/CCG/ - Classic Car General

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>>17591365
Nice BRONco ass shot, too bad they won't be coming back as two doors.

>>17591400
It truly is sad. They could have made a great successor, but they fucked it up. I understand the need to sell units, but thet should have made a 2 and 4 door option

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Hey guys this weekend I put a new core support in my younger brothers Nova....... Commencing project dump in 3.2.....1

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>>17591942
2/? Have the old support out in this pic

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>>17591949
3/? Old sort out (mounts were rusted off

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>>17591959
4/? New support getting some touch-up paint

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>>17591965
5/? Newish support is in!

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>>17591973
Last one! Ta-da

Now returning to my reg shitposting about me t/a

Sorry aboot spamming my weekend project .... I just wanted to share a small visual story of how I was able to save an 76 xbody from the shit box yard

>>17591905
Agree, but according to some sources, apparently there isn't a market for a two door SUV... I don't know if that's true or not.

If they do go with this, it's literally just going to be a body on frame Explorer that no one really asked for. Another unneeded midsize SUV imo.

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Gnite yall

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>>17591365
Got the newly rebuilt rear-end with truetrac in today, it didn't go well. Mid way through the first drive, under moderate acceleration from a stop/through turns, something feels like it's binding up and sounds like grinding, only occasionally happens during the shift from first to second (TH350c). Ran out of time to fuck with it today, drove fine other than that happening, did it twice leaving a light in a straight line under moderate acceleration too.


>used conventional 80w90 without LSD additives
>let run on jackstands for ~10 minutes as per shops instructions
>went to parking lot and did mild figure 8's, drove home, let rear end cool before going for a second drive

Fuck.

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fucked up 79 Trans am dude with another update. I did it, I bought a 400 block and it's currently being locally built by a family friend who builds motors for sprint cars. Long story short my dad talked to him and no joke he had an extra 400 block sitting around that was ready to build. Anyway, while I'm waiting on it I'd like to rust protect my trunk since It leaks pretty bad. Can someone help me pinpoint where it's leaking. Also is it too far gone for one of those POR15 floor pan restoration kits?

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>>17592217
This is the worst and unfortunately it's probably in a really bad spot. I wonder if the por15 kit would be better than welding in this area since it's got some difficult angles plus I'm awful at welding.

>>17592225
>>17592217
Look for where the rust goes, be it between panels, up above shit, or from a hole, it's getting in somewhere, all else fails get someone to hose the outside down, climb inside with a light and wait.

Don't just por15 that, get the grinder wheel out and start taking shit off, it's easier to patch it right once than it is to half ass it and then have to do it right later when it's gotten worse.

>>17592248
Gotcha, I'm gonna have to learn how to weld floor pans soon enough so I might as well get some practice on something small like this. Surprisingly this car is pretty damn rust free aside from that area in the trunk. Also if anyone has a trunk light on their trans am could you provide pics of where it connects to? Mine is there but the wire has been snipped.

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Blew the small block 318 la over the weekend. I'm getting a remanufactured 360 la long block to swap in. Does anyone know if the intake manifold on the 318 will work on a 360 or am I stuck buying a new one?

>>17592456
I think it fits both irrc

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I replaced the accelerator pump on my truck and it still bogs down on acceleration. In park it has a bit of a miss when the gas pedal is hit but when put in drive if the gas pedal goes anywhere past 15% throttle the truck starts to bog down and die. It's got an electric fuel pump.

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Bought a new car this weekend. It's half the size of the ferd

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>>17593184
It looks like you could put it in the bed of the ford.

It's currently very dusty on the gravel roads near me. I kind of don't want to paint the orange ford because i wouldn't want to drive on gravel roads then.

>>17593178
Is it a recent problem or ongoing? sounds like running lean once you're off the idle circuit of the carb

>>17593196
I probably could desu. I thought you bought a brand new carb for your Ford, is that correct?

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Picked up my new baby this weekend. 1989 Firebird Formula 350

pls no bully

>>17593262
Needs some THICC rubber on the back

Pretty cool bird senpai

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>>17593290
It has a superchip, edelbrock headers and magnaflow exhaust, accel coil, new wires... i think a couple other new parts from the PO. Interior needs some work, and it has the obvious peeling clearcoat.

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That feel of when I haven't been having to work on this truck that much for awhile because stuff doesn't go wrong on it. Most recent thing I did was the heater core, which took like an hour total and was super easy

>>17592216
Could be shims or something.

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>>17591365
Nice truck OP
Here's mine.

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I'm back fuckers. Getting ready to rip the whole front end of my Custom apart. Meeting a guy Wednesday about a '76 Ford Elite.

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>>17591365

>>17593206
It's been like this forever.

>>17593209
I traded a blue 1996 Dodge with no motor for an edelbrock 1406 and 4 mud tires that were bald. Came with american racing rims though.

>>17592216
It's a truetrac so it should have limited slip clutches in the gear set. Sounds like the problem is you didn't put the limited slip additive in it. That will cause those clutch plates to chatter.

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>>17592456
It will fit. LA small blocks are basically all the same. Its the same with 383/440, RB big block intake manifolds are compatible with different blocks

>>17593303
Go with a new MSD coil- Accel coils are shitty chinese manufacturing.

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>>17593677
I'll probably do this when I do the plugs. The wires are new but the plugs aren't. Not sure how I feel about wrenching this TPI motor yet.

>>17593692
It will give you problems. Cross-port was waaaaay better. Tuned port is just... blegh. My dad had a TPI in his 1984 Vette.

>>17592217
Cut all the rot out with a grinder wheel. Fiberglass with mesh backing to repair the holes, then paint. Get in the trunk with a flashlight and have someone spray water while you investigate.

>>17593347
>>17593364
Those are both gorgeous trucks.

I'm more partial to the Bronco though. It's beautiful.

>>17592000
it's better than it being fucking unibody.
the real shame is no more jump-proof TTB, afaik it'll only be cuck-tier IFS

>>17593719
Long term plans for this are engine + 5 speed swap (its automagic). Short term is fix seals, stop rust from spreading and work on the interior

>>17593926
Some people say weld patches instead of the fiberglass but with a relatively small area like that could I get away with just the fiberglass? Later tonight I'll do the flashlight method.

