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Now that the bike is up and running smooth, I'm now putting all my effort into the truck once again. I'm hyped. The 302 project has the green light

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Thoughts/opinions/recommendations on positrac rear ends? Thinking about locking up the old one wheel wonder here when I get back from Japanistan. Posi+transgo shift kit+ ratchet shifter would be fun

>>16743557
electric choke y/n

not sure what i need to get a vacuum choke set up and working.

>>16743612
GOD DAMMIT STOP QUOTING THE WRONG PEOPLE

>>16743612
Fuck electric choke

>>16743628
but why tho

>>16743634
Do u really want more computers and electronics and possible shit that could go wrong? Vs a bit metal helical spring and some vaccuum tubing? My choke was literally sabotaged by someone (removed the the 3 retaining nuts un did the check coke spring and came just tossed it inside my engine bay) and I put it all back together in like less than an hour and actually really adjusted it which I had been meaning to do. Good luck when a electric system fails

>>16743612
Manual choke

>>16743676
Well

right now the car is moving around the yard only.
I need something that will let me start the duster without a jump start and backfiring starting fluid through the carburetor.
I actually saw flames today.
if i knew how to set up a vacuum choke and if i knew what parts i needed i would try to get that, but i don't know much about choke design.

>>16743691
I literally didn't know shit maybe 6 months ago. Not saying I'm an expert now but there's a plethora of articles and YouTube videos online not to mention books avaliable for sale or download pdf. Shit I even bought some crappy as quadrajet for 15 bucks on ebay Just to disassemble and tinker. It's a hobby that's easy to pickup man

>>16743687
I tried setting up a manual choke but i also don't have the hardware for that.

>>16743703
The fast idle cam is sat fine, i just need to figure out which choke parts actually actuate the butterfly.
I've been googling a lot about this subject but this is one of those topics that people just seem to know and not really document for the younger crowd.

>>16743691
That sounds like your timing is absolutely fucked man. A bad af doesn't seem like it would cause the fucker to backfire and be retarded to start.

Also pour a little had in the intake, it works better for me than starter fluid

>>16743779
>That sounds like your timing is absolutely fucked man.
Nah it's a combination of shitty walmart battery and too much starting fluid.
I got her idling fine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRypV8irKJo

The catch is it needs a jump to get it running but it won't stay running while the battery tender is hooked on, so you gotta jump out right after it fires and unhook the tender before it stalls.
It needs a valve lash for sure.

>>16743819
Mate why not just spend the $60 on a decent battery?

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There's just something about French cars...

>>16743819
So i've just not realized what i thought was the dashpot is actually the fucking choke.


brb kms

>>16743849
That's how much the Walmart battery cost.

It's toast, i think i overcharged it one day and it won't hold a charge for more than 24 hours.

When i actually get a job i'll be able to find a proper replacement.

>>16743877
I agree

>>16743878
That sucks man. Well good luck in the job hunt

>>16743557
Any thoughts on this?

>>16743907
>That sucks man. Well good luck in the job hunt
Thanks holmes, not sure where my trip went

Posted in wrong thread apparently

>bought classic 3 months ago to work on
>doesn't run and I don't have garage
>figure it will be fine off to the side of driveway under tree
>ice storm yesterday coats tree in ice
>wake up to tree on car

Welp RIP

>>16744211
What car? That sucks man. Was it insured? Could it be considered property damage for your homeowners insurance?

>>16744220
It was a 78 Lincoln Continental. Figured I'd put an engine that doesn't suck into it.
Apparently not now. It wasn't worth enough to insure while sitting in my driveway, I'll have to check my homeowners though. I know it covers the tree removal at least

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Power window motor final gave its last gasp. Taking the door panel off and knocking it with a hammer doesn't work anymore. New motor won't arrive in Australia for another week. Makes it hard to drive not being able to wind down the window when it has been hot as balls.only way it is bearable is winding down the passenger's side and taking off the T-tops

>>16744211
Trees aren't really the best thing to park a car under. Sap eventually builds up on the body and makes it nearly impossible to remove if you let it sit too long. My friend has a car with a hood that is now 50% sap 50% paint. He tried just about every cleaner to get it off and the paint comes up with it.

also yeah that sucks. How bad is the damage?

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>>16743480
dad owned a ds safari wagon until soon after i was born... he sold it because it was either me or pay for the constant car maintenance

feels bad /o ; ;

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Why are manual AMC Javelins hard to find?
They were made right?

>>16743676
An electric choke is really no more complicated than a manual, manifold heated, or coolant heated thermal choke.

The huge difference is, it uses a stupid-simple electrically heated bimetallic clock spring to open and close the choke plate. Y'know, as opposed to a similar clock spring buried down next to the exhaust crossover pipe, or a similar clock spring being heated by coolant.

>>16743742
Just go with the electric choke if you can.

>>16744385
It's got 50 foot of tree straight down the center, pretty sure it's going to the scrap yard

>>16743918
Here. I used The Google to find you some learnin'.

http://www.chevelles.com/techref/Adjusting_Automatic_Chokes.htm

http://www.thecarburetorshop.com/Automaticchokes.htm

hello ccg anons, how's it hangin. To the tripanon 1976 lincoln continental, I saw that you bought the 59 buick; very cool car. What are you planning on with the 76 lincoln?

>>16744581
thanks m88

>>16744555
>Just go with the electric choke if you can.
it turns out i have a vacuum choke, just no thermostat. I'm just a big dum dum 2bh

>>16744437
My dad had a 260z that had first run starsharks, and then I was a thing.

I've collected a ton of links to good deals on older cars on CL. Should I drop some of them off in here?

>>16745004
Yisss

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Rate my Mini. 1.3 i 1992 red/black leather inside

>>16745004
well, we're waiting :)

i'm not here for shopping, just lookin'

>>16745004
ayyylmao gib de link b0ss

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>>16743480
>Strange Want Edition
55 years old largely forgotten compact station wagon with more character than meets the eye strange enough?

best aftermarket hood prop?

>>16746330
Wood

How much of a terrible idea it would be to actually buy a DS.
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-voiture-collection/longueuil-rive-sud/citroen-dspeciale-1972/1242388763?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

>>16746496
I'd do it here, but then again I share a border with France, and not an ocean.

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My fan belt was squealing like death, i looked at it and it keeps flopping around when going from the alternator pulley to the crank.

is there a fucked bearing in my alternator or something?

>>16746637
>Is there a bearing in a spinning piece of equipment that bears a load
Bruv.

>>16746694
I know there's one in there, I'm afraid it's walking and making the belt looser the more it runs.
There wasn't a peep from it two days ago.

>>16746637
you probably just need to tighten the belt. if its already tight and you hear a grinding noise from the alternator then its bad bearings

>>16747068
I tightened it and it's not squeaking anymore. the bracket is rusty so it might be slowly bending.
The motor shakes too so that doesn't help
You see i have to assume the worst so that i can only confirm my fears or be pleasantly surprised.

Anyway, has anyone used an aftermarket radiator? If so what brand is it and how well does it function?

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Reposting because posted in the wrong thread

Can't believe it boiz, it fired first try!

And by first try I mean the harness and wiring were all good. I was having cranking issues and it was because I had shit jumper cables, they were smoking when I was jumping the starter

Still blown away I didn't fuck anything up.

We're all gonna make it

>>16747655
Hell yeah dog. I think my next paycheck, I'm buying the 302. We going to be v8 soon my man.

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>2 classic car generals happening right now

I am so confused.

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Want a c10. Currently living at home and have been driving mommy's minivan.

19 years old working full text trying to save money for a house/vehicle. Mom is fine with me using her vehicle for the next few years so it's hard fore to commit to setting like this

Also know fuck all about cars but want to learn.

Sell me on buying one /o/

>>16748821
Don't
They're being boomer taxed hardcore right now.

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>>16747090
I put an aftermarket radiator in my 71, I went with an old school copper core, not the modern aluminum junk. I can't remember the brand, I'll look tomorrow, I was satisfied with it. That being said, I've got an 03 Impala I'm working on atm, and I did some research on cheaper alternatives (aluminum). I found that Mishimoto has good reviews, but they're expensive. I ended up with a TYC, which was the cheapest but best rated besides the moto, but is apparently a Koyo, who supposedly make OEM radiators for Toyota. It just came today, didn't even open it yet. I'll be putting it in Friday or Saturday, so I'll report back.


Also, I'm thinning the herd a bit, anyone in the tri-state want a Caddy on the cheap?

>>16748908
Who knew the world of aftermarket radiators was so vast.

>>16748839
Even later ones around 1985-88? they still have that classic look but don't make me think of a typical boomer vehichle. If not what should i get?

>>16748929
https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/search/cta?query=c10


In my area the cheap ones are rotten and the decent ones are way overpriced.

https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/cto/6007595428.html

This one is decent, i guess nobody told him to add another 0 but it comes with a 273, not a 350.

>>16748916
A lot of them are cheap Chinese garbage that won't last a year. Spectra is the one to stay away from for sure. Aluminum radiators can't be re-cored, that's why I went with a copper one. It was like 300 something bucks, but it was cheaper than re-coring the original.

>>16748982
I would go OE if i could find an undamaged one for a decent price.
I guess you can't really tell what's going to be shit until it overheats on you or you find metal flakes in your coolant.

>>16748908
>modern aluminum junk

But aluminum radiators are lighter and have more surface area versus copper per thickness.

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>>16749160
aluminum is also much weaker per thickness and much more susceptible to corrosion.
also god help you patch punctures on aluminum

>>16749160
They also don't seem to last as long though, albeit cheaper to buy. The original radiator is still in my 79 Thunderbird, while at work we've put new rads in vehicles only 10 years old or so

>>16749237
>aluminum is also much weaker per thickness
I didn't realize the radiator was an important structural element in a unibody or modern body-on-frame car.
Also please explain why aluminum is so prevalent in suspension components and not brass/copper.

>much more susceptible to corrosion.
Copper, zinc, and tin are all a lot more reactive than aluminum.
So don't run plain water in your cooling system and you won't have a problem.

>also god help you patch punctures on aluminum
Aluminum can be welded.

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alright, have to post my buick all over again because wrong thread.

never give up on your dream car, if you work hard enough, you'll get it like me

>>16749451
thinner materials transfer heat better, the strength also comes with the perk of more durability from rock strikes and jarring around offroad
and i said stronger per thickness, not lighter.

try external environments, salt plays all kinds of hell on it, copper tends to fare better when exposed to salts.

and whens the last time you welded aluminum?
brass/copper can be soldered or brazed with the most basic of tools without worry of heat damage/ internal crystalline damage of the metal

>>16749509
>>16749451
the real failing point for aluminum rads today though, is the fucking plastic caps they crimp on.
solid aluminum or brass is ideal and either one works just fine, id personally opt for brass every time though

>>16749553
under the hood?

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loved the curved window

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>>16749558
362 nailhead with a 2 speed dynaflow

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>>16749568

>>16749578
just a couple inches further back and itd technically be a mid engine
have you done any internal work or plan on it?

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>>16749602
well i just bought it yesterday night so no work yet, the first thing I will do though is put in new universal weather stripping for the doors all around.

next would probably be a heater core and wiper motor and wiper blades.

>>16749499
>>16749507
Good fucking damn that's hot.

>>16749614
everything seems mechanically sound though?
might toss a gauge on the oil to see how its doing soon

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Turns out my tires on my truck predate modern date codes...
needless to say theyre getting junked asap
but of course i finally get my wheels nad now my tires are back ordered

>>16749636
yeah nothing wrong mechanically other than a leak on the back of the dynaflow, though its a small leak. the last owner owned it for 5 years and had receipts for every little thing hes ever done for it and really took care of it. he even has stickers and dates of when he changed the oil and fuel filters and stuff

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>>16749685
gotta love owners like that. i found this little gem in my truck when i got it home.
logged every tank of gas, every fluid change or addition and repair made

ive never been in a car with a 2speed in it, hows that drive? is it two tall gears or does it run out of steam on the freeway?

>>16749721
The Dynaflow relies on the torque multiplication of the converter to get the car moving. It started in high gear and stayed there. You had to manually select 1st.
>>16749568
Should be 364 CID not 362 CID

>>16749160
>>16749525
What I meant originally was this, that most aluminum radiators are made like shit for pennies in China with plastic fittings. The cooling system is extremely important (duh), paper thin aluminum and plastic is not what I'll be putting in my car.

>>16749499
Congratulations man, looks awesome

>>16749792
neat, sounds like a glassy smooth ride
also maybe hes accounting for carbon buildup m8

>>16749721
You will discover why it was referred to as the "Dyna-slow"

>>16749792
Additionally, for 1959 there was a Triple Turbine option. Basically gave the effect of having a variable stall converter. Although I doubt a 4 door lesabre would have been specced with one

>>16749721
the motor always seems so revved and I never notice the shift between first and second gear. 0-35~ first gear, everthing else second gear pretty much. the tranny is a piece of shit and I wish I could switch for a manual 4 speed in the future if it ever blows. owner before me, never got it above 70 though, but it gets a little loud at 70 and I dont care to really go past 60mph on the freeway
>>16749792
my bad, been drinking. the motor sounds so good with the exhaust being dumped under the car before the rear axles.

>>16749895
You don't feel the shift because there isn't one. You have to manually select 1st or it starts in 2nd

>>16749524
>>16749516
>>16749553
>>16749560
>>16749568
MUH DICK

>>16749933
This, it's where the term slushbox originated.

>>16745359
bretty cool but is it still a stock single point motor?

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just bought this for $800

>>16750540
Nice, does it run?

>>16745354
>>16745423
>>16746130
I'll post up a bunch when I get home. Currently sitting at a hotel in Pelham, Alabama.

>>16749499
why does it look angry

>>16749560
>A Pillar non-existent

When will this glory time re-emerge in modern car design, lads?

>>16749933
>>16750499
You just blew my mind with this; I can't believe I didn't know this until now!

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>>16749933
>>16750499
Oh shit, I wish I knew this. Does that mean I literally ride second gear from. 0 to 70?? That's a fucking taaaaaaall ass gear man

>>16751458
No the ratio isn't very tall, for a Twin Turbine Dynaflow the stator has two positions, Performance and economy. Additionally there are two turbines that spin at different times. Think of it like a variable stall converter

Think of it as the forerunner of the CVT, but it uses variable elements in the converter to change torque output hydraulically.

>>16751458
Hey i mean if you wanted a smooth boulevard cruiser, you found it.

https://youtu.be/0s1F0mOfYFM

Enjoy a Buick advertisement from the greatest era of American motoring.

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>>16743480
This as an op-pic of next thread, please!

>>16752367
okay that's really cool. If I was loaded rich I'd buy two of those. One I'd restore to perfect original condition, the second I'd make my personal limo and have it all updated with a modern powertrain.

>>16751543
>>16751458
On a scale of 1 to 10, how much fun have you been having with that thing, and why is it above 10?

>>16752377
Watch Viva la Bam. Ryan Dunn had one with a blown big block that he blew the motor on with the sauce trying to drag race bams Gallardo. Then he Dunn goofed

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>>16752568
its pretty swell, I feel bad for the lincoln though since I havent touched her since I got the Buick

:'(

>>16751458
Fuck me I'm jelly dude. I'd probably get shit for it but I'd do whatever I can to make a 59 Buick or Pontiac go into the 11's in the quarter just for lels

That's the dream.

>>16752893
A 59 Pontiac would have a 389 so it would be literal childs play. As for the Buick the Invicta has the 401 in the smaller body so it would be pretty easy

>>16752893
you can do it with period correct parts, and that would definitely not give you shit for it.
I'd be pretty amazed desu

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>>16752919
455bop engines have acres of potential. Nailhead is just pretty as is though, would be pretty cool to have one with a twin screw sitting on top

>>16752935
Nigger we're talking about early blocks. Not boomer tier 455s

>>16752944
Rocket 455 and ram air a goat.

Although a 421 super duty in a tempest or le mans makes me weak in the knees.

I'll start off with the ol' Mopars
>'67 Belvedere - $5500
>thormquod
https://auburn.craigslist.org/cto/6015173390.html
>'71 Newport - $3800
https://huntsville.craigslist.org/cto/5988936298.html
>'69 Coronet - $6000
https://flagstaff.craigslist.org/cto/6007639327.html
>'69 300 Convertible - $3900
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/6016807910.html
>'65 Coronet 440 - $1900
https://huntsville.craigslist.org/cto/6013688461.html
>'68 Fury III - $3500
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/5994180409.html
>'70 Coronet - $2800
https://fayar.craigslist.org/cto/5942359800.html
>'69 Coronet - $800
https://jonesboro.craigslist.org/cto/5989689146.html
>'70 Charger - $7500
https://jonesboro.craigslist.org/cto/6006201203.html
>'73 Challenger - $3500
https://littlerock.craigslist.org/cto/5984138690.html
>'74 Charger - $5500
https://littlerock.craigslist.org/cto/6002122304.html
>'56 Savoy - $2500
https://pueblo.craigslist.org/cto/6011676530.html
>'69 Dart GT - $3650
https://pueblo.craigslist.org/cto/6016039663.html
>'68 Roadrunner - $4650
https://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/6019690634.html

>>16753164
Any retard can make a 455/440/460/454 dip into the 11s. It takes actual skill to build an early OHV V8. But, you don't appreciate that kind of thing.

>>16753198
I appreciate it, but I'd rather not do either. I'd rather take a 57 crown Vic and build a gasser with an aluminum big inch Windsor.

That being said, I like cars original as they were when they left the factory. One of the most fun cars I've ever driven was a '36 or '37 dodge brothers sedan deluxe I drove to prom.

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ouch my arm

>>16753237
>1957 Crown Victoria
What did he mean by this?

