, but the engine overheats incredibly fast. it will start vapor locking after a good 5 minutes of idling. what could be the cause? coolant is good, fuel supply is fine, everything just runs up to 250 F fast. I can take a picture if needed

>>14651923
The other stuff would help but you'd probably still want the dual carb. What engine do you have? If it's smaller than 1.6 you might as well get a bigger engine while you're at it.

>>14651896
>>14651914
>>14651898
Thanks guys. I'll check out the summit thing too, if they offer free/cheap shipping to canadian customers I'll likely go with them.

>>14651993
1500cc engine. There are kits that up the cylinder travel and a little bit of diameter, and allow for bigger displacement.

>>14651968
Wrong head gasket or installed wrong , .060 overbore without adequate cooling, running it too lean, plugged radiator vapor lock in the radiator. Lots of things can contribute to overheating have done any work to it recently or has it always done this?

>>14651968
Could be faulty thermostat. That would be the luckiest one to be

>>14652006
What's stopping you from getting another engine entirely? Too expensive?

>>14652030
they aren't exactly cheap, especially a desirable dual port 1.8

>>14652047
This desu. If I was to get a new engine and go nuts on it, I'd get the VW 1.8 AP engine, straight four with tons of mods and turbo kits available here in HUEland.

>>14651968
Specs will tell us more. Are you overbored/stroked, electric or mech fuel pump, are you running a carb spacer, how are the fuel lines to the carb routed, have you ever hot flushed the block and radiator, is the thermostat faulty? Carb size doesn't play into this unless you can verify the cooling for the block is free flowing and your rad can handle the cubes and output of your setup.

Start with your cooling system then figure out the fuel, as your engine heat issue may be directly related to your vapor lock issue.

>>14651575
>>14651897
I fucking wish I was going to look at one, fuck.

>>14652489
Well I'm really thinking about this one. I have a woman coming to look at my truck tomorrow or Thursday and she told me over the phone she pretty much wants to buy it.

I could DD this easily if it could make the drive home

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>>14652538
Forgot pic of course

>>14652544
Please for the love of god buy that Imperial.

>>14652556
I could if my truck sells and if it's still for sale. The fact that it needs a new gastank could be a problem though, for a drive home

>>14652659
is your gas tank in cab or under the bed? I have thought about putting an aux tank under the bed, but it might be a cunt to plumb wire and figure out.

>>14652684
Was talking about the Imperial. The add says it needs a new gas tank. My truck already has a new tank in it. It's just on the brink where it was under the bed instead of the cab, which took 4 hours by myself to replace

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>>14652699
that sucks. I was just wondering because my buddy had an old 80s chevy shortwide with dual tanks and I was wondering if yours had twin tanks then. It has to be fairly easy to change mine out, and doing a fuel pump is probably easy as fuck

>>14652721
The "Ranger" body style on my truck has two gas tank doors but only one tank. If it was the "Camper" model it would have two tanks I believe

>>14652738
interesting. I have the camper special model but my tank is only like 18 gal or so.

>>14652758
My tank is only 19 Gallons, or 71 liters. Not big enough considering the truck goes through that in 110 miles with the 4 barrel on it

>>14652538
>buy like 8 feet of rubber fuel line
>run it from the fuel pump through one of the vent windows to a 5 gallon gas can on the passenger floorboard
>have a second can ready for when the first one runs out
Maybe not the safest thing in the world but definitely possible.

>>14652801
That's what I was thinking of doing. Just pack a shitload of fuel line, coolant, oil and a battery. Just stop at every gas station on the way back home

>>14652814
If you have two full five gallon cans you might only have to stop at every OTHER gas station.

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3.8k for all this rust? I would buy this so fucking fast right now if it wasn't for the rust.

https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/5487409659.html

>>14653119
>Long Island
Well there's your problem.

>>14653156
I know all too fucking well. God it's awful here.

>>14653293
>from California
>in Michigan right now (OTR driver waiting for a load back)
>see late 90s early 2000s cars completely rusted to shit
How do people live like this?

>>14643291
Who justs lets you drive their corvair?
>super jealous

>>14653414
When all you know is awful things, awful things become normal.

