/Classic Car General/ - /CCG/

>>17040306
For the record, "Corinthian Leather" is a meme created by Chrysler.

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Bueno

>>17040348
That's the joke.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfKHBB4vt4c

>tfw pull the Lincoln into the shop so I can grease the front end and U-joints and the left rear shock literally starts to drip oil out as I bring it in

Well, time for new shocks all around I guess. At least I can get the pretty cheap through the work discount at Napa

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I was on call today, so I did nothing but drive around taking pictures I thought might be interesting.

>>17040348
No, Corinth is famous for it's leather.

>>17040499
>>17040515
>>17040488
great pics man. seeing the progress on that truck makes me so happy.

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Picked this up a month ago.
9/10 exterior
7/10 interior (race stripped, no heater/ac)
Engine swapped for a 347 Stroker making 460bhp

What would /o prioritize doing to it to make it a reliable and safe daily driver?

>>17040956
Let it be known, this is very much my first classic and I truly have next to no idea what I am doing. Was considering swapping the recirculating ball steering for a modern rack and pinion. Maybe power steering? Or is that a bitch move?

>>17040956
>to make it a reliable and safe
kill the douchebag in the picture

>>17040521
>he fell for the Corinthian meme

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>>17040306
Can I play with you guys?
I-it says classic right on the trunk lid...

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Finally ready to build my 347. Any thoughts/comments on my parts list before I order?

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rNa0FmYwch_EvYrQhVsPxHRKu_yPoZB2_8avCFypwoQ/pubhtml?gid=793116811&single=true

>>17041012
if you stop being a faggot

>>17040959
dont fuck up classic cars

>>17041012
Stop making me feel old

>>17040959
Please don't daily it. When you crash, it'll be awful, and commuting will be hell.

Just take 'er out on weekends

>>17040956
Take it from someone that daily drives a classic. Buy a fucking Honda, you stupid asshole. It's great to have a toy you can appreciate, but god dammit kid daily a beater.

>>17040956
>reliable
buy a shitbox to daily
>safe
buy a shitbox to daily

you wont forgive yourself if you crash it, it might get stolen, they're really hard to daily drive if you're running non standard parts and engines so its harder to keep on top of repairs

I force myself to drive an 04 Falcon everyday

So I've got a question about detailing these old cars. From what I've seen the paint on them appears to be a single coat acrylic with no other sealants or protectives in it. What is a safe way to care for the paint?

>>17040353
Muy

>>17041212
Just got my first quote for my 403 build, 1500 without any work to the stock heads yet, and that's if the cylinders don't need bored.

>love big comfy American barges
>know a place that sells them
>gas is 1,5€/L so not happening anytime soon
Can these things run on LPG or something

>>17041996
Where are you from?

>>17042016
Italy. The cheapest I've seen this year was 1,349€/L and that was for a couple days

>>17041996
Yes they do run on lpg, I guess you are european just like me so my advice is that you just pay more for gas and drive them on vikends becouse from my experience and experiences from my friends who also own american cars these systems are expensive, they have to go on regular services, not really reliable, takes a lot of room and you cant park in underground garages and sometimes you can sense the smell of gas in the car. Also the system fucked my jeep 4,7. I personally think lpg systems are rubish. I dont know about your country but where i live classics have 90% discount on all the taxes so with gas money included my chevy caprice is still cheaper to run than fucking twingos(if you exclude the tires, oil and other yearly basic maintinence stuff). Also I dont know why the fuck are you concerned about fuel consumption, americans were producing the best overall cars up until the 90s(now they are back at it) so if you can't feed it dont buy it becouse people like you usually enjoy letting the car rot in the garage after the purchase and dont destroy it with stupid lpg

>>17041012
That's a nice 9c1 anon, stock I assume?

>>17041003
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIYFB7eXrlU

>>17040456
Was this taken during the Civil War?

>>17042284

Yes, just before General International's last charge.

>>17040954

Thanks, bro.

>>17042308
I could tell by the sepia tone and the fact that no one was smiling. Was this near the Battle Of The Straight 6?

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My baby

>>17042323

Little known fact: it was actually the battle of Oil Run, where the General International's leaky valve covers saved the day by causing several enemy units to totally spin out in rad fashion.

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>when you keep finding more and more questionable rust

First my pinch welds now my floor plan

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>>17042381
get out the sheet metal grinder and mig gun

>>17042410
Once i gather all the parts for a 4 speed swap i'm going to wicked on that floor.

>>17042434
make sure you buy gas. You can't weld sheet metal with fluxcore wire.

Well you can, but it'll be swiss cheesed to fuck.

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>find this in the ads during the holidays
>torn between 'rationally moving on' and 'a fucking hearse daily driver'
>considered making a call today
>suddenly the ad is gone
And another one slips away.

Everyone who was telling that dude not to daily a classic are all huge faggots btw

>>17042684
well, he's not wrong

>>17042381
How much have you got into this project all in?

