Classic Car General

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>Tony Angelo's drift Cuda
I hope drifting classic muscle cars becomes a thing

Can't wait to see that thing in action holy shit

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>page 7
We need to incorporate more vape and swagged out stanced shitboxes to get some more traffic desu

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>>16268469
You drift every time you turn in classic muscle.

>>16269129
I'm considering a handbrake after the holidays for extra fun

>>16269147
nah

Just install a proportioning valve on your front brakes. Then turn it all the way down.

every brake will be a hand brake.

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I'm thinking of upgrading; anyone else done anything similar?

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>>16269263
my ebay HEI has been working pretty good for the past 10 months.

>>16269307
that is one colorful ford

you have yellow spark plug wires too right?

How bad are 2.73s on a th350?

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>>16269327
you better fucking BELIEVE IT.

SPAGHETTI WIRES ADD +10HP

>>16269307
I was thinking of a conversion kit, since I like the stock look and the distributor itself is fine.

>>16269307
What do you have to do to install one of those

>>16269410
Depends on the car; on my Chrysler, it might be a screw and a wire, or I may have to change the alternator as well.

On Ford products, you often have to replace the distributor itself.

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>>16269359
>exhaust manifold looks white
>valve covers, water pump, oilpan are straight red
>heads and block are blue
>water neck is blue
>distributor is neon blue
>fan blades are yellow
>spark plug wires are yellow AND THE BOOTS ARE ORANGE

>>16269436
No but electrically, is it just plug and play or do you need an ecu or what?

>>16269519
That, I do not know. I don't think I need an ignition module, but I have a fair amount of research to do before I start changing things.

speaking of this, is there any point in using an MSD coil if your car already has electronic ignition?

hey guise

I bought a rebuilt edelbrock 1405 today
>for $120

did I do alright?

>also why does it say weber all over it

>>16269732
>did I do alright?
remanufactured or rebuilt? If the former i'll give it 60 hours of use before something breaks.

>>16269742
former. Dude showed up to sell it in his project though, '85 C10 with a 454 and an edelbrock 850.

I will crack it open some time this week to take a look tho

>something breaks
it's a carb famalam, what the fuck could break.

>>16269747
http://www.v8buick.com/archive/index.php/t-273397.html
http://www.slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17937

Honestly i would rebuild it now just so that you know for sure it's fine.

>>16269756
I guess the investigation will need to be done. Will post pics when it happens

>>16269519
it's a one wire HEI. Hook up the power and go. I chose that and later on a 1 wire alternator just for those reasons. I was so done with the wiring clusterfuck of 70's ford charging and ignition systems.

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>>16269471
I had blue valve covers but they sat for too long on the shelf without any oil, so the insides were rusted to fuck.

also, you hating on the gray exhaust manifolds and spaghetti plug wires?

>>16270754
Keep fighting the Macdonalds fight.

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>>16270775
fuck year

>>16270754
Kek

>>16270739
Would you have a link to the system you're using? If it's more than a hundred though I'll probably just go with an 85 mustang manual trans distributor and an msd blaster coil

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>>16270797
i think i just searched up ebay for (motorsize here) HEI. I paid something like $60 for the thing.

summit also sells one wire conversion alternators for fords, for i think $100

>>16270812
>>16270797
Yeah, here.

460 - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-351C-351M-400-429-460-HEI-Distributor-65-000-KV-Coil-7500-RPM-Module-Blue-/380453707078?hash=item5894cedd46:g:4IkAAOSwQJ5USVur&vxp=mtr

302 - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Small-Block-Ford-260-289-302-Complete-HEI-Distributor-Red-Cap-65K-Ignition-Coil-/331501124006?hash=item4d2f01b9a6:g:DuAAAOSwbYZXWujd&vxp=mtr

300 big six - http://www.ebay.com/itm/875-DISTRIBUTOR-FORD-300-F-150-F-250-PICKUP-HEI-CAP-UPGRADE-COIL-MODULE-INCLUDED-/141606721036?hash=item20f86b160c:g:c10AAOSweW5VBtzk&vxp=mtr

250 inline six - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-6-Cyl-170-200-250-HEI-Distributor-Kit-W-65-000-Volt-Coil-1960-80-L6-Blue-/132016894121?hash=item1ebcd1f0a9:g:3m0AAOSwCGVX4GmP&vxp=mtr

>>16270812
>>16270820
Looks good but will that work with a hydraulic roller cam?

>open up duster
>water on the floor
great

>>16271486
Heater core m8

How much of a performance difference can you see between spreadbore and squarebore intakes? I want to get a crate engine with spreadbore because muh small primaries for economy and muh big secondaries when I need them. Everything I see out there is squarebore and I'm afraid to ask a builder for spreadbore because I don't want to look like a dunk ruining a good engine.

>>16271486
it ain't even plugged in. Think the door seals are leaking.

>>16271915
oh
>>16271864
you

>>16271915
>>16271918
Kek I know that feel. At least the ferd has a step up from the bottom of the door jam so that doesn't happen. Windows don't seal tho

>>16271942
Need a body shop pronto

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Thoughts, 1969 Dart for project car?
I had in mind 392 hemi for it.
Just playing with the idea of getting muscle this time.

