>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 seems

Previous thread: >>28426919

IF YOU DO, YOU'RE AN ACTUAL FAGGOT

LIKE A ROCK

all my niggas nazis nigga heil hitler

>>28469921
>muh obs
Not a classic, cunt.

Good so far with a/c. I just charged the Newport with my propane grill bottle for a test. Not exactly sure how much went in for obvious reasons. Right now it's about 90 degrees outside. A/C is cooling pretty good so far, haven't put a thermometer in the vent yet but it feels good. Roughly 45-50 degrees if I had to guess, which is adequate, so far.
I just charged it to what I thought looked safe based on my knowledge of R134. Still need to look up a proper R12 pressure chart, but I figured I'd post it here to get input first.

This picture is at idle.

>>28469951
This picture is revved up to about 1500-2000 rpms.
The pressure drop on the low side looks a little weird. Could be the impurities from the grille bottle or just weird old a/c design that's not as stable.
I replaced the expansion valve and receiver dryer and rebuilt the RV2 compressor.

This is just a test. I'm going to see how it does during the day in the sun. Make sure there's no leaks. Then most likely I'll order the Frosty Cool 12a and charge it with the proper stuff.

>>28469930
>not a classic
Then why can you smell this picture?

>>28469957
Store bought propane has additives for smell that will probably throw off the pressure. The operating pressures are generally much lower with R12 than R134a I think it's supposed to be around 25-35psi on the low side

>>28469958
Go away, hillbilly

>>28469921
Nice classic truck. Starting to see less and less of these. They'll be like the square bodies soon.

>>28470894
there's plenty of square bodies driving around in my town

>>28469930
>OBS
Fucking retard.

>>28470900
Yeah I see one or two a day. Like I said I think the OBS will join them soon in rarity.

sage this gay thread

Finally got the 500 engine running, which means back together and back in the little fuckers goes. Was going to refresh the gearbox seeing as its right there, but we're moving house now, so don't have the time or space for it. Our new place is way roomier and has a big workshop with a lift, so hopefully working on the fleet should be much easier from now on.

I am restoring a car and ive realised I didnt block off the openings on the chassis so shavings from my grinding have been collecting inside them.
Ive used air but id like to also use a mechanical method to clear them out to be super safe. I was thinking of going to buy a big bottle brush or something similar that i can jam into the holes, does anyone here have better ideas?

>>28471092
Magnet

>>28470944
>OBS
>referring to multiple generations and manufacturers as "old body style" because you have zero knowledge and are relegated to "thats the old kind I saw as a kid".
You're a pathetic fucking joke.
Thats the 4th gen of a Chevy C/K pickup.
What do you call the 3rd gen? "OOBS"?

>>28471300
not him but
>4th gen of a Chevy C/K pickup
get off the internet. when you talk to people in real life, everyone calls it OBS.
>3rd gen
square body

>>28471300
Lol you're so mad. I'd call it a square body. Everyone knows what an OBS Chevy is.

It's a classic truck btw. Classic cars that aren't historically significant are cringe btw. Trucks/SUVs are where it's at.

how much would you be willing to drop on a 66 fury with the 383

>>28471350
>Everyone knows what an OBS Chevy is.
What's that?

>>28470900
I see some but i see way more obs chevy and 2nd gen cummins

>>28471503
2nd Gen Cummins truck are never clean. I've seen more clean 1st Gen trucks than 2nd.

My first gen is pretty ratty but they're $30k now so I can't bring myself to sell it. Id probably never be able to build another. I've got almost $5k into my shocks and leaf setup.

>>28471500
damn son, got any pics? i feel like chrysler was at their absolute peak from 65-68. if it had a 4 speed i'd pay a stupid amount of money for one. like 20k if it was looked after.

>>28471524
I saw a really clean one with the 5 speed listed for 12 k on facebook
I have a 2nd gen 318 but previous owner gave it a shitty patina. Interiors actually not bad, besides the dash which is cracked as u can expect. But i got it for cheap

>>28471528
>20k
fuck. i meant 30k.

>>28471528
>66 FuryIII 2dr sport hardtop. Solid body solid floors. Clean title. Matching #'s 383 big block. Edelbrock 4brl. Completely rebuilt 727 automatic transmission. New gas tank. Hooker headers. Flow masters. I put lots of time and money in this car. Runs great!

>>28471500
All depends on condition. It's a c body so you don't get the 'muscle car' tax. An absolutely mint example should still be well under 15k.

>>28471540

>>28471545
>>28471544
He listed for 6.5 k

>>28471540
Says "matching numbers"
Then says "it's got headers"

So it's been fucked with, not a deal killer by any means. The most important thing he has there is the clean title. If that's a vinyl top I'd be very very cautious.

>>28471557
Looks vinyl? It's been listed a while and hasn't sold so im guessing theres a reason

>>28471564
When vinyl tops aren't properly cared for or stored, the moisture gets under it and rots the everloving shit out of everything. Are you a body man? That's going to need a shitload of body and interior work. Looking at the carpet, I'm very sceptical of the 'good floors' comment as well. Are there pics of the underside?

>>28471548
>dat rot at the B-pillar bottom
Yeah, she's fucking fucked, mate.

>>28471573
Rip

>>28471571
Nope

>>28471581
Yeah I'm down to like 1500, only if the engine runs and drives.

>>28471540
>I put lots of time and money in this car
An original "I know what I got!" boomer.

>vinyl top
It doesn't now but may well have had one originally. That patch at the bottom of the sail panel suggests it did.

>Instrument cluster
All that debris says it's been open to the elements for years so I also doubt the floor pans being solid but that's a relatively minor issue.

The thing's clearly been sitting for a long time so all filler and other bodywork will need to be redone due to moisture contamination. Probably had plenty of mice in it by now. If the frame is good it's not a lost cause but everything will need restoration despite what the boomer thinks he's done. I probably wouldn't go over 3K if it's otherwise really solid but the boomer won't sell it for that. His estate will take whatever they can get however if you wanna wait a bit.

>>28471540
>>28471545
>>28471548
>>28471564
fuck. definitely wouldn't take it for more than 1.5k like >>28471587 says. The guy says he put lots of time and money into the car only to not store it properly so it looks like this? fuck that.

>>28471335
Retards call it an obs.
The same retards call aero nose F150s obs
They also call brick nose F150s obs.
Thats how fucking retarded you are. Special snowflakes that can't comprehend a world before you existed.

>>28471606
>The same retards call aero nose F150s obs
never heard it called aero nose, only obs
>They also call brick nose F150s obs.
no they don't
you live in a world of fantasy

>>28471612
SUP GEESE?

>>28471564
No one has 6500 to blow on a half finished shitbox

>>28471606
You are severely autistic.

