/Classic Car General/

>trying to pull parts at junkyard
>hornets won't fuck off
Anybody ever build a bugasalt with coarse sand and a CO2 powerlet

>>17079662
>being afraid of hornets
lmao

>>17079664
They're more afraid of you than you are of them

The problem is that they're twitchy motherfuckers that will shank you if you get too close and I need the dash trim his ass is camping on.

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I use the hornet to retrieve dropped hardware.

can anyone here give me a crash course on buying classics?

I have very little knowledge, but a lot of enthusiasm.

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Latest things are all brand new suspension with adjustable stuff and shelby drop, and exhaust.
Installed the radio Saturday and im probably gonna need a subwoofer.

And would vintage burgundy metallic be a good color?

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Hello trans am kun reporting for duty

>>17080642
hella sick breh

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>>17080651
Thank you

Am I allowed to ask why my 66 302 with HEI and closed chambered heads is missing as it warms up?

>tfw 2 more years until antique tag

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So I found this 3800-4200 stall torque converter that runs for $240 from a place called KMJ Performance. Looked around and saw a lot of 3500-3800 torque converters in the $220-$250 range

Hopefully its not a piece of shit, but even if it is, it'll be better than the stocker I have now

>>17080753
Dou you have magnetic pickups, it's not extremely likely but they could be faulty and the resistance could be too high or low when it's Cold... Might be a place to start

>>17080459
Check the door jambs for hornet nests.

At 1300 ohms operating temp and at 1080 about 2 mins later. I read it should read between 1500 and 500 is that when its cold?

>>17080459
Avoid buying something without checking the frame, floors, and other hidden or critical areas for rust. Do your research, find common issues for the drivetrain and car overall, and make sure you can get parts for it in your area.

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>>17081338
That sound like it should be ok..... Have you tested for vacuum leaks? Sometimes the leaks stop after the engine thermally expands and can close those gaps. While it's running you can use carb cleaner around any intake mating surface, and if the quality of the idle or misfire changes it could be a vacuum leak

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International got the big whip today. Now I need to think of a handle.

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>>17082008

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>>17080719
nice car pham

>>17080524
I like the current color, purple would also be cool

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>>17082024
Thanks senpai

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Trans am best am
Selfless promotion for youtube views
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWyV1eJcQC8&t=594s

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>>17079752

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>>17080524
Burgundy would be nice. Personally I think you should paint it some kind of color similar to the year of it. Nothing to bright
>>17082008
Papa National

>>17081821
Have checked for vacuum leaks everywhere, rebuilt carb, and fixed any wiring wrong. Gonna replace magnetic pickup tomorrow for shits and gigs.

>>17082096
Your a qt desu

>>17083000
Worn cam lobes

Honest opinion on the oldsmobile 394. Dead weight with slim to nil performance part engine or good source of a build

>>17083515
Nigga the High compression ones are 335hp+. What are you doing with it?

Hey dudes, I need your help.

I got a new radiator today, and with it came an electric fan. I did the entire replacement and in the end decided to take the mechanical fan that was being spun by the engine, off of the car.

After doing so I didn't touch the carb, non of my spark plugs got removed and the distributor cap is sitting exactly like it was before I started everything. But it idles really rough and does some occasional small bangs out of the exhaust when the car is on (idling and driving).

Is it possible that by taking the mechanical fan off I upset the timing? And if so, would I advance it or retard it to fix these issues?

>>17083534
That sounds odd. Maybe taking off that extra load from the engine requires some adjustments to smooth it out again

>>17083533
Far from pretty '59 oldsmobile super 88. Keeping the rustic look but building up drivetrain

>>17083540
Thats exactly what I was thinking, dude.

It isn't exactly a large engine either, just a 4.1 L, and I'd imagine it's already tired.

>>17083548
4.1? What engine?

>>17083558
It's a Falcon 6, 250 CI engine.
It's the original engine the car came with (1972 Maverick), but I wasn't having issues with anything until I did the fan / radiator swap.

>>17083544
394s are great. The 1959s should have 315hp. Although your intake options are kind of limited if you want to hop it up. You basically only can find dual quads. What's the casting number on the heads?

>>17083585
Not sure casting numbers. Just got the car home. Plan of action was guttimg the interior, full clean and addressing the rotten passenger floor pan and then piling the motor and giving it a refresh and cleaning up engine bay

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>>17083585
Not sure if this is of any help

>>17083612
Check on the center exhaust port when you have a chance. The heads should have a 18 cast into them. And if there is a pad with a stamped number it should read DXXXXXX

>>17083612
>>17083641
I should add that the tag on the cowl or firewall will tell you more than the door tag. I'm not sure where exactly it's going to be on a 59 though

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>>17083674
I also have this one from on the firewall

>>17083674
That picture came through like shit but it says
Style 3519
Body no 301257
Paint
Trim 332

>>17083714
Yeah it's what I thought. So it's a Super 88 Celebrity Sedan. Its weird how different the Canadian GM tags look different from the American ones

>>17083567
Reset your idle mixture. It sounds like it's running rich.

Do the 2-1/2 turns trick, then adjust your throttle screw so the engine barely stays running. Should be about 350-400 RPM.

Fiddle with the idle mix screw(s) until you find the 'peak' RPM and set it slightly on the rich side of the peak.

There you go, perfectly adjusted idle mix.

>>17084019
Works better with a vacuum gauge though

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460 or 390, The f250 I'm fixing up and taking from this guy in town has both, the 390 is currently in the truck and the 460 he has laying around. I'd have to take out the 390 to rebuild anyways.