>>16271249
no idea. the dist gears are removable though. So I'd just go with any one the cam maker recommends.

I just got quoted 200 flat to get the heater core installed and plumbed in my truck. Think that's reasonable?

>>16272890
Good idea. Hope long have you had yours?

>>16272089
New 392 or first gen hemi?

Either would be badass. The old one is easier.

>>16273020

see

>>16269307


It's just a chevy HEI top end with a ford bottom end, considering it's all OEM besides the body itself, I don't see much of anything that can go wrong.

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How much would it be to shorten the frame to a shortbed? Or would it be easier & cheaper buying a new bed kit and finding a shortbed frame and swapping?

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Bought this today. Am I part of the club now?

>>16273043
Nice. I'll call the company and see what they say about roller cams. That option might be cheaper than a factory distributor and upgraded coil

>>16273869
M O R E
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>>16274237
Don't have much, it's nighttime and I came home a while ago.

Bodywork isn't the best. Going to take my time with it.

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>>16274528
The engine is another story, though. It's goddamn loud and the cam makes the whole car shake. I believe it's a 280 lift but I'm not sure. It's in great condition.

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>>16274553
Stupid phone flipping images. Here's another one.

Whole thing cost me $2,700.

Should I buy an '82 AMC Eagle SX4 with the 4.2 I6 and manual trans as my daily driver?
>110HP 4.2L Straight Six
>AWD with RWD mode
>Liftback coupe body style
>13.2s 0-60
Guys it's basically an underpowered AWD Mustang.

>>16274622
yes. Then swap the head and cam from an early to mid 90's Jeep into it to get about 140-150hp

>>16274528
>turd.5 gen
into the trash

Just kidding, that actually looks pretty nice, is the bumper pulled in?

>>16274622
yes. but watch for rust because that shit will fuck those old AMCs up nyukka

>>16269307
why does the carb look to be backwards?

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>>16275199
because it is.

I'm not routing the damn fuel line all the way to the other god damn side.

>>16275236
which carb is that? and can I buy the middle main plug and the air filter bolt separately?

>>16272089
440. You gotta do a 440.

>>16275251
just a run of the mill edelbrock 600cfm. and yes, you can certainly buy either of those two things at any hardware store.

>>16275273
really? like the plug that goes into the back of the carb in the middle, opposite of the vaccum exits?

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>>16275283
One of these? Yes. In fact harbor freight actually sells like a 100 pack of various sizes of these things for under $10.

They're useful.... for things...

the other thing you're looking for is just threaded rod.

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Speaking of 440s, anyone have any ideas what I should do with the one in my Imperial?

I was thinking of running an Edelbrock 1411 carb as a start; at least, until I pull it for a proper build after I address the interior.

FWIW, it's a rare 1966 TNT 440.

>>16275457
that ac pump is monstrous

also remove original intake and carb, and just put an aftermarket massive dual plane and thermoquad or something in that bitch

>>16275331
good to know
>mfw used to work at a hardware store
>employee discount still good
>can get misc hardware for dimes on the dollar
neat

>>16275331
Just for reference, this plug is just a drain plug right?

I'm still on the hunt for a garage to rent. Does anybody have any suggestions other than craigslist?

>>16275507
it's a plug for anything. anything you can imagine.

>>16275527
>storage shed
useful for much more than winter car storage senpai

Am i spending too much for this Kingswood?

http://www.pickles.com.au/damaged-salvage/item/-/details/CP-05-71--Holden--Kingswood--HG--Sedan/502381854

I have 2300 on it at the moment, i think i went a little overboard due to nostalgia since my dad used to own one.

>>16275530
no but in this application removing it drains the float bowl.

>>16275536
that thing looks hammered

>>16275527
I store one of my cars in a storage unit that I rent. the 260 a month I spend is worth it for the peace of mind.

>>16275553

>>16275534
>>16275553
>>16275555

Ah, I mean a garage to work in, fully restore a car, I've already got one for storage. I should've clarified, my bad

>>16273020
New 392 would be nice but with no previous experience with engine swaps and I'd need new garage I think I'm going to pass. Bit too early for a money pit project, I think I'll just shorten my mortage and go for a reasonable project.

>>16271486
My Maverick had a leak in the windshield weather strip.

>>16274866
Not yet but I'm planning to, the stock look makes it look more bloated than it already is.

>>16276102
Wew no shit, looks like its tucked in at that angle. What motor's in it? 350?

btw good luck with it senpai, and welcome to the club

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>>16269359
>he doesn't have ceramic boot wires

>>16276133
350, yeah. It's in great shape.

>>16269786
Even if you end up rebuilding that 1405, not a bad deal at all.

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So I'm really liking the idea of a boosted 5.3. I would leave it n/a for awhile though, can't imagine it making less power than the 350 now so I wouldn't be in a rush.

Although I do have some questions that I am far to embarrassed to ask because of how retarded they are, retaining to the ECU and tuning, I'll figure them out after more reading but I'm pretty fucking enthused right now, haven't felt this way since I first got the car.