>>17042786
About $400 in parts and a $2000 car if you don't count the V8 that's sitting around

I daily drive a classic; it's great. Gas cost is the only downside.

Let me know if you want any specifics.

>>17042816
what kind of porn specifically do you like

>>17043491
Not sure why you'd want to know THAT; I meant that I'd answer any questions about daily driving classic cars.

>>17043572
I know what I want to know

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Has anyone here driven a 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner? Are they any good? Would /o/ recommend buying one?

>>17043572
if u got nothing to hide u got nothin to fear

>>17043624
it's a Detroit-made RWD V8. It'll be fine.

That said, knowing Mopars the cowl is going to be rusty and if the kickdown was mis-timed the transmission is on its way to blowing up.

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Just bought this yesterday. 1964 meteor.
Frame solid, three small patches needed in trunk pan & floor. Runs & drives. Paid 1800 CAD.
What does /o/ think, am I winning or did I fuck up?

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>>17043741
Sorry about the upside down. I don't know why that happens

>>17043633
Well, I was planning to pretty much turn the thing into a proper race car for track days, but thanks for letting me know that.

>>17043741
>>17043747
>being australian

>>17043491
>>17043612
>>17043633
Ok; honestly, I hate porn. After I had actual experiences with a woman, I found the stories they created too contrived, the women over-the-top and and insufferable; the whole experience was something I wasn't able to tolerate. The only thing I can stand are VNs.

>>17042080
The preious owner had done some work in it. Rear differential and transmission is from an impala ss, and he had the computer reprogrammed to remove the limiters and improve performance. Was a fast beast until my vacuum line rotted. Gonna get them replaced soon, just gotta gather the materials to make new lines.

You guys ever use discord?

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>>17044113

What's discord?

Also, what do you guys think of dropping this bad Larry on my international? It's pretty close to period correct.

>>17044113
No, stop shilling shit like this. Just post in the fucking thread. If people wanted to post about classic cars with names they'd go to Reddit. Tripfags and namefags can off themselves

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Current bid on this is 18k. What a beauty.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1971-International-Harvester-travelall-1210-/152508418542?hash=item238235c9ee:g:QUAAAOSwc-tY7nvF&vxp=mtr

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>>17044124

>>17044178
This, this general exists for a reason, there's no reason to use some shitty other site.

>>17044124
Basically it's an IM client with voice and vidya gayme support. It was originally for gamers, but not so much anymore.

>>17044113
Yeah, it's k. Better than IRC because you don't lose messages when you're away, and better than Faecesbook because it's not pigfat.
I just use it for chatting with my friends though.

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>tfw you go to the weekly show and there guys that actually race their cars
sucks how rare that is around here

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Someone validate my whackerism

>>17044471
cool af my dude

>>17045663
I've been out of the loop on your truck, you're just sanding the black down right?

>>17044664
Except it's a Chinese botnet that funnels your data to advertising companies. Everything you say or type is used as marketing. It's funded by a Chinese corporation notorious for data mining, and nobody seems to find it odd that it suddenly boomed in popularity despite there being significant, entrenched competition in the VOIP segment.

Furthermore, browser-based software is awful, depriving you of the right to know what the software is doing in your computer. You might as well spread your asshole and shove a big red Chinese dildo up it.

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>>17045703

Removing it with lacquer thinner. The hood was primed so it's the hardest part. The rest wasn't prepped at all, so it wipes right off.

Also, slowest train ever.

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I made an video for my deucation class on the pontiac firebird. If you got 25 min you might see my sexy body ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWyV1eJcQC8&t=1443s

>>17045935
where is the sexy body tho

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I've been neglecting the Impala lately. I have no idea why, I fucking love this car. The new paint job makes me love it even more. It so quiet and comfortable compared to the International.

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>>17045959
you'll have to watch it to find out

>>17045983
i did! I didn't see no body tho

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>>17046000

Fuckin trips of truth

>>17046000
Ill give a hint. I am a regular poster in this general with a second gen trans am.

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>>17046000
Also checked

>>17046016
ur a qt boi

>>17046016
I would pound dat boi pussi

>>17046101
>boi pussi
It's "boipucci" heathen

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>>17046113
>>17046101

GTFO with that bullshit

>>17046016
PLEASE post footpucci

>>17046126
No :^)

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>>17040306
How difficult would it be to get a '68 Oldsmobile 442 wagon? I'd prefer a '68 because the grille is beautiful.

>>17046011
Muh dick

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>>17046212
*blocks your path*

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A dude in a facebook group i'm in just posted this

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Allow me to interrupt a moment.

>>17040353
Nice 'Bird. I love these late '70's cruisers. I know the same platform was used for the Ranchero, the Lincoln Mark V, and there was also an LTD coupe. What's under the hood? 351W? Also love that it's rocking the "opera" window.

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>>17046299
Not mine but it's a 77 and I believe that there's a 351 in it.
This 79 is mine

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63 Chevy Biscayne for sale.
Body is in good shape, but it's only a 6 cyl.
Guys asking $3500.