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>>16753345
Git gud

>>16753350
That's a 1956 retard

>>16753354
You are correct

>>16753376
>be KKK
>cite a car that doesn't exist
>get called out
>post a car from the wrong year as "proof"
haha 10/10

>>16753391
I'm not a a car god, I don't know everything

>>16753400
Nigga you claim to be a ford guy. Yet, you cant tell the difference between a 57 and 56 despite the fact that they're completely different bodies.

>>16753400
>I don't know everything
Then stop pretending you do, this is why nobody can trust a thing you say.

>>16753429
I've never claimed to know everything. I know what I know, though. There's a lot of shit I've got no clue about, like how an automatic transmission shift solenoid operates or how Swirl is engineered with a piston and what affects what.

>>16753420
This is true. I think I had a brain fart. Either way, a glass domed gasser would be tits.

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can anyone give me an idea of the cost of a new interior?

>>16754007
$500 and an afternoon

>>16754017
thats not half bad if true

>>16754007
I got a quote for a 56 Olds not too far back. I'll post it when I get home in a few hours. I imagine the cost will be similar assuming it's vinyl or leather and cloth

>>16754039
thanks, its really just a simple leather design for the seats and doors. I dont know what I want my floor to have on it yet though.. its just the metal floor right now

>>16754050
I remember the door panels were like 900 for everything. Although that's for a 2dr hardtop. Might be different for a 4dr post

>>16754070
Fuck off with your blog posts

>>16754145
This whole website is blog posts

>>16754174
It really isn't. And most of them aren't made by drug adled hildawgs that everyone hates.

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>>16754190
I haven't been on drugs in a p long time tbqh famalam, I'm just naturally an attention whore. Dat normie life.

>>16754070
not a classic car faggot

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>>16754221
This is true. Classic styled skis though.

>>16754230
How about you ram a classically styled dick down your classically styled throat

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>>16754287
Because that would mean I live in yurop

>>16754190
>And most of them aren't made by drug adled hildawgs that everyone hates.
I think kk is a bernout but he actually told someone to "deal with it" in regards to Trump being prez. It was also an ironic shitpost he replied to but eh its the thought that counts

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>>16754294
>looking at youtube vids of my 59 buick
>see this piece of shit

>that interior

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9cCTYNAgA0

>>16754318
>when you forget to erase the ID you clicked on

>>16754324
iktfb

>>16754324
How much was your 59? Thing's nice

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>>16754314
>kkk is so dumb he replies to ironic shitposters

>>16754387
>kkk
those darn Freudian slips, right trumpie?

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>>16754314
I didn't like Bernie's over socialism or stance on foreign affairs or trying to help the middle East in any way.

That being said, I really dislike Trump but there's no point in protesting and fighting him, he got elected and we have to live with it.

>>16754318
Why did they change that gorgeous red interior.

>>16754400
My original trip was kitty kat Klub when I was an edgy teenager

>>16754400
Welcome newfriend.

>>16754405

why don't people like helping the middle east? it was the USA's fault that it's so crazy when they overthrew Hussein.

>>16754410
We're only there for oil, and they clearly don't like us at this point. I'm done fucking helping them, plus they bomb the shit out of our allies.

>>16754420

then we should make them our allies. give them mcdonalds and hollywood and chevrolet's until they recognize how great western life is. until then, they'll always be unhappy because 1. there will always be infidels and 2. it's really fucking hot out there.

i mean, we did the same thing with berlin and that turned out pretty well.

>>16754434
>>16754420
>>16754410
>it's the US's fault Sunni and Shias are still butthurt about shit that happened 1300 years ago

>>16752367
That is some sexy fucking Town Car Limo

>>16754410
>>16754420
>>16754434
>>16754439
>>>/pol/

>>16754459
>>>/r9k/

>>16753242
What did you do?
>>16754318
The car looked fucking fine as hell before, why the shit did the old fart do this to it?

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>>16754488
>What did you do?
I wanted to get rid of this shitty dash pad which required taking out the instrument cluster as well.

Here's a before shot

Those screws were a bitch to get to.

>>16754508
Wtf really? Seems like a design flaw if you have to take out the cluster to get the dash out. I'm used to my Thunderbird and Lincoln, it takes 5 minutes or less to get the dash pad out.

But then again, the 73 F100 I used to have needed the windshield out to take the dash out

>>16754318
>The bench seat was removed.
absolutelydisgusting.png

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>>16754384
5600 with current registration. i couldnt pass it up honestly

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>>16743480
Saw one of those in my nj town about a year or 2 ago. Shit was rad

Any tips for fixing a flat spot in a Carter BBD? It's just after idle position. Advancing the throttle just a little can avoid it sometimes though. I looked down the venturies, and the accel pump seems to give a steady stream for both venturies.

>>16754508
What car is that? Looks like an A-body by that dash.

>>16754539
>SOOOOANGRRRRRRRRRRRRYY

>>16754599
Is the accelerator pump linkage adjustable? As in does it have different positions you can change an arm, on the throttle? Even a very small amount of throttle should pump fuel into the carb

>>16754533
Yeah it's whack, the next one that's going in is getting like two bolts max.

>>16754599
>What car is that? Looks like an A-body by that dash.
74 Plymouth Duster.
The dash pad is probably the single most expensive interior part oddly.

>tfw get old rig
>start looking around at rebuild and modding options
>spend evening watching rebuild/street build videos on various engines
>hop on summit to start pricing out parts and budgeting
>fml
maybe i should start using meth so i dont need to eat anymore..

>>16754704
Car?

>>16754720
nah, w250
i spend too much time innawoods or dragging shit around to justify a car yet

Dudes, what are your opinions on Wagons?
That Galaxie I was looking at didn't work out (the guy decided to keep the trunk lid off, and kept the windows cracked, huge rust holes) and I found a pretty good looking '64 Falcon Wagon for inexpensively that's really close to me.

>>16754891
I love old wagons, they are sweet.

>>16754891
old wagons are awesome , do it.

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>>16754891
wish I got the wagon

>>16754655
But it DOES pump a steady stream. And I tried all 3 positions, I didn't notice any difference.

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>>16754891
Super underrated

I'd like for my next project to be a wagon.

>>16754891
Wagons are badass

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>>16754584
Where in the glorious People's Republic?