I couldn't tell you what I've learned so far about this shit but I'm feeling a lot more confident about it now, its not as scary as I thought it'd be but I'd say I'm still a retard

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>>16275542
not that i'm aware. I believe it was a vacuum port.

>>16275818
Either one is going to be a pain in the ass. A bodies are not built for big motors. One you just have the added complexity of fuel injection.

I'm pretty sure modern hemis still use the same bolt pattern as old mopars though.

>>16276845
Neat. Thanks for the tips this will help make the build a little bit easier. I think I'm just going to go with an inline electric fuel pump instead of a mechanical one.

>>16276986
you'll need to run a fuel pressure regulator in that case.

>>16277130
Even if it is a low pressure?

>>16277442
yes. even if the box says 6 psi, more often than not it's underrated and the pump will cause too much pressure, which will overcome the needle and seat, which will flood the carb.

>>16275818
Not to mention, A first gen Hemi block is going to be expensive and hard to find. IIRC they were only available on Chryslers, no Dodge, Plymouth, or Desoto.

>>16277549
Good to know. Isn't it a pita to convert a windsor without a mechanical fuel pump to use one?

>>16277766
Every Mopar manufacturer had a version of the first gen hemi

>>16277766
Desoto had their own hemi hence the Firedome model name. Dodge had their own aswell the Red Ram

>>16277860
Plymouth didn't have their own first gen. They got stuck with the Polyhead V8

>Drive corvair in the rain
>ass feels like it's going to slide out any minture
>park
>steam billowing out of rear wheel wells
Hektik af

>>16277860
>>16278081
>>16278091
Regardless, they're unobtainium, i've looked myself and if i found one, a bare block has an astronomical price tag

>>16278098
http://greenville.craigslist.org/pts/5857845870.html

>>16278111
>http://greenville.craigslist.org/pts/5857845870.html
Good lord, anyway i never bother looking on CL because it's dependent on local stock.

>>16278120
>I never look on cl
Literally everything is on Craigslist. Even boomers accept Craigslist as the go too

>>16278149
A lot of times the shit i need isn't on there but usually ebay and then you can ship things on Ebay.
tfw even junkyards are drying out of classic cars

>>16278172
>tfw even junkyards are drying out of classic cars
This hits me in the feels more than you can imagine

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The thing that pisses me off the most are demolition derbies.

They are so triggering:
http://we-crash.proboards.com/thread/52395/imported-usa-smashed-uk?page=1

>>16278347
I know a dealership that crawls around junkyards for classics and then tries to sell the heaps for fat stax.

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>>16278431
Stop killing me Dracula

>>16278454
My heart sank when I lost out on buying that grey 1966 Imperial Le Baron; not the standard crown like I'm currently driving, but one of only 1,878 Le Barons made in 1966 that was a rust-free survivor until it was shipped to the UK just to be destroyed...

>>16278495
It's bs m8.
Why don't people just use a cheap beat to shit econobox if they only need it to run for an hour or two anyway?

As a Chrysler fuccboi it hurts that they're so desired for DD.

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>>16278495
no car deserves the fate of a demo derby. Not even this shitheap.

no seriously, the guy i bought it from was going to derby it until his wife changed his mind for him

>>16278516
I do not know. Why DD is allowed to use any vehicle over 25 years of age, I do not know. If I were a totalitarian dictator, one of my first acts would be repealing import restrictions, removing ethanol Gas, and banning demolition derbies.

>>16278804
It's a car, get off your high horse and drive it

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>>16275618
>He doesn't have a house
>He doesn't turn his backyard into a classic car paradise

>>16278804
nigga chill. There are probably hundreds of thousands of classics just rotting away.

>>16278968

Wrong.

demolition derbies are pretty fucky, it does make me sad when classics get completely fucked but then again i love lemons so hey

>>16278968
If they have laws to preserve buildings, why not a ban on willful destruction of America's automotive history?

It's not like there are that many people who would be affected.

All I'm saying is a cap of 25 years; like they have for classic registration.

>>16280262
They didn't build 10,000s of Empire State buildings.

>>16280383
Looking at the list of historical buildings in California:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_National_Historic_Landmarks_in_California

Many of them are of debatable historical importance as well, yet they're preserved.

>>16280484
Because they don't take just historical importance into it. Most of those buildings are of architectural importance if they aren't important otherwise.

>>16280510
Here are a few "gems" from the list:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquin_Miller_House
>A home of a mediocre poet.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_Anza_House
>Literally a Mexican-style house
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_de_Estudillo
>Another Mexican house...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harada_House
>The subject of a lawsuit
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Norris_Cabin
>A cabin that may have been used to some extent by an author before he died.

Yeah; STELLAR historical sites... Simply banning the destruction of classic cars via demolition derbies and having a preservation system set up for classic cars is not unreasonable.

>>16280598
Yeah, some of those are of dubious importance. But, the only requirement you have for a car to be considered a classic is being 25 years old. There are fucking Saturns that are 25 years old at this point. Not to mention there is a massive community devoted to preserving these cars. These houses and places are protected by the government because it isn't feasible for the average citizen to protect them. If you don't think some developer would come along and demolish anyone of those houses to build a McDonalds if they had the opportunity you're delusional

>>16280638
And I'm not saying that every car should be saved; only proposing a system that recognizes that classic cars, like the early '60s Imperials they were wrecking, should be saved.