>>17046330
That is a pretty damn good price

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>>17046330

That's what I paid for my Impala. I bought her a year ago today, actually. This picture is pre body/paint.

>>17046289
>NiggaWat.

>>17046498
I love your impala. Don't put 20 inch blades on it

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>>17046691

No worry of that happening, bro. I love steelies/poverty caps and can't stand donks and lowrider bullshit.

>>17046753
That being said, how will you be a balla, or shot calla without them?

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>>17047048

I work and pay taxes, so I'll never qualify for those titles.

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I checked this car out last summer. Too bad about the plow catching her, but still seems like a good deal.

>>17043925
>materials
You mean a few feet of vac line?

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>>17040956
>>17040959

is it a real gt350?

my first instinct is to talk shit, but really i think these cars are for driving.

rack and pinion is cool. if you are for sure going to drive it daily, id say just drive it for a while. get a feel for what you like about it and what you dont. make changes as you go. how old are you?

pic not mine. just saw it on craigslist

>>17041212
ooo fun

are you using a 5.0 block or an old 302?

with that cam youll need some new/better valve springs

also, id suggest using gt40 heads, highest flowing production head for the 302/5.0
you can port and polish the shit out of those too.

have you budgeted for the machine work? im not too familiar with the 347, but i believe the block has to clearanced. the 331 doesnt need it i think.

do you have to get that crank balanced?
is your block already bored .030 over? because that kit's pistons are 4.030

>>17044225
god i love internationals.

i probably wont bring myself to get one anytime soon though. parts availability and i really dont like any of their powerplants

>>17047507

I have to say I really like the 345 in my truck. It runs like a top and has plenty of power.

>>17047472
It is not a real GT350, its a tribute to the 350R race series. I would never change a single thing if it were!

I'm 27.

>>17047617
in that case, drive the shit out of it. you will be tempted to do a lot of dumb stuff though; resist that urge.

maybe get into autocross and stuff. as far as changing anything; a lot of it really comes down to personal preference. for safety just making sure it stops, goes a long way. maybe throw some disc brakes up front? put a fire extinguisher in there. will you be doing the work or take it to a shop?

also, theres tons of resources for mustangs online. theres probably a ton already done to the car if its a gt350 tribute with a 347. i obviously dont know specifics, but youre probably covered for a lot of modifications (but dont take my word for it, i am no expert).

>>17043925
That's neat, Also why didn't the owner just swap in a t56 instead of the Impala transmission?

>>17047048
Off yourself kkk. Nobody enjoys your attempts at """"""""""humor"""""""""

So it seems like there is a clear divide in the car community between new and old tech. Is there any objective evidence that an older piece is far superior to its newer counter part? Like, is the old school steering system (e.g. 1 finger steering) better than the newer electronic assisted system?

>>17043773
God dammit. I was gonna make an Aussie joke.

>>17049253
Electronic is more complex, but robs less power. On a 90HP shitbox, it matters. On a car with 375HP, it goes unnoticed.

A similar argument can be made for carbs vs. fuel injection. You can do as I do and run a carb with no annual tuning and drive it across the country untouched, but it may run a little lean or rich at times. I may not have the ideal power band at all times and lose a few MPG, but, it comes with rock-solid reliability.

>>17049333
What's tuning a carb involve? I've heard there's a screw or something?

>>17049352
Various things depending on the carburetor, but mainly air/fuel ratio, which is usually a screw. I've got a fairly simple carb and what can easily be adjusted are idle air flow, a/f ratio, and the clearance on the throttle flap.

>>17049352
Yeah; it's basically "turn a screw" and you're done.

>>17049352
turn the idle mixture screw all the way in, then 2½ turns out, which is ball park. Then you adjust the idle linkage adjustment screw up or down depending on where you want the car to idle.

That's really all there is to it. You could get into jet changes and what not but that's really only for full on performance carbs/motors. 99% of carbs will run right out the box just playing with the idle linkage adjustment screw alone.

>>17049352
Oh let's see, assuming a Holley then float levels, primary main jetting, secondary main jetting, power valve opening setting, accelerator pump rate and volume, if vacuum secondary then secondary opening rate spring,to begin with. Some other items that may need trimming would be Idle Feed Passage Restriction for both primary and secondary, Power Valve Channel Restriction, Primary and Secondary air bleeds. The particulars of how it's done may vary between carb brands but this is the sort of thing that all aftermarket (and more than a few OEM) carbs need.

Now if you just mean tune-up type stuff then yeah idle speed and mixtures are done with screws. Typically standard.

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Helped my dad get his 63 corvette out of the garage and down to a shop to get it running again today. What do you guys think of it?

>>17043741
I don't know, I might be able to tell you if I could see it properly without having to contort my neck like an owl

>>17041996
LPG conversions used to be very popular in the days before fuel injection was ubiquitous, at least for certain off-roaders, who found that carburetors couldn't handle extreme angles without stalling. I don't know where you can find kits anymore though.