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>>14653641
At least that's not as bad as
>Pulled out of the bush somewhere in British Columbia
>$5500 I know what I got

>>14653778
That car would easily sell for that much in Australia.

>>14653791
Yes but British coulmbia
>rainforest
>wet all the time except for summer

The whole interior in this thing would be gone, just rotten there would be so much rust it's not even funny most likely. This was the only picture the seller took. Every single balljoint and bushing would need to be replaced, the whole entire brake system, from lines to rotors would need to be replaced, the motor is most likely seized as well. it's literal junk. Possibly there would be parts someone else could use for their project, that's it

>>14653778
Fuckin 1st gen Camaros mang, all you need is the VIN numbers and you can buy the entire rest of the car and build it from scratch.
>>14653791
You mean if it were a Monaro or are there actually people who went to the trouble of importing a Camaro only to let it go to shit?

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>>14653813
Speaking of 1st gen Camaros, look at how many dollaroos this one is going for.

>>14654560
And this is why we cant have nice things.

>tfw all you want is a Hemi Belvedere II but they are all long gone or so overpriced you could develop schizophrenic rage and attack the seller.

Such is life in the zone

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>>14654560
I walk past all the 1st gens when I'm at a large car show since there's eleventy fucktillion of them and they all look pretty much the same. It's nice to see one on the street though, especially if it's not in perfect condition. 67 and 68 look better than 69 to me but I'd take a Firebird over a Camaro any day.

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>>14654914
I personally like the 3rd gens the most, but I know where you are coming from, it's awful.

>>14655264
Literally do the same exact thing.

>>14651532
Yes, and I mix half a can of Torco per tank, because 11:1 compression

>>14656023
Hey splits are you still having fueling issues? Might be time to rebuild that old Holley.

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>>14656470
It might be fueling issues. Honestly a rebuild would be a good idea, just for peace of mind and the learning experience.

I did manage to fix the sticky choke though, but I still can't get the cunt to run. Would it be a good idea to back off of the timing a bit to see if I can get it to idle?

>>14657178
If it's got a really lumpy cam, backing off the timing would make it worse. Just go with Furybros advice and rebuild the carb

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>>14656088
>tfw people save and repost your pics
feels good man

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>>14657247
I have a whole bunch I saved from you, I got a while back

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So I had an interview at a Hyundai dealership today for an Apprentice postilion. Hopefully I'll get it. More money and hours to my apprenticeship would be awesome

>>14657178
Check your overall ignition and mechanical timing. The later requires pulling the timing cover to veryify you have no slack or a bad cog tooth. Chances are, if the guy built the engine right, you will have a Cloyes double roller. If you are lucky, you have the fully adjustable version which is god tier. From there, call crane cams and tell them your displacement and see what custom grind they come up with and time it based on figures from that. It's a long shot as you don't have the cam card, but if that BBC was built right, you should get close with that method.

A carb rebuild never hurts you in the long run as it lets you eliminate any possible carb problems (minus bad tuning, so if you rebuild, set it close to stock adjustments and it should run fine). Have you tried putting a fuel pressure gauge between the pump and the carb? Is the fuel pump electric or my preferred mechanical?

>>14657209
This is correct. And BBC always like a bit more timing than BBM (mine is set at 30* total mech advance, 4*BTDC ign timing, and 2* retard mech timing). Btw, when you say a no run condition, will it fire over, sputter, then die? Hows it do with a shot of carb cleaner down the carb? Finally, have you verified that your carb base gaskets aren't leaking badly (it can cause one hell of a lean condition if they are bad)

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>>14657178
Update: It lives. Changing plugs got it done, which is honestly something I should've done sooner.

Idle video coming shortly.

https://youtu.be/lTZTWQ6MhjY

Yes, the video was shot with a potato. And the car needs tuned still.

>>14657788
Ahh very nice, were the plugs just fucked right up?

>>14657847
They were pretty bad. They were basic AC delco plugs that were just piled with soot. I upgraded to some Autolite platinums.

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edseling

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>>14658154
that sitting for years smell

>>14657844
>he want to trade that sound for an LS motor
KEK
U
C
K

>>14658154
>>14658162
wow it looks really clean. how long has it been sitting and for what reason?

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>>14658162
bench seat comfy, interior in good shape

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>>14658170
10 ish years sitting estimate. old great uncle (rip) had it for long time. you can see in first pic this garage is filled with unfinished projects

>>14658171

>>14658195
Do want. Why is it even sitting?

>>14658195
that thing is mint though, just needs a good detail. what will be its fate?

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>>14658195
interior is all together minus one door is missing a window crank lever

>>14658199
it was covered in blankets and other junk. took me about 3 hours to clear most of it off just to get these pics. it got started occasionally, but hardly driven i think

>>14658204
Once the rest of the garage is clean I'll wheel it out and give it a nice clean. Probably get it running and drive around a few times. Chances are it will get sold after

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>>14658230
2 door parts car sitting out back which is mostly rust.

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>>14658255
of course the trunk is filled with stuff too.

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>>14658261
gold painted air cleaner cover. saw a few carb rebuild kits sitting on shelves

everything in engine bay seems okay, just no brake fluid, no coolant, and a hose or two disconnected.

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>>14658277
better shot of engine bay

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>>14658299
checked the oil. atf was still nice and red

( ._.)

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>>14658311
man that thing is nice, see if you can make a deal to buy it!

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What do you guys think this truck is worth? I have an opportunity to purchase it but I think the owner is wanting top dollar

>1969 C10 Shortbed Stepside
>TH400 3-speed automatic transmission, rebuilt 5 years ago
>new paint
>all new trim
>new oak plank bed
>undercarriage all cleaned and sprayed
>interior mostly original but in great shape - full gauge pack, no cut outs, aftermarket stereo in glovebox
>402ci big block factory original, rebuilt to stock specs 5 years ago
>45,000 original miles
>some front end work done
>everything works including wipers, heater, electrical, lights, etc

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>>14658311
and that's all for today. might be a while before another update

>>14658327
we'll see how it goes, I do really like it and want to keep it in the family

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>>14658336
that sounds like incredible condition. I can see that fetching 10-15k. maybe more. that is the definition of Barrett Jackson boomer drool candy. I would want it.

>>14658341
talk some love into your great aunts ear, and show some initiative and general interest in it when you go to work on it. Also be sure to offer to take her a drive when you get it working and try to be personal and understand what the car and associated memories in it meant to you.

>>14658341
This thing is in such good shape it's ridiculous. I'm jealous that you can ever be near it

>>14658360

He's asking $17,000 US.

You can find a couple good original condition ones for around 10k but this looks like it's been completely gone through so I'm trying to consider if it'll be a good buy. I had my heart set on a manual transmission too but that's hard to find unless it's a camper special.

>>14658422
yeah that one looks to be completely restored. I would look for a "driver" status one. What's your budget and do you only want a 68-72?

>>14658430

I was wanting to spend about 15k on a 1960-1972 Chevy.

A lot of them were made, but they're still quite hard to find in nice, original shape.

>>14658462
$15k isn't a bad offer at all if he's asking $17k. Can't do much better than a factory big block step side unless you don't like the color. Swapping in a Muncie later on wouldn't hurt the value if done right.

>>14658462
>>14658542
that seems like exactly what you are looking for then. Swapping will hurt a little, but not by much. Wouldn't hurt to keep the original trans on deck though. That being said, these old slushboxes are fun in their own way with the super heavy shifts.

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>>14658542
>>14658570

Yeah, it's a great looking truck but I want a summer daily driver and I think I might be better off with something that has older paint, a small block and a manual transmission.

All the same, this guy has 25k in the restoration so far and I feel like I'd be getting a lot of value from the purchase. It's also hard to find shortbed stepsides which are my favorite body style.

>>14658851
You're not getting much with the Manuél unless you really want that granny 1st gear, and without overdrive a small block won't get too much better mileage than a big block. Still you could get a pretty nice small block longbed for 6-8k or maybe even less.

Why must I constantly be broke? I could so easily buy this, finish it, then sell it for massive profit.

http://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/5486361137.html

>>14659273
>Many re-chromed items
Re-chromed with what, fucking chrome spray paint?

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>>14659381
SHINY AND CHROME

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Muh 67

So I was looking around for my first actual project car in the local classifieds, and just now a yellow 1976 Porsche 911 Targa popped up for sale, with no price listed (which probably means they're going to ask a lot).

