/CCG/ - Classic Car General

i still wont forget that time i cucked my gay bf.

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Bamp for Sunday slowness

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I don't think I can get the engine today. I got called into work.

Went to a car cruise yesterday and remembered that my truck needs a new radiator or fan shroud

>>17355310
I wouldn't forget that either

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Good news. The old girl passed smog. Now she's ready to register. Next urgent thing I gotta fix is the driver window. It's not broken but the glass fell off so it won't go up or down.

>>17355551
Where do you live that a truck that old needs to be smogged?

>>17355886
Probably California

>>17355889
I assume so, but the how the fuck would a truck like that pass the stringent California standards.

>>17355960
Lean the carb out, retard the timing and have a good condition cat

>>17356047
Lean produces lots of NOx. But if I remember correctly, it's easier for a converter to clean of NOx than unburned HC.

I didn't really have any evidence to support it, but I figured that California emissions were too strict for most old cars to pass.

Would a brand new, rolled off the factory floor truck in 1990 pass modern California emissions standards? Or does it have it to be adjusted like you said?

>>17356122
California emission tests are based on the year the vehicle was manufactured.
So a 1990 only has to pass (California standards for) 1990 limits.
If it was a 49 state vehicle that was brought into California, you have to spend a stupid amount of money to add 1990 California emission equipment.

>>17356223
Okay, makes sense. Fucking California emissions. How do enthusiasts even have fun there?

>>17356335
Buying vehicles older than 75

>>17356335
Or bribing the emissions guy

>>17356357
This. My dad's mustang is supposed to have 4 cats. Muffler guy said it only has two and they're not even the right ones. Paid the smog guy 260 to make it pass.

>>17355551
Congrats man! Sold my S10 on Thursday. I'll miss her, but not the slow as molasses part.

Just listed my 85 Eldorado on cl. https://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/6172602111.html
If anyone's interested. Trying to get some money together to put into the Torino.

Also, I've been gone for a few days, International guy, your truck sounds great with that new exhaust. That thing is fucking tuff.

>>17357286
That's v clean

>>17357286
FUCK. I would buy that in a heart beat if I didn't have 3 cars already. I would fly to you and drive it back.

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I've been doing body work on the scout here and there on the weekends since work has me so busy. New power steering pump is on the way and I'm going to tackle the fuel line after that

1/2

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>>17357359
1400 for you my man, I'd pick you up from the airport.

I'm at 5 cars at the moment, when this goes it'll be 4. I need another truck, I'm on the hunt for an 87-93 F250, extended cab, long bed, 5 speed. There's one on ebay, but it's in fucking Idaho and it's probably gonna go out of my budget since it's a bid.

>>17357436
You want a 460 or diesel or >351

>>17357446
Fuck, diesel, forgot to mention that. Most important part.

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Hi all

>>17357496
6.9 with aftermarket turbo would be neat.

>>17357535

http://www.ebay.com/itm/282516631778

This is the one on ebay, how fucking clean is that!? It's a 240 dollar plane ticket and whatever in fuel, 37 hour drive home. My budget for the whole trip would be like 5k max, and that truck is definitely gonna hit that if not more.

>>17357604
https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/6102270281.html

>>17357436
I really appreciate that man. If I wasn't engaged and getting married I would. My fiance puts up with a lot of car shit from me and we both agreed that I stop at 3 cars, if she stops at 3 animals.

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https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/6170900644.html
I'm supposed to be going to look at this after work tomorrow. What does /ccg/ think?

>>17358348
All going good until I saw that interior. That's not a very well maintained inside, what does that mean about the tree fiddy

>>17358348
That's a fucking heap

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>>17357526
Hey I think I got my pcv issue solved, For whatever reason the previous owner made an adapter to use the vacuum advance in the pcv / brake booster port. Then the port for the vacuum advance was capped off. I think edelbrock makes grommets for their valve covers to fit a pcv valve.

>>17358364
The interior definitely needs some work, but I don't think it would be too difficult to get what's missing from the junkyards.

As for the engine, the car originally had a 305, but he replaced it with a 350 from another Caprice. The engine in the pictures is what's in it now.

Having trouble with my e30. After doing timing belt water pump thermostat cam seal etc upon purchase I've developed an awful wandering bouncy thrashy idle. Will stall and sputter until it reaches warmer temps. Took off Idle control valve and cleaned with carb cleaner. Vacuum leak somewhere? Dodgy o2 sensor(s) Should I have it smoke tested?

>>17358348
Save yourself its not worth it

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>>17356335
The 1 other person I know who owns a classic made sure it was a pre 75 model to skip that dumb as fuck test.

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Been working in panel alignment hell. It's starting to come along, but will have to add some more fiberglass to the bumper...

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It's 3 in the morning and I'm still working on taking out the rest of the interior on the 78. Almost done.
I got a bunch of pics from cars how's I went to and revvys little brother the 71 is back home so I'll get some pics in the morning.
>MFW all my phone pictures are 4.5 meg

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took a break from my project for a while, should be getting back to working on it soon

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>>17357373
>>17357363

Hell yeah, moar International!

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Just got my twin turbo 4.8ls running yesterday

Well, I was just given a 68 Polara. Going over to take a look at it today.

Hell of a way to start the day!

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>>17359544

318, Factory AC, interior is in good shape. Rear quarters are pretty bad, but it's free so I'm not going to bitch. Plus it's a hardtop.

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>>17359123
The dash before I pulled it last night

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That radio I promised to find for kit kat

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my grandpas 64

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and some pics of a car show I went to

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Sadly this special edition was bare bones and auto.

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last pic before my phone died.

So there is my image dump

>>17360420
That doesn't look bad. How much did it run you? And is it made it metal or plastic?

