Classic Car General

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>Cars your dad almost bought in the 1980s for $13,000 edition
More like 13,000 Ostmark and more like actually bought. Could be wrong on the price though.

>>16868781
A story about missing an opportunity like a 250GT Pininfarina for 13,000 is more entertaining than the story of a average bloke buying a trabant

>>16868772
>le muh dad paid 3k for a hemi cuda in the 70s
13k was a shitton of money in the 80s bro. Fuck that car and look at what 13k would have done in Apple. I don't get why people don't understand inflation.

>>16868844
13k in 1980 are 39k now. 13k in 1985 are 29k now. It's not a lot of money for a 250GT. I doubt 39k can even buy you a Ferrari these days, and if they do it'll be a fucking Mondial.

>>16868855
>t. moron missing the point
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/active-trading/080715/if-you-would-have-invested-right-after-apples-ipo.asp

I'd laugh past that shitbox 250 in my F1 desu senpai.

>>16868844
If you bought 6500 shares of Apple when it was $2 AND held the same stock for 30 years it would be like $51,000,000 today after all the splits. But buying Apple stock in the 80s and hanging on to it for 30 years is the investing equivalent of buying a Hemi Cuda in the 70s for 3k. Nobody had any idea Apple would take off and nobody knew Hemi Cudas would be so expensive

>>16868914
Then what's the point of this thread? 13k was "a lot of money" back then for an old car.

My dad bought John A. Davidson's 1982 FXRS prototype for $12,000.00 back in 1985 or 1986. I declined an offer for $125,000.00 for it back in 2003.

Why is Sammy Hagar the classic car GOAT of rock music?

SHE'S ON FIREEEEEEEEEEE

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>>16868914
WHY ARE HEMI CUDAS SO EXPENSIVE

GODDAMNIT IM JUST A 22 YEAR OLD WITH A MUSCLE CAR FETISH AND NO MONEY

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>16869201
>WHY ARE HEMI CUDAS SO EXPENSIVE
They were ugly as shit and Hemis didn't come with a warranty so nobody bought E-bodies back then.

>>16869201
Why do you want a hemi?
Just get a 440 or 383 .
Some Bolt ons and a Cam and you are good to go.
There is no reason for you to buy a hemi Car.

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More like 2.5k

rebuilt the entire brake system, gonna finish it up today by drawing some more blood through the system, then i'm taking it out for some light testing.

>>16869285
by light testing, i mean im not going to be doing a lot of testing, i fully plan on pushing the brakes hard though...

if it doesn't stop thats not good.

what are some good sites for classic car parts?

>>16869484
Summit, ebay, rockauto etc.

>>16869484
OPG

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>>16869272
>>16869201
buy a crate 440 hemi because they exist (but like all brand new crate engines cost too much)

>>16869952
He needs something to put it in too.
Frankly, the $/hp ratio is better on a wedgehead then a Hemi.

>>16869272
>>16869952
>>16869960
These guys have the right idea. The 440 is vastly superior.

Buy a luxury Mopar with the 440, build it, and enjoy.

Page 9 the fuck

>>16869484
Depends on the parts

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I've heard lots of good classic Ferrari sob stories from customers, one old timer bought a 68 GTC for 5k in Italy when he was in the military in the early 70s, brought it back, ended up needing top end work, sold it for 7k thinking he was a genius for actually making a profit on it, now they are ~800k for a nice example. You couldn't even sell a Dino for 5k in the 80s.

>>16868946
He has a nice collection too

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How much do you lads think it would cost if I got a sump welded to my gas tank?

I'll be providing the sump (and of course, the tank) and this place said it would be ~$140

Fug... https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/cto/6052652628.html

>>16871736
Man for 500 bucks there is NO EXCUSE go fucking buy that shit

>>16872346
I would if I could. That's so outrageously cheap

https://lakecharles.craigslist.org/cto/6052839601.html

How bad is a "leaking transmission?"

>>16872444
If it's worth mentioning in the ad, probably "Go for a drive then top it off when you get home" kinda bad

So, I have a spare Cadillac 500 engine, transmission, rear axle, etc just sitting around. I'm thinking of swapping it into my new Rolls Royce.

Thoughts?

I was getting no spark in my '69 ElCo and after troubleshooting the coil, found that it was not getting 12V properly switched. Grounded and wired to battery, tried turning the car over, still no spark and the ignition coil puked its guts out, literally.

All the oil came out of my Mallory ignition coil, so I had to buy a new shit one from Autozone.

Hoping it was the coil and it will give spark on next try.

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>>16872841
will it even fit in it though? If so, Yes yes and more yes

>>16873204
Sawzall; so, yes.

It should, though, as there's a LOT of space under the hood.

>>16868844
there's an article written by a family physician describing buying a used 300SL Gullwing back in 1970s when these were cheap

https://petrolicious.com/buying-a-mercedes-benz-300-sl-gullwing-in-1970

it's probably a bit like being middle class and buying an old SLR McLaren these days

>>16872841
Build it to break the gasoline engine speed record set by a previous 500.

>>16873204
What's the blue car?

>>16874670
Dinner

>>16874670
Looks like a g wiz

>someone I know has a 1000cc mini engine (not sure which model it's from) and will probably sell it to me for extremely cheap
Should I get a rusty, shit MK5 rolling shell, /o/?

>>16875190
You should get a Morris minor

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Keep going strong.

>>16876900
>driving them in the winter
PAIN
altho the ribbon speedo is qt

>>16876900
FRESH COOL™

>>16876923
>south
>winter

>>16876939
It looks like snow!

or
>south
>owning classic cars with that humidity

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>>16876948
the humidity sucks a fat one to live with, but It's the road salts that kill the car.

Thankfully it rarely snows in southern states, and alot of them don't bother salting the roads when it does.

>>16877073
If only i had the means to move out to Arizona or New Mexico.

>>16877090
Sun will destroy paint, leather, plastic and will fade color out of basically anything. There is no perfect environment for cars except for a vacuum.

>>16877164
Yes well once rust eats away metal then it's gone for good.

>>16877184
Just weld new metal in.

>>16877194
I'd personally rather just buy reproduction seats and pads and get a new paintjob ever 7-10 years then sand, cut, and weld sheet metal onto a car frame but that's just me.

Is there a lending group any of you would recommend? I've delved into loans and I feel as though the odds of getting a loan for a classic car would be slim even with good credit.

>>16877258
**I've never delved into loans**

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I'm in Texas. The humidity isn't too bad, bad, the sun is brutal. Still, it's a fair trade-off for being able to drive a classic car year round.

>>16877258
Try a personal loan through a credit union.

>racing has been cancelled three weekends in a row now because of weather

>>16877258
You're better off with a personal loan. Then you can also keep the title

>>16872841
lel

Total smogdog-spec (like '76)? Also what year is the RR?

If only i had the money
https://classiccars.com/listings/view/966266/1966-chrysler-300-for-sale-in-riverside-new-jersey-08075

>>16877919
Thinking that rotting corpse is worth $3500 might be an indicator why you ended up without money, that thing is a nightmare.
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/6021769570.html
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/6004920014.html

>>16877936
implying i would even buy it

>>16877541
No, a proper high-horsepower motor from a Fleetwood Talisman Limo that had about 14,000 miles; it's denoted as the "High Performance" upgrade.

The Rolls is a '67 RHD model; not bad for $600.00.

>>16877936
>https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/6021769570.html
Holy shit those seats must be riddled with mold or aids for it to be that cheap right? I'd expect something that nice to go for double that

>>16877919
Jesus christ that's a pile. More like $500
Meanwhile there's this in my town that's in way, way better shape
https://comoxvalley.craigslist.ca/cto/6021230961.html

>>16877968
>blah blah limo HP
Neat.

>'67 RHD model
>RHD
Neat, how/why is that now in murika?

>>16878077
Easy, someone buys it overseas and imports it in

>>16868772
Well not in the 80's, but in the 70's my dad considered buying a 300Sl Gullwing that a shop had for sale. Body and mechanical had been redone, interior needed work. I think it was something like $4000 in 1972.

Old shitbox thread for edgy hipster nerds

>>16878213
But that's every thread on /o/

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>>16878077
I don't care how it got here; all I care about is that it's mine.

>>16878213
>hipsters
>v8 engines

>nerds
>mechanical ignition
sure

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>>16878213
do i look like a hipster to you, bub?

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>>16878213
I don;t think you know what Shitbox or Hipster means, my son.

>>16878941
>>16878579
>>16878431
>getting baited this easily
Par for the course for Some Dude at least

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>>16878950
I enjoy bait, please bait me some more

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I know I have outdated luxury cars; though, I maintain that they're as practical as any other car.

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>>16878213
Trufacts

>>16878967
Except they're typically slower, not as safe and less fuel efficient as they're modern equivalents. Which are typically the only measures of everyday practicality for the average person.

>>16879060
They're not slower; fuck safety, and fuel efficiency is no worse than a pickup truck.

>>16879080
Safety is a choice and you can't deny a new car is safer. My 15 year old BMW is faster to 60 than a Hemi Challenger and has a higher top speed. Also any new V8 pickup with cylinder deactivation will get better mileage than your Imperial. I appreciate classic cars but you're deusional if you think cars haven't generally improved in objective terms over 40 years

>>16879137
I didn't say "better," I said "as practical" because a classic is ideally suited to how I use a car and what I want out of a vehicle.

>>16879188
And what do you do with your vehicle?

My Granddad's importing his 1937 Ford something from the Seychelles to Australia, Would customs get angry at rust?

>>16879197
I haul a lot of parts, commute short distances for work, spontaneously drive across the country, and work on them for fun.

>>16878967
>tfw that Trump sticker isn't sold anymore
It was the most aesthetic, the Trump Pence one looks like shit

>>16879137
>Safety is a choice and you can't deny a new car is safer.
yeah well the thing is, nobody itt really cares

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>>16879137
Your fundamental flaw is you are using pure logic to appeal to an emotionally charged choice when it comes to using a classic.