>>16280662

Creating another law is for libtards, though. We should just shoot these people.

>>16280668
>>16280662
>>16280638
>>16280598
>>16280510
>>16280484
>>16280383
>>16280262
>>16278804
>>16278968

>classic car general turns into this

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>>16280262
Fuck that. Things that should be preserved get preserved. I don't want laws telling me to do so.

I thought y'all were conservatives.

>>16280693
>killary

>>16280693

See: >>16280668

>>16280700
Oh I'm still staunchly Democrat, but if you'll notice most of the platform that the Republicans elected trump on are traditionally liberal ideas
>Protectionism of the economy
>Free adaptation of nuclear energy
>Union friendly
>Worker friendly

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>>16280662
Imperials are specifically banned in USA DDs. Only subframe Imperials are allowed in Nationwide DDs

>>16280693
It was a cold day for us, wasn't it.

>>16280757
In Denver? I loved it. I'm looking forward to some skids m8. And ski season is looking better

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gOzVl9iJXOM

>>16280772
I broke my wrist skiing, and kinda stopped. My fav. ski trip was to Copper.

>>16280749
Unless you go to an Imperial-specific derby like>>16280791 posted.

Though, they do have them with nothing but classics:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VYHu56lpdeU

But, they really love wrecking Imperials. Here's a SEPARATE one from 2010:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8oPMGh_6YdY
2015:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a3qI6zWGi9c
2016:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jt85xIU2yCw

Their "ban" on it means that they just created a separate class.

If I had my way, I'd run them all down with my car.

>>16280823
Rip. Aspen is GOAT tho

>>16280791
watching this makes me more mad than watching ISIS beheadings

>build a woke slant six
or
>buy a junkyard 360 and 408 stroker kit
I can't decide honestly. It would be cool as shit to have a 300 hp /6 but muh V8 muh valhalla etc.

>implying i don't have a million other things to worry about

>>16281647
Slant sixes... aren't that great. The 225 has a 4" stroke and hardly any counterweight on the crankshaft. And the oil pump gears have lubrication issues (kek)
And you have to live with the terribly unequal intake manifold (or order one with super long runners from Australia)

The 225s made after 1981 use the same tappets as the LA V8 so converting one to use hydraulic lifters is easy as fuck.

>>16281647
As cool as it sounds, and I've thought about doing it myself, I just can't justify it. You can build a v8 that makes double the same horsepower as it costs to build an i6. Unless you want some kind of bastard turbo project, but that's a fuckload of fabbing as well

>>16281827
>And the oil pump gears have lubrication issues (kek)
That's been well documented tho.
>And you have to live with the terribly unequal intake manifold (or order one with super long runners from Australia)
desu baka senpai i was going to do a FI swap.
4.0 Jeep EFI kits fit fine on a /6 i'm told

but the cost of this would be astronomical compared to throwing a thermoquad, stroker, and cam on a 360 ripped out of an old Dodge pickup.

>>16281831
dat exhaust note tho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akOiuCZcDUQ

>>16281866
Hey man if it boats your goat go for it. MPFI on a slant six does sound cool. just making sure you know they do have issues.

I can't believe that I'm criticized for wanting to protect classic cars by law while, at the same time, this nation is trying to put laws in place that would make it illegal to mock jews or the Holocaust...

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>>16281893
It's Harrd to watch something like the Dukes of Hazzard because of how many fucking cars they trash for the show.

That poor Roadrunner 2bh

>/ccg/ never answers any questions.
You're all cucks.

>>16281916
We probably don't know the answer to the question and at least i personally don't want to give wrong information.

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>>16281916
Questions get answered all the time.

>>16281866
It would be novel, but damn it sucks that an American i6 is just not worth the money to work on. Swap an atlas i6 tho, those are the titties.

>>16281893
I don't like people destroying classics, but I think you're a cuck for saying we shouldn't drive them. They are a car, cars are meant to drive
>Unless it's an Alfa, those are designed to be stared at on the side of the road as the fluids slowly become one with the earth again

>>16281934
I've NEVER said that they shouldn't be driven. I drive nothing but classics.

I said that demolition derbies should not be allowed to destroy classic cars.

>>16281934
>atlas i6
That's probably way too tall to fit in the bay.
The valve covers for the slant are almost clearing the fenders as it is.

>tfw no flathead I6 making peak torque at idle

>>16281940
>Tfw no flathead i6
I miss the old flathead i4 in the international harvester I used to use when I worked on a farm. That tractor was dope.

>>16281939
Fair enough. Fuck limiting how, when and where you can drive classics

>>16281904
eh, i don't mind. those cars were fairly new when they made the show, so it'd be like crashing a bunch of econoboxes of the 90's and early 2000's for a show today. who gives a fuck? they're a dime a dozen.

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>>16282031
>they're a dime a dozen.
They were...

