How far should I go with this? I want to do everything in my garage. No outsourcing, i had the wheels powder coated, but thats it thus far. I have new body mounts installed. New bushings on all the control arms, i have new brake lines to install, a new chassis harness. Im indecisive how much painting and stuff i should do. Or if i should just start reassembling and worry about doing a frame off restoration later. Go with the beater look for awhile. Its surprisingly well kept. The dry dust layers kept the rust away.
Ill give a complete rundown....Got the car new years day. Was going to keep it all original, but engine needed expensive work. So i got lucky with a good running LQ9, a 4L80E, all wiring and coolant fans for under $1000. I got new shocks, new springs, new bushings for all control arms, new body mounts, new nicopp brake and fuel lines, new 26gal gas tank, tanks inc pa4 fuel pump, new tie rods, idler arm, center link. I bought a new rear sway bar, was not originally equipped so i need to beef up the rear lower control arms. Im getting a new front sway bar, was backordered or whatever so hasn't shipped. Getting new rotors and drums, 265/60/17 general gmax tires or the Firestone Firehawk pursuit. I finally got the body mounts in last weekend, been busy with birthdays this weekend. But next i should have the front and rear suspension assembled and wheel wells back on. Need the car on its springs to get drive angle right. I might be over thinking the mounting situation. Part of me wants to do something custom so i can leave the accessories in the stock location. That just requires making my own motor mounts, which would be a first for me. Or buy all new accessory bracketry and ready made motor mounts...
Heres a straight on look. Im gonna go ahead and use some rust reformer in a can on everything i can get to.
>>29018399How’s the trunk? I had a 72. The trunk was all JB welded together.
>>29017341>But keeping the drumsif you'te gonna do some hard driving (unlikely but it really is fun) get a bolt on front disc conversion kit. there's a lot of options, especially for gm cars.>>29017461>3 speed / no lockups are silly (merely my opinion)for a daily definitely. it kinda hurts knowing my car could be a bit better even if it only had just a lockup converter.
>>29018760Only one bad spot where mice nested up or used as the toilet. Even then, less than a 6" square of patch work needed, and thats just to go extra past whats actually bad. Bottom of front and rear windshield has some flaking, but still looks decent for 54yrs. >>29018766It has front disc. I think all Pontiacs had front disc standard at this point. The others still had front drum as standard equipment. Could be wrong, but mine has front discs. I was referring to keeping the rear drums because discs in the rear are not necessarily better. By that i mean the investment required for aftermarket rear discs does not give enough performance to justify the cost. If i can find the 96 Impala SS rear end for less than $800, it might be worth it. I could rob everything but the shafts and housing. Theres one in San Antonio for $950 but he wont budge on price.
>>29017985>matching front and rear dealer markers are a sign that the car has never been in a front/rear accident i must remember this
>>29012327Sue the kike that owns that parking garage and made spots 5 feet wide.
i keep a pair of pliers in my car, which i would use to rip out their valve stem.
>>29014046>Well you're white with blue eyesnot to be racist but based on the ones I've met you guys NEED sedatives once in a while. A very unstable people
>>29014107Find a new psych. It's a pain in the ass, but if they're not providing the care you need it's the only option.
>>29014668oy vey
>>29014538BMW replies: We will turn your seat heaters off.
>>29017037>BMW replies: We will turn your seat heaters off.That shit happened when Chechens stole millions worth of tractors and combines from a dealership a few years agoLittle did they know that John Deere is way more autistic about this than car companies and when they arrived in Grozny all tractors were bricked kek
>>29014538>>29014548why is the guy photoshopped in?
>>29019035he's russian that's how they all look when they get about 15 feet away from a liquor source
What was the most fucked up car you have ever driven?
>>29014510Old dodge trucks are indestructible
>>29014246Probably my S10 Blazer>4/8 body mounts were missing>hood was held down by a chain>front alignment was visually fucked>rear tires often had steel showing>the gear linkage was sloppy and it wouldn't always go into park or it would slip out of park>the gear range switch was fucked so it would remote start in reverse if it wasn't fully in park
1992 Dodge Dakota.> activate windshield wipers > radio goes straight static> have A/C or Heat on and as you accelerate the blower will kick it to the floor vents only> let off the gas and it blows back into your face.> Had problems sometimes shifting into overdrive > at 45mph engine is screaming > sometimes it solved itself, sometimes you back off the accelerator and hit it again > steering wheel had so much slop in the turn> you could turn the wheel if your hands were 10 and 2 and turn it to 5 and 1 or 1 and 7 left or right and still go straight as an arrow. Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>29019002*3.9L
Probably a suzuki vitara where gravity was the only thing holding the body to the frame
When did they become the best car brand?
