"20K Firm. No tire kickers" edition>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.>If you can't tune a carb you might literally be retarded>Nothing is as easy as it seemsPrevious thread >>28698671
>>28719045carb cheater install instructions say to hook up the power wires to the battery. but if i do that, the ammeter's gonna be reading as charging the battery when it's actually not. why not connect it to the alternator output stud instead? I'm aware that electronics don't like voltage fluctuations but i've got a solid state voltage regulator, but otherwise i can't think of any other reason why not to hook the positive side up to the alternator stud, and the negative straight to the battery neg terminal.
>>28719108>carb cheaterOoo, neat. I don't have any helpful info, but I'm curious to see how that shakes out.
>>28719108Just ask Luke or Joe on faceberg. They usually respond pretty quick.
>>28719132i'll definitely report back, there's another anon that wants to see how it goes and i'm also extremely curious and excited to see the results.>>28719130i did but my comment/post is still pending approval ;-; and they've got like 3000 other posts/users/comments pending approval RIPi even tried emailing them but i figure they must be busy as fuck so i don't want to hassle them too much.
What problems would I face owning a 55 Oldsmobile as opposed to a 55 Chevy? They look very similar but the Oldsmobile is much cheaper
>>28719366If its complete, youre fine.You can get new bushings for a-arms.Finding a-arms is a different story.
>>28719366Having a better looking car. Chevy was always overrated by retarded boomers.
>>28719108>the ammeter's gonna be reading as charging the battery when it's actually notWhat do you mean by this?
>>28719108Where does the positive side of the alternator go (?)
>ordered new headlights>three of four show up>what the fuck>check order>only ordered one high beamJfmsu>start oil change>drain oil>realize new drain plug hasn't arrived yet>oil filler /crankcase breather cap missing sealLe sighI love working on my car.I love working on my car.
>>28719731>Le
>>28719108You're waaaay overthinking this. Also, ammeters a shit.If you're really worried then get one version or another of a pic related and as long as you're above 13v or so you're golden
>>28719740What the hell is that connector?
>>28719743cigurt lightrer socket
>>28719477>>28719509>Where does the positive side of the alternator go (?)alternator output stud goes to the back of the ammeter, then another stud on the back of the ammeter goes to the battery.it's a 60s mopar with an ammeter in the dash - when you place an electrical load on the battery side, the ammeter will read as charging the battery when it isn't.people often placed electrical loads on the battery side when it should go on the alternator side. this results in the ammeter showing that the battery is being charged, when it's actually being discharged.
>>28719756I think I understand. First thing I would try is to connect the cheater to the battery and see if the ammeter still reads incorrectly when the engine is running. Maybe I'm wrong, but I doubt the cheater will draw enough amps to imbalance the output of the alternator.2nd option is to wire a capacitor between the alternator output and any accessories you want to power. MSD sells one for this exact reason, to protect the ignition box from a "dirty" 12v supply. Though MSD overcharges massively for their capacitor, you can buy a generic one with similar specs for probably 1/5 the price.
>>28719770>>28719740yeah maybe i am overthinking it. fuck it, will try battery first. as you said, the cheater probably uses hardly any power - it's just a cpu with a bluetooth transceiver, map sensor and iacv that get powered.maybe if it does bother me enough in the future i'll check out what capacitor I can hook up.
>Finally get engine running after new starter and rebuilding the fuel pump [the one that came on the car was both wrong model and built retarded]>Immediately starts weeping oil from behind the harmonic balancer>2nd gen AMC V8 means I have to pull the entire timing cover to replace the main sealFug :DDThe oil pan was caked in dried sludge when I got it, but I somehow deluded myself into thinking it was just from road grime. Well, at least it'll be an opportunity to put in a new timing gear setup.
>>28719045I just put my toys back in the box for winter.The Cope Clock begins now.
>>28719756This is missing several vital circuits (and has shit/non standard symbols).There is no path to charge the battery.The starter relay symbol doesnt explain the circuitry within it.
