>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.>PEEPEEPOOPOO>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>If you can't tune a carb you might literally be retarded>Nothing is as easy as it seems>OP is DEFINITELY a fagPrevious thread: >>28116073
>>28157393Ford really dropped the ball with the '57's headlight buckets. The rest of the car is gorgeous, though.
>>28157367>Its the everything else that's the bastard on those cars aka hydropneumatic suspensionYeah, this was exactly my thought.>I have this hunch that they aren't even that expensive parts wise its just the all the workRight on the money, the parts aren't really hard to find or all the expensive, it's just that no normal garage will work on them, and becuase of that, can specialists charge out of the arse.My biggest concern is the transmission, if that's the case. That TH400 is quite popular, but I have no idea what manual trans would match the same bolt pattern. Don't even care of it comes out of a truck, as long as its at least a 4 speed.
>>28157529the toploader is a pretty ubiquitous 4 speed, ford made it but GM also used it. T10 is another GM option, but perhaps at your experience level you should just leverage the TH400 already being in the car.
>>28157593The T-10 was shared by Ford and GM, not the toploader. Toploader was uniquely Ford and GM went on to do their Muncie and Saginaws.
>>28157593I've got no problems with doing the work, I just need to know what fits what as GM stuff isn't exactly common here in Blighty. Has to be manual, no exceptions, so If I can buy a trans that just bolts right up, rather than having to worry about adaptor plates and the like, then that would be ideal. That being said, from what little I've researched, It seems that the bellhousings are bespoke but the actual TH side of things are "universal" GM or Buick Nailhead, which might raise more questions that it answers. I'm honestly very confused. I wish I still had my dad's rolls here to reference.
>>28157715to clarify, the 3 speed variant of the toploader was used by GM. You could podge together a 4 speed ford unit to put behind a GM engine.
>>28157738Ah. Yes then that is correct. I think some 3+1 granny geared toploaders found their way to GM assembly lines for a short time as well.
>>28157726So it seems like the Rolls bellhousing pattern is actually the same as a Buick Nailhead? If that's the case, does the nailhead pattern have any manual 4 speed options, or would I have to say fuck it and get this adaptor?
>>28157726>bespokeProprietary.Rolls Royce manufactured transmissions under license, they didn't buy them from GM, so I am sure there are differences throughout.
>>28157856bespoke, proprietary, same difference. It fits one thing and one thing only. That being said, as I found out here >>28157838, it might not be as proprietary as I originally thought
>>28157838It does but you might be better off with that adapter.
>>28157861Wrong.Good luck with your build, esl.
>>28157838its called BOPR, the gen 1 buick nailhead, 215, gen 1 pontiac engines, olds gen 1, and the rover 3.9/4.0 use itthe buick and oldsmobiles with this bell had 2 3 speeds, one is a 6 bolt top cover, one is a 5 bolt top cover, i CANNOT remember which one is the HD unit. It's possible the rovers shipped with a different manual that could also work
>>28157882Rover would have had the LT77 or R308 that may be able to be used in that case.Though from what I remember of LT77 V8 bell housings it looks quite a bit different to anon's pictures
>>28157869Eh, you might be right there. That's a shame.>>28157882>and the rover 3.9/4.0 use itThat would have been unbelievably useful, as those gearboxes are well catered to here, but as Twink >>28157891 said, I can't seem to find a Rover gearbox with that bellhousing pattern at all. A couple of bolts here and there look like they *might* line up, but for the most part they're completely unrelated. Quite disappointing... Still, at least I there is an aftermarket solution of some kind and I don't have to fab something up myself.Thanks guys, I appreciate the help.
>>28157915Its a shame Rolls/Bentley never went racing, that would at least give you an idea of what would fit.There was likely a 4 speed fitted to the Rover V8 that may be slightly different though I don't know much about those boxes.
>>28157738>>28157741now that i think about it, i have said 3 speed toploader that came with the 360FE from a cleanup last year, i wonder what is needed to fit a ford style unit to a chevy. my lemons camaro needs a manual, these are tough as nails and free is the right price
>>28157933>Its a shame Rolls/Bentley never went racing, that would at least give you an idea of what would fit.It kind of surprises me, because their engines are quite stout and probably would've done alright even in endurance racing. Aluminium block and heads, fully forged internals, and plenty of displacement on the table to make power with, but then again, I suppose that was more Bentley's bag and they bowed out of racing in the 30's.>There was likely a 4 speed fitted to the Rover V8 that may be slightly different though I don't know much about those boxes.Good boxes and cheap to buy and repair if needed, but further research shows absolutely no crossover with the Rolls' bolt pattern, which is again quite disappointing as that would have been so easy to source. I think I've settled for a short ratio Muncie M21 or M22 for now, but next problem is the clutch. Not gonna lie, I'm a bit in over my head, but everyone has to start somewhere. I'm thinking that I can maybe start with this kit and then adapt when necessary, but things like the clutch linkage are a kind of "by the seat of your pants" deal. The car being RHD makes me wonder if a hydraulic clutch conversion would be easier, but that's assuming I even follow through with this dumb idea.
>>28158149Turn down the input shaft pilot surface and shorten it as well. I think there is a bellhousing to trans interface bolt issue as well, but not quite sure. It's possible the GM input is also 1 1/8" in diameter whereas the Ford may be 1 1/16", but that would be a case-by-case basis.
>>28158166Yeah I guess racing isn't a luxury brands game and its not like BL where racing sells cars.>The car being RHD makes me wonder if a hydraulic clutch conversion would be easier, but that's assuming I even follow through with this dumb idea.You are driving something with a luxury car engine, not a truck. Do the bare minimum and have a hydraulic clutch.
>>28158185i suppose i need the sbc version bellhousing to do this, on marketplace the 3 speed saginaws are much more common with everything ready to go for $150-250, they would hold up to a 305 or L99 right?
I finally ended up pulling the diff from the bronco because I realized how annoying it will be to try and crawl under the truck to make adjustments. While it was out I sand blasted, primed and painted the diff
>sell truck to friend>buy truck back from friendIt just keeps happening bros
>>28158504I have sold and bought back that shitty grey Tahoe 4 times. The last time the neighbor at my new property didn't know if I was selling it or not in the front yard, made him agree he wasn't going to ask me to fix it later and let it go. Dudes so old I'll probably get it back in the estate.
Sold my 48 and focusing back on the Falcon. Due to work and family issues I haven't driven it in over a year. Hoping to have everything buttoned back up by Feb
I hate freiburger, but the episodes with pewe were some of my favourites. Glad they're doing something on camera together again.
>>28159028>shitty grey Tahoe Every day they become more of a classic
>>28160011sup dawg, where you been?
>>28157393My local HOA is getting uppty at me because of the state of my house exterior, more to the point it doesn't match their HOA requirements and i'm not part of their HOA.On the otherhand it's driving down their property values.My son wants to start a car wreckers, I have a very long front yard and large amount of large nearby that cannot be used for farming.I'm thinking about letting my son do this, I'll put up some intital money to buy thirty junkers to start his bussiness and let him run his car junk yard next door to the house and perhaps the front lawn.Which brings me to my question.>Popular classic cars that are cheap and indemand; I'll make sure to buy only rusted hulks nothing that can be salvage.My sons little project allows me to create a backup income stream for the farm and uses land that otherwise pigs would graze.
>>28160126Livin the dream
>>28160242Might want to read over that HOA agreement again.Some HOAs can actually seize your house and/or evict you if you violate enough enough of their regulations.You entered into a contract with the HOA.I suggest you adhere to it.