It’s really just because everyone else sucks so bad right now that BMW looks better by comparison. If Mazda didn’t have such boring engines they would be the best manufacturer right now.
>>29017815>when people realised being a nazi wasn't a bad thing.based and truthpilled
>>29017784you have an entire thread dedicated to you coping about your legitimately poverty-spec SXT queer car
>>29017889why do fags like you keep comparing a brand that does it all to econobox shitbox brands? most poweful mazda is like 260hp gtfo lmao
>>29018904He's right, you know.
I can't make up my fucking mind which fucking car to buy. There are too fucking many to choose from. I fucking hate this.
>>29019021Buy the cheapest one. Don't like it? Buy the next one. And so on.
>>29019021Just scroll on something like autotempest until you see the one. You'll know it when you see it.
Helping a friend move across 4 states, 15± hours of driving. Never taken on such a task before, any tips for hours and hours of driving? Staying awake at the wheel? (Caffeine does absolutely nothing for me.) How to keep my ass from getting sore sitting for so long? Peeing in bottles?I will be flying to them, then we will take turns both driving the same vehicle back to my city. Already talked them into splitting it into 2 days and getting a hotel somewhere in the middle.
>2 days8 hours a day is easy peasy lol. Just don't start too late in the day, because it's not really about the length of time you're driving, it's the time you start and when you usually go to bed.You'll naturally need to get gas and use the bathroom, so you'll get your stretches in. There is no need to pee in bottles. I've driven through some really remote places, and I've never needed to do that. In general with regards to peeing though, just listen to your body and don't hold it in too long. I assume you have to drive back 15 hours too.I'd recommend 10 hours first day, hotel, then 5 hours, help him move, then 5 hours back to your hotel, then 10 hours back home. So 3 days instead of 4.
>>290186117.5 hours a day is a nothingburger. The federal government doesn't require truckers to even take a break until 8. (max for the day is 11 hours total, though)I drive 7 hours every day in a 9.5h workday (sometimes up to 14h) and some things to note:Music may make the drive feel longer. I can zone out in my thoughts when driving in silence and a 3.5h leg can go by in the blink of an eye. But if I have music going then the drive always feels... lengthy.If you drift out of lane then it's time to stop. You're fatigued. *You* may not feel tired (sleepy), however the monkey brain that's been doing the driving for you is out of mental resources and he needs rest.
>>29018611>Caffeine does absolutely nothing for me.snacks. when I'm on long drives I always keep something like beef jerkey in the car, since as long as I'm eating something, I'm awake. caffiene doesn't do much for me either.
>>29018811How long do you generally break for when you lane drift? Thanks for that tip.>>29018854Someone else suggested gum, but a good excuse to eat jerky too!
What batteries are you all running? My car and one of my trucks both have decided to eat shit and now I gotta shop around. Feel like batteries only last 3-4 years now which is pretty shitty.
>>29018717All the batteries are the same, you’re just paying extra for a longer warranty, except the AGM batteries those are different
>>29014537Walmart Ever Start batteries, the warranty is good for 3-4 years depending on which model you select and they replace it with a brand new one within that warranty period when the battery dies.Costco used to do that with their Interstate batteries, now they just do a prorate for the replacement battery within the warranty period.
>>29014537When I was young and had money I ran xs batteries. Loved them. Not cheap though
euro here, my car needs a new battery soon, the only brands that are easily available here are exide, bosch and start. any of them good?
>>29018842Can't get a VARTA?
Is Flying Wrenches /o/ur guy?
>>29018641Fuck you eCeleb cocksucker
ZipTiesAndBiasPlies and WatchWesWork are the only two decent /o/ related channels. Maybe Vice Grip Garage as a runner up, but man he has a ton of videos and they're all pretty much the same... Katie'sliltruck is a qt3.14 and I'm not even a chevy guy...
>>29018655Netqueer?
>>29018669He knows 500x more than your fucking Pajeet ass. Engineering schools are literal DEI degree factories so your point is twice invalid.
>>29018641Who the fuck is this retarded zoomer
Scissor lift in garage with low ceiling - yes or no?I'm losing my mind when I have to work laying under the car, using jack stands. Would this be an improvement? I still would not be able to get under the car while standing up, but at least I could be hunched like a medieval miner?
>>29018944Yes they do. Also fuck working on the floor. Took me like 2 hours to change my headers and overpipe on my frs crawling around on my back. Would have been 15 with a proper lift. My garage ceiling is only like 6 feet when my garage door is open.