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What do you think, boys? Dude wants $500.

59 Buick Invicta with a 401 Nailhead.

I figure, worst case, I can pull the engine, scrap the car for 300 and sell the engine for another 500. Or rebuild it and use it myself.

Hard to lose for $500.

>>17052130
That's pretty cheap but for the love of fuck why would you scrap the car?
The only reason to ever scrap anything like that is if it's %100 percent fucked and way beyond fixable.
Even then, so much parts could be taken off and sold

>>17052173

That's why I said "worst case", bro. I hate the idea of it, but it's the bottom line recouping costs idea. Just trying to justify spending the cash. I'm guessing it'll take an easy Grand to get this old boat back on the road, most likely not counting replacing the tires.

>>17052198
Tires are cheap as hell at local junkyards, if they keep that sort of thing.
Got a set of 4 tires in good shape for my F100 for only $140

>>17050884
pretty neat. i hate yellow though


you should take over that project though and make it awesome

>>17052225

I'll have to see what I can find. That would save me some considerable cash. Especially if I ended up flipping it.

>>17052237
I hate yellow on any car except corvettes for some reason. It feels like yellow is the only color they should be.

>you should take over that project
Why? Were going to work on it together. Im going to get it eventually anyway so I think were going to just restore it.

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>>17047498
I'm using the 5.0 block from a '86 Foxbody. It has not been previously machined or rebuilt that I can tell, and I've budgeted for $1000 in machine work, though I'm hoping it'll be half that. I believe the kit I've selected is already a balanced assembly.

> british wiring

So I've removed the first of 3 engine wiring harnesses. It was barely held together by electrical tape and the insulation was cracked in so many places that it almost fell to pieces when I removed it.

Now I'll have to find wire that can take engine bay temperatures, and all the connectors and stuff.

Oh well it's a start.

>>17047472

>Leather straps on hood

Nigga what

>>17053224
>blaming the british for a clearly poorly maintained car

>>17046011
Is that one long side pipe? How does the door work?

>>17046212
You can always swap a different year grill on btw, just look online and see what's swappable

>>17053805
Leather hood straps are the shit my dude, maximum athsetic

>>17055741
It's tacky af. Almost as tacky as sidepipes

>>17056239
I like side pipes...

>>17056342
kys

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>>17056357
No. Side pipes are beautiful.

>>17053153
i would really go for the gt40 heads with some better springs. also maybe look at some roller rockers. when its done i bet it will be fun as fuck. then you gotta make the car stop and turn

>>17056370
same guy. they are plentiful in junkyards

you can find them in explorers/mountaineers and i think some mustangs. theres information on how to identify them. dont get gt40P heads. spark plugs are at a different angle.

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>>17056368
>that whole car
>not tacky

>>17053153
>>17056370
>>17056381
oh and are you positive those headers will fit? like do you have power steering and stuff that will get in the way

>>17056390
it doesnt matter if its tacky. it has 440

>>17056450
Nigga it has a 454

>>17056453
whoops thought you were talking about the dart.

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>>17056450
This is a 440

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>>17056453
This is a 454

>>17055618
Yes and the door doesn't open.

>>17040456
I want what you have

>>17056239
You're tacky

>>17045839
That looks an awful lot like the speedo in my BelAir. The odo is actually the exact same, font and all.

>>17057160
Thought I was looking at the International dash... nevermind lol

>>17057063

Internationals can be cheap, bro. Just keep your eyes peeled. If you're lucky you could score one for under a Grand. I see it all the time on the International groups on Facebook.

>>17057160
>>17057175

Ha, I was in the Impala for that one. What year is your bel air?

>>17047168
yes

>>17048037
I assume he couldn't find one or maybe he just enjoyed it as it was, its a six speed automatic which I didn't know they had for the Impala ss... I wouldn't mind swapping in a t56 at come point, just gotta track one down.

>>17053153
Boy i bet you feel like a cuck parking next to that classic american muscle

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>>17057428
'64 my dude, has a 327 and a 3-speed. Pic is from when I bought it.

>>17058966

Very nice. I dig it. 65 is my favorite 60s year for Chevy, just because it was the first year for the new body style, and it was the last year for the 6 tail lights.

>>17041306
>safe
>shitbox daily

Not the guy you're replying to, but here's what I can't wrap my head around: how do you ever justify driving a car that you know to be less safe than your usual unless it's just on the track? "For ye know neither the day nor the hour", when someone crashes into you or you commit an error yourself.

Because I love the feeling of driving a classic. I'm 28, single, with no kids, and hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in vehicles and literally NOBODY to leave everything to. If I die driving my car, I'd die happy.

>>17060002
Ask Dracula, he totaled someone's car while his got off with a scuff.
Steel will beat alloys and plastics.

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>>17060372
See the damage? I did have to replace the glass lens.

>>17060431
I remember you saying that Imperial parts are fairly expensive or they were hard to find for your year but there's a reason they're banned from demo derbies.

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>>17060519
The reason is the frame reinforcement and the radiator offset:

>>17060532
>>17060519
>>17060431
Any injuries on either side though?

>>17060532
Good lord it's like a bunker in there.

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>>17060176

Feel free to throw my name in your death raffle. I promise I'll take care of everything.

Pic is my grandfather (white tee) with his 56 Ford. Wish I knew where this car was.

>>17060541
No injuries to any involved.

>>17060588

In reality, I wish I was a tenth as fucking cool as he was. The car is consequential.

Wish I could have visited with him before he died.

>>17060600
So it was probably a really low-speed collision?

>tfw go to the junkyard to get the hood ornament off a mid 80s Lincoln Towncar that was there and the car isn't there anymore.

Should have fucking grabbed it when I was there last, god damn it.

>>17060994
Thanks Trump

>>17061028
Feels bad dude. I was excited to get it too

>>17060532
All that asbestos tho

>>17062799
https://youtu.be/POB3Dr0uonc?t=65

>>17063220
It sucks that the simpsons is trash now.

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Finished converting all my lights to LED today. I put off the backup lights because I knew they'd be a pain in the ass, but I think it's worth it now that they're in and working.

>>17048581
i actually do.

>>17063302

Did you have to use resistors? How did you set it up?

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Anyone here have a 58? Let's trade.

Everything I own and my left nut for your 58.

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>page 8
B U M P

>>17063302
That color is way too cold.

page 9 you slobs

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[leaking intensifies]

Weather has been absolute shit here, so I haven't been doing dick. That, and I've been at work for 4 fucking days.

Anyone have recommendations for a "classic" (I use that term loosely, I really just mean pre ~1990 american car) that could go fast on a poor man budget?

Doesn't have to look especially pretty, just interested in what platforms might be out there for building a fast ride

>>17040956
If you're going to do one thing, put modern brakes in it

>>17067386
Dart, Polara, Monaco, Aspen, St. Regis, D-series, Tradesman, Satellite, Savoy, Belvedere, Fury, Valiant, Volare, Trailduster, Town & Country, LeBaron, Fifth Avenue, Cordoba, Imperial, New Yorker, Newport.

Falcon, Fairlane, Fairmont, Galaxie, Granada, Torino, Maverick, LTD, Country Squire, Ranger, Pacer, Corsair, Citation, Roundup, Villager, Bermuda, Comet, Meteor, Monterey, Park Lane, Colony Park, Monarch, Marqius, Marauder, Montclair, Cougar, Continental, Town Car, Mark [x], Versailles.

Chevelle, Chevy II, Nova, Nomad, Monza, Monte Carlo, Biscayne, Brookwood, Bel Air, Townsman, Impala, Kingswood, Buick Special, Skylark, LeSabre, Electra, Invicta, Wildcat, Estate, Riviera, Skyhawk, Century, Regal, Vista Cruiser, Cutlass, 88, 98, 88 Fiesta, Starfire, 442, LeMans, Tempest, Catalina, Ventura, Star Chief, Bonneville, Grand Prix

There ya go. there's a list of wut car iz gud.
i missed a bunch, i know.

>>17068099
Polara's aren't that cheap anymore since people keep building them into police car clones. (and then they sit 364 days per year)

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>>17068099
>NOT HAVING A CORVAIR.
fuck caps

>>17068140
Opps my bad, i just ound one for $2400.

If anyone is in Maryland:
https://delaware.craigslist.org/cto/6047308916.html

>>17068099
During 4th of July everybody brings their cars out to show off. My buddies and I were cruising around in a shitty cavalier(circa 16-17 years old) and we're driving down the main road creaming over this 442 driving next to us. The guy gives us a look like "watch this shit"
Drops into first gear, then slams it into second popping into a wheelie that lasts like 10 seconds.
I went home and rubbed one out after that.

>>17068160
>go fast on a poor man budget
I'm looking at V8 (And V6 in the case of Buick) stuff with parts so common you can buy them at a Circle K.

I mean, I didn't forget about the Corvair, but it's cheaper to get a 350 to make power.

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>>17068312
Really all you need to do is drop a marine 4.3 into a Corvair and it'll be lightning quick.
You'll most likely die in the encounter though.

You are correct in that stock Corvair engine just isn't capable of making the kind of power you want out of a 60's car.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhukqL7__ns

>>17068160
I also didn't include a bunch of go-fast muscle cars because boomer-tax.

Y'know, Corvettes, Chargers, Challengers, Barracudas, Camaros, GTOs, etc.

By that logic though I probably shouldn't have included the Torino on the list either. lolohwell.

>>17068373
Gran Torinos are still somewhat cheap.

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>>17063878
They're drop-in replacements.

>>17068379
Bullshit

>>17068588
I've looked at two so far, both below $3000.
One was in very decent shape besides a rusty trunk pan and not running in 10 or so years.
It wasn't even raped by Startsky and Hutch fans.

>>17068379
Well, you're not wrong.

>$6250, not running
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/6096896093.html

>$3,000, not running, no title
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/cto/6060724103.html

>$4450, runs and drives, looks decent
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/cto/6084612092.html

There's a lot more Dartiants, though, ant it doesn't take muck to convert a slant 6 car to V8, basically just the crossmember and exhaust.

>$6800, runs and drives, probable V8
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/cto/6092447863.html

>$6500, looks like a runner, 318 V8
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/6087661046.html

>$800, looks like a runner, 6 cylinder
https://tucson.craigslist.org/cto/6028489217.html

>$1800, runs and drives, 6 cylinder
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/6097366979.html

>$2700, runs and drives, 6 cylinder
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/6059809882.html

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>tfw waterpump seal died over the weekend
>swapped it out in 2.5 hours including beer breaks and going to the store for the pump
i forgot the old truck wrenching feels, i like it.
cant argue with $18 for the pump either

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>>17068536
just dont put them in an environment with much vibration

>>17068711
It must be nice going to the auto parts store and finding what you need.
t. Oldsmobile owner

>>17068757
t.anyone but a chevy owner*

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>>17068757
to be fair thats the only part ive looked for that anyone has had on hand aside from radiator hoses(that didnt fit right) and a distributor cap.

>>17068778
But >>17068711 is a Chrysler.

>>17068726
My dad has one in his diesel Rabbit.
I'll have to see how it's faring next time I'm over there.

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>>17068958
How dare you

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>>17068692
>Not a single 70-71

Just fuck my shit up senpai

One of my co-workers just got a 74 Corvette that his dad is basically giving him cause the trans didn't shift right. Super jelly.
He fixed it in an hour by changing a part on the outside of the trans, can't remember what it was called.

>>17065362
I like it that way. The whole project is a bit of a restomod, so it fits.

>>17069202
kickdown linkage most likely.

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My new distributor arrived today. Goodbye points!

>>17069224
are the ebay hei distributors worth a damn?

>>17069216
No it wasn't that. The trans wouldn't shift unless you were above 3500rpm. Something like a Govenor

>>17069240
I'll let you know once it's installed. A friend put one on his 390 and it worked great. It seems to be well enough made, so I have some faith.

>>17069263
you stabbing it into a stock engine

>>17069331
Stockish. In a month or so I'll be stabbing it into a 347.

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>>17056534
This is a 468

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>>17069488
This is a 462

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>>17069509
this used to be 383

I have a 71 dart I'm looking to restore. It's been sitting with a car cover in a roofed garage for ~30 years. What should I do for the interior? It wasn't a totally sealed garage, but the thing will somehow fucking actually start for a few seconds. How does one replace all the fabrics? I'm sure I could be less autistic and just Google it but the power of weaponized automotive autism (W.A.A) is a useful resource.

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I have seen a Ford and a International truck on this thread time for some Chevrolet love
>Oshiwa Ontario gm plant
>1966 k30 custom
>Dana 60 swap/corp14
>Stock th400 (have a built one for it)
> 468ci big block
>285/70/16 front 285/75/16 rear Mickey Thompson atz's
>maple wooden bed (needs refinshed)
>tilt steering column out of a Chevy van
>gas tank inside the cab

>>17069540
You don't really redo anything yourself. You take the seats out and bring them to an upholsterer to be re-upholstered.
Unless you're skilled in the arts of upholstering car interiors, you bring it to someone else t do it and pay good money

>>17069560
This, better let a pro handle the fabrics and whatnot.

>>17069540
Just find your local Mueblería and take the seats there.
Or, well, pretty much everything for those cars is available new, if you have coin.

>try to remove the brake fluid dipstick
>rusted shut and won't budge
I guess this is why you don't buy cars that have been sitting for 40+years

>>17070190
>Brake fluid dipstick
What the fuck did you buy?

>>17070190
>Brake fluid dipstick
Boy, what in tarnation are you talking about?

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>>17070330
>>17070421
My guess is that it's something like this here.

>>17070522
Never seen something like that in my life

>>17070522
What does this nigger go to?

>>17046212
They never made a 442 wagon, that's just a Vista Cruiser with 442 parts stuck to it, not that you couldn't do that easily enough

>>17070600
'50s Fords, and a fuckton of forklifts.

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>>17070330
>>17070421
Old Bendix Treadle power brake boosters have very prominent dipsticks
This picture is probably going to be upside down but it's a diagram from the service manual on one

>>17046289
fuck yea hot rod lincoln

>>17042338
im cringing so hard at you faggots right now

>>17072689
>No fun allowed

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What can be better than an old Kopeyka?

>>17073142
Anything

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>>17073171
You have 10 seconds to prove it

>>17073197
Read the thread.

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>>17073201
It's a classic 70s car in eastern europe, cuba and in some regions of asia. A replica of 1960s fiat-124

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It's 25 years old, it may as well be a classic. Picked it up for $600. Had been sitting up for 3-4 years. I've got it running, and soon I'll get the transmission rebuilt.

