classic car general/ - /ccg/ Imterceptor Special Edition. >Post

First for real thread

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>tfw you make a spelling mistake in the OP
JUST

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Have to
>Replace valley pan
>Bolt brake booster back on
>Refill radiator
>Add trans fluid
>Buy throttle cable
>Buy headlight switch
>Buy tail light bulbs

Do a big block swap they said, it'll be fun they said...

>question
I have the opportunity to get a brand new edelbrock performer 289 for 100, or should I wait or spend more for a performer rpm or air gap?

This is going to be paired with 9.0:1 compression, gt40p heads, and an e303 cam.

>>16397399
Air gap is a meme. Stick with the regular performer

>>16397399
Performer is tuned for 0 to 5500 rpm and performer rpm is tuned for 1500 to 6500 rpm

That's the only difference so pick the one that works for you

>>16397556
It looks cool though. If I can get deal I'd go for one. You never see them though

>>16397578
I've got to think about it. The goal is like 320 crank HP,

>>16397399
doesn't matter 4u

>>16397676
Don't be fagguette

>have had chebby c10 parked for a few weeks
>had to go out of town, decided to bring battery inside since it would be sitting for a bit longer
>back home
>had time today to dink with it, and i was worried about it sitting, tired of driving other car
>dump battery back in
>fires up fine
>glugluglugluglug
>put some miles on the clock for fun
>the feels emerge from deep inside me

>lets go
>come on
>don't forget that i like you
https://youtu.be/bDUCYCPNFkA?t=1m59s

>get home
>stare at truck

feels good man

>>16397629
Think about when you want the HP/TQ not how much you want. Also I doubt 9:1 compression is enough for 320 hp.

>>16397399
If you put a bigger cam in (over stock) you increase the static compression ratio as long as the dynamic C/R stays around ~8.5:1

Lemme go double check and make sure I'm not spouting *complete* bullshit

>>16397714
A later intake closing (bigger cam) would increase the dynamic and lower the static.

Ideally higher rpm makes higher airspeed which can give you extra cylinder filling after BDC, if the valve is open at that time. At low port air speed you get reversion because the intake is open after BDC.

>>16397694
u first

I know this sounds fucking stupid because google exists, but what SBC could you compare a 5.3L to?

355?

>>16397736
The converter says it's 323cubes. So a 327 I guess

>>16397736
350cid = 5.7l

>>16397743
I'd figure it would probably be on the same playing field as a boat anchor 350 with low comp right?

>>16397736
327 CID

>>16397736
Liters * 61 gets you close enough.

CID / 61 for liters

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>>16397736

What beginner classic car should I buy that didn't suffer that god awful tax as a project?

>>16397863
Do you like cars from the '60s? '70s? '80s?
Do you care about power?
Do you care about manufacturer?

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it's cleaned up rather nice now. the hood color is growing on me, despite it looking a little too sporty for this

>>16397896
Yes
Yes
No

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>>16397896
Yes
No
Yes

Only really care about manufacturers because of scarcity and ease of finding parts, don't care about collector "value" very much.

Definite bias towards GM engine designs, although I really think Ford nailed it with the forward distributor placement on some of them.

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>>16397901
looking good dude

>>16397914
Chevy is by and far the cheapest as far as making power goes.

4door versions of something are always cheaper

Dodge darts/Plymouth valiant and dodge demon/Plymouth duster are still cheap and they came with many different engines from 225 slant sixes to 383 big blocks

Fox body mustangs are still pretty cheap

>>16397914
>>16397974
wait which is which
eh fuckit

Dodge Dart
Plymouth Valiant
Chrysler Cordoba (lel)
Dodge Aspen
There's still a few untainted Galaxies around
There's always Fox bodies and Turd Gen Camaros

Fairlanes seem to be right out because the boomers have gotten their shitty hands on them
AMC is out unless you like gutless 6 cylinders.

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My evening escapades.

>>16398121
Fuckkkk this would've been a really killer picture if you just aimed a little bit up higher to get better framing

Are those special Delorean parking spaces too?

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Holy shit why doesn't anybody build these late 70's early 80's barges like this?

>>16398148
Yes, they are. It's not bad for a quick snap while leaving.