>>28720056you probably already figured it out but it's not an official diagram, it was just from a forum thread about bypassing the ammeter. the post i stole this pic from was just showing where electrical loads should be placed on older mopars with ammeters. the current to charge the battery runs through the ammeter. it definitely wasn't posted on an auto electrical forum.a common mod is to bypass the ammeter, because it was (and still is) thought that the factory ammeter will fail and catch fire. This is only true for the later 70s dodge trucks that had a plastic ammeter. The earlier chrysler cars' ammeters were very robust and could easily handle large amounts of power through it without issue.but the real problem for all chryslers of the time, plastic ammeter or not, was the bulkhead connector - the early 60s mopars had a nice big fat screw on-type connector for the power feed that was correctly sized for the amount of power flowing through it. then the bean counters came in and made it the same size quick disconnect blade as the rest of the terminals. the right side of pic related wasn't uncommon to see.if you ever get a 60s mopar, best thing to do is to bypass that connector's power feed pins with 10 gauge wires at a minimum with an appropriately sized fusible link.
>>28719130yiss, carb cheater is all wired up, success! got worried a bit when it wasn't showing up in the app but then i re-read the instructions and you have to pair it via your phone's bluetooth settings first, then you can connect to it via the app.it uses the yellow and green wires to the coil/ignition control box to also determine when to turn on and off, so it doesn't drain your battery.orange and orange w/ black tracer wires are for relays that you want to trigger at certain rpms etc.there's also an extra 4 pin squarish connector, this is apparently for future expansion.
>>28720321pic related is the settings page when you tap the carb cheater logo on the home screenrev limiter, 2 step and ignition lock (not on this screen) options won't do anything with the 2.0 version as those were removed because apparently people hardly ever used them. they might come back in the future though.
>>28720330when the app is launched and the ignition is already on, the app will attempt to auto connect, if successful it automatically goes to this screen where you can see your current gps speed, engine rpms, intake vacuum and afr. currently showing 14 because i haven't plugged the sensor in.the auto-tune assist button in the top right toggles the auto assist function.
>>28720321>>28720330>>28720331so sick
Would you guys drive with a tire plug in the sidewall? One of the front tires was punctured from a pretty bad pothole. Do I have time to order a set of tire online to take them to go get mounted and balanced, or does it urgently need to be replaced before it has a catastrophic blowout resulting in driving off a cliff?pic unrelated
Has anyone here delt with a rear end vibration that comes and goes at highway speeds. I checked the tire balance, the bearings in the rear end are all good, new shocks i even ended up measuring the driveline angles to make sure everything was good. I starting to question of this is just the average old car experience or if something is actually wrong
>>28720522u joints maybe. especially if it clunks in to gear and you can wiggle the driveshaft by hand.
>>28720321man. started the engine for the first time in almost two years. took forever to crank since it was trying to pull fuel in, but it finally did.no carb cheater tweaking just yet though. just needed to turn it around so i can finally start refurbishing the rear suspension rubbers.
>>28720492nope, sidewall tyre plugs won't hold because of all the flexing, they'll eventually blow out
>>28720522How did you check the tire balance? Are all the suspension bushings in the rear in good shape, shock absorbers too?
Should I buy a Renault encore? It's got the 1.4 efi. I was looking at a justy but this is wackier
>>28719108luke just got back to my email, connection to the battery is just because that's the best ground. otherwise it doesn't matter too much as the yellow wire hooked up to the coil is what turns it on and off.
There are so many cool old cars I want, I'm not sure which to get240z? Opel gt? C3?
Had some great weather today and made some progress. New sway bar links are in, front brakes are all back together.The new caliper locator pin hardware kits didn't come with the internal plastic sleeves the ones that were on there had. The sleeve is shown in the Haynes manual as well.I looked around online at parts and none of the parts kits I could find had these sleeves. The new rubber boots appear to be a slightly different design as well - there's no little lip to hold the plastic sleeve and as far as I could tell the sleeves won't fit in them. Just a revised part that doesn't need them? Hopefully it isn't an issue.
