/CCG/

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reminder

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what's you're throughts on the eagle?
looking to get one in a few months

>>16966061
sexy and underappreciated rally car

>>16965776

Damn I wish I had a Lincoln like that myself.

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Post more awkward Lincolns.

>>16966061
Beat subaru to the punch by at least a decade.

Just don't expect to do anything hardcore in it. There isn't a low range and I don't think it has a center differential lock.

>>16966185
>says post lincolns
>posts Chrysler
gj m8

>>16966199
I'll mostly keep it on pavement, if I want to do serious off road shenanigans I'd get a beater jeep or toyota

Buying cheap multimeter today, going to see about trying to get the MJ working again. All power to the vehicle is still gone as per my last post so I'm not too completely convinced that the problem is going to be all that awful to locate. Has to be close to the positive battery cable somewhere. Hopefully I can get the bastard working again soon, I'd hate to give up on it but I've got my regrets about this project for sure.

>>16966219
Even as a Ford guy, Cadillac > Lincoln

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>>16966185

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>>16966262

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>>16966219
Who gives a shit what it is

Landbarges in Europe is my fetish

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>>16966266

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>>16966268

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Meanwhile in Germany.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8ktAq_6SSE

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This puts the rest of your images to shame. A '54 Olds 88 at the Mille Miglia

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>>16966314
I find it hilarious how the overall length of the G-Wiz or whatever that piece of shit is would fit completely in the wheelbase of the Lincoln.

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Its raining way too hard to go chase blown fuses or wires through the excalibur shit alarm, or why ever the fuck it wont start...

>>16966492
Also got to wait for USPS to bring me more toys.

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>>16966289
>>16966341
I also have a Twingo. The size difference is hilarious and the Camaro isn't even that big of a car.

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>tfw nightshift

Atleast I've got a garage.

New shocks, new springs; done

all new brake system... soon

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>>16966966
I hope to god these load levelers help out. I plan to tow other cars with my barge soon enough.

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>>16966675
Barely bigger than an S-Class. Would be among my considerations if someone forced me to own an American car at gunpoint. Maybe rather a third gen or fourth gen though because liftback.

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>>16966492
does your year caprice still have that weird ass electronic distributor hooked up to a knock sensor? I went through hell trying to figure out why my brother's 305 wouldn't start after I had pulled the engine to fix the rear main seal.

if it does you can bypass the entire ignition control module and make it a 1 wire HEI again by jumping two of the wires on the 4 pin connector. I think it was 2 and 4, but I'm not sure.

>>16966981
and apparently you can't paint over zinc coating very well.

>order alt/power steering bracket for 5.3
>$50 bucks
>couple days later buy power steering pump from LKQ
>$38 bucks
>bigass box comes in the mail wtf
>pump came with the fucking bracket
I should've just bought the pump first jej

Luckily the first one came with bolts and shit, the LKQ one didn't which is retarded.

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so I looked at the tag while i was under my galaxie this morning, it has 2.75 gears. so I guess 7.75 seconds 0-60 aint too bad considering then.

>>16966985
whats your problem with barges, son? They're like driving mobile living rooms.

>>16967033
How hard is that shit to do on dirt?

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>>16966985
Camaro car of the year, every year.

>>16967159
Ask Roadkill.

>>16967033
Dude.

Dude.

Get an old shit piece of carpet to work on so you're not rolling around in the dirt.
Bulk trash day in the city is a great way to find rugs and whatnot. Who cares if it's stained, it's gonna sit outside in the sun and rain.

>>16967159
It's pretty shitty. Those tiny caster wheels just dig in when there's any kind of load on the cherrypicker. You're better off rolling the car out from underneath the cherrypicker instead of the other way around.

A carpet makes it a bit better (the cherrypicker still sinks, but it doesn't DIG) but a cement slab is obviously the best way to go.

>>16967165
>windmill land
so what, netherlands?
sounds like it'd be bretty eyecatching in the EU

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>>16967273
I do occasionally pull some rugs out, but they've gotten so ratty over the years of use it's easier just to use the cardboard his new hood came in.

>>16967159
what >>16967273 said. you'll find yourself taking a jack handle to the inside of the frame on the engine hoist every few feet to lift it up out of the crater it made. That's why you see the 2 wheeler wrapped around the engine in the pic.

Shit sucks major balls.

>>16967393
though my dog pissed on a couple of sheets of the stuff, which i forgot the mention.

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>>16967414
fuckin bastard. Give him a cadillac to sleep in and he pisses all over my things.

>>16967453
you should piss all over him

assert your dominance

https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/6064629575.html
Should I?

>>16966056
>dont have fun with your personal property, stay in the fold like the rest of us sheep.

>>16967958
>you can't have fun with a stock classic
You're not a real classic car enthusiast

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Am I allowed here?

>>16968440
>jap crap
REEEEEEEEEEEEE

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I think my front shocks are leaking...