My truck is objectively one of the worst cars I've ever driven, yet I don't care because it makes me really happy and it looks good. It objectively is inferior to my Acura in every way but payload and towing capacity, yet I pick the truck to drive 3 times out of 4

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>>16880573
Any sort of Safety rating is the last thing on my mind when owning a vehicle, that's for sure

>>16880599
This. I wouldn't ride motorcycles otherwise

>>16880591
Except the original argument was an old car is just as practical to the average person as a new car. It isn't an emotionally charged argument. The fact is for an average person a 3k civic or Corolla is better than a 3k falcon.

>>16880842
except for driving your dates around in a classic car.

>>16880845
Your date would much prefer getting to where she wants to in relative comfort. A 3k Civic will have air conditioning and a much better ride than a 3k Falcon.

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>>16880845
>girls will like me because of my ca-

>>16880842
You aren't talking to normal people. We literally have a different perspective. It's like an atheist trying to rock the faith of a minister, neither one will "win" this argument.

>>16880842
>>16880855
a $3k Falcon is probably a piece of shit anyway but you're talking like you can't add A/C to any car you want.

Your date would probably care more about not smelling exhausting and listening to a loud ass engine.

>>16880855
I don't want to date a girl who would rather drive around in my malibu than my galaxie.

and so far I haven't met one of those types either.

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>>16880861
My truck is much more attractive for dates than my Acura.

A bench seat will literally make the world of difference

>>16880862
Lmao. Nice non-argument. 90% of people on the road drive what they do because they need transportation. I'm talking about simple objective facts yet you keep bringing emotion into it. When most people buy a car they consider reliability, fuel economy and safety. Just because you don't consider these to be important doesn't mean you've won the argument.

>>16880867
>>16880869
This, for some reason chicks love old cars, probably because they get more attention than a shitbox.

>>16880876
>Just because you don't consider these to be important doesn't mean you've won the argument.
No it means we literally don't care about what you're saying and you're not the first to say this to us.

We just don't care. There are other threads waiting for you when you're done trying to argue with people who aren't listening.

>>16880869
Nobody likes the Acura because it's bland. I get compliments on my car yet it's roughly the same age as the Acura. It might help that's it's a somewhat uncommon variant.

>>16880876
I don't think you understand me. Neither side will convince the other that they are wrong. I know that by truck is not objectively very good, yet to me, and to most classic car enthusiasts, as long as it runs and can drive over 55mph it is perfectly practical.

Whether or not it is objectively better is irrelevant to us, for the same reason that they are subjectively better is irrelevant to you.

>>16880877
Because it has character and is not just your average Corolla or 328i

>>16880889
Well no one likes the Acura but no one dislikes it. It's nicer than a Civic or Accord, but it's just another comfortable and slightly nice car

>>16880884
>w-we're not l-listening
Stay BTFO, I'm not even the one who brought up practicality. Dracula did. Don't start an argument you can't win

>>16880904
>Stay BTFO, I'm not even the one who brought up practicality. Dracula did. Don't start an argument you can't win
okay, bye.

>>16880876
>>16880904

>g-guys, stop liking what I don't like!

Go start an initial D thread, faggot.

>>16880910
kys

>>16880904
This is an argument where neither of us proved anything other than that different people have different perspectives.

>>16880914
are you that desperate for an argument lmao?
We literally don't give a shit about you. you think you're the first person to tell us this enlightened truth?
lmao we just don't care about your facts, keep typing them if you please, all you're doing is bumping this thread.

>>16880920
>I know I have outdated luxury cars; though, I maintain that they're as practical as any other car
He got proven wrong. He could haul as many parts as he wanted to and take as many road trips as he wanted to in a modern car. Yet, he could save money by driving one in the long run. His argument is that it is as practical when it ISNT. You choose to drive a classic because you like them. You make the choice despite the facts. I never disputed that. But the fact is that you could do everything you do in your classic and you could do it better. Practicality is objective not subjective.

>>16880944
You keep trying to argue practical as an objective fact, and it simply isn't. A Honda 1st Gen insight is practical for someone who drives 60 miles one way to work in a city, but would be extremely impractical for a construction worker that needs to haul building materials.

I will repeat myself, your fallacy is that your making a subjective argument objective, and neither side has swayed each other's view because they are all opinions.

>>16880970
Except they didn't stop making trucks in the 70s.

fags

>>16880975
>cries about mpgs
>j..just buy a truck!!

>>16880944
My old co-worker daily drove a '66 fastback mustang on a 30 mile commute, car is in fantastic shape.

Explain to someone like him that what he is doing is OBJECTIVELY UNPRACTICAL.

>>16880978
cunts

>>16880975
No shit. My point still stands, you're trying to make a fact based argument over a feeling and opinion driven topic. It's like trying to argue which orange has more orange color. For that you'd have to define what exactly is orange, which isn't easy when you (the debater) are colorblind.

>>16880991
mens asses

>>16881007
genitalia of the female gender

>>16880984
He spends more money than is necessary.
>>16880982
A 2017 Silverado 1500 with a 5.3 gets 23 MPG

>>16881027
You're changing the argument

>>16881036
Lmao nigga that's what the argument was always about.

>>16881027
>He spends more money than is necessary.

How exactly? He has a 5 speed manual swapped into the car and gets about 15-16 MPG, which is pretty standard for a 5L V8.

Parts are cheap and plentiful, so upkeep costs are not expensive unless you buy performance products. Car is incredibly easy to fix, since everything is mechanical, minor problems could be fixed on the side of the road.