>>16398194
Does this count? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvzKbDPisnA

>>16398245
That thing is pretty wild, I can't believe I've never seen this one before at RWP

I was thinking more of like a Nascar style build, lowered with wide as fuck d windows

>>16397914
>>16397974
>do you like cars from the '60s? '70s? '80s?
>yes

>what decade of cars do you like?
>yes

don't be dumb

>>16398335
>Do you like cars from the '60s? '70s? '80s?
yes
affirmative
i sure do like all of these things

>Do you care about power?
no
nein
nicht

>Do you care about manufacturer?
yes
for reasons

Who's the dumb one now?

>do you like cars from the '60s? '70s? '80s?
>yes

is a perfectly valid answer

if it were:
>do you like cars from either the '60s ,'70s, or '80s?
then it would matter, but that's not what it says

>>16398518
pretty sure it was an open-ended question to help narrow down the list of potential cars to look for.

>>16398687
GIMMIE YER DOTS

>>16398687
>>16398750
You're both being dumb

>>16398792
yea...
:^)

Oh, for Christ's sake, tell me what you want in a car, domestic or import, a price range, and a nearby city and I will find you roughly 5 cars.

>>16397901
You should do rallycross

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>>16397212
>Argue about Mopar vs ferd vs chebby
No argument, Mopar a best

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>tfw no aftermarket support for your car
>even the carpet fits like shit

>>16398905
If that dude isn't gonna respond, domestic, comfy, buildability. I live in seattle

>>16399015
Ford and IH put their distributors in the correct place though.

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>>16399032
I do enjoy an IH, but dist location is pretty low on my list of important things.

Also Mopar wedges had the distributor in the front

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>>16399018
These wheels are growing on me. Did an interior resto in november, going to replace engine and transmission this summer (father son project)

>>16399041
Do you reckon the low end torque was worth the throttle response on that manifold

>>16399042
cool looking ride man, got any more?

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>>16399094
Thanks man. I ordered some shorter and more flush bumpers for it. The bumpers stick out really far on these cars

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>>16399044
Not sure, I haven't driven one. I think it's a neat design though.

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>>16399094
Cruised with dad in his fairlane but the rings are shot on this engine, cabin full of blowby and no power

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>>16399117
Man i have such a boner for the giant fucking ducts going to the carburetors on the thunderbolts
Last good pic ive got

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>>16399127
I love all the old school drag pak cars

>>16399151
Makes me appreciate the cobra jet mustangs theyve done every few years. Too bad their inside circle productions and 100k a pop
>ywn have a bare bones necessities only mustang cobra jet

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>>16399191
Yeah it's a neat concept.

>>16399041
Hemi>wdgehead>all
but since Hemis are too expensive
Wedge>all

>>16400180
440 is Sexy though. Especially with the 6 pack

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Reminder that malaise era cars have insane untapped cool potential

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>>16400442
Consider me reminded.

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Awesome weather in germany
not a single cloud in the sky and 5°C
Cant drive my Duster because i know there is tons and tons of salt on the roads

>>16397736
GM even sells 5.3's as 327, although they're actually a 323.
http://www.classicindustries.com/product/camaro/parts/g13033.html

Spiritually, I'd consider them to be a modernised 305, given their ubiquity and smaller bores (3.78 and 3.736 vs the regular 4'').
The 305 would smack right in the middle of the modern 4.8 and 5.3 (3.27'' stroke for the 4.8, 3.48'' for the 305 and 3.622 for the 5.3).

>>16400453
Point proven

>that brown
>the primer hood
>that splitter
>that giant fucking bumper that could paralyze someone for life going 10

>>16400495
How would it compare to a old and tired 350 in terms of drivability?

>>16400511
Very favorably, especially compared to anything from the smog era.

>>16400468
what year

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>>16400519
`72

>>16400511
The 5.3 is a hell of a motor, but your going to have to sirens side decent cash to put an ls into an older car.

Those 5.3s are awesome motors. I'm pretty jealous that fits doesn't make anything nearly as versatile

>>16400518
Alright sweet that's what I figured and hoped for

Think anyone would be fucking high enough to pay for this 77 Mustang?

https://abbotsford.craigslist.ca/cto/5932822910.html

>>16400846
It's only...a 6 cylinder...lmao

>>16400846
Why the fuck would anyone spend more than a tenth of that price on a stock mustang ii

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>>16397700
>eurobeat in a C10

Does not compute.

>>16400939
Why is this picture so comfy.

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Sheeeeit
http://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/5930947431.html

>>16401054
Wow kkk shame you're such a deadbeat who spends all his money on drugs or you could buy an actual nice vehicle.