>>28160388I never joined their HOA, I was here long before the HOA was here.Can't be part of a HOA if, I never joined it.
>>28160453Tell them to pound sand then, you have no obligation to their faggotry. If they get uppity, call the sheriff.
>>28160242>>28160453>>28160575i fucking hate this world, i feel like i watched our most beautiful victory and we squandered it
>>28161502https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqgr7R4zUMgthis is what we had in northern FL when i was a kid br/o/s. beautiful cars. beautiful women, protected by a society that loved itself. we didnt hate soviets for being the enemy, we wanted them as our brothers, our human fucking brothers. We wanted them to have this because it was good. now look at you. you look at your own neighbors in a soviet bloc style apartment with contempt fucking wasted
>>28161791I hate that song.Have some real countryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gMqUOdydiI
How we doin anons? Carb cleaner fumes are a bitch huh.Any pro-tips for cleaning carbs better?
>>28161959I use my local mechanics tank but they've got a full dip setup and their son does repairs so like it's a natural choice to get it moved from A to B.
>>28161959>Any pro-tips for cleaning carbs better?Would an ultra sonic cleaner not make your life easier? I've used mine once for bolts and such, and it did a pretty good job.
>>28162206And the after
Jag broke, so now I may be driving the TR7 for a few days.>>28161959>Any pro-tips for cleaning carbs better?I keep a can of berrymans around for carbs, I just dunk them for like a day
>>28162206where did you buy it at?
>>28162256I bought mine on Amazon.https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01HBDUM74/The only thing you need to be wary of is that aluminum parts require a special "sensitive metals" solution, otherwise it could cause etching on the surface. An alternative homebrew solution is to just use water and dish soap, and some models of cleaner even suggest so in the manual. To test if your cleaner is safe to use with aluminium, ultra clean some aluminium foil in whatever solution you choose to use first, and if it creates holes in the foil then you know it'll be too aggressive.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf_zn3BgAeY
Update on the fuckery with the GalaxieSo I went into the fuckers shop last week with my letter in hand with being ready to sue, but his secretary pissed me off and I lost it. Long story short, he's refunding me all the money I paid and I SHOULD be picking it up this afternoon (we'll see).As far as the engine goes... Turns out it didn't need a rebuild... Both manifolds were warped/cracked. The reason I couldn't find an exhaust leak is cause both were blowing basically down onto the head (so hard to put your hand down on a hot engine block/exhaust). Been a massive pain in the ass to find replacement manifolds. Apparently it's used sets or a pair for like $800+ (which at that point I might as well get headers and exhaust).
>>28162585Headers all the way man
>>28162660Not really sure what I want to do with it desu. On one hand id love to keep fixing it up because it's nice to have a classic to cruise in. On the other hand a year without it has kinda sobered me up from the classic addiction.. plus with all the more work I now have to do on it cause of that shit head, it's really killed my desire to work on it. Right now I just want it back in my possession and driving, then we'll see how I feel about it.
>>28162196well... good for you>>28162206>>28162208>ultra sonic cleanerHuh, I always assumed those were like $500+ machines.Might be a boxing day buy if I have any money by then.>>28162213Are those dunk-buckets as aggressive as carb cleaner? Seems like they do a pretty good job at loosening gunk.
>>28162702>>28162585If you are keeping the 390, look into Kugel Components replica 61-64 Galaxie cast iron hi-po 390-427headers. He’s got them for sale for 850 bucks.
>>28162585The only people that win in a lawsuit are lawyers. Be glad you only lost this much.
>>28163283I didn't lose it, I'm getting it all back. Just lost a bunch of time really.>>28163282See>>28162585
>>28163294You won't go wrong with Kugel headers. They look amazing. If I had a Galaxie, I'd be getting those.
>>28161959don't use the chemicals without ventilation bruh
>>28163503>huffs marijuana but doesn't want to huff petroleum distillates
>>28163503Too cold for proper ventilation. I've got the box fan and that's about it.
>>28163275>Are those dunk-buckets as aggressive as carb cleaner? Seems like they do a pretty good job at loosening gunkI assume so, it just kinda makes the grime wipe offI am sure there are metals you shouldn't put in the stuff but I haven't found it yet
>>28163503>About to do some painting in a closed garage
>>28162702It’s all relative dude. My cars on non op status right now I’d give anything to be able work on it and drive it againBtw painting in an enclosed place lol bro hope you have a respirator! Or just be Mexican and wrap a bandana around your face and then go claim it at the VA
>>28164405Got a respirator this now. Not gonna fuck up whats left of my lungs
>>28164455>destroys colon doing coast guard shit>oh no, my lungs!
>>28164504More like >destroy nothing doing nothing because he sat at a desk for 5 years >help me tax payers!
>>28164504>destroys colon doing coast guard shitDo coast guards get fisted regularly or something?Is it all the cocaine they do?
>>28164555It’s all the sitting around eating gas station burritos in this fags particular case since he literally didn’t do anything
>>28164539>>28164557>No serve detected cuz he totally would've punched a drill instructor
Put that cam in the 302 and timed it, it's ground perfectly straight up, no adjustments needed. Comp is so shit they fucked up by not sending me a fucked up cam.
>>28157393Just spent a month trying to figure out why my engine was losing power when I pressed the gas, even brought my carb to the local carb man(he literally lives innawoods, there was no reason to not trust him). He didn't do shit, lost a ball from my accelerator pump, fucked my ignition timing, adjusted the sparkplug gap using percussion method(hitting my car with its electrode to bend it). The issue turned out to be the gas filter, it was clean, but wrong modelShould I get Denso IW20TT or NGK BCP6ET? My engine's a hemiAfter that carb dude the ignition is too retarded even when the distributor is turned all the way up to "early". I rotated it 1 tooth, so now the timing is decent but I still don't understand how that could happen and figured I'll start with the plugs
>>28164905What make and generation of Hemi?
Finally replacing these tomorrow.
>>28162213The only reliable Jag has a 350.
>>28165046It's a 1977 UZAM 412I just like to call it a hemi for shits and giggles, because it does have a hemispherical combustion chamber, but it's an inline 4. It did come with a 280/280 cam and forged crank from factory tho
>>28165373Nah its just a coilEasy enoughThough, it has lost some coolant since I checked that last so I must have a leak somewhere
>>28165501>just like to call it a hemihomosexual behavior
>>28165501i just like to call your mom over for a good time, for shits and giggles
>>28165851>>28165858U sound mad bro, did your ev burn down today?
I wonder who coined the term "shits and giggles." It is funny to me as an ESL.
>>28165863i could smoke your slow piece of shit in my nissan leaf with a few simple mods
>>28165863I don't and will never own an EV.I'm calling you gay for pretending to have a hemi.
>>28165893Aayyyy lmao I knew you're an evtard
>>28165893Like what, 1/4 mile power cord?
>>28165903>pretending to have a hemi>has HEMIspherical combustion chambers >pretendingYea ur a dumbass
So most of the automakers say that the late 70s downsized full size cars had MORE interior room than the big cars. I find this hard to be true desu. How to you lose 1000 lbs, a foot of length, and then supposedly the '79 LTD/'77 Caprice ends up with more room than the '78 LTD/'76 Caprice. Is it measurment fraud marketing bullshit?