>>16275265
My dad owned a 440 69 Dart back in the 80s. It was a GT so it came with the 4.1 gears and he swapped the 440 in. According to him, it had a bad habit of spinning the tires if you laid into it too hard.
>he sold it for 2 grand

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What's a good way of killing and preventing rust on nip steel?
>CRX makes awful noises when on a lift
>another paint bubble surfaced on the rear driver side fender
>rolling shells are impossible to find or are in worse shape
>rust is through to the carpets and would fall out if hit with a hammer

All I have to use is some rust converting paint, but that will probably just slow it down. It's probably better than nothing though.

>>16282379
A new car.

But if you hate money you can just get someone to weld new sheet metal innit

>>16282492
I'm not gonna give up on it yet, so once cash starts flowing again I'll get some new metal for it. It's all located behind the front wheel wells and the paint bubbles on the fender.

>>16282492
>A new car.
Stock 20 year old Hondas are about as rare as Model T's senpai

If he just gives up on it, it'll surely be destroyed

>>16282664
Model T's aren't that rare it's just nobody wants them.

>>16282677
I want them, I just want a lot of other cars more.

>>16282379
What's under the hood?
You keeping it all stock? Those crx will likely be worth something one day

>>16282551
Good luck then. Get real friendly with a welder or find a donor vehicle.

>>16282664
Depends where you are desu.

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>>16282701
All original bits. So far the only changes are the paint and radio, and I just so happened to find an original radio with a pristine, matching serial manual.

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I plan on buying one of these motherfuckers in 2 years, thoughts?

>>16282835
If you do,ill be jealous

>>16282379
Weld that shit nigga, it's easy.
Also, make sure you buy proper, quality metal for it.

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>>16282805
Dad's a bit skilled with welding, he just doesn't have tools. And the shop I bring the rex to is pulling some strings because they really like it.

Radio serial no.

>>16282840
Actually, I have a pretty odd story about one of these. Greentext inbound.

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>>16282845
The guys at the shop are helping me out and were very positive when they brought it up, and there's a metal workshop nearby.

Pamphlet serial no.

>>16282847
Dope dude. I get it. I'm putting easy to much money into the ferd because I love it, keep up that thing if you feel that way.

>>16282854
Neat

>>16282854
So
>be me
>few days back
>go to cousin's place
>start talking about cars
>this comes up
>asks me if i remember about the one we fucked around when we were kids

Basically, there was a car, same model, white, parking for around three months in the winter at the shop next to his street.

>ask how the fuck does he remember that the exact model was this one, we were like 10 back then
>shows me a new article he found from around back then
>there was a dead body in the trunk
>i remember us playing around that car each time we saw it
>trying to open it and just looking at how nice it is each time we went to the store around that time

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>>16282879
I will bro. The amount of attention it gets on the road is crazy. To top it all off, I got an original set of louvers for it. Two welds had broken off, but the rest is intact and said shop guys are helping with that too. Last resort is using window weld since there wasn't much aluminum on those spots in the first place.

I like your truck too. It's pretty cool.

>>16282892
That's some spooky shit.

>>16282931
Yeah, it was winter so the body didn't stank and the cops only found the body in it because somebody phoned in about the car parking on the same fucking spot for 3 months and thought it was kind of odd.

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What Chevy is this?

>>16283478
A BBC with a Nova attached. I think

>>16278431
if you've got a car with frame rust or other huge issues that isn't worth repairing to make it roadworthy, I think derbying it so that it dies in battle and goes to valhalla is better than scrapping or parting out.

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>>16283596
I think you're right, seems to match 1967 nova ss.

>>16282492
or a perfect opportunity to purchase a cheap welder and learn the trade.

>>16268102
Depending on where you're at you could pick one up for cheap. I was considering a 1969 AMX for 2500 and all it needed was a paint job, but there was something funky with the title. Right now there is an SST by me, it's amazing but it is expensive. What's your price limit?https://racine.craigslist.org/cto/5873235189.html

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68 c10 special with the 327

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Wheels with the new spokes arriving next week

Just gotta pain the rims and hubs and varnish the spokes

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>>16284233
Feels good man

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Good think too, rims were rusty AF

>>16282824
you're thinking of keeping it og/stock?

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Replaced the hand brake shoe springs while I had the wheels off

>>16284380
How the fug do those work even

>>16284394
you never heard of drum brakes?

>>16284394
Linkage above the radius rod connects to a cam at the front section between the shoes. The cam turns and spreads the shoes, up against the drum (attached to the rear hub)

>>16284264
Yup. All of the people I talk to love it and want me to keep it stock, except the tuner crowd who drool all over it. I'm just trying to keep it in one piece through the winter before Doug comes out to review it.

>>16278804
Nigga E85 is a tier A fuel for daily use. Fix your rotten old fuel system.

I wish I could get it at the pump, because I could build an engine a full 3 points of compression higher and make mad power and still daily it.

>>16285583
>less MPG
>less power overall

You'll get more power and more mileage out of an engine with the equivalent octane rating in gasoline. e85 is just the oil industry's greediness in action because it happens to be cheaper to produce.

>>16284022
Well I figured I'd look for a Javelin after I sell a couple of my current projects. Land Rover is for sale now. Figured I'd see if I can find one for around $7500 max, but I'd have to see what's out there near

>>16285619
You're not wrong and, to elaborate on that, you can't measure E85 by standard Octane ratings since it has a very high latent heat dissipation rate; this may be of use in race setups where you try to cool the engine as much as possible, but it also degrades at a much faster rate than standard gasoline because it will cause a layer of water to form; in addition to being highly caustic to conventional fuel lines, diaphragms, and the likes. For many older cars, there are no options for readily converting them to these systems, no is it commonplace in rural areas.

It would be worth looking into if you intend to build a turbo or supercharger setup, as it provides better boost pressure, but it is worse in a daily driver setup as you will see a 10 to 15 percent decrease in fuel economy vs. standard blended ethanol gas and a 20 to 25 percent decrease versus nonreformulated gasoline.

>>16285885
>10 to 15 percent decrease in fuel economy

E85 has ~72% as much energy per gallon as gas.

But since ethanol loves to bond with water (look up azeotrope) it also cools the shit out of the intake air stream and combustion chamber. That's also why it eats the shit out of gas tanks and fuel lines.

>>16285885
I should further clarify; carburetors use an aerobic system; that is, there ia almost always contact between the air and the fuel system; partially as a means to prevent buildup of fumes, but mostly due to the simplicity of the systems. When E85 is in prolonged contact with moist air; usually in the span of a month or two, the resulting mixing will form a mild acid, which will eat away at all the nonprotected components of the fuel system. In a classic, this would be the steel tank, the steel lines, and the aluminum of the carburetor itself.

To me, any performance benefit that would be gained from switching to E85 are offset by the fact that I could throw a larger carb, more aggressive cam, free-flowing intake, and do some head work to my car instead and get better net results.

>>16285896
I'm aware of the power difference; I was going by the standard numbers that you see in a flex fuel vehicle when you run E85 versus 10 to 15 percent ethanol pump gas versus nonreformulated.

I could rely on the data and science of power and combustion differences, but it's easier to go by real-world figures and, to quote Wernher Von Braun, “One good test is worth a thousand expert opinions.”

>>16284394
Drum brakes basically work by forcing two shoes to pivot out and grind against the hub.

>>16285904
>tfw have to travel 16 miles to find a station that sells non-ethanol gas
>tfw no way to tell if it truly lacks ethanol
This is one reason why i want to give up on carburetors.

>>16286678
you know any modern carb sold can withstand up to e10, right?

hell i'm sure you can buy one set up for e85, it'll just be a different tune if you want to run gasoline again

>>16286732
My autolite 1100 has stood up well to a ten percent mix, but then again my 300 could run on anything

>>16286878
most any will, the only problem is when someone is running natural rubber fuel lines, which as far as i'm aware they don't even sell anymore.

>>16286732
Dunno man, i cracked open my float bowl to fucking milk there was so much corrosion.

Usually not a fan of older american cars but the chevy monza they have been showing off on roadkill looks awesome to me. What kind of 2 door bubble hatch kind of classics are out there? Looking for something to go full project mode on. No rust allowed.

>>16286900
AMC gremlin

>>16286892
>milk
well that sounds like a problem. have you tied actually using a combustible liquid instead of milk?

>>16286915
>well that sounds like a problem. have you tied actually using a combustible liquid instead of milk?
it was a mixture of b12 and aluminum corrosion hombre

>>16286915
>gremlin
no fuck that. AMC Pacer is where it's at nigga

>>16286918
my mistake, But I still think i found your problem. Your body may need B12, but your car doesn't. It's not even combustible. as far as the aluminum corrosion goes I'm not sure why you would put that inside your engine.

>>16286929
k

>>16286886
I've got all hard line with two rubber connecters that I had to replace because they dry rotted and snapped.

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>>16286923
Nah m8.

is it just me or does this remind anyone of rustang?

No, seriously, chop the back off the rustang and convert it to a hatch. Boom. AMC Gremlin.

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'48 Ford Mercury 8 Coupe on the market in my area for $26k in great condition. Sorely tempted but it's just a bit out of my price range.

>>16287072
Does it have a Mercury flathead?
Those things will run with stuck valves and dead pistons m8.

only costs more than your house to get any power out of them tho.

>>16287083
Listing say 8ba V8 Flathead, so it seems like it. I wish I'd seen it about 6 months ago, I bought a Toyota Coaster to fit up as a motorhome for my old man, so I can't afford another big buy.

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>>16287101

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>>16286942
Lord have mercy.

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>>16287120
oh shi that's mad max af

>>16286900
The Monza has some other H-body siblings. Buick Skyhawk, Oldsmobile Starfire, Pontiac Astre, Pontiac Sunbird. FoMoCo has the Ford Maverick and Mercury Comet which are kind of like the H-body

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>>16287146
>>16286942
the premiere livery

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>>16287465

>>16274622
Swap a 4.0 into it

>>16287465
>>16287469
I hope you keep it like that 5ever

>>16287421
Oh man. Those all look pretty good. I didnt realize America had small-ish cars like that. How hard is it to find something like an H-Body in manual? Can they turn?

Check these out
http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/5909710813.html

http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/5887766451.html

>>16288196
Buy the Plymouth for me bro

>>16288276
I'll buy it for myself. That's a steal at that price.