>>16401064
I don't do drugs no mo famalam. I'm spending all my money on ferd parts

>>16401076
T H I C C C C

>>16401054
Eh, if you're gonna spend that much already might as well spend another couple grand and get a really nice one

>>16401087
I see a Dodge Dakota, Toyota Corolla, and a Lincoln Navigator(?)

>>16401114
Where's the corolla?

>>16401114
My bad, I'm brainded.
>>16401076

9/11 cars in this picture are GM made.


Proof GM was behind 9/11.

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>>16401127
>>16401134
Actually I think that's a Monte Carlo in the back.

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>>16401134
>Implying bush didn't do 7/11

>>16401154
I haven't seen a 7/11 in legit 8 years.

>>16401159
I see them all the time. If you go to Vegas, there's a subway, a 7/11 and a Walgreen on every street corner

>>16399021
A great cruiser; perfect for daily driving:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/cto/5937297936.html

Cheap project with potential:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/5904184353.html
http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/cto/5879784597.html

$1,000.00 too high, but promising and unique:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/cto/5916242339.html
http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/cto/5932917710.html

The most potential; build and have fun or enjoy as-is:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/5919029534.html

Borders on ricer; might be worth it for a grand less:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/5916703462.html

Let me know if you want something that isn't a Mercury, but these should be diverse enough for most to find A car that works for them.

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>>16401097
I wouldn't pay that much for it, but it doesn't look to be in too bad of shape. I don't have any room or money for another car right now regardless ;_;

>>16401335
M8 how much were those valve covers and where did you get them. I'm looking for a set with breathers

>>16401234
There's one a block away from the shop i work at.
Even in the year of our lord its still run by arabs

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>>16401340
I bought mine used, and the place that made these don't make em for ferds.

http://www.customworksperformance.net/carbon-fiber-parts.html

>>16401349
>lord
Ford*

>>16401349
>>16401364


>>16401362
Lame

>>16401385
Here you go
http://www.ultra-carbon.com/products/valve-covers/

>>16401398
>700 dollar valve covers.
If was a rich boomer, I'd be on that like the foose on two tone.

>dad makes fun of me for buying a /6
>his Ram 2500 is a Cummins 24v

>>16401702
ha ha what a maroon

>>16401734
Moves like jagger is a catchy song tho

>>16401736
And absolute hit or miss on cars, it's either gorgeous or just looks like literal bloody shit

>>16401702
There's a bit of difference between a turbo diesel straight 6 and a gasser N/A

>>16401793
I know but he was complaining that it wasn't a V8
just because it could be a V8.

I don't even think he knows he has a straight six in his truck.

>>16401801
Are you going to v8 swap it?

>>16401831
Eventually when i get a job and after all my bills are paid down.

I've applied at multiple places but i guess nobody wants to do any hiring over the holidays.

>>16401845
Not really. Apply with your feet though

>>16401362
how do those seal against the cast finish surface on the head?

>>16401859
>Apply with your feet though
What you mean like walk until i find a job?

>>16401870
Like walk into places you want to work, introduce yourself and then apply.

Online applications hold a lot less weight than a handshake and eye contact

>>16401885
>job advice from rockabilly dropout

>>16401903
I'm gainfully employed, and I've always been able to find a job if needed.

>>16401885
>Like walk into places you want to work, introduce yourself and then apply.
Most factories have security now tho.

>>16401913
Well then all security where would be the best person to speak with about getting a job

>>16401920
I don't think rent-a-cops will relay to HR that i walked up to them asking about a job application.

>>16401864
Just a regular rubber valve cover gasket

>>16401929
Then figure it out boi.

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Just a warning, this pic may be NSFW

Get a look at this slut right here, hnng

>>16401981
I like vintage porn

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>>16402006
Same

>>16401903
That's how I got my job. Walked in and applied.

>>16401907
Letting your dealer pound your tender boipussi isn't "gainfully employed"

>>16402318
Whatever makes you feel better hombre

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Just spotted this Impala on my lunch break, I think I'm in love.

>>16402415
Be like every boomer and ask if it's for sale

If it is, ask what's the lowest he'll take
If it's not, call him an asshole and tell him about back in your day regardless of how old you are.

>>16402415
66 sweet, my dad's first car, his was a Caprice though

>>16397901
Is it even road legal without side mirrors?

>>16403017
Depends on the state. Passenger side mirrors weren't always required.

>>16403089
Right right, I realize that you get grandfathered in, but I think they were law in most states by 71-74, right?