>>28165954My geo metro has more room in it than a Ford tempo. 70s cars had pretty big doors and dashboards that intrude on interior space. Not hard to believe that there was fat to trim
>>28165954Easy to cut off a couple of feet when you're trunk and hood make up like 12ft of OALThey got more interior space by making smaller seats and less cushioning.
damn this truck is ugly. had no turn signals so i threw in a flasher but still nothing. guh
>>28166320I actually like how it looks
Cuda-Anon here again, with a GTX Question.This '67 Plymouth GTX was picked up by the family many years ago, with a numbers-matching Hemi in it, but the strange part, is the rear wheel wells. The "story" attached to the car, is that it was a factory ordered drag car, that the order was cancelled when the car was 60% complete, then made street legal to get rid of at a dealership. The strangest part, is the rear wheel wells. They're ginormous, but with perfectly-matched chrome trim. Plus, the whole car looks to have an altered wheel base.When it was running, the Hemi would not even idle correctly without 110+ octane fuel. Is the "story" even remotely possible? (Photo of car being moved to another garage for some engine restoration)
>>28157393What do bros think about the 318 poly?
>>28166586Chrysler did build altered cars for racing. It's not out of the realm of possibility that it was converted back. It may have also been "tubbed" by a professional bodyman way back when. You would do better to contact one of the many mopar clubs and see if they can help you decode the fender tag.>>28166595It's a boat anchor, but it will roll your late 50's Chrysler product down the road if it's in good shape.
>>28166595junk
>>28166320Stabilize it there. Looks perfect.
Some proved with a dyno that flipping your air filter lid did infact add power. Surprised how much it adds.
>>28166791That all depended on how bad the design of the original air cleaner housing was. If you're trying to feed a V8 4 Bbl at high rpm through a 1 3/4 inch snorkel, flipping the lid was a great idea. >>28166595Do you mean a 318 A block, or a 313 poly? There were no 318 polys. They both suck, so it makes little difference between the two.
>>28166595Gay and irrelevant. It’s the 350’s janetty
Is a 750cfm overkill for a rv cam 360fe with log manifoldsI have a 4bbl intake and i want to use itI was given a NIB double pumper holley so i might as well use it but i feel like a 600cfm would be betterJust gonna be a weekend cruiser anyway
>>28166852kek, the one time a janetty poster post has worked
>>28167208>Is 750 overkillYes. But not if you get longtubes and big cam. Otherwise go 600cfm vacuum secondary, it's more than enough for a trugg/full size. Also depends on what it going in and what you wanna do with what you got.t. 650 vac secondary 4160 on my truggs 390 big cam/longtubes
this truck got listed again, 80% discount from $5000, still doesnt run
>>28167266boomer cocaine snorting
>>28167267I unironically want a single cab service bed 70s-90s full size because my dad used to drive one every day when he was a roadside mechanic.I remember the crackly GM interior, cigarette infuzed upholstery, giant crater in the bench seat stuffed with shop rags, 8 foot dual antennas that my grandfather broke off going under a low overpass, amber strobe lights he would yell at me for turning on, hello kitty stickers my sister put everywhereNostalgia
>>28167285i wanted one, until i just decided it was easier to have cars that work instead of enabling myself to have cars that dont work with a service truck that also doesnt work
Right, so the Vanden Plas is running *way* too cold at all times. Thought it was pretty cool that all the gauges worked, but the heater has always blown cold, which was a bit of a red flag for me. I wacked one of these temp strips ( https://www.demon-tweeks.com/eu/racetech-temperature-indicators-249593/ ) on the rubber coolant piping after the thermostat housing, just to get actual numbers, and despite the car's gauge reading just over ideal temp, the sticker hasn't seen even a lick of colour change. Great. So, that being said, how would I go about getting the gauge to read the correct temperature? It uses a bimetallic strip to actually move the needle, but the connection to the engine is electrical and not a capillary tube, so is there something I can do to "nudge" the signal/voltage of the current sender up or down, or do I have no choice but to experiment with finding a new temp sender?
Went to pull the steering wheel on the K10 to replace the turn signal switch, and the female puller threads were rusted to shit and fuckedhow the hell does that happen?
>>28167668First thing I'd try is just unplug the sender and see if the gauge moves. Second would be to ground the sender wire to see if the gauge moves the other way. If the needle moves then you've likely just got a bad sender. If not then most likely a bad gauge, or possibly an open circuit at a connector.>>28168076My first thought is steering wheel replaced with one that's been outside for a while.
Plastigauge any good
ate a bunch of grapes from a prostitute’s(male) asshole in the pontiac today
>>28168165Nothing wrong with using plastigaugehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBWC_1LVXUY
>>28168165Works fine. Make sure they actually send you the fucking plastic strips with the gauge, pretty useless without it.
>>28159673Why hate Freiburger. He's pretty chill and loves old cars
>>28168405He sold out
>>28168437He didn't sell out shit
>>28168450Bruh he quite literally sold out. He went from “we will never charge for our content” to “make sure to like and subscribe, sign up for Disney+, paramount+, motor trend on demand, and Prime to have access to all my content. Also lol Sniper 2 efi brought to you by Blue Chew and Simply Safe”
>>28168462BROUGHT TO YOU BY DODGE (they dont pay us) LOOK GUYS ANOTHER DODGE (theyre not a sponsor) THE GENERAL MAINTENANCE IS SO GOOD IT JUST WERKS (this is completely normal content we just like the car)
>>28168480C80 Truck (Nissan)Would anyone know of an aftermarket part for the diff that replaces the whole thing?
Got this carb hat from Straya for my wagon’s Paxton. Here’s my polishing job so far. This nigger was R O U G H when I got it. Thinking about painting the roughness in the fins black, but also thinking of sanding them down to polish as well. What’s your guys take?
>>28168761If you want to paint it any 'sandable' primer will fill a lot of that roughness
For those who wondered what an Edsel Tele-touch push button shifter shift mechanism looked like...
>>28168076>>28168108I replaced the hazard flasher which fixed the turn signals, but the fronts are reversed... lmaothe rancher who owned it diddled with the wiring (picrel) all over the place so that will not be fun to diagnose>>28168842i love the early ford's heavy gauge wiring and heavy duty connectors. the overbuilt motors are great too. looks like 1/8" steel, too. the good old days.
>>28168462I cannot remember him ever putting a holley sniper on anything
>>28169527why did i see this image and immediatly think it was the awd aw11 pasta
>>28168108>First thing I'd try is just unplug the sender and see if the gauge moves. Second would be to ground the sender wire to see if the gauge moves the other way. If the needle moves then you've likely just got a bad sender. If not then most likely a bad gauge, or possibly an open circuit at a connector.I will try this, but my concern is that because the engine didn't come with that car, the gauge just isn't setup correctly for that engine's sender, and whoever did the swap just assumed it was fine because the needle moved. I know the gauge works, it does seem to move up and down as air flow increases or decreases through the rad, but if the sender is sending a lower or higher voltage than what the gauge is setup to read, is there anything I can do to *nudge* that signal up or down, or would I HAVE to find a new sensor that'll send information to the gauge in the voltage it expects?
>>28169595I put a Holley sniper in your mom's ass to feed her cum at a stoichiometric rate. Don't want any of it to go to waste!!!
>>28168722Oh, I remember you. Your the guy with all the old nissans, datsuns and princes.