>>28721394Opel GT with a Mazda rotary swap
>>28721579as cool as that sounds, it sounds like it would be a tremendous amount of work.
Are these brake lines fucked and in need of replacement? This is the short rubber line that goes from the hard line on the frame to the front calipers. They both look like this.
>>28721646There's an inner hose, a braided reinforcement layer then the outer hose.Its not going to fail anytime soon but id replace it when possible.
>>28720589Tractor patch
>>28719045>>For Classics made from 1979 or older, with few exceptions.I think we're at a point where 80s cars are easily in the classics category
>>28721676No. Start an /meg/ thread if you want to talk about that shit.
>>28721676>age does not a classic make.Simply being "old" doesnt automatically characterize something as a classic.A classic is something specific. Not only is it something thats exceptional for its type- that stands out against its peers, but its also design ques, engineering and assembly techniques that have long since perished.
>>28721699>A classic is something specific. Not only is it something thats exceptional for its type- that stands out against its peers,jesus, how are you able to breathe when your head is that far up your own ass?there was nothing exceptional about 95% of cars posted here. age is literally all that matters.
>>28721646Replace them, those hoses should be pretty cheap. Better safe than sorry.
>>28721711This looks great. an '85 Cutlass does not.
>>28721756this is classic car general, not aesthetic car general. I think an '81 corvette looks better than a '75 pacer, but guess which one falls in the scope of this thread?
>>28721762The thing of it is, a '75 Pacer looks better than any C3, of any year.
>>28721767Holy retardation.
>>28721767you say something like this and think your opinion means anything more than mouse droppings?
>>28721762Both?
>>28721767there are people that wrongly think an 85 cutlass also looks better than a 38 coupe. I think 79 is a decent cutoff point, but there are 80s car that could absolutely fit in, and not just ones that started production in the 60s/70s and continued into the 80s
>>28721802What would be a more appropriate thread for an anon with an 85 Cutlass to post in? There isn't one. It's 2025. 1985 was 40 years ago anon - that's older than even most 4ch oldfags back from the days of frames.I think for our purposes, here, as the handful of last remaining /o/ posters classic is more like "classic rock". The OP even mentions "classic shitbox". This isn't some boomer club to wank over their restricted list of approved models. A 40 year old car is different enough from the average car most people are driving now whether poor neet or otherwise that they warrant having their own space to discuss. A car from 1965 and a car from 1985 are more similar than a car from 1985 and a car from 2005 or 2025.Just let us talk about our malaise era shitheaps without being such a fuck about it.
>>28721897>This isn't some boomer club to wank over their restricted list of approved modelsI've gotten shit for posting my '82 golf here before. It was probably just one dipshit, but some people are really, really autistic
>>28721788>>28721789>>28721802Why did you guys take the bait? Just ignore it.
Which to replace the rotted 185/75-14 on my 14" steel 4-lugs? Mostly roads, warm temps.1.6 v 4% speedo error0.8" v 1.2" extra width
>>28721942mostly *dry* roads
>>28721942Or I could do 205/75 but that's even more speedo error. I don't THINK an extra 1.2" total diameter would cause any clearance issues.
I want this, but I have no space :(
>>28721897>What would be a more appropriate thread/MEG/But the reality is this shithole is finally dying and there isnt enough traffic.So I personally agree that for the sake of the final /ccg/ threads as we wind down and return to the earth we accept the interlopers.Just be real though.Your shitbix isnt a classic, its just old.
>>28721980Well you could be like the last several owners and buy it anyway, then leave it rotting in the weather.But no, that looks like a good project for someone who needs a cheap starting point and doesn't already have one. They finally set the price to something more appropriate.
>>28721980My grandpa used to have a Satellite, albeit his was a 2 door.He's a ford man through and through, but had to get the satellite when his ford of the time shat the bed one time too many and grandma, who's Mopar all the way, gave him what amount to like 2000 bucks of the time and told him to "get a proper car from the dealership".Grandpa got a Plymouth Satellite and a Fury as a family hauler.