>>17079662
There was a nest in my engine bay the other day.
Hand is still swollen where one got me when I opened the hood.

>>17084096
I'm sure it does, and it'd be less time-consuming too.
But that's a way to do it without a vacuum gauge.

>>17083534

Did you get lazy and use any stock ignition wiring as feeds for your electric fan?

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>>17082096
I actually watched the entire video through.

Keep it up, faggot.

>>17084108
460, easy

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>>17085374
Listening to my autistic stutters for 26 minutes
Have a cookie

>>17085374
>get new engine
>tear it down, take pistons out to gap rings for bewst
>already put it back together a month ago
>can't sleep at night because I'm afraid a piece of grit that I missed on the rod bearings is going to rape my motor
I shudder whenever I see a pic of a bottom end now, save me please

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>parked Chevelle outside
>see a group of nigs pass by
>"FUCKIN BEAUTIFUL"
>mfw my car gets BLACKED

>>17087655
>getting upset someone who is a different color than you likes your car
Off yourself

>>17087704
you must be new here

>>17087655
>being so autistic you can't get over black people liking the same things you do
How does someone function like this?

>>17087779
I wasn't even that guy, but your new is showing. have you forgotten where you are?

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>>17087704
>>17087779
I bet that fucking coon was ready to steal it too

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>>17087817

>mfw when I live in a white state

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>>17088226

>mfw I saved the thumbnail and not the gif

>>17088279
>7kb JPEG
What did you mean by this?

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>>17086424
do one on 60's fords next maybe?

Bonus points for galaxie / custom / country squire / mercury equivalent

>>17086867
I had those worries too at first because my first rebuilt engine spun a bearing about a year later. Don't sweat it man, Bearings can surprisingly take alot of abuse as long as they were measured and fit properly in the first place. a microscopic piece of grit won't hurt your motor and will be washed out after a few minutes of running and be caught by your oil filter.

if you look close you can see a few pieces of lint littering the bottom end. Didn't hurt a god damn thing, I doubt a piece of dirt small enough to miss by a close inspection will hurt literally anything.

>>17088482
>>17085374

Cleveland?

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>>17088499
Pretty much, yeah. It's a 400m.

>>17088508

Ha. No shit. Thought it looked familiar.
Can be a great motor, what did you do to it?

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>>17088530
Not much at all, I put in a 265DEH comp cam kit, tmeyer pistons to bump the compression up to around 9.5:1, an edelbrock 4 barrel intake and a new matched crank kit. It's still running on the stock smog heads, but also features a single ported and polished exhaust port before i said fuck it and gave up.

It's enough to get the galaxie up to 60 in 7.75-8 seconds, which I don't think is too bad considering I just recently was under the car and finally saw the tag on the 9"... It's got highway gears; 2.75:1.

I threw a u joint on the highway about a month ago so that gave me enough of a reason to park it and fix all the other stuff wrong with it. Like the lack of overkill exhaust. I just got the 3" exhaust piping and mufflers in the mail about a week ago. Also new brakes, interior, new paint job, etc

>>17088618

Decent.
My pics are on a different card I can't be assed to locate.
D7 block, bored .050 over, T Meyer pistons, stock crank and rods, aussie heads pnp, scorpion roller rockers, 268DEH comp cam, hyd lifters, cloyes double roller straight up timing, edelbrock intake, 650 carb, MSD billet mechanical dist with 6AL, Doug's shorty headers through 40 series flowmasters

C6 with I think the same 2.75 gear... in a 79 Lincoln, moved the earth, 4:11 traclok was next to go in until an unfortunate event happened...now I'm just sitting on my motor.

>>17088698
I tried full size headers, the bastards almost fit except they rubbed the tie rods. The motor would lift a couple of inches in the rear every time I turned the wheels. I also ordered one of those summit header kits. For the past year I've been running the stock manifolds. Can't wait to hear how a 3" exhaust system sounds through these summit 2 chambers.


What unfortunate event exactly happened?

>>17088826

Burned in a fire.
I was running 2-1/2" through. Sounded perfect.
Headers I had to notch the crossmember on the passenger side for it to fit.
Strange how there is nothing on the passenger side, drivers has steering box, brakes, etc and the driver header worked, passenger didn't.
So much torque it actually broke the drivers side engine mount, stock, I ended up welding the two pieces together.

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>>17088991
Mine almost did. Fire sucks a big bad dick.

Slowly piecing my old barrel of ass together. Got a 1965 Ford Custom 500 sedan, this thing was the absolute bottom of the bargain bin when it was built.
240/6 with a 3spd and overdrive unit, no A/C, no power brakes, power steering, no radio. The original 240 shit the bed back in 1972 and it had it's engine removed and it was parked back then in a shed, shed fell on it back in 2003 when I got a hold of it and it's been in the back of my mind ever since then.

Right now on the hunt for an engine an transmission, it's a Galaxie body so damn near anything under the sun can fit but it has no provision for power steering. Any suggestions?

>>17089029

Engine bay was all that survived. Building burned, not my car. All the plastic melted, lights, trims... almost picked up a no motor 69 mach 1 a couple months ago, that would've been its new home.
Not sure what else I would put it in.
No trucks.
I have a suicide Lincoln now with 462.
It needs a lot of work but the motor runs, I was hoping it wouldn't.

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>>17089115
Post pictures of Lincoln

>>17089115
That's some nasty rust, at least it's bare metal/primer now.

>>17089115
I would just chunk the 462, it may be the correct motor but everything for those MEL engines is either made of diamonds or impossible to find. Also a painfully tiny selection of parts. I had a 62 Continental and after it died a horrible death I sold the engine off to a guy looking for parts.