I haven't seen a DS in person in a while, though I did see a 2CV driving on I95 north of Philly about 2 years ago. I hear rumors that there's a Citroën collector near me in Hunterdon county. And I know there's a Traction Avant 5 miles from my house, one of our tow drivers towed it one night.

I'm trying to defeat the alignment jew, you guys every try this string method?

>>16755687
just a simple toe alignment?
shits like $30 at most shops

>>16755687
take it to an alignment shop and have it done properly

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>>16754659
Yeah, it'll almost always be the most expensive piece for any car with a more simple interior. A repro for my Nova is $235. A good temporary fix is to just fill in those cracks with bondo, but yours may be too far gone for that.

>>16754704
I do this all the time. The sad part is that I could afford to build most of the engines I want, just not the cars to put them in.

>>16754891
Buy now while you still can. Wagons are skyrocketing in value right now. Check out any 60s Pontiac, a Chevelle wagon, or a Ford Squire. Or, if you want that cool ute/panel van look, you can get a Ranchero/El Camino with a bed topper. The Ranchero Squire with woody side panels is really neat.

>>16756845
What is that glorious wagon

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>>16756845
>Wagons are skyrocketing in value right now.
Pls no, I can't afford my dream wagon yet.

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Selling my 76 Lincoln which just passed smog and stuff and I get this as my first text today

It feels a bit weird and I don't know what to think of it.. Am I getting scammed or something? Never has someone buy a car this way

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>>16758164
2/2

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One task down, about 30 million to go. Next up, rear main seal. It's leaking like a goddamn sieve.

>>16758164
>>16758176
Dude, that's a scam.

>>16758176
>>16758164
That sounds sketchy as fuck. I would look into the possibility of cashier's check fraud and see how that works and what sort of defense you'd have in the event of a fraudulent check getting thrown your way.

>>16758206
>>16758201
yeah, I'm just calling it off. waaaay too sketchy

The check is always false and by the time it fails to clear, they take the title and the car, leaving you SOL.

>>16758164
>>16758176
>>16758232
When selling on CS you should always ONLY accept cash in hand.

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Nash Metropolitan. Meep meep

Does anyone know if there is something like a bench seat rebuild kit of some kind?. My seats are all torn to shit and the frame is broken and wires are pokeing out

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>>16758232
I forgot to post this last night. But, here is the quote for the interior materials. Keep in mind that this is just the material without installation. For a lot of these cars the interior is basically going to cost as much as custom seat covers if you go stock. Additionally for leather you have to buy it by the hide whereas vinyl you can purchase by sqft. And knowing my luck this image is probably flipped

>>16750573
Runs out of oil, coolant, tranny fluid...

>>16758405
How possible would it be to find a donor in your area? What car?

>>16756845
>A repro for my Nova is $235
God damn not even a windshield is that much

>>16758450

Ford maverick 4 door. I'm not sure if I could find one. Houston area

I remember getting a quote from a guy and it was like two grand for both seats.

>>16758475
Sounds about right. If you find a nova or duster or a dart or other similar sized car you can probably make it work. Paying sometime for 30 minutes with a welder to mount the bench is going to be a lot cheaper than buying all the parts to rebuild it

>>16758454
Your fucking lucky then. Replacement glass from safelite for the ferd, not even nos glass, is 500

>>16758511
Found some website that sells some rebuild kits for $86, the only thing is getting the springs. Thanks for the help

>>16758176
>agree on $3500
>he sends you a check for $4000
>"oops, i wrote the wrong number send me $500 back
>you send 500
>his check bounces
>he dissapears forever

>>16758541
or
>receive check
>send it through
>while waiting for it to clear, tell him it hasn't arrived yet or wait until it clears before the title is signed over.

wow so hard

>>16758551
Or the check deposits, doesn't clear, and you have to pay the bank 4 grand because of wire fraud

>>16758572
>check
>wire fraud
Wew lad

>>16758572
Oh so you mean the same exact thing that happens whether or not you sign the title of the car over?

You are too fucking retarded to help.

also check fraud and wire fraud are two different things.

>>16758590
Well check fraud

>>16758595
There's a difference between unlawfully having the bank credit your account and losing ownership of your vehicle. I knew a scheisty Mexican that was doing this with someone's bogus checkbook, having others deposit the check in their account then withdrawing the balance, until one day the bank caught on and withdrew the balance of the check, or something like that

>>16758613
>There's a difference between unlawfully having the bank credit your account and losing ownership of your vehicle.
Yeah, that's my point losing your vehicle is a completely separate action from depositing a check. There is no contingent on the check about whether or not the vehicle was transferred and banks don't assume fraud the second a check bounces retard.

>until one day the bank caught on and withdrew the balance of the check, or something like that

Yes well some random person who deposits his first bounced check isn't on the radar for check fraud, maybe if it was happening every other day.
You don't know shit about anything kkk.

>>16758630
I don't get it, you're upset that I'm agreeing with you and explaining what you're talking about? How buttmad are you?

>>16758643
I'm upset that you keep talking out of your ass

>>16758648
mad?

>>16758648
You're upset that I agree with you and continued your thought process!

>>16758762
Wrong.
Wire fraud is impossible from depositing a check retard.

>>16758768
This is true. That's why I corrected it to check fraud.

Check mate, atheist.

>>16758859
Nigga, you ain't gonna be arrested for depositing a fraudulent check someone else wrote unless you're conspiring with them

>>16758865
You won't get arrested, but if you deposit it, withdraw the balance, then it doesn't clear, the bank will withdraw the value of the check from your account.

>>16758886
>but if you deposit it, withdraw the balance, then it doesn't clear, the bank will withdraw the value of the check from your account.
Nobody ever mentioned withdrawing the balance nigga.

Also since he said cashier's check, the other bank is held liable if the check bounces.
How about you stop letting your asshole do your thinking for you?

>>16758902
>>16758902
At this point this argument has gotten so tangential and morphed that you're going back to the original argument, without Segway.

You are correct, and I am correct as well.