>>28721942tiresize.com/tyre-size-calculator lets you compare two tyres side by side and also calculates speedo errors etc.
>>28722043>looks like a good project for someone who needs a cheap starting point and doesn't already have oneGood point. Hopefully the right person snatches it up before it gets scrapped.>>28722049Based grandma and grandpa
Anyone have any interest in seeing an '88 LTD Country Squire wagon?
>>28722062Sure, why not
>>28722043inb4 some flipper buys it and sells it for 10 times what he got it for and the only thing he did was put some cragars on it
>>28722054yeah that's how I got the info, I was asking for opinions>>28722082>>28722060>>28721980ugh I kind of want it to desu
>>28722062You know what you need to do.But will you do it?(79-91 is same body style)
>>28722060Grandma got me into cars and made me a "Mopar man".She still dailies a 1972 Imperial LeBaron Coupe that has seen better days and has about 800k km on the clock, closer to half a million miles.The clearcoat is partially peeling and there were a couple of spots me and my dad had to weld on it, but it's built like a tank and the engine just keeps on going.I don't think it has ever needed any major repairs aside for structural due to years of salt abuse and a windshield that got hit by a rock flung off the bed of a quarry truck.
>>28719045>Family member is downsizing to move houses and offering me a deal on pic related>Paint is fucked up close from a bad resto job>Hasn't run in a month due to dead battery, used to be a daily driver>Offering me $2k telling me to fix it up and flip it since they don't have the timeWould this actually be a flip or nah? I can wrench but I can't fix bubble paint.
>>28722147Man for that price I'd just buy it and drive the shit out of it.Flip it to me for $2100, lunch and a 6-pack.
>>28722130>Grandma got me into cars and made me a "Mopar man".>She still dailies a 1972 Imperial LeBaron Coupe that has seen better days and has about 800k km on the clock, closer to half a million miles.That's incredibly cool>>28722147Ah, hell yeah. Get it.>Would this actually be a flip?idk, but it's cool.
no.more.projects
>>28722175Looks like it's MOPAR night in here
New Simon Fordmanhttps://youtu.be/0doT6mQWgTI
>>28722184YEEAAAP MOPAR OR NO CAR *slurps monster*seriously though how fucked are these brake lines?have started taking apart the rear suspension to drop the leaves and replace the 50 year old rubber. brake lines are rusted but no holes
This is the closest thread I can ask for this, sorry if it's a little off topic.In Initial D, which version of the protagonist's car do you think is more popular, white hood early version or black hood later version.For reference the car is the Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (AE86).
>>28722184I had no idea there were so many Mopar guys in boganland?
>>28722306black hood fo sho.
>>28721756a '85 cutlass looks great. a '85 toronado does not
>>28722524>this pile of dog shit looks great, this other pile of dog shit does not
>>28722067Picked it up at a living estate sale, titling it will be interesting.>>28722124No. I hate movie clones.I'll likely use it to tow a utility trailer for a while before selling it for the best offer over $3,500.
>>28722580>another busrider opinion discarded
>>28722288Sheeeeit idk
>>28722586Nice, looks like a good driver.
exhaust won't line up, ziptied the o2 to the crossmember and ripped around town open headers.makes a fascinating sound coasting in gear.
>>28720331>>28720330Does that setup come with it's own oxygen sensor?
ffffuck ladsI found an '81 Granada literally 5 minutes down the street from me. The guy selling it has a full blown machine shop in his back yard where he rebuilds exotic engines for local rich assholes.This car is cleaner in some ways than my Zephyr. The interior is a worse color and slightly more beat up, but the undercarriage is way cleaner. It's already had all the control arms, bushings, etc replaced. Car has been totally gone through and is daily driver ready besides the A/C. It has a few poorly touched up spots of paint on the exterior but no obvious rust.It has the factory 255 v8 which is ass, but I'd be able to drop a 302 in and re-use the entire accessory train and wouldn't need to do the extra hoops required for my straight 6 Zephyr.The guy also really wants to get rid of it and I could probably buy it for half what I paid for the Zephyr. The rubber ends on the bumpers are a little fucked and it has one cracked, probably irreplaceable taillight housing.I kind of want to buy this car.