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>>17089193

Not the picture I wanted to post but you saw it.
After patch. I'm no expert, just using what I got.

>>17089190

I really don't have any of it outright like that. I bought it as a project, just getting started on it.

>>17089209

Oh I know. I've been eyein the diamonds on ebay.
Not only are just the intake manifolds, 3x2, ridiculous, I never looked into what carbs cost, 300 a piece is just bananas.

>>17089219
That's pretty good, I'd like to weld in patches for a couple rust holes smaller than that one on the right in your pic. Unfortunately I don't have a welder or a lot of time, so getting the rust removed like your first pic and using some kind of patch with bondo will have to do.

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>>17089219
Same for me. except I've had mine for 2 and 1/2 years

>>17089219
Also I highly suggest joining the Suicide Slabs group on Facebook. Tons of knowledgeable and helpful people there

>>17089265

My first time doing rust repair like that.
Just doing what works. I only have a Lincoln SP135+, couple hundred bucks off craigslist, 110v, 90 amps, I think.
I've been more nuts and bolts.

>>17089266

Man, 1 year coming up, had other cars in the way, just getting started. I'd hate to have to do that to my floors. From underneath they don't look bad. The top was peeling so I started scraping and ouch.
The back window is worse but the sides and bottoms look solid. I just want to get it back together for summer soon, I'll get the underside after.

>>17089281

You know, they require a picture for approval, I hit join but they didn't accept me because I don't have a picture that proves I have one, lol. Maybe I will take one.
There's a guy in Cali with older parts, makes a kit for the hydroboost brakes that I'm going to use from my 79 but he hasn't gotten back to me about the adapter piece he makes.
Sent my paypal, never got an invoice.

>>17089577
I had to request to join twice.

For me though only thing stopping me from actually driving around in the Lincoln is a Provincial inspection. I bought it in Washington and drove it back up to Canada. Somehow while the car was parked in my driveway, a chip in the windshield appeared and of course it cracked right into the drivers line of sight. I haven't had the spare $1200-$1400 to replace the windshield and get it inspected

>>17089613

For real. My dumbass tried removing a good windshield. I got the bottom and up one side to the corner, *chick*, sunuvabitch.
$500 for the glass alone. smdh

>>17089637
With the CAD being so low and heinous shipping costs, I probably won't be getting a new windshield for a while

>>17089683

That is kind of harsh.
Hard to justify but impossible not to have.
One chip though, eh?

Have you screwed around with the doors and locks yet? Do you have vacuum locks?

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>>17089693
The locks don't work cause my "vacuum relay" leaks and it's not worth removing the entire dash to get it out and fix it/get another.

Do all of your windows work?
I took apart and cleaned up a bunch of window switches, greased all of the window tracks and cleaned up the points on of the of the window relays in the trunk. got rid of the black connectors for the windows and re-wired some new stuff in for the drivers cluster.
Sometimes the back windows work, but I've got the drivers window working. Front passenger window won't work at all though and I know the motor works.

I wish parts for these cars weren't so damn expensive too

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>>17089756
"cleaned up the points on all of the window relays in the trunk." is what I meant to say

>>17089756

I don't know yet. The most I've done so far, you've seen and I hooked up an electric fuel pump to a gas can to see if it will run. It runs good, no brakes, pedal is a rock. I wanted to play with metal first.

I'm not sure if I'm 100% on how they(locks/windows) function.

When it was running, they did not work. Lights worked, radio made noise.

I need to get vacuum diagram, I have wiring. I saw wiring to locks and doors when I briefly looked at it.
If you could give me a quick rundown on how the vacuum part works would be great.
I might gut the vacuum system and go full electric.

>>17089838
What year do you have? The CD manual I have only covers 67 with a bit added on for 68

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These will be for a 67-68 Lincoln

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>>17089851

68.

What about ignition lock ring key? I had to put a new ignition cylinder in, it was easy to get off but I don't know where to find pic related that fits. Nobody knows for certain which it is.

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>>17089880
No clue what that is in your picture
I have replaced ignition starter switch in mine but not the cylinder itself cause my original key mostly still works

>>17089875
>>17089868
>>17089861

I cannot thank you enough for those.
For sure getting rid of the vacuum locks.
The switches are electric, I'll just run some relays with electric actuators, that's just ridiculous running hoses all over like that.

>>17089906

It tightens up the trim ring that screws on around the left side of your pic, around the key.

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>>17089927
>>17089906

CJ Pony didn't know for certain if theirs works for ours and the guy I bought the cylinder from had no idea.

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>>17089916
The lock switches have 3 vacuum lines going to them.

But yeah getting rid of the vacuum locks is a good idea.
>>17089927
Oh, yeah. Have fun finding one of those
I assume you mean what's circled in my pic?

>>17089964

I have the ring, how did you tighten it down?

And where are you finding your metal? Or are you just using sheet stock?

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>>17089990
I just made it hand tight, didn't used any tool for it.
It doesn't really need to be tight

I got a 14 gauge 6x4 sheet of satin finish metal from a local shop that works with sheet metal often, cost me something like $60. Still have a bunch left over

>>17090008

I was just looking at

>>17089756

This pic, now I see it.
Windows have wires.
Locks have hose.

Looking at the shape, I might be able to use the switches from my 79. They look the same, the flat toggle thing... maybe I can use the 79 switches in place of the 68 lock switches somehow so it keeps factory appearance but works strictly on electric.

lmao, I have this garage/shop, the 79 got burned so I started stripping it down and thought "well I need a new car," parked the 68 next to it and now its stuck until the 68 moves... maybe with a purpose of I can get the locks to work.

>>17090063
When I really get into the project hardcore, I highly suggest a manual
http://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=417853&cc=1187692&jsn=462

>>17090156

I'm gonna need to get a computer for that.

>>17090192
You can just get the book form as well

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>>17090211

Neat.

Nap time for me, bud. Thanks for the info.

A shot of the back end of a 70 Mach I almost bought to close.

>>17090254
fucking crusty dude. adios

>>17079662
Never built but you can buy em at Cabela's for like 20 bucks.

>>17083061 >>17081338
Trans-am kun you may have figured it out. I took the distributor apart to replace the magnetic pickup and found that whoever assembled my $40 HEI decided to not even lube the shaft at the pickup. I did so and replaced the pickup anyways and it seems fine.
Hail TA Kun

>>17090254
What in the fuck.

Fucking rust belt.

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>>17091182

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>transmission dipstick breaks

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>spending almost $100 on fucking fittings

>>17092789
Very subtle.

>>17091161
>>17091168
>>17091171
>>17091182
This makes me feel better about the rust my car is facing.
At least it's not as bad as these.

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>see a GORGEOUS 68 Chevelle
>now want the 1970 4 eyes on my 72
Redpill me on swapping year model body panels. Is it a shitty thing to do?

Not planning on doing it, just throwing the idea around.

>>17093954
Knowing GM it's probably a grille swap if anything. You need to make sure the grille are the same size and shape on the outside edge though.

I know Plymouth Valiant's and Dodge Dart's are bolt-on swaps.

>>17093988
For 1970 its grill, fenders (just for the sidemarkers), fender extensions (headlight bezels too), and bumper. Not sure if there's anything else required structurally. I just don't want to look like a tryhard asshole with a 70 frontend and a 72 rear.

71 and 72's are a lot easier to swap around though.

>>17094025
fuck it only a handful of these cars are original anymore, make what you want.

If some clowns are okay with putting an LS into any brand car then surely getting the front look you want is okay.

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Am I classic enough?

>>17093954
It makes you autistic these cars are a dying breed that need to be preserved.

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>>17094060
>>17094133
I'm not really a fan of doing it either, I remember seeing a Chevelle that was a 71/72 rear with the 70 front end and thinking it was retarded.

>>17094119
Looks pretty solid my dude

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>>17090521
No problem familam

>>17094119
no

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>>17093950
'atleast I don't look like that dead guy rotting in my trunk'

>>17094429
God that poor car

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Picked up for $500 about 6 months ago, no engine or much of anything really

>>17094682
Excellent 454 candidate.

>>17094692
Damn straight, I'm thinking about tossing in a 350 that's just enough to move it for now until I figure out what else really needs to be done before that though

Any more questions for this previously a master auto tech? Before the thread dies

>>17094119
Toyota Cressida? Yes

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>>17094119
>Older than 25 years
Check
>Kinda neat
Check
>Kinda rare
Check


Actually the over 25 thing doesn't really count because by that logic my (pic somewhat related) '91 Tercel counts as a """""classic""""".

lel

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>page 8
HOL UP

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>check tracking on converter
>says its out for delivery to West Virginia
>god fucking damn it
>go outside to get the mail
>its on the porch
phew

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>>17094211
Damn your making me wish my trans am was completed. Just 3 more weeks before I can get it stripped and primed.
(old pic from December but not much has changed except for the subframe and all the bits and bobs are now removed)

the face when to 59 Impala with a rat motor and turbo 350.

>>17099694
no*

>>17094682
'78 or '79?

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>>17079655
never owned a dodge here but drove past a dumpster earlier that had "MOPAR" and "DAVE ROCKS" spray painted on it

is mopar actually that good? also are the parts more expensive? seems to be mopar guys hype about 360s vs most people talk about 350chevys for swaps

>>17101153
Chrysler was a pretty innovative company.

>>17101203
They were a poorly run company

>>17101203
This. They came out with a lot of the shit we still use today. Chrysler produced the first car with power steering for instance. Too bad the never invented reliable engines.

>>17101314
Yet Power steering was invented by a GM engineer who took his designs to Bendix. A lot of chrysler's "innovations" were bought from someone else

>>17101221
Then how did they survive the Great Depression?

>>17101400
Chrysler standardized electronic ignition, and proved the alternator was a better alternative to the generator. They were prototyping DOHC engines as early as 1964. They were the first to use the Simpson gearset. They invented the first overdrive units then sold the rights to Borg-Warner.
That's really just a handful. People like yourself don't see anything that Chrysler has done because they've always been viewed as a conservative and contemporary company.

>>17101314
>Too bad the never invented reliable engines.
300k mile slant sixes would like a word with you.
Also according to many people in Hollywood, the Dodges and Plymouths were the only cars that didn't regularly break down.

>>17101772

Damn straight

/o/ stop fucking not liking what i like

>>17101772
>prototyping DOHC in 1964
>impressive
M8 Alfa Romeo had twin cams in series production 10 years earlier and Pontiac was the first major American automaker to offer EI

>>17102045
Yes and?
In America DOHC was a big deal at the time.

>Pontiac was the first major American automaker to offer EI
Yes well i didn't say they were the first did I? I said they standardized it, and they did.
Meanwhile oil filters will still an option on Chevy cars in 1961.

>>17102118
m8 you can't say innovation is standardization and then say innovation is also them prototyping something that someone already beat them to the punch. Especially when said DOHC Hemi was to be race only

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>>17102118
>Chryslercucks moving goalposts this hard

My fast road engine for the Dolomite is literally in the engine builders right now.

Hey guys, I have a question.
I'm the dude from the other day who's car had bad stuttering when I was reaching high RPM's, turns out the issue that I had was regarding the power draw that the fan was taking from the starter solenoid relay.

When I took the positive cable off of the run beam on the solenoid (negative is connected to the negative of the battery) the fan obviously wouldn't run but the car operated as it usually would.

So, (and please don't crucify me for this) for today I decided to connect the positive cable to a fuse that only has power going through it when the car is on.

I'm on a forum and they're saying that this is a horrible idea, and I risk a fire. Where should I connect the positive cable then?

If I run it to the starter solenoid the car stutters.
If I run it to the fuses, the car is a fire risk.
If I run it directly to the battery it wont turn off when the key turns the power off.

Any ideas?

>>17102513
Do you have a relay for the fan?

If not
https://www.amazon.com/CONTINUOUS-SOLENOID-RELAY-CARTS-1114208/dp/B00BGTL9GI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1442122157&sr=8-1&keywords=golf%20cart%20relay

Cannot wait to get my classic cruisin' for this season

>>17102570
I do not.
I'm kind of new to a lot of this, what would the solenoid relay do? I've been considering just getting an in-line fuse for the line that I'm using for the positive side of the fan.

>>17102699
What do you have, my dude?

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When you realize no matter what specs the truck has normies still disregard you a hick with his hur dur pick up truck.
>mfw normies don't know what a big block is.
>when normies ask if the truck sees the woods
>when normies disregard the truck because it has a th400 auto and not a 4 speed truck tranny
>the "car guy" manuals are better than auto from the auto civic owner who wishes he had a 5 speed so he could do sweet reverse to firsts on oil in his 1.7l
Don't get me wrong some cars need a 4speeds (Muncie m22 rockcrushers are beautiful) but they aren't quicker than autos.

>>17102741
'47 Chevy Fleetline

>>17102741
the fan would BTFO the fuse, just wire the fan to that relay and you'd be golden

>>17102791
>muh speed
>muh power
Off yourself boomer. Enthusiasm can't be measured in HP, CID, 1/4 mile time, or 0-60

>>17102791
Manuals get better economy on older stuff like that though.

>>17102791
There's a running '63 manual v8 LWB c-10 near me for 1k and I can't justify buying it..

>>17104396

That's a fucking steal though. Flip it.

C10s here are mundo expensive, even in awful shape.

>>17104396

Or better yet, tell me where it is. I've got a grand in the bank.

And this is why I only have a grand in the bank.

Old cars are a fucking sickness.

>>17102791
Why build a race truck on a 4x4?

>>17105896

It looks cool. My best guess.

Only negative I've heard about my International is "Two bad it's not a 4x4".

I'm glad it's not, to be honest though. That's just another piece to have to maintain/fix when it breaks.

>>17105915
I can just see where the misunderstanding comes.

If it was a 2wd, I'd say fuck yeah, that thing is a beast, fucking scoot m8.

But, because it's a 4wd, it just makes me wonder why at all, since it seems like he intends to keep it on the street and never actually engage the function

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>>17105877
Central Alabama.

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>>17105960
>forgot link
https://montgomery.craigslist.org/cto/6103602905.html

1973 Dodge Charger with 440. Not much of it stock so wiring could be out of whack. It was starting last year, put in storage over winter. Put the battery back in and was getting electricity to the dome light and tachmeter inside with a buzz in the ignition, gave it a couple tries turning the ignition and no buzz. Car is completely dead, no light, no buzz, nothing. Battery is good, reading 12.7 volts, tested most of the wires I could see in the engine bay. Think it could be the starter relay. Fusible link doesn't show voltage when attached to starter relay along with ground, but when I take them off the relay and attach them together it shows voltage to the fusible link. Anything else I should try before I buy a new starter relay? What are the chances of me buying the new relay and it messing up again if there are other issues?

>>17106308
Is it a new battery or the old one?

If old, was it kept on a float charger?

What's the voltage when you're trying to crank/with the ignition on?

>>17106362

The old battery, wasn't kept on a charger. I haven't tried testing the voltage when cranking. Nothing happens with the key in the ignition so I assume there's no electricity getting to the car somewhere.

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>>17105960
>>17105969

Holy shit, guys in my neck of the woods would be creaming themselves over that patina. I'd drop $1000 on that today if it wasn't 2000 miles away.

Found this one slumbering today. Rotten to the core, no doubt.

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Took a nice spin in the Impala today. I seriously love this car.

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Welp.

>>17107905
I wanted that car for the past 15
years

sadly there is no way i will ever own one
there are only 2 examples in my country cheapest of which is 150.000 dollars
Importing the car would not be possible since the government will tax it based on the value
which will be around the same price as mentioned earlier

the gasoline prices are the highest in the world in my country that v8 would cause a shortage at my local gas station

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>>17109004

Bro. You're bumming me out. Fly to Maine and I'll let you drive it.

>>17109016
Damn, aesthetic as fuck.

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>>17108889
why did you take it off?

>>17102217
I only listed a handful of things.
http://www.allpar.com/corporate/technology.html

>>17102239
>assmad GM fangirls have to pay extra for an oil filter.

>>17109032

Take what off?

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>>17109030

Thanks bro

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>tear 350 down for swap tomorrow
>nothing connected to the motor except for the trans and motor mounts
>go inside for a bit after wrapping everything up
>oh shit forgot camera
>go back outside
>garage reeks of gasoline and I could hear running water
Thank fuck I was too lazy to move the drain pan or that would've been really fucking bad

>>17108889
I fucking love this truck

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>>17109614

Me too. It's fun to watch people's heads track me as I drive through town. Mostly older guys that remember Internationals, but I always get lots of looks and questions. Sounds cliche, but even in her well used state, she's a "crowd pleaser".

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>>17109631
That's one of the nice things, at least in most cases, about driving a nice old vehicle.
You pretty much always get looks and good comments wherever you go

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>>17079655
So I want some advice. I want to clean up my ford 8.8 rear with coat of paint. I don't really have the area where I can put the car up on jacks for an extended period of time and remove the rear to paint. How feasible is it to give it a cleaning and coat of matte black while it's still attached? Has anyone tried it?

>>17107871
Original glass, intact

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Awesome night for pictures.

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>>17110075

>Was an awesome night for pictures

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I'm thinking about getting a 1966 biscayne for 3000. any thoughts?

>>17109841

Yup...called a paint brush...

>>17110452

Do it.

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Does anyone daily theirs with 4-wheel drums? Wondering if there were any tips on having the brakes not lock up so easily. Been cut off twice this week and the tires yell...

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>>17110769

That's one of the downsides of plain old drum brakes, unfortunately. Both my vehicles are all around drums. Luckily, I live in Maine where there isn't a ton of traffic and people are less likely to drive like dicks.

>>17110802
I dont mind the rock hard brake pedal, its just the lock up. Before I bought it, the grandpa that owned it let it sit for a few years, but taking the drums off seemed like everything was in decent shape. Guess I was just wondering if there was some old trick to adjusting them a certain way to have them apply a bit...lighter(?)

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>>17110817

When you opened them up, did you see the adjusting stars? These "self adjust" the brakes to make up for wear over the lifetime of the shoes/drum. You can adjust them back, however, but removing the drum, locating the star, pushing back the lever which keeps it from coming unadjusted, and then turning it the direction that bar was keeping it from going. My advice is to start with small adjustments, count each turn and apply the same amount to each wheel. It will be a trial and error process until you've gone too far. After that, the star can be tightened from the back side with a flathead screwdriver through horizontal slots.

That's probably one of the most piss poor explanations there could be, so I suggest you watch some youtube vids on drum brakes to make sure you have the concept before just tackling it. Brakes are important and you need to make sure you do it right. Better to have them tight and work, than loose and iffy.

Another alternative is to upgrade to disc brakes, it's expensive, but may be worth it if it's what you're looking for.

Pic related, you can see the adjusting parts on the bottom, the silver cylinder with the adjusting star.

>>17110817
Not really. If they're locking the wheels up that means they're working as intended.

About the only thing you can do is maintain situational awareness and (try to) keep space between you and the cars in front of you.

ABS and disc brakes makes everyone soft and too reliant on tech to save them.

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>>17110849
>HOW TO ADJUST DRUM BRAKES
>BY ANON

With the drums on, run the shoes up until they're noticeably dragging on the drum. Then back them off until they're just _barely_ dragging, just enough you can hear a little scraping. Or maybe 1 click short of audible drag.

Graduation you are your own strove.

>>17110849
Oh, also, what was with the cops? They just nosy or what?

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Mates R8 my new torque wrench

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>>17110867

He was parked up the street and came to see what I was up to. I work with the guys, so they know my car. I told him to hit the lights so I could get a picture.

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>>17110869
>those shoes
>socks

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>>17110865

Yeah. Like I said, piss poor, and backwards. I'm self taught and half retarded. Cut my teeth rebuilding the entire brake system on this heap of shit I bought on ebay.

>>17110878
Normally I would 100% agree with you but it was 37f out

>>17110882
Then wear different shoes you drug addled mongoloid

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>>17110888
Normally I wouldn't wear these but I didn't want to deal with laces when I rode to work that day. I was pretty late.

>>17110881
Well the thing is, there's almost always a lip on the inside of the drum, from the shoes wearing into it. So you have to back the shoes WAY off to get the drum off. After the drum goes back on it's just run them up until they sit where they wanna sit. But if your method works for you then by all means use it.

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>>17110910

Oh I'm not disputing what you said. You're absolutely right.

>>17110893
>>17110878
do you guys not wear socks?

>>17101055
79

>>17110925
You shouldn't be wearing socks with loafers or boat shoes

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https://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/6078835799.html

oh god, KILL IT. KILL IT NOW.

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>>17109080
That's a nice looking 4 door man, glad to see one being kept and driven not gutted and cut just to donor a 2 door.

Have a pic, those front ends look so much cleaner without the hang downs on the bumper

>pic related, not an Impala though

>>17110452
>>17110557
Agreed, do it man.

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>>17111350

It surprises me how much 4 door hate there still is out there. Usually the guys that say "Too bad it's a four door, man" don't even have a classic of their own.

>>17111714
I prefer 4 doors over 2 doors anyday. If my 81 Lincoln was a 2 day, I wouldn't have bought it

>$8k for a Mustang II.
>Highlights 80 000Km first, thinking that's low
Some people are fucking high
https://comoxvalley.craigslist.ca/cto/6108856148.html

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>>17111726

I like the roofline of the sedan model better than the fastback when we're talking Impalas. That being said, there was an option for a similarly styled 2 door, but I don't think it was in the Impala trim, I think it was the Biscayne like this one >>17110452

Also

[CITATION NEEDED]

>>17111900
>>[CITATION NEEDED]
Been waiting for years for that one.

