>For Classics made from 1979 or older, with few exceptions.>Everybody has their own taste, but some tastes are wrong. If you aren't sure if your car is classic or not, it's not.>Your Honda Miata doesn't belong here.>US, Euro, Jap, or whatever.>Post your classic, your work on it, your hackery, and get advice.>Any and all discussion about classics welcome, but may not necessarily generate responses; don't get butthurt.>Period correct performance > cosmetics.>Metal > plastic.>Classic shitbox > modern shitbox.>JBweld and RTV can fix anything>If you see rust there is more.>Rust and bodywork are the most difficult thing to repair.>Electrical work is difficult until you stop reading forum posts and buy a multimeter.>Low oil pressure? Worn mains and rod bearings. Use lucas and 15W40 until you afford a rebuild.>Do NOT buy a classic and plan to pay someone to work on it. You need to be able to do 90% or more of the work or you will go broke.>You will spend twice your budget, unless you have years of experience. If the salty old hands agree, it's true.>No one cares about your MPG>No one cares if you fellate feline phalluses(Collin aka s10fag)>If you can't tune a carb you might literally be retarded>Nothing is as easy as it seemsPrevious thread:
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>>28426979whoops, wrong thread
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>>28426919 (OP)Leno’s Law lives again!
>>28427964Fame & Fortune.
Need a little help getting spark on the bench. Don't have a starter, so I'm going to have to start it with a drill, but the way I've wired it up causes the dizzy to start smoking real bad,.and theres no spark from the spark plugs. I have a 12v backup battery directly feeding the coil, but is this even a good idea...? I was tempted to feed the coil off the alternator, but didn't have a spare wire long enough. I'm also wondering if I've fried the coil somehow while I was dicking around figuring out what polarity the condenser needed to be wired to, hence the lack of spark. I wish I wasn't so fucking dumb. The workshop manual is also useless.
>>28428037Here's a pic of my setup.
So what's up with LM7bird? Saw that his car is a shell now or some shit?
>>28428039>smoked a $200 drill because they didn't want to spend 15 bucks on ebay for a starter...Dude.
Stop trying to nigger rig shit.
Get a starter.
If you cant figure out polarity on electronics then find similar components in other manuals.
>>28428145>smokedThe drill is fine and continues to be fine. The engine is a 600cc 2 cylinder with a 7.5:1 compression ratio, it's like starting a lawnmower.
>marketplace ad for "78 chevy truck parts"
>ask if the fenders and doors are rust-free
>"you'll have to come and see"
>arrange to go and see it, ask if he can help lift the hood off if i want the parts
>"oh you have to take the whole truck"
>uhh how about i give you some cash and the scrappers can come get the rest
>sure, those parts are rust free that'll be $1000
FUCK YOU
>>28428135Poor guy got in a wreck, but is keeping his chin up and decided to do an in depth restoration project so his firebird can come out the ashes like the Phoenix
>>28428274Fuck, what happened? I remember a long time ago he fucked up a fender or something somewhat minor
>>28428286No clue think it was an ice slick or something but that’s just purely gossip on my part because I vaguely remember snow in the pictures. I also barely come around anymore
>>28428299Ya he lost it on black ice and went into the ditch.
Wasn't pretty.
https://youtube.com/shorts/D-9lsxlBREU?feature=share
The Jaguar drives well.
>>28428135Got caught up in a snow storm on a road trip. Waited for it to clear, day after on my way home I hit a patch of black ice and went off the road and hit a boulder
>>28428886Fuck, dude. Glad you're alright. What's the plan now for it?
>>28428908Nothing short of total restoration. I fixed all the structural damage from the accident already. New firewall, floor pan, and inner rockers everything is lining up. The sub frame fit during the test fit so now it's all welded in. Now I have to replace the filler panel, rear valance, and fix the various rust holes
i painted all those 305 heads a long time ago, and decided i should just lap the valves and give a once over to that .030 over one im building for the ztard. holy fuck, they didnt even install 2 of the valve guides. i want to know who built this so i can go beat their inbred ass.
so, since the other two sets of heads are alpine green, i turned to the 083 heads that came with the fucked up 350. there were no shims under the springs and the valves were peened over where the keepers ride, i had to cut the top of the valvestems off to not mar the guides. i imagine without the shims the keepers bounced around and beat up the valvestem? I get to paint the center bolt valve covers that fit these. im out of cat yellow but it's became a meme now so im off to go get more cat yellow just to fuck with him
i realized the $20 mystery crank is a 350 crank and not a 305 crank, so i cant build any of the remaining engines. the 350 i have is a one piece and the adapter costs more than a scat replacement crank
>>28428932Well good shit man, glad you're saving it. Finally going to paint it?
>>28428975Pretty sure you were Pol Pot in your last life and karma is catching up to you because EVERY SINGLE FUCKING POST you make is "look at this garbage that I have"...
I mean Jesus fucking christ dude.
Do you only shop at the land fill?
Did you buy one of those quirky "fuck me in the ass" t-shirts off ebay and think its daily wear?
Your life is like a bad Saturday Night Live bit.
Even John Cleese is browsing this thread and saying "damn, too easy, I'll pass".
>>28428989I've been wanting to do firebird for a long time but never had a good enough reason to tear it down but, now I do. It's going to be verdoro green
>>28428886hey you can't park there
W the day that's in it, I decided to coarse the arches and behind the flanges with underseal. Not as messy as I thought, but still ruined my clothes
>>28430298The flange at the front, I did behind it, and just the bottom lip at the front.
The flange at the back I just covered right up to where the bumpers are on the sides.
Can't fucking see it, and the car is dark green anyways so it blends in.
Found bits of the rebuild as I was cleaning out the crevices. Seems like the original owner who rebuilt the car covered the zinc oxide with something like silicone around the edges to keep the moisture out. This is some turbo anti rust autism.
Still need a new clutch. Kit post to the door is 190 quid. Have to find someone to do it. If I had a few days off, a joist, and a big bag of cans I'd try it myself, but I don't have one
>>28430318>cantaloupe- when orange peel just isn't enough....