>>16968440
If it's 1992 or older, sure. Nice that you kept it stock though

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BRAAAAAAP

>>16968543
Just wipe it off and forget about it for another 10 years

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>>16968543
May I suggest replacing them with load levelers?

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>>16968551
hey that means i can play too

>>16968742
Well, the current ones are the original shocks... so its probably about time.

>>16968749
I was thinking of buying some KYB Excel-Gs are the load levelers good?

>>16966289
>>16966675
What size wheels/tires?
Great stance

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>>16968751
give it another 20 years when all these barges are older and some people will be saying "nice car" to you at gas stations and stuff, versus today people barely batting an eye.

I wonder if cars from the early 2000s will ever be classics. Ever think in 40 years people will look at an 01 malibu and think "man, that's a nice car. why dont they make them like this anymore?"

>>16968807

No. I don't. There is nothing memorable about that's car. Nothing.

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>>16968804
Load levelers are meant to assist old, worn out springs, but can also be used to stiffen up a suspension system when used with new springs for better handling and less body roll.

I have KYB gas a just shocks up front with new springs, load levelers and cargo coils in the rear, they're all pretty alright.

>>16968807
but anon, i keep my grand marquis in nice shape (no rust/rot, do wash & wax it) and at gas stations I have gotten some older folks compliment me on it. I agree right now it's not on par with the classics of the 50s/60s, but it's a style no longer in production and are rarely seen on roads. That has to count for something, yeah?

>>16968807
When they start making vehicles with even less imagination and originality, we will look back and appreciate the 2000s, yes.

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>>16968835
I wasnt knocking your car, anon. I was just stating something i noticed. I got tons of compliments on my old maverick simply because it was old. Back in the day it was a shitbox car that everybody and their mother owned. I doubt very much people back then would have thought that people today would think they're nice or cool cars.

>>16968824
i took a look and it seems as though they dont make them for 69 mustangs. But thanks for the suggestion

we'll probably replace the coils with in the next year anyways.

>>16968972
they do, I just dont think they're called load levelers. Here:

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/mon-58539/overview/year/1969/make/ford/model/mustang

I'm getting a very clean turd gen Camaro with a 305 and an auto for 3k. Decent deal or nah?

>>16968751
Nice slab

>>16967033
Last time I drove a Mercedes Sprinter down my driveway I was thankful for having a spotter. It's the same story with my garage. S-Class size is the absolute maximum I wanna have to deal with.

>>16967033
That's extremely good for highway gears

>>16968992
Well i'm going to be doing the front shocks first (which were the ones in pic related) but when i get around to doing the rear shocks those load-levelers are definitely going to be a serious consideration.

>>16968807
>I wonder if cars from the early 2000s will ever be classics
I mean, it depends on the car. Panthers and early 00's landyacht remnants most definitely, maybe the Monte Carlo... I can't bring much else back to memory though

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>>16968423

>>16968440
Is this the car RCR reviewed? That mismatched bumper looks familiar...

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Is 92 classic yet?

Probably a stupid question, but any ideas why my Bronco has been dry starting after sitting for 8 hours? It's usually less than or about a second before it gets oil pressure and the horrendous noise of my bearings killing themselves stops. This has only started happening since I replaced the valve cover gaskets and intake manifold gaskets and cleaned the insides of both up, which I don't think should have any effect. It's a 5.0 with ~130K miles. Fresh oil and filter. It should probably be noted that I'm using 20W50 because I had low oil pressure previously, but it had the same thing (after the gaskets) on the 500 miles old 10W30 I was running until I changed to 20W50 yesterday.

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Manual swap yay or nay

>>16969120
Sure if you're ready to drop the $1500 on a new crate 350.
305 a shit.

>>16970274
T56 or bust, nigga

>>16969120
You better shove a 350 in it

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>>16970321
The girth though

>>16970351
Feels good man

T56 was made to fit in such spaces, albeit tightly.

>>16966185
Parking lots in France are small as fuck, why would you bring a land barge there

>>16970309
>>16970343
Yep, that's the plan. Also interested in the manual swap too. My main question was just is 3 grand too much to spend on the platform of my first project car?

>>16970274
You'd be done with a WC t5 out of a mustang. You've got a mild 302 right?

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Should I place a bid? It doesn't run, I am not very experience in repairs and I'd have to get it from AZ to NJ. At least it looks like it wouldn't cost very much though.

https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/lincoln/continental/1922279.html

>>16970436
3k is a typical price for turd gens. Manual swap a bit of work though. You might want to try finding a manual 305 and putting in a 350

>>16965776
Man, my first car was fucking huge like that. Maybe that's why I'm a good driver. Learning to maintain lane and maneuver on a monster boat, and now having a nimble, well handling machine.

The size difference is mind-blowing.

>>16970456
That regular t5 will Mike itself if you or any work into the 350 though, which you will because it's so fucking cheap

>>16970466
I want to work a bit though. Plus the few manual 305s around me are trashed to shit.