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>>16758938
>moving the goalposts this hard
>this damage control

>>16758938
My original point was that he can sit on the check until it clears or bounces without needing to transfer the car and if it bounces, the other bank is responsible because that's how a cashier's check works and he'll still have his car.
That point still stands.

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>>16758959
>Implying this whole thing isn't a moved goalpost

>>16759008
That makes a lot of sense. I think the bigger point is that it's a sketchy deal in the first place

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>>16750573
not sure, I bought it over the phone and my parents picked it up. I won't even see it until I return home a few months from now

>>16759075
Are you in the military or something?
Don't die before you get to drive it m8

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>>16759107
Haha, I'll try not to. And yeah I am, biggest mistake ever but I can't argue dat paycheck...

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I'm really in need of some advice here.

I paid $450 for my '73 Nova SS hoping to take on a Summer project (Which is why I passed up a $2000 '69 GTO. I could have doubled my money, but I wanted something I could actually fix. It needed 2 of everything.)

Anyways, here's what it needs:
>A couple small firewall patches
>Lower door skin patches on both sides
>One rocker panel
>Front and rear lower patches on one quarter panel
>Tail panel
>Filler around the rear windows
>Filler around the trunk lining
>Front and rear floor pans
>Trunk Pan
>Engine and transmission

Before I can start any of that, I have to get a new VIN tag for it. Someone stole the original one when they stole the transmission out from under it at the PO's house. My courthouse told me that if I bring them the VIN number and it comes back clean, they'll issue a new tag for it. From that point, I'll have to deal with getting a new title for the car.

I really don't care about fully restoring it. Sure, I could probably do it and have as much in it as I'd pay for a restored non-SS car, but I want a driver.

This is the worst spot I've found on the car, and it really worries me. Can this even be fixed? What do you folks think I should do with this thing? Any estimates on the cost of getting it back on the road?

>>16759528
>rocker rust
>on a nova
It's fucking nothing buddy

>>16759659
A replacement panel is $35

>>16759836
That's the point. It's not like you got rocker rust on a Minerva. You've got rust on a Nova.

>>16759988
Oh, my bad. I interpreted that all wrong. All the rot is in places it's expected to happen, so I can buy cheap repro panels for all of it except the spot in the picture. I'm sure it can be fixed, but it looks costly.

>>16760014
If you're fixing it yourself it is only material cost. It's not like your paying $85/hr shop labor to some retard

>>16760158
I've never welded anything in my life, so I'd actually have to pay a shop. I live in the middle of nowhere in KY, though, so most shops around here are very honest and don't over-charge. I might call around tomorrow and see if I can get a good ballpark on what it'll all cost.

If nothing else, I may be able to get one of my buddies to do it for free, as long as they don't fuck it up.

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4WD ABS and a decent V8. A bit poor if you want your steering position on the left but Englishmen don't sit over there.

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>>16758443

>>16758516
A new windshield for my 68 Lincoln is around $1000 CAD after shipping, then whatever more the cost would be for install.
Shit sucks bro

>>16760521
Jesus nigga it's like $230 for an A body mopar.

>>16760576
That's from the cheaper place on Ebay. On a popular Lincoln parts site, they want $750 US, I don't even know what shipping would cost

>>16760597
This was on autometaldirect.
Dunno how chinese it is.

>>16760611
AMD is from Georgia. There is at least one glass manufacturer in Georgia that makes glass for old cars. A Chinese company actually moved glass product to the US because it was cheaper not to far back

>>16760213
On a 450 dollar car, in my opinion you should try to learn how to weld and do it yourself my man, why not?

>>16760576
the last owner told me 260 to replace my buicks windshield

which had me all giddy, I hope its true.

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Dumb question

I've got a fuel pump and I want to run a 3/8 inch line. The inlet of the pump is larger than the outlet. Would I be okay with running 3/8 from the tank to the pump or should I do like a 1/2 inch just from the tank to the pump?

>>16760894
There is no way it's that cheap. The cheapest I've ever found for a 59 Buick was 400

>>16760926
well, the glass is shared by like 3 other cars, aint it? so it cant be that bad.. plus im sure its harder to find glass in certain areas. and in Southern Cali, there are a lot of old cars due to no rust areas

>>16760898
inlet is usually larger than the outlet from fuel pumps due to outlet fuel being pressurized. You don't want your inlet to the pump causing a restriction to flow.

>>16760954
That's what I figured, but then I thought ho fugg what if its a bad idea because you're overloading it and all that fuel is trying to squeeze into a smaller hole. I don't know, just being retarded and overthinking shit

So I'll go ahead and go with the bigger fuel line and fitting for the inlet, thanks senpai

>>16760933
It is shared. But it's a compound curve so it's a bitch to make. In my experience used glass is almost never worth the trouble of getting.

>>16760898
>>16760954
>>16760973
Vaporlock is a huge factor, too. Restriction on the inlet means the pressure drops, and low pressure means a lower boiling point.

Gas boiling in the line=vaporlock.

This is why modern cars have their fuel pumps in the tank, and why you should put that fuel pump as close to the tank as possible.

>>16760879
I don't wanna warp the floor pans.

>>16760894
Hot damn that's good

Anyone have any experience with Holley Street Avenger Carbs? I just bought a 770CFM one off Summit to replace my 3310-2 750CFM carb that is in rough shape and missing a bunch of components.

Its for a SBC 350

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FUCK THIS NUT, AND FUCK THE BOLT IT'S STUCK ON. FUCK THE FACT THAT I CAN ONLY MOVE MY RATCHET A SIXTEENTH OF A TURN, AND FUCK THE FACT THAT EVEN AFTER SOAKED IT IN LIQUID WRENCH, AND EVEN AFTER IT'S BROKEN LOOSE, IT STILL REQUIRES 50 FUCKING POUNDS OF FORCE TO MOVE IT. FUCK THE FACT THAT THERE ARE 4 OF THESE FUCKING THINGS, AND FUCK 30 YEARS OF RUST.

>>16765282
bro just grab a breaker bar with some wobble extensions

>>16765282
Needs some heat on it dude. Do you have a propane torch at least?