Been working on a lot of Chevy small blocks lately. Chris Craft began converting sbc's for marine use at the tail end of the '50s, and did a lot of interesting things with them. Depending on the needs of the hull, they were mounted both backwards and forwards, and were built in both regular and reverse rotation configurations.
A 327 in an 18ft runabout has some serious ass, especially in a 70 year old wood boat. It's impressive how quick these are.
For the traditional F motors (like the one in pic related), the major marinization changes generally consist of:
>new oil pan and sump (because of the mounting angle)
>marine exhaust manifolds
>raw water pump driven off a gearset at the back of the motor by the transmission >new crank so the flywheel can mounted on the front
>additional oiling passages for the trans since it shares engine oil
>marine carbs that lightly spring pre-load the float to keep them from bouncing in the bowl through wake
And a bunch of other smaller things. It's been very interesting learning about these old car-turned-boat motors.
>>28431145Are you guys doing steering wheel re-casts in house or sending them out?
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>>28431993Haven't swapped any steering wheels yet, so not sure how this place does it. Most of the work I'm doing now is soaking the hulls up and getting them back on the water after sitting for the winter. I personally have a steering wheel guy that I've used for various projects that could cast those, but I'm sure this marina already has a hookup. Most owners dgaf about a cracked wheel as long as the boat runs solid and doesn't take on too much water.
Are there any reletively easy temp gauges to install? I have an idiot light but would like to be able to track the water temperature as well. Really dont wanna have to mess with too much wiring or soldering
>>28432786soldering? i thought the aftermarket gauges at parts stores can just hook up to a temp sender with nothing more than a bit of wire and some crimped terminals.
>>28432577You got a contact? Does he do resin? Or fiberglass and filler? I’m thinking about having a Lincoln wheel completely re-cast
>>28432799Don’t be scared of solder. It’s stupid easy, just practice on scrap wire and tining the tip is a must
>>28432799idk, maybe im just dumb and lacking in sleep
>>28432817>>28432825It might seem like much initially, but a heat adjustable iron in the 100ish dollar range is worth its weight in electrics repair
>>28432817>>28432833I attempted soldering in shop class way back in high school and failed miserably at it. i guess it could be worth retrying
>>28432812No, unfortunately he just does straight vulcanized rubber castings and mostly just does old restoration work as a hobby. I don't know anyone who does epoxy wheels regularly.
Do you have pics of the wheel? I've personally cast a wheel in epoxy, but it was a featureless round grip which was easier to make a mold for. Contoured shapes and finger grips might be harder. Are you stripping it down to the bare wheel frame or just trying to fill in some cracks and chunks?
>>28432817assuming this was meant for
>>28432786not that anon, but me personally, I'm just lazy and crimping when done right is perfectly fine. It basically cold welds the strands together to form a gas-tight connection with a core that's protected from corrosion.
>>28432817Crimps with adhesive shrink tubing is the way to go, that will never go bad
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>>28432867I haven't the wheel yet, but based on the description of the guy that's got 5 of em, they may not be in the best shape, so I'm trying to get all my eggs in the basket first and find people who do 'frame up' wheel restos. I can't stomach $1200 for the minty one on ebay, so a $500ish resto and $50-100 for a wheel is more palatable.
Did some more blasting on the undercarriage
tossed another man’s salad in the pontiac today
I was watching clarksons farm, hammerite.
is that a good colour for the underside of a car? and engine block.
>>28434332Nice brake line routing...
>>28436929kek i wish i took a pic of the hand bent brake lines going from the master to the distribution block in my car. someone must've been in a rush to go home.
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>>28436929Bent the one by hand out of an AutoZone pre made line since the other line was clogged or something. This time I'm gonna get stainless line, a proper tubing bender and a bench flare tool
>>28437523I mean I always leave my brake lines up in the wide open so that anything that bounces under the car can get up there and wipe them out. What's life without some risk?
>>28437560i keep forgetting to upgrade to a dual circuit system...
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>>28437397Made me want to post mine too
>>28437397Forbidden jenga
My son just sent his car over to the restoration place, i told him not to but his justification was he wanted to do it with me but i have made no attempt to clean the garage that i want to do it with him.
and that is true, I.. ..he bought the tools but i didn't clear the space.
>>28438717good going, you made your son a tranny.
The ztards 305 is completely back together. Waiting to see if we just want to put it in the car or blow it up on the stand first. He has a dealership job which has tickled me to death. Every Ford edge ever made is either under extended warranty or recalled for the brake booster. How do you make a car for almost 20 years and not- wait, they haven't been able to make make lug studs for 30 years either nevermind. This is ford were talking about.
fuck yeeeaaaa
PST makes new inner tie rods that fit perfectly on my dodge. Cheaper than getting existing ones reconditioned too, woohoo
now to see if there's any lower ball joints that'll work...
Got the donor.
Don't have time to deal with it right now but atleast im in possession of the sheetmetal.
I figure I'll split the welds and get it stored in the shop.
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>>28426919 (OP)>titleHoly shit, I've heard my mom say that before but I didn't know it was a thing
>>28440772it is a cadillac, its just missing the jew in the marketing department
>>28440772You have a lot of weird and cool things you find out on here, my underage newfren.
>>28440772I dont understand.
Are you saying that you were unaware that vehicles had paperwork to show ownership (?)
So this elephant is finally back home...
>>28442929>>28442934>>28442940damn son. how much did you pay? wonder how bad the mopar/boomer tax is now.
never been a fan of those c pillars, always looked weird to me. but that engine would be worth a decent amount
>>28443079Dad bought it many moons ago (read: pre-2000) for $10k. It's recently come back home after being at a good mechanic family contact, who also unfortunately passed away while it was with him. The car has a supposed backstory of being a factory-built/ordered drag platform. Kinda explains the rear wheel cutouts, but I'll be damned if that chrome trim isn't a perfect fit all the way around.
>>28443079there was a tach here, but now it's gone
>>28443143Sadly, would kill the value of a custom-ordered car.
>>28443197do you plan on selling it? if not who gives a shit just keep original parts aside
>>28442929 2nd gen hemi bro, that is a really nice looking piece. Keep it in good health.
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Did some dash work on the square body, got the odo working. haven't figured out the gas gauge. it's going past full which usually indicates a ground fault at the sender, but that wire tests fine.
>>28444186Does it still pull though?
>>28444186That hast to be the finest OEM wiring I have ever seen anon
Bronco out looking pretty, belle of the ball
>>28445257>>28445291Where at in Sequoia was this?
>>28445366This is big bear
>>28445455Big bear is what your mother calls me, but I prefer being called big cock
>>28445843sure thing big cock!
Didn't do anything crazy but the rig performed perfectly
>>28445257>so cal broncos Fuckin ultra turbo gay decal was this a pride thing or something
>>28445869her chickens keep making fun of me... all i ever hear from them is bigCOCK! bigCOCK! its not my fault i was born like this!
>>28447040my daddy told us not to be ashamed kf our cocks, specially since their big size and all
>>28447054>>28447040>>28445869>>28445843wanna come over to my place, bigsamefagboi?
One of my favorite boomerisms is when they list it as an 'Elderbrock' carburetor
>>28427893californians deserve to suffer
>>28447031>have tiny windshield>cover half in decalnot many cases
>>28447811Better than the hood rats and spics trying to sell a "Camoro"
>>28447995It's ok, they don't drive it enough to be bothered by it.
>>28448029>they Kek homos confirmed
>>28447618>only post in thread>not /o/ relatedimagine my shock
>28448355
Kek homo confirmed
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Anyone here ever used POR-15? They instruct to use their ¨Metal prep¨ product first to etch the metal surfaces, but I can't help but think that it would be totally unnecessary when used on an old rough/seasoned metal surface? One would think that it'd be enough if I just clean off any grease, dirt and loose rust first on the surface and then just paint it with POR-15.
>>28448619the prep fluid is, like you said, an etching fluid. it's best to use one, but if the metal is actually (freshly) bare, you don't have to.
>>28448619dogshit product, go buy rustoleum rusty metal primer, you can actually -get this - paint over rust with it
>>28448619I used brush-on POR-15 on my repaired DeLorean frame. It works well enough.
>>28448986I spot a Cougar tail light. Has your dad put any more money into it?
>>28448698That's what annoys me about POR; ¨Paint Over Rust¨. And yet you need to do all that prep work anyway, talk about false advertising.
>>28449506any product that says you can "paint over rust" is false advertising. the proper way is always to remove the rust first.
Y'all are gonna love this.
Last Saturday I drove up to DFW area and bought that G wagon from a Ford dealership, knowing that it was still going to be a the Mercedes dealership getting serviced. Fast forward to Saturday I got a call from Ford saying it's ready to be picked up Monday morning.
>Father in law and I set off at 5am
>Arrive at 10am, an hour after they opened
>Don't see G wagon
>Go in and manager apologizes, says it's still at Mercedes 20 miles away, come back in 1.5 hours
>NBD, go grab coffee and eggs with FiL
>Come back 1.5 hours later
>Still don't see it.
>Wait 45 mins
>Go in and ask where the fuck is it?
>They haven't heard from salesmen group who went and got it
>20 more mins of waiting as they call around
>Turns out that it threw the belt
>They decided to drive it back anyways, 20 miles on the interstate... It's 95°
>Oh it's overheating
>Drive faster = air will cool it
>Suddenly engine stop while they're going 80+ on highway
>Spend the next hour trying to restart it and do not call boss
>Dealer begs me not to cancel deal and that they'll fix it free of charge
>Mfw
Cancelled deal and I'll get my check back. Totally wasted day and trip.
>>28449744obviously prep work will make any paint stick better, but POR is literally one of the worst performing paint products you could make the mistake of spending money on
>>28450367go join s10nigger on his fucking crybaby ranch you dont even wrench let alone own a classic faggot
>>28450367Has absolutely nothing to do with classic cars or restoration, nobody cares about your blog post.
>>28451361he blogged about his classic-less life in the last thread too. pretty sad he doesnt have anywhere else to talk to people even though no one here likes him
>>28451505He does it on purpose just to troll, pretty pathetic you’re still reacting 10+ years later
>>28428886All season tire things.
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>>28450367i just want you to know that you are now the biggest faggot that you've ever been.
Shocks need replacing. What is the best approach? Source original part or find something made with current technology?
>>28451709Find current technology. Firmer shocks do a lot to increase the ride comfort of these old boats. Bilsteins if they're available for your car. I put B6 shocks on mine expecting them to be harsh but the ride ended up being super smooth
>>28451596Tbh, you and S10 are the only two who actually deserve it
>>28451758you forgot geese, but he used 2 of his 3 brain cells to decied to leave
>>28451933I think geese has to be before my time. I think I remember a few times he posted but he never really did anything retarded to my recollection
>>28451933shut up fag I will drag your mothers cunt through a pile of glass shards
>>28452060he just repeatedly asked annoying questions like the other two and did ragebait halfassed work, if any of them should stay it should actually be him
>>28451933i don't think he left, just doesn't use his trip as much
>>28452464Ah, a coward then.
>>28452468as long as i dont have to see his piece of shit excuses for cars im good
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anyone here wired up a dashcam to their classic? just wondering if i try to run the usb cable inside the chrome trim around the windscreen, would there be issues with heat? i know those parts can get scalding hot after baking in the sun all day.
>>28452574I put one of these in my Challenger a few months ago. It sits outside 24/7 and the sun hasn't seemed to hurt anything so far. I'll see how it fares by the end of the summer, though.
https://www.amazon.com/VIOFO-STARVIS-Control-Parking-Supercapacitor/dp/B0C5MVB7NX
>>28452574never had issues with it getting too hot, my black ls400 gets much hotter
>>28452592>>28452593i'm more worried about the cable directly touching the chrome trim as it's gonna be sitting on it, in direct contact, and it's solid steel, no plastic. dunno what year challenger you've got, but if a newer one, that and the ls400 would both have plastic trim which kind of insulates against heat, or at least doesn't get as hot as steel.
>>28452607Dude.
If the chrome gets hot enough to melt the insulation on the wire your car would have burned up from electrical shorts the first year it was on the road.
You're over thinking this too much.
The combustion temperature of paper is 451°F
>>28452617that is a good point. yeah i was paranoid about it, i like to do things once and right as much as i can.
Now i just have to find an inconspicuous spot to drill a hole through so the wire can actually go in.
>>28452644Don't drill.
Just stuff it between the chrome and rubber.
>>28452691i did consider that, but it's actually insanely tight/snug that the conductor inside would definitely get crushed, even against the rubber. i just want to cut out a notch that juust allows the wire to get through. but i'll take another look to see if i can avoid having to modify the trim.
>>28452697Id be hesitant on modifying anything permanently for something that will be obsolete in 5 years. I'd rather use rubber cement and run the wire on the edge of the chrome. You also run the risk of developing a water leak.
>>28452798>Id be hesitant on modifying anything permanently for something that will be obsolete in 5 yearsi'd say it's a 3-5mm notch only for the cable - the dashcam itself is going to be VHB taped to the windscreen, the end of the cable that'll be poking out is a mini usb type.
i do get what you mean though since permanently modifying an unobtainium part would be an absolute last resort.
>>28452798>>28452824oh right i think you think that i'm gonna cut the rubber - no, i wanted to notch out the chrome trim to run the cable through.
>>28444061>>28452669My old man hoarded away some quality stuff, that most is certain. The block has a '69 casting date, and was never run. Dad just assembled the rest from parts picked up here and there... and never started it before he passed.
>>28452834Why butcher chrome for something thats going to be wireless in 2 years?
Its like the craze to wire houses with cat5 cable for high speed internet.
I just replaced a windshield on a '68 and reused the original chrome (stainless) trim. It will still look the same in 50 years.
You wont be using the same dashcam in 5 years.
>>28452574>adding tech to a classictrip back on, coastie
>>28447618>trips only purpose is to troll a faggot>faggot dies>trip no longer has a purpose in life and goes rogueDo you want Skynet?
Because this is how you get Skynet
>>28454182looks like it needs to be reassembled. next time with gaskets and sealant
>>28455416Yeah, Dad only temp assembled it. He at least used break-in oil when installing the cam/pistons/crank
Hello, gentlemen.
I’m looking at getting a 1930 Ford Model A. Doesn’t have much rust on it.
Can anyone offer advice on owning one?
Commonly worn parts, issues to study up on?
>>28455394>Its like the craze to wire houses with cat5 cable for high speed internetehh not really. if you have desktops in rooms that's pretty useful. wired is also more reliable than wireless.
>You wont be using the same dashcam in 5 years.heh, i just realised that my camry's dashcam is at least 5 years old now
>>28455411lol i'm flattered that you think i'm a tripfag but unless he's aussie you got it mixed up. dashcam is cheap insurance for a daily.
>>28455666Well, Satan, if you have to ask then youre not ready for it.
Its ancient tech thats unlike modern vehicles. From rope seals on the water pump you have to adjust constantly as it wears to solid linkage for the brake system that will fail if you skip maintenance.
>>28455394i forgot to also ask - won't these wireless dash cams still require a power connection? Would be surprised if they don't because everyone seems to be moving to supercapacitors.
>>28455739Tech constantly changes.
I could see a camera/recorder with such a low power draw that it runs off a double A battery and has a solar panel to charge it like the lights on my porch. Wireless connectivity and youre good to go.
>>28455710>rope seals on the water pumpIs this like the asbestos rope + grease seal for a 60s Lincoln Continental’s rear main seal?
>>28455845god i wish. but im definitely keeping my dashcam for at least a few years or so. gonna take another look to see if i can just string the wiring around the sun visors to avoid having to cut anything
damn. firm feel's lead time for their steering box upgrades is 3 months. oh well, will just have to wait
>>28455861yes as also in like a 1930s Ford Flathead main seal. Easy shit, that guy is a fag.
>>28455413at least we arent street shitters, remember less than half the country has internet access
>>28455413>Plebspotter deadsauce?
>>28456891Hes a mentally ill sociopath. He was physically incapable of stopping himself from posting here from the time he woke up to whenever he passed out. Last post was night of the hack.
>>28457032>Hes a mentally ill sociopathkek, that's most of this site's userbase
Quadrajets suck my taint!
>>28457498Oh, hi wrenchlet. How's the discount Edelbrock?
I NEED A 4 SPEED BAD!
I haven't driven a stick in a couple years, until a neighbor let me drive his GT500. Holy shit I have been thinking of nothing but swapping a manual into the Challenger. I forgot how much fun a 4 speed is.
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>>28457561passon do a 5 speed a855 but there's a several year long waiting list, it's at least 6 grand last time i checked, and some people have problems with it popping out of 4th gear.
The other option is the tremec tkx, and since you've got an E body, there are kits available to manual swap that, bell housing, pedals, crossmember and all. whole shebang from american powertrain is about 6200 bucks.
>>28457561>replica gt500KR>convertiblekek
boomers are fucked
>>28457810I knew a guy with a real KR.
It was a pea green fastback.
I mean fuck it, its a KR. Do you really care what color it is when you have legit GT500KR graphics on the rocker panel?
>>28457825wonder how much the KRs dynoed. saw an article where on paper it was rated at around 330 bhp, but realistically it was more like 400. but would still like to see how much power one actually put out.
>>28457848about 300 SAE net hp
>>28457848It wasn't just Ford that lied.
They all did.
There was even weird crazy shit like if you ordered a 429 with the dragpak you got solid lifters (the salesman and brochure never mentioned that).
That was how they squeezed the "oh ya, we sold 500+ of these to the general public so now its legal in NASCAR" out of their production numbers.
Im not even kidding.
That happened.
And these monsters are still out there.
In a barn.
>"Grandmother owned, only drove to the grocery store and church".Imagine finding a 1972 Gran Torino Cobra with a big block in some driveway. ...
>>28457872about 365 sae net hp
>>28457561Now you have to drive one with the Hurst shifter. Nothing like that mechanical symphony, cha-CLINK!
>5/6 speed btfo!>>28457742Be sure to check for warpage of all the castings with a good straightedge. People get down on those front 7/16 bolts like they're really meant to have a lot of torque because of the size but the real spec wouldn't seal a valve cover.
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>>28457885>Be sure to checkit drives great
>>28457525rebuild kit just arrived, been busy turning my other barn into a lumber yard. cant get anyone to cut up my trees but i can get them to come buy rough cut lumber
>>28456891>>28457032ALHAMDULILIAH ALLAH HU ACKBAR /ORG/ IS SAVED
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been ready to go in for a while now. welder stopped feeding and you can buy parts for every harbor freight welder except the titanium 125, debating to buy a welder or just put it in the car
>>28459500Damn and I have the 125, looks like an excuse to upgrade
>>28457885https://youtu.be/_40q7wbeoRQ?si=Pv2F-E2IzIN3sQEv
>>28459569https://youtu.be/0-ontCyI9YM?si=PZ7mBWkxqS_4-2Sy
meant to link this instead
>>28459569>>28459570Thanks! Needless to say mine was a tick over 15 years old in the mid-80's and nowhere near that smooth. Mine would really let you know on the 2-3 gate change where this worked-over unit was almost silent. Mine would also hang up on a 4-2 downshift so I'd have to stop and reach under the hot car and feel for the linkage and pull the linkage arm back until it lined up with the others. Never failed on an upshift, though that was no doubt coming due to time and mileage wear. Now I want one with one of these massaged shifters.
>>28459533there's two welders by me for $500, a HF mig 170 and stick 225, hell of a deal. i like welding but ive used the welder maybe 10-15 times in 3 years. $150 isnt too bad if i have to buy the whole thing again
>>28459668damn. my work was selling their old mig welder a while back for 200 aud. wanted it but not enough room in the garage unfortunately
>>28459668sold my dick to your mom. feels good being a juggalo
popped some pubic zits with my teeth today in the pontiac
All the paint is gone. Just need to do some welding, some patches and I should be ready for some primer. I'm going to do some cold galvanized primer in the wheel wells, rockers and other low areas. I'm quite impressed with how durable that coating is. I should be able to coat over it with epoxy
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Im new to Cadillacs and ill try to be simple as possible- is the smooth side on the car, without the silver line, only on 1959 and 1960 Eldorados and not on De villes (pic rel)? Also, is there a combination, be it Eldorado or De ville, that has the smooth side, rocket tail-lights and 4 doors?
>>28438717Happy father's day you colossal fuck up!
Patched in new subframe mounts
>>28459569>>28459570That guy is great. Helped me quite a bit with my richmond 5 speed.
>>28461539watched his w58 teardown video, very comfy.
>>28461703Nice. Got a soft spot for Edsels. Wouldn't mind owning a '60 wagon one day.
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>>28461508Looks pretty good from my house.
>>28459718feels good having your cock cut off by a obese homeless methhead? what? lowlife hood shit going on here
>>28462171What a junker. Fix your shit already.
>>28460738Bumpin in case anyone wants to answer
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>>28431145Those wood boats are sick.
>picrelBlown gas 598 going in my Hondo V drive.
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>>28463736>open headers on a peaceful country lakedeserves the rope
>>28463744My friends own all the properties except one on the lake. We’re putting the run to the interloper. Nobody else cares.
>>28462178i dont take advice from degenerates
Ford flathead 221ci in for rebuild.
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What would you value this at?
running and driving
rust free
>>28451709current tech us pretty great. lotta old mopar owners either run bilsteins like
>>28451751 not cheap at all but ride quality is superb. lots of good reviews for kyb gas-a-justs too
>>28464080Ask Simon.
Or Simon.
>>28463744you willingly live in a 300 square foot pod apartment shut the fuck up
28464479 (You)
nobody that has a classic lives in an apartment. You would know this if you owned one, kek
>>28464491Kek, fuckin rekt that fag
So I'm replacing the rotor, pads on my Holden Kingswood. While I've got the wheel off I figured I might as well do the bearing at the same time.
My coworker was saying that when I replace the bearing and do up the castle nut afterwards I should back it off slightly to give the rotor a tiny amount of play so the bearing doesn't destroy itself.
Is this true?
>>28464690Yes. Tighten a tad more than hand tight, then back off one castellation.
>>28464491what are you doing on this board busrider?
would you really have a "cooler" and more desirable classic, or a more practical one?
i'm looking at ford 4x4s and obviously the High Boy is something that everyone respects. but the "low boy" 77.5-79 has
>modern P/S setup
>disc front brakes
>open knuckle front axle (tighter turning radius)
>HEI (debatable if Duraspark is better than points lol)
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>>28464717Ford Fanatic here.
You want an 80-96 Bronco
I have older and newer Ford trucks, and the aforementioned.
All are custom in one way or another.
All Bronco are 4wd so that makes shopping easy.
Has a tighter turning radius than all Toyota pickups of that time except the standard cab shortbed- the Bronco is actually half an inch shorter than a fox body mustang (look it up).
>>28464941broncos are sweet, but i'm only considering pickups. also
>fuel injectionnot a classic imo (yes this is my opinion, yours may differ but you're not changing my mind)
>>28464690>castle nutDoes penicillin clear this up?
>>28464965Umm....
#1)
>The shell is removable bro.#2)
>the electronic feedback carburetor on the 84-86 Bronco had better fuel economy than the previous carburetor design or the newly introduced speed-density EFICarb
Electeonic carb
Speed-Density EFI
Mass-Air EFI
Pick a year.
80-96
>>28464965Umm....