>>16970492
What? Also automatic with a manual valve body isn't bad

>>16970500
Sorry, meant to reply to
>>16970456

>>16970504
>>16970492
You'll need the whole pedal assembly, different trans mounts and you'll need a good transmission. Regular t5 will explode rather quickly under anything but a stock or extremely mild 350

Yesterday's project:

https://youtu.be/P-Bt6BpAtwQ

>>16970523
Sounds like you've got a thing for trannies

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>>16970539
Only the big ones bb ;)

>>16970547
Post clutchpucci

>>16970555
>Tfw automatic

>>16970523
Think the t56 conversion kit from Hawks would be good? Or should I try to find the pieces myself?

>>16970557
Torqueconverterpucci is just too drawn out desu

>>16970562
T56 of good. Benefit is you can swap an LS in at any time when you feel more ambitious

>>16970575
Right. That's why I'm looking at a turd gen. I can do easy upgrades first, and start doing more ambitious stuff later as I go along. I think that's a good way of doing it.

>>16970643
Sounds like a good plan

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>>16966266
>even the BMW looks small, after all these years where each segment has only grown bigger
really puts things in perspective
I mean look at the F30 and the E30, both D segment.

>>16966985
>Barely bigger than an S-Class.
what

>>16970888
he's just cherrypicking the smallest S-class and the biggest Camaro

Anyone experienced with Weber 38/38?
Considering throwing one on my slant six.

It's becoming more and more apparent that my chinkshit BBD won't survive actual use.

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>>16967615
5k for as corvair is a little much. I would look for a second gen personally as they have the better suspension.
Corvairs are great cars I own 3 and daily drive them 10/10 would recommend.

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>>16967615
Yes,
Step 1: throw 15 inch wheels on, pic related
Step 2: 4.3l marine V6 swap
Step 3: rebuild transmission so you aren't spinning 5k rpm at 80mph

>>16971167
Why don't you just find a stock factory carb and rebuild it? Or is your goal a performance build for the 225?

>>16971472
BBD's meant for a slant six are hard to find. Most are for a 318 or a 4.0 jeep (there's a difference) and most of those are remanufactured like what i have already. I'm going to be stuck with the 225 for a while so i figured i might as well get some extra horses out of it if i could.
It really needs some other parts to work but it isn't anywhere near road ready yet.

>>16971501
forgot muh trip

>>16967001
Thanks for the tip! I'll have to check it out!

>>16971501
I gave my brother my old carb off of my maverick's 250 for his 170 slant six, it seems to run fine with it, you might want to consider carter or something like that if you're not having luck with rebuilt oem carbs

>>16971515
It is a Carter bro.
The problem is finding one that is in any shape to be trusted.

>>16971515
i just realized you have a 2bbl intake, disregard this post.

>>16971523
any old 2bbl carb wouldn't bolt on?

>>16971510
http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/bypass-ccc-est-hei-distrib-wires-186491.html

turns out you jump the pins A and C(1 and 3)

>>16971527
>any old 2bbl carb wouldn't bolt on?
Some will like the 38/38 i ordered. I was considering one of those Holley 2-barrels but people claim they're junk and Holley seems to have abandoned support for them as well.
Webers are cheap until you realize you need to spend twice what you paid in jets and linkages.

>>16966322
That is amazing!

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Went for a cruise, car shakes like a mofo at 60+ i think i need new wheels

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Buddy's Comet is officially running and driving with the new 302. He temporarily screwed in his new floors/bench yesterday and threw on a couple of cheap mufflers just to see if he could get it around the block a couple of times without stalling. Mission accomplished. Clutch pedal assembly needs a bit of work as it isn't fully disengaging but that's no big deal. If all goes according to plan he'll be driving it in its current questionably screwed together state 15 kilometers up a windy mountain rd to our other buddy's place to weld the floors in place, and then it's basically home free from there.

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Does /CCG/ think it's a good successor to the Continental?

>>16971726
No.

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>>16971726
>V6
>AWD
>Paddle shifters
>Not a barge

No. There will never be a good successor to the Continental or any of the holy barges.

>>16971726
Nothing is ever a good successor to anything.

>>16971753
>that pic
t. dracula

>>16971822
I prefer the Mark V to the Town Coupe. Though, I've been busy with my new Rolls Royce.

>>16968850
Gotcha. That's interesting btw; I too think that people back then would not have batted an eye to these cars but today they are a relic of times past.

>>16969361
I agree with the panthers and landyacht remnants, but I disagree with the monte carlo. I'd also like to add the smaller trucks to your list (e.g. Ford Ranger).

>>16971703
Yeah, new tires with a mount, balance, and alignment and you should be good to go!

>>16969124
thank you!

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>>16971726
I got to see it in person at an auto show recently. The "Chinese construction quality" meme didn't seem to apply. It is actually pretty top-notch. It looks great, the features are sweet, and most everything on it feels quality. Some nice touches arethe real metal throughout the car and soft-close doors but I liked a lot about it.