>>28168462It was never his decision to make if it'd be free or not. He was an employee of motor trend up to just now. He wanted to do YouTube stuff to draw in viewers to the paid content on motor trend on demand but they shitcanned that
>>28167208A 350 ci engine revving at 5000 rpm can only pull 508 cfm @ 100% volumetric efficiency. You'd have to spec an engine to hit 90% so you're more likely around 80%.Now you're down to 400cfm.Spin that engine up to 6k and you're at about 480 cfm.Larger carb means less responsiveness and lower torque.Holley will sell you a 650 dp for 300 bucks but if you want a 485 vac sec they charge $900.And boomers won't let their 485's go.But I'd rather run a used 750 holley than a brand new edelbrock so having something that's NIB and ready to go isn't that bad of a choice (ive done the same thing). You'll lose a little potential performance but you'll still be ahead of the 2 barrel that's on it now >t. You can't have any of my 485's sitting on the garage shelves.
>>28170662i saw a ford truck with a whole clifford 6=8 kit and a 390cfm carb for $1200. It'd probably be worth it to pass on the scam of a built 300 and just pocket the carb, there are plenty of people who buy the 6 cylinder ultimate truck engine larp
>>28171667God i hate the 6=8 crowd.Ya a 300 with an offenhauser and a nice holley is a cool setup and fairly reliable but it will get annihilated by any v8 that's had the same effort put into it.
Any of you guys know anything about returnless efi fuel systems? I was thinking about Using a late 90s jeep cherokee fuel tank (single line/no return) and regulating the pressure from 55~psi down to carb levels. Then I could use quiet, OEM quality pumps and get a bump in fuel capacity. BUT idk if 50-60~ psi would damage the regulator without a return line. I still have the factory return line on the frame rail, but I don't think there would be a provision for the return line on the tank. Unless I could make one (it's a plastic tank).Or I could just use an electric inline pump like a holley blue (I have read a bunch of reviews of them crapping out. alternatives?) and regulate it like normal and stop trying to overcomplicate things.
>>28171999Doesn't EFI run such a high pressure to feed the injectors that the regulator is on the return lines?Just punch a hole on top of the tank and fit a return line inlet, epoxy for good measure.
>>28172001From what I've read, this particular tank has a regulator built into the pump module. >just punch a holethat would be a pretty easy solution. thanks
>>28172007Just remember that your return line discharge point has to be below the fuel level or it results in lots of vapor generation in the tank. The discharge point should also point away from the pickup.
I was helping the ztard with his turbo s130 and it has no spark. Coil ohmed out around 850, probably good, cranked it and the coil negative was never breaking. I didn't have time to go read a bunch of internet lore on this but it looks like the computer reads the optical crank sensor and generates the tach signal. Told him to take the dizzy out and leave it plugged in and turn it slowly to see if it was making the signal but without my oscilloscope I can't think of another way to test this. Whole car has been rained in and I anticipated lots of electronic issues, we've already talked about megasquirt. I don't really like the optical distributer, what stops us from putting a non-turbo one in here and running batch fire on the megasquirt? It would seem nothing.
>>28171999I would see if you can get/adapt a complete fuel pump assembly to drop into the fuel gauge sender unit hole.Inline pumps suck ass.
>>28172173Extremely good to know, thanks. Is there any secret sauce to venting a fuel tank?>>28172477checkedHolley actually makes a drop in assembly for the stock tank, but it's a bit pricey. on sale for Christmas, however.
>>28171905i wonder how a CCLB dually pulls with all that power
Finally cleaned the side of the transmission (TH350) enough to find that it's leaking from the dipstick tube. Went to the parts store to get the seal and o-ring, came up and pulled the tube to find that it's broken off right where the o-ring sits. lmao. it must've fallen into the pan long ago (hopefully)now i need a whole new tube. luckily it's only $18 on amazog
ztard wanted to do everything but test the cas proper. wanted to check injector pulse. no injector pulse. took the cap off yes it's rotating. took the dizzy out and spun it, no the fuel pump doesn't kick on. finally he bit the bullet and checked if it's getting a 5v ref, it is. it output 5v a time or two but is unresponsive. literally took all day texting back and forth when this should've been 15 minutes. CAS is ordered. hopefully this was painful for him too and beat the redneck diagnostic thinking out of him
>>28173195SHUT UP, ZOOPID
>>28173010Funny i saw an old f600 with what the vin said was a 240. I feel like people expect too much horsepower when you dont really need all that much for practical truck use.
>>28173269those old trucks had crazy gearing and split rear ends tho
>>28173269>>28173271I've seen grain trucks for sale with slant sixes before, but idk how good or bad they were. I've never driven one.
>>28173295i know the 427/429 gas trucks will really struggle to get to 55, i cant imagine a six cyl, probably why ive never seen one
>>28171999I just got one of these setups form CPP and my efi grounds the fuel pump relay. You can set it up as return system with a regulator and return line back to the tank or returnless PWM system where the efi brain just pulses the pump relay based on the pressure sensor at the efi throttle body but MSD recommend using a return system.Merry Christmas boys!
>>28173619Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals.
>>28173711checked
Feliz Navidad, fuckers
Mary Crimmus and post your hauls, today.
>>28174092White elephant shenanigans. I glued all of the packing paper and the present to the inside of the box.
>>28174092First time in years I didn’t get anything automotive related since I no longer work on cars professionally. Got some Beats headphones, a display case for my current niche interest (watches), bottle of tequila, cold weather waffle top and bottom, and a little hot wheels car from my nephew
Best Christmas gift ever
Merry Chrysler!
>>28172740How much is "pricey" for the drop-in?I've got 20 bucks that says someone makes one the same side (like an accord or camry or something)
I'm interested in some '50s cars I found locally. I have the opportunity to buy either 1 or a pair of '58 T-birds or a '59 Edsel Ranger. Man told me 1600$ for the Edsel but I didn't know about the T-birds when I asked.Man also has this picrel Chevy but I don't know dick about it. A quarter panel window in cracked but cars complete. The Edsel is behind it, also complete. Dont have pics of the t-birds.Any pointers or dos and don'ts? I have an engine hoist, stands and not exactly an amateur mechanic
>>28175163If the two T-birds gets you enough good parts to make 1 functioning T-bird, that's the winning ticket. If they're both basket cases then it doesn't matter, whatever lights your fire.
>>28175163Do you want "restored" or "looks restored/custom but non matching numbers"?Because if the shell is complete with glass, trim and shit like door handles then the drivetrain is an easy swap to something more common.Even if the seats are trashed you can rebat and reupholster the metal framework if they're intact. If they're missing or rusted to nothing then it's a whole other story to replace.So of course you want as complete as possible but I'd rather start with a good shell and fab some motor mounts for a 60's small block then try to find replacement body panels.They're all good choices so go with what's more complete or what YOU like, ignore everyone else's opinion on "what's cool".
>>28174549Actually pretty cool.
>>28175214Yeah the t-birds have my attention >>28175237Thanks man, I'm not looking for numbers matching just wanna old hipster car. always been a fan of roadsters to about 1981. Paint is rough on all the cars. I don't know how complete either of the t-birds are as I founded as I was leaving the junkyard. They are a gen 2 tho. Youre damn Skippy ill ignore other folks definition of cool. ill head back sometime and diag the condition of the bodys
>>28173619Dang, that's pretty trick.>>28174852$375 bucks for a fuel sender with an EFI pump on it. Found someone that just modified a stock sender to do the same thing. That's probably what I'll do with a fresh one.https://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/threads/efi-fuel-pump-stock-tank.459324/
>>28175163>58 T-birdJust looked them up. They look NUTTY. I like em.
>>28171905If you're building it for horsepower, yeah that's stupid.But if you're building it to put in a truck and haul/tow, it's better than a similar displacement v8 due to more bottom end torque because of the more under square design and long intake runners.Having timing gears instead of a chain is nice too.But yeah, not for speed, that's retarded, they're truck engines.
>>28176201The eec-iv intakes are really nice pieces. Under/over square really doesn't affect torque as much as it affects efficiency. The 6.8 V10, as a result, is a really nice towing engine and I got 13.5mpg out of mine empty. 351 is great and a 408w is better, really only the 460 and 302 are letdowns. There's 0 reason to build a 300 unless you're planning on dailying a WWII era 2 tonne and want to get your parts at AutoZone.
>>28176201>gear driveI converted one of my windsors to gear drive. One of the simplest mods ever. >4.9L torqueMore fudlore.My 1985 Bronco with the 300 was rated at 250tq.The 351w version was over 300tq.Yes my Bronco has a 351 now.https://www.automobile-catalog.com/car/1985/884465/ford_bronco_4_9l.htmlhttps://www.automobile-catalog.com/curve/1985/884555/ford_bronco_5_8l_ho_v-8_automatic.html
>>281764085.0 was 270 torquehttps://www.automobile-catalog.com/car/1985/884510/ford_bronco_5_0l_efi_v-8.html
>>28175633APPEARENTLY the gen 2 ('58-'60) have V8 manual trans with 300hp or else I woulda asked the guy about them. Boomers like when younger folk are into boomer shit too so, high hopes.
>>28176474you could also get the '58 super maurader with a 400hp 430 MEL
>>28176485>430 MELdoesnt that weigh around 900 pounds? diesel swap territory
>>28176672700-750 lb. only the hemi is heavierMEL is a durable engine, though it has some idiosyncrasies
>>28176409the 300 head ports are very similar to the E7 ports on a windsor head, except its breathing through 6 of them instead of 8. that's 870cfm, in 1 hour it can suck 52,200lbs of atmosphere which burns 86.5lbs of gasoline at 14:1, supporting 173hp. The odds are never in favor of modifying 6 cylinders, there are no aftermarket heads for the 300, and the stock one sucks. With extensive port work you can bring E7's to 200cfm, assuming the same for a 300, they'll support ~300hp with way more work than is ever reasonable.
look at this shit it cant even answer the same question twice. this is what we're building nuclear power plants for???
>>28176684>>28176408Damn nigger, you typed all those words to just ignore the part where I specified a similar displacement for the comparison, ie: the 302.It's the economy engine, of course it doesn't compete with the higher end options, it isn't even ment to.
>>28176700A perfect example of why I never read the AI overviews. It also thinks "Sir John Backflip" invented the backflip, thanks to Reddit and other sites parroting this meme.
>>28177168I only wrote two of those, but I'm going to correct 'muh stroke makes torque' bs anytime I see it. Flow and resonance is all that matters
>>28177168Would you say it’s the janetty motor?
>>28177301I'm the other poster.>>28177168>similar displacement Ford's "5.0" isn't a 5L, It's 4.949L.The "300" or "4.9L" six cylinder is 4.918LThe displacement difference can be considered a rounding error. Carbon deposits or even head gaskets can make one larger than the other so of course power is "similar".And yet youre looking at a 10% difference in torque and 25% difference in hp.I like shaft mounted rockers and gear drive.But it's still just a base model option that gets piston slap at the same rate as a V8.It's not a magical design.It does not deserve the cult folowing.
>>28177588And then you have the lb9 305 and the 93 cobra 302. They flow about the same, 302 has bore 305 has stroke. They even have the same cam profile. They make the same power. I'm sure the 305 is more efficient though.
Alright, after waffling back and forth on fuel system stuff, I think I made up my mind. I'll try to go internal later, but for now I'll do external. How does this look?>100 micron summit cartridge filter>walbro 255>40 (or 10?) micron summit cartridge filter>Edelbrock Fuel Pressure Regulator 174053 (thought it says the inlet is -10. I want to use -6)>various fittings and linepic unrelated
does this image show two pressure regulators?
>>28177795I don't know if it isnt uncommon to have two regulators.
>>28177799>>28177795meant to mention to specify that he's probably got like an electric bosch style pump that makes like 40 fucking psi,I'm personally tired of having holley red pumps and really would like to have a schematic/parts list to follow myself to have a regulator/electric pump
>>28177801>>28177799checkedThis guy has a bunch of introductory/basic information for stuff like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3bQ4IOPq_4A lot of the basics of automotive stuff I kind skipped over in the process of building my car. I've never done drum brakes before, but now I have discs all around type stuff. It's weird having to catch up on that.It seems like a common combo for guys not using a holley blue, is the one I listed above.>walbro 255 or bosch 044>some nice aeromotive regulator
Is picrel impeccable taste or low-IQ?
For $3700 you can buy a car owned by Frank Sinatra.
>>28178540based tasteidk what's happening to me, but lately I've been liking flames and skulls and nude chicks. Maybe it's because you don't see it very often anymore. picrel. I almost bid on this wrecked bike that has some dude's naked wife on it.
>>28178540I think I need me some flames and an airbrush of my wife naked on the door lol
Dumb question. So "pin striping" is the term for doing those thin stripes. Wat is the term for hand painting letters and numbers?>>28178571kek tape off some flames and go for ithttps://www.limelinepaintsupply.com/collections/tape
>>28178579I’m at a stale mate with my car where I can no longer drive it so I don’t want to put any more money into. Options are either sell it or find a pre-75 donor chassis for the cool-guy parts
>>28178610I thought you made it smog legal. Did it get state reffed? Could always title it in montana with DirtLegal. That cost me like $800/marketplace/item/846902787305756
>>28178629It was smog legal but then I went overboard with more stuff. I thought about doing the Montana route but let’s just say there’s quite a few people interested in making sure I stay squeaky clean nowadays so that’s no longer an option, hence why I non-opped it
>>28178579>Wat is the term for hand painting letters and numbers?The traditional name is "Sign Painting" though I've heard it called "Sign Writing" sometimes, too.
>>28178905Thank you, anon. :)
The should bring back the 5mph bumper lawHell make it 10mph bumpersCars are already pigfat might as well make it so jumping a curb doesnt rip off the whole gay ass plasic front "fascia" (so gay)
Finally got around to changing the pinion depth. Here's the pattern I ran, it looks very good goes all the way from heel to toe but it looks like it's a bit high on the tooth towards the crown. I might have to increase pinion depth shim
Looks like the pattern is too far towards the ring so I might have to increase pinion depth
>>28180022>>28180025>>28180031nice. this stuff is such a pain sometimes
a year ago i picked up a th350 and a th400 for $20 at the local scrapyard. i took apart that th350 today. lots of sludge in the pan but all the clutches looked new. there was water and rust so the new clutches are junk, but no explanation for the clutch material everywhere. it looks like someone tried the dual feed mod and didn't block off the passage under the pump, only one check ball - the absolutely necessary one - was present. I'll clean this shit up and reassemble im stoked its not absolutely destroyed.
>>28180117>there was water and rust so the new clutches are junk, but no explanation for the clutch material everywhereWater dissolves the clutch material adhesive .So a leak between the radiator and (intergal) trans cooler is death to an automatic transmission.
>>28180117Nice score and easy to rebuild.