#1)
>The shell is removable bro.#2)
>the electronic feedback carburetor on the 84-86 Bronco had better fuel economy than the previous carburetor design or the newly introduced speed-density EFICarb
Electronic carb
Speed-Density EFI
Mass-Air EFI
Pick a year.
80-96
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>>28464965Umm....
#1)
>The shell is removable bro.#2)
>the electronic feedback carburetor on the 84-86 Bronco had better fuel economy than the previous carburetor design or the newly introduced speed-density EFICarb
Electeonic carb
Speed-Density EFI
Mass-Air EFI
Pick a year.
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>>28464992>your pickup truck, sirkek you people are insufferable. if i wanted an SUV, i would've said so. sweet bronco, though.
>>28464994Bronco is a Wagon
Get it right next time.
>>28464992the problem with broncos is that the b-pillar cracks if you let the body flex offroading, don't know any way to solve it aside from boxing the frame from the middle of the door to the axle
>>28465008that's because the rear section isn't separate like a pickup truck. stating the obvious, but it needs to be said sometimes. classic american trucks need some frame flex.
>>28463623Irony detected,
>>28464690My repair manual for my car says to spin the wheel and tighten till the wheel becomes hard to spin then back off 1/4 turn to the next cotter pin hole
>>28463623And the added bonus of joggers not kowing how the fuck to start your car.
Oil, filter, and gasket change.
I did the grease nipples last week and almost pumped grease into the clutch slave cylinder. That was fun.
What was more fun was the sight of the rubber gerter/shoe(?) Behind the slave hanging off. I'm now 50/50 on the clutch issue actually being my synchromesh
>>28465264I'm a fucking retard
>>28465304That’s the wish gasket. Ya wish you had bigboi number of cylinders.
>>28465304Cornflake box is ok to keep oil drips off things,
don't use the same lower down..
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A lot of those cork gaskets are glued together from several pieces. You could cut it and section it back together. I’d cut it on a bias for more glue area and use contact cement or CA glue on the joints. I also contact cement them to the rocker cover on my BBC stuff and use nothing on the head side. This will hold the glue joints and also let you remove the cover and use the gaskets multiple times. I’m still using a set of metal core cork gaskets that are 23 years old now and they’re off several times a year for maintenance with no leaks.
>>28465304How in the fuck did you manage that...?
browsing marketplace ads
>barn find
>rusted to shit
>>28465304just cut it to fit, you have to use gorilla snot sealant on cork gaskets to make them fuckin seal anyways.
>>28465010>it has to flex>cracks the pillaryeah thats the problem with them.
>>28465008This only seems common if you scour forums. Ive had multiple Broncos and have been around many more with friends and never seen one with cracks.
And 99% of Broncos with cracks are rust belt pieces of shit with rotted body mounts.
Its a non-issue.
>>28465939>use gorilla snotNo. Especially don’t use silicone or they slide out. Glue one side, dry the other. Dont over tighten either, just till the cork bulges near the bolt. Hammer those tin covers flat around the bolt holes if they’re pulled and use load spreaders on the bolts. Cork doesn’t leak if done right.
>>28464992>Electronic carb>Eec-ivShut up
>>28466106You ragequit on every project and wind up with a bigger piece of shit than what you started with, regardless of manufacturer.
Mazda, GM, Ford- it doesn't matter.
Your opinion means nothing.
>>28466370There are years of your failures archived.
>>28466556fugg...got em? morbidly curious now
Gonna be doing my first big kid drive in my car soon, Vancouver to kelowna for a wedding, 76 monarch
This drive I'm doing is going through the rockies, wish me luck
Within the last 8 months she's got new
Brakes and lines
Carb
Thermostat though i forgot to fucking drill the hole
Alternator
Plugs and wires
Muffler some exhaust pipe
Fresh coolant and oil all within 4 months
Dif fluid change,fresh change from the FACTORY administered fluid
Had a shop look at the transmission, beyond my pay grade to bother with transmission stuff, shop said it's "fine"
My next step, as a better safe tha sorry measure is a transmission cooler, I've driven this route before and theres been "modern" cars on the side of the road from overheating
I know it might be "overkill" but I'd rather not lose this old hag, going to donthe transmission one first
Anything else you guys think i should give a look? I'll post pics later
>>28466750I also have Jesus, He's usually in the passenger seat, because I'm alone
But never alone with jesus.
>>28466599in the last decade:
>98 cherokee - drove it to 300k and traded it for eagle>05 park avenue - drove it to 300k and traded it for mazda>99 frontier - put a timing chain in it and flipped it>89 navara - put a timing chain in it and flipped it>80 F250 - pulled it out of a swamp and refused to replace the axles, scrapped it>81 fairmont wagon - bought it out of a storage unit, engine was toast, spent 2 years trying tog et machine shops to do their job, when i took it out ot storage to put a $75 used engine in it, it was rusted out, scrapped>79 fairmont (mud tires) - completely rusted out 5 speed donor, 5 speed was trashed, famous youtuber started talking shit about me because i asked where i could get a reman>82 fairmont - 1st engine donor, shop nigger's hoist failed and dropped the engine on the ground cracking block, eventually put machine shop motor in but never got title, scrapped>85 eagle - viscous transfer case failed, shop owner gaslit me the transmission failed, after pulling it apart and discovering lots of rust, parted it out>2000 WJ - drove it well over 300k until the timing chain broke, put a timing chain in it and pretended i didnt know why it was missing - sold>92 E350 7.3 - bought with 53 buick for $1000, no starter no master cyl, eventually got a bad starter no one would fix, spent 5 years trying to sell 7.3, scrapped>53 buick - bought with 7.3 van, waited almost 7 years to get a title from shop owner, shop owner started doing meth, cut it into little tiny pieces to prevent re-assembly and scrapped >89 F250, multuple mk 2 jettas, rodeo, Z30 - bought for $5k behind shop owners place, F250 was the only thing worth a shit, shop owner tried to sell to other people sparking lawsuit, by court order i had to remove - and thus scrap>94 supercoupe - bought to potentially swap into fairmont wagon, put tranny into 94 F150, should have drivetrain swapped but ended up parting out 1/?