>always loved squarebody chevies
>wanna get one for daily truck that can do some light trails and something I can work on
>K10s need axles to run anything bigger than 33s or low gearing
>all K20s have had their axles pulled or raped into the dirt because they have the good axles
>SRW K30s are white fucking wales
>all K-series trucks have been beat to shit and will require a shitload of money to get back to drivable
>pool is even narrower because I want something pre-83 so I'm inspect exempt
it fucking hurts, it hurts so much

>>17594017
Either way works. I like fiberglass because there's less chance of leaving pin holes. I also have very limited access to a welder and I'm not very good with it.

With big holes like that it's important to use the wire mesh backing. Fiberglass over both sides, sand flat(ish), and paint both sides. You want to paint it very well because that bondo-glass compound is porous and will absorb moisture. The bondo glass is kind of clumpy and hard to get completely flat and molded exactly how you want it. So if there are any extra small spaces that need filled, you can use the straight body filler to fill it in.

>>17593517
Rebuild the carb and change your fuel filter. It sounds like you have dirty jets.

>>17594103
Thanks! I'm awful with a welder so I'll see how it works out. The other part that leaks is somewhere above the passenger side foot well. I've herd the F body kick panels can be problematic and cause that to happen. Once I get new seats I'm going to sound deaden and re do the carpet so I'll try to locate it then.

I'm planning on giving my 1986 Bronco II Eddie Bauer edition a new paint job. But I don't know if I should keep the originial dark red & tan scheme.
I would love to have it painted on the Red-white-red other Bronco IIs have.

>>17592217
Funny how things like that work, I need a new 350 for my olds and I found one under a bunch of car parts in our shed.
I am actually excited for you, my W72 block is done but im still waiting on pistons because no one makes 50 over ones. I had to sadly take it to 60 over but now my car will never be a racer and I still have not ordered pistons.
Do you have all the necessary parts for the swap?

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got my club sticker

>>17594163
Thanks, and good luck on your project. anyway, I'm going to order the proper alternator and power steering brackets. I'll need a flexplate, fuel pump, starter, pulleys, and maybe the motor mounts. The guy said the 403 ones might fit but I won't know until I pull the 403 to look at them. For sure I'm going to re locate the fuel lines form passenger to driver side. Other than that I think it'll be good to go.

>>17594122
No problem man. If that other leak is something like a body seam leak, you can use rtv silicone of seam sealer. I used quite a bit of rtv silicone on my bronco to fix leaks.

>>17594215
These guys are good for that sort of stuff
http://www.amesperf.com/

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>>17594207
Good work.

>>17591400
>>17591905
Have there been any confirmations of no two door option or are we just making assumptions?

On that note

>tfw no 78 four speed big block Bronco

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>>17594244
I'll check it out when I pull up the carpet. The original owner did a very poor job of putting the carpet in and glued it down to the bare metal of the floor pans with no sound deadener or insulation.
>>17594257 Just checked them out and requested a catalogue. Hopefully they can help with all the small stuff I'm missing. Where I haven't been able to drive my car I've been fixing all kinds of small stuff and finding things I didn't even know the car had. Like cruise control (completely gutted) and foot well lights that I got working and look really cool. There's only a few things I haven't traced down exactly what they do like these two plugs in the pic. I think they are for the gutted ac and heat system but I'm not 100% sure.

>>17593935
Thanks, holmes

>>17594274
I know that feel

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>>17594117
I already had the carb apart to replace the accelerator pump and it was clean inside. The fuel filter is new, and it can't be dirty gas because the gas tank has been cleaned, and the fuel filter is new. In fact it has 2 fuel filters, the one on the electric fuel pump and the regular one on the line.

Tracking down a 1 year only ECU for my 92 Chevy. It's been a pain but I'm getting close, and the prom chip is very specific too! Just want the old girl to run right when the 5.7 is slapped in.
>implying it will be an easy swap
Hahahaha im sure some fuckery will occur.

>>17594646
If it's carbureted why does it have a fuel pump? Usually it's just vacuum.
Anyway, you float bowls could be messed up, jets could be not spraying as much, or getting a poor mixture of air and gas. Timing is another problem. I'm betting it's not timed right bud. If it's firing wrong that would explain the miss at idle and bogging under load. Hope this helps bud. Remember, I am an idiot just trying to help

>>17594744
>If it's carbureted why does it have a fuel pump?
Every carbureted car has a fuel pump

>>17594788
Brain fart! Sorry!! Yes you are right, I'm just used to working on them where they aren't in the tank.

>>17594744
The motor is a 460 from an RV. The mechanical fuel pump isn't being made anymore because Ford says fuck you so I had to go to an electric fuel pump. Only pushes 7 PSI. It idles perfectly fine but the moment you touch the gas pedal it bogs down a bit then takes off. The float bowls looked perfectly fine. It could be either tune or timing or both.

http://www.jegs.com/i/Edelbrock/350/1406/10002/-1
Link is the carb, it's 600 CFM with electric choke

>>17594788
Not all, but then you're going back to the brass era. The most famous example would be the Model T, but many cars of the era used a pressurized or vacuum tank instead; some of which were primed by a hand pump. Other vehicles had individual bowls atop the cylinder that had to be filled and dumped into the cylinders to start the car.

>>17594850
Model T didn't have a water pump either right?

>If it's carbureted why does it have a fuel pump? Usually it's just vacuum.
Wut?

>>17594744

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I have plans for it but life is getting in the way

>>17594870
iktfb

>>17594859
Correct. I dream of owning a Model T some day; I'll tear the entire thing apart and build it EXACTLY the way I want it, but that comes after I move.

I figure, since I'm going to be single forever, I might as well embrace it.

>>17594960
>I'll be single forever
Stop being an autist and that'll change

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what kind of oil do you use for ur classics
ive been using the 5w 30 but i think
im gonna switch over to heavier oil 20w or 30w

bc when its hot an the motors under heavy load the oil is TH IIII NNNN

i was gonna switch to the 30w
what do u cats think

>>17594274
There was supposedly some "inside information" that claimed it would be based off the aussie everest platform, but with removable roof and window panels. So going off that information, its highly possible it will be 4 door, but it could also be a 2 door. Ford still hasn't actually said anything.