>>17360816
http://www.classiccarstereos.com/antique-automobile-radio.html?gclid=CjwKEAjw9_jJBRCXycSarr3csWcSJABthk07xj-mMYD3BQjeSH5DHSSxcHk0wPTiGobZgv7Ix1t1oRoCSGDw_wcB

And it's metal

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>>17359984

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I'm making my own door cards from MDF and adding speakers and a so much needed pocket in Citroen 2CV.
Upon removing the old door cards the retainer clips were stiff or simply broken (the cards flapped before I took them off) and I have to replace the said clips.
On the picture you can see the current retainer clips which are hard to get and I'm curious do you have any recommendations as to what kind of clips to use instead of originals or any other way to fix the door cards to the door.

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>>17358692
Oh my god, that split bumper is pure sex. I am very jealous.

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What is this part called and where can I get it? It's between the alternator and tensioner. It's cracked all the way through.

87 gmc s15

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>>17361970

>>17361970
Alternator bracket and it would've been a dealer-only part when the truck was nearly new. Now it's likely to be salvage-only though you might ask at a dealer just in case but GM doesn't keep obsolete shit around like they used to.

>>17361977
Accessory drive belt tensioner. You should be able to get that from a parts store though it'll likely be made of chineseum.

>>17360844
Those look nice but I can't find any info on the features. They look killer though

>>17362439

I've got one in my Impala, AM/FM, Aux, USB, Bluetooth. I think it was $230, and I bought the higher quality Kenwood double speaker for the dash.

Anyone overheat in this heatwave yet?

>it will never be 1986 again
>you will never be buying a muscle car as your first car
>it won't be a cheap ass budget 3 speed budget big block
>you'll never go through rear ends like water doing burnouts to Van Halen and shit
No point in life, these cars will be outlawed in our lifetimes.

>>17362457
No, but no A/C is making ME overheat

>>17362457

It was 90+ here yesterday and I put 150 miles on the Impala. 85 today and put 60 more on the Impala going to check out my Polara, and 40 taking my wife an iced coffee in the International.

>>17362493
250 A/c bro
two windows down 50 miles per hour

>>17362452
Nice man.

I like the idea of it, but spending 230 dollars on a head unit I just can't justify. Especially when I have a daily driver that has a working stereo. If cost was no barrier, I guarantee you that you'd see one of those and a vintage air unit in my cab

>>17362501
Doesn't really work that well when it's 95 degrees out and humid

>>17362512
muh Panel windows bruh

>>17362521
>Implying I don't have them
Even in a motorcycle with all the wind in the world, heat is heat. It's like riding or driving through a har drier.

I still do it anyway though

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>>17355288
Engine started to leak oil, found out why. Gasket must not have set right. Also fixed the shifting problem it had, had a plugged vacuum line and a bent shift modulator.

>>17362507

The plain AM/FM is $180 I think. It really only matters if you really want a factory look, though. That's why I got mine.

>>17362545
Fair enough. My current vape tier head unit has an aux cord and for me that's all I care about

>>17362501
What do y'all think of this?

https://newjersey.craigslist.org/tls/6124245053.html

>>17362621
obviously test it before you buy it but my work has shit like this, the thing is they dump out so much exhaust heat they'll just make the room hotter unless you set up a dedicated vent.

>>17362630
I'd just wheel it outside, I honestly know nothing about how to use it, what should I test besides the obvious that it powers up?

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>you're chilling in the pits and this guy comes up and yells "LET'S GET ENERGIZED" before he forcefully brushes your teeth
wat do you do?

>>17362782
That it blows cold air.

>>17362824
It's a recovery/recharge machine for R12, it doesn't blow anything

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>>17362857
oh fuck

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>>17362819
Tell him he's not as pleasant as Larson

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What car cleaning products do you all use? I washed my car and used Meguiar's Rubbing Compound on every body panel. I've never used it before and prior to the paint was very dull. Needless to say it's some damn good shit.

>Pic Related

I'm kind of sad no one had anything to say about my Polara ;_;

>>17363159
Your paint must have been really bad for compound to make it look better. Meguiars is good stuff. You're supposed buff it with wax and a power buffer after compound. Or at least do a hand wax job. If you're not familiar with how to power buff paint, I would suggest letting a paint correction professional do it, you can burn the paint if you don't do it right.

>>17362534
Pics of your car?

>>17362507
Must be nice that you can even get a direct fit vintage air kit. Nobody makes one for my truck so I'm going to have to measure and hope a sales rep can help me build a kit that will fit my truck.

My current airbox works, I just don't have a condenser, compressor, or evaporator core. But it has everything else.

Anybody know of a good place to get factory parts for what I'm missing?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3nYyJPCoRg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnnSBSNVV6E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5WAPyp_oT8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMpcMK0AyBc
me and some friends went for a cruise in the shitbox a few nights ago
lost most of the footage

>>17363413
It actually looks pretty cool. How do you deal with more than one project at a time? My Bronco pretty much consumes all of my free time not spent with my fiance.

>>17363413
we aren't here to jerk you off.

>>17363437

Prioritize. The Impala is pretty much done. The International is getting to the point where I can focus on body and paint now that the exhaust and suspension is done. The Polara will be interesing, I'll start with getting it running and cleaning it up, then evaluating the damage from two years sitting in the grass. Already sourced rear quarters for it.

>>17363446
Well that's cool that you can manage all that. Does the Polara run and drive? Or will it have to be towed?
What sucks about my projects is they have to out of the shop the next day because we don't have enough extra lifts where it can just sit. And for big stuff, I have to tear it down at my parents house (apartment cuck...for now).

And I know it's not a classic, but I figured some of you might find this interesting. I did a timelapse video of me doing a timing chain recall on a QX56.
https://youtu.be/kzZItFVs4i4

>>17363504
>I did a timelapse video of me doing a timing chain recall on a QX56.
I would watch it except i'm not a masochist.