>>16403121
Technically you only need one mirror (rearview) but some states night require two

>>16403186
>>16403121
Here's the entirety of Arizona's mirror law:

"A motor vehicle that is constructed or loaded in a manner that obstructs the driver's view to the rear of the vehicle from the driver's position shall be equipped with two mirrors located in a manner to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred feet to the rear of the vehicle."

>>16403238
So technically you can go no mirror

>>16403263
It'd be shitty but yes.

Y'all really should dig into your local laws.

>>16403288
I've got one that sort of works, my rearview is too small, and my right side is useless

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Are CJ7s considered classics yet?

Any who heres mine

>>16403477
Id say so

>>16403477
What year is that? I'm thinking of buying one in the spring. How do you like it? Pros/cons?

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>>16403477
>rustbelt

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>>16403477
unbelievably gay car, especially in yellow

>>16398245
What was he doing with the column shifter? Why didn't he keep it in one gear?

>>16403940
He was just shifting manually with it when he got to the right speed and RPM, nothing new about that

>>16403945
Wait it's not an automatic? Was he doing the three on the tree shifting?

>>16403957
It is an automatic, most cars have a gear selection you know

>>16403965
Sorry I'm just getting into cars, don't really know a whole lot. I usually keep to myself and lurk but I love old cars, especially the big ones as my folks used to own a car just like the one in the video. So then if it's an automatic, I still don't get why he started with the shifter all the way down then moved it up. Does that allow more power to the wheels?

>>16403999
The shifter pattern is usually P R N D 2 1

By putting it all the way down, that 'forces' the transmission to start out in first gear.
More torque to the wheels because of gear reduction.

>>16403999
Being a 1970, assuming it still has the original C6 transmission, it only has 3 gears, so he starts out in 1st, then shifts up into 2nd then finally onto Drive to go into 3rd.
Gets more control over the shift points that way, instead of keeping it in drive and letting the transmission shift when it wants to

>>16404014
Don't Fords also start out in 2nd when the selector is in 'D'?

>>16404019
Not at all.
The only Ford Transmission that does, that I know of, are the early AODs and they only sometimes start in 2nd gear if the transmission is cold, once it's warmed up it shifts through 1-3 normally

>>16404012
>>16404014
>>16404019
>>16404034
Thank you for the explanation!

>>16404034
Huh. What the hell am I thinking of, then.

>>16404129
Are you thinking of Standard transmissions in trucks? Most trucks I've driven you always start in 2nd cause 1st is just so damn low

>>16404129
>>16404034
>>16404019
Its the Ford-O-Matic from the early 50s.
When In Drive it would start in 2 and only shift to 3. You needed to select L or Low for 1-2-3

>>16404831
Sorry in drive it could shift to 1 but only under very hard acceleration. Think of it like the poor mans Dynaflow

>>16403999
Sometimes, if the transmission is worn out and it's a real old one, it'll try to start the car in second gear which is dumb.
Old Powerglides used to start in second unless you put it in first and they only had two gears.

>>16405761
>Starting a powerglide in second
Jesus, that's a lot of converter slip

>>16406115
Chebby fixed it by the late 60s iirc.

>>16406499
Yeah, by making the th400 and the th350

>>16406620
No actually they just adjusted the transmission to start in first, nice try tho.

>>16406632
My point is that powerglide a shit

>>16406651
You remember the last time you made this "point" and you got BTFO and pg edition?

>>16406659
The point that a powerglide is literally only good for super high powered drag cars and gets BTFO in every other application?

>>16406670
Lolno

Keep proving that you have no idea how an automatic transmission works and how final drive ratios work.

>>16406684
Having the torque converter locked is more efficient than converter slip famalam. And having more gears means you can spend more time in the peak power band.

>>16406698
>Having the torque converter locked is more efficient than converter slip famalam.

Jesus you're so damn retarded, even when locked a TC will still slip, it's the whole fucking point.

>>16406728
It will never be completely locked, but once the converter had coupled, which is the speed when the turbine has almost reached impeller speed, you'll have more efficiency. Slipping the fuck out of converter as a powerglide has to do, roll make your acceleration suffer.

You can have a shitload of torque multiplication by starting in second or third, but you'll go slow as shit.

>Implying lockup converter s don't exist

>>16406728
Furthermore, slipping the fuck out of a converter produced a lot of energy that is wasted as heat. That energy could have been used in acceleration had a better gear ratio been used

>>16406759
>Slipping the fuck out of converter as a powerglide has to do, roll make your acceleration suffer.
Except they never do because first gear is short as literal fuck, of course, you continue to prove that you don't know anything.

>You can have a shitload of torque multiplication by starting in second or third, but you'll go slow as shit.
Good thing PGs haven't done that since the very earliest models.

>>16406777
Going from a super short first gear, to drive ratio, which is one to one for someone with a feeble mind, will require a lot of slippage. The whole point of a turbo hydramatic being better is second gear.

>>16406787
>will require a lot of slippage.
Confirmed for never having driven a PG.

Guys stop being dildos and fagging up the thread again arguing about transmissions.
Go make your own thread if you're gunna do that

>>16406791
Confirmed for not knowing what a power band or great ratio is. Eat shit fagget

>>16406795
lmao you are so fucking stupid, go suck some more dick to buy more crack you stupid faggot and while you're doing ti watch an Engineering Explained on how an automatic transmission works.

>>16406810
You ever notice how the transmissions with the exception of the cvt have more gears as they improve and update? You ever wonder why your powerglide hang made a resurgence in modern manufacturing? Because nor heard means you can spend more time in the power band and spend as much time coupled as you spend cucked, which is all the time

>>16406827
>using cuck non ironically
Confirmed nu male faggot

>>16406827
>Nor heard
More gears, I apologize I'm phone posting

>>16406842
>Gets BTFO
>"Oh s-shit I better call him a numale to save face"

>>16406827
>You ever notice how the transmissions with the exception of the cvt have more gears as they improve and update?
You ever notice how cars have 18 speed transmissions? Oh wait..

>Because nor heard means you can spend more time in the power band and spend as much time coupled as you spend cucked, which is all the time
Why would you buy an automatic to powerband you retard?
You literally make no sense, not only do you have a kindergarten-tier knowledge of automatics but you can't even keep your auto correct in line.
Lmao just jump off a bridge already.

>>16406859
Because you can tune an automatic to be faster on the drag strip.

And considering cars now come with 9 speed transmissions it isn't unreasonable. 10 speeds used to be semi only area because, surprise surprise, it allows the truck to remain in the power band.

Something a powerglide literally relies on heavy converter slippage to do.

>>16406885
>Because you can tune an automatic to be faster on the drag strip.
retard

>And considering cars now come with 9 speed transmissions it isn't unreasonable.
retard, they're shit

>Something a powerglide literally relies on heavy converter slippage to do.
You're retarded, pg is fine and evidence of this is drag racing.

keep trying.

>>16406895
Please do tell me how a stick and a clutch are faster on the strip. I'd love to hear that explanation

And I've said it before, even in this thread, power glide is only good in mega powered drag cars because the whole operating range is pretty much peak power band.

Learn some reading comprehension, friend.

>>16406903
>Please do tell me how a stick and a clutch are faster on the strip
No you're a retard for claiming autos can be tuned for the drag strip but not "staying in muh powerband"

>>16406927
I'm saying a powerglide can't.

>>16406934
Welp, wrong like always.
Stay BTFO.

>>16406941
All you've done is just say retard, and wrong. Please prove to me that the powerglide is somehow better than a th350 or 400. Otherwise, I think you just want to start a ruckus without providing any argument

>>16406950
Stop responding. You're just wrestling a pig at this point

>>16406950
>All you've done is just say retard, and wrong.
Because you are both.

>Please prove to me that the powerglide is somehow better than a th350 or 400
Quote where i've said it's better.
All I've said is that PG is fine, which it is.

neck yourself lmao

>>16406961
True. I'm just stoked to buy more Windsor parts today. I'm going to be ready to buy a donor engine at this point

>>16406964
It's fine if you want to barely move. It is about as good as my 300, where it'll last forever as a big heavy pig.

>>16406969
>It's fine if you want to barely move.
Wrong, you can move as fast as you want thanks to it's short first gear.
retarded and homosexual as always.

>>16406985
I'm not going to talk about converter slip anymore because you clearly are to delusional accept anything that isn't in your head

>Assmad powerglide fangirl detected.

>>16406999
btfo lmao

>implying i own a PG anything

Guess you'll stay retarded.

>>16407007
What's your car fagguette

>>16407020
your mom, i drive her all fucking day

>>16407025
>Nocar
>Noclassic
>Powerglide fangirl
BTFO

>>16407032
Nobike homo

I own two classics but you shitty attempt to identify me will be in vain.

BTFO af

>>16407040
>The nobike
Shits gay. Assmad nocar detected.