>>28180164Ethelyne Glycol suuuuuuper fucks up clutch material too
Reasonable price? I'm assuming it's a 2 bolt main.
>>28180337>Reasonable price?Free would be too much, imo.Since it's clearly been stored outside for an unknown amount of time there's a 99 percent chance that none of it is usable due to water intrusion. And that includes the bores being pitted deep enough to be unusable without sleeving. Honestly, he should be paying you for the trip over there and cleaning up the mess.t. never seen any engine stored outside be worth a shit ever.
What do you people use for brake/clutch reservoir hoses if you have a separate reservoir?I've tried a lot of different hoses, hydraulic, teflon and whatnot and they all start to sweat after a month or so.I just went to a hydraulic store to ask for EPDM hose, instead they handed me NBR hose which from my testing doesn't work with dot 4 fluids, starts to seep and swell.Doesn't help that for some obtuse reason it's impossible to get anything proper in europestan, have to order from Tilton if I want proper reservoir hose
>>28180461That's fair. Thanks bud.
>>28180164>>28180197It looked to be just rainwater from the tarp blowing off. The pump and forward clutch had cherry red atf inside
>>28180482Hoses? Maybe I'm misunderstanding where this hose is going to or coming from, but hasn't NiCopp or Steel hardline been the default since the down of automotive hydraulic assistance? Why are you using hoses?
>>28180624>since the downsince the *dawn
>>28180648No you had it right.
>>28180623Point being that any water inside an automatic transmission will kill the friction plates.
>>28180662>Hydraulics is basically retard strengthHuh, maybe you're right.
It's got a vented shell, 4l60e style center support and sprag, and a b&m shift kit in it. Hella fuckin sweet. >>28180680The clutches are all there though, they didn't melt into the pan.
>>28180624He means a flexible line from a remote brake fluid reservoir to the master cylinder, like they use on motorcycles. Not the brake lines themselves.
>>28180624My car has the reservoir separate from the cylinder and is connected with a rubber hose. THe original hoses have all perished in the 70s and everything off the store shelf isn't compatible with brake fluid.I was thinking about going with copper hardlines too, but I need a new reservoir for that.
>>28180865>like they use on motorcyclesAh, I've only ever seen remote reservoirs like the one in the link, so that makes sense nowhttps://www.demon-tweeks.com/automotive-plumbing-solutions-brake-fluid-reservoir-663650/>>28180873Well that's annoying. If you can't find the right hose, then I'd be tempted to do as you say and just get a hardline reservoir and make the lines out of NiCopp. At least you won't ever have to worry about them perishing or rusting again. As the link above shows, those reservoirs aren't exactly expensive. Having said that, is there no way for you to modify the existing reservoir to a hardline? It's not like that side of the braking system is under any significant pressure, so It shouldn't be too challenging in theory.
>>28180801NICE
This shit is dope as hell. Four parts so far. pic unrelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLUEaYYWjjI
I have a bunch of parts to install in this bitch but now its too cold to do anything so I just drive it when its kinda nice out and cry when its not
>>28182071That thing is sick.
>>28180461i remember watching one of i do cars' engine teardowns and the engine he got in the video had sat outside for a long time, long enough to have significant rust in one of the cylinders due to water intrusion, and it was literally the only thing that was wrong with the engine. a perfectly good engine was ruined because it was left exposed to the elements.
>>28180624man i wish i bought nicopp line. bought a coated steel 5/16 fuel line and using one of those bar-type flaring tools (not a super cheap chinesium one, but an old, second-hand ABW flaring tool kit made in the USA) absolutely destroys the coating.and just a picture for what the other anon is talking about, i've seen this in jap cars, hondas seem to have done this since the 90s or so, but i think toyota only started doing this around the 2010s or so.>>28180873I found this, it's apparently just epdm rubber, but for a lotus elise so it's fucking expensivehttps://www.eliseparts.com/shop/gearbox-drivetrain/clutch-master-cylinder-hose-b117j0082f/i strongly suspect you can just use an epdm hose rated for oil/fuel etc. because it really shouldn't see much pressure.
>>28182103my old 88 toyota had something like that.
>>28182103>man i wish i bought nicopp line. bought a coated steel 5/16 fuel line and using one of those bar-type flaring tools (not a super cheap chinesium one, but an old, second-hand ABW flaring tool kit made in the USA) absolutely destroys the coating.That sucks. Any reason you didn't use Stainless? I was tempted myself, but NiCopp is just *really* easy to work with., which is nice when you frequently fuck things up like I do.>>28182269What in the penny pinching bullshit is that? What is the point of a dual circuit master if you only have 1 reservoir?
>>28182269i was trying to look for a toyota one because i swear they had something like my original pic in one of their cars>>28182340reading up on which lines to choose, stainless was apparently even worse than regular steel, said that you might even need hydraulic tools to consistently form good flares
>>28183393are those fuckin 4x4 wheels with those big gorilla ass hub covers?
>>28183423I think those are crager soft 8s. I've seen them on 4x4s, but they're just steelies.
>>28182340>>28182374Not only that but stainless is so hard it won't deform enough to seal well at normal tightening levels. People have been known to strip threads out of parts trying to get stainless to seal. It's best left to 100-point trophy cars that don't have any fluids in them to begin with.
>>28issues.>>28183480I I'd 37 degree flares on stainless lines and redid my entire truck.Didn't have any isues.That was 2 decades ago an still no failures.
>>28183468i've got a full set of those wheels with the matching hubcaps. they used to be cheap as chips but now they've gone up in price. can't wait to put them on, they look fucking sickif you do want to use hubcaps with these, try to get OEM ones - the reproductions apparently aren't as good at holding onto hubcaps as the originals
>>28183451copies are the cheapest 4x4 wheels you can buy in many sizes, it's a bone stock TJ with 3" wheel spacers and 31" highway tires on 16x8 knockoffs and i cant unsee it
>>28183598I love those especially with the dog dishes. Wheel vintiques sells them in other dimensions besides factory if you need them. I went with some D windows like the dirt track guys use.>>28183685Ahh, I see.
>>28183468>MT ETs on the backSEX
>>28180624Pic related on my mess, new hoses, they sweat.Ordered EPDM hoses, got NBR instead
>>28184187What a weird setup. What car is this?
>>281842781982 Škoda 120GLS
>>28184187you should probably replace the hose barbs for either flare nuts or adapter to thread flare nuts in and just do hard line.
>>28184187WTF >vertical master and booster>three different rubber hoses>a billion places for air bubbles to get trappedI would just use a late model ram master cylinder, but I am also retarded.
>>28184983disregard that last part. IDK how you would be able to run the pedal linkage and pushrod.
>>28184409That explains so very much...
>>28184187i lost some brain cells looking at this
>>28184990probably a bellcrank
>>28184187Jesus no wonder the Czechs get blown the fuck out in every war.
>>28184719doesn't look like it's under pressure so that would be overkill. i feel like doing this would also make servicing it more tedious
>>28184719Planning to, just need reservoirs with threads and will do hard lines, at least those won't leak>>28184983It's probably because the engine is in the rear, so the front boot is just a tub, there isn't much if at all room underneath the tub for a booster to be horizontal.The fat rubber hose is for the brake booster obviously, the gray one is a speedometer cable.>>28185219Yeah they always had a bad habit of wanting to be super special little snowflakes, look at their "Kalashnikov" clones as a good example of Czechnology.>>28185346Doesn't matter as long as it doesn't leak/seep through the material really.