>>17110452
If that's the Biscayne that what the fuck holy shit do it you retard

>>17111781
Aside from the fact that it's a 6cyl 2stang, 2000 km a year over 40 years is in fact incredibly low, and the thing doesn't look like it's been sitting in a field for 30 years. My daily driver has more on the clock and it's from 2009.

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>>17111714
oh hey, 4 door love? in /o/?

>>17111781
That car is CLEAN. Would rather have that then one of your malaise shitbarges

>>17112319

Bro! I dig that car. Is that a Ford?

>>17110461
So you recommend brush over rattle can? I have some eastwood rust encapsulator that I wanted to use, it's in a rattle can, but I was having doubts about overspray.

excluding any kind of hot rod projects, what would be a good car to swap an ancient Buick straight-8 into? I was thinking of some kind of BL-era Jaguar maybe.

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>>17109074
the paint anon

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>>17112676
4 door ford galaxie

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>>17112851

Oh right. The flat black was a reaaaaally shitty job, and I wanted to know what it was hiding. Luckily, it was only hiding a super cool two tone paint job that I like way better.

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>>17112998
>Tfw day off
>Was finally going to sort out my starting issue
>This shit
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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>>17112946

This Fairlane caught my eye a week or so ago. The guy only wants $1100 for it. If I had the space I'd be a damn hoarder.

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>>17113007

The hell do you live? It's 70 and sunny here in Northern Maine.

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>>17113011
looks like there's alot of rust on that rocker panel. Still not a bad price, I got my galaxie for $2,000 but it's a pretty rust free car.

these cars are excellent candidates for big blocks. There might as well be a fucking zipcode for all the underhood space they've got.

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>>17113035
by rust i mean rot, there's obviously going to be some surface rust up in this shit.
>>17113020
also colorado.

>>17113035
>looks like there's alot of rust on that rocker pane
In that area that's just the fender. The rocker box terminates right right at the front of the door where it connects to the torque box that connects the rocker box to the front subframe.

OTOH Fords don't usually rust their fenders like that (while GM's do) so a thorough underside inspection is recommended. No need to buy scrap metal even if it is only $1100

>>17113020
I live in Denver

>>17113080

I hope the weed is worth it, bro. Our snow finally disappeared about a week ago, although we still have banks in places. Aroostook still has lots of snow.

>>17113092
Weed is killing this state tbqhwy famalam.

That being said, it's just a snowstorm. I guarantee in 7 days it will be 80 degrees put. That's just how this state is.

>>17113101

Tell me more. Maine just legalized, what do I have to look forward to? I can't partake, btw. Parasitic agent of the state ftw.

What do you guys do about stained interiors?

Do you run a mile if it seems like mould or mildew or damp damage. Sign it was left sitting and getting damp for too long?

Or clean right up with some elbow grease?

>>17113106
You look forward to people driving stoned all the time, pot shops everywhere and the people that love for weed coming out of the woodwork

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>>17113171

Guess the stoned drivers will keep me in business then.

>>17113204
Lel fair enough

Well my rear washer fluid hose is disconnected somehow. Spray nozzle is on the roof. How do I get to it?

Filled up washer fluid and the entire passenger seatbelt was soaked with washer fluid.

>>17113171
>live in legal pot state but a state up until fairly recently allowed drunk driving

barely any pot related accidents but tons of alcohol related ones..

FUCKS NOT GIVEN ETC

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Feels good.

>>17113291
For us here, the total drug consumption rate of all substances has skyrocketed, as well as a much larger number of accidents with people that had lit joints and stuff in the vehicle.

The other more disturbing thing is a ton of babies are being born with massive amounts of the in there blood stream. That's fucked mate, especially in early brain development

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>>17114160
stoners gonna stone.

>>17113151
If its headliner mold im outta there
If its JUST seats or carpet then it depends if seats and carpet are hard to get for that exact special snowflake mobile

>>17113266
lul speaking of weird reasons for headliners to be wet. The hose goes through the headliner and/or roof rails somehow, probably up the A-pillar. Follow it until you have found all the broken plastic joints and spots where the hose has chafed through. Replace the entire thing.

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>>17114241
>Letting your woman menstruate all over your engine

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My bible finally arrived

>>17114490
Nice, I stumbled on mine in a used bookstore.

>>17112851

Do birds pinch when they sit on your fingers?

>>17114479
>not making her a part of your car permanently in case she gets lost to sea while surfing and all you have left is to drive a white 440 4 speed 197 Challenger until you crash into a roadblock while seeing the light and a happy song plays somewhere.

really bro?

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>>17114710
yeah well, fuck you and your decent paint job.

I've got chips all throughout this bitch.

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>>17114725

Ha. I just got it back a month ago. It looked like a bag of smashed assholes before the winter.

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>$500 and an afternoon

>>17115156
sooo...


what the fuck is that thing?

>>17115187
a junky LM7, 5.3L

>>17115156
At least a th hooks up to an LS

https://syracuse.craigslist.org/cto/6104326572.html

Think it's worth it for a first project car?

>>17116245
>crash damage
>c-code v8 automatic (worst v8 combination)
>rust that turned to rot
>6k
I would pass. As always, I recommend a truck like a c10 or f100. same motors, cheaper to buy, cheaper to fix and they are fun as hell and usually have a bench seat.

>>17116339
Aww, this is the cheapest mustang of that year I've ever seen. Thought I might have found a keeper

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>>17112946
Like a normal Galaxie, but less good.

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>>17113035
Under hood space you say?

>>17114524
They're kinda hard to find here in HUEzil. Looked for it for a while.