>>16407042
lmao you are so gay it hurts

>>16407040
t. busrider

>>16407048
Too bad my face has been the personal chair to a lady lately. Shits cash, tell your mom it's been alright

>>16406985
Tall first gear you mean. 1st in a PG is 1.82 which is similar to second gear in most other automatics. Which is why they're shit for the average street car. They work great in powerful light drag cars because 1st in Turbo 400 or 727 would blow the tires off much easier.

>>16407060
>Too bad my face has been the personal chair to a lady lately
It's also been the personal cum-rag to CTA

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>>16407077
Kek. Go buy a car fagguette.

>>16407084
I already have 4, i'm fine for now, Dad's even gunna give me his 1500 soon.

Why don't you buy a car homo?
Spent all your money on meth again?

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>>16407092
>Implying I don't have the pinnacle of 2001 automotive design and technology
Also post them, bet all you get to drive is daddies powerglide if you know what I'm saying ;)

>>16407109
Wow look at that piece of shit.

I'm anonymous and will remain as such fagboy.

Can't wait to see you blog about swapping and engine and failing considering you don't know what a fucking crush washer is.

>>16407123
Crush washers are a meme.

Go back to your hot pocket, I bet you do this for free

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my 80 Dodge Mirada. Got it painted in Feb but was too busy to get it back together over the summer like I wanted.

>>16407126
You've been ridiculed about it for over a fucking year now and you still haven't bothered to learn what a crush washer is?
What the actual fuck?

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>>16407133
Got the glass and drivetrain in in October and got it running but not on the road. Still needs interior back in and odds and ends done.

working outside all the time and seeing your new paint covered in pine needles sucks

>>16407133
Man that's a great looking car.

>>16407138
I am not worried about taking this from a nocar nobike notfrat gdi fuck

>>16407153
>I am not worried about taking this from a nocar nobike notfrat gdi fuck
Yeah whatever man

>>16407144
The car was an auto but I changed it to a A833 4 speed I got from a '68 or '69 Dart.
I wanted to put the engine and gearbox in together but I couldn't get the oil pan to clear the k frame and bell housing to clear the firewall at the same time, so had to do them separately.

>>16407133
>>16407144
A project isn't a project if it doesn't stretch at least twice the planned time and see you misplacing at least half of the bits in one point or another.
And congrats on the dublos

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>>16407183
Yeah I lost a ton of shit. Some stuff I had to buy over again. If I ever completely disassemble a car again, I'm going to have to be a lot better organized.
I hoped I could do the car in a year or 2 but I've been working on it for 4 now. At least it's almost there.

>>16407133
Holy shit that looks sick

Where are all of these fucking early 80's boxes? They're just waiting to be made into street machines

>tfw cash for clunkers

>>16407206
Man that's a great looking engine bay.

>>16407206
That's just the nature of the game, but it's looking sweet as heck already, can't wait to see the pics when it's all done

https://classics.autotrader.com/classic-cars/1978/ford/fairmont/100800198

>acquire fat meats
>cut springs
SEX

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Why come all Ford coupes are so aesthetically hideous? Only the '71-'73 Mach 1s and Gran Torino Sports look decent. Everything else looks terrible. I mean, just look at this. Who the fuck thought this looked good?

>>16407260
Because 1970s.

Everything looked like shit in the '70s.

You're gonna have to go to the '60s or '80s to find stuff that looks decent.

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>>16407301
There are tons of 70s coupes that look great, though. And I was referring to all years of Ford coupes, not just 70s.

>>16407301
>Everything looked like shit in the '70s.
What the fuck.
A 1970 Plymouth Fury coupe exudes "muscle"

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>>16407219
>Rust
>Scrapyards
>Being driven by little old ladies who barely use them

Also yes cash for clunkers. That should never have existed

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>>16407260
Nigger what?

>>16407353
You can't seriously think that's a good looking car, right? You got straight lines and curves running parallel, a fucked up V shaped front end, pointless ugly bumps on the hood, and weird paint and chrome separation on the nose. It looks like a car for people who have no taste in cars and just need a vehicle that "gets them from point a to point b". No style at all.

>>16407379
Yes I do think it' looks beautiful. Why are you in this thread if you don't?

>>16407379
t. 1962 Dart owner

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>>16407386
Because I think a lot of classic cars are beautiful, just not Ford coupes. Why do you think finding Ford coupes beautiful is a requirement of posting in a classic car thread, faggot?