>>29018944The ones we had in our vocational school 2 decades ago had locks to them.I think you can see the locks on these too in the middle of the base plate, a cam and tooth type of thing or whatever you yanks call them.You engage them by lifting it until it goes click then backing down until it locks into place.
Think you need doggy board instead
The real question is why are you spending so much time under your car?Ya theyre nice to sit on a stool and do brakes and suspension but they limit what you can access by design. Youre not pulling a transmission or exhaust with one for example.
>>29018941Benefits of this over quickjacks? Obviously it can go higher, but it's still not high enough that you can actually stand under it, and the access seems way better with a quickjack.
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>>29018083the schizo updated his lexicongotta add temu and carmax
>>29018176Toyota sold 480k Rav4 in US alone in 2025. 190k over 6 years is not a lot. Porsche makes 50k 911s a year
>>29018176there are over 1 million LC/LA Challengers
>>29018966>>29018970The only one of these cars that's comparable to a Corvette is the 911, and they're in the same ballpark.No fucking shit Toyota can crank out a million Rav4s, that doesn't make the Corvette rare. If you can readily buy one for <$40k it's not rare.
>>29017877What? I can buy a vette right now.
Which gay roadster should I buy for weekend fun? I don't necessarily want speed, I just want a small tossable car. How gay is the bmw of this era?
>>29018791Get some real sticky shit in there.
>>29018777>treat it like it's somehow special and not an embarassing hair-dresser car.When you buy new and never sell and maintain it then it's actually a good car. Why else would they do it? I don't even fuck with eurotrash.
>>29018748Just get the second gen one
>>29018748Like another anon mentioned, it's a "fake sport car" but nonetheless dope af to drive around if you're looking for a more comfy drive. The other other anon mentioned Gen2 which I'd advise too if you're going for an SLK, but they will be more expensive than Audi TTs if you want "deutsche qualidad" (kek)
>>29018902Sure, but there were many cars to buy twenty years ago, why you pick an SLK320 is beyond me.
LOL, I did it. 3lb motorcycle battery on order for the Coupe to save 40lbs.So I'll need to figure out some way to connect it.A jump pack for backup is under a pound.
>>29018538Z3 is already in the trunk.
>>29016920Just get an XS Power battery idiot
>>29018396I went from 153 a week ago to 138 today.Just get a disease where your body eats itself (including organs like the brain)! Super easy, barely an inconvenience. Fucking sucks if I’m honest. I’m comically skinny and vomit multiple times a day, not intentionally.I think OP has a decent idea, nothing wrong with saving weight in a car if you can.
>>29018407>unless you're overheating the battery severely.Dude what could go wrong?>Lithium battery + exorbitant amount of heat Imagine torching your DD because you wanted to trim the weight of a grocery bag for your commute to work.One less idiot on the road I guess....
There are and for a good reason lithium batteries for cars so if you think about changing your battery for weight just get a model for cars save some weight and be happy about it.
>>29012071someone made this lmbo
>>29011947GR corolla is probably more fun and really is a special car, but at it's price point it doesn't even compare to its competitors like a Type R or Golf R; I would say it barely competes with a VA STI. It is a tier below in almost all other categories, but what killed it for me was how shit of a daily it is.
>>29011525I really want the FL5 Type R, but having seen other people's cars in person around town, I can confidently say the Championship White is the best choice. The blue and grey variants look really lame in real life.
>>29018983As someone who generally despises white on vehicles I unfortunately agree. It looks best with white.
>>29017002I have been fine with you going your tirades about mcdonalds and plastic engines and ricers but I draw the line at criticizing EGG
Hello /o/. Eurocuck is here. I need cheap and "reliable" car. Gimmie your recommendationP.S Not a VW Golf
>>29017162Fiat Albea
just look up car of the year and keep going back down the years until you can afford one
>>29017162No idea whether you want a tiny ass car or a sedan, so here's for city-focused small cars:Renault Clio 1.5dci (best diesel engine for tiny cars)VW Golf 5-6-7 1.9tdi (best diesel engine for small cars)Toyota Aygo/Citroen C1/Peugeot 107 1st gen 1.0 vvti (cheapest and unkillable, easy af to repair)Little fiats with twinspark or multijet if you just do basic servicing every now and thenOpel Corsa C, D or E (diesel or gasoline are both alright)
>>29017162>>29018931Shit you said no VW Golf I'm retarded, but good cause VW is the worst option when it comes to the interiors. I'd add:Mini Coopers (a+ engines and incredible design)Ford Fiestas (boring af but reliable)Alfa Romeo MiTo or Giulietta (incredible interiors for small cars)I think Lancia does some of the best interiors too but I wouldn't put my money in it
>>29017162Used or new? Budget? Size? Is this bait?