>>16765334
>>16765298
It's already off. I'm just still raging about the fact that it was such a royal pain to remove. It's just a gigantic cunt to get to. That, and I had to have a hand wrench sitting on top holding the bolt that the nut is on because it would just spin. And then fall off every 3rd pull on it. Sadly, a breaker bar would've been more trouble than worth because the one I have doesn't ratchet. All that's left to do is take off some other shit from the transmission, drop the crossmember it rests on, and then pull it off. Then I can finally replace the rear main seal and put it all the fuck back together.

>>16765353
Let me ask you this, why didn't you just unscrew it from the other side?

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>>16765377
I'm not sure how well you'll be able to see, but I hope this answers your question.

There is quite literally no space to do so.

>>16765394
Oh i see, what a bitch

>>16765424
Yeah. Multiply by 4 and you start to see where the frustration comes from. Luckily I'm the type that cleans up every nut and bolt that comes off when I do something like this, so it shouldn't be an issue in the future. Hopefully. Honestly, I may have had better luck if I dropped the exhaust but I saw no way that I was getting the bolts on that shit loose without snapping something.

>>16760222
Hideously ugly car with 10/10 wheels on it.

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If I buy a set of heads from Edelbrock will they require any extra machining before I bolt them on? I'm fine with doing a little deburring, but will there be anything else involved?

>>16752Frig off, Lahey

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>>16765282
My blood boils any time I need to do any type of exhaust work

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>>16765282
>he doesn't have an impact gun

>>16766389
Unless you have a very, very compact impact gun, you ain't getting one in there

>>16766408
right angle air ratchet my man

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the 59 likes to barf up a little gas, but it never barfs when I want it to to locate the source of the leak. super lame

>>16766422
I've never used them at work, they are really weak, when it comes to getting tight nuts and bolts out.
The average person also does not have one and I doubt Anon does

>>16766408
Oh yeah fuck, I didn't even realize the piece going to the frame was directly underneath it

ehhh he said its already loose so if he had a swivel and an extension he could just tap tap tap and spin that bitch out no problem

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>>16766446
>>16766422
This thing is the tits. I've used it to get some gnarly bolts out of the ferd.

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>go for a quick cruise
>blast eurobeat as always
>tunnel coming up
>slow down
>enter tunnel
>gun it
>veeate screams for blood through 3 inch glasspacks
>mfw everytime

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>>16743480
>Gentlemen. (And ladies)

Guess the make, model, or year, win an internet.
Guess my region in the US, win 25 internets!!!

>>16767794
Looks like a mid 80s AMC Wagoneer...
>sand
Australia

final answer

>>16766389
I don't even own a compressor. I'm slowly but surely building up a decent tool collection, though. It's been more of a "buy as it's needed" type deal. I actually had a friend show up as I was fucking with this who happened to have an electric impact that could fit in there. It couldn't turn it at all.

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>>16768066
That's pretty nuts (no pun intended kek) if not even an impact could turn it, sounds worse than I thought. I figured you could've had a swivel on an extension and just walk the nut out even if it was impossible to turn by hand

I have a Rigid 1/2 inch that is fucking primo, I love it

>>16768265
I think that is actually the exact electric impact my friend had. That one wouldn't fit into the spot, but there was another one that was thinner that was able to get in there. Regardless, it was a gigantic pain in the ass, but it's finally over with. Now I just need to pull off the bolts holding the transmission to the engine and the shift linkage (which is being a gigantic cunt, big surprise.)

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fuck

>>16769272
what am i missing here?

>>16767794
Looks like a Willy's Jeep truck. Probably a 51.

>>16768265
I've got a 1/4 inch drive Makita and I love it. It makes most things a breeze

>>16769358
Oil leak from up top somewhere, which is not what I went in there to do.

>>16769478
check the oil sending unit. mines leaking as well

>>16767794
1955 Willys Jeep truck. You're in California

>>16769504
Oil press sending unit is on the drivers side front bottom of the block on the 302. Im thinking valve cover but Ill know for sure after I clean it all up reassemble and go for a drive.

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>>16749237
I like that Dodge but it doesn't have that oomph! You know what I mean?

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God buying fittings and fuel line is confusing as fuck

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It weighs 176 pounds, in case anybody was wondering.

I've got two questions for y'all. I did some driving today and when I stopped there was a heavy angel of sulphur. When I popped the hood, I found a faint steak of smoke coming from the battery. The terminals are pretty clean, so I'm aiming the alternator is over clocking the battery, but I'm wondering if that sounds accurate.

My other question is if I buy an alternator for the 300, what are the odds I can use it in a 302

>>16771995
Is that a c4?

>>16772016
AOD.

I've actually had a similar thing happen with my battery fairly recently. I took off both cables and slathered dielectric grease on the terminals and cables after cleaning them up. Try that as a first step. As for the 300 alternator fitting the 302... Maybe? I know off the top of my head Ford had a LOT of interchangeable parts, alternators being one of them. Shit, the alternators out of Tauruses fit the 302 in the Bronco so it's definitely possible. But try the grease first.

>>16772016
Get a cheap multimeter and read the voltage from the alternator, you can get one for 2 bucks from Harbor Freight, a lot cheaper than throwing a part at it not knowing what the problem is

>>16772052
>>16772016
Double checked. The part numbers for the alternators are the same on RockAuto.

>>16772064
Also do this.

>>16769478
That's why Rear main seal is always the last thing to replace. Always do valve cover gaskets and intake manifold first, the head down if needed

>>16772112
I may have jumped the gun a bit, but there *was* evidence of the rear main seal leaking. Plenty of oil leaking from right below it. Doing this also gave me the chance to take care of a few other jobs that were kind of along the way.

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Ford XC Falcon Cobra "Option 97"

>>16772064
I can take a look, but the only thing is I have a new battery after this happened to the last one. So if the issue of overclocking is happening, other than the voltage regulator, what could be?

>>16772052
That's pretty cool. I wouldn't mind one, especially with my 4.11s. I just don't really feel a need to swap out the c6 in this thing. Ideally, I'd love a gear vendors unit but those aren't cheap.