They didn't answer the phone today and I'm probably going to try to take a look at it tomorrow.

Judging from the pictures, the paint has peeled down to bare metal, the vinyl parts are work and scratched, there's some surface rust in places where the paint has worn down, but the body looks straight, can't tell much more. For what it's worth, the ad says the car is in "great condition" whatever that means.

How much would one of these be worth in that condition and what should I be on the lookout for if I got take a look at it.

And what would I be getting myself into by buying an air-cooled Porsche as a project car, money-pit wise?

>>14659736
I think 15k if it is a really raggedy one. maybe 10 in a pinch but it is not a long nose so you don't have to trip.

>>14658851
Keep in mind finding a low mile one to begin with isn't easy, or usually cheap, as well as the amount of time and money that goes into the notorious repairs on those 60-72's, let alone fixing some PO's "work". I'd see if the guy would entertain 15 or 16k, if not, give him what he's asking, looks like a gorgeous truck and like he's put a lot of love into it.

Buy it, keep it like it is, if you change anything, keep it limited to stuff that can be undone without cutting/welding, save original parts.

>>14658851
>>14660281
Also, rather than worrying about a smallblock manual, you could invest in a gear vendor overdrive unit for the big block. They bolt onto the back of the transmission between output shaft and driveshaft.

Well guys, as of Midnight last night, the engine I. The Fury is out and on the stand. Pulled heads, all good. Pulled oil pan, everything looks good for as hard as it has been ran. Had to stop, but will be double checking my mech timing as I think it may be off from where I thought I had set it.

Also I don't plug a place often by thank god for NAPA, they are the only ones that even had a listing for motor mounts for the Plymouth and luckily, one two towns over has the mounts. Stay tuned, will take some pics a bit later.

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>>14661167
Ahh yes very nice indeed

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>>14661167
Congrats man, can't wait to see the pics.

Also, figured you guys would think this is rad as rad can be. http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/pontiac/lemans/1629578.html

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>>14648727
The old 2.5 Triumph 6 is no dog. Brother had a stock 2.5TC with 4spd + o/d. When it was tuned it went very well.

Going the RB route would just wreck a classic that is getting rarer and rarer to find one that isn't a pile of junk.

>tl;dr was triggered by the RB bullshit.

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My 1987 Chevy Caprice Classic Brougham LS.

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>>14662116
Going to have some minor body work done and repair the front and rear bumper. I'm good friends with some people that own a body shop that will do all the body work and bumper work for dirt cheap! My car just needs some touch ups and a dent removal. Other than that my car runs solid I've done so much work to it.

>>14662116
>>14662135
How comfy is the interior?

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>>14662168
Very comfy actually. And clean. back seats are even more comfy!

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>>14662168
shot of the front from back

>>14662191
>>14662189
Nice interior color. Is that an original radio I see? If so, fucking awesome.

>>14662219
Yes, original stock stereo. I plan to install a new radio because the current one is old and the tape player no longer works. Thought the stereo itself still works. I just wanna play my own music using the CD player or USB and Aux port. Instead of looking for good music on shit stations that play shit music and mostly commercials. My classic runs fantastic and always has. But now even better after I had the carb rebuilt and new fuel pump, water pump, fuel lines and filters, front breaks and rear break drums. break lines, master cylinder bleeders. rear upper and lower control arms as well as rear shocks. entire exhaust system replaced. the list goes on.

>>14662242
>front breaks
brakes*
oops lol

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>>14662242
Very nice dude. Definitely seems like a keeper. The only thing I would change is maybe the headlights. I like the pre '87 square ones more and I would imagine it wouldn't be much work to pop them in.

Well I got a woman coming up to look at my truck, today and she basically said she wants to buy it so that will be nice to have that cash

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>>14662256
Thanks man! I don't intend on changing the head lights. I like them the way they are! But thanks anyways! My Classic is a keeper hasn't even been broken in yet! Notice I painted the chrome panels black

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>>14662316
Does that mean you will be smelling Imperial in your future if she buys it?

>>14662326
Not a fan of painting over chrome, but hey to each their own. As long as you love it that's all that matters. It's always nice seeing Chevy Caprices not being donked and getting the love and care they deserve.