>>17073866
The best sleeper wagon

>>17069543
Oh baby, more pics?

>>17073142
>>17073171
>>17073197
>>17073201

>A thread devoted to the appreciation all classics regardless of nationality or condition.

Hell, I'd take an old Lada or Moskvitch just as soon as say, a Nash Metropolitan or a Chevy Vega.
Something about shitty Soviet cars is neat.

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>>17073142
Trabant. Lada still isn't spartanic and simple enough.

>>17074118
I think it had more to do with how that guy showed up itt rather than the car. You wanna play meme shit, you get meme shit.

>>17073866
Wagon is best

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>>17073171
>>17073201
Stay mad amerifat, Soviet steel is superior to your American shitbarges. Pic related it's your president's master and his ZAZ

>>17074243
nice how that generation copied my Corvair.

>>17074140
Hmm, yeah, I see what you mean. Fuck that guy then.

Hey >>17074243 fuck you.

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R8 my hermaphrodite. The old Ford truck is mine too.

>>17074602
Noice

>>17074623
Thanks! I just biught her a month ago as it is. She has a built Olds 425 motor, turbo 400 transmission, and a 12 bolt chevelle rear with 3.73 gears. Total torque monster.

>>17074118
For someone who grew up in or close to the Eastern Bloc around the fall of Communism, or earlier, it can be difficult to treat these things as classics. I mean, there are many of us who do treat them as classics, but that's usually due to an acute case of nostalgia goggles.

For one, in some countries they used to be some of the most common cars up to around 20 years ago or even later. For two, you'd be more aware of how ridiculously shitty those things were. When those models were new, they were usually already outdated by 20-30 years.

>>17074660
Bought*

>>17074309
>drumpftards get this angry when confronted with the truth

>>17069245
sounds like it could be a vacuum modulator as well.

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>>17069263
i put it on my mcdonalds 400 you shitter.

tranny slipping?

>reach 5mph in first gear
>put foot down
>car doesn't gain much power
>feather throttle gently, starts to move but not much

Yes my accelerator pump is working, i've confirmed.
I don't think it has anything to do with the engine as it's able to crawl around with the parking brake fully engaged as well.
I think my transmission's boned.

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>>17075878
sounds alot like what my c6 does occasionally. You sure you're not starting out in second or anything? The tires hooked a little too hard one day and ever since then I have to keep it in first to actually start off in first, otherwise in D it'll just rev the engine to the pork converter's stall speed until i get up to speed. I think it's either starting off in second or third and the take off is slow as shit.

also have you checked the fluid levels?

other than that the only thing i can think of is the friction material on the clutch packs are almost gone, but i think that would cause the engine to over rev and barely move the car.

>>17075962
>You sure you're not starting out in second or anything?
It could be, the shifter is sloppy as hell but the effect is the same whether it's in D or 1, so if that is the case it's not something i can immediately fix.

>also have you checked the fluid levels?
I may have overfilled the tranny but i've leaked out most of the overfill, it's now maintaining a relatively good fluid level although a bit high.

What it's not doing is revving (iirc) and not moving, it's just bogging down. I'm going to try adjusting the A/FR to see if it can possible be a fuel issue.

>>17076004
just bought today for $2000 howd i do

>>17075995
what transmission is it anyway?

I don't think it's slipping if the engine is bogging down. even if you started out in second the torque converter should be able to take up some of the load and be able to get the car up to speed(eventually...) as long as it's not like a straight six or something. if it were actually slipping the engine would over rev and stuff, because the clutch packs inside the trans would literally be slipping against each other.

also, I overfilled my c6 accidentally too before that happened to mine.

>>17076021
>what transmission is it anyway?
A904 and yes it's a straight six.
Unfortunately the kickdown was disconnected when the car was delivered so i think it was murdered.

If it is simply overfilled then it's going to be a hell of a time getting the fluid back out.

>>17076008
For 2k that's a great deal. The body looks like it's in great shape

>>17076004
How loud are those side pipes?

>>17076075
if the car was driven with the kickdown disconnected the trans is toast

>>17076138
That's my fear but it actually moved itself when the tranny was dry so i don't think it's gone yet.

>>17076105
its not as loud as it could be. the exhaust needs redone and its only got a 302 in it

>>17076104
it is apart from some touching up. it had a vinyl top that has been removed cuz it was damaged and still has some rivet holes and shit from it. the interior is also perfect. it only has 55k original miles

>>17076155
it looks like it's ready for a 429 honestly.

>>17076163
yea there is definitely enough space. with the current engine there is alot of empty space from the grill to the engine

>>17076138
I'm not sure about chrysler transmissions, but kickdowns are different than TV cables. You can run a trans without a kickdown, but you can't without a TV cable. I've deleted the kickdown on both of my c6's without issues in that regard.

>>17076188
It's well known that Torqueflites can't handle not having a kickdown for some reason.