>>17363504

Yeah, I'll be running short of room with the addition of this one. I'm going to have to buy another pop up garage to keep it in once I get it running.

I'll be towing it home in the morning, then I'll start frigging with it. Probably check the fluids and then try starting it out of a gas can. It was last run two years ago, which isn't terrible. My Dart sat for 8 years before I got that running, but it was stored inside.

>>17363515
Not sure how to take that.

>>17363526

What i'm saying is i want to keep my hands clean of Nissan timing chain work. Fuck that shit.

>>17363535
Ah. Yeah, I don't blame you. It's not a big deal to me anymore, they're gravy now but that's because I did them everyday for 6 months straight last year. It was good money, but it was a fucking beating.

>>17363427
Thanks for the reply bud. The paint is intact but hadn't received the utmost care due to other things happening in life. I took this past week though to detail it; I did a proper wash & rubbing compounded it, and polished all the chrome (which there is A LOT of it). I plan on going back and doing the chrome again as with each pass it's removing a lot of the dullness.

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>>17363427
1977 Ford F150 with 460. This was after a wash, paint is quite faded but still looks good.

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>>17363437
That's why I'm selling off some of mine, I stretched myself too thin. Enough time is always an issue, and so is money. I'm moving from the armpit to NC next year also, so I need to save what I can.

>>17363413
I hate mopar, but I'm glad for you man, hope you enjoy it, and free is fucking free for sure.


Pic from a month or 2 ago, Indian woman "mistook the gas pedal for the brake". These are the drivers I share the road with.

>>17363611

Sweet truck! Any more pictures?

>>17363615

I'm a GM guy myself, but I'm not a snob by any means. My first classic was a 65 Dart. And the price is right! It should be a fun project.

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>>17363611
>Ford F150 with 460

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>>17363611
Engine bay pic

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>>17363615

>That face on the woman on the left

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>>17363618
A kind of comfy driving pic, also an imgur album with a slight story of the build
https://m.imgur.com/gallery/aQoQh

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>>17363615
>I hate mopar

>>17363611
>>17363625
Damn man, that thing is gorgeous. Was it restored or is it original? Obviously the engine has been redone, but the rest of the truck.

>>17361014
>>17363413
Yep, that's a Polara.

Seriously, though that's a good-looking car, styling wise.
Mid-late '60s Dodge and GM are pretty much my favorite body styles.

Good luck with it, bro.

>>17363655
Thanks, I think it used to be somebody's baby. It had rust repair done on the cab corners and most of the parts like the doors and a fender were replaced. They have been resprayed along with the cab and box (noticeable runs in the paint). The guy we got it from must have boughf it from the guy who babied it because it got trashed. Had no motor, trans crossmember was smashed like it had been stump jumping, small scrapes and dings. It was going to be scrapped but I had to save it for my first vehicle.

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>>17363651
>>17363619
Not knocking you guys for owning/liking them, just not for me.

>Torino

Easy to guess where I stand. Pic is the sexiest Cougar I've ever seeb.

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>>17363692
not a fan of pro-touring wheels but i'd take a Cougar over a Mustang any day.

>>17363692
Those rims

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1oXx4delIY

>>17363692
>>17363703
I'm a whore for late 60s early 70s ferd.

Last night I spent about 3 hours bending up some Chevy C1500 bumper brackets and FINALLY my beautiful factory non-step Bronco-specific rear bumper sits correctly where it should.

Can't get the factory brackets. ANYWHERE.

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>>17365040
Jesus you'd think I'd learn to not forget pictures by now

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>>17365048
nigga at least you don't accidentally respond to the wrong person at least once a thread.

Haven't seen Gran Torino anon in a while..

>>17363642
Our trucks are pretty identical inside. Seeing yours with with carpet makes me really excited to put mine in this weekend.

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A little tinkering and she fired right up. Has some frame rot in the rear, thought I won't know if it's really savable until I get it up on a lift. Runs like a top though. Brakes still work, I've jammed them a few times and nothing's gone. No leaks.

I figure if the frame is repairable, I'll be willing to drop a thousand or so to get this beast going. Then do a little body work and either run it or sell it for a couple Grand.

>>17359302
Well this is late but do you have any pics? How much did the turbo setup cost you?

>>17366022
Pics of the frame rot?

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>>17366670

>>17366712
looks like you have a parts car

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>>17357286
>mfw when hour west of me

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>tfw my car is still sitting
I'm going to be really bummed if this thing doesn't reach my hp goals

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Got the engine running and was all set for a test run around the block, then the CV joint broke while in the driveway. It spins freely while in neutral with the engine running and clutch engaged, and makes a horrible noise.

>>17367481
Weld it and send it, bub

>>17366712
Holy fucking shit. Dude that is horrible. I don't know that I would even drive it like that. How do you plan to fix it? Cut out the rot and weld in some angle iron?

>>17367767

Find solid metal and go from there. Frame rails are available for B body, which is the same as C body in the rear apparently. Going to get it on a lift and have a pro look at it to see what the straight dope is. If that can be fixed, I'm looking at $300 for new leaf springs and it's drivable.

>>17365755
I took it to a car show the other day which i found hilarious becuase i showed up in my truck under primer, faded paint, leaking power steering, while all the other cars were pristine, nice shiny paint with beautiful interiors. I had more people asking me questions about my shitty looking truck than others did

>>17368055
Haha, probably because it actually gets driven. Cars that pristine show quality have less of a story.

"Yeah, it was driven a little when new. Then it sat in a barn for 20 years. Then it was restored. Now it sits in my garage."

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>>17366712

>>17366712
Oh my god. You're a fucking braver man than me, man, that looks fucked.

>>17366885
Buy my car. Or come hang out at the shop and drink a beer. I thought everyone was west or south of me.

>>17368089
I don't understand that mentality, it's a fucking car, it's meant to be driven, what good is spending all that time/money/whatever if you don't enjoy it? Fuck those people.

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new daily

1984 190d 2.2l

:)

>>17368089
Yeah, I never understood that mentality. For ultra rare cars that only a few exist I can understand the not driving thing but for a mass produced car?

>>17368267
>mass produced cars
Let me correct myself, for cars that you can easily get parts for

>>17368246
i don't want your caddy buckaroo, not until I'm 50 and atleast a made man in a local organized crime family. Nah I'm a shore fucker.

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Went to drop the motor in

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>>17368424
close

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>>17368435
so close

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>>17368439
angle was a bitch
got it in
exhaust headers needs some fucking with to fit
back in the garage it goes

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>>17368055
Yeah that's pretty much how I operate whenever I go to a show.

>shiny shit
pass
>generic rat rod
pass
>shiny shit with nigger rimz
pass
>oh look another generic rat rod
pass
>garbage pile of a Miata made out of literal trash
bullshit with the owner for an hour

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How'd I do?

>>17368563
Mullet/10

350 or 305?

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Hello, new to /o/. I inherited this 1970 imperial, and while rust is minimal, the paint has seen better days and is just starting to wear through in some spots. Should I paint my sled? At 19 feet long, is it worth it? Btw the car is mechanically sound and runs like a beast.

>>17368695
Fuck I hate my phone. Stupid fuckin flipped image.

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>>17368659
Only the 3.1 v6, auto, sadly.
Plenty of rust.

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>>17368055
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>>17363611
I dig it. Here's mine.

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>>17368744
Badass looking f150. What engine so you have in it?

>look for parts on my craigslist and nearby areas
>no parts
>go to the nearest major city's craigslist
>tons of parts

>>17368760
400. 750 cfm edelbrock carb. Very thirsty.

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>>17365124
That's me! I actually sold it a while ago to a co-worker who has a shitton of money laying around. He's damn near done a full resto on it in the ~3 months he's owned it. I'll see if he can get me some more pictures of it.

I'm thinking of selling my replica Dodge Ram from Twister (even built a Dorothy!) to try and either hunt this car down, or build something similar to it. 1970 Torino GT F/B. I'm a sucker for the retro look.

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>>17369031
I fucking LOVE the bodylines on these years of Torino's. (1970-71) The 72-73 Gran Torino F/B's are also fucking gorgeous.

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>>17369034
I did use to own a 1971 Torino 500 formal roof. Had a 302/c4/9 inch in it. Ran like a dream, had no rust other than a few bubbles.

Still wrestling with myself if I want to sell the Twister truck for a Torino or not, I'm the only one in the world to build one as accurate as I have... but nothing comes close to listening to old rock and roll, classic country, or any period correct music in a classic with the windows rolled down on a nice day.

>>17368246

It was a free car, and it's in great condition other than that one spot. Brakes are good, engine runs. Might as well give it a shot.

>>17357286
Did you ever drive your S10 at highway speeds? Does the tranny get real hot? Like hot enough to feel it in the cab. Also my temp gauge ain't working. Do you think it could be a fuse?

>want to own a classic car but don't have the money
>surf Craigslist every day just to torture myself
>see this
https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/6175838426.html
Goddamn it I really should stop doing this

>>17370161
God fucking damnit that thing is nice. That's an incredible price as well

>>17368848
Nice. I'm trying to find people with either a 302 or 351w and with a v belt system so I can find out what brackets I need to buy for accessories

>>17370161
I wonder if that car is a she.

It looks pretty solid but I guarantee it needs a shit ton of work.

>>17370131
Yeah, I ran down 95 to philly a bunch of times at like 80mph. No excess heat that I noticed. For both my temp gauge and oil pressure gauge, I did the old unplug and plug back in and that fixed them. Years of rattling and gunk can make a bad/loose connection, try that first thing.

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1968 c10 special original 327 but the previous owner did some internal work to it, original 2 speed power glide and 4:11 rear end had it for around 10 years and the old owners used to drag race it in a near by town

>>17371386
What's it like driving a two speed? Is highway a nightmare?

yea highway is awful but i avoid it seeing as how the truck gets a huge 7mpg

>>17369031
>I actually sold it a while ago
:(

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>Chevy cucks had to deal with 2 speed automatics
>Oldsmobile had 4 speeds in the 40s

well i guess im kind of a chevy fan that 68 is my first classic vehicle ive got to own myself but i grew up with my mom having a 1969 chevelle with a 396 but was not an original ss and my dad had a 1970 nova that was restored with a full frame

dad actually ended up taking the original 454 out and put a 327 in it

>>17372198
Pretty much every manufacturer but Cadillac used a 2 speed slush box at some point

>>17372249
>dad actually ended up taking the original 454 out and put a 327 in it
but why

he just had no desire for the 454 if something broke it was just cheaper in the long run seeing as how every car we have had never stayed stock

Did a wheel alignment on my Bronco after work and discovered that it has only one tie rod adjusting sleeve. So youre forced to just set the wheels to equal negative/positive measurements and remove, center, and reinstall the steering wheel.

>all of my why

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Working on the old $500 1983 Mercedes 380sel. It has a decent MBZ-dealer paintjob but was sitting under a tree inop. for a long time. I got it running with a new battery, fuel pump and ignition control module. Removed the fuel tank thinking it might be rusty but it was perfect inside, other than some sand...?

I removed an old vinyl pinstripe with an eraser wheel and wetsanded the treeshit out of the roof and trunklid.

1/2

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>>17372817
I used 2000-3000-4000 grit sanding pads on a pc7424xp and megs 105&205.
2/2

>>17372828
Looks good mang, how long did all that take you?