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>>14662351
Well, I had to paint over the chrome because of this seen here. The chrome was scratched and faded and paint stains. So, I decided to paint them all flat black to match the front bumper filler I installed. Here's a before shot of my car before I installed the front bumper filler and painted the chrome. The chrome was in pretty bad shape. :/

>>14662380
Gotcha, makes sense now why you'd do it. Btw how much did you end up buying it for?

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>>14662391
Buying what? my car? I paid $1500 from my dad who owned it for 6 yrs and barley drove it. He put 50k on it.He bought it when it had 117k now I have it and it has 154k and hasn't been broken in yet. Solid car! Here's what it looked like after it was painted.

>>14662411
Nice! And yeah sorry I should've clarified, I did mean how much you bought the car for. Good shit though, doesn't look bad at all with the black.

>>14662421
Thanks! again! I made a video, I will upload it to youtube. look for goldnose2

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>>14662421
I also met a friend with a Delta 88

>>14662351
Possibly, I do really want it. Just getting it would be a problem though

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>>14662421
Here's a pic of my carb I had rebuilt for my caprice last summer. It use to look all brown and gross looking. I had it power washed and all new links and gaskets and filters and float! My classic now runs like a new!

>>14662428
>>14662434
>>14662469
Just subscribed so I will see it when you do upload it. Nice job with the rebuild, and I fucking love 88's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJpH5cU62rw

>>14662447
Because of the gas tank?

>>14662484
Mostly the time to go get it, finding someone to drive with me there so they can drive my car back and actually getting to the mainland and finding the thing as I have no idea how to get to the place exactly. The gas tank part is manageable with jerry cans and a lot of fuel line

>>14662494
Fuck man. If I were near you I would totally make the trip and help. Would be fun as hell.

>>14662499
The trip isn't too long, just the fact that the car is in Vancouver and I don't know jackshit about Vancouver as I've never been there. I don't have a phone or GPS either.
Also it's gunna be an extra $300 or so in ferry charges

>>14662513
Fuck man I got both those, we'd be good to go. The ferry charges though are a damn shame.

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>>14662484
Thanks for all your kind complements! Thanks for subbing too! Hope you see my video!

>>14662570
that's a nice looking barge bruh. I would love to hot rod something like that.

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>>14662575
>hot rod
you wanna dick it in the tail pipe dont you?

>>14662619
if by dick in the tail pipe you mean weiand 6-71 blower sticking through the hood.

>>14662570
No problem man.

>>14662524
Yeah if only I had someone like you though. Only a few of my friends have drivers licenses and none of them have the same days off as me and would make the day trip

>>14662650
God I know that awful feel.

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>>14662650
>>14662653
>br/o/mance

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My IROC-Z 350 so far.. Waiting for new headers..
Mild cam, edelbrock performer intake, holley 4150, lots of new shit and still working on it.. Shoulda saw it when I got it lol.

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my van has a big ass dent in the front fender. should i leave it for muh patina or try to get it fixed?

>>14662665
If only

Have any of you ever owned a ford model a? What body style did you have? And how was your experience?

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>>14662687
I am just super stoked because Dracula is sending me a nixon sticker for my truck

AND I GET TO FUCKING HAVE MY TRUCK AGAIN AFTER 1.5 YEARS NEXT WEEK FUCK YEAH FREEDOM

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>>14662695

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>>14662693
http://www.365daysofa.com/

read this blog if you are considering one for a driver.

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>>14662698
>>14662695

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>>14662698
>>14662722
>mfw I can't hold the hype

>>14662700
Thanks!

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I forgot about this one, one of my first favorite pictures

>>14662687
If fucking only.

>>14662695
I am sorry for being uninformed, but why have you not have your truck for so long?

>>14662794
I had to leave it behind when in california when I went to uni for my first year in oregon. Fast forward 20 months and I will have it again! I drive it whenever I am in the bay area though.

>>14662803
Oh gotcha. Well that must be some feeling coming back to it. Have you had anyone do any basic shit to it while you have been away like starting it occasionally?

well I'm being offered 1600 for the truck, the woman is just calling her mechanic buddy to wonder how much it would cost to replace the ticking lifter

>>14663051
what were you asking?