How is this spending more money again?

>>16881027
>A 2017 Silverado 1500 with a 5.3 gets 23 MPG
A 2016 Ram with the 5.7 gets 14 mpg.
Ironically Dracula is getting more MPG out of his 7.2
Nice of you to cherrypick the highway mileage though come back when you actually own the vehicle and take a picture of the avg mpg.

>>16881054
>car and gets about 15-16 MPG, which is pretty standard for a 5L V8.
He can do way better with a 5l mate.
Christ even a 455 Olds can get 18 mpg.

He's probably just having a lot of fun with it if you get me.

>>16881043
The argument was that classic cars aren't or are practical, not if they cost more to run. The reason that is changing the argument is that too some people, cost doesn't matter. Practical is a subjective opinion.

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Does anyone have experience with S30 Z's? How are they to drive? I want one or an R32 GTR to turn into a trackable street car.

>>16881072
>as safe and less fuel efficient as they're modern equivalents. Which are typically the only measures of everyday practicality for the average person.
My original argument

>>16881116 read this post
>Click here
>>16881050

>>16881181
Then go talk to normies? Just because you like it doesn't mean we do. Our idea of practical is different. Why are you even here?

Why is it so hard to find an LQ4 in my area? Even high mileage, shitbuckets cost more than 1100$.

>I will never swap an LS in my El Camino

>>16881199
Kek

>>16881234
Have you tried calling auto dismantles in the area? They usually provide decent deals.

It's 430 to buy a complete explorer 5.0 from them, vs 215 at pick N pull but I would have to spend a whole day ripping it out of the car

>>16881249
Junkyards only have 5.3 LM7s in my area that are priced reasonably, even those are around 600$.

If we go solely on safety and MPGs, I should sell all of my cars, buy a Civic, and rent a truck whenever I need to haul anything.

I may pay a little more in gas to drive my Imperial, but my insurance is nothing, I make no payments, and my maintenance costs over the last two years have been a battery at $120.

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>>16868772
My shitboxes.
1985 c10
1974 olds limo
>bigblock or die
Taking these shitboxes all the way to my grave.

>>16869201
Its okay anon. Once you grow up to relize dodges are for cucklords and mopar can suck the fattest of cocks you can get an old chevelle or nova body and get to work.

>>16869272
None. At all. Ever

>>16870082
PFFFFF.

id rather blow money on a built blown 572 then spend 1 dime ona fucking dodge

>>16871586
U mean fuel pump?

Cant just bolt a hose to it?

>>16872841
Keep the stock rolls rear end.

Get ready to modd the cross member for that deep ass oil pan.

Do it and post build

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A whole family stared at the car when I brought it to a dealer to get some prices on parts. Felt pretty weird.

>>16875190
Yap. Or any other tiny little shit car witj a blown motor.

Love-joy is the name brand but the diy electric car guys use these fittings to mate electric motors and keep transmitions. No reason it wouldnt work on your deal. Post build

>>16877164
Right. But illegal tinting and tint windshield and keep ina garage should never have trouble

>>16877210
I would rather so it myself but i dont have patience or money for body work

>>16877258
Nah. Just get pics and get it apraised

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my 64 International Harvester Scout 80

my grandfather owns a 63 Corvette Stingray split window, but no pic

>>16877968
Pffff. Throw it in there nigga. Get those 18" wide steel wheels from m/t and tub it.

Just move the springs and shocks in and u got a narrowed rear end cheap af.

>>16878213
I'm not edgy or a hipster u cuck...

>>16878426
DUDE. I swear to fuck if you get that done and post here and its worth a fuck i'll put my all roller 454 in a fucking Desoto.

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>>16878426
DUDE. swear to fuck u get that 500 in and like it i will drop my all roller 454 ina fucking Desoto like pic related.

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>>16878967
Kek.
>outdated luxury car.

My man!

>>16879060
Ya. But toys is fun

>>16882204
I think you should do that regardless of what drac does.

>>16879080
Lol.

>>16868946
I. CANT DRIVE. FIIIIIIIIFTY FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!

>>16880855
U can buy a $1500 kit for ac in anything. Even less if you bolt on a couple alternators and can vent a 110 window unint and hide it in the trunk.

>>16881027
Probably. But i drive my shitbox big block daily because i dont go far. Can haul shit. And if it breaks 99% of the time can fix on the roadside or throw a chain on it.

>>16881234
Its okay anon. Me either. You have a list of ls cars or should i just look for old chevy shit.

I dont know fuel injection and its 31 years past time i did

>>16881249
Not a bad idea. I dont wanna dick with pulling it but i'd rebuild a junkyard special and wire it in.

>>16882279
See you won't get ECU or anything, it's just the whole engine unit.

>>16882071
Fuck that thing is nice.

>>16882222
Ya but my shortwide is my baby and i was gonna build it into a show truck. Building all of these big blocks is killing my wallet. Maybe some day. The car belongs to family so cointoss if i can just have it or there isnt a dollar amount... ;(

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Got rid of it when I got married(GenXr). Now all but 1 of the kids are out of the house and I'm thinking about getting another one. Wife would have no problem with this, but in all honesty I think I'd rather get a 69-70 instead of the 73 I had.