>>28186105>engine is in the rear,wtf it looks like a regular car
>>28184409Oh fuck, it's rear engine too. Is it as good as ZAZ 968?
>>28186114It was intended to be FWD at one point, before the Soviets stepped in and told the Czechs to get on with the car making and stop wasting time.>>28186115I'd say it's better than the Zazka. The Zaz is much better "off road" and on bombed out dirt roads, but otherwise the Škoda is superior in pretty much every way.It can actually do modern highway speeds, it's fairly well put together aside for Czechoslovak autism, it drives quite nicely and hoons hard.Aside for something like a Volga, I'd say it's probably the best car a commie could've owned at the time.
>>28186121>probably the best car a commie could've owned at the timeNo Moskvich in Chechoslovakia?
>>28186121If "at the time" is around 1980s, Tavria would like to have a word with you
>>28186129The 1.3 Moskvich had a tendency to spin timing gears because LMAO FIBER TIMING.The 1.5 ones were okay, but the underlying car itself was getting pretty damn outdated even for a soviet car in the 80s.>>28186131That had to go against the Skoda Favorit and wasn't it like in the very late 80s, almost 90s and the fall of the union when it became a thing?
>>28186147I assume Moskvich 408 was sold as Moskvich 1.3, and 412, then 2140 as 1.5412 entered production in 1967, 2140-in 1975, so by no means outdated.Tavria entered production the same year as Favorit, and ironically they look almost identical, except tavria is 100-200 kg lighter while having the same power
>>28186148The 408 was sold as Elite 1300 and the 412/2140 as the Elite 1500 over here.Tavrias were pretty much completely unknown as Zaz didn't have the best reputation over here after the Jalta and pretty much went extinct.The Tavria, Favorit and Sputnik all look alike probably because they were all technically shared designs from the late 70s or so if memory serves.That being said, I need to get a Moskvitch. And a box body Caprice.
>>28186155Tavria aint a shared design, but it was designed in the 70s, and then shelved to not create competition with the holy cow, Zhiguli>I need to get a Moskvitch2140 is fucking awesome. Just don't trust anyone why says it has a low-rpm engine and stay away from any car with "kolhoz"-poorly installed mods that often look like shit. There's a direct correlation between the amount of kolhoz and the amount of shit you'll need to fix after purchase. I have a 1977 2140 with 0 mods, and I only started to need to fix it after getting it's carb checked by a retarded carb guyPicrel happened thanks to him too
>>28186159Technically shared designs as the higher ups sent requests to most automakers to design a car with certain specifications. I don't exactly remember what the specifications were, I found some bullshit documents while researching the Favorit ages ago, but it outlined why most soviet FWD cars looked alike. Something about the general design being pre determined to appeal to the western markets or some shit.Also there's this one guy selling a 408 and a 412 for 500 bucks as rolling chassis, been looking at those for my next project.
>>28186105i think just getting proper epdm hoses rated for fuel/oil use with spring clamps will serve you well without having to look for reservoirs with threaded fittings etc.dunno if your local auto stores have a section with hoses that you can peruse yourself instead of relying on an underpaid parts monkey that couldn't care less about getting the right part
>>28186168>dunno if your local auto stores have a section with hoses that you can peruse yourselfThat's the hard part, they don't, that's why I got NBR hose instead with a "it's the same anyway". It isn't the same.
>>28186163Well over here rolling chassis cost 50-100$. Moskvich are stigmatized as bad car because of zhiguli-loving sunflower seeds-eating room temperature iq faggotsIf you do get a 1.5l Moskvich, I beg you to not swap anything into it. It's stock engine is built for sport. You probably know about 280/280 cam, forged crank and hemispherical combustion chambers yourself, but it never hurts to remind ^-^Slap on a nos low compression pistons kit, a turbo, and you'll have the ultimate coma build https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOMUrCmc3TUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hAMqzTmDjQ
i went to get finger printed to renew my security clearance and everything is fucking closed. fucking national hangover day. you know how i celebrated it? I fucked my wife it took an hour tops, dont need a fucking entire day for this shit ITS WEDNESDAY SHOW THE FUCK UP TO WORKget in the cage or the fucking piece of shit 50s buick gets the cube
>>28186506is this your first trip around the sun?
>>2818650841st, its hardly fucking special
>>28186513well i don't think you should be calling for the holiday to be abolished - especially if you're american, since you get so few
>>28186520>so few>im gay i need a week>month>two months>im a woman i need a month too>and a week of every other month >fuck it i need a 4 day work week >i need from end of november all the way to january>i need an extra day after any other holiday because im hungoverthis country doesnt fucking work, i dont feel bad for any of you that your queershitfag government is systemically replacing you with south asians
>>28186528>all that bsyou've gobbled up the propaganda that western nations need to slave in order to compete.
>>28186506What the hell? I have to go to work today nobody told me we’re closed lol but I’m getting holiday pay and night/holiday differential
>>28186532sitting around gets so much more done you're right, that's why i had to hire mexicans because white people wouldnt put a roof on my house, that's why i had to fix my own fucking car because no one in the fucking state is competent enough, that's why i learned to weld and work on my own fucking computer which got me my fucking career, my entire career is fixing other peoples halfassed work. my entire life is cleaning up after you fucking self indulgent fatasses who can't sit on your fat fucking asses enough, dont fucking tell me you deserve more
you know whos open right now? BORDEAU METALS!!! EVERYONE WAVE BYE BYE TO THE BUICK!!!BYEEEEEE BYEEEEEE
>>28186542>>28186548>>28186528>>28186506You talk like a fag and your shits all retarded
>>28186568Someone sure seems to have a lot of spare time to shitpost on 4chan instead of being working
>>28186568>>28186568yeah. >we need to become china in order to compete with china>it's the only waywhat a retard.
>>28186573He's gulping all the Elon sperm he can handle.
>>28186184DaaymImagine a turbo'd rusty Izh-Kombi with electrical tape around mirrors n shit to make it look like it's owned by someone's gramps
>>28186579elon wants this country to be ran by h1b's what are you talking about
>>28186620elon thinks americans are lazy retards that don't work, so they need to be replaced.
>>28186673he's right
>>28186679>you should work 100 hours a week for billionaires because.... you just should OK???
>>28186679kek yes the billionaires have your best interest in mind. he's right about YOU being a retard, though.
Jag has been reliableI am still putting off fixing the dent and headlight in the TR7, but it runs.>>28186506Just enjoy the day anon, no reason to get so heated.Could drive your car or something.
>>28186673>people who work complain about people who dont work>100+ year record of americans being lazy faggotsimagine my shock
>>28186695the billionaires want you to yas queen welfare yourself out of relevance because you're a liability. do you think they give a fuck who does the work? they don't. you had your fucking shot to work 40 hours a week and take the weekends and Christmas with a 401k contribution, its over. you fucking blew it.
>>28186708ah yes the billionaire #1 diablo player is le hardworking american. >>28186714but... that's what i'm doing. i have a factory job with a pension, my mortgage is almost paid off, looking at buying the house next door so i have side-by-side garages. if western countries would grow some balls and get nationalistic, things could get better. but it turns out MAGA was a lie. of course.