>>16407399
You're obviously just a freak of nature. Ford is the best vehicle manufacturer to ever exist

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The asshurt is flowing today

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>>16407415
If you just wanted to meme you should have let me know so I wouldn't have wasted my time trying to have an actual discussion about Ford's terrible aesthetic choices.

>>16407396
Am i the only one that likes the ugly Darts?


>>16407415
Sorry, no Hemi.

>>16407431
I like them

>>16407431
Cammer was semi hemi also

>>16407428
Don't worry I could tell you you're wrong all day. The late 60s and 70s are my favourite of all time
and you could never tell me they aren't awesome

>>16407438
>Cammer
Shame they never actually produced them for the commercial market, or for very long anyway.

Seen a dyno of one breaking 700hp N/A, that's insane.

>>16407431
>The ugly Darts
Any year except 1962 is fine.
I even like the '60s Valiants. They remind me of Studebaker.

>>16407457
They were epic, not that good for drag racing though. Apparently the heads just couldn't take the heat.

>>16407474
I should clarify, they weren't good for top fuel

>>16407504
>>16407474
>It's a Kit Kat catches his retardation before someone else did episode

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>>16403288
riding no mirror sucks. not to mention that the rearview is fuck so low i cant see anything out of it

they are expensive tho, so im waiting around for a good deal. i just need the base bc the old one is broken.

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Friend is buying this for me tomorrow if he can get a good deal.

Always wanted comfy

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/cto/5914897614.html

'70s Lincolns are beautiful; they're so perfectly garish that it's elegant without quite being gaudy.

>>16407586
Close but what he doesn't know is that non-Hemis aren't allowed in Top Fuel.

His retardation still stands.

>>16407625
Fucking nice

>>16407625
I always thought it was such a shame Lincoln stopped doing suicide doors on them. They look shit on 99% of cars, but they just seem right on a Continental.

>we intake now

>>16407672
You do know that there was a time when the cammer competed in to fuel, when the cammer was new. Ya dingus

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>>16408138
Fug

>>16408138
>You do know that there was a time when the cammer competed in to fuel, when the cammer was new. Ya dingus
That time is not now.

It doesn't matter though, Top Fuel engines are Hemi in name only.

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This is exciting

>>16408754
Yeah. I was referring to back then. They had a fascinating take 5 interview with the man who engineered and raced then for Ford back in the day.

>>16408763
link?

>>16408780
I can't remember where my mag was but it was in the midst recent issue of hot rod magazine

>tfw can't find any muscle for a decent price in decent condition around detroit metro

Too much car culture, same cars are 5k less in IL. Shit sucks. Gotta set up something next time I visit family.

>>16408846
>michigan
rust buckets anyway.

>>16408888
Hey man, you wanna ship a car from Cali to me for free I'd be more than happy to broaden my scope.

>>16408763
what a pile of shit

Happy new years guys. Saying it now before I start drinking and forget.

Wow, wtf happened in this thread? 70s cars are awesome, Ford is the shit, and >>16407353 is sex in car form.

So now that I've got this huge garage/workshop, I'm thinking of getting into the parts game. For starters, I know someone a few towns over who has a 73 Riviera that is 100% beyond saving, but the rear glass is good and worth some money, and the 455 block itself has to be worth a couple bucks. Guy also has a base model 73 mustang, didn't really look at it too closely, but I might be able to snag both for like 500 bucks. Anybody else have any experience parting cars?

>>16409034
I'm happy with what I've got. Not a bad price either.

Happy new year faggots

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20 more days until America is back

>>16409717
They'll never bring back land barges tho

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Hello /ccg/
I got my tires for the truck. Guy I got them from said they had more tread on them, but they're a bit bald so he said when he got another set of good 33s he would bring them over to me. These will be good for road tires now. Tire size is 33x12.5x15.

>>16409737
Why are you a poorfag?

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>>16409748
Because I am. Truck has been built for about 700-800 dollars in total now.

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>>16409760
I traded a 1996 Dodge for the 4 tires and this carb. 8 month old 500 CFM Edelbrock.

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>>16409774
Dodge had no motor and the trans was bad. I came out ahead just on the carb. The guy paid 80 dollars a piece for the rims brand new.

>>16409790
Pretty cool, wish I had time to work on cars like I used to before becoming a trucker

I wanted to be the first person to say this in the new year. But, fuck you Kit Kat you worthless asshole.

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>>16409832
It's pretty fun. You're home on weekends then, right? If you got an indoor garage you could buy a project car and work on it on the weekends. I don't have friends or a girlfriend so I could work on my truck quite a bit on the weekends. I put the tires on just tonight because I have no parties to go to.

>>16409846
Have a good year

Guys, what is subjectively the best muscle car ever built? Please include year/make/model/trim and your favorite image of said muscle car.

>>16409888
Shelby Cobra 427

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>>16409888
1966 Olds 442

>>16409892
Not a muscle car

>>16409896
It's muscle enough

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>>16409888

>>16409902
Just because it has a big engine doesn't make it a muscle car. It was designed as a sports car first and foremost.

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>>16409888
the very first one
pic related

>>16409919
It can be argued that the rocket 88 was the first muscle car.

>>16409913
I see where you're getting at, and muscle car is a subjective definition, but I implore you to reconsider

>>16409926
Except to anyone who isn't a retard (You) it isn't subjective. There is a line between muscle and Sports cars. Just because something has a big powerful engine doesn't classify it as a muscle car. The Cobra crosses the line firmly. It's developed to be at home on a road course not in the K-mart parking lot.

>>16409949
There's no objective definition of a sport car. There's also no objective "muscle car"

If a lotus elan is a sports car, what does that make an Audi TTS? They're both sports cars, and both are very different.

>>16409949
Why do you hate muscle cars?

>>16409957
A muscle car started life as a rather mundane sedan most of the time. Legimately the difference between A Impala SS with a 409 and a normal Impala is a console, seats, trim and different drivetrain.

>>16409974
So what does that make a charger? Or an AMC Marlin? Or a satellite?

Those aren't sedans, yet those are muscle cars. A muscle car has no solid definition

>>16409992
The Charger and Satellite both started life as Coronets and Belvederes respectively. The Marlin is a Personal Luxury Car

>>16409974
A lot of places, such as Consumer Reports, list things like Audi TT, BMW2/3/5 series, and even Corvette, Challenger, and Camaro trims/packages as sports cars, it's the exact same as your issue with muscle cars.

Happy new year, asshats.

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>>16410337
Dank(e)

Post more cars


Honestly want some cop steelies on my Duster.

Page 9 bump

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>>16410620
I pretty much copied this duster owners advice when I set up the suspension on my val

>>16411779
Yeah I bookmarked his thread, it's like a treasure chest of info.

>>16411805
Can you link it?

>>16411820
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/threads/my-new-74-duster-or-why-i-need-a-project-like-a-hole-in-the-head.198098/

>question
While driving last night I noticed my vacuum going way down and my idle had shot up. When I stopped by the side of the road, I found the screw that determines how much the throttle plate is open at idle had backed itself all the way out and was sitting pretty much at 1/5 throttle opened. I screwed it back so that idle was normal and went on my way and soon enough the same thing happened. What can I do to fix this?

>>16411923
Loctite?

>>16411932
Maybe. The screw has a spring but the spring seemed weak

>>16411779
did you change the torsion bars? what size?

What's a good first muscle car that's easy to work on? I'd like a big engine bay.

>>16412075
I only know Mopars, Plyouth Duster, Dodge Dart, Plymouth Valiant, Plymouth Fury (you can fit any engine in here). The A-bodies can fit big blocks but then need a lot of suspension modification

Ford Gran Torinos can be cheap, Rancheros pretty cheap too.

Chevy Novas can also be cheap and support big blocks too.

If it's a 4-door it will be cheaper than a coupe.

>>16412075
For a first old car I'd get a full size car. Much cheaper, and can have the same drivetrains as the muscle car stuff usually. 455 olds 88/98, 396 caprice/Impala, 383/440 Chrysler Newport/new Yorker etc.

>>16412075
>What's a good first muscle car that's easy to work on

anything with a 350

>>16411936
Take a picture

>>16412155
Or anything with a 351.

>>16412155
>>16412242
>350,351

C'mon boys big blocks or nothing.

>>16412242
Or anything with a 318/360

>>16412253
Or anything with a 383.

>>16412253
While big blocks are better, it's easier to find a commuter car with a smallblock. If you want the best value in a big block car, get a luxury sedan.

>>16412350
>TFW no hot rod fire breathing 460 powered mk3

>>16412409
I'll settle for my 400-powered Mark V. I can't wait to get it tomorrow evening.

>>16412436
Burnout video

New thread.

>>16412478

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>>16411941
Yeah, just changed them this fall. They're PST 1.03 bars.