What do you think?

>>16882239
Me neither. My bro in high school just "had" to spin tires in some 305 that an autist built up.
>muh 45mph.
>muh tires spin now.

Lol. Left them for lols. Can almost hook up enough for a slap wheelie.

>>16882286
Fuck. Well, im slow af and can piece it together and do it right that way i guess.

>>16882303
I think you should

>>16882302
Muscle trucks are cool. I hope to do a big inch Windsor stroker at some point in my ferd

>>16882303
Fuckit. Get that car and paint it the same color even. Old retired guys live life for nastalgia it seems.

Go for it mang.

>>16882323

Nice. Hope your pockets are deeper than pic related.

Always wanted a 383 s10 for lols. Buddy says a good 10 minutes with a hammer or a 3 inch body lift and u can stuff a bigblock in there. But i miss no idle lopey shit and a stroked s10 would always sell.

>>16882071
I want a 60s scout pickup so bad it hurts

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>>16882337
That's a few engines down the road. For the moment the plan is a budget 320 crank hp 302 from an explorer. This thing ran a 22.9 at 59mph at the strip with the current turd of an i6 in it. It needs to at least do burnouts now.

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>>16882303
That generation Chevelle is still sexy as fuck

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>>16882380
Colonnades are either more elegant or more brutish than their predecessors. In the more elegant, pic related. The Grand Am looks fantastic imo.

>>16882303
Go for it

Is that the wife?

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>>16882353
22 second 1/4 mile.

Pic related.

>muh 1989 toyota corolla wagon.

>>16882479
It's painful :(

At least my bike does it in less than half of that.

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>>16882219
There we go, that's a better picture. Just read your post in the last thread about taking the limo to the rock quarry for a burn and now I find out you've got a big block '85 C10 kickin' around as well. I like your style man, lookin' forward to more limo updates.

>>16882191
>>16882204
Oh, it'll happen. The only thing is how long it will take. I'm going to get started on it as soon as I get my research done.

>>16882219
I'd buy that just because I could.

>>16882219
Forgot to mention, nice airport shuttle.

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Okay so after browsing old cars for sale and stressing over whether the owners are being honest or not, I've decided to "make" (kit car) my own "classic" (subjective) car.

Does anyone here have experience with a Factory Five Mk4 roadster kit? Probably not, but I want to take my chances.

I am already 50% ready to seriously get the complete kit ~$20,000 and then build a down and dirty computer-free carbureted goodness.

Someone seriously talk me out of it.

>>16882687
it's a world of pain

>>16882710

Okay I give up. Thanks for your advice!

>>16882687
Buy a car under the assumption that you're being lied to. If you get a $5k cars, you can use the other $15k to make something awesome.

>>16882726

But why should I trust a vampire's advice?

>>16882712
No problem, the thing about buying classic cars is also the owner may not be aware of the issues even if they were trying to deceive you. But they're never too hard to fix assume it's murican and spare parts are abundant or being newly made.

>>16882747
Vampires get laid bro

>>16882747
Because I've been around long enough to know a thing or two.

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>>16882780

Oh I was joking! You gave me a short reply so I shot you a short sarcastic one in return.

I know it's a world of pain; I'm not naive! I just think it will be worth it to have a car that I "built" on my own.

I was near orgasm when the computer I built by myself turned on for the first time. Imagine how great it would feel for a built car to rev up for the first time.

Anyways, I am also thinking about working on an old car instead as you suggest. Expect it to be a bit cheaper than building a brand new kit.

>>16882794

Not surprising because vampires live for thousands of years

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>>16878426
>Rolls Royce rat rod

DO IT

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The interior is decent, too.

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Come shitpost on kik about classic cars.

>>16883583
Why would I download a separate app to talk about something with a community of people when I could just do that here

>>16883583
Why the fuck would I download an app and shitpost when I'm already shitpost. KYS shill

>>16883583
What is kik? It sounds like something you'd use to find random sluts.

>>16882411
That's fucking tuff, I want one

>>16883740
That's exactly what I use it for. Or at least used to.

>>16881927
The limo is sweet, how much did you buy it for?

>>16883740
That is what tinder/bumble is for

>>16883740
Pretty much

>>16882303
>>16882412
>Is that the wife?
No. ExGF. Last one I dated before the wife. She was also a model.

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I love these foglights; initially, I hated them, but they're so neat up close.

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>>16882411
I would say more brutish, especially when you look at their front bumpers.

>>16885308
My mom owned a 76 Aspain from about 1983 to 1990. Was a fuckin terrible car it was.

She replaced it with a brand new 1990 Sunbird, which admittedly was okay for the first seven years but also turned out to be a piece of shit.

Her last two cars have been Japanese. Mom got better.

>>16881249
>alright gonna go to a pick n pull 2 hours away to get this motor to farm 10 second time slips
>2 hours later
>all of the trucks have been ripped of their goods
>4 hours and tolls + uhaul trailer fees wasted
JUST, luckily this never happened but it was my worst fear when I was hunting for a motor

>>16882279
When I bought my 5.3 I didn't get a throttle body, harness, computer, or accessories (PS pump or Alternator, not even the bracket) so expect that shit to come into play if you're buying from a dismantler.

plus my biggest fear was post above related, the gayest part is getting lucky with that but there's nothing better than going to a half price day and finding a full motor

>>16885406
That's pretty much where I'm at. If I can afford to sirens the extra 2 to 3 hundred dollars to save labor and have a compression check done in the motor, I'll do it.