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>>17075878
Reminds me of a friend driving his 67 Mustang with 390/C6. Not long after he bought it he complained of the trans slipping intermittently. I took it on a drive while we were at work and it seemed normal. A few days later I'm with him doing some errands after work and we leave a shop turning right. He digs into it some and says "it's doing it right now!" I look over my shoulder through the back window and there's about 250 feet of one-wheel-peel stripe behind us and getting longer by the second as the trans seamlessly upshifts to Third and the 390 doesn't even notice. I Marvel at both how easily it's doing that and how he can't tell it's up in smoke. We laughed for hours and ever since any wheelspin has been "damn tranny slipping".

pic related. remarkably similar

>>17076163
The Ford Intermediate chassis was designed to take the 429/460 engines. The thing's a restyled 72 Torino which itself was a minor variation on the 68 Thunderbird. The problem now is that the engine frame mounts have been obsolete for literally decades. So he'd either have to scrounge a pair from the Ford community or fab something. Each has it's pros and cons.

>>17076197
The "kickdown" on those is actually a Throttle Valve Modulator which increases or decreases internal trans pressures in relation to throttle opening. It does the same thing as the vacuum modulator on Ford and GM transmissions. If it's disconnected, or incorrect for the application, trans pressure will remain low at high load and the trans will slip and eventually burn up. Ford's later AOD was notorious for burning up within a couple of miles if the TV cable/linkage was disconnected.

>>17076382
Did it even squeal? My dad informed me one day that i was spinning tires but tht was on grass.

obviously i have a one legger but the engine isn't so loud that i can't hear anything. I can even hear my driveshaft sweaking.

>>17076531
If you can hear your driveshaft squeaking, you need some new Ujoints

>>17076552
i need a new drivetrain

>>17076531
>Did it even squeal?
Naw. Most tires don't ime.

>>17045969
How much would you be willing to sell that for? That is my perfect car, literally everything I'm looking for

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>>17072689

I'd sell it for enough to buy me another one, because it's one of my favorite cars ever. Or I'd trade it for an SS model.

I doubt you're willing to pay that much or have an SS to trade though.

>>17076706

No idea how I fucked up the quote, but >>17076836 was meant for you

>>17076842
shieeet. Appreciate the quick response

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>>17076911

No problem bro. I paid $3500 for it, and just dumped $4400 into the paint/body this last winter. Truthfully, it will only be worth around 8k retail I'm guessing because it's a 4 door and there's still enough boomers around to think that 4 doors don't qualify as true classics. Fuck that. They don't make any of them anymore. They all need to be appreciated.

Random pic of some automotive junk I scored today while antiquing with the wife.

>>17077038
God, I hated those oil cans. Talk about messy, holy shit.

>>17077078

They look pretty sweet stacked on my Coke machine though.

>>17077038
$8k retail? Shit I could do that. If you're willing to let the car go in like 6 months I might show up in a thread like this with a fresh wallet. This car is a lot like what showed up on Big Muscle in this episode

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4gcg8OyFM8&index=8&list=PL933202463D47A1C2

>>17077101

Well, like I said, I'd want more than that so I could go find myself another one. This car is clean as fuck now. It's going to take a bunch of money to find another one like it, or make another one like it. Only thing I have left to do is get the front seat reupholstered.

>>17077101

Here's a hardtop for $10,900. The color is awful, but it's still a wicked clean car. Only thing I wish was different with mine, I'd rather have the hardtop.

>>17077164

Fuck, forgot the link

https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/chevrolet/impala/1924892.html

>>17074662
More pics.

>>17074662
>how ridiculously shitty those things were
That's part of the appeal. I mean, I've owned three VW diesels so I must have a huge masochist streak in there somewhere.

>>17075962
>pork converter
Apt/10

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>>17077164
>The color is awful
>aqua
Dude, that's like quintessential 60's right there. That's how they looked right down to the 60's-shitty paint that shines but isn't glossy like modern clear coats. You might find nicer but it'd be hard to find a better representation of how they really were imo.

>>17077377

You're not wrong, but I still hate it

>>17077356
>I mean, I've owned three VW diesels

Depending on years we're talking about, that cannot reasonably be compared. Post 2005 maybe, but old VW diesels were actually pretty good.

>>17040560
There are in fact Cars from that era even weirder looking than the 59 Fury and you found it

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>when a beat Fairmont pulls on a pro comp dragster

>>17040560
What car is that? It looks like something from that one classic circuit in Micro Machines game on the NES.

>>17078340
'58 Buick

>>17078891
Thanks.

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$600 in Wales, Maine. Been sitting 20 years. Cone n get'r.

>>17079396
Looks pretty crusty

>>17079396
the bed looks pretty dickered desu, might be too far gone

>>17079398
>>17079411

Multi year frame off project my bros. Offer $300 and yank that baby out.

Or pull it on half and run away while the owner raves in full Downeast accent.

FRESH BREAD
>>17079655