>>28467089>94 F150 - the famous piece of shit (when i started namefagging), abandoned by shop owner, sat for a couple years and eventually got title, did bottom end in engine, then a tranny, would be dead lean above 25% throttle, spent lots of time trying to diagnose, lug studs broke on 1000 mile trip to KS, after that everything electronic started failing, was a tossup whether the truck would make it out of the driveway, finally blew a headgasket, yanked the motor to find nothing else wrong with it, sold tranny and axle, scrapped>89 323 GTR - ah yes, a turbo BP fwd miata, with the ford 4 speed auto that shits itself in 90hp escorts, bought it with a bad tranny, put 2 trannies in it over the course of 60k, sold it with a bad tranny>85 ford tempo diesel - bought it, sat on a lift for a year trying to get ball joints that fit, scrapped >88 S10 - had some bullshit repairs like oil filter housing, freeze plugs, converting to manual TC lockup, intake siezed to heads, wanted to 350 swap but sold my house faster than expected, sold>05 rav4 - customer abandoned, needed engine, didnt know a fucking 2az is a $5000 engine, scrapped>84 500SEL - needed tranny and rear window, had some ideas kicking around but sold the house, scrapped after niggers wasted my time>8N - every time i went to use it the ignition switch failed, promting me to put 20-30 ignition switches in it until i replaced it with one i stole off a lawn mower, sold >93 navara - put a timing chain in it and the computer spontaneously failed, sold >91 S10 - part of the estate i bought, wanted to 350 swap but never had time, sold >05 tracker - part of the estate i bought - complete piece of shit ticking time bomb, sold>01 lesabre - part of the estate i bought - sold>01 park avenue - bought and built up to turbo it, had bought a bad tranny, shop owner started his meth addiction, no way i was pulling the subframe without a lift, sold2/?
>>28467114dont read all of this
>>28467114>02 tahoe - customer abandoned, did 3/4 clutches and sold it, friend hit a deer and sold it back, did a radiator, drove it until it jumped time, sold it, bought it back with a "gen 4 engine". put the fuel pump relay back in it and sold it to my neighbor, has 430k miles now>94 dodge 1500 - bought it, bought some engines, had some serious chronic illness, all sat in the rain and got ruined, never got a title, scrapped >96 dodge 1500 - part of estate i bought, cleaned it up for a friend, refused to actually pay for it, sold it>04 E350 6.0 - bought it with intention to 6.0 swap the F250, F250 was so hideously fucked the idea fell through>00 F250 - gave shop owner $10k to buy me a truck because i was completely consumed by work, smoked most of it and bought a piece of shit 5.4 sitting on 15 year old tires. drove like shit, as bad as the previous F150 and more. computer was shitting itself and wouldnt throw codes for active missfires and dead o2's, locked itself at a gas station causing me to punch out a window, drove it straight to the scrapyard and walked home>00 E350 V10 - dumb nigger friend was using it as a storage unit, bugged the shit out of him for almost a decade until he sold it to me, fantastic vehicle, traded it for $5500 and the 96 E350>96 E350 - some nigger approached me in a parking lot asking me to trade for his van, so i took his van and $2000 more than i had in mine, typical water pump breaking the one year only timing cover nonsense, specialty tool needed to delete the oil cooler took 2 months to ship, apparently thats my problem. decent vehicle so far>96 F150 - bought from an estate, one year only maf 4.9, beautiful truck in good shape. drove like absolute shit, has me in question of anyone who talks good about these trucks. sold it >07 eclipse - estate vehicle, nigger rigged to hell, brother wanted it, sold it to a nigger instead3/?
>>28467136>01 mustang - $600 running driving vehicle with a/c in 2024. put 7 fuel pumps into it before i got one that worked. rebuillt 96 explorer motor w/ cam, T5, had almogated shit to keep efi, realized ive never witnessed anything with eec-iv run correctly and slapped a carburetor on it>85 camaro - free car, waiting on current happenings to progress to start>01 GMC Savannah - bought from estate, sitting until i find reliable niggers who want to make thousands of dollars moving furniture (ie, indefinitely)>2006 Envoy - free car, blown up 5.3, sitting since i tried to take the converter bolts out, believe the mile of extensions are still there>2004 E350 - i bought this thing at an auction when i was fucking plastered, it runs it drives, it sits >93 geo metro - nice lil piece of shit. looks like the computer died, fuel pump runs constantly and injector pulse drops out. waiting for a carby manifold>96 ZJ - i bought it because i havent seen one in a decade. it runs drives and its pretty comfy >2012 E93 328i - estate car, wife likes it, ive never driven it, she's never driven it, its really good at sitting im sure im forgetting some, shit ive posted like the sentra, blue envoy, gmt400, S130, 411, 4runners, not mine. pretty obvious fords cause the problems around here
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>>28467089>>28467114>>28467136So 0 classics other than the Buick debacle...
>>28467152when i started posting here there was no age restriction, and then it was 25 years, which everything i posted about at the time was. kys nigger
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>>28467190stop shilling fords on this board kike
>>28467158You literally proved what i said with your list.
>failure after failure>shit heap after shit heap>sell cars in worse condition than when you bought them>cant fix shit regardless of manufacturer>constantly blaming others >"couldn't find balljoints for it">"bought a dead starter">"bought multiple fuel pumps"I guarantee you bought the wrong parts because youre a fucking idiot or bought the cheapest trash off ebay and blame the OEM.
And you even shift the blame to "shop owner started doing meth" MULTIPLE TIMES in your rant.
You're a fucking joke.
>>28467360you arent the first to gaslight me, clown
>>28467360>rando using the board when its dead agree with your gaslightgotta samefag harder than that, clown
post your f250 that doesn't run, and hasnt run in at least 5 years
AC system is holding vacuum. Just now getting back around to charging it. I'm going to charge it with propane and see if it holds. After the test, I have a whole case of R12. I'm debating if I should try to sell that to some boomer and buy the Frosty Cool 12a replacement refrigerant.