>>16885406
how much did you pay for your 5.3 core? There is one nearby for 250$

>>16887272
Yeah, we already collectively told you you're a fucking moron if you don't

>>16887901
Yeah I have up that battle and realized you're all right there.

>>16868772
Sup /classic cars/. My uncle who lives next door to me has an 89 iroc z Camaro that runs and drives and shit, pretty sure it's got the 5.7 v8. Maybe it's the 5.0, either way it's the v8. I could get it from him for around 1k.

Here's the thing though, it's been sitting for 2 years.. How much of a money pit will this shit be? Will it be fun at all?

>>16887956
>It runs and drives
>It's been sitting for 2 years
Classic cars work like this: take a budget, estimate exactly how much something is going to first, and a certain amount of time as well. Then double or triple it.

Cool car though

>>16887967
i have literally no idea how much it will cost, i have no knowledge of classic cars or muscle cars. I'm a honda guy. my dad knows the engines and shit because he works on them pretty often though.

Lets say, do you have any idea how much regular maintenance would cost, assuming i did it myself?

>>16887309
I paid $500 for mine, reason why I went with it was it had low miles (130k) and a vid of the truck running and driving so it was just added assurance. Every other motor I saw was upwards to $600-$850 with way more miles so it was the cheapest option local I could find

If you could get one for $250 and it wasn't sitting in the bottom of a lake then go for it.

What are your plans for it? Turbo or n/a?

>>16887997
Domestic car parts are dirt cheap, unless you are buying performance. They are also pretty easy to wrench on, so you should be okay.

Is it a manual or auto?

>>16888168
>What are your plans for it? Turbo or n/a?
I am planning on keeping it N/A and fairly stock other than maybe a hotter cam. I just want a reliable, but fun engine for my ElCamino. Might even keep it carburated.

>>16869285
The fuck did you get a 69/70 Fsbk for 2.5 k?

>>16882687
Buy a Factory 5 car, you will attract a lot of idiots, an enthusiast will know you aren't driving a actual Cobra.

If you do buy it I swear to Christ if you drop a 351w or 302 in it I will find you.

>>16887956
305 is shite, 350tpi is OK

It's a late 80's Z, expect issues, don't expect it to be very fast as in modern grocery and A to b cars are gonna blow you off the road.

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>>16888279
It's the auto. i guess it really is the 5.7, seeing as how according to my research the 5.7 didn't come in manual.

>>16888372
Yeah that's the 350 TPI, Tuned Port Injection, can tell by the intake manifold.

>>16887997
Well here's my worry. It's sat for the last two years, and by the fact that it's an 89 Camaro means it's tbi as well as you're in America.

This means it has had ethanol in the fuel lines for the last two years which might have damaged the fuel tank, could have gummed up the injectors and fuel lines, and the fuel filter will be trashed. None of those are impossible to fix, but kind of a pain in the ass.

Then you have to get a battery, do all the fluids and maybe check the rubber but probably not.

Nothing impossible, but ethanol is your big worry. It is about 10 to 15 percent of the fuel in everything sold in entice and it is gnarly shit when it sits for over 8 months

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>>16888282
Noice, I did a 228/230 cam from Jegs and it sounds pretty fucking sick. Getting everything together isn't really all that bad, the harness was really easy and I fucking hate wiring shit.

I want to try to get it in next weekend, and I'll race this weekend with the old motor one last time.

Keep us posted with your swap my dude

>>16888385
Good for you on keeping that project moving forward. I got caught up in motorcycles over the last 3 months and haven't made any progress on the Ford.

Do you have any updates or progress?

>>16888384
tbi? >>16888384
>It is about 10 to 15 percent of the fuel in everything sold in entice
I actually don't know what this means either.

honestly i'm sorry for asking you guys to spoonfeed me, and i'll go elsewhere if you don't want to. but I appreciate the help in this much.

>>16888413
Ethanol I mean, sorry.

It's corn alcohol that decomposes in your fuel line and molds up. It is bad stuff.

Tpi/tbi is tuned port injection and throttle body injection, different types of fuel injection systems.

>>16888432
ah, thanks man. So what you're saying is it'd be a good project car? the interior is fucking trashed too.

>>16888455
It could be, it depends on how much money you want to spend tbqhwy. It can be you just put new gas in it and it runs, or you will need to put a good amount of work in it. I can't really tell without looking at pictures or knowing the state the drivetrain is in.

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>>16888392
Pic related

All I'm waiting for now is the fitting for the turbo oil drain that I need to drill and tap into the oil pan so I have to drop the pan to do it. Which reminds me I have to figure out how guys do the oil feed line, I know they use the oil cooler blockoff plate but I'm not sure what they do to it for it to work

For the drop in
>front accessories (alternator, alt bracket, PS pump)
>upper rad hose
>longer sparkplug wires (flipping exh manifolds backwards and up)
then its turbo stuff

I didn't really expect to get this far so mentally I'm still thinking "fuck I have to get the computer flashed and the harness wired" kek

>>16888463
I really wouldn't mind getting my dad to help me fix up an old camaro. It's pretty hollywood tier desu. What fuel should i run through it?