>>28471734
This is 4chan, get out normie

>>28471745
N I G G E R
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>>28471612
So you admit that you refer to both a Ford truck and a Chevy truck as nothing more than "OBS"?
Just think about that for a minute.
Do you call a '92 camry and a '92 accord the same thing?
>>28471734
"OBS" is literally the definition of pic related.
You're part of the problem with modern society.

>>28471776
you are the blackest man alive

>>28471818
you don't know what a colloquialism is because you don't talk to people in real life. i didn't admit anything, you came to your own conclusions based on your wikipedia education.
go to a car show and mention you're a fan of 4th gen GM C/K trucks, faggot.
>is that the old body style?
is the response you'll get from everyone

>>28471828
why would i go to a lobotomy circus to talk about cars? perhaps you're too familiar with stupid boomers

>>28471862
>trying too hard

>>28471828
Im not some little basement dwelling neckband zoomie like you.
Im actually in the industry.
Ive had vehicles in SEMA.
I have friends you've watched biographies of on ESPN.
Anybody thats not a braindead waste of oxygen will call it a GMT400.
You're oblivious of your own stupidity. The people you associate with that use the term OBS are just fellow simple minded scrubs.

Stay stupid. Avoid educating yourself. It fits you well.

>>28471828 #
Im not some little basement dwelling neckbeard zoomie like you.
Im actually in the industry.
Ive had vehicles in SEMA.
I have friends you've watched biographies of on ESPN.
Anybody thats not a braindead waste of oxygen will call it a GMT400.
You're oblivious of your own stupidity. The people you associate with that use the term OBS are just fellow simple minded scrubs.

Stay stupid. Avoid educating yourself. It fits you well.

>>28471928
>>28471930
>educating yourself
kek, picrel
>call it a GMT400
when you leave your basement, the only platform designations you hear are cars b/g/f, fox, panther, etc.
also, my dad works at nintendo

Get a fucking room you two. God damn.

>>28471930
>I'm actually in the industry.
No, you're not.
>Ive had vehicles in SEMA.
No, you haven't.
>I have friends you've watched biographies of on ESPN.
I don't believe you and I never will.

Stop trying so hard and go back to shitposting on faceberg.

SNEED

>>28471939
You ever meet any of those people that specifically only call third gen’s “f-body Camaros”. I’ve had it happen a couple times in California, people are like “sweet ride bro, my boy used to have an f-body Camaro back in the day” and I’m just like huh dude? There’s like 4 generations that are f-bodies but everyone I heard say this was referring to specifically third gens only.

>>28471606
>Aero nose
Huh? That's the obs.
>Brick nose
I call that brick nose. Just like I call the bull nose the bull nose.

Your opinions on what people call things don't matter and it doesn't make you a knowledgeable person on the subject. Get this, a first Gen Cummins used to be called square bodies too. It's pretty much never used now but I don't sperg out about people calling it a 1st Gen just because I grew up with it being called a square body.

>>28472104
Nta. People used to call them catfish, and third gen to differentiate the two generations back when they were newish. I dont hang around that crowd anymore so I don't know what Mexicans call them these days desu.

classics?

>>28472284
>Talking about 25yo+ vehicles on my 4chan?
>Classics?
Heh nothing personal kiddo.

>loses an argument with s10nigger
>s10 leaves
>starts another retarded argument in the next thread

>>28472309
Shitty troll attempt.
Nobody has ever "lost" and argument against s10.

>>28472264
lol I thought about it and the guys that would call the third gen f-bodies were all white midwesterners I’m pretty sure. Might be a regional colloquial thing?

Question:
Is an XJ-S a classic? I think they are sexy and want to get one on the cheap to fix up before they become really scarce.

Image is taken from some guy in Alaska who has one, that really made me fall in love with the thing.

>>28472408
Yes? They started production in 1975, they're practically vintage.

>>28472430
Well they did continue up until the 90s, with some revisions to the motor and interior.
Never know when someone's autism is going to kick in.
In any case, if anyone has experience with working on them, please try to talk me out of wasting days of my life tearing one apart to get it how I would like it.
I know they drink petrol like a fish does water, but I keep thinking about how turning the ignition on and hearing the thing purr would make me happy.

>>28472408
You'll have to wait for Dracula or GrayingTwink who have both worked on them.

>>28472408
You're not really interested in the car youre interested in the price.

My advice as a guy who rolled through dozens of legitimate classics now in the high 5 to low 6 figure range, don't buy it. Wait until you fnd something you love and pay whatever the market price is for it.

>>28472322
youre dumber than s10 simply because you chose to argue with him, and now youre arguing over dumber shit - and losing

>>28472430
>smog safety bumper malaise trash
>british
not a classic

>>28472475
>smog
lol
>safety bumper
all bumpers are safe
>malaise
peak classic
>british
america but old

XJ-S confirned classic

>>28472497
trip back on s10nigger

>>28472473
I don't have "fuck you" money, price is very much a factor for me.
I'm a big fan of the chrome and crappy wood panelling (Before someone jumps down my throat, I've seen someone take it off and it is just veneer.), and it's the kind of thing Roger Moore could come out of with a martini in his hand and no one would look twice at the situation. And the sound makes me cream myself every time.
You might be right, but I like the idea of getting one and making it my own whilst still trying to retain the character of it. There's a version where someone has modded it to the point where it is supposed to look like if Dodge made it, and I just think it's hideous.

>>28472475
You say "British" like it's an insult. Plenty of lovely cars have come out of England.

>>28472550
> "British" like it's an insult.
Finding an American that can fix an American car is becoming difficult.
Quirky foreign cars get shipped to "that one guy"

>>28472550
NTA, but if you like it then just go for it. Not saying they're good or bad, but sometimes you just gotta scratch that itch else it'll eat you alive. I've had a couple cars that have been nothing but trouble, but I'm still glad I owned them regardless.

>>28471969
>cant comprehend anon is succesful in this industry because you yourself cant make it past a McJob in this life.
Ive been posting proofs for 15 years, newfag.
I was building tube frame SCCAs before you were born.
Stay mad, faggot.

>>28472550
You don't want the car. You're not interested in it. You're a lifestyle buyer. I highly recommend a Jeep Wrangler. It'll be what you want.

I thought last thread was gonna be a shitshow because I had put 'Nigger' in the title, but my fuck, this thread is dog dick garbage.