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>>16972416
Fug, wrong car. Here's the Continental. Note the cool-ass door handles below the windows.

>>16972416
>>16972443
If only it was a huge V8 with a column shifter and the softest suspension ever.

>>16972460
If only indeed, I can settle for a 400-hp V6 though.

>>16972460
That's what it would have needed; it's not a bad car, but, the "Continental" name means a lot more to some of us.

For example, I'd put my old Mark V up against a Rolls Royce back in the day; in '64, the Continental was vastly superior to the Cadillac, Imperial, and Rolls Royce.

>>16972488
I love the original Continental too and agree. It's arguably the best American luxury car made in the last 30 or 40 years though.

>>16972495
A 1966 Continental is on my list of dream cars; one of two from the '60s that I don't have, and it is arguably the best.

I aim to park one in my garage next to a '66 Imperial and a '68 Cadillac.

>>16972549
Same here, familia. It's incredible how ahead of their time they were with the auto-dimming headlights and things like that. They just look incredible, too.

What do you guys think about me getting a land barge as a daily driver and a first car? I fucking hate modern cars.

>>16972623
Be prepared to pay a shit ton for gas but do it.

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>>16972623
Corvair is always the answer

>>16972623
Do it. They're comfy, reliable, and gas isn't that bad.

>>16972549
>1966 Continental
That's my main car in GTAV

>>16972748
That's in there? I wanted to get the new Mafia game to drive around in an Imperial, but they ruined the game with the nigger protagonist.

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>>16972759
Yeah it's a coupe.
It has probably one of the better engine sounds in the game which is why i like it.
I just put on some Mag wheels and it looks decent.

>but they ruined the game with the nigger protagonist.

Yes. I wouldn't have minded if he was just a black guy, but of course they have to have some retarded raycis story.

>>16972655
I thought Corvairs had garbage handling

>>16973217
Bullshit even the early ones handle great.

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>>16973217
Who told you that bullshit? Corvairs are great at handling.

Post more HD car images plz, OC is welcome

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>>16971726
No, but I saw one today and it looks incredible irl

>>16971840
Isn't there a Mark V town coupe?

>>16972416
Nice Bendi

>>16972488
>For example, I'd put my old Mark V up against a Rolls Royce back in the day
Delusional Lincoln owners everyone. All it had going for it was size. It isn't up to Cadillac's level, let alone Rolls Royce.

>>16972759
>>16972779
t. racists

>>16973217
They handle as bad as Porsches with their RR layout :^)

>>16973266
>>16973278
>>16973479
alright, ill certainly look into a corvair if one comes up for sale near me. thanks lads

>>16973439
No; all Mark Vs were coupes and tended to be nicer.

>>16973457
http://www.curbsideclassic.com/automotive-histories/six-luxury-cars-a-car-and-driver-test-from-1965-with-some-cc-pictures/

>>16973470
It wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the section of killing white southerners as revenge. It creates a cognitive dissonance seeing as I'm a white southern male.

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>>16973217

>>16970274
I dig those rims bro.

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I love my job, but going 4 fucking days without being home to cruise and screw with my vehicles is killing me. Spring is finally landing in northern Maine and I can't do anything but look out the windows and wish I was home.

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Also, I stripped some of the shit flat black paint off my international to find red and white paint that is in decent condition. What's the best way to strip rattle can shit while not wrecking the previous paint job?

>>16974729
very careful sanding?

Xylene?

I was scrubbing down my engine bay with xylene before and noticed it dissolved the rattle can black by barely touched the original paint.

I say barely because it still did affect the original paint somewhat.

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>>16974756

Thanks, I'll look around for some.

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>>16974856
try it out on a hidden spot first. I dont wanna be responsible for fucking up some anons paint job worse than it was.

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And because I've been working, I've had no time to take new photos of the freshly painted Impala. So enjoy this one that still makes me drool.

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>>16974887
what year is that fucker anyway?
My dream has always been for a 1969 impala, 4 door or 2 door, doesnt matter to me.

I got close enough with my galaxie, I guess.

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>>16974891

I like it!

Mine is a 65. She's a survivor, an original Maine car, sold in Auburn. Odometer ruined over 50k after I bought her last summer, and I believe it. 150 and it would be nothing but rust and rubber.

>>16974901

Rolled. Swype keeps fucking me over.

>>16973393
My man. I'm the one who posted the pics of the white Reserve level one. I would definitely take out a loan for one.

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I promise I'll post new material when I get it

>>16966322
That thing looks 30 feet long

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>page 9

Welp found out two things about Duster today.
1: the radiator is completely boned.
Something happened in its life that blew the seams on the radiator.
It was bone dry by the time i realized it was leaking so much.

2: the transmission is dry as well, which is why it kept stalling out when i tried to move it.

Also my waterpump is whining like one of those straight cut gear transmissions.