>>17373083
>wash&clay paint
>remove vinyl pinstripe with eraser wheel on air drill, remove tape stripe adhesive
>buff hood with 105&205
>wetsand & buff roof & trunklid
Maybe 4-5 hours today? I'll buff out the side panels of the car tomorrow. It'll be ready for state inspection after replacing the dragging parking brake shoes.

>>17371650

My Impala has the 283 with the two speed powerglide. Highway is fine, but you really crank the RPMs. I'm usually doing 75-80 just to keep up with traffic and it's no problem.

>>17373155
Isn't the second gear a 1:1 though? Though i guess the difference between the gears would still be a problem for hard acceleration...

>>17372514
Muh twin I beam

I'm not a fan of this suspension in stock form. The camber changes are gnarly

>looking at 302 parts on Craigslist
>Hei distributor, nice
>Open ad for brand new distributor
Surface rust, dust and oil

Come on now

https://denver.craigslist.org/pts/6123406829.html

I'm trying to fix up my friend's Cougar that he says ran fine before it lit on fire.

Now it cranks, but it won't start. It sounds like it really wants to start but it just wont. Also, as he was cranking it I noticed smoke coming from a connection near the battery, it was from a post with a rusted bolt so I figured there was too much resistance because there wasn't enough contact for current to flow. Any ideas?

>>17373768
A NIB MSD HEI is like $165 man, just spend it.

>>17374278
I'd rather buy a new one than buy this one that clearly hasn't been loved.

>>17374278
Also msd units are closer to 250 for Ford stuff. I'll just get a summit beans or the no name China brand that one anon has

>>17373253
I don't have that garbage axle design. Dana 44 master race.

>>17374246
>lit on fire
>smoke coming from rusted connectors

Yep, you're on the right track. Clean up the corrosion or install new terminal ends. Look for burned wires as well.

>>17374620
Jesus Christ. No wonder everybody shits all over you for being a cheap ass. You kind of deserve it man.

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>patch panel arrives Monday
>just ordered carpet tub with mass backing
>refinishing trim on Saturday
>been trying to get this shit done since September
I cannot fucking wait for how C L E A N this shit is gonna be.

>>17374717
I would totally buy an msd unit but the anon on here has had his unit for a year now and swears by it. Considering this is a budget 302 build, this is a cheap upgrade. If it shits the bed I can always find a replacement for not much, 302 parts are everywhere

>>17374702
I don't like the 2wd suspension on my truck. If I had the cash, I'd be rocking a cvpi front clip and a 3 link

Can you conceal a mild/RV cam and headers with the right mufflers?

>>17374826
Yes. But depending on how big the cam is you will be getting some lope. Just depends on how much you muffle it.

Should I drop half of my cash for a 86 300zx? It's my dream car and I don't think I'd get a better deal

>>17374878
Depends on what "half of my cash" is.

>>17374899
I got about 4k to my name, so I'd have to spend 1500 and the gas to drive 4 hours to pick it up and gas for two to drive home or tow

>>17374932
That doesn't sound like the most prudent decision but you're going to do what you want

>>17374932
Well I did a similar thing for my Comanche but it was only 60 miles away and the parts are dirt cheap. Do what you gotta, even if that means six weeks on Ramen noodles. From an objective financial standpoint, no, that's completely retarded, but you've only got 4k to your name to start with so you're not putting yourself much farther up shit creek than you already were.

>>17374878
Yeah dude. I regret not being able to buy a pristine 88 RX7 just because I couldn't get a ride out 70 miles, and barely had his asking price in cash.

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>>17374878
I spent 11k on cars using my college savings and and work as many jobs as possible just to get by. Its not worth it bro (no regrets) and I wouldn't recommend.
I do have some nice cars though

>>17375270
>been saving up for an engine build
>still not even halfway there

Why are cars the most expensive hobby to have?

>>17375285
I used to think guns were an expensive hobby. Boy was I fucking wrong.
>entire arsenal worth $3,000
>truck isn't even done yet and I'm already in for that much

Redpill me on the MG Midget. (There's one for sale near me)

>>17376613
Shit car desu

>>17376613
If you want a MG get an MGB not a midget

Anyone know a good car shipping service? Trying to get a second driver to take an 8 hour round trip with me is apparently very hard.

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Dumping a few (obviously shooped) pictures of my shitbox.

There's no rust if you use photoshop...

Eh. New door soon. SOON.

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>>17370974
By the way how do you set the internal clock on this thing? I cant figure it out. Does it have high beams? I move the turn signal forward and back but nothing happens

>>17376912
why the fuck are you buying a car if you can't drive

>>17376912
Uship.com

Always go with the small time doods.

My people literally delivered my car at 3 in the morning. They were as quiet as a church mouse too.

>>17369031
Im disappointed in you anon. What ever happened to your dad's/grand dad's truck?

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>>17377118
Never had the stock radio, but this is from the shop manual. As for high beams, it's a GM, so the turn signal level towards you, it should click on and off.

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These are in my apartment complex all of a sudden. Neat.

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>>17377892
This thunderbird is so fucking clean

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>>17377910
how the fuck do you live in an apartment complex and still be able to work on your car?

>>17377916
By not giving a fuck? I just work in the street. No one is going to say anything

>>17378024
no i mean where do you find storage for the gorillion tools?

also, i know where you live kat, i've seen you drive down colfax and have passed by your apartment complex.

>>17378035
Kek. And I pretty much can do anything with a 3 sockets, and extension, and a ratchet.