>>14662821
I rebuilt the carb about a year ago, installed a new starter and replaced the P/S belt but other than that not really. I am never down there because my pham moved away

>>14663072
2800. But that was with the idea that I would get a low offer. $1600 is good enough

>>14663294
Think you can bump her up to 1800?

>>14663311
Nah, she's already going to get the money right now.
She only came with $1200 and tried to buy it with that, after phoning her mechanic friend.
I'll have made a few hundred off this truck at least so it's not like I'm losing money

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Just noticed through my window that everything was fucking orange. So I grabbed the camera and took a couple shots of the car. It's a shame it was only orange/pink outside for 2 minutes though.

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Valiants got extractors, its so quiet. List of shit to get through now
>new stereo
>fix speedo
>fix tacho
>fix some minor rust
>get keys cut for doors
>raise front end a little bit
Been using it as a daily car, but this would make it perfect. I am unsure if i just want to focus all my time/effort/money into this one car or if i wanted to buy another classic. I would love an old Kingswood or another VH-CM Valiant

>>14663325
Not bad then. Sorry you didn't get to keep her for to long.

>>14663424
Why tho

>>14655264
absolutely agree with you!

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>>14663522
Why was it orange? No idea, just the way the sunset was with the clouds and whatnot. Looked really pretty though.

>>14663516
Got any other pics of the Valiant?

Is there anything wrong with timing gears vs timing chains?

Timing gears sounds like a heaps good idea for its durability compared to a chain

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>>14663567
i post it all the time, but here you go

>>14663682
Oh right that thing. Fuck I forgot it existed, sorry man. Looks sweet as peas!

>>14663522
Eh, I've had it since August last year at least. And all it really did was eat up time and a whole lot of gas

Well guys, the truck is gone. I have 1 less vehicle in the driveway, for now

>>14663797
Congrats man. Do you miss it yet?

>>14663949
Nahh. Although the buy called me already. Apparently the gas gauge went to zero really fast and when she pulled over to check out if any gas was leaking from the tank, it wouldn't start up again.
I forgot to tell her the neutral safety switch i picky and the gear shifter needs to be jiggled sometimes before it can start

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>>14662484
Here is my video of my Caprice! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5btMTtc0EcM&feature=youtu.be

>>14664049
That must've been some feel getting a call right after you just sold it to them.

>>14664132
>let me get a McPick 2

I was ded

Other than that, great video and great car man. Looks pretty sharp. Also I was keking at the last 30 seconds of unedited credits, I saw your description though.

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Well, did my first full day of driving the car around.

Starts up well, and gets surprisingly decent gas mileage, but it definitely needs a lot of tuning. Throttle is very sluggish, and it feels like it's got a lot of power being held back. Trying to decide between a full carb rebuild or just trying to tune what it has

It was still fun to rumble around town and get checked out though.

>>14664428
lol yeah I didn't realize that I accidentally put the credits transition in there. I meant to put a subtext but. editing mistakes lol I'm happy you enjoyed my video and like my car! Take care adVentura! I may post more on newer classic car threads so you may see more of my car! ;)

Called up the Land Rover parts place today, the new (1 month old) starter solenoid for my Series III isn't working right. Come to find out that there is a difference between a 12V and 24V solenoid but this isn't listed anywhere on their website, nor is a 24V solenoid listed anywhere on the website. So they are going to change the website to add the 24V and I am getting the right one shipped to me at a reduced price.

>>14663605
You can hear them whine, but that's about it

>>14664650
I'm going to be selling by parts/donor vehicle now. It may have $100 in backfees, what is the best way to sell it? I can probably make more money by parting it out, but rather not.

Any tips from the people who are always selling cars? I tried selling engines on Craigslist and just get flakes.

>>14664450
just get a new 4160 in the 650-700cfm range

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If anyone lives in the middle of fuck nowhere by the rockies this looks interesting
running decent condition $600 pinto
www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/1148564170

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>>14664450
Rebuild it. It will be much less expensive and is not as complex as the gasket sets would lead you to believe.

Updates! So had to leave the house before I had a chance to drop the engine back in, so a few pics for today and more coming as we join it back to the 727.