>>28472408
Having the round headlights still is enough for me generally, and it looks like one of those white painted shellac pots from the 60s

But I'd also let it pass because it's pretty

>>28473043
Oh it's the fake sema car fag. were you arguing with that retarded namefag in the last thread

>>28472612
Implying anyone wants to do skilled labor for the average lobotomite

>>28473288
What a pleb.
>Specialty Equipment Market Association
Its not the Detroit Auto Show.
Its not Cadillac and Toyota debuting their latest concepts that are nothing more than rollers.
Its aftermarket shops, large and small, showing bumpers and A-arms. Majority are west coast based.
SEMA has over 1500 cars every year. Year after year.
https://www.semashow.com/exhibitor

There's a euro anon who has a viper.
Another anon has a C8.
Successful people who spent more money on tires this year than you made post on this Bedouin dung collected forum.
But you find it unbelievable that someone who works in the industry made their way here?

>>28473726
Shame about that front corner

I NEED SOME SUGGESTIONS, PLEASE

So this steering shaft is out of a '55 Thunderbird which is a telescoping column. This sleeve is splined(shaft is too, obviously) and peened to the shaft proper. I am going to be putting this column in my '53 Ford wagon, but it necessitates shortening the entire column and shaft about 5 inches or so. Shortening the tube is no biggie, but I need to extend the splines up the shortened shaft. Who would be able to do that? Standard machine shop or am I looking at sending it out to an driveline specific shop for this?

>>28473649
ok, now calculate pi to 100 places

>>28473745
Mmmm, pie.

>>28473738
A machine shop was able to make a splined drive shaft coupling to my '34 Ford, at least.

>>28473649
Damn cooked him with the Ric Flair promo

>>28473767
where do you find machine shops that do actual work? the local ones here refuse to even do a line bore on a new block

Does this look normal to you guys?

>>28472408
That one has some serious fuckery going on with its bumpers.

I have a '77 with a 350 and that's the only way I'd own one. The V12 is an incredible motor when it runs right, which is almost never. Nearly all have GM TH400 transmissions stock, so the experience is virtually unchanged with a swap.

>>28473900
For vintage? Ya.

>>28473916
What about a fresh rebuild with less than 1000 miles on it? It's super sooty. I can't tell if it was running rich, wasn't getting complete burn because of weak spark, or maybe burning a little bit of oil.

i fucking hate mice so much it's unreal.

>>28473927
>less than 1000 miles
Lol. No.
Plugs are black.
Here's a random image of plugs with 90k miles.

>>28473929
Mice are my favorite of all God's creatures.
>t. Painless Wiring brand sales rep

>>28473951
That's what I thought. What do think could be causing it?

>>28473966
nvm dumb question. I'm gonna button everything back up, and we'll see how it is after I redo the ignition and fuel system.

>>28473767
Ok sweet I was hoping to read something like that. Making some calls today.

>>28473913
Yeah, that photo is from the guy after taking it to the body shop for something, before the bumpers went back on (Custom chrome ones at that IIRC). It's a good channel, he's taken apart the entire motor and put in some (sensible) aftermarket parts, and I *think* he's put in a new manual transmission recently, or is about to. It's Julian Griggs on youtube if anyone is interested.

Taking out the auto gearbox seems to be the immediate go-to for every enthusiast I have come across, which is handy since unlike the XK8 that came after it was built to take one, and most of the inline 6 models were built with it. You can also buy new-made replacements since the supply of those is drying up, but it might run you a pretty penny. Worth it in my opinion though, especially since the stock auto is SHIT.
Having looked at several people take off the cylinder heads, the motor seems to be designed to be taken apart a very specific way with little in the way of room for error. The thing that fucks everythigng up is usually the bolts rusting through and locking things together, along with crappy distributors and vacuum advancers.
Asides from that, generally flushing out the coolant channels from rust seems to be most of what is needed. I have not seen one that wasn't in good condition for a 50 year old engine, aside from someone fucking it up accidentally.

>>28473097
Eh? What? I like the car plenty, why else would I ever consider an ancient model from a company with notorious reliablity issues.
I'm not going to claim to be an expert on the things, but I like the old Jaguar look, and the curves on it are just beautiful.
Besides, I hate SUVs and pickups.

>>28473900
Looks super rich. What does the other side of the intake look like? Take a shot down the intake runner. What carb setup are you using?

>>28474528
>Turbo 400
>shit
Granted it's not a sporting transmission but the car is a cruiser anyway. That said, I would absolutely manual swap one before I'd engine swap one.

>V12
As noted above, the engine is pretty durable but what gets them is the radiator. Each bank has its own thermostat and upper hose. Right side hose goes to the radiator and the coolant path immediately drops down to the bottom 2/3's of the radiator. The problem is the Left Side coolant path goes through the upper 1/3 by itself before joining with the bottom 2/3 for the return to the engine. That upper 1/3 clogs and overheats the Left bank of the engine and the driver doesn't know because the single coolant temp sensor is on the Right bank. This causes the engine to either drop valve seats on the left head OR for the left side cylinder liner seals to fail and the resulting liner free play to pound the block and head to scrap, a la Land Rover V6.

>>28474916
a 700r4 would work with the corvette output shaft

>>28473951
Lol,lmao

I think cylinder 6 has a bit of an issue boys

76 302

>>28475071
Captcha ate the image

Should i check it out br/o/s? never had a car from before 1990

>>28475104
Offer 10, then when he gives you the I knownwhat ingot do 12


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>>28475104
why do you want the oldsmobile? you can get the buick for under 10

>>28475116
It looks cool
>>28475114
Does being a 442 make a diff

>>28475120
they're the same car

>>28475124
There's 2 skylarks near me that's a good price ones the 455 which is cool but it's automatic. Another is a great orice but it's LS swapped which is not really what I'm looking for

>>28475140
I guess could swap the buick with a manual, idk how hard that would be. Ive dropped trannies before but not replaced auto to manual

>>28474921
If you're going back with an automatic then anything but a ZF8/8HP70 is a waste of time now. That would actually work well against the factory 2.87ish final drive of the Jag. You'd definitely want to change that on a manual swap though. Ratios up to the 4.50 range are available

Ignore all that fancy number and comparison shit, prétend it's gonna be a daily, can you fix it and are part's available

First thing is always "does it look and feel cool as fuck"

Next is the other thing i said, 455s? 620? 8inch rear end? Fuck that gobbledygook, does it look cool and can you fix it

>>28473966
Thats 100% fuel, not oil.

>>28475079
>>28475171
This nigga running rich then?

>>28475124
Ah yes, Alec Baldwin is the same person as Daniel Daldwin.

>>28475143
it's hardly ever worth it instead of buying the car with a transmission you want
>linkage/hydraulic cylinder
>pedal assembly
>shifter
>potentially modifying trans tunnel
>transmission itself
>driveshaft
>probably re-gearing dif

living in canada is hell. i can't even buy real brake cleaner anymore and it's time to do drums
i can, however, buy a can of xylene. how can i get decent spraying pressure from that?