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So I just found out yesterday that the AC system in my 81 MkVI had been retrofitted. Got a belt on it, had my co-worker charge the system and The AC works.
Found out the blend door actuator doesn't work so well, so now I need to find another one

>>17378047
Replace the vacuum modulator on the transmission if it hasn't been done yet. The A/C door actuators share vacuum off the transmission and the modulators like to leak and send trans fluid into A/C vacuum system and trash everything.

>>17378442
The Blend door actuator literally moves about 1/4 of an inch so I know for certain that's a problem.

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current plan for me is to fix up my torino a bit and sell it for a profit (hopefully)

I really want an 80's Thunderbird. Will throw a 5.0 and T5 in it. Just make a fun driver

>>17378442
Also, I don't have a Modulator on mine, it's an AOD

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>>17377461
I had to sell the Gran Torino so I could get a new daily driver - as for my dad's 1968 GMC SWB 4x4, I'm probably going to try again next year or two years from now - I'm probably selling my replica of the Dodge Ram from Twister for $10k and then working all the overtime I can at work to try and get the money together for it. They want $30k for it, but it's only a $15k truck on a good day. So I'm going to try and get $20k together, and see what happens. If they still say no, I'll probably get a mostly finished 1970-71 Torino GT fastback, or a truck similar to my dad's, and then see what happens with the truck over the coming years.

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>>17355288
This thing was pretty much on the way to the junkyard. Craigslist find. 1984.

In no particular order:
>head gasket, cam seals, timing cover gasket
>timing belt
>water pump
>clutch
>drive shaft bearings
>radiator and hoses
>tires
>sway bar end links
>pads and rotors
>idle control module
>DME ROM returned to stock from sketchy ebay chip
>throttle position switch
>throttle cable
>silicone hose kit because 100% of the hoses were leaking
>intake boot because it was leaking
>AFM mounts
>cold start injector housing gasket
>odometer gears
>fuel pressure regulator
>alternator voltage regulator
>alternator ground cable
>all instrument cluster bulbs
>got the black spraypaint off of the front grilles
>oil and filter, obviously
>stainless brake lines
>spark plugs
>alternator and power steering belts

Lots of work left to do.

>>17378600
so it has the plastic grommet for the throttle valve cable? replace that with a metal one before it snaps off and kills the AOD.

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Are these Centerlines real or fake? I don't see a logo, but I'm not sure if they always had logos imprinted on them.

>>17380210
It doesn't have the grommet style, it's the block type adjustment

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Last night fuel vapor in my gas tank exploded in my 1964 LeMans. I'm just now starting to work on it this morning. My guess is the fuel gauge shorted internally connecting the fuel sender wire to the battery DC. Very fortunately for me the tank was completely drained and only a tank full of vapor exploded. Pushed up the trunk floor a few inches also. I've looked around online and have not found anything like this happening. Found an electrical diagram online and it turns out that the fuel gauge circuit is NOT FUSED.

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Here's the wiring diagram for the 1964 Tempest. The power for the fuel gauge is powered by the accessory feed from the key switch but is not fused. Would be smart to add a fuse to the circuit somewhere. In this model the gas gauge power comes from a connector and it would not be difficult to add a fuse but later GM cars went to a printed circuit for the dashboard cluster which would make adding a fuse more difficult or at least different than adding one to a 1964.

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>>17380301
I had legit center lines on my old El Camino a long time ago.

Those don't look right.

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There's my source of ignition.. The strip conductor going to the resistance element in the fuel sender. Must have been a straight connection to the battery DC.
I have not been working on the wiring, everything is old and original. Not going to try getting to the gauge today but it seems like one of the magnet coils inside or the shunt resistor shorted. This happened FAST, I had only gone 3-4 blocks on the way home from work. Sounded like a combination of some tree limbs landing on the trunk (the trunk floor being pushed up) and a blowout (the pressure venting out the fuel line connection).

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I don't think that gap between the frame and the trunk floor is supposed to be so wide.. The reinforcement braces are bent upward and they buckled where the holes are.

Fuse those fuel gauge circuits!!

>>17380301
centerlines are disgusting, go stock or go home.

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I think the trunk floor is supposed to be flat..

>>17380539
What gen was your elky? What wheel and tire size did you go with? I want centerlines for my 86 elky.

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I like this car. Idk why

>>17380644
>>17380697
Fuckin RIP

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muh classic
recently put new floor mats in so I wouldn't have to look at the shitty stained carpet
also an air freshener

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>>17380783
The car is fine .. drove it home. Been driving it with a marine fuel tank for ten years. I was just about to start using the gas tank again, just needed to run a new fuel line up to the front.
Kicked the trunk floor back down .. just a little bow-up still along the left side reinforcement brace.
Wonder how much the gas tank would hold now .. 'fire formed fuel tank"..

>>17380850
That's one way to neck up a cartridge...
How hellish and startling was the thud?

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>>17380865
Not very startling at all. I was in a heavy thunderstorm and it sounded like tree limbs landing on the back part of the car and then a sound like a tire blowout. I was pulling into a parking lot at the time because I could smell something burning and was surprised when I got out to find no body damage and all the tires still inflated. Then I had a look underneath..

>>17380975
Did your sending unit have a ground strap?

>>17381141
Yes, there is a ground wire from the sender mounting ring to a body ground. The gauge worked properly (showed empty with no fuel and 1/4 full with 4 gallons in the tank. Now it runs pegged over full.

>>17381166
That's wack, nice wheels tho
Need to start carrying a fire extinguisher in my cars

>>17380716
>between
>>17380716
88

15x8 on front 15x10 on back, front was like 185's, and back was 265, needed spacers. stroker 383.

I think anyway, that was at least 8 years ago.

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still have to wait 6 years for mine to become classic so i just post this one instead

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>>17380301
can't remember if those are the tires I kept on them or not, but that's after I polished mine up yearssssss ago.

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I got this for 400 bucks, and I have no fucking idea what I'm doing. All I've done is replace the starter and battery, and now need to replace the fuel pump, which was literally just tied under the car with an extremely thin wire and was just hanging there.

And when I said I don't know what I'm doing, I mean I don't know SHIT about cars. I've you can do some things to an L28 to make it faster, though?

>>17381276
>classic car general
not shitbox general, go to the poorfag thread or something.

>>17381276
You're a bit in over your head mate and thing will probably rust out soon.
At least you're only out $400.

>>17381388
fuck off mate

>>17381276
My advice is to start reading about your car. My go to answer is normally GM service manuals but i have no idea if Nissan made that quality of service manuals for their cars.

>>17381388

Kys retard

>>17381526
I have someone to help me with this who actually does know his shit and has done lots of body work in the past and he said the rust it has isn't so bad and is fixable. There doesn't seem to be any rust in any of the super important areas like other Datsuns I've looked at where you could put a fist through the floorpans or the roof was rusting around the windshield. He was also looking at the engine and did a compression test and said he's pretty sure the engine has been rebuilt. Turns over and fires up with starter fluid and everything, just need a fuel pump. I think I'm pretty close to getting it to go, then the next job is getting it to stop.

Honestly, I thought this was a pretty good deal, even if I would have rather had a 2 seater than a 2+2. At least it has A/C.

>>17381540
Yeah, I've got the manual. It seems to cover a lot, even if most of it goes right over me.

>>17381652
Datsuns rust in inaccessible areas m8, that's why they're almost always junk when you find them.

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Anyone else running FiTech? Had the 600hp one on my grandfather's truck and its been nothing but trouble so far. First day out, the truck randomly died and after two hours on the side of the road, I figured out to reset it, and drove it back home just fine. Next time we drove it, it died again after driving it a few hours and had to reset it which fixed it. Another time the same thing happened. Then, driving it another day, it shut off after driving it 30 minutes, and even after resetting it, it would barely run enough to put it in gear so it had to be towed home. Now, just today after resetting it in the garage, it ran ok, but now the handheld controller is going crazy. The cursor is jumping around, and cant be used to input or do anything. It jumps in and out of menus on its own and will not let me do anything even after I tried disconnecting the battery and attempting to reset it again.

>>17381720
Nice to know that you get what you pay for.

This is what happens when you buy something that claims horsepower when all it is is a throttle body.

>>17381744
Went to it because we were only running a crappy carburetor on it at the time. Thought it would be a good idea since it supposedly tuned itself and was supposedly a "wire up and go" system that didn't need much adjustment. Boy was I wrong.

>>17381720
>not just getting a regulator and push pump into a double pumper

>>17381765
Should have kept the carburetor and rebuilt it. For all their faults they're easy to diagnose and fix.

The problem with these TBI kits is that they're one size fits all.

>>17381720
Sounds like you got one of the lemons.
I was looking at the reviews on Summit and it seems like there's a decent chance of getting a shit unit.

Surely you can get it replaced from the company

>>17381702
Like where? I thought I checked all the problem areas, but maybe not.

>>17381906
It's just folded areas of the frame and shit, for example Mopars rust like crazy in the cowl, which can only be reached by cutting out the metal surrounding the cowl.

>>17381906
Oh and here's a website to help guide you.
http://zhome.com/Classic/CommonZRust/RustPrevention240Z.htm

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the day i brought it home, she is only 20 but with 754 000 kms she has been around the block a few times,

>>17382192
>kms

You know you're talking about a Dodge, right?

>>17382224
might be canadian

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>>17382224

>>17382236
>>17382228
I didn't think Canada had trucks, I figured they'd be into horses and hatchbacks

>>17382243
only Mennonites still use horses and torontonians use hatchbacks. Small town Canadians love their pickups

>>17382192
You know you could have bought something that wasn't halfway returned to the Earth?

>>17382265
Sure they aren't Alaskan's?

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>>17382325
not a big deal, it was cheap, has the right engine and transmission, 4x4 with LSD, just need to do a body swap.

>>17380392
>the tank was completely drained and only a tank full of vapor exploded

Well that's why. If there were fuel in there that wouldn't have happened.

The only reason it doesn't normally is because the amount of oxygen is too low.

>>17382224
but.. but... muh cummies turbo daddy

>>17355511
What is that scissor lift? Looks like it might actually be affordable

>page 7
Eh, thread's gonna die soon anyways with this being the 275th post.

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>>17383878
I'll keep it alive for a bit

Gonna join the ranks of kitkat and internat in the classic truck club, I locked down a 69 D100 the other day. Payed 3k upfront and owe him 2, got absolutely shafted but the interior of this thing is seriously fucking mint, had to have it. Almost no rust as well, been in the same town nearly 50 years. Unfortunately it has the 225 /6. Also I'm completely broke since I ended up trading the Bel Air for the fastback Fury instead of just selling it

Think I'm gonna namefag now so I don't have to keep saying which cars it is I've owned

>>17384716
>Payed
it's 3AM and it shows

>order parts for the weekend on Monday
>Friday comes and they're still not here
weekend RUINED

>>17385788
Mine came in Thursday lololol

>>17368721
I hope you paid no more than a grand for that.

>>17384716

Bro, sweet truck. And there ain't nothing wrong with the ol' "Leaning Tower of Power". They're bulletproof, and you can still get some serious power out of them if you take your time and do it up right. My Dart had a 225 and it was a champ.

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Can I play?

Electrical question-

The dash lights and headlights in the Polara aren't working. Not getting power to the plugs for the beams or to the panel lights. I checked the fuse panel and they all worked except the panel light fuse, which isn't getting power to either end. Car has a new battery and voltage regulator. Blinkers, brake lights, backup lights do work. Where do I check for the problem next if the panel light fuse isn't getting power?