On that note as well, mine is a 4 speed big block...it is a good feel my man.

>>17594960
Breh, I know that feel. I had given up on women until I found my fiance. She was a sheltered catholic girl hidden from the world.

>>17595113
I'm switching to straight 50 weight on my Bronco soon. Due to my fucking TRASHED main bearings I have almost no oil pressure when it gets past 95 degrees outside. Currently Im using whatever is in our reels at the dealership, which I believe is 5w30.

>>17595084
I'd hardly consider myself an autist; while I do have a ridiculous amount of knowledge about older cars, it doesn't rule my life.

If you want to talk autistic, look at women who love one of these three things: horses, supernatural, or twilight.

My problem is I want a woman of comparable attractiveness that I can tolerate living with and hasn't had children yet.

http://topclassiccarsforsale.com/dodge/326777-dodge-challenger-1970-challenger-rtse-just-out-of-25-years-storage-335-hp-4spd.html
Is this sight legitimate at all?

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Gave the bronco a wash and detail yesterday. I know it's kind of like putting lip stick on a pig, but it's much better than it was before and I think it actually looks okay. I need to do something about the stripped hood though. I'm thinking just some rust reformer flat back.

>>17595221
Lmao nigga good luck on that senpai. If you didn't find her earlier you ain't gonna find her now

>>17595217
Yeah; while, officially, I've given up, I don't rule out the possibility. After all, I'm only 28.

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>>17595231
Dunno about the site but the ad is bullshit,

>>17595231
In storage for 35 years, so it saw a life span of 12 years on the road. That was a fucking rough 12 years.

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>>17594646
I had an orange Ford at one point.
My first vehicle. 1978 351M
I wish I had more pics
this one is from May 31 '99

>>17592456
Sharp looking rig

>>17595264
You're a 40 plus fat autist who doesn't own half the shit you claim to kys fgt

>>17595305
let's just calm down holmes.

>>17593347
Nice truck dood

>>17595221
Lmao senpai your a mortician you're gonna attract the last of those two

>>17594866
Vacuum pulls it to the carb or it's a pressurized tank, or am I off? I'm sorry fellas.

>>17595332
Engines will have a mechanical fuel pump, usually driven by the camshaft.
My motorcycle has an electric fuel pump oddly enough.

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>>17595332
Mechanical Fuel pump

>>17595305
I can prove otherwise, but I don't imagine anyone cares for breadposts or a picture of me.

>>17595323
Not anymore. I'm in IT now; more pay and drastically reduced hours.

>>17595289
I love the orange color. I think it's called vista orange, right? What happened to the truck in the end, did you sell it? Also that looks fun as fuck

>>17595305
ccg turns into hatefest. Just post the classics boys

>>17595266
I read that, with no engine and transmission the price still seems low. That's why I asked if it looks legitimate.

>>17595355
I beat the shit out of it because I was a stoopid teenager. By the time I went in the Navy there wasn't much left to sell and it just went to a bone yard.

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How2fix?

>>17595217
Hm, that's good to know but I don't really buy it. At least not until I see some test mules or some official press release or something like that

I don't doubt there will be a four door version (I mean shit the JK unlimited sells faster than fuck) but I don't think we'll be forced into four doors.

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>>17595554
I was thinking cut that spot out, weld in a replacement piece like pic related then overlap that with another patch that goes further along the frame

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>>17594207
>>17594259
Ajjjj lemayo

>>17595332
>>17595346
Mechanical one, yeah, I forgot. The electric one threw me off, sorry guys.

>>17595554
JB weld and semen

Here's a fun ponderance; if you were given $50k to spend on a classic car, what would you buy?

Not repairing your own car, but you have to use the money to go out and buy one; you don't get to keep what's left, either.

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>>17595681
Easy

>>17595450
Honestly my friend that whole floor looks like it needs to be cut out which means it's too far gone. You're probably going to spend triple what you paid for it in body work, before you even get your engine and tranny and since it's a challenger, whatever body shop you take it to will assume you're loaded and charge accordingly.

It will be an honest to God miracle if the fender wells don't have gaping rust holes in them, look at the pictures as well, the floor is wet, so until you get taken care of, it's going to rot out and these old Mopars leak from everywhere. It has also been crashed at least once. I can't tell from the pictures but judging the state of the trunk the rear quarters are rotting out as well.
I'm not trying to discourage you or anything but that $4000 is only the beginning with something like this. Transmissions aren't too bad to find. Mopar engines are getting harder to find though.
If you're going to look up the Vin, the sixth digit should be a 0 (zero).

>>17595681
69 Roadrunner or a 70 Superbee.

>>17595477
Damn, that sucks.I was always told you keep your first car. That's what my dad told me and my brother. My dad sold his first car which was a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner and always regretted it. You ever think of getting another 1978 Ford?

>>17595710
I'm not going to buy that one, I'm more interested in a 2nd gen charger. I also have access to my grandpa's garage as he's probably done building cars forever. I also have access to all of his knowledge, he built a 550 hp 67 Chevelle that he drove daily for over a decade. He has welding and painting equipment. It's impossible to find a charger shell for less than 10k that doesn't require the entire body to be replaced. I'm also fine building the car over like 3 years.

>>17595715
Your dad was a wise man. I bought this Bronco
>>17593364
because it was similar to the one my HS gf had and I have kids and need the seating, but yes, I want an orange '78 and will be looking for one. I might end up settling for an early 80's F-150. Definitely has to be the right color orange though.
>>17595355
Knows what's up. I don't know the name of the color though

>>17595715
I didn't realize I replied to you twice

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>>17595757
Nice, that bronco looks pretty clean. The orange is a great orange too.

>>17595765
kek, my dad is still alive as well. He's the one who helped me fix my orange Ford up.

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So since the car is still at mechanic and my personal want to work on the car is getting to big again, I ordered some rust-oleum vinyl specific paint. And to set to work changing more red to blue. It came out wonderfully if I do say so my self.

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>>17595681
https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1003120/1956-oldsmobile-super-88-for-sale-in-st-charles-illinois-60174

>>17594726
Also did cab mounts and about lost a finger. That was not fun. Went to the ER, said it was down to the bone. Was replacing them when the cab shook and fell and trapped my finger between the frame and cab.

Looking to get a 4x4 semi-daily driver. I love square bodied chevies and FJ60's. Anything worth getting under 10k?

>>17596136
Most square bodies go for 10K all day long where I live. Where you from bud?

>>17596146
Colorado, I'm afraid of buying one because I don't know what to look for problems wise.

>>17596164
So if it's an SUV you want the GM squares always rusted out on the back windows. Water would get in and rot out the floors in pretty much the whole rear end. The trucks always rotted on the bed sides. As far as engine/wiring. Both are pretty simple. Stay way from 305s. You'll want a K10, 20, or 30. I can't speak for the Toyotas.

>>17596191
One more thing: parts are dirt cheap for the 72-88 trucks. Rust? Buy a new floor pan for 50 bucks. They are cheap to own and the aftermarket is full of stuff

>>17594365
I have stacks of those catalogues...

>>17596191
Manual or Auto? I prefer manual but can go either way.

>>17596220
Yep you can get manuals in just about all configurations. Even in the SUVs. They would have 4 speeds. The automatics would have turbo 400s I think. Also in 87 they switched to gen 2 small blocks. stay away.

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>Driving 67 SS
>Coming home from the parts store
>Phone had alerted me to a motorcycle vs car accident 2 hours earlier. Thought nothing of it.
>Fatal. Road to home is closed for accident reconstruction.
>Turn around and take alternate route
>Back road is rough
>Suddenly car is handling like shit and I can barely keep it in a straight line
>Bounce all the way home.
>Get out of car, watch it bounce 12 times
>Look under car
>Both rear upper shock mounts broke

In other news, I went back to work today. Good thing, since I need to make some more money to dump into this fucking car.

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>>17596461
sheeeeet

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>>17596508
fuck wrong pic

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>>17596461
Damn, that sucks. How much did you pay for the car again? I thought it was like 4.5k

In other news, I found my next project car. It has only been sitting for over 30 years

>>17596611

5. I found another 67 non SS for sale today that's way worse than mine and they want 5500 firm, so I still don't feel bad. Mine is, well, was driveable. Hopefully I can get it fixed this week.

>>17596625
That's pretty good for an SS. I think your plate says Maine, do they use salt there? In Wisconsin it's extremely hard to find something without rust. What does it needed besides rear upper shock mounts?

>>17596665

Yeah, I'm in Maine. The paint is single stage and leaves a lot to be desired, it has some fiberglass body work on the rear quarters, and it has a floor pan that was patched with a road sign, though it's actually quite solid and I have the replacement pan. The interior was completely redone and isn't terrible, but they used a 65 console for the 4 speed. It was a factory AC car and I have all the parts, but God only knows if I could get it to work. Overall it's a solid car, and with a year or two and maybe 8ish grand I could have it looking pretty cherry.

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Despite all its flaws, this thing turns heads. I watched guys heads track me everywhere I go, and I've already had 3 chicks come lean in the passenger side window to tell me how great my car is, one of whom would have been burnt to a crisp if my wife had laser eyes. Chicks fucking love this car.

>>17596721
So they took the Roadkill approach to fixing rusted floors. If I were making a rat rod that would be the perfect thing to do. If you can get the AC working that would be great for the value of the car. Are you going to keep it forever or until you get bored of it?

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>>17596751

I'm on the "Everything classic GM" Facebook group and randomly had a guy from Iowa offer my 10k for it yesterday, even after I listed the issues he said he was willing to pay 10 if I'd sell it. He already had a 67, but wanted a true SS model. I turned him down. I'm going to keep it for a while, although I'll admit the biggest thing bugging me now is how the fuck I'm going to make a Saginaw 4 speed work with a 67 console once I find one.

Roadkill approach is right, at one point this car was roached. The restoration was complete, but less than quality. Most of my work will be redoing/refining the work that has already been done.

>>17593364
What job do you have to afford such a gorgeous house and truck

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>>17596738
That's great, if only chicks liked my truck as much lol

>>17596788

I know that feel. My wife hates my International. She's not a truck girl.

>>17596772
That's great, and these cars hold value well. I'd pay 5k for that car any day.

>>17594033
iktf bro

>>17596803

Yeah, that's why I jumped on it. That and, shit, it's a 4 speed. Giddy up!

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been a minute since i've last checked in. i popped the beauty rings off of my dad's old 69 chevy that he had years ago that were in the shed onto the pontiac. i think it looks a hell of a lot slicker

>>17596910

Sweet!

That reminds me, what ever happened to bluediscoNova bro?

>>17596931
His dad grounded him

>>17596931

i haven't been on /o/ in a long time. always thought disconova was pretty chill, this was before i had the ventura though. at the time i had a ratty old dodge van and then a land yacht caddy.

>>17596940
i never got the hate for disco, i guess i wasn't around to witness the beginning of the shitposting. wanna fill me in?

>>17596931
and might i add, that's a damn fine machine you've got on your hands

>>17596957
The nova wasn't actually his. It was his dad's and he confirmed this but still acted like it was his. Also fat and slow flyover cuck

>>17596963

I'd ask which one, but I'd presume you mean the SS. I have 4 classics at the moment, with the SS definitely being the baddest assest.

>>17596965

That blows. I would come here and lurk before I had a car, then started posting when I got my Dart. He was a regular back then, seemed decent enough.

>>17596965
i got you. thanks.

>>17596969
all of em. both the impalas are nice as hell. the ss is cool but the base model ones are cooler. i've always liked base models over special ones just because of availability.

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>>17596976

Thanks, bro. The 65 gets lots of attention, mostly from ignorant Supernatural fans who can't tell a 65 from a 67. Despite it being in such great shape and still mostly original, it still gets lots of "it's just a worthless four door" and "too bad it's not a two door" type comments.

I do love it, though. I went out for a midnight cruise a couple nights ago and it was bliss. She runs so smooth and quiet since I rebuilt the carb, the dash lights glow just right to set a mood. There's nothing like it.

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And dat ass. First year for this body style, last year for the 6 tail lights. It's just pure sex.

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>>17591365
Pulled my grandpa's caddy out for the first time since he died, needs new rear brakes and a water pump but I don't know where to go about finding parts. Both front bumper shocks are leaking and the gas gauge doesn't work. But the 8 track works so I've got that going for me.

>>17596788
I've got a hard on for 70's fords

>>17597014

Fuck, so much Bill Murray going on in this post.

Sorry about your grandpa, but get that car fixed up and cruise to his memory.

>>17597021
He let me drive it while I was still earing my DL. When i drove it to get inspected I couldn't stop smiling, still like driving on a cloud despite not moving for 5 years.

>>17596996
supernatural fans are the worst, imo. "IMPALA!!!!! XDDDD I WANT ONE!!!!"

but yeah man, four doors are still the same. just look at roadkill's crew cab chevelle. they accept the same parts as 2 doors. my old man's looking at a 73 chrysler imperial a few towns over that's been sitting in this dude's driveway for forever. i told him that it needs a big ol 440 and a 4 speed. stealth mode four door that blows shit away. i feel the same way with my car (except the speedo doesn't work since it's engine/trans swapped unfortunately. i would like to convert it back to a carbed 350 and turbo 350.) but the glow of the dash and cruising is the best feeling. you just don't get that same feel driving an econobox

>>17597014
search rock auto. caddy parts are expensive. i miss my old 79. got like 15 mpg but god damn that bitch cruised. make sure you watch the frame on that big girl. my deville had rust HOLES behind the rear tires. it was awful.
my grandpa was big on caddies. when i bought my deville, i couldn't help but smile. i've kept a photo of him in all of my cars. i'm not religious, but i've never had a crash while he's been "with" me.

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>>17597037

Good memories, bro. I took my driver's exam in a Cadillac Caterra. Fuck that car. I much not fondly remember my 86 Caprice. God rest her soul.

>>17597047

Amen. I made it halfway through the first season, the car was the best part of the show.

>>17595708
Mah nigga

>>17597049

>Much MORE fondly

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I'm a bit late to the party but here's my 1968 Monaco 500 i picked up last week.

Here it is just after i drove it out of the shed i found it in. First time seeing sun since the late 90's.

66,000 miles and rust free.

>>17597047
Yea theres some minor rust here and there but nothing too bad, most of the chrome trim could be replaced, checked rock auto, gonna do some research on exactly what i need. Always liked the late 50's and mid 60's Cadillacs myself.

>>17597047

I went to O'Reilly's for some parts a couple days ago and one of the guys literally ran out to the parking lot and snapped a picture.

"That your car!?"

Yeah

"Had to send a pic to the wife! Told her Sam and Dean were here!"

... Nice. Haha. Yeah.

>Dude you with at an auto parts store. Stop embarrassing yourself

>>17597063

Hell yeah! You should buy my 68 Polara for a parts car!

>>17597063
goddamn that's pretty as hell anon. what engine you got? and how much did you give for it, if you don't mind

>>17597069
good to hear man. take care of it, it's a really pretty car you got there.

>>17597072
oh man. amazing how you can work at an AUTO PARTS STORE and still be that dumb.

related, i went to advance auto the other day to get tranny fluid, and i walked in and the guy goes
>"nice nova, my buddy had one in high school. is that your dad's car?"
uh, no, it's my car, and it's not a nova, it's a pontiac ventura
>"what do you mean? it's got a nova body"
i was like dude do you not see the pontiac logo front and center on the grille?

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>>17597104

Yeah. Friggin clowns working at these stores scare me, they're just monkeys trained to type year make and model into a computer. Only reason I check the parts stores is that I occasionally luck out and can get the parts I need same day.

>>17597138

beautiful polara. some dude on a local craigslist has one that's all torn apart and in some shitty red primer and he's asking like 8k for it

>>17597145

Lame. I'm probably going to slap a sign on this one for 2k and go as low as 1500. Drive it home.

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>>17597104
>"nice nova"
I've heard that one before
>"Woah look, an old GTR"

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>>17597018
Ey let's fuck

>>17597153

Ford, what the hell were you smoking when you designed that cluster fuck of a cluster? Holy shit, just looking at it makes me mad.

>>17597149
i would totally jump on that. i need a big ass c body daily.

>>17597151
literally how do you mistake a chevelle for a gtr

>>17597169

318 with factory air my bro. Jump on it before it sits in my driveway for the next 6 months while I get Jewed on because it's a "worthless four door."

>>17597075
I paid $3500 Canuck Bucks for it, unfortunately it's got a 1973 Chrysler 400 in it instead of the original 383. so i'll have to find a block or complete engine to rebuild.

>>17597072
Ha ha, i totally would if you lived up here in Leaf Land

>>17597182
fuck. if i had got the job i'm hoping to be starting on Thurs a month ago I would. it's so nice. also
>"it's just a worthless four door" just makes me mad when people (especially boomers) say that about cars. big girls need love too.

>yfw when you realize that as boomers die off, their kids will inherit their old muscle and being interested in muh supercars will sell them for dirt cheap

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>>17597169
>literally how do you mistake a chevelle for a gtr
I have no clue, I had the garage door open so all he saw were the tail lights.

>>17597187
not a bad price. i'd say you got a score. and i would keep the 400 and build it up, but that's just me

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>>17597166
I actually really like it, but to each their own.

>>17597206

Shit yes.

>>17597201
dummies.

>>17597206
that more door nova looks mean as fuck, especially with the death proof shit on it. if i drove an econobox and saw that thing coming up behind me i'd get out of the way lmao

>>17597207
I'm considering it but the '73 400 has the low compression heads which kind of sucks.

Plus i'd like to build the car back to stock.

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>>17597213

True, true. I've never been a Ford guy. I appreciate them, especially the 50s models and the Fairlanes and Galaxies of the 60s. Always liked GM and Mopar more though. If it's any consolation, I do like your truck, just not the gauge cluster.

>>17597206
Death Proof Nova?, fuck yeah dude!

>>17597237
i got you.fuck nixon and his engine restrictions. for engines, I know Jasper sells complete rebuilt engines if you're looking for something to drop in and go. they might sell just blocks, i dunno.

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Oh hey is this /ccg/ BRONCO STRONK edition?

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>>17597238
Thanks, i will admit that it's not the best thing in the world but then again I think all old car gauge clusters are nice.

>>17597245

This is the greatest. I'm in love.

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>>17597249
Don't have the money for a drop and go, the mice ate the entire interior so all my money going toward that right now

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>>17597308
Do i win?

>>17597330
yikes! i know how being limited fund wise goes. do a little at a time and enjoy the hell out of your car while doing it.

>>17597330

Sweet Jesus. My advice is: invest in an ozone generator. You will need it even if you replace every part of the interior.

>>17597369
Yup that's the plan, doesn't need much of anything for a safety so it'll be on the road as soon as i get my seats redone.

>>17597389
Is it that bad?

I was just planning on replacing all the mouse eaten parts, disinfecting the rest and using some stronger chemical to clean up all the metal.

>>17597423

Yes. It's nearly impossible to get the smell out without one. Best you'll ever do is have a car that smells like whatever air freshener you like plus mouse piss and shit, which will make you hate your favorite air freshener. I bought an ozone generator from Amazon for $70 and it works wonders. I've run it a total of 8 hours, 2 hours in the cabin and 2 in the trunk twice and the smell is completely gone. I only ran it twice because I found a nest in the back seat after I read it the first time and cleaning the nest out stirred up a new smell.

>>17597455
Damn. alright then, another thing to add to the ever growing list of things I need to buy. good thing I have a solid job.

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Current car goal is to make 25mpg highway, so I can actually drive my car more than once a week without killing my wallet and also so I can actually drive home without setting me back a few hundred dollars each trip.
Aka new engine rebuild, new transmission, and probably committing a sin by switching to fuel injection. Hell I might as well put in a tac and fix my gauge cluster so it actually works when I'm at it.

>>17597479
>depleted uranium
>deadly radioactivity
I can't believe I used to lurk /k/

Still love my guns and shit but man they are retards

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>>17597488
I posted the wrong pic.... but I know what your talking about.

>>17596931
I've seen him post his Dad's nova as "anonymous" (like 2 or 3 times). I'm sure he still lurks & posts here but dropped the trip because we bullied him too much

>>17596940
kek

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>>17597531


That's electric controlled isn't it?

/ccg/, can you teach me how to rebuild a carburetor? I never had a dad to teach me . . . :'(

>>17597689
Take it apart and do everything backwards, it's pretty easy

Rebuild kits also usually come with an exploded diagram if you forget

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I've been trying to sell this 35 year old Datsun on craigslist this past month. RIP me.

>>17597138
>Go to Vatozone
>Looking for hotter plugs to fight oil fouling
>Talk to little mexican shit at the counter
>"noooo plug no hot, plug only do spark"
>Start to explain heat ranges
>Stop once I realize his two brain cells aren't talking to each other today

Just give the fucking catalog you too-stupid-to-be-a-partschanger cunt.

>>17597692
t-thanks . . . dad :^)

>>17597730

The car quest where I live has some ex mechanics that know their shit. O'Reilly's and Napa are both terrible though.

>>17595221
>horses, supernatural, or twilight

bruh where the hell do you live lmao those haven't been relevant for at least 5 years

>>17597689
>>17597692
Yeah they pretty much only go back together one way. But you should take lots of photos to be sure.

Oh and carb kits usually come with several different gaskets for different variants of the same carb. So watch that, and try to match the new gasket with the old one.
Of course, it's not always possible to take the old gasket off whole. In that case, you need to pay special attention to all the little vacuum passages and make sure they're open on the new gasket.

Of course, once you have it back together, check that the throttle opens and closes freely. You really wouldn't want it to stick open lol

tl;dr use your brain and you'll be fine.

>>17597488
OPchan.

>>17597713
how much? wya

>>17594146
Nooo, keep it Eddie Bauer original

>>17597955
I just want a few hundred bucks for it. I'm in Texas.

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>>17593646
Truetrac's don't have clutches in them, they're gear on gear internals. Eaton recommends plain ass gear oil, no synthetics, and most reviews complaining of performance of them either used synthetic, or used a gear oil with LSD additives.


>>17593354
Upon further testing, pretty sure the what was perfectly fine TH350 is shitting the bed. Truck shudders on hill stops under any moderate throttle, and rear end makes the noise I was hearing. Throw it into first instead of drive, and you can put it to the floorboard without issue.

>>17597811
Semi-rural Texas. While the last two aren't as relevant anymore, they still serve as good examples.

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Whoo! Classic Car General!

Postan the squad!

>>17598062
I'm in Texas. Does it run and drive? How much exactly do you want?

>>17598436
Okay, I was misinformed, thanks for the info.

Where in Texas are you guys? I'm just a bit North of Houston.

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>>17595681

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>>17597308

>>17600483
Looks like try-hard edgy garbage

>>17600496

Post your car or eat shit.

>>17600552
I don't need to post my car to have an opinion kiddo.

>>17600552
He's not wrong, Snake Plissken was a tryhard edgy stunt driver and lets be honest, Novas are nothing particularly special.

>>17600552
>shitty tripfag thinks we need to post cars to have opinions.
kys not all of us are dumb enough to take loans to buy shitty project cars

>>17600161
Runs, yes. Drives, sort of. It can drive in the driveway. Me and my dad never really got around to fixing it up enough to drive. The brakes need looking at and since we haven't driven it, we have no clue with how the transmission shifts. It goes into drive and reverse just fine though.

I honestly would take $400 for it. It needs a lot of work.

is 75% of this general based in texas?

>>17600447
waco

>>17600447
Fort Worth

>>17600894
Sounds tempting but it would put me over my 3 car max.

>>17601435
I'm in the Austin area, so it would be a fairly long drive to look at it for ya, but if you decide to want to look at it email me at [email protected]

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>I'll just go ahead and connect the wiring so I can finally start up my rebuilt engine
>what's this electrical tape here?
>that doesn't look like the original wire
>oh...
>chase wire back to fuse panel
>my..
>FUCK

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>>17601568
if I ever meet he guy who molested the wiring on this car, I'm going to punch him right in his eletrical wrapped dick

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>>17601589
welp back to fixing shit

>>17601589
What is that? Javelin?

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>>17601604
yarp

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>>17600161
>driving old Ford around
>go up to walmart for cheapass Walmart orange drank
>some cunts little kid fucks up my door

Is this shallow enough to be popped out without drilling into the door? idgaf about the paint, gonna repaint the truck anyway.

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>>17602187
>even steel Fords can't handle a little hit from an 11 year old
BUILT FORD TOUGH

>>17597011
wtf is wrong with that guy's head

>>17602256

He's a reptilian. Oh wait, this isn't /x/.

I dunno.

>>17601589

I feel the same way about the SS. I've already started looking for a wiring harness for it, just so I know it's done right. Maybe a winter project.

>>17601568
Jesus christ. I'm so glad almost all of the wiring on my truck is in tact. Different story for the Fury... Why are people so terrible with wiring? I mean, I'm terrible with wiring, but the shit I see amazes me. When I first went to see the truck it wouldn't start because the battery was obviously ded, but the guy insisted it was a bad connection. Then he got a lime from his kitchen and started rubbing it all over the terminals and whacking them with a crescent wrench, all the while touching the body of the car.

>>17602281
Want to see what keeps me up at night?

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>>17602293

>>17602281

Because people will half ass anything if it makes life more convenient. Back when classics were daily drivers, Joe blow would do anything to keep his heap of shit out of the mechanic's shop.

>>17602187
There's a crease. You can pop some of that out, but its going to need body work either way. Sorry man.

Found a 1977 El camino 350 with Th350.

>Y/N ?

Non American.

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>>17602596
Would it be cheaper to just get a new door panel then? I'm not sure how much body work costs. Like I said, I could give two shits less about the paint since it's flaking off everywhere anyway.

>>17601644
Nice, aside from the 70 Charger this is my favorite car in the thread. How much was it?

>>17602281
To be honest, I understand why people half ass shit with wiring sometimes. Had to run a new wire for my passenger door speaker on my XJ. Was NOT a fun task. They leave absolutely NO wiggle room in those wiring harnesses. Same thing with wiring in the headlights, although that wasn't quite as bad.

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Lookit what I saw at work today

>>17602636
Was the damage done on the outer door skin?

What can I expect to pay for a rolling Charger shell? Preferably a complete body, I'd take something without glass or an interior though. I'd be willing to travel around the entire Deep South for reference.

>>17602951
Forgot to say, 68-70.

>>17602966
>>17602951
a lot. they are in high command. go on facebook and look for John Mowat; i know he has a lot of mopars

>>17602931
I think so? I popped the inner door panel off and you can see into the door cavity where it's dented if you roll up the window. I would try and pop it out with a 2x4 or my jack handle, but I can't seem to find either of those at the moment. It's in a bit of an odd place so I can't get at it with a hammer.

>>17603225
You can get door skins but would have to have a body shop put it on. Or rockauto has the whole door shell for 140. Try using a 2x4 and a hammer at the end of that.

>>17602281
This car has without a doubt some of the most hackery I've ever seen done to the wiring. I can't help but laugh and cringe at some of what I've found.

This guy knew just enough to be dangerous. I can forgive the wire nuts, the vampire connectors everywhere, I thought that was the worse of it, but then I started seeing the little segments electrical tape everywhere.

Fucking guy must have got a brilliant idea one night while he was chopping shit up,"wait a minute, I don't need connectors I'll just tape the wires together". Found atleast 10 of his creations so far. The one above at the ignition was truly his finest though.

I would buy a new wiring harness but I'm too cheap so gonna make it work in the mean time.

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>>17602642
Thanks man, I paid 5k sight unseen for a couple years ago. Was supposed to be in driver shape but engine needed to be completely rebuilt. Never again.

Not much I haven't touched on this car at this point.

>>17603198
There is one in my area for $7,500 with the body filled and sanded, comes with a complete front clip and partial interior (seats and console) with no engine or trans. I have no problem paying that for a car in that condition, I'll just have to save for 5 more months. I'm just wondering if the price is better or worse than normal.

>>17603373
>sight unseen
Why would you do that?

>>17603381
https://bakersfield.craigslist.org/cto/d/dodge-charger/6234038951.html

>>17603490
Thanks, but not interested in 71s.

>>17603443
Retardation

So, I'm tackling odd jobs around the Bronco, and one thing I noticed when doing my oil pump was that the timing chain was stretched. Didn't measure the slack, but it was enough to cause me some concern. It's an 89 with the 302. How much of a massive pain in the ass is it to replace the timing chain, roughly how long would it take a single person with basic hand tools to do, and should I even consider doing it if I'm planning on dropping a new engine in there in a year or two?

>>17603651
Wouldn't bother

>>17602629
Yes! save that mullet mobile.

>>17603651
The biggest bitch in doing that would be the harmonic balancer, which will require a puller.
>I'm planning on dropping a new engine in there in a year or two
Yah not really worth it. Do the chain when you rebuild the current engine as a spare :^)

Sometimes I get the urge to sell off all but one of my cars and focus on turning it into a complete custom.

If I kept just the Rolls Royce, Imperial, or Lincoln, I would have over $60k to throw at them...

>>17605586
Sell all 3 and buy a good car.

>>17605606
I have a few good cars; my Excalibur needs nothing, everything I do to it is voluntary. My DeLorean is, debatably, good, and the rest are all competent drivers.

What do you define as a "good car," then?

>>17605645
1956 Cadillac

>>17605645
A 2nd gen Cuda or 240z or something.

>>17605667
Well, it's not an X-frame, so, it would be fun. My '59 was the most disappointing car I've ever owned.

>>17605687
Got a friend with a '67 'Cuda; not bad, but a 240z is to far out of what I like and, ostensibly, no better than my DeLorean.

>>17605728
67 is a first gen.

>>17605733
No, first gen is 1964-66.

>>17605770
so it is

>>17605728
1959 Cadillacs are easily the most overrated cars of the 50s especially stylistically

>>17605880
Externally, it's a beautiful car; behind the wheel, it's boring. The gauges are the worst of all the GM offerings that year and the ride is virtually indistinguishable from a Chevrolet.

I won't ever own any X-frame vehicle ever again and, instead, I want to get a Packard and a Model T.

>>17605941
The 1960 looks better. The fins on the 1959 look like they were tacked on as an afterthought

>>17605971
It's certainly more elegant, but, if you have the two beside each other, the '60 looks like a hasty redesign. Of all the X-frame Cadillacs, 1958 is your best bet.