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?

>>28474916
I'd never engine swap one myself, but I've owned two swapped ones and they're great. The 350 doesn't change the character of the car and makes it almost practical to drive.

>>28475661
Yes, the smooth sides were Eldorado only. The two thin strips are 1960 only, 1959 was a wide band.

Your choice is to remove the trim from a '59 Series 62 or Sedan de Ville or get a Fleetwood to get what you want. All Eldorados except the Eldorado Brougham were 2-doors and the Brougham is a different degree of nightmare.

Pic related is a '59 Fleetwood.

>>28475143
wait until a 350 car comes up and then swap it with a sbc 383 + TKO

>>28475363
you are a dumb nigger

Aight niggas, is my grandma's Imperial a 61 or 62? It's her weekend car, for a grocery getter she's got a 72 Imperial LeBaron, a massive slab of a car.

>>28475716
@GROK IS THIS A CAR

>>28475733
I think it is, if memory serves, 61 had those hanging rear lights whereas 62 had them on top of the fins, but I've heard that some 62s had the hanging lights too.

>>28475716
>61
>62
not a classic

>>28475764
Oh, my bad, but it's pre 1979

>>28475764
Let me guess, you're some butthurt idiot who tried to post his rusty 80's shitbox here at some point.

Previous thread trip planner here, installed the transmission cooler

Shiny new car things make me feel happy

>>28475859
However, bleeder plug began leaking, many such cases, new thing on, new thing leak

The duality of shitbox ownership

>>28475703
>and the Brougham is a different degree of nightmare.
....go on....

>>28475716
61. Probably 413 and a pushbutton torque flite 3 speed. You can cruise in comfort and style.

>>28475774
boomer sheet metal isnt classic, a classic has to be prewar or very unique; ie a rolls or a duesenberg

>>28475906
>listen to my head canon!

>>28475919
go join s10fag when he inevitably makes his own thread if you want to blog about disposable mass produced trash

>>28475906
lolwut

>>28475716
Nice! They look best in black. Hope you're able to get behind the wheel eventually.

>>28475942
It's a fucking Imperial, you envious poorfag. Unless you're about to pull a Duesenberg out of your ass, shut up.

>>28474533
>>28475171
Summit 750 with vaccuum secondaries on a warmed over 360 magnum. I'm thinking it's ignition not giving me complete burn, but I'll borrow a friend's 650 edelbrock to see how it runs. I tore it apart because it was behaving like it was super lean, and I had a suspicion that the valves might have been chewed up. Valves were fine, and now the heads are back together. I'm going to put the heads and intake on tomorrow.
>picrel
Intake runners are very clean. Is that bad?

>>28475894
Yep, it's a push button and for an old automatic it shifts surprisingly smooth.
This car and the 72 are the reason I think only americans know how to make a decent automatic worth a damn.
>>28475906
Well an Imperial in my opinion is fairly unique, especially in Europe.
>>28475965
I've driven it twice, grandma doesn't really let anyone else than her drive it, which is understandable as these used to cost a massive fortune in the 60s when new in Europe.

>>28475984
ive built sema cars and have been doing this longer than you've been alive. you shut up.

>>28475883
Pinin Farina did the coach work, it became the basis for the '60 redesign, but nothing crosses over. Only 200 were made and parts do not exist.

>>28476001
Wanted to see if the intake valves were caked with carbon. It's a sign you may have a carb leaking fuel into the intake. Unless that idled for an hour before you took it apart, it shouldn't have looked like that.

>>28476101
Oh, shoot. I'll take another pic tomorrow, but I did clean the valves up just a little bit with a rag and brake cleaner while I had them out. Lot's of carbon came off, but they're still black looking. I also threw some fresh valves seals on just in case. There weren't chunks of carbon or anything. Just lot's of soot.

>>28476105
The kind of buildup I'm talking about you'd need to remove with a wire wheel on a grinder. Carb swap is a good starting point, especially if you can borrow one for free.

Anybody ever have a bad crankshaft thrust bearing make a weird squeak/tick noise? I keep thinking it's an accessory drive bearing making the noise, but I can't trace it down with a stethescope. It's loudest at the water pump, but not loud enough to make me think it's that. Non existent on the other accessories. Silent at the heads. Silent on the timing cover bolts. Barely noticeable on the oil pan. I need to get it up on my lift so I can put the stethescope on the bottom of the block.
It started when I was having alternator issues and fucking with the drive belts and tensioners multiple times so it makes me think it's something with that.
I'm just getting really paranoid. I cannot be dealing with rebuilding this engine right now.
Only does it once everything under the hood gets heat soaked from driving. If it gets up to operating temp with the hood open and doesn't heat soak, it won't do it.

A/C is working good with the propane when it's charged. Did actually find a leak at one of the condenser fittings. Just an o-ring that needs replaced. I sprayed everything down with soapy water. No hose leaks surprisingly.

>>28469912 (OP)
Based.

>>28476038
>I've built Sema cars
>I've been doing it for a long time
And you're still wrong. Musclecar or 50s sled is still a classic in every sense of the word.
Arguing against this speaks volumes, you are either full of shit about your experience, or you're s complete fucking moron. Facts don't care about your feelings snowflake.

>>28470894
GMT400 trucks are going extinct. They got cheap right as infinity browns started invading and thus them (and all 90's-00's cars) are at risk of extinction
The last "classic" trucks will be the underwhelming gmt900 series and then we're fucked.

>>28476500
It's true. Spics have been stealing a lot of them around me here in Oklahomo. It seems like once a month I see a post of a local car spotting group saying their GMT400/800/900 had been stolen. I hate spics so much br/o/s.

>>28476146
Unlikely. Mains usually rumble or grunt when they're going south, rods hammer. I think it's something else.

>>28475323
More like saying Rambo and Rocky are the same person.

>>28476556
So are Indiana Jones and Han Solo; they both shot first.

>>28461878
Sweden
>>28461887
It's my friends car I just know it's a Y-block because he told me. I think the car is really cool, very rare in Sweden.

>>28476558
So there was this giant choreographed sequence for that scene but Ford was sick and even throwing up on the set (food poisoning)- Ford could barely walk let alone. But they were trying to stay on filming schedule so he said to the director "what if I just shoot the guy?"

>>28476477
That was a troll.
You took the bait.

>>28476146
I had a car with a bad thrust bearing. The truck would make a loud clunk when starting and run just fine after

>>28476579
Food poisoning in Tunisia, what are the odds?

>>28476581
Im surprised the dude didn’t bring up Piston too that’s usually in his playbook as well (RIP)

>>28475942
i made the current /org/ thread, go be mad about that

>>28476500
>>28476506
Didn't you guys get the memo?
Nobody uses the terms "GMT400/800/900".

>>28476566
>Sweden
would have been my second guess. You Scandis have a fairly large American Iron following over there which has always intrigued me.

>>28476651
kek, don't start that shit again

>>28476644
Shit, piston died? When did that happen?

>>28476651
whats a gmt400

>>28476998
Another three fifty

>>28476980
It was a while ago, cancer I believe

>>28477075
why are all the furries getting cancer?

>>28477381
gays (gay faggots) are more likely to get a lot of different diseases

>>28477381
something something risky lifestyle

>>28477402
does that just come with enlistment in the coast guard?

>>28477381
Piston wasn't a furry or gay.
He was old.
He was racing in the 70s

>>28476980
>>28477427
i wasn't around when it happened but other anons said that his wife posted here to let everyone know he passed due to cancer, RIP

>>28477466
so that troll is larping as a dead guy

>>28477472
No, what usually happens is he does his whole
>look kiddo, I been building motors longer than blahbiddy blah blah blah
Spiel then he mentions SEMA, name drops a bunch of boomers from the 1940s or whatever like Karen Shelby or whatever that chick that invented the mustangs name was and brings up Piston. His script is about as predictable as a hallmark movie

>>28477472
was he? the other anon just said he'd bring him up

>>28476508
>>28476621
Turns out it's the fuel pump. Weird. Easy fix, though.

>>28477489
i guess he's had a lot of time to practice it, talking to so many ungrateful millenials and gen x'ers

>>28477707
I think its moreso clueless millenials and zoomers compared to gen x-ers- the ones that grew up with participation trophies and cant imagine someone else accomplishing something because they themselves have empty and meaningless existences.

>>28477677
og fuel pump? mine was working but swapped it out anyway given that it was 60 years old. the new carter one is now made in mexico and the housing is slightly more obstructive; can no longer directly get to the bolts and need a wobble extension.

>>28476651
You mean OBS/NBS/NNBS?

>>28476500
Wetbacks ruin everything. The spicy down the street keeps stealing gas out of my welder generator. It's driving me crazy but I don't really want to deal with a court case over $10/mo in gas.

I've literally seen him walking away with a pump.

>>28477762
The spic Carter I bought for my Ford FE last year took a dump after only 800 miles. Beware.

>>28477778
fugg. well that's good to know. still hanging on to the old one just in case. although i bet since i disturbed it, if i ever have to put it back on it's probably gonna shit the bed.

>>28477769
Would be nice if you could work without it for awhile and leave some fucked up diesel/kerosene mixture in it for the next time....

>>28477762
No, I changed it in 2019. It sat for about 3-4 years during the rebuild so I'm not surprised it's making noise. Ethanol fuel probably ate something up. I'm going to change it before it leaves me sitting.

>>28477741
boomers wanted to have accomplished award winning children, so the participation trophies came

>>28477791
Now, it may not happen to you, but if it does, don't be surprised lol

you ever be about to sit down to play with your hog when you realize your intake is in the way

I'm testing my new flare tool and on the 3/8 stainless, it keeps slipping in the dye. I've produced two flares that look like this so far. I want these flares to be good as I plan on using this for fuel line. If not I might have to switch back to aluminum as it's much softer. Question is, are these flares usable or should I try something different to get the tube to not slip in the dye

>>28477838
lol. it seems pretty good though...admittedly, new things tend to. haven't really heard regular failures of carter pumps though so i'm wondering if you got unlucky.

>>28477882
Ford carb?

>>28477910
did you grease it? might help

>>28477919
Just tried that, didn't seem to make any difference. The big issue seems to be the tube slipping in the dye

>>28477910
Are you just slipping rubber line over that and hose clamping?

>>28477932
No, I was hoping to have some flare nuts in certain places so I can adapt AN sections for rubber line or quick connect fittings where needed. I was hoping this would all be super clean. I might have to use aluminum line to do what I want to do if I can't get this sorted

Apparently people recommend heating the tubing to make it easier to shape. I guess I'll try it tomorrow

>>28477919
wouldn't greasing make it easier to slip? unless you mean just greasing the actual die that does the flaring (i can be retarded sometimes)
>>28477929
you're definitely chamfering the end of the tube at a 45° angle right? i've been using the cheap bar type flarers and can agree with the instructions that say that chamfering the end is definitely "crucial" to a good flare.
>>28477938
cupronickel line is more expensive than regular steel, but it's very easy to work with although that can sometimes work against you by being more susceptible to accidental bending and damage.

>>28477946
Oh, like a deburring tool? I didn't use one on these practice runs haven't been able to find it

>>28477929
dang, ss is difficult to work with from what I've read.

>>28477946
>just greasing the actual die
Yes, sir. Just the part that gets flared. ur not rarted

>>28477958
Yea, stainless was a bit of a vanity project. I knew it was gonna be a bitch which is why I got all the tools for it but it's still being a bitch. I hope the 3/16 brake line is easier to work with

>>28477970
I did 100% stainless brakeline / 37° AN on a project truck and had zero issues, even with a basic bar type flare tool

>>28477956
i got a cheap aliexpress one that has replaceable heads/cutters. it's pretty well built for what it is and barely fits in a 3/16 line.
it's not just the inside you should deburr, but the outside needs to be chamfered to for it to flare properly and consistently.

Welp, the 3/16 brake line is faring even worse. I can't get it to flare period. Just slips right out of the dye

Forgot to lube the tip. Fucking perfect

>>28477987
oof. maybe your die is fucked? with my bar flarer i cranked it down as tight as i could, left some marks but what else could i do.

>>28477994
oh nice. ignore my other post i didn't update the thread yet. i wonder if not lubing the tips of my tubes is the reason that i got a few lopsided flares. i lubed the dies with brake fluid but i'm thinking i should've used brake grease on the tube itself instead.

Have any of you guys shelled out for nice/tricked out carbs(Edelbrock VRS, Holley Ultra XP, etc)? Almost everything I have have been swap-meet holleys. I almost want to get a demon just because of how cool the melted edges look or maybe just a decent brawler. Not now, though; I don't need to spend money on that, kek.
Also, I have noticed a distinct lack of carburetor glamor shots on image searches.

>>28477970
I went with NiCopp for my fuel lines that I need to bend up.

>>28477994
noice

Never built an engine before. Would a $50 SBC block be the best place to start? Looking at picrel.

>>28478032
If you already had a bunch of small block chevy stuff, that 283 might be good, but I would go to the junkyard to pull a COMPLETE 350 vortec so you aren't getting nickel and dimed getting all the little stuff like hardware, brackets, and pulleys.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAuHAmzyEvw
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_small-block_engine_(first-_and_second-generation)#L31

>>28478044
sorry not 283. I didn't read it first.

>>28478010
I ran a Demon on a '68 Cadillac. Great, smooth delivery, but not worth the premium over the lesser series.

>>28478046
It's a confusing ad. Boomers don't know what formatting is. Bullet points would've helped.

>>28478010
i splurged and got me an edelbrock avs2, 1906 model. electric choke and annular flow boosters. haven't been able to test drive it but from what pretty much everyone that bought one says, the throttle is very responsive.
for my fuel line i used 5/16 coated steel, man that was a pain in the ass to bend.

>>28478054
>but not worth the premium
That's understandable.

>>28478057
Nice, that's a good lookin' setup.

>>28478067
thanks. was only able to roughly tune it but it seems to sound good at idle now so i think i got that dialled in, at least as much as i could while it's on stands

>>28471335
>>28471350
People call 90's Fords OBS too.

>>28477910
What flare tool did you buy? I didn't't like the bar type when I tried stainless. Works for NiCopp, tho.
>>28477984
Do you mind posting your deburr tool as well? Or a link?
>>28478417
All the zoomers around me call it OBS Ford or Chevy.

>>28476882
Larping as americans is very popular with people who are hillbillies or white trash but it's different from person to person. Some just really love these cars and want to keep them alive, some want to party in them and be a nuisance and destroy them. "pilsnerbilar" which means beer car pretty much. I drink and party when we cruise but I wouldn't consider myself a raggare I just think the cars are cool.

>>28478456
>posting your deburr tool
Nta but I have this style. Its the standard type.
Mines old as shit, like from the 70s (friend gave it to me in the 90s) and still works flawlessly. I believe its even a genuine (((Shaviv))) but markings have long been worn away.

>>28478456
TGR Professional Brake Line Flaring Tool- 45 Degree Set - Single, Bubble, and Double Flares https://a.co/d/f25dq3h

I got this guy. I saw lots of reviews that said it did stainless brake lines just fine. I don't think I saw any reviews for 3/8 stainless.

>>28478534
Oh yeah I forgot about that side of it. I always think of every Swede as a well kept, first world, upstanding white citizen.

>>28478560
>>28478575
fuk yeah, thanks br/o/s!

>>28478417
people care much less about fords though

>>28478661
Name back on, Hotwing.

>>28478654
And another tip-
If youre cutting braided stainless flex line (or any flex line really), a cut-off wheel on a hand grinder makes a very clean cut. I usually wrap it with painters tape then cut in the middle. You just have to be very adamant about flushing out shavings afterwards. Also works perfectly on clutch/brake cables on bikes (please dont forget to slide the cable out of the housing BEFORE cuttting).

Any of you Lincolnfags want a '65 Continental limo?

/marketplace/item/1027235419138845/

>>28478691

I see a lot of talk going on about flaring. Just so happens I'm doing some bending and flaring of my own right now. What are you guys using for a bending tool? I have the klein one from lowes but I have inconsistent results. Sometimes I kink it, sometimes I don't. Not sure if it's the tool's fault or mine. The tubing is cunnifer.
>>28472104
Never heard of this before ever. In fact, the third/turd gens are the only cars I can refer to strictly by that, and almost everyone around me knows exactly what I'm talking about.

>>28478952
I bought a little ASTA hand bender for my brake lines. Obviously not for the size line you've posted, but it's worked great for me, no kinks to speak of.

>>28479002
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/286253560699
Forgot the link

>>28478456
>Do you mind posting your deburr tool as well? Or a link?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006268236175.html

>>28478952
i borrowed one of those two handed ones that can do 180 degree bends, and also a smaller one that has a little nut/bolt that you can screw into two different holes to bend it around a wheel, I ended up just bending my 3/16 zinc steel tubes by hand when it got too finicky to keep using the benders. The only one I really used was the smaller one, because that let me do some pretty tight 180 deg bends without kinking the line.

I'm technically an 80s/90s car guy but I didn't feel like making a thread about this.

I had a neighbor report me to for a code violation by lying that I am running an automotive repair business out of my garage when I only work on my own cars. Any anons have experience dealing with stuff like this?

>>28479002
>Merlot Mica NA MX-5
based. I had one here in USA called the M-Edition, but I wrecked that little nigga a few years back :(

>>28479122
No.
But.
Do you have paperwork for all your shitbox collection?
Have you had anything in your garage that wasn't yours?
If the only things you've worked on are your own then fuck em. Innocent until proven guilty.
Unless your e British. Then youre fucked.

>>28479189
You are correct about innocent until proven guilty. I should be fine with little effort, but it's still very frustrating.
Only thing without paperwork is a motorcycle I bought this last weekend, and the code guy just said don't let it be seen and you're fine.

>>28479192
Smoke the snitch out and then beat their ass.

>>28479122
We had something similar here, but not sure how it would translate to your neck of the woods as I'm in the UK. The local council just sent a letter notifying us that someone has tipped them off about running a business in a residential area, and we simply sent one back explaining that they're our cars and they're more than welcome to check google earth satellite images and the logbook (UK pink slip equivalent) to see that we not only own the cars, but have done for months. Again, not sure if you could do the same, but they left us alone after that.

>>28479153
That's a damn shame, RIP lil' NA. How'd you wreck it?

>>28479122
We had something similar here, but not sure how it would translate to your neck of the woods as I'm in the UK. The local council just sent a letter notifying us that someone has tipped them off about running a business in a residential area, and we simply sent one back explaining that they're our cars and they're more than welcome to check google earth satellite images and the logbook (UK pink slip equivalent) to see that we not only own the cars, but have done for months. Again, not sure if you could do the same, but they left us alone after that.

>>28479153
That's a damn shame, RIP lil' Miata. How'd you wreck it?

>>28479213
I'm in the US, so it's a local county that's doing this. Basically that's what I said to them. It will all be fine, but rather annoying to deal with for the next while. No idea how long code inspections will be ongoing.

>>28478690
I like to use cable cutters.

>>28478952
I haven't tested my new tubing bender yet. I'm glad I got the heavy duty one because this stainless is a pain in the ass to work with

>>28478952
>bending
Imperial 470FH
>flaring
Imperial 437-FB
eastwood vice flaring tool knock off with 37* and 45* dies for both regular stuff and AN lines

Everything besides for the eastwood knockoff I got used and cheap off of ebay. I need to get on of those smaller plier benders for fine tuning bends.

hey guys total wrenchlet here. I tried to bleed brakes and found a leak in the rear above the distribution block. Tried tightening it a little further, couldn't get much more out of it and was worried about stripping the fitting so I stopped. Tried bleeding after that and it still leaked. I had a wrench on both sides like you're supposed to do it. Loosened it and it went in and out by hand just fine so it's not crossthreaded. Is there some little trick my dumb ass is missing? The brake hose is brand new btw.

>>28479228
On rubber hose thats fine.
Anything that's reinforced will be deformed forever.

>>28479266
Disassemble and check for debris that could keep the flare from seating properly. Other than that could be a tiny crack that you may not be able to see, but that's unlikely.

>>28479353
I'll have to check that tomorrow. I'm out of time for now. I figured I just needed to grow a pair so I tried tightening it again, I'm barely getting any movement out of it now and it's still dribbling out when I press the brake. Though it is admittedly tough to get a normal amount of leverage with the muffler and axle right there. Not sure what else to keep trying.

>>28478456
>but zoomers
you mean dumbasses

>>28475431
managed to crack the lines on these ancient wheel cylinders with no big issues. today was a good day

>>28479674
didnt even have to use my ak

got some aftermarket body panels from a feller.
they have been sitting around for quite a while.
they have a sticker that says "painted with PPG paint"
i'm assuming that means that it's not just shitty "shipping primer" and i don't have to strip the whole thing

>>28479353
It's me from this post >>28479445 I took a look at it and it looked pretty good to me but then again I don't do this sort of thing everyday. Tried tightening it up several more times, it's still leaking, and I'm 99% sure that I'm giving it enough torque that it shouldn't be leaking, because I had the same thing happen with one of the fronts but just needed to snug that one down a little more. I might try one of these gay things next idk https://hosewarehouse.com/products/10084-10-084-midland-sae-45-flare-fitting-copper-gasket-3-16

>>28481124
how much torque are you giving it?

>>28481615
idk, guttentite? I'm not trying to break it either though. I genuinely don't know how else to describe it with words. I asked chatgpt for help too lol and it said there might be a mismatch between the flare and the inside of the new hose

how have you guys done with changing spark plugs without a spark plug socket? I have an impact socket that fits and might have to use an impact wrench if i cant get the sockets off manually.
No clue how long the car has been sitting, but the last papers i have on it is from 2021 so hopefully only 4 years.
is if for W16Y spark plugs on a 1930 Model A roadster if it matters.

>>28481798
at least for mopars nuts going to the prop/distribution valve were anywhere between 70 to 85 inch lb

>>28481947
I just use whatever fits. If you can't reach them to pull them out, you can stick a hose on it.

>>28481951
I can't get a torque wrench onto this for obvious reasons and I really just don't have a knack for gauging that by feel

A nigger bitch designed the sn95 interior, now we know why it sucks so bad

>>28482495
Ooh, the edge.

>>28482495
child slave labour?

>>28482507
Not just the edge, but new edge.

marketplace/item/466149856556014/?mibextid=dXMIcH
Pair of pretty decent AMC eagles for 6k

>>28482348
even with a crowfoot extension? if you don't want to mess up the torque value, stick it on 90 degrees to the square drive on the end.

>>28482507
>babys first day on 4chan
nigger

>>28482507
nigger

>>28483743
>>28483746
And yet she was designing Mustangs at that age. What did you do again? Oh right, absolutely fucking nothing.
I reserve my racism to those who deserve it.

>>28483761
>I reserve my racism to those who deserve it.
Attitudes like that are whites are NGMI

t. spic

>>28483761
nigger

>>28483761
I kept helicopters in the air. Stay mad, lil nigger

>>28484003
no one gives a fuck about your degenerate sexual acts

imagine thinking one of the blandest interiors was something to be proud of

>>28484280
That's a good lookin' truck.

i posted a few months ago about how my 74 Chrysler had shit its transmission cooler.

Over the past week ive installed a new cooler and bled the transmission using pretty much all of a 20 litre bucket of DexIII through it. While i was doing that i also fixed the exhaust, did an engine oil change, blocked off the rads oil cooler lines, flushed the coolant, adjusted the shifter linkage, re did some wiring, fixed the horn and other small things. Runs and shifts great and it feels brand new again fortunately. Now i just want to run a temperature gauge (with nurmerical increments), replace the temp sender and replace the pinion seal and it should be good to hit the road again. Revving it sounds like a vaccuum cleaner now, its great

>>28484412
Man you got super lucky bro usually the ethylene glycol eats the friction material right off the clutch packs on automatics. Seent it before on a few gm’s and a Mercedes that oddly enough had a 4L60e in it (guess they came with them certain years?).
I don’t quite rmemeber how I have my trans cooler setup I think it goes from my water cooler in my mishimoto radiator to an a TCI air cooler mounted in front of the radiator then back to the transmission

>>28483772
>>28484003
Ooh, touched a nerve? Reality outside this little site can be so hard eh, edgelords?

>>28484490
>I'm not mad! YOU'RE the one who's mad!
lmao go back to sleep nigger

>>28484412
Hell yeah, anon, nice.
>fixed the horn
based, I've never had a working horn before.

>>28484285
>2wd truck
Ick

>>28482495
I'm willing to give them peanut butter, rock and roll, and the sn95 interior.

In return only Americans, Canadians, Germans, the British, and Japanese are allowed on the internet. Just like the good ol days.

>>28484803
Its actually funny that of the thousands of uses for peanuts and peanut husks that George Washington Carver came up with, peanut butter was not one of them.

>>28484280
does anon own this?

>>28484280
>>28484285
Am I doing it right?

>>28485079
Doh

>>28485089
Is this one of those bumpside trucks people talk about?

>>28485130
Clearly it's a late 50's Mopar fin.

>>28485130
That it is.

The man... the myth.... the legend

>>28484490
>I'm not mad! YOU'RE the one who's mad!!
lmao it's really cute that you rushed to your computer at 630 am to post this, nigger

>>28485134
Hey that custom bed is the only reason I got the truck. If the hurricane hadn't dropped a tree on it im sure it would still be sitting in the dudes backyard as a "ill finish it someday" project.
Picked up a donor bed for the sheetmetal.

>>28484798
I have multiple trucks, 2wd and 4x4.
With a posi/locker a 2wd will make it down 95% of trails.

>>28485130
kek

>>28485079
>>28485089
No joke, that is also a good lookin' truck.

>>28485178
>durr, what are timezones?
lol, takes way more than you reposting your childish green texts to get me angry. But hey, who knows, maybe janny won't delete it this time? Keep seething, non-achiever.

>>28485210
>Listen up LIBRUL, I'm something of an overlander myself and we don't NEED NO four wheel drive, OKAY!?

Enjoy your chastity cage.

>>28485249
>more "NO I'M NOT MAD!!"
One word broke you.
>muh timezones!
So what, you're just some nigger posting from a mudhut in Namibia now?

>>28485371
Try Perkelelandia, mutt, it's always funny how easy you people are to rile up, lol. Or wait, don't tell me you're some filthy jew? You sure act like one, always trying to start shit.

Picked up a 1973 Stingray on Thursday. I was spending a week of vacation at my folks and it just popped up. Non smog, overbored 383 with a 4 speed muncie. Middling repaint, excellent interior and mechanicals. Dude had it for 13 years as a project car and added power steering, improved ignition and stuff. Finally got me something that's not some land yacht that I had when I was a kid. She still gets 14mpg in 4th on the highway, surprisingly.

Bonus, the insurance is cheaper than on my 90's Cadillac.

>>28485400
based

>>28484459
i think going forward ill have to be gentle with the transmission, which probably now means no more towing with the car or uphill accelerations or a quick cheeky burnout since theres no doubt the milkshaking severely reduced its service life. I noticed when i had the pan off, looking into the guts of the transmission, that the outside of the bands had a bunch of surface rust on them which is absolutely from the water damage.

The fluid in the pan was bubblegum pink with a thick layer of sludge that mixed into pinks and blacks, looked like an oil painting when i was stirring it with my finger. But when i was feeling around in the pan i felt no chunks at all and zero iron shavings on the pan magnet, so maybe i got incredibly lucky in which case im thankful. When i test drove it yesterday i stalled it up to launch it and go through all the gears and it all hanged tight.

I just completely bypassed the radiator, cut the stock hardlines short, flared them using my double brake flarer, ran some soft hoses to the front of the radiator where the second hand $20 trans cooler i got was and set it up that way. I really need a temp gauge now though just so i can monitor the engine, the stock one has a broken trace on it i tried to repair but it didn't work so ill just run a new one. Seems to be running cool like before but i shouldn't take my chances and actually find out if its cool or not

>>28485385
nice larp

>>28485453
Thanks, lol, clearly got you real good, dingus. Enjoy your assblasted crusade.

>>28485400
Nice, m20 or m21? Is the power steering stock, that reservoir can be a bitch to get to if the alternator is in the way.

>>28485470
It's some 3rd party kit. The alternator is 3 bolts away from replacement as god intended..

>>28485470
seeing that shifter suddenly reminded me - does anyone have a link to that youtube video of some arab/middle eastern dude absolutely fucking his gearbox in his corvette? I think it was a 62 or 63 year model. He was revving the shit out of it and more or less forcing it into gear as well, you could just feel the pain the gearbox was suffering from.

>>28485253
We don't need 4x4.
We dont even need gravity.

>>28485385
Since when is a nazi this offended by the nigger word?

>>28485638
Kam'raden, die Rotfront und Reaktion erschossen, marschier'n im Geist in unsern Reihen mit.

>>28485643
you got the quote wrong btw, confirmed larp

Thank God for interiors designed by straight white men

>>28485683
Thank god for interiors from 1979 or earlier. Surely no one would be so desperate for attention that they'd shitpost irrelevant cars for attention. Right?

>>28484285

Thanks anon, same!

>>28484285

Indeed

>>28482787
I don't have any of those yet, but regardless I remain skeptical that I could even fit a torque wrench in the space we're talking about. There is a giant muffler right between the rear axle and the gas tank. If you look at pictures underneath a 2nd gen camaro you'll see what I mean

>>28485755
oof. not familiar with camaros at all but since you mentioned
>giant muffler right between the rear axle and the gas tank
fuck that explains it, RIP. The only other thing I can think of is the mating surface not on the tube, but the other end, you said it was a distribution block but the pic you sent through looked like an ordinary brake hose - check the sealing surface on the inverted flare there, if that's fucked that could cause a leak.
For what it's worth, toyota brake flare nuts are specced to torque at something like 15 N m which is about 130 in lb, the closest guesstimate to hand feel I can get for that is "starting to get rather tight/hard to turn with a 3 inch long wrench"

>>28485905
Above the distro block* is what I meant. If you ever been under a live axle, it's the typical american style rear hose. And yeah it's a fuckhuge muffler. I think it's called a crossflow style. When I tried tightening the fitting I went in stages, started at "ok just starting to get a little tight", and I could literally hear the leak when I stepped on the brakes. So then I just kept trying to tighten a little more and try the pedal again to see if the leak was gone over and over, but like I said without success. The leak got less severe (I couldn't hear the air bubbles) but never fully went away.

>>28485996
the only other thing i can think of is try getting an inverted flare plug, a new brake hose, and hook it up to the tube. see if it still leaks when you press the pedal. if it does, then it could be the tube that's fucked.

>>28486117
oops. i mean, get a new length of brake hose, hook one end to teh tube and plug the other end up if possible, then see if it still leaks.

>>28478010
I wanna get one but my autolite won't die hard enough i can't fix to merit spending 600$+ on a new carb

>>28486286
It is what it is. I just had to spend $300 on new seat belts because they were an optional package in the 70's.

>>28485727
What year do you think that is on the pic you're quoting?

>>28486395
>look, look at this guyz, 90's niggers, amirite???.... p-please notice me.
>>28482495

Does this guy start frothing from the mouth when he sees a black storeclerk or something as well?

>>28486413
Can't answer the question?

>>28486442
Answer what question? Are you really this stupid?

>>28486500
yes

>>28486500
Keep up
>>28486395

>>28486517
i answered the question

>>28486519
You did not.
You just accused me of attention whoring.
Now you're going to try the "pretending to be retarded" excuse, lol.
Nevermind, you're not worth the effort.

>>28486517
Oh my fucking god. Gee, I wonder which off-topic shitpost in this thread could I possibly have been referring to in there >>28485727

>>28486523
you are attention whoring. go ahead and reply with some more nonsense

>>28486525
Typically it's the one you quote.
>still can't answer

>>28486529
>calling someone out for being a sarcastic bitch that doesn't know what they're talking about=attention whoring

>>28486530
i answered, but at this point ill just accept you're illiterate or something

>>28486537
You did not.
Get your crayons out and try again>>28486395

>>28486619
>NEW BREAD
>>28486619
>NEW BREAD
>>28486619
>NEW BREAD

>>28486546
quoting what you faggot? im not even that retard

>>28485727
I didn't post the nigger mustang image fyi
meds now

>>28486651
Did I imply that you did?

>>28486938
I just wanted you to know before you start having a meltdown with 5 different people in the new thread

>>28487399
>muh meltdown
My last post was >>28486525
Don't know who this other guy is, don't you blame me.

least schizo /o/ thread

>>28488606
I wish, wheelgap retard is not here.