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>>17117116
>>17114524
My baby.
Also my only car, so far.
Send help

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sign that feeling of being too old for the rice burner crowd and too new for the old school crowd

>>17116412
Sadly it's going to be more work than it's worth. Chin up and keep looking!

>>17116455
Eh, I prefer 4-door on huge cars like that. It's fine on pony cars, Chargers, etc, but just looks weird on the less sporty-styled vehicles like barges and economy ones (A-body mopar, US, Ford Falcon, etc)

>>17117658
"it's fine" being 2-door I meant.

>>17116245
>>17116339
I'd agree with Kit Kit.

Also, it's a mustang, i that shape it's not worth $6000 at all. One of my co-workers just sold his 67 Mustang that he replaced the floorpans in and fixed all the rusted spots, the interior was nice and the exterior was nice after he was done with it. Sold it for $5000 CAD, which is $3659 USD. The only downside about the whole car was it had a 6 cylinder instead of a V8

>>17117675
Fuck I need to work on grandfather's 67 soon...I ordered new brake lines bu have not yet put them in. It also has a lifter making noise, might it just be gummed up? I'm pretty sure it's hydraulic. (It's an S-code but the 390 is not original , from a 69/70 car)

(Jesus, capcha, 4 separate stages???)

>>17117701
I fucking hate brake work. Not as much as electrical, but it's a pita

>>17117718
Brakework is easy peezy nipple squeezy though

>>17117718
It can't be any harder than putting disc on my 71 Valiant. For the mustang, I only got the three flexible lines (they leak even when car sits), and the the solid lines on the rear axle itself. (One of them snapped when changing rear brake cylinder; it was willing to unscrew, but it took the whole line with it)

I do electric work every day on planes, so that part isn't TOO horrible if I don't have to go removing a bunch of shit.

>>17117726
>>17117732
For me, I had to rebuild the entire system on my Ford and I probably bled and re-bled the brakes like 7 times.

Brake fluid is the nastiest fluid in a vehicle next to diff oil.

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>>17117760
Oh yeah, that sounds terrible...

As for the mustang, should we get the 65-67 styled wheels, or just get cheaper plain ones and use these hubcaps we already have?

>>17117784
Id get some torq thrusts but I'm secretly a boomer

>>17117760
How is brake fluid nasty?

>>17117794
I prefer a more factory look on older cars

That's why I like the 71-as-73 Mustang from the original Gone in 60 Seconds more than the 67 from the remake, even though I normally like the 67/8 look best.

>>17117795
It's hydrophyllic, so it absorb all water. It dries your hands it and feels disgusting.

>>17117827
I think the modern "Eleanor" was disgusting. Go for some period correct mags, or black soft 8s then

>>17117836
Yeah, took one look and "eugh I'm not watching this version"

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Redid the dash on my Rolls Royce; it will be going back in after I get the dash wiring sorted out.

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>>17118716
That is some tasty dash

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>>17117396
Send ME help. I rolled mine and wrecked the body, bought another body and I'm rebuilding it.

What year? I'm curious as to what they added to further modernize beetle after they ended US production in the late 70s.

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>>17119400
It's a 74' 1500cc "Fuscão". Brazilian beetles didn't had any suspension upgrades or many accessories across the years, only engine size changes and disc brakes on the last models (fucking late 80's).
So mine has these "guards" on the bumpers and I brought it with larger wheels (5.5" wide front and 6.5" wide rear), engine's stock, I just "looked after" it, changed fuel and brake lines, bushings and greases on the suspension. Had to redo the gearbox after a year I bought it, but only because I managed to destroy almost every gasket when my generator went kaboom. So there's that.

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>>17119821
I've got a 1500 too, seems like everyone in the US has a 1600, 1300, or 1200 depending on age. It's not a common displacement here. I've got a deep sump that ups the oil capacity to at least 6 quarts and filter bracket off the high flow pump. The engine takes a while to warm up when it's cold (around freezing), and I don't think I have a thermostat installed. I run pic related oil for the additives, change it at 3k and check the valve clearances.

>>17119924
I changed the oil 2 thousand km (about 1.3k miles) just to make sure. I always used 15w40, so I don't know.
I just started reading the book, I did valves and timing when I bought it, I have yet to do it again.
In all honesty, this car is in way better shape than the car I bought, a year and a half ago.

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>page 8
Here have a duck.

>>17122865

But Anon that's a goose

>>17117406
fantastic car, respect to you my dude
hope to own one sometime

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>>17117784
genuine Mags always

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Moar International

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aesthetic rims

>>17124739
Slot mags are p cool as well

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>>17121350
Awesome picture, man.

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What aftermarket wheels would look good on this car?

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>>17125094
Would you call me a cunt if I said that the wheels that are currently on it are the best ones you can get?

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>>17125094
sumtin like dese

>>17125098
I don't disagree, but, the 4-wheel drum brakes suck and parts are almost as expensive as a disc conversion. The only drawback to it is that the stock wheels won't fit with discs, so I'd have to change wheels. Otherwise, I like the hubcaps.

>>17116245
>>17116339
>>17116412
>>17117675

If he could get it down to a lower price and was willing to do the work it could end up being a good project. The parts for older mustangs are plentiful and easy to acquire so its not like he'll have any issues.

http://www.nationalpartsdepot.com/flipbook/Mustang-65-73-2017/?utm_source=flipbooks&utm_medium=internal_link&utm_campaign=Mustang_1965_1973#p=264

Floor pan is $40 bucks but labor to weld it in probably wont be cheap. Never the less, i'd say a 66 mustang would be a hell of a lot more fun than the truck. I'd also check the engine if he goes to look at it because if i recall correctly the '66 wasn't available with a 302.