All my hoses are original and in good shape, except I'm suspect of the crimp on one hose. So I don't want to waste that precious boomer gas in case it goes.
Thoughts?
>>28466750>Thermostat though i forgot to fucking drill the holeThat's to ease purging air from the system after a refill. Once that's done the hole is irrelephant.
Personally, since you mention some pretty good grades overheating newer cars I'd put a radiator in.
I'd also carry an upper radiator hose, couple feet of heater hose and clamps, enough coolant to fill at least once, at least one quart of atf and engine oil, bottle of brake fluid, at least one ignition module, one ignition pickup, one plug wire long enough to fit any cylinder, and one ignition rotor. Oh, and at least one battery terminal repair end. Plus enough tools to install any of that. If it needs more than that you're not getting it done roadside/parking lot anyway.
>>28467190It really needs to be posted as the first post each thread.
>>28467480then stop replying to him, its literally always you
>>28467431Sell the r12 and rock the propane. What’s the worst that could happen and it’s cold as fuck.
>>28467375Never owned an F250
Ive been here since about 2010.
There was a time I defended you but after awhile I just couldn't do it anymore under good conscience.
Your 4 pages of rant are excuse after excuse. You blame others for every failure.
Meanwhile myself and others have brought actual field finds back from the dead and restored them to functioning vehicle levels and increased the number of classics on the market. As opposed to your favorite hobby seems to be taking your fuckups to the scrapyard for beer money.
I dont even understand why you're here. You dont care about classics and you've never restored or owned one.
And no, age does not a classic make.
Why is Collin such a faggot?
>>28467722hey buddy keep your mental breakdown to yourself
>>28467686What about Smee? Smee's me!
>>28467431i reckon sell the r12 because it's worth a pretty penny now. maybe even hold on to it and sell it later to a boomer that'll pay an eye watering amount for a refrigerant...the propane is cheap, and just as good as r12 from my experience.
im so glad that im a better person than s10fag
>>28467869can you shut the fuck up already? we get it you're obsessed with the nigger
>>28467924ive only posted in this thread like 4 times and the other two was shitting on coastie and the other was bronco b pillar.
>>28467935put a trip on and get filtered if you're going to talk about niggers that have already been filtered
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>>28467114you sold that tractor?
>>28467946Did I say I didn't sell it? Why are all of you so fucking stupid?
>>28467642Here's a news flash...
There's multiple anons who think you're a joke.
You should be used to it.
>>28467983i called you out last time too, do you think im buying it this time after another pathetic afternoon-long outburst?
>>28467938filter deez nuts, fag
>>28467983S10fag is the worst thing to ever cross this board
I fucking love my surplass supplier.
>12 bucks
So what do I put this on?
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>>28468304into the trash can
>>28467992>i called you out last time tooOver what? You being a retard?
Because we already established that as a fact like a decade ago.
Go ahead.
Let's talk specifics
Feel free to say "Ford efi sucks. I bought a piece of shit car for 200 bucks and it didn't run and after I bought a 20 dollar ecu off ebay it still didn't run"...
Is that where we're at?
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>>28467469the rad was "recored?" less than 20,000 miles ago, no rust and the fluids flows green
all the coolant/heater hoses and such are fresh
will get the fluids you described in the trunk
the ignition stuff might need to wait, money is tight
fresh terminals, and a smattering of the wrong tools for the job is always under the seat
thanks for the advice
might dip into an extra fan on the rad if money permits
gas is gonna be fuckin ROUGH it's 1.70 a liter here? that's what 6 a gallon in burgers?
if i am lucky it is one tank one way, this square is 20mpg on a level surface with the wind behind me
when i go i'll take pics during piss stops but it probably wont be for another month or so
>>28468381when i was looking for pics on google, not only did i get slapped by how rough mine is, but i found out the last year of it added those faggy square lights, instead of the simple rounds, don't get me wrong, i do like the squares, but the car was meant for rounds
>>28467469Just bring the entire parts store lil bro
>>28468407Hey, if I were equipping MY ancient (49yo) car for a challenging road trip over mountains I'd have all belts, an alternator, a regulator, a water pump and a fuel pump also in there. I wouldn't feel bad about having a carb kit and a wheel cylinder kit along for the ride too.
All of the parts I've mentioned were always absolute crap and Chinese production just made them worse. It's one thing to knock around town without a backup but sitting on the side of the road for hours, if not over a day, is quite another.
>>28468313Stop engaging with him. It only exacerbates the issue.
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>>28468304>>28468723Are there butterflies on both sides?
>>28468313ive never seen you any ideas as to what was wrong with it
>>28468304Wtf am I looking at?
>>28468822Exhaust cut outs
>>28468734Ya. Theyre connected to same actuator. When one side opens the other closes.
>>28468985Ah ok, that makes more sense. Use it on the '68.
Spotted this while I was picking up my car from the shop yesterday. What kind of music do you think he was listening to?
>>28468739Because your "ability" to diagnose sucks monkey balls.
If you pull a P0420 code you just ask Google what's wrong. AI says "bad catalytic converter" so you assume its clogged because thats what retards always think so you gut it and then it still runs like shit and is throwing P0420 but you just say "oh, thats because I gutted the cat".
Meanwhile the original issue was actually a bad O2 sensor because P0420 isnt "bad catalytic", its actually "o2 voltage signal below threshold" which CAN be caused by a bad cat but also multiple other failures. But once again youre too fucking stupid to actually TEST anything so you just throw random parts at it, regardless of issue or manufacturer.
Go back and look at your own list you blogged. How can you fail that hard over and over again?
Cubans keep cars from the 50s running with carburetor parts they made in a parking lot.
But even with unlimited access to information and every part available you cant repair the most basic vehicles that third worlders drive through jungles and deserts.
NEW BREAD:
>>28469912>NEW BREAD: >>28469912
>>28469033I failed hard twice. The trucks would not throw codes, the F150 didn't even have live data to look at. But feel free to not answer the question and continue gaslighting, it's not working