>>17603651
I did the timing chain on my bronco because I was already doing a water pump and everything was off. It can be a pain on an old car like that. Mine had slack so I replaced it and drove a couple hundred miles. Then my fuel pump shit the bed. While I was replacing it, I felt the timing chain and the new one had just as much slack as the old one. Don't bother.

>>17605880
>>17605941
>>17605971
>>17606021

I don't know why but I am obsessed with the 1958 body. I don't care if it's Chevy, buick, or Cadillac, I want one. But they're very rare and expensive.

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>>17606068
1958 has an acceptable interior, too. I can't believe it went from this:

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>>17606109
To this:

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>>17600016
square body is best body

>Pic Related

>>17606118
That's a little too space shippy for me

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>>17607110
In the real world, its just bland. If you want spaceship feels, look at the '59 Buick. It has a speedometer that tracks across with a red band.

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>>17607221

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Sad!

>>17606118
I think that looks better, actually.
>>17607761
AMC Eagle?

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>>17607787
Yep, it was my mom's old car

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>>17596787
I'm a machinist. I used a tax return and a profit sharing check to go to AZ to visit family and purchase this truck. I needed a driver and wasn't about to buy one in NY because of rust. The truck looks great but need a lot of mechanical attention. I'm better with engines and trannys than I am with body, so I got one with a good body. I picked it up for $2500 plus tires and exhaust. I drove it back to NY, so add gas to the price and a hotel room (I have friends across the country, where I can stay). Three day drive back. I used all my vacation. This was April, '16.
I live in the "guest" house behind me, when I took this pic. The house in the pic belongs to my landlords. My pad is pretty nice, for a divorced single dad, but it is not the house in the pic.
'01 Civic is my daily

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Umm....is the torsion bar bolt supposed to be at an angle like this?

1/2

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...Cause the one on other side is vertical.

2/2

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Solely for your viewing pleasure, found this shit in a car at work today. Fucking nuclear sized rat hoarding food inside this airbox.

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New wheels are on.

>>17608135
Pro tip. That green part is rat poison.

>>17608354
Looks heaps better

>>17608135
What else have you seen in those?

I've seen smarties before and we had an entire debate about whether smarties are chocolate (they're not) or the compressed sugar powder (they are)

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Shock mounts fixed.

I'd be ready to cruise at the end of my tour if it weren't going to rain at exactly 7.

>>17608369

Thanks, bro. I thought so too. I know most muscle car guys are all about chrome, but I'd take steelies any day. The baby moons will likely be temporary until I find an affordable set of 67 poverty caps.

>>17607911
SAVE HER
YOU MUST

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It begins...

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>>17600016
>Postan the squad!
>its actually a squad car and not a bunch of spics and their stanced hondas

>>17608468
Gorgeous my dude. One of my favorite cars in my favorite color.

>>17592456
Nice. Love the old Ram hood ornaments.

>>17597206
is that death proof insignia a vinyl or paint? looks badass my guy

>>17605154
That is actually basically 100% the plan. Depending on how things go, I may build the two engines to be identical, or use the block I have in there presently as a higher powered version, or (unlikely) sell it off to recoup some of the funds from building a new engine.

VICTORY

Switching to electronic ignition fixed everything.. It's never run this good, it's like a whole new motor

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>>17593178
>>17594646

Does yours have automatic choke? If it does, check and see if it's failed, leaving the choke on indefinately. The symptoms you are giving sounds exactly like what my 78 did to me. Heat tube from the block to the carb completely sealed itself with carbon, and no feasible way for me to fix it. So, I put a manual choke cable on, and fixed the problem. Good luck buddy, and sorry I'm a bit late

In other news, got to meet the owner of one of the only other gen 1 brats in spokane county! His is an *absolute* POS though, but just more evidence that mine is legitimately the nicest around.

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>>17609474

The.... 'interior'

>no steering wheel face
>dash assembly is nonexistent
>heater core and blower motor are simply strapped down to a mess of 2x4s bolted to the firewall
>no carpet or flooring of any kind
>seats have been to hell and back
>aftermarket radio is bolted to the bottom of his heater setup... has antique computer speaker hanging from the firewall
>gauges are balanced on the steering column

Still, it is driving around... and with how shit these boxer 1.6L engines are, I have to give him credit...

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>>17609494

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Got the car back from the mechanic finally, dash lights/gauges still don't work, but the blinkers do. He also left bracket for the emergency brake loose and tried to blame me for it. Even though my brother and me confirmed that was not the case, he fixed it but probably never bringing it back to him for repairs, 3 weeks and 780 for for blinkers fuck that.
>>17596065
Also the door panels arrived so I placed the drive side set on., along with the arm rests. Will put the rest on tomorrow, and apparently my carpet will come in tomorrow as well so I might have some cool before and after pictures to post here soon.

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>>17609514
Other door

>>17609514
Where did you order the interior parts from? Looks great!

>>17609552
Armrests where original, just took off the chrome cleaned them up with soap and water, gave them a light sanding and used this on them https://www.onlinefabricstore.net/rust-oleum-fabric-and-vinyl-gloss-blue-.htm?gclid=Cj0KCQjw--DLBRCNARIsAFIwR25ldQ4BBEuDKQk40M6269d4s0_qB5__suyJ5_MKIv83Iazl_BXzXXkaAlIsEALw_wcB

As for the panels, couldn't find any original style for under 300 bucks, so I got these from this guy https://www.ebay.com/i/263107433697?chn=ps&dispItem=1

Came out great, which reminds me need to go post a review, and give a 5 star rating love em.

>>17609494
that is incredible

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>>17609658
I thought so aswell, kek...

>>17609710
>>17609505
Held together with hopes and drains...and reaganomics.

>>17609710
I'm surprised the owner has the intelligence enough to drive legally.

>>17609752
drains........dreams* gg no re

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>>17608354
OH LORD. That looks fantastic.

>>17608035
Is your front end saggy or fucky in any way?
What car?

>>17609494
fucking love it

>>17608354
Guess I was wrong, the white stripes look great. Gotta get those poverty caps tho

http://m.ebay.com/itm/151058042099

ah fuck.
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