>>28722676fugg. guess i'm changing it out then. thankfully got just enough leftover nicopp line to make a replacement, and thank fuck the lines on the rear axle look really easy to do. I'll just be fighting 50 years of rust/dirt/corrosion>>28722926yep, a bosch lsu 4.9 wideband.
>>28722941fuuuaarrrrk GET ITby tail light housing you mean the lens? See if there's a local shop that can reproduce plastic lenses. i got a set for my own car for free because the guy had never made that particular model's tail lights before and he gave me the first prototypes.
>>28722952Yeah the lens - there's a chunk missing from the corner, but I didn't take a good picture.Besides that, there are 2-3 places where someone did a god awful god up touching up what were probably surface rust spots on the paint. Had a few signs of some minor leaks under the hood but nothing worse than the Zeph. It has a new aluminum radiator, new water pump, new alternator.>See if there's a local shop that can reproduce plastic lenses. i got a set for my own car for free because the guy had never made that particular model's tail lights before and he gave me the first prototypes.Wow what? That's cool. Whats the name of that shop? I wouldn't even know what to look for.
>>28722926>>28722949it also comes with a weld-on m18 x1.5mm bung, or a clamp on plate with gasket if you just want to drill a hole in the exhaust then slap it on.
>>28722993>Whats the name of that shopoh no i mean find a local plastic injection molding shop that can reproduce lights like this. would be very surprised if this wasn't a thing in the US. There's all sorts of these shops in aus. It seems like injection molding plastic is cheap enough that it can be done with small/custom one-off stuff like this.
>>28721673Only at tractor speed.
fuck a duck the upper rear suspension bolts are very rusted. this must be what it's like in burgerland salt belt. gonna borrow a fuckhueg impact from work
>>28723020I'd be very surprised if an American would take upon the task of doing a custom one off injection mold (his 9-5 job) and not fuck it up. Here in actual work-istan, I got the driver's seat in my peugeot reupholstered for $15, it matches the factory shit and he didn't fuck it up. Go on eBay and see if you can get a lense, at least with the foxbody stuff only the wagon lights were ridiculously expensive.
>>28724007well i mean in burgerland the aftermarket support for their cars is fucken huge so you can get shit for pretty cheap. same shit here in aus would cost at least 2x the price just because.case in point, around 2013 or so, it was actually cheaper to buy a return ticket to the us an buy adobe cs6 than it was to buy it in aus
>>28724009Im aware, but I also spent years fucking with all of the small businesses in my town and the surrounding towns to find out they were all incompetent and useless. When I left last time I spent two weeks trying to find an exhaust shop to do my 4runner to find out none of them do anything but replace $50 mufflers, even the shop that previously built me an exhaust on 2 of my previous cars.
>>28724012And when I did only need a muffler, this was the workmanship of a shop with 38 reviews at 4.5 stars. It fell off about a month later and I had to do it myself.
>>28724012>>28724016damn
>35 years old Yep, feels good driving a classic
don't you have a /dbt/ to contain yourself in?
8.8 acquiredrotated the flange by hand and by my approximation it has 2.73 gears in it, and it appears to have a limited slip already installed as wellfeeling pretty good about it right now but I'll tear it down for a close inspection of everything before I put it in the car.
>>28724997>39 years oldLet’s see your classics I’ll wait
>First project carHow fucked am I?
>>28725086god why
>>28725095$1500 for car and a shit ton of extra parts, and I liked the paint color.
>>28725111damn. seems like you got your work cut out for you
>>28725113Yep>Rockers shot>Swiss cheese floor panels>Water lines to heater rotting and drippingAnd more yet to come I'm sure
>>28725086>>28725111>>28725119Damn you really went all in. Godspeed anon.
>>28724997better than a bus pass like half the thread.
>>28723950holy cuntnugget what an absolute shitfight that was. two upper shock bolts had nylock nuts on them...were nