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RIP Exhaust manifold

>>16560766
Time for some zoomies mayne
>TFW have to grind the welds down on my passenger side headers

>>16560783
Probably just gonna get a new cast manifold. Headers are more trouble than they're worth right now

>>16561139
What engine?

>>16561142
324 Olds Rocket

>>16561151
>324 Olds Rocket
Muh dick post car.

Also yeah you're better off going the easy way.

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>TFW America

>>16561436
I really do need a pair of walkers.

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>>16561546
I just got these ariats, I got a smoking deal

>>16561156
I'm at work now but I'll take a picture tomorrow and post it

Anyone ever turbo a windsor? I'm looking to get a 351 and make about 600 HP

>>16561775
Are you thinking of EFI or blow through?

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>>16561436
>>16561570
can't hold back the vomit

>>16561803
I want to carburate the engine because 351 fuel injection intakes are expensive and you can get good performance from a carb

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>>16561821
Turbo + carb is super expensive as well. At that point your better off just getting a big honking single plane Edelbrock Victor or something. And putting a TOI unit on their, but even that is expensive. Or just using a stock truck bottom end, better heads and a cam and then using the stock truck lower and a gt40 upper intake. But I don't know shit about turbo charging a vehicle

>>16561820
They're not as nice as my luccheses but they'll make great every day boots.

>>16561841
TBI, not toi.

>>16561841
why won't texas die

no one but texas wants texas

>>16561570
lmao you would look so fucking gay in those

>>16561968
>implying he hasn't already gone full Brokeback Mtn

>>16558976
>>16558976
>>16558976
Just the stock truck ECU

>>16561841
You can convert a regular carb to be blow through fairly easily, how would it be anymore expensive than using EFI?

There's plenty of articles online on converting a carb, even hotrod has one or two they've done

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>>16561920
haters gonna hate

>>16561841
>it's expensive to build a blow through carb
Wew lad

>>16561920
I'm not a Texan but I love Texas.

>>16561976
I eat my girlfriend's ass if it makes you feel better

>>16562060
Didn't know that. I casually browsed summit and I was a little afraid. Very cool.

>>16560766
JB weld breh

>>16562473
I'll be able to score a manifold for like 50 bucks.

>>16562607
That's pretty cheap

>>16562658
They're not that rare. They made them the same for 54-56. The only difference is casting numbers

>>16561570
top kek, wtf?

didn't think you're into that style, get some spurs

>>16562945
>get some spurs
That's an international symbol for taking dick if you don't ride horses lel

>>16563043
>implying you don't take dick

>>16563046
I'm not implying that friend, I state it ;)

>>16563153
You make a lousy general even worse

>>16563293
Cry more, my son

>>16563293
At least in but like all the data in /DBT/ thirsting for boipucci

>>16560598
>Pray to the carb gods
Does that mean some clergy post here? Because the gods have forsaken me and I must purge my sins and regain their favor...

>>16561436
>>16561570
>>16561841
>Not Red Wings
It's like you don't know what boots even are.

>>16563653
I don't do enough work to justify redwings. Also
>TFW can't afford ostrich lucchese boots.

>>16563674
Tfw can't afford lucchese, red wings, or ariats.
t.
Payless shopper

>>16563674
lol ok fair enough

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>>16563653
>red wings
What are you fucking gay?

hey /ccg/
I have inherited a 69 el camino in decent shape recently and wanted to see what is recommended to tackle first on these old GMs.

I have no experience with domestic cars, I have only owned and worked on german imports.

There is no rust on the car, its commiefornia car.

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>>16560598
Just got these the other day I'm so fucking hyped

>>16563705
I own ariats and lucchese nyukka>>16563738
Does it run? If anything, id do a full fluid change and flush
>Brakes
>Coolant
>Oil
>ATF
>Diff
While doing that I'd check the condition of the tires, brake pads/shoes. If it doesn't run consider rebuilding it upgrading the carb.

New spark plugs couldn't hurt either. You're in luck, there's a gorillion parts for those things

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Here's my model A. It's got a 429, top loader 4 speed. Took me 2 god damn years to get on the road and it still gives me some trouble

>>16563705
>>16563764
Whoops I read that as you don't own.

Save up like 150, that's how much my ariats were. A decent amount, but they'll last for years of daily use

>>16563738
Depends what you are trying to do
And it's hard to believe it's a California car and no rust
Check the under the trim on the back window on the bottom especially, check the part of the quater panel behind the wheels, check under the trim on the bottom of the windsheild and under the wind shield wiper grille
All are very common rust spots that people tend to over look or hide

>>16563770
Man that thing is cool. Does it have a name?

>>16563775
Some call it the handtight coupe..

>>16563764
>>16563772

I would like to modernize the drivetrain, suspension and steering and have it become a weekend fun car.
Currently it doesn't run, since the carb needs a rebuild.
I will definitely check in those places for rust, thanks for letting me know.

>>16563802
Badass. How loud is that thing? It's gotta be decently quick though.

>>16563806
If you're going that route, which I will be too with the ferd, I recommend just to get it running and increase bit by bit. Theres a lot of fun to be had with a stock 60s vehicle with low limits, you'll find out.

>>16563806
What kind of engine and tranny does it have
The stock suspension is actually very capable due to it being almost a triangulated 4 link, you could get away with getting some aftermarket shocks Springs and a sway bar and have it handle decently

>>16563851
its the 307 V8 and 3 speed auto

>>16563802
The sound is majestic 8 unfiltered cylinders of pure freedom. It's loud and I don't wear earplugs... And as of 2 days ago I broke the rear tires loose at about 70 messing with an m3

>>16563770
>destroying relicts of history
dude

>>16563856
A whooping 200 horse power lol and your tranny should fair just fine to any upgrades you do to the engine in the state it is now
I assume it's a 2 barrel what would free up alot of power would be to junk that and the intake manifold and get a 4 barrel carb and intake
I would check your valve lash too cause God knows when the last time it was adjusted

Do carb throttle plates close all the way? I know they shouln't, but do they?

>>16564320
The engine wouldn't idle if they closed all the way. There has to be a cunt hair of a gap.

>>16563737
>>16563705
>>16563674
>>16563653
Only one kind of boot I wear and its Danner.

>>16564320
No, there's actually a little screw that the carb plate rests on when the throttle closes that determines how much air gets into the engine. When I was having retarded idle problems a few weeks ago it was because the spring that keeps the screw in place failed and kept backing itself out do the throttle plate was just chilling at a1/4 throttle. Not good for building good brake vacuum or for doing anything.

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>>16563907
>Destroying relics of history
Hotroding has been going on since the 40s. Stop sounding like a 90 year old lady

>>16563866
That's fucking mental. I'm p jelly. Gotta love a Ford powered Ford

>>16561920
No one but California, you mean.

>>16565171
I understand that, but if that screw is removed, will it fully close? My motorcraft 2150 will close, but this holley doesn't. The motorcraft works, but the holley doesn't

>>16565722
Maybe, honestly it depends on the carburetor specifically. Mine does.

>>16565722
You're sure it's not on the idle-up cam?

Post pics.

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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

>>16566152
Bruh. Where is that?

>>16566939
Right in front of the driver side door. It runs up to the cowl. Something on the cowl is leaking and water runs down there to pool on the floor.
Unfortunately no money so i can't solve the problem right now.
Hoping my tax return will be enough to help cure this problem.

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>>16566964
Oh i should say, there was insulation there so it probably held water right up against that metal.

Tomorrow ima go wild with a can of rust converter but it's defo rusting all along the path the water took to get there.

>>16566964
>TFW tax return is going to pay for a cam, valve springs and maybe valve covers and an HEI

>>16566968
I'd hit it with a grinder or a sander and then paint it.

>>16566975
The whole interior will eventually be sanded down. The converter should just stop the rust from growing until i have the funds to attack this.
I may need to pull the windshield. I'm hoping i won's because i don't have the gasket to reseal it.

>>16566986
Ugghh Mayne I have a spider crack in my windshield.
>Nos windshield: 1000 dollars
>Aftermarket replacement: 450 burger bucks
Fuck

>>16567075
fug that's a lot, even an A body windshield is only $200.
Why is it so pricey?

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>>16567104
Curved glass and the thing hasn't been made for 51 years. The windshield is a wrap around design

>>16567119
I guess the market is dictated entirely by how many vehicles need restoration.
Can't one of those Safelite people come out to help?

>>16567145
450 Is the Safelite price. I've called

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>>16567149
Dam son

>>16567152
That's what I'm saying. Thankfully winter hasn't been /that/ cold

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>>16563907
I also doubt that model A was a true survivor car, it most likely was a hunk of crap ready for the junkyard, as with most model A hotrods built today. Alot of people pay outrageous prices for rusted out bodies and build the cars from there, Most true survivor cars stay survivor cars, and any pieces of crap that are built into something like this I applaud.

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>>16566152
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
>>16566964
>>16566968
Rust converter is a good plan, Leave the carpet and insulation out right now as it will only hold water against the metal and make the problem worse until you fix the leak.


Here's what my maverick's floorpans looked like

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>>16567837
fug

That's insane

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>>16567866
your leg pants would ruffle in the wind riding down the highway. I also had no heat or defroster motor, and we had a huge ice storm about three years ago, I had to drive with my window cracked so my windshield wouldn't fog up in below freezing weather.

That being said, it being my first old car, seeing as how it had zero amenities of modern cars and it seemingly wanting to fly apart at the seams, I still sometimes wish i was still driving it.

Nostalgia is a bitch.

>>16567905
That's so scary bro.
I wipe away the puddles after every rain just because i don't want to put new pans in to be honest. I'm glad it's not that bad, no offense.

>>16567905
Dude fixing my heater was the best decision I've made on this vehicle

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>>16567953
why would i take offense? The maverick was a giant hunk of shit. That's why it's in a million pieces in my garage right now.

>>16567981
How's the 460 coming?

>>16567986
Still sitting as a bare block in the garage. I suddenly got poor as fuck last year and it's stayed that way since.

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>>16567837
AHHHHHH, wait nvm it was no big deal

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>>16568367
I'm about to do some sheet metal work myself.

First time butt welding anything that had to look halfway decent, Wish me luck /ccg/

>>16568387
Holy shit m8

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>>16568387
Tack a filler plate in behind it and hold it with a magnet. Paint it with weld through primer. Makes life a lot easier. I didn't do it for this panel since I didn't want it to be visible inside the trunk but I would anywhere else that the filler plate wouldn't show, it's a huge pain in the ass to do butt welds like this

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Should I do it bros?

>>16568466
yes yes yes yes yes

>>16568421
>>16568427
>>16568433
You did a very good job on this too, I love it.
Hows the whole thing coming along anyways? I assume the pain is all done?
Haven't seen any new photos from you in a while

>>16568421
>>16568427
>>16568433
how much for you to do this on my trans am? It's got that rust spot under the back window, you know the one that every 2nd gen has

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>>16568483
Been sitting under a cover for months, been raining too much to do anything and I bought 2 more projects. I made a floor panel similar to yours but I matched the factory reinforcement ribs, going to weld that in, paint the floor and the trunk, and do a bit of work to the dash, but other than that I'm just going to drive it for a while, all the next steps after that are big money and will take more time than I have atm

>>16568505
I don't even have the time to work on my own cars, but if I did I would have to charge more than the cost of a decent used MIG welder and a community college class, so you should definitely go that route. Teach a man to fish and he will rust repair for a lifetime.

>>16568421
I've heard weld thru primer produces a very shitty weld.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQJorB3of7w

I think I'm just gonna give it my best and if it comes out shitty I can cut it out and try again.

>>16568514
>implying i got time fo dat
that's the whole reason i want you to do it

>rust repair
i'll just buy fiberglass cars from now on kthx

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>>16568519
You don't want to weld right onto the primer, you paint the panel, tack it in, and do a butt weld on the clean surfaces. You can use a wire wheel to clean the small gap where there's still some weld through primer on the backing plate.

>>16563737
>Wearing cowboy boots made in china
ishygddt

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>>16568587
I'll take your advice on the filler plate, but seeing as how I'm deleting the opera windows anyway I'll be able to paint the inside weld easily enough. I plan on fiber glassing over the interior trim where the window was as well.

>>16568664
>not keeping those gangsta ass opera windows
nigga...

>>16568668
I have neither the time nor money to find the trim for them. And I'm sure as hell not putting a vinyl roof back on to hide that i have no trim.

>>16568690
Yea, but you only get a few chances in your life to say you decided to be a classy mother fucker and keep the opera windows. Don't waist one now.

>>16568507
What kind of projects do you have now?

>>16568690
Is the glass in them any good? I might want them for spares, if you'd sell them.

>>16569434
That's mental

>>16569347
One side is cracked, other side's pretty good.

>>16570936
I'm also unsure if they'd fit in my '79, but I want to get a set and replace the ones that say "Bill Blass" with ones etched to say my name, instead.

>>16571031
Well they're just flat pieces of oval shaped glass, I don't think they'd be that much to have made up by a glass cutter.

>>16571131
Yeah; but it's the mounting bits that I care about most. If I could get a set for $20.00, it'd be worth it to get a pair to mess around with.

>>16571211
well if you still want them(including the cracked one) when i get around to taking them out You're more than welcome to send $20 my way + shipping

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>>16563821
>>16563910
here is a picture of the El Camino I was posting about earlier.

>>16571512
dont know why it posted it sideways, i am retarded.

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>>16561570

Muh nigga

>>16561570
I thought you weren't a hick Denver buddy...

>>16571549
Lol I'm not, I just like wearing boots and jeans and button down.

>>16571536
>Tfw can't afford ostrich lucchese boots

>>16571601

>tfwiktf

>>16571608
They're expensive. I've got goat skin ones but I felt bad about wearing them around.
>Normies don't know the comfy feel of broken in boots

>>16569431
Oh god gassers make my peepee hard

>>16571255
Definitely. I'll check back with you when you get to that point.

>>16571664
True famalam

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RIP Block

>>16572933
Are you that boi with the inherited challenger?

>>16572933
Bruh that's fucked m8

>>16573153
>>16573167
No, it's that 324 Olds mentioned earlier in the thread

>>16573191
Oh my bad, either way shit sux bro, sorry for your misfortune.

>>16573191
Man that's rough. Time for a 400/455

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>>16573258
Probably gonna try to find another 324 Block. I think I will be able to salvage everything but the block. I want to keep the original Jetaway and the early olds rockets are pretty cool. I had already planned on doing a complete rebuild so the hit to my pocket won't be that bad.

This picture might give you a better view of the crack

Funny how many people here own boots...

>>16573804
I wear steel-toed boots, does that count?

So, I've got a 74 Dodge van that for reasons, I had to change my carb. This new carb is a Tomco rebuilt holley 2bbl that will not dial in at all...
It just runs like it's dirty-- rich hunting idle, dies under throttle, unless it's choked. Even up to temp, runs ok at 3/4 choke.
I can't find any vac leaks at all, especially considering I have basically no vacuum actuated shit besides the advance. The rest are capped.
Does anyone have any ideas?

>>16574043
Bad seal at the foot?

>>16573804
It's a very American thing to do.

>>16573555
How hard is it to find a 324?

>>16574043
Sounds like to much air. How is your power steering diaphragm? Or other vacuum joints?

>>16574063
Doesn't fail the spray test or whistle like the my last one did.

>>16574076
No, really. Only vac advance and pcv. No egr, brake boost, or vapor canister.

>>16574098
Well shit mayne at that point I'd just say you need to pop in some bigger Jets to compensate

>>16574139
I am really trying to confirm that I basically have to rebuild a rebuilt carb... which sounds likely at this juncture. The old carb ain't even bad.

>>16574076
A 324 isn't rare at all. They built like 1.4 Million
Oldsmobiles with the 324 over the course of 3 years. I've already found 2 blocks online with like 3 seconds of searching. I'm trying to find one a little closer to home though.

>>16574182
Rebuild or reject? Where are you located? And where did you buy the carb from?
>I need to put my sea level jet in because winter is cold and more fuel could help

>>16574347
I got it at O'Reillys. I'm in norcal, in the mountains, but only at 2300ft.

>>16574189
Interesting I didn't know that.

>>16574391
Huh. That's quite weird. What carb and what motor?

>>16574439
360 with a holley 2245. Previous carb was a motorcraft 2150.
The homebuilders seem to have spraypainted this thing silver... So I might have some fouled passages...

>>16574506
*Rebuilders, not homebuilders. I didn't buy this carb from some redneck. ..

>>16574506
>>16574536
Not sure how that would lean out a carb though.

>>16571620
my combats are pretty comfy. My grandfather wore them, and they fit me very well.

>>16574043
your float level might be all fucky.

your timing might be a tad fucky.

when the engine is running put something over the carb to stop the air from getting into the engine. If the idle dies down but doesn't stall then that's a definite vacuum leak. if it starts to run rough at first and eventually stalls it's still a vacuum leak, if it stalls immediately then you can completely rule out a vacuum leak from the checklist once and for all.

Doing the above will also help with a dirty carb, as the high vacuum through the carb will pull alot of the crap out of the passages and blast it out of the exhaust pipe.

also make sure your vacuum advance can actually hold vacuum. I've had advance diaphragms tear on me before and drive me insane trying to figure out why the engine was running like shit.

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>>16574536
Man, that carb has a lot of shit on it.

Are you 100% absolutely positively SURE you got the manifold clean before you put the carb on?

>>16574717
Chokes purely by hand right now,so I can kill it with the choke. The advance diaphragm is worth checking come daylight...
I didn't have timing issues previous, so I have a hard time thinking they might have gone awry. Plus, the timing marks are inaccessible unless I remove the power steering pump.
But if it can't be one thing, I gotta check the others...

>>16574975
Doesn't look too bad, at least it's not an electronic carb

I had a dream i was Trump's personal aide and i was going to take a seat in my Lincoln Mk 4 and he was like "nice car kid"

then i drifted it in a blizzard

Thanks Dracula, you did this to me.

>>16577159
I can't help it. Of all the luxury cars I've ever owned, the Lincoln Mark series are some of the finest ever made.

>>16574717
Advance diaphragm seems ok.
My throttle shaft seems a little worn, but I wouldn't think it would suck enough air to cause this much of a problem... covering the end opposite the linkage didn't help.
Gonna pull the steering pump so I can see the timing marks later, see if I get any hilariously off results.

I think my car is on the verge of starting up but I can't figure out why it doesn't quite make it.
The carbs are primed, I give it a bit of gas before turning the ignition on, it'll run on the fuel that was squirted in so long as the key is turned, but once the fuel is gone it's just the starter motor.
>>>/wsg/1518813

>>16578352
Probably the ignition timing.

>>16578352
Bad fuel pump?

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>Canada
>In the middle of a "warm spell"
>Temperature is currently 2C
>Take the Volvo for a spin
>Original air box and pre-heater hoses for the carbs are long gone
>Just have air cleaners right on the carbs
>Air is too damn cold for the gas to vaporize properly
>Cough and sputter all the way to the store and back

W-winter pls go

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>>16571620
I bought a pair of Red Wing Iron Memes last year. I want to kill myself for the first week, but once they broke in they were the most comfortable shoes/boots I've ever owned.

>>16578542
Just replaced the fuel pump.
Could be the timing. When I squirt too much fown the runners it back fires through the carbs.

>>16578352
try advancing the timing a bit?

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>>16578709
Finished up on the brakes today, first time it's had fluid in the lines in like 4 years. One wheel off a junction at the axle was giving me trouble but after a firm pedal press fluid shot out.

>>16578878
Had a hard time getting fluid to shoot out once. Doctor gave me pills and it was fixed in about a week.

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>>16578878
probably should've replaced these fittings but apparently it's uncommon thread size for a 3/16 brake line cause the local napa didn't have shit.

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>>16578886
ayyy

this cunt was completely hidden under 40 years of dirt and grime

>>16578682
Nice boots.

>>16578878
>>16578887
Man I fucking hated working on brakes with my Ford.

>>16578892
first time I've done em, 3/16 is pretty easy to work with but yeah it's cunty work

4 wheel drums bb WEW

>>16578898
>4 wheel drums

and may god have mercy on your soul.

>>16578908
I daily a car with 4-wheel drums.

>>16578935
>>16578908
I occasionally daily a car with 4 wheel drums,I don't recommend it

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>>16578908
drums get a bad rep but they oughta do the job for now, eventually I'll throw some discs up front.

I'm shooting for at least 300 hp though so we'll see.

>>16578972
What mods are you doing?

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>>16579009
its a amc 360
bored .030 over
stock crank and I think stock pistons I forget desu
Comp 280h cam, .490 lift , 230 duration at .050" lift
Oldsmobile 1.6 roller rockers, had the heads machined to accept a sbc rocker stud so I could have them adjustable
The stock heads and pistons put the compression ratio at 8:25:1 so I found some earlier 51cc heads which will bump me to around 9.5:1
Eddy airgap rpm intake
Holly 770 cfm

Think thats about it

>>16579094
>Bored 0.30 over
>Stock Pistons
U wot m8. You don't have stock pistons in there.

>>16579111
I meant not forged just regular old cast lol

>>16579118
Gotcha. And you didn't go to a higher cr piston? Also nothing wrong with cast if you're not going for mega power or boost.

>>16579136
Nah when it was built a couple years back the only other options to increase CR piston wise was expensive and forged, which I didn't need, needed heads anyway so I said fuck it.

>>16579145
Fair enough. Good luck man. Once I get by tax return im going hog wild on summit racing. Trying to figure out which valve springs to go with is a lot more work than I thought.

>>16578908
I've got 4 wheel discs in my '71, it's lovely. Those Swedes were way ahead of the curve.

>>16578887
>the local napa didn't have shit.
They probably have it in their catalog, but you have to be the one looking through it. That's what I had to do when I retrofit a steel clutch line to a YJ wrangler.

"I need a 7/16"x8" brake hose"
>blank look
"Uhm, can I see your catalog?"
>NAPAtard stands there for 10 minutes while I dig through the catalog

>>16577487
Never mind on the timing, the power steering pump bracket's bolts go into the water pump and I just don't want to deal with coolant everywhere right now...

>>16579259
Just because it bolts to the housing doesn't mean they're through holes.

>>16579709
chrysler was famous for this, certain ford blocks too. You go to change your alternator or the bracketry and suddenly there's antifreeze everywhere.

>>16579709
Unfortunately, here it does. I leak from the bolt before I've even backed it out a full turn. I have a new pump to go in anyway, but can't afford the fluid, well, *fluids* to put it in yet. Also no pulley puller.

So what the fuck am I supposed to do with my 400lb paperweight when scrap prices are shit?

>>16579169
4 wheel disc brakes were optional on early 70s Lincolns, and on some models came as standard equipment

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bumpage

About to try and pick up a 396 and bore it to a 402.
What's the choppiest, nastiest-sounding cam I could put in it?

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>>16580582
Engine? Make a coffee table.

>>16581454
comp cams 306s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcPJMq4M6H4

One of these is going into my 460.

>>16581067
hnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng

>>16581977
Might do that with my 360 when it dies. I it was designed for leaded gas,so I'm sure my valve seats are soon to be toast with this unleaded booze fuel

>>16583304
Get hardened valve seats retard.

>>16583304
Zinc additive nyukka

>>16583399
this


GM part number 1052367

Try some gm dealers.

>brand new Edelbrock 94s are 450 each
>used Holley 94 and Stromberg 97s are like 100 bucks
Why the fuck would I buy the brand new edelbrock?

Hey... my floor jets are absent from my intake... that's probably not good

>>16584085
boomer bait.

I didn't think anyone used Strombergs anymore, i have a book on tuning them lmao.

>>16584125
Boomers hate strombergs though. Boomers love them double pumpers.

>>16584164
I meant the Edelbrock.
Holley or Weber are probably the only 2 relevant carbs around anymore i guess.

>>16584173
>>16584164
>>16584125
Stromberg 97s and Holley 94s are popular on vintage style hot rods. Boomers aren't the ones building those though. I believe the Edelbrock94 is a Holley 94 copy

If I had the money, I'd rock this guy

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/fif-30003?seid=srese1&cm_mmc=pla-google-_-shopping-_-srese1-_-fitech-fuel-injection&gclid=Cj0KEQiA5bvEBRCM6vypnc7QgMkBEiQAUZftQO3t8KXJHKoBklvrAA5kLgE4PzFLe6OmGm72Kw0sOTIaAhwZ8P8HAQ

>>16582085
Exactly the sound I was looking for. I came a little bit.

>>16584276
You could probably rip a TBI out of early 90's junkyard cars, with harness, ECU and ignition for less than the price of this thing.
You'd just need to work out what size injector and flow rate you need.

>>16584295
Then I'd have to tune it though, this is the cheapest plug and play EFI I've ever seen

>>16584304
>too lazy to tune efi
Anyone have the full list of KKKs idiocy?

>>16584335
M8 it's EFI that I can just plug in and u get perfect afrs all the time for less than a grand. How could you not like that

>>16584304
You have to set a base tune for self-learning EFI as well.
It's not plug n play as you would believe, you need to tell the ECU how much gas it'll need to get the engine running, then idle. The only tuning it does after that is based on the o2 sensor down stream and the incoming air.

>>16584356
>M8 it's EFI that I can just plug in and u get perfect afrs all the time for less than a grand.
That's not how this works. I don't know who put that idea into your head but it's incorrect.

>>16584366
Yeah you put in elevation, engine specs and whatnot, but you don't need a a funk or a laptop, just a little interface.

>>16584385
>Funk
Dyno*

>>16584385
You should at least have a controller monitoring your A/FR as well.
You never know if it decides to be a shithead.

>>16584409
Thus is true. But odds are you'll have a wideband. This thing isn't perfect, but damn boy for 800 that's incredible. The next cheapest thing is like 1300. I hope the technology just gets cheaper and cheaper by the time I get ready to build a much higher powered motor

>>16584429
It is pretty cheap, i'm considering it as well.

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What's the best classic coupe for someone that wants something easy to work on and is affordable?

>>16584459
Dart, Nova, Falcon

>>16584459
Pretty much any entry level classic or base model full size two door like a caprice or c body or Torino

>>16584442
That's what I'm saying

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hmmmm

>>16561570
pretty wet kicks senpai

>>16584485
Saucy

>>16584520
Thanks fampai

>>16584463
Seconding Dart

>>16584459
That depends; I'd personally recommend an older Lincoln, as they tend to be well maintained and anything that isn't Lincoln-specific; like the mechanical bits, is dirt cheap.

>>16584688
Like this?

https://classics.autotrader.com/classic-cars/1979/lincoln/continental/100835246

>>16584733
Be careful, if you link a continental to Dracula he might snipe it from you.

>>16584733
Jesus Christ that's Nice

>>16584459
>Ford Maverick/Mercury Comet
Small, easy to work on, tons of parts available, cheap as shit.

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>>16584463
>>16584670
Valiant too, lel

>>16584757
Not my thing anyways.

>>16584733
Listed as a Continental but it's clearly a town car?

>>16584977
>Town Car being its own model in 1979
Isn't your speciality malaise era shitbarges?

>>16585024
I never said my specialty was malaise era barges

>>16585041
You're right your speciality is being a fat Canadian lube monkey :^)

>>16585055
But I'm not a lube monkey and I'm only chubby

>>16585062
Yeah but you're not a 6'3" 210 Ausgod like me

>>16585071
Naw, but I'm a 6'2" 215 lb beer god.
Wish I was shorter though, working under vehicle hoists sucks sometimes

>>16585071
Zyzz you're supposed to be dead

>>16585092
Im not dead as my spirit lives in the souls of sick cunts like you

>>16584733
Too high-priced for a 4-door. Tell me your area and I'll find you several on Craigslist.

>>16584757
Not going to happen. I have one again and all feels right with the world.

>>16585188
>we are all Zyzz.

>>16584459
I've got some time to kill; just tell me where you are, (nearest big city) and give me a budget and I'll find you about 20 great cars.

Unless you're a leaf, dingo, or europoor.

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>>16585277
Detroit. Under $15k.

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>>16560598
Not sure if you would call it a classic

bought I just bought 1961 Midget MG. I got it for 700 bucks.

Did I do good? Going to use it as a project car with me and my dad.

>>16585838
Of course it's a classic.
How's the overall condition?
Does it run and drive?
What kind of work are you guys doing on it?

>>16585838
that car is a deathtrap and it barely ever runs due to its weird carb setup.
>positive ground
what were these brits thinking.

otherwise cool car.

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>>16585849
Surface rust. The guy said he got from an old lady who didn't drive and it sat in a shed or something.

I think the body is okay. Didn't run. No keys.

As for the work, not sure yet depends on what's totally fucked. We have a guy that can do a paint job on it. My dad is pretty good with cars and I want to learn some.

>>16585838
My dad used to daily a midget. They're good cars as long as they're taken care of.

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So the engine on dolly is starting to sound like a big jangly bag of spanners. I'm going to get a refurbished short block and swap it in, then swap all the parts over. At the same time I'm going to get the head reseated for unleaded fuel. Anything else I'm missing?

>>16585861
1275 A Series?

>>16585733

Lincolns:
https://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/5915319108.html
https://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/5962695490.html
https://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/cto/5927182504.html

Mercuries:
https://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/5982970648.html
https://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/cto/5961078844.html
https://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/5944339235.html
https://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/5968683562.html
https://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/cto/5981038337.html

Fords:
https://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/5966489263.html
https://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/5935907904.html
https://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/5972819339.html
https://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/ctd/5963100332.html

Chevys:
https://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/5967968278.html
https://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/5957377264.html
https://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/cto/5953896594.html

Pontiac:
https://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/cto/5953207983.html

>>16585919
As a British guy, how the fuck is that Thunderbird Coupe under $3k? I'd drive the shit out of that.

>>16585932
It's a 73. That's why. Most 4 seat thunderbirds are actually pretty cheap

>>16585919
God damn, that is a solid price for that 73 Thunderbird

>>16585733
>>16585919

Buicks:
https://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/5941217567.html

Oldsmobile:
https://toledo.craigslist.org/cto/5930096078.html
https://annarbor.craigslist.org/cto/5943400363.html

Dodge:
https://toledo.craigslist.org/cto/5969540666.html

>>16585907
>1275 A Series?
Not sure to be honest

>>16585919
Not the guy you're replying to, but why are all fucking cougars automatic?

>>16586833
Because it was more of a personal luxury car than a sporty car

>>16585976
You're a big mod.

>>16587452
For you

page 9 bump

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>brake booster failed today

I guess my legs are getting a workout for the next few weeks until I can afford a new one.

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So something pretty fucking sweet happened.
One of the dudes that owns a tow truck and junkyard business in town was dropping off a POS VW bug on Friday and he was telling me about his 1980 Lincoln MkVi that he has and he said he had an extra front turn signal cover still in the Ford box.
He straight up gave it to me for free, since my right side one is gone, he said he'd never use it and would rather let a fellow Lincoln owner have it.
So that saved me $270US. Feels good man

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>>16589989
Beautiful front ends on those cars; they're the perfect blend of garishness, elegance, and excess.

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>>16590620
I'm beautiful too, right guys?

g..guys?

>>16590655
Don't let anyone say otherwise

You are beautiful

>>16590655
Arguably, you have the best headlight header panel. They have some really neat subtle changes over the years, don't they?

>>16560598
I know nothing about cars besides basic maintenence. In what caliber of fucked will I be if I decide to buy some barn '82 280zx with "good engine and transmission but some rust"
Would driving this car as a daily be a horribly stupid idea? Am I a faggot for asking this in a thread like this?

>pls respond

>>16590821
Barn finds are usually fucked beyond all basic repairs.

>good engine and trans

Ass hat is trying to make a buck off some retarded kid that just wants a cool car.

Which sounds like you.

>>16590890
It's a 82. So it's probably been sitting there rusting since 2000. Test drive the car if you want. but if it feels even slightly off fucking keep your money

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>>16590890
>Ass hat is trying to make a buck off some retarded kid that just wants a cool car.

can confirm, I was once said ass hat.

I sold this lincoln to a couple of young hippies.

>>16590905
>>16590890
im afraid desu. im scared that i'll be scared of owning the generation of cars that i love, and that when i can afford to afford a shitty car, i'll be stuck with what will be considered classic in 10 years.

I've seen it too often when older car enthusiasts deeply regret not getting that rusted shitbox when they were younger, and now see it go on auction for thousands.

>>16590821
>>16590934
Buying a total piece of shit because you don't realize it's a piece total piece of shit is like a rite of passage. I bought a completely niggered 89 firebird when I was 18 and stoned and stupid, and that's how I learned.

>>16590970
how did that work out?

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>mfw Roadkill picked up this chopped 78 for the 24 hours of Lemons challenge

>>16591028
Top fucking Kek

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Just copped this remarkably poor investment. Work done so far:

>pulled 305 as soon as I saw coolant in the oil
>put in 350
>got it to stumble

To-do:
>racekor the horrible interior
>take off the trashed edelbrock, put decent quadrajet back on
>do burnouts

Eventually:
>Sloppy Mechanics turbo LS swap
>hella cool pro touring suspension/wheels

Expect several years of incompetent funposting lads

>>16585944
But it's gorgeous and huge and in really good shape?

>>16591683
Nice fucking car. Dirt Mary crazy Larry as fuck

>quadrajet
Y tho. Just get a Holley.

>>16592458
because quadrajets are capable of better gas mileage than other carbs provided you stay off the secondaries, they're also capable of a nearly fuel injection-like state of tune which would be nearly impossible to get with other carbs.

Also, when the secondaries open up it sounds orgasmic.

>>16590988
Horrible, I spent a ton of money and took a massive loss when I sold it, but I learned a lot.

>>16592458
Holley a shit.

I mean, they work just fine, but the damn valve bodies always leak fuel. Always.
Look at this shit: http://oldcarmanualproject.com/manuals/Carbs/Holley/TypicalViews/pages/2300C.html

You're better off with a Carter. (also made by Weber and branded as Edelbrock lmao)

>>16592800
I went with Edelbrock just because from what I've read, with the vacuum secondaries, is a lot more streetable. Like fuck though if could afford it, I'd go with a self learning EFI like a Holley sniper or the one I posted earlier in the thread.

They'll probably be getting cheaper and cheaper though

>>16592458
Holleys are shit for gas mileage. Quadrajet a best

>>16592892
Good for top end and tuning though.

>>16593031
Doesn't matter when your average boomer runs Tarbo 350s that shift well before any sort of revs

>>16593140
This is true
>You know I got this here 68 Chevelle with a 307 and 2.88 gears and a turbo tree fiddy but I really can feel the difference that this 900cfm Holley double pumper Street eliminator with fuel zappers does when I step on it. No tire kickers 50 grand I know what I got

>>16592796
I really appreciate your input, anon. If you don't mind me asking, how old are you now and what do you drive?

>>16591683
>>Sloppy Mechanics turbo LS swap
Awwww yiss, doing that right now. Praise denmah

Just a reminder for you white boys that when Hillary wins in 2020 that she'll ban your planet killing rolling penis extensions.

>>16595073
Jokes on you, I don't live in America

>>16595359
Jokes on you cause by then Canada will be a full blown chink colony

>>16595430
Not Canada, just Vancouver

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it started randomly hailing the other day.

I got to snap this magical picture.

>>16592458
>Y tho
Just 'cuz I have it and it probably works. Don't really want to put money into the engine/trans since they'll be out again soon, maybe even before the end of the year.

>>16595073
As a liberal, she can kindly fuck off. She's not the individual I want to run this nation, she's lost her chance.

>>16595469
Neat

>>16595550
Fair enough. Do you have a mechanical or electrical fuel pump? I'm trying to figure out what kind of set up I should do for a 302.

>>16593182
I'm turning 27 and I've gone through a ton of cars since then, I post here occasionally. My winter daily is an 85 Eldorado. I've got an 89 mustang, a shitty old truck, dracula's old 71 coupe deville, and a 71 Torino that I'm completely restoring (first time I've ever attempted such a huge project). I also just acquired an 03 impala that needs a head gasket for free (more or less). All of these cars/projects wouldn't be possible if I didn't stick with it back then. You figure it out as you go, just be patient while working, buy a shop manual and dive in. Also, try to have a decently reliable daily driver. Good luck!

>>16595629
Mechanical af, no return lines

>>16595834
Maybe there's hope for me yet...
I wish you the best, friend.

>>16595838
That's what I'm feeling. How do you know how much flow to use

>>16595918
Haha idk man I'm just using the one that came on the block. I'm sure by using displacement, AFR, and RPM you can come up with something

>>16595933
Lol I'm just going to get a medium sized one. I've got no idea what I'm doing but that seems like a hell of a lot better than plumbing a new fuel system

Classic car auction in July in Ohio. Whose going?

http://www.vanderbrinkauctions.com/auctions_pictures.php?detail=205

>>16578598
As a Swede, that image makes me irrationally angry.

Recently got my hands on a 1967 Buick Special, figured I'd toss in an LM7.
Anyone done something similar to other A body cars and encountered issues?

>>16595918
Figure out what it takes to maintain [pressure required by your carb] and go with that.

OH SHIT WE OVER THE BUMP LIMIT

NEW THREAD
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>>16597784
>>16597784
>>16597784