>>16288423
come on bro why you gotta do me dirty

>>16288480
You can get the amc and turn it into a rock climber

>>16288196
is 1990 considered classic yet? I've been thinking about buying this, https://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/5904605219.html

clean and clear title, in decent shape and it's a coupe.

>>16289196
Kek

>>16289196
only if you can put some BBS basket weaves on it and slam it. you'll totes get on stance naysh then.

>>16289196
manual swap desu

>>16287083
>Mercury variant of the Based Ford V8
>implying anyone needs more than 85 HP

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Does this count? 1965 J300 I picked up a couple of weeks ago.

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Never owned a vehicle newer than '78

>>16287465
whoa, is that a shovel head in the back?

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>>16290058
totally.

nice

>>16290215
up until I bought my acura the newest vehicle I had owned in my name was this guy

>>16268102
>going tomorrow to buy my first car in a while
> 1982 Chrysler imperial with 15,000 miles on it
Shes gonna let me take it for a 2 hour test drive that she insisted on. Its been sitting in the garage for the last 6 years because she lost her license when she hit a building.

So excited

>>16272089
Why bother unless it's a factory hemi?

>>16290612
Good luck. Hope it runs

>>16287469
>that babby scoop
a cute

>>16273662

In my opinion, getting a short frame and swapping to that would be easier than chopping everything up.

>>16280744
>tfw you were born just in time to see the Republicans and Democrats realign back to what they were before the 60's

what a time to be alive

>>16292415
Only on opposite sides of the fence with Democrats supporting free trade agreements and the Republicans not

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>>16284380
What year/make/model is this?

>>16292454
I'd argue its a bit more than just the trade issue, but this isn't /pol/ so I wont

Best place to look for hubcaps and wheel covers?

Craigslist sucks.

>>16292546
Junkyards or eBay.

>>16292546
ebay

>>16292546
Forums, but it depends on the car. Prepare to spend money

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And I'll never get it because the mpg is shit and driving cars is no-fun-allowed over here

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Redpill me on MGBs

>>16292990
>Lucas electrics
But they are pretty decent. Basically the British version of a mustang
>Cheap
>Big aftermarket
>Made a gorillion of them
Instead of going fast in the a straight line they just go fast around corners

>>16290058
A pre-AMC 3000 is my dream truck. Good luck, and hope it isn't too rusty.

should I buy a 403 block and build it up a little bit to throw in my sleeper buick sedan

or should I just keep the 307 that's already in it until it blows and then rebuild it up with a little pep to still get some sleeper credit?

the 403 block is about 300 bucks, and an hour drive away if I wanted to go that route.

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>>16293104
>But they are pretty decent. Basically the British version of a mustang
That's not how you spell V8 Vantage

>>16293431
Will you need to change transmissions?

Also it's probably a smog 403 which is kind of lame, but if you wake it up down the road they have decent potential

>>16293435
That's not at all what I implied. I meant purely accessible performance

WHERE THE FUCK AM I EXPECTED TO GET A 350
DON'T SAY DUDE YOU CAN GET ONE FOR $100 JUST DON'T
MY AREA HAS NOTHING

>>16293459
Nah transmission is fine for either engine option.

>>16293474
Then get a 455

>>16293465
Pick n pull. Pretty much every chevy truck until 99 or so has one

>>16293465
LKQ?

>>16293523
wew fun 190 HP.

>>16293519
I want to keep it a short block, fits just like the 307, wont have to worry about intake sticking out.

it's either 403 or 307 for my application

>>16293529
If you cam a vortec 350 and put some headers, valve springs, and a better intake on you'll make well over 270

>>16293597
Why not a 350 bop then?

>>16293597
>short block
Short block is not a runnable engine. I think you mean small block.

That said, GMs big blocks aren't that big.

>>16293733
there's a 403 block staring me in the face on CL right now, and I haven't seen a 350 olds on craigslist in the months I've been looking.

multiple spare 307's though.

>>16293744
Id go big over little. Those smog motors are junky tho, you're going to have to get higher compression pistons, probably new valve springs, better flowing heads and a much bigger cam if you want to think about building power out of a smog 403.

>>16293778
I planned on a full rebuild, including upgraded cam, and heads at the least. Trying to get bang for the buck, but I still want to keep it quiet and under the radar.

>>16293795
Yeah I feel that. Maybe try finding out what compression ratio it has, but odds are you're not making much power with anything less than like 8.75 compression

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Do I go with a 4" or 2" cowl on my elky? I've been leaning towards 4 but am still a little unsure.

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>>16292990
Cheap, fairly reliable British sports car, so it'll go around corners fast. Not as performance oriented as a Triumph but are appointed nicer. They built a crap ton of them so they are easy to find, and parts are cheap and easy to get as well. You could almost build a complete car just from the available new made parts.

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>>16294473
I'd say 2

>>16294490
Got any profile shots?

>>16294555
look here
>>16273662

>>16294473
The lowest you can get away with unless you're running a dual quad setup on a tunnel ram.

>>16294561
that's an oblique not a profile REEEEEEE
/joke

>>16293435
it looks like a mustang and a maverick had a love child.