>>16977438
thankfully radiators, water pumps, and tranny rebuild kits are relatively cheap.

>>16977438
Sounds like it's time for a Gen III Hemi swap

>>16977815
I'm trying to find a radiator that isn't Chinese garbage.

>>16977851
Gross

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>>16977861
My champion radiator has been pretty alright.

>>16977879
Neato, i'll keep it in mind.
OEM is hard as hell to find anyway.

>>16974922
I've got to agree with you, it's a breathtaking car in real life. It's a genuine American luxury car. Not trying to be European, not trying to be Cadillac, it feels all Lincoln.

MY OLD LADY BOUGHT A V8 FORD
SHIFTING GEARS ON THE RUNNIN' BOARD
GOTTA BOTTLE UP AND GO

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>>16977879

>Monster can

Get on my level, bro.

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>finally home

Got my jerry can mounted. Tailgate will be in Tuesday/Wednesday. Pretty excited.

Maybe people will stop asking me if it's a Dodge. It doesn't even resemble a Dodge.

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Also got dog dish caps that match the two that came with the truck.

does the radiator suck the overflow back up?

>>16977997
>gets ticket for open container

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>>16978100

>>16978071
If it's designed to. If you just have an overflow bottle that has no return then no

>>16978100
>he can't drive naked drinking a beer
>land of the free

>>16977997
using glass fucking madman

>>16973927
First of all
>CSC
My nigga. Secondly
>only Cadillac anywhere near Mercedes
>well known that GM and all of Detroit for that matter went down in quality after the mid 60s

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>>16978152

And I towed it home with a fucking 6 cylinder.

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Haven't had much time lately to tinker on the motor, supposed to get nice weather on the weekends coming up. Hoping to drop it in soon.

Only thing left really is to find an non fucked alternator

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Haiti got cars?

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>>16978233
Parts shipment came in, gonna plumb the bitch up today

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Help guys, my dad has a 67' F100 with a flat tire he wants to replace all tires with the same white bold strip where is best place to get a new set? Will it have to be ordered online or can most local tire shops get em?

>>16978369
https://www.cokertire.com/tires/styles/whitewall-tires.html

>>16978377
thanks, any tire in particular you recommend? i'm in california, my dad wants quality tires. these look good, thoughts? there seems to be many styles
>https://www.cokertire.com/tires/styles/whitewall-tires/bf-goodrich-bias-ply-narrow-whitewall.html

>>16978369
take the wheel to the shop its a simple tune up and they will replace the tire and keep the rim. they can install the new wheel inside the car shop too.

>>16978423
so my dad should just lift the truck on stands and just take all the rims to a tire shop to get the tires ordered and replaced?

>>16978402
Bias ply will look good and correct but they aren't that good of a tire if you actually used the truck.

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>>16978444
yeah, it's a nice truck my dad just wants a whitewall strip and quality tires. Are the BF's the "good ones"?

>>16978431
well that can work also that wheel in the picture looks like its rotated over and that can make your tires go flat

>>16978456
Maybe another anon can chime in too but i haven't heard of BF tires being bad at all.
At least i haven't heard of any exploding like Firestone tires.

>>16978457
>looks like its rotated over and that can make your tires go flat
what do you mean by this? the truck has been sitting a few months and went flat out of nowhere

>>16978473
I think he means it looks like the rim is bent or something but that's just the whitewall making an illusion.

>>16978473
i would put the truck on stands and redo the alligment a few times to be sure its the tires because thats 100$ for tires that you might not need

>>16978510
nah the tires gotta go, they are old as shit and rear are bald guess it's perfect storm. So is this >>16978431 best thing to do now?

>>16974923
That's a totally different car

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>>16978980

Literally or figuratively?

>>16978996
Figuratively, that guy did an insane job

>>16979119

I figured, but wanted to make sure you weren't calling me out haha. Yes, he did a great job and I'm super happy with it. Can't wait for the street sweeper to get the roads cleaned up so I can do some cruising.

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>engine swap, hopefully next week
>paranoid that I'm going to forget something and fuck myself

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>>16972623
Land boat was my first car and DD. Do it
>One day I'll take the rear bumper off and make a new bumper assembly

Also
>tfw put my new BFGoodrich Radial T/As on at work
>Usual method for getting the blue film off of white walls and white letters doesn't work

Scrubbed the white letters with a brass bristle brush, hot water and soap and they still didn't come out nice and white, anyone know of something good to clean them with?

>>16980772

bleach

>>16980704
Did you ever sell this car? I remember the CL ad

>>16981504
Tried too, but all I got were low ball offers and a dude that only wanted the frame for the base of a rat rod. I'd rather just keep it

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page 8 bump

You wanna see something really scary?

>>16983947
no

kinda>>16983947

I'll give it an hour and, if I get enough interest, I'll post an image that will haunt your dreams.

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>>16983986
orly

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>>16983986

>>16983947
>>16983986
Do it faguette

>>16983986
>Waits impatiently

>>16983986
now i just want to know what it is.