>>16772204
Honestly, I've got a list about a mile long for shit that this truck needs done. Towards the very bottom more in the territory of dreams than anything that'll happen soon, is a cylinder head swap for the GT40P heads off an Explorer or Mountaineer, a new cam with hydraulic roller lifters, a set of Ford Racing shorty headers, and a 6-spd auto trans. I actually found some virtual dyno software that is remarkably accurate which projects that with the set-up I have in mind which is pretty mild, I'll be making about 305 horsepower at 5000RPM and about 358ft-lbs of torque at 3500. The torque curve is essentially flat up until it starts to drop off after 4500. Not insane numbers by any means but way better than the 185hp and 270ft-lbs of torque it rolled off the factory floor with, and WAY better than whatever it's putting down after 28 years of neglect and abuse.

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>>16772251
I actually am going to be building one of those. Next chance I can afford it, I'm buying a gt40p motor, then going with an e303, mechanical fuel pump, this intake set, and I've got some bbk 1515 headers. I need to get an HEI distributor, maybe rockers, probably new pushrods and a few other bits and bobs on the list. Aiming for about 310 crank HP.

>>16772251
Also I'm going to Kek if you bring up automotion.

>>16772204
>So if the issue of overclocking is happening, other than the voltage regulator, what could be?
Engine to body ground. If that isn't good the regulator can't "see" the true voltage in the system and increases duty cycle to compensate which make for the higher than spec voltage.

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>>16772286
It actually isn't Automation. Much as I love that game and it can be pretty scary accurate, I'm referring to a program called Desktop Dyno 2003. Link here: https://mega.nz/#!aY1XyZIA!7vfxIsTgBTrxzugJkHQnioV44xYhpWiFBU9nz_MCnnY

Also attached is a few of the dyno simulation runs I put together. The bottom left is the bone stock 302. The one above is from before I figured out the cam specs and kind of bullshitted it together.

>>16772251
Old GT40 crate motor with 3 bar GT40's, B303, Performer RPM, 750vac sec Holley that was laying around, $99 Hedman 1.5 inch long tubes, and 4.10 gears went [email protected] in a Capri at about 3100lbs. Dream wheel says that was about 290hp so your estimate is in the ball park I think. That 109mph trap would mean a potential high 11 if I'd had slicks and weren't babying the non-WC T5. The thing came on the cam about 4000rpm and it was like throwing a switch from WaHoo! to Fuck Yeah! and wanted 6000 rpm shifts. If you weren't careful it'd zip right to the 7000 rpm limiter. It wasn't real happy under 1800 or so.

tl;dr good plan!

>>16772377
Hot damn. That sounds like it was a fuckin' blast. Unfortunately, the Bronco is limited to 5500, and I'm not terribly confident in the health of the engine to be pushing it past that. As ludicrous as it sounds, part of the logic behind the dream plan is the dirty phrase: Fuel economy.

I know, I know, it's a 28 year old 5.0L V8 with an ancient transmission behind it, but if I can go from averaging 10mpg to averaging 17mpg as some people have reported, AND get a not insignificant bump in power at the same time? Win fucking win, man. Although, with a bump in power this substantial I may have a hard time with my right foot and lose any fuel economy gained.

>>16772302
That could be it. I'll take a look, and test out the regulator as well.

>>16772332
That really pleases my autism. But it sounds fun. I figure 9:1 compression isn't great, but the motor I called in on did 150psi on all 8 cylinders. It should be fun. I figure I can have fun for a few years on that motor, and down the road when I get some real cash flow going, I'd like to do a 351w stroker with aluminum heads. That's where the c6 I have will be good, that thing will be a torque monster.

>>16772377
Mam that sounds like a fun set up. Last summer I ran a 22.9 @59. I lost to a Prius, and I vow that the next run I have will be in the mid to low 14s. Should be around there with my gearing and the 4000lb ish weight.

>>16772414
Oh, EFI truck? I thought you were talking about a car and didn't read anything prior to #2251.

The heads will give a nice bump no doubt but nothing like a car will due to the limitations of the speed density EFI placing limits on the cam unless you do something about getting a tune. Not that you really want to go for rpm in that application anyway.

What kind of tires is this thing swinging? Around the same time as the Capri one of the guys in the shop had a shortbed stepside 86 F150 and he had 38's(?) on and it was a dog that had poor economy. Swapping in 4.56's changed the truck completely and got a lot better economy to boot.

>>16772477
Right now it's just on 31x10.50s. They actually need to be replaced since they're about 9 years old by now. The treadwear is completely fucked, though. I need an alignment, but I need to fix the play in the steering first, and about a billion other things. The outsides are worn down to the wear bars while the insides of the tires still have a shitton of meat on them. I will *probably* go for P235/75R15s when the time comes. I'm definitely not taking this thing offroading until I get it mechanically sorted. I'm thinking Firestone Destination LE2s when the time comes. Sad part about new tires is that my speedo is almost 100% accurate up to about 50mph with the 31s, so I'd have to get a different speedo gear for the 235s if I want an accurate speedo and odometer. Which I do.

It's definitely not the platform for going for major power numbers, but I'd still like to have a bit more than the dogshit 185 I'm working with now. On the plus side, it sounds fucking incredible. I got it from a relative up north, so it's all rusty as fuck. The tailpipe fell off of the muffler about a month after I got it. Another couple of months and the muffler decided it was going its own way, too. I cut the exhaust so it'd be a clean pipe after both cats and it just sounds so fucking good. I know the factory manifolds are shit, but somehow this thing has just exactly the right sound.

>>16772594
>>16772477
To add on, I actually plan on going aftermarket ECU when everything else is said and done. I know on some you can actually set up multiple maps for fuel and ignition and shit, AND you can have it set up to do it with a physical toggle switch. This is all a loooong way off, though. First I need to sort my oil leaking and then probably roll in new main bearings because my gauge is reading basically none oil pressure once it warms up a little.

>>16772016
if you have an externally regulated alternator, tap the regulator with a screwdriver handle a couple times.
It sounds like the field contact in there got stuck closed.
Also check the voltage.

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This time when someone makes a new thread, link the fucking new one here, like we always do, so we don't have two threads again.

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