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>>14666911
Here's me pistons. Everything looked clean and neat and the rings seated in really well, no heat markings or scratches in the cylinders. Lifters were fresh as well with no visible wear and same with the camshaft. My dizzy bushing was a bit rough so I replaced it and checked the gear which was fine (good brass bushings). Overall, I removed very little carbon from the chambers and did polish the valves up a bit but they all seated well. Decided not to do valve stem seals as they all appeared to be just fine and my rocker play was right on spec as were the arms.

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>>14666929
Wrong pic.

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>>14666935
Halfway there on the lifters. Really wanted to replace these with a full roller while it was apart, but alas I'm on a time crunch and it was only ran a dozen or so thousand miles. Should be just fine until the set comes in.

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He's such a lame. What a tacky pair of glasses and ugly slacken lips.

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>>14666945
Heads on and ready for rockers and prepped to set valve lash. For those that want to know, I set it at torque spec and will adjust when in the car and running. (Set your adjustment until the lifters get quiet then set in an extra 1/4 turn).

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>>14666957
And this is where I left it last night. It is ready for the hoist as of now, but I'm pulling the exhaust studs and swapping for header bolts. Had one strip on me during disassembly (wrong type of thread locker).

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saw this on ebay
the picture was upside down.
why can't people take decent photos?

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>>14668423
That's nothing compared to the people who post pictures of what cars "could" look like after lots of time and money is dumped into them.

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/cto/5477837408.html

when was the last time 50's cars were common and not a novelty item?

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Had a tire blow out on it yesterday on the highway, it was pretty interesting. It has now returned to the garage, motor is getting pulled soon getting a clutch, push rod tubes, various seals and little oil leaks fixed.

>>14669002
60's or 70's.

>>14669097
shit sucks so could the same be said about 70's cars being last used commonly in the 90's?
>>14669072
how did you go from a tyre blowout to deciding to rebuild the engine in the span of a day?

>>14669122
Well I was driving it because my daily needs a clutch, but rebuild was on hold because I was driving it, but the tires are super old so since one blew the rest aren't far behind so its going to sit so perfect time to do the rebuild.

>>14669235
make the van your daily, whats wrong with that idea

do a ej22 swap at least

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>>14669072
Nice Type 2

>>14669475
this

Also I'm not too knowledgeable when it comes to trucks, but this seems like it is waaaay too low of a price. What do you guys think?

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/5497704494.html

>>14669897
seems like he forgot to add a zero to that price

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>>14669912
He must've. But fuck did I find two decently priced beauties.
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/5497327264.html

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/5496983096.html

>>14669998
that chieftain is fucking awesome

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>>14670007
Fucking right? Looks like it just needs some paint. Btw general update for anyone who gives a fuck. I am supposed to be getting my settlement sometime within this month, which means my move to Commiefornia will be getting much closer. Can't wait to get my hands on a nice ride out there.

>>14669897
>no reserve
Sounds like he's auctioning it or some shit.

>>14670021
noice m8. where you coming from and where you heading in the state?

>>14670031
Coming from New York and heading to the general L.A. area (north of probably).

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Sup guys, I'm >>14659736.

So I went to look at that 1976 Porsche 911S Targa, and it's really in a pretty bad state, needs tons of work. The good part is that the body is pretty much rust free and straight. There's some superficial rust where the paint is cracking and peeling away, but the body pan and everything underneath is completely rust free.

According to the owner, the car has been standing in a garage and hasn't run for close to 10 years. They rolled it out, change the sparkplugs, fuel pump and distributor, the engine will fire and turn, but it wont stay on, and you have to pour fuel into the CIS thingy to even get it to fire. There's a massive oil leak somewhere, and the fresh oil the owned poured in is all over the exhaust. No idea about the transmission, but at least I can select all the gears with it standing and off.

The interior is pretty much fucked as well.

The owner wants $7000 for it. I'm thinking it's too much for a first project car, but I figured I'd ask for a second opinion.

One thing that confused me is that the badge says 911SC, but as far as I know the 1976 model should say 911S, no idea what's up with that.

So, is this too much of a money pit or should I say fuck it and give it a go?

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>>14670504
Here's a pick of the interior. That shift knob is a skull.

>>14670504
Dude this is trash, don't bother with it

>>14670504
7 grand my ass

>>14670527
>>14670546
Well that was my gut feeling as well. I guess good luck to whoever ends up buying it.