>>16294473
I dunno, i like the 2 better, but it's up to you, whatever you like the most. Since this is a matter of opinion anyway, and it's your car.

>>16294473
not a fan of how the cowl meets the windshield on the 2 inch desu, just my autism when it comes to small irrelevant details

>>16287465
Beauty! She even has the correct wheels.

On my Valiant, the cabin heat doesn't seem to work all that well...the head needle barely reaches the first line from the coldest end of the gauge when the engine's running, and the air is only decently warm when its been slow-idling for 20 minutes, and cools down once moving. Is this just a bad (or missing) thermostat or something else?

>>16296763
I'd say a missing thermostat.

>>16296870
That's what I was thinking, the Mustang was the same way, and would ya have it, no thermostat

>>16296450
Where's those headlights from

How comfortable are classic cars compared to modern cars?

>>16297225
That's going to depend on what it is and its condition. As an example, I've been in some First Gen Mustangs that were loose, noisy, drafty things while others have been just as tight, quiet, and snug as a modern car.

>>16297225
Late '70s luxury barges, for example, are atrocious in the handling department, but are some of the comfiest the cars ever built.

Would a Slant 6 having 2v carb make any difference with replacing the exhaust manifold?

>>16297573
in what way?

>>16297586
As in being the correct shape for them to fit together

>>16297573
Not unless there was a specific version that had a 2V carb where the exhaust was also different. Good chance the ones for that vehicle application are all identical though.

>>16297589
The only thing that matters is the intake manifold, and you can't really fuck that up because all /6 intake manifolds bolt on the same.

>>16297591
Speaking of, how rare were the /6 with 2v carb in Valiants? Almost all parts stores and websites only have 1v available when you select the 6 for engine, which is not a good thing when looking for carb parts

>>16297599
>standard carburetors used by Chrysler for North American cars:
>1976-1981: Carter BBD two-barrel

http://www.allpar.com/slant6.html

>>16297573
Not really unless you had a cam, headers and worked the head a bit.

Why not just get a v8 mustang

>>16297599
>>16297614
I guess I should use my words instead of le maymay arrows

The Valiant ended production in 1976 IIRC. You might be better off looking under a Dodge Monaco or Plymouth Volare.
Or a '77 Dodge D150 pickup lol

>>16296763
Missing thermostat and/or your clutch on your fan not disengaging.

>>16297647
>Why not just get a v8 mustang
Because Ford doesn't make an engine that can go 300k without even removing the valve cover.

>>16297661
I hate to burst your bubble but your not going to get that with any 50 year old vehicle

>>16297668
Except slant six is known to be able to do that.
http://jalopnik.com/311947/workhorse-engine-of-the-day-chrysler-slant-six

Stay mad fordfag hillcuck.

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>>16297647
Because my grandfather already has pic related (390ci 4spd), but the daily car comes first.

>>16297647
Also, I want to replace the manifold cause it cracked as the /6 is wont to do, not for performance.

>>16297863
the generally crack when you overtighten the manifolds i found.

Tbh i would invest in those clifford headers.

>>16297732
>Jalopnik
Dropped.

I've got a 300, even if you don't have to remove the head, no engine is maintenance free.

>>16297863
Reverse flow engines tend to do that. Unless you imported a 265 though I wouldn't bother

>>16297870
They are pretty neat, they make some good ones for the 300.

>>16297902
>Dropped.
it's not about Jalopnik, it's about everyone who has owned a /6 that can attest to it's invulnerability.

>>16297926
I have a 300. You're argument is invalid. Regardless of how stout the engine is, it's 40 to 50 tears old and things will wear out, seals will need to be replaced and tolerances will go out of spec

Just because your 225 runs with massive blowby doesn't mean it's unbreakable and immortal

>>16297950
>I have a 300.
ain't shit

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Just got this yesterday. 67 galaxie 500

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>>16297970
>Ain't shit
Bullshit

Also check my gas prices

>>16297973
Love the stacked headlights

>>16297979
Me too

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>>16297973
Here's another pic

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>>16298102

>>16298102
I'm guessing it has a 2v 390?

>>16298103
>Kek

>>16298110
Correct. Got a leak on the passenger side exhaust manifold. And the carb needs to be rebuilt or replaced.

>>16298110
you go to the car show in parker? there's a show ongoing today

lot of maros out there senpai

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>>16298103

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>>16298373

>>16298367
I wish I could, I work Saturdays

>>16297973
>>16298102
>>16298103

You're in Houston, aren't you?

>>16298744
It's me

>>16298376
>that floor
carpet pronto

>>16298789
Floor pans Pronto actually lol

>>16298796
So, you bought that thing. Good luck with the roof; it's got a lot of rot.

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>>16298102
>galaxie 500

EYYYYYYYYYYY

what year? 66 / 67?

>>16298796
Floorpans, carpet and undercoat pronto

New thread, boys >>16298834

>>16298826
67
>>16298830
Indeed

>>16298817
You checked it out too?

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>>16298102
oh god. the rust on that rear quarter panel.

>>16298376
it's a neat car, but i really hope you paid $1000 MAX for it.

>>16297213
I think the guy said a 77 Olds Cutlass? At least the bezels anyway, the headlights are just standard sealed beams