Is there a dick or something?

>>16984394
what the hell man

>>16981637
what were people offering you and how much were you asking? also, what were (are) the problems with it that you got lowballed so much?

>>16984394
what am i looking at?

>>16984448
the lowest I had it up for was $1200. |The only major problem is the fact that the steel under the rear bumper rusted away as seems to be common on 70s cars. So the rear bumper was only held on by the trailer hitch. I was getting lowball offers for $500 and $600. I have about $1800 in the engine rebuild itself so I sure as fuck wouldn't take those

>>16984454
A fuel tank so rusty that it ate away the entire floor of the trunk.

>>16984394
Oh dear god, you poor soul

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>>16984394

>>16984483
Please change your name to "Dragula" and then turn your Rolls-Royce into a drag car

>>16984394
Bruh

Best of all, do you know how difficult it is to find a spare gas tank for a Rolls Royce and, if you can find one, how expensive it is?

>>16984623
Do like us clowns and just put a line in a jerrycan.

>>16984623
Time to get a fuel cell instead

>>16984623
At that point you'd be better off making your own

>>16984649
That's what I'll do once I get a set of carburetors for the car.

I'll be doing either this >>16984651or this
>>16984655

>>16984394
Oh hey I didn't know Rolls' came with fuel wells.

Too all that have more knowledge than me: my truck is a pain in the ass.

I'm trying to get it working but here's my issue. Newer starter, brand new battery, new (I don't trust it though) solenoid. So I go to start the truck, and I get one click from the solenoid, and then the truck loses all power until I fuck with the battery leads or solenoid. Does anyone have any idea?

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>>16984394
>when you decide to clean your car and accidentally vacuum half of it up

>>16985347
Clean your damn terminals.

I told you to do that shit like 2 or 3 threads ago.

Clean the battery posts and clamps.
Clean the terminals on the battery cables where they hook to the solenoid.
Clean the main power wires where they come off the solenoid.

Take a wire brush to them, or sandpaper, or whatever.
Then put some silicone grease (or bearing grease, whatever you have handy) and slap it together.

Actually, post a pic of your solenoid. I know you have one kicking around.

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>>16985385
Honestly it might be the leads. I'm just going to make new ones because these are ancient.

>>16985347
Did you replace the cracked relay?
My duster did this if you remember, the neutral safety switch was unplugged and some of the other wires were on the wrong terminals.

Jump the terminals on the starter to confirm that it's getting power.

>>16985418
Yeah I put the spare I had on. I don't think it's the relay, but it couldn't hurt to put new leads on

>>16985370
Do the "experts" tell you that it's not worth it, too?

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>>16985347
did you change the solenoid that had that huge ass crack in it?

Run the lead all the way from the battery to the starter, bypassing the solenoid altogether. If the engine turns over then it's most likely not the starter.

Clean everything. Buy a battery terminal cleaner. They're like $2 and they last forever. keep it in your glovebox or something.

Make sure the solenoid is wired up correctly. It's possible to wire them backwards and still work, just not for long. yours might be wired up completely fucky. The side the battery is connected to is the side the 12v gets applied to on the smaller post. The side the starter connects to is the side the keyed 12v ignition is wired to.

and also judging by your grounds in >>16985403 you need to strip that paint off of the fender well and make sure that solenoid is properly grounded. They are grounded by their mounting bolts. Bad ground = weak solenoid, which equals unhappy starter and unhappy electrical system altogether. My galaxie did the same thing until I cleaned the grounds reeaally good.

>>16985437
everyone tells me it's not worth it, and that I'm crazy to put this much love into a 1977 4 door ford maverick.

Maybe. Maybe. But that tunnel ram dual quad 460 and 9" is still going in it.

>>16985436
You may have just gotten one wire in the wrong place.
if the relay clicks just once that means that the ignition circuit isn't being completed.

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>>16985403
Oh good, your chassis power wires come off the solenoid, not the battery clamp.

But yeah, that looks dirty as fuck. Clean that shit up.

There's a way to find out exactly where the issue is, but that requires a voltmeter. (See diagram)
Hook it up like this, then actuate the starter. Anything more than 2V drop is unacceptable.

Repeat the test between the solenoid and starter, and the battery and solenoid. Do the negative post and the starter case, as well.

And make sure your negative cable is on the block, not the fender, not the frame. The block.

>>16985484
An additional note: the voltmeter will read [battery voltage] when the starter isn't running. That's normal, that's what it should be.
You need to take the reading with the solenoid engaged, when the starter post and battery post are supposed to be at the same potential.

>>16985484
>>16985461
>>16985447
Thanks guys, I just got a terminal cleaner and a new lead (18 us burgers) and I'll be trying it out after some ice cream

how bad are these compression test results?

145
150
150
140
120
130

>>16985545
It's good that they're fairly consistent, keep an eye on the 120

>>16985484
Also yeah ground comes from the block, a little post behind the alternator.

On a related note, do you think the 300s alternator would work with a 302?

>>16985545
If it gets worse between the last two your in for a new hg

How to get into classic cars? Now that I finally have a job I want to buy one here in Yurop, but I have no idea how to find one that's still running & will get through car control.

I know nothing about mechanics

>>16985595
>Yurop
You're on your own with that one bro. In America we can just buy them and run them. I'm sure most Euro countries have a provision for classic car emissions, you'd have to worry about insurance though.

>>16985758
that'd car would look so much better with white stripe tires m8

>>16985799
it would look better without the spot on the fender

>>16985799
I wanted the white letters though.
>>16985804
That will be taken care of when the weather decides to finally get warm and sunny out

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>>16968850
i find it strange they dont have glove boxes

>>16977861
http://www.magnumswap.com/

>>16966061
I've heard the 4 wheel drives on those are made of glass, designed by Renault I guess. Otherwise they look really nice

>>16985758
That looks tacky as fuck with those tires

>>16986235
Doesn't matter I like it

>>16986283
Yeah m8 it looks fine if you're going for the maritimes trailer park chic

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>>16986331
>>16986235
who gives a fuck? its an ugly fuckin car to begin with. let him do what he wants

>>16986344
That's the point. The car needs as much help as it can get and those tires aren't helping

>>16986361
hmm. i see. i was in the boat of doubling down on ugly

>>16986344
This

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Does anyone here have any experience with draw through turbocharging? I'm thinking of trying it on an old sbc I have lying around.

I replaced the thermostat in my 79 trans am (it didn't have one) and it's slowed down the overheating but it does still slowly creep up. Can someone explain to me clutch fans and how to install one because I'm putting in a big order to summit and I'd like to see if it will help.

So update on the Ford. I have new leads on the battery, the wiring is correct, but still nothing. I've tried jumping the starter with a lead directly from the positive terminal to the starter and still nothing.

Do you think at this point it could be the starter?

>>16986650
Its probably tired of lugging your faggot ass and all your boyfriends around

>>16986650
Are you 100% sure the battery isn't dead?
If so, then yes it could be the starter

>>16986597
One was original equipment on your car so it basically just bolts on to the water pump like the fan it has now. The thermal clutch for your application (don't get Heavy Duty btw, just regular is fine) should be available at any parts store. The blade part will probably have to be scrounged from likely donors but may as well ask at the parts store because maybe a repro is available.

>>16986776
I'll try jumping it later, but unless there's a draw its a brand new battery

>>16986779
Thanks! I'll check summit, they may have a fan and clutch being sold together.

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YA BOYS PLUMBED, U SMELL DAT GAS CUMIN?

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>>16986650
Mother fucker you still haven't gotten that thing running?

>>16986909
It's been a month. I've been too busy with work and the baiku

>>16986952
This is love not hate. I enjoy how everything is nice and shiny and looks good but then there's the one zip tie on the fuel line.

>>16986964
hahaha, I was pretty much like fuck it at that point.

>>16986952
Don't give me your bs excuses. I haven't followed your saga but if I remember correctly it doesn't crank right? What have you checked so far.

>>16986978
New battery, leads, solenoid. I've tried putting the positive cable directly on the starter and I got nothing so I'm guessing it's the starter. I feel bad man but I'm so fucking done with this 300

>>16986909
God fucking damn that engine is nice

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>>16986997
m8, first of all you don't just start throwing parts at it. That's dumb shit.

If you have a new battery then we can eliminate low voltage. Here's what you should have done first, and what you should do now. Get that battery and take jumper cables, hook up a ground to the starter from the battery and a positive connection as well.

If it cranks, wham bam you got another problem. If not replace the starter m8. fuk u doin

Could be a bad ground.

>>16987005
thx senpai

>>16987029
Also buy yourself a multimeter on amazon its like 20 bucks https://www.amazon.com/INNOVA-3320-Auto-Ranging-Digital-Multimeter/dp/B000EVYGZA/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1491783824&sr=1-1&keywords=multimeter

>>16987029
I've checked all the grounds, and the battery was a few warranty replacement :^) also the solenoids go out on Ford trucks and they're only like 12 dollars a pop.

You know as much as I love this truck, it's the least reliable thing I've ever owned. Never getting rid of it though.

As for the starter, what you just described ive already done, which is why at this point I'm assuming it's the starter.

How much have you put into that motor?

>>16987057
It's the least reliable thing you've ever owned because of you

>>16987068
I have no part in solenoids failing, batteries exploding, coils cracking and The thing being a poorly done restoration in the early 90s.

I still love it though

>>16987057
Way too fucking much, machining costs were around 2k, had to have some work done to the heads to accept sbc rocker studs for the higher lift cam. Bored .030 over, crank .010. Then on top of that I went a little crazy on parts for it at the time. It's been sitting for a couple years, finally getting some time and motivation to get it running.

Prob around 5k total.