>>16888492
It's a low comp 350, medium or regular is usually fine. The only worry with older cars is leaving fuel in there for more than 10 months. If the car gets driven a bunch it isn't much of a problem.

>>16888471
Nice man. Good to hear. That's pretty dang exciting. How much buddy are you going to run?

>>16888515
>>16888471
>Buddy
Boost*

>>16888515
Not sure, but goals are to be anywhere between 500 to 550 hp, so not much.

>>16888533
That's like 10 psi with a stock 5.3. Have you put a cam or anything in it?

>>16888550
Just 228/230 cam and PAC1218 springs

I don't want to bend rods, and I also have the TH350 with stock tc, stock driveshaft, and a 10 bolt 8.2" with stock axles. One of these things are bound to break

>>16888609
>Stock th350
>Stock converter
El oh El.

Can you just bolt up an LS to a th? That's fucking cool.

>>16888644
yeah m8 people put TH400's on them all the time

>>16888659
See that's what's a pain in the ass about Ford. Prior to the modular, there was 4 or 5 different bolt patterns (small block/i6, modified, big block, 385, diesel) and then the modified comes out and it is herp derp new bolt pattern.

>>16888644
SBC has been pretty much the same design for 50 years now.

>>16888690
The LS and the gen 2 share literally nothing but bore sizing

You guys think a Harbor Freight engine stand would bend on me while i'm assembling an engine?
I dunno if i trust a $50 stand.

>>16888515
same guy that was requesting spoonfeeding, i haven't really seen many V8s irl, and holy SHIT it's such a huge engine, the picture doesn't really do it justice

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>>16888795
>requesting spoonfeeding

>>16888803
kek

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>>16888811
>dem repeating digits

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I decided that I want a Volvo 242 as my next car. I went searching online and I cant even find a regular 240...

>tfw 3rd world

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Finally got her up on a lift, solid as a rock. Got some minor coolant leakage from a frost plug, oil from the valve covers, and exhaust from a rusty pipe, but aside from that, she runs and drives amazing. I love this thing.

>>16888791
naw m8, stand in >>16888385 is HF and holds up strong, knock on wood

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Someone redpill me on the Volvo P1800 please. I think it looks great, but that's all I know about it. Should I give up my fever dream of finding one, restoring/resto-modding it, and move on?

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in b4 tha thread is ded

>>16889189
Is that the 1 ton?

>>16889487
I'm interested in this topic, I've got to buy a stand soon

Got 4 rusted body bolts off the Jeep today. Feels good, only a couple more and I can get the body lifted off and start on the brakes, frame, and get the exhaust stud drilled out of the engine. Trying to get this done before the baby arrives around July 17th.

>>16889594
What Jeep?

>>16889594
Sell baby for parts

>>16889604
55 m38a1

>>16889608
Thought about but nah, I'm adopted and she'll be the first blood relative ive ever met. Can't part her out.

>>16889618
>I'm adopted and she'll be the first blood relative ive ever met
That's pretty heavy. Nice Jeep project though, should be fun

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>>16889627
Yeah, I'm pretty excited. Jeep is fun sometimes, goes pretty slow when everything's rusted.

Today's take.

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>>16889665
Also got the head on a few days ago. New studs and gasket, original nuts.

>>16889487
>>16889552
Its the 1,000 pound one, the 750lb one looked sketchy as fuck.

If you need a crane I went with the 2 ton because the boom is longer

>>16889735
Thanks holmes. I bought the 1 ton crane, i figured it was almost no different from the two ton desu.

>>16889238
Best of luck. Truly

>>16889753
They're both fine, I was afraid the 1 ton wasn't going to be long enough, with a 1/2 ton being the longest you could go on the 1 ton. Whereas the 2 ton the furthest hole is a 1/2 ton

>>16874682
Lmao

>>16890161
>>16889753
Fuck pardon my autism
>with a 1/2 ton being the longest you could go on the 1 ton
Meant 1/4 ton

>>16868772
What is that? A Ferrari?

>>16890241
Ferrari 250GT Pininfarina Coupe

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I am almost done with my valve covers after like 4 days cleaning and sanding and painting and sanding and painting

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>>16890763
noice

guys im getting close, i've had an erection for more then 24 hours from this too

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>>16890811
hnhghhhhgh

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>>16890825
gotta throw this cock sucker in

>>16890763
Sanding for a textured paint?

Are you fucking high? Or stupid?

>>16890879
No, sanding to remove the fucking 30 years of rust that had accumulated so the primer would actually adhere to something rather than dipping the fuck out as soon as it dried.

>>16878967
Do you have a better pic of the rear of the Imperial?

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>>16891145
Like this?

>>16892618
That car, in a deep dark emerald, would be so sexual

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>>16892628
This is what I intend to paint it to look like.

>>16882303
>>16882303
>Chevelle 73.jpg
>>16884250
>>Is that the wife?
>No. ExGF. Last one I dated before the wife. She was also a model.