>>14670594
They'll need it m8.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/5492975898.html

Should I? Looks like all it needs is a fender and some non-negroid wheels. My first car was a 69 Caprice so I might be looking at it with ride colored glasses. There's also this one which looks almost exactly like mine did, right down to the wheels, Mexican kandy red paint and missing door handles.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/5493006629.html

>>14671117
I never like when people put no info for a car, so I would be a little iffy with the red one.
Also
>missing door handles

If it is shaved and not just missing, fuck that shit.

The other one looks pretty good for the price. I would probably at least check it out and see how it is,

>>14671145
Yeah lack of info sketches me out about the red one. I think I can make out the holes in the door. Mine actually were shaved, it was a royal pain in the ass and I don't really wanna go through that again. The blue/grey one seems reasonably priced but I really need something DDable and it looks like it'll need a fair amount of deniggering.

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>>14671185
How about some of these instead?

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/5478594502.html

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/5496735762.html

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/cto/5472618179.html

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>>14671204
Wow I'm super jelly of those prices. I'd never find something like those, that cheap up here in Canada. I love the 60s Chryslers and love Thunderbirds, so I'd say one of those

>>14671204
>>14671239
Here's an example
http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/rds/cto/5459780417.html

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>>14671239
Fucking right? One of the few good things (that I know about and assume) about Commifornia. Also, I found this and I'm sure you will like it.

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/5497854268.html

>>14671247
What the literal fuck, that should be no more than half that price.

>>14671261
I know right? Car prices up here are just fucking crazy. The cheapeast I've ever seen an early 70s Thunderbird here was $6000.
That 1950 Plymouth Deluxe would most likely be listed around $15000 or more here as well.

And if you think that's bad, check out what this crazy fucker wants for this http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/cto/5483099512.html

>>14671204
I like the Newport, it's like a giant version of the 65 Dart I used to have. Dat big block too. Probably a 361?

Not that into post-72 Ferds but that is a nice one, wonder why it's salvage though

Hnnnng dat Continental dough, I didn't even know I wanted one. Slightly over my budget but sheeeiiit

Mostly looking for a Chebby right now, something with a small block that's easy to find parts for. Budget's around 3k. Ideally I'd like a 64-72 El Camino and there's a couple I'm planning on checking out but I figure I might as well diversify a little.

>>14671289
Nice Newport but damn thats too much.

>>14671294
Gotcha man.

>>14671334
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/ctd/5481304291.html
Now this would be quite something, if it runs, which the ad conveniently doesn't say...

>>14671362
what's your budget negro?

>>14671373
$3k or thereabouts, might stretch it to 3500.

>>14671384
I would get a C10 or an old truck. cheap, you can build it into anything, and hot damn are they fun to drive.

Since I won't be getting that 54 Chrysler Imperial, I've been looking at this truck for a while.
http://comoxvalley.craigslist.ca/cto/5449706188.html

I already went to look at it with my father, but he couldn't buy it, cause it was only an F150. So now I want it

>>14671417
>http://comoxvalley.craigslist.ca/cto/5449706188.html
6mpg, the truck. looks good though

>>14671425
Actually average is 12 mpg city and 17 mpg highway, plus it only has 260 000 on it, which is jack shit for the 300 I6

>>14671429
bullshit it gets 17, even with the OD. unless EFI but even then I don't think so.

>>14671407
My grandpa had a mint condition mustard yellow 69 C10 longbed with a 350, 3 on the tree and no power anything. I loved that fucking truck, actually more than my grandpa did as he preferred his 80s Town Car. He gave it to my cousin when he went to a rest home, I couldn't be mad because I wasn't old enough to drive yet. Later on I lost touch with my cousin for a couple years then when finally I saw her at my grandpa's funeral, I found out she fucking sold it without telling me. I dunno if I can deal with those feels m8

>>14671443
It is EFI and 5 Speed. Ford trucks were last carb'ed in 87

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>>14671452
>350
>3 on the tree
>yellow
muh dick

>>14671457
I still can't believe it gets 17. just nah pimp

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>>14671487
I'm just going off this
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/1989_Ford_F150_Pickup.shtml