>>17388639
Nice. Details?

>>17388666
Thanks. 1971 C10, decently modified 350 with long-tube headers and side exhaust, TH350 3-speed auto. Needs a good amount of work but drives well and shakes neighborhood windows.

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>>17388639
I love me a billet grille. Just put mine in today.

>>17388639
I see red interior. Care to share?

>>17388752
Truck started off blue but paint was in poor shape, so the owner started to restore it to red and gave up after the cab. Next owner painted it black and swapped the power-glide to a TH350, modded the 350, gave it push-button start, and installed the headers/exhaust.

He got tired of it so I picked it up. Will probably keep it as it is while I take care of essential items and maintenance.

>>17388666
Some of these old Mopars run lights on a circuit, like old christmas tree lights. If one bulb burned out on a circuit it may stop all the lights on the circuit from working.

additionally the circuit board on the instruments may be really badly damaged, if so good fucking luck. They are very fragile and very hard to replace.

it also could be just as simple as the light switch connector stopped working. The Dash lights and headlights are on the same circuit so that could be the problem.

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Is there a resource where I can find owner manuals/parts guides for old cars? Specifically a 1948 Willys jeep, pic related

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Finally took my obscure/irreplaceable tranny(4 speed OD) out of my 78 yesterday... lost syncros and lockers for 1st and 2nd gear back in november, and been grinding the fuck out of it for the last 8 months.

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>>17389186
Really didn't fuck it up too bad though. There's a few nicks in the teeth of 3rd gear for some reason, but it's much better then I thought it would be. Had to send it to the only shop in town willing to touch it. Should get it back wednesday.
In the meantime, my truck is stranded in the one of the end bays we never use at work and I'm having to drive my BRAT...

>>17387816
Thanks m8. I guess there's no problem sharing my ugly mug, you'll just have to ignore it to focus on the interior. Apart from the missing head unit, looks like it just rolled off the assembly line. I was a bit worried about pulling things with the 225, but after reading up it looks like I'll be OK with the right gears and good brakes, although I won't be fast.

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>>17389374
every fucking time I forget the pic

>>17389186
it's getting really hard to find 4spd trannies for any make now that isn't set at a ridiculous asking price

>>17389381

Damn, that is clean. Mine is all all there, but a lot of the parts are rough. The dash pad is awful, so I took it out.

I don't think you'll have a problem towing anything with a slant six. Their most impressive attribute was the torque it put out. Speed, well, yeah. It is what it is there haha.

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>>17389381
Yes, but mine is particularly difficult to find... from 1977-1981 during the gas crisis, ford was trying to engineer ways to make their trucks get better fuel mileage. Their solution was to install car transitions in a handfull of the light duty trucks and vans. Mine is one of those trucks. So, mine came with a 300 in line six and a 3 speed + overdrive transmission that were ordinarily installed in the ford granada.

>they were absolute shit transmissions, and they are extremely hard to come by these days. Flat plastic bearing inside would implode if you so much as looked at it funny.... almost every truck that came with these transmissions from the factory has since been swapped out with a c4, C6, or granny gear.

However, it gets 18-21 mpg... which I have to say is pretty fucking good for a 40 year old truck

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>>17389475
That's impressive. My 73 F100 got 100 miles to the tank

>>17389475
interesting. I would be thrilled if I could get my truck to make 20mpg, so you're probably right to keep it. Cool that there about 3 6cyl truck owners stopping by /ccg/ semi regularly now (IIRC). The 300 is another indestructible motor or so I've been told

>>17389475
That's incredible. I get like 14 if I absolutely baby my 300, but it's also in pretty bad shape and is in front of a C6 with 4.11s in the Dana 60

>>17389551
Lash your valves.

>>17389560
Or build a 302

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>>17389528
Very true... can't speak much for the chevy 6s,
But both dodge slant 6 and the ford 300 are tanks.

(Also, just to be clear, I get spectacular mpg, at the cost of power... can't tow a damn thing with that transmission.... just a 'highway truck' )
Cruisin' at 60mph at about 1,00 rp in over drive

>>17389564
That you still don't have.

>>17389577
I'm pretty jealous of that. My truck pretty much doesn't cruise well past 60mph

>>17389586
Soon ™

I'll definitely own one before the model 3 comes out.

>>17389605
>Soon ™
>I'll definitely own one before the model 3 comes out.
Meanwhile a valve lash only costs time and a gasket and it can improve your situation dramatically.

>>17389616
You are probably right, but the truck runs and I'm not putting went more money into the 300 unless it's to keep it running.

>>17389619
mate it's a valve cover gasket not a rebuild, it's like $15. It'll pay for itself in fuel savings on your first drive.
This is why everyone knows you'll never get a 302 in there.

>>17389634
I already did the valve cover gasket recently.

Money's not the issue, time is. The thing works, I'm not going to fuck with it, a new engine will be here soon

>>17389651
>I already did the valve cover gasket recently.
then you should have lashed the valves when you did it.

>Money's not the issue, time is.
It takes 20 minutes bro, you have zero excuse.

>a new engine will be here soon
You've been saying that for over half a year. If you can't be bothered to take a socket to couple of rockers then you probably don't have the capability of swapping an engine.

>>17389675
For half a year one been collecting the parts to do a swap which were not great to source.

Neither of us will win this argument I hope you understand that. If you want to skip to the part where you get assblasted and call me a retard and me repeat that I'm not going to do that, now would be the time.

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After 12 hours cramped over in intense pain, the carpet is in and the interior of my Bronco is finally finished.

Fucking hell, that shit SUCKED. The first 7 hours were project fun, the last 5 were intense pain and frustration.

>>17389981
You actually went carpet over the vinyl flooring?
why tho

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>>17382979
Nussbaum. They're $5k I think.