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I had a Hallmark moment today.

>>16987173
Jesus man. How much power do you think it will make? And what are you putting it in? That Holley is super nice though.

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>>16987301
Not sure to be honest, it's an AMC 360. These motors stock made 195 hp 295 ft lbs net with a 4bbl. 8.5:1 comp. Cam was around .450 lift dont know duration.

Now it's got low 9ish:1 comp, comp 280h cam .490 lift 230 duration @ .050. Edelbrock air gap rpm intake, as well as the holley. I'm hoping for mid 300 hp and low 400 ft lbs. Also used to have a borg warner 3 speed behind it, putting a 727 torqueflite with a shift kit.

Weakest point now is going to be the rear end, gears are only 3.11's but it's got a 2500 stall converter so hopefully it's not a complete dog.

If I had to do it again, I'd just grab a block from the junkyard and throw shit together. It's not even the original block so idk why the fuck I rebuilt it.

>>16987457
Well you might get a bit of a bump from the extra bore. That thing will be a torque monster though

>>16987478
Yeah man I can't wait to burn the shit out of the 14" tires lol

Got the window bracket glued back on today, finally i'll have a working passenger side window.

On a semi-related note, the car's engine bay and air filter/air cleaner reek of gasoline, do i have it running to rich or something? Is the carb getting to hot and causing some of the gasoline to evaporate?

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>>16987606
pic of the window

>>16987606
Not unusual for a carb'd motor to smell like gas. The fuel bowls are being vented right into the engine bay. If it smells strongly, could be a leak.

How are the Mark V Continentals compared to the Mark IVs? I really want the later, but they're just really expensive. It's too bad the Mark V doesn't have the suicide doors, but I might be able to live with it if its a good car.

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>>16988253
But suicide doors though

>>16987092
>coils cracking

how in the fuck...

>>16988330
Yeah and it has the front hinge hood too. My fb rx7 has one of those and it really spoils you. All hoods should have the front hinge. Maaaaan, guess I'll just look around until I see a nicely priced one someday.

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>>16988356
Hard to go wrong with any of the Mark series either, if you find one in good shape, even if they don't have suicide doors

>>16988208
I checked around the engine and ontop of the manifold and couldn't find anything... and anything that drips when its sitting after a drive isn't gasoline...

I think the transmission lines need a quick crank with a flair wrench, i'm going to do that tomorrow

>>16988354
Ignition coil. Underhood temps were too hot and the coil was ancient. I think thermal expansion caused the copper to get hot, which cracked the ceramic.

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>>16966199
Subaru definitely made 4wd cars in the 80s.

>>16988483
Or you left the ignition on with the engine not running lel

>>16986997
>I'm so fucking done with this 300
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA you think the problem is the engine?

It's gonna be funny when you do the 302 swap... And have all the same problems and more because of your refusal to touch anything inside the engine.
My sides are warming up already.

>>16986522
Draw through is kinda shitty and I'll tell you why:

When the throttle is opened on a carburetted or throttle body injected engine, the sudden change in pressure makes the atomized fuel basically fall out of the air stream. That's why there's an accellerator pump on a carb, and a bit of code to enrich the mix on a TBI.
They both dump a bunch of fuel into the intake charge so the mixture is less lean by the time it reaches the cylinders.
A draw through turbo adds more runner length and therefore more bad mix that needs to be cleared out or enriched. It shouldn't be an issue if the distance between the carb and manifold is kept as short as possible, but if you start adding piping or whatever, it'll turn shitty, fast.

By all means, though, go for it. It's not something you hear about every day.

>>16989250
thanks for the info

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>>16989179
It has nothing to do with the 300. I've just had problems with this engine, tied with the fact that it's slow as shit, also tied with the fact that it's got blowby out the ass and the flex plate is fucked.

Also no key has been in the ignition.

This engine is a shit, the restoration work was whack as hell as well. The people who restored it did a bunch of nig things like use a positive lead cable for the ground and a negative to the solenoid, just painted over the original paint instead of using it down to the body.

Friend you seem very autistic, and lack the perception to understand a string of posts or piece together a story.

>>16990259
Nigga, you don't have to blast a car 100% to the metal to paint it well

>>16990259
>it has nothing to do with the 300
>I just have problems with this engine
What did he mean by this?

>>16990301
The problems I have with the 300 aren't related to the current problems I have with the truck. That's electrical shit.

The 300 I have is a shit though.

>>16990296
You don't, but when you get over spray everywhere, the paint peels off and bubbles in a few places and the clear coat died, well then you have a shitty cheap paint job.

>>16990314
>the problems with 300 aren't related to my current problems with the truck
What did he mean by this?

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>>16990325

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>>16990332
>being this assmad

>>16990479
I don't remember that dude's name but his videos are p funny

>>16990560
>>16990560
New Thread

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finally I've remembered to get updated pictures of my truck. A lot of work has been done to it recently.

>>16986909
how do you get those AN fittings to not leak?