>>28186748exactly. its that fucking easy to just work like everyone the fuck else. if some fatass american is genetically filtering """theyself""" because he's not getting enough fucking welfare its his fucking fault. i hate elon he's a fucking con artist but holy shit he decided to con people instead of begging for muh welfare and paid queer holidays. anyone who expected anything but self enrichment out of this is a fucking retard>grow some balls and get nationalistictoo much self loathing on the old farts behalf and too much demoralization on the kiddos behalf, this shitholes done
>>28186748>turns outI'm gonna sound like a massive asshole, so sorry for that in advance, but literally each and every ex-eastern bloc country (except russia probably) saw that shit when Trump was just starting his campaign. He's exactly like early 2010s politicians, and he even was backed by a literal corrupt oligarch
>>28186783>this shitholes doneyou guys still live waaay fucking better than what we went through in the 90s. My granpa had to sew bags and towing lines from parachutes, had to sell his own jacket to make the ends meet and it's still better than many peoples stories from the 90sFight censorship (both lgbt flavored and maga), make sure corrupt politicians get punished-we had brilliant green dye, you have guns. Just these two things alone will make a MASSIVE difference, and yes, you alone can do it tooIt's scary to me that some districts of your biggest cities, like LA, look worse than the worst district in my city (linkrelated maps app goo gl/gnKT3Ah1JdtCSRwZA )
>>28186783but i get a month of holidays paid and i think everyone who works a decent job should get that too.
>>28186986I got layed off so I get holidays untill I run out of money again, back at square one.
>>28186986that's pretty generous, i gave up on finding a decent W2 a long time ago. I suppose i get my holiday time anytime im not working to bill time.>>28186951niggers here dont know what its like to have no rights. i married my wife in Morocco, where niggers trying to make it into europe arent paid to work, routinely kicked out of housing and beaten in the streets by their landlords and police, then rounded up and dumped in the sahara to die. And Algeria does this, and Libya, and Tunisia, and Egypt. Literally everyone in the world is extremely racist and nationalistic and these fags what they have here take it for granted. Muh reparations. Muh black history month. Muh lgbt month. Muh womens month. Muh welfare. This country is chocked full of greedy fucks who will pull the whole thing down and that does not include Muh millionaires and billionaires.
>>28187130Anon, there always were, always are, and always will be retards. The good and bad thing is, retards have herd mentality-if enough people say "thing A is good"-they'll start repeating it, and the idea that "thing A is good" will spread in geometric progression. That's why propaganda is so effective. Rn, as far as I can see, there's an extreme polarisation in the western society-everyone is ether "left" or "right"(in quotation because that's just another instrument of division), so only people with the right label get the human treatment. It shouldn't be like this. Honestly, this whole system reeks of artificiality, it's too perfect. This way, both sides have some valid points, and some batshit insane ones, so the truth is divided between two sides. And then you have the label and censorship system, to keep everyone divided-if you're "left" you aren't allowed to say anything about minorities wrongdoings, for example. It's literally 1930s soviet system, but instead of the Party's line of propaganda (narrative)and punishment, you have two narratives and two punishment systems on both sides that work purely on volunteering idiots instead of KGB, and the people who actually think just shut up out of fear of both sides, BUT, it's the wrong thing to do. If enough people speak up, this same herd mentality will help to spread the "centrist" position, which is actually just common sense
>>28187210'everyone adopting common sense' seems like quite the stretch to me, everyone is disconnected from reality. Russians loved stalin because he defeated hitler, they had seen the war firsthand, and mourned him for weeks when he died. We in the west know bullet points and history text books, and read he was a power hungry nut who destroyed everything Lenin built. The difference between a dictator and a king is perspective. The position of centralized power is inevitable.
brehs, I'm so tempted to take this on. I love how 450SLs look and I've been wanting a project for a while now.
>>28187488manual swap
>>28187493that was my first thought lmao, I'd definitely want to put a manual in.my main concern though would be figuring out where this guy left off, and who knows if he lost any parts.
>>28187488find a 280sl that someone doesn't know what they have, all 6 cyl r107's are euro models, look much nicer, engine is much nicer, much more aftermarket support. 77 should have the 3 speed auto, avoid the 4 speed auto, models made '81+. americans got cucked versions of the v8s and k-jetronic is trash for what it is, a 450sl makes ~190hp. The timing guides require disassembling most of the engine because the timing cover is part of the block. A foxbody pan should clear if you want to 302 swap it. Lots of W123 parts fit and W126 parts can be used as upgrades ie vented disks.
>>28187554well, I'm not looking specifically for a mercedes, I was just tempted by this one.>280slI don't like how those look. much prefer the 450, but due to your post I'll probably have to pass on this one.
>>28187563>I don't like how those lookthey're identical. basically with any euro car the best things you can do with them are put *other* stock parts on them, and if they didnt come from the factory with something you simply arent doing it. The mercedes v8 never shipped with a manual. BMW's did and they're much better cars of this era.
>>28187568oh I just searched 280sl and it came up with a different car, I should've entered the year toowell if a 280sl that's partially torn down shows up in my area I'll probably take it on as a project
>>28186528>>fuck it i need a 4 day work weekit's ironic because a lot of places where they trialled this the workers had increased productivity because they felt like the week was shorter, so they'd try to get more done even though it was the same hours. i wonder how much of it is also because for about an hour or two you don't have as many people walking up to your desk and interrupting you.and i dunno about you but personally i prefer to spend more time with my family and hobbies than at work. i don't think there's anyone in recorded history that ever said on their deathbed that they wished they spent more time working.
>>28187724My 2 days in the office are the only time I am away from my kids. It's honestly a nice break. I feel bad that my wife doesn't ever get that break.
BTW...PoorOldNiggerThinksIt'sACadillac
>>28187727If you think racism is funny on a blue board, it's really not dude. Take that to /b/. Really disrespectful to this general.
>>28187728 break your neck
>>28187285>mourned him for weeks when he diedYea no lol. Do you know why GAZ M1 is a scary car?
>>28187749based Greased Geese
>>28187728eat shit fag
>>28187724>>28187726It's probably a mental illness, I cannot just sit around and do nothing. I cannot sit through more than an episode of TV if the trash they play now doesn't instantly turn me off, I lose immersion in video games and movies easily after about an hour. The gym is nice, studying this transmission is nice, setting record laptimes in AC is nice. Getting a continuous day of work in without waiting for some ESL to answer an email all day is nice. My sanity probably wouldn't last long with a kid nagging me to buy chocolates 50 times in the iga checkout lane
>>28188189how the fuck did you know it was me
>>28188794autism lol. Your insults and shitposts follow a certain format. It's not a bad thing and I'm not hating either, just that I knew it was you.
>>28157393why doesn't my electronic quadrajet with electric choke fast idle on a cold start until you drive it a very short distance
>>28188837You are giving the throttle at least one full pump to the floor and release before cranking, right? This both puts a bit of fuel into the engine to start it with while also setting the choke to the closed position as the detents on the fast idle cam would prevent that with the throttle closed.Or perhaps the choke pull-off isn't working and it's way rich until some heat gets in the choke thermostat and opens the choke plate some.Alternatively the fast-idle cam sticks though I can't quite remember if the fast idle cam falls to fast idle or is lifted to fast idle on the 'Bog
>>28188516Got the day off the other day for the holiday, had a decently productive day. Worked out, meal prepped, shooting range, fixed a relatives truck, then dinner with family. Got to work the next day and boss asks me what I did then proceeds to say something like “is that supposed to impress me? It’s a day off! If you wanted to impress me you’d say you got drunk and barbecued all day!”Bear in mind our job literally demands we stay in shape and be good at shooting.
>>28188916Yeah I always pump the throttle a time or two before a cold start. It just started doing this last week, before then it was operating normally.
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