NICE

>>16868772

Gorgeous paint in that light.

What's the amber light on the rear pillar? Side marker? It's a bit of a pimple on an otherwise elegant body.

>>16893167
Probably the indicator.

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>>16893173
Yeah it's a Series 1 so it has the indicator on the pillar. Series 2 has the indicator on the tail light as well as disc brakes and wider tires. The tailights look very MGBish

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>>16888979
Diggin' those back tires, what are they?

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Buddy's 302 swamp ('72 Comet) is coming along, might get it fired up this weekend.

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>>16893382
Shiny & chrome.

>>16893392
Would you be able to ask him what he did for his distributor and fuel pump?

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There goes my latest check, /ccg/.

>>16893392
>serpentine belt system with v belt style alternator bracket

That looks so weird to me.

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>>16893495
nobody told me I'd have $10,000 invested in this $2,000 car within three years time

>>16893495
My MkVI is also like that. Uses micro V serpentine belts, but still have to manually tighten them

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Merc is almost ready, my benis is also ready for this summer.

Sup. It's me from the other day, whos uncle has the camaro and was asking for spoonfeeding. So apparently it definitely runs, but it needs a battery. It's also got 80 (eighty) thousand miles on the fucking thing.

I'm all of a sudden not sure I can jew the guy to a thousand dollars.

>>16893655
If you can swing him for a low price do it. Did you see it run?

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>>16893637
Had some "merc rot" also, this one is because of bad accident damage (fender-bender with some headlamp housing damage) in 90's.

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>>16893671
Also great time to fix other rust spots and protect everything

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>>16893671
thereifixedit.jpg

>>16893665
I didn't see it personally but I've heard testimony from 4 different family members that it definitely ran, and just needs a battery.

Id offer him max 2k, but at that point if I decided to not just keep it I doubt I'd make any profit.

>>16893671
Also meant bad accident repair

>>16893684
You might be able to, depending on how good of a salesman you are.

Did they say it ran now, or ran two years ago?

>>16893684
(Same guy) checked cars for sale and saw lower mileage ones for like 15k, but I bet those are also immaculate lol

>>16893692
Ran about a year ago, and they drove it down the road.

>>16893684
>just needs a battery
Oldest trick in the book.
>it only needs a 20 dollar part, no time or money to install it, but I promise it's good! My loss is your gain! SOLD AS IS BRING A TRAILER

Also
>profit.
You're NEVER going to make a profit on a project like that, wrong reason to get into a project car

>>16893710
Yeah bro it'll only take maybe $100 to fix

>spun 3 bearings

>>16893710
Kek, this is all true.

Maybe I'll keep it for another 10 years and finally sell it for profit or something.

>>16893737
How about you just keep it, fix it up, and drive it?
Unless you own a full blown restoration shop you won't make money on this.

>>16893749
Because I really doubt I can insure an old camaro? I might have no tickets or accidents but this im in florida lol

>>16893778
I would really like to daily drive it honestly, it has a back seat and a big trunk so it's not very inconvenient, but the insurance mane

>>16893778
>Because I really doubt I can insure an old camaro?
Yes you can, https://www.hagerty.com/

Are wagons appreciating?

>>16893879
nope, the only people who buy wagons are the ones who can't afford the coupe or sedan.

>>16885406
Fuck. May just buy a whole car. That always seems to happen

>>16883763
Thanks. $1,200.

Needs a carb rebuild and paint. 50,000 miles and the interior is perfect. Cent descide if i wanna fuck with a wrap around seat or judt flip the middle one backwards. Hell, may just leave it alone. Trying to figure out how to waterproof a projector that flips up from under the bumper or hood.

Cant figure out wtf to paint it... interior is blue so probably some shade of that with a white vynil top.

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>>16883002
Yes.

Do ot do it do it.

>>16882617
Kek. Ty sir. Geting vanity plate if i can for an antique. Is a burger joint like 20 miles down a dirt road. Been in 48 states and the best burger i ever had. Called Jim's. Might get the plate to read TO JIMS or something amd abduct frieds every weekend.

Its a lot of fun.


Buddy has a 4x4 big block suburban with expensive ass parts feom his old mud buggy. We spent 18 hours mudding to and from there a few months ago.

https://slo.craigslist.org/cto/6011892747.html

I WANT TO

>>16882611
Thats what i did. Broke down 3 months in my front yard because of carb and fucking custom stainless grill is such a pain in the dick to put back in i may just weld it or cut out teeth for it and stire the grill

>>16882562
Kek. Ty. Between my autism and bullshit i am bored.

Hell i might steal dads carb and mount up some 15s and make a dicking off in it smokeshow thread tomorrow if u want.

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>>16893410
MSD 8352 distributor with an MSD blaster 2 coil. He's trying some cheap & generic electric fuel pump first, if it doesn't get along with his carb he'll track down something else, wants to try it out first.

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>>16894340
nice, i have a 71 4 door im going to sell soon

>>16893348

They were on the truck when I bought it, I'll take a look and get the brand name for you.

>>16894340
Thanks man. I've got a timing cover for a classic mechanical fuel pump but ideally if I can get away with it is rather just use the old one.

>>16894946
>>16894946
NEW