Redpill me on 2nd gens /o/

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They guzzle tons of gas for noise and little power (thank you smog.)

They are basically the todays 90s civic of the 80s

>>16881396
You want at least the 350, the 305 is a dog. Try to go for 400 though. These cars are old as shit, but don't shy away from em. Just be prepared to work on it a lot

>>16881357
Go for the 1975 it will be worth more because you can register it in California without taking a Hot load.

>red pill
Fuck t-tops unless you love t-tops and getting rained on your dick
>third gen owner

>>16881422
Why the fuck would i want to register it in that god forsaken place?

>>16881404
How much gas are we talking about? Id like to occasionally take it to the beach (about an hour drive) without costing an arm and a leg. If it does 15, id be happy.

>>16881433
Are they really that leaky or just the occasional drip?

>>16881472
If you don't mind your seat always being damp and your interior eternally smelling like wet dog shit it's not so bad.

>>16881455
You'd be lucky to get maybe 15 with a 305. I drive a 1978 with a 350 and th350 and I barely get over 10

>>16881472
This>>16881490

I bought a brand new seal and spent hours putting it in. It's not that the glass doesn't seal, you have to glue the seal in perfectly so the water drains from either side of the roof down the doors and out and it's damn near impossible. I have no idea where my problem is, I'm just gunna crush it and get a hard top shell someday.

>>16881455
Stay out of the throttle in 4th on the highway and you'll be fine. My turd gen qjet 305 gets about 15 highway if you drive like a normal person and don't get entranced by the WHOOOOOOOOP of the secondary barrels when you floor it which sounds so fucking good, even if you're not actually going anywhere all that fast. Open the secondaries at all and you'll be measuring it in gallons per mile.

>>16881472
Depends on a lot of things, if the car lived up north the weatherstripping won't be as cracked and worn out as one that sat in the sun all day. You can also buy new seals for $150-200 and they're not all that hard to replace, just tedious to really work them in just right.

If I was in the market to buy another one I wouldn't consider one with t-tops. Mine handles much better with its solid roof, weighs less, and doesn't leak. Not worth it to me since I rarely use the sunroof in my other car anyway. Too bright and hot to use t-tops/sunroof in a car where the AC is gimped because its meant for r12, not r134a.

EAST BOUND AND DOOOOWN

LOADED UP AND TRUCKIN

>>16881450
Because the groid you sell it to will want to.

Having owned several third gens I bought my first second gen two years ago. 79, 403 T/A and had T-tops. Here's what to expect.

1. 12mpg or less
2. Unreal amounts of clanking, rattles, etc. The car sounds like it is literally falling apart on any city street- especially if you have a poly bushing set, and if the car has had any suspension work done at all, it probably does
3. The under-dash will be a rats nest of spliced wires
4. If more than two of your gauges work, feel incredibly lucky

And these are the ones that cost $10k+ now.

If you find one for a few thousand dollars your feet will fall through the floorboards and you wont have a trunk pan.

>>16882133
Looks aside this proves my theory that the third gen is the shit. Great styling, perfect amount of technology IMO, fuckin buyers market thats for sure.

>>16882133
I'm thinkin of getting a third gen soon. How can I prepare my anus?

>>16882403
Make sure you don't occupy a smog state.

>>16881357
front end alignment
i used to own a 78' ta and it always had that issue
gas is a huge problem as well

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>>16881357
i have a 307 in mine and its kinda gutless but gets up to 75 pretty quick on highway
>>16883925
>front end alignment
this, just did that today actually

slow inefficient and overall crap

>>16884123
>>16881357
you can always make it better as well

>>16881357
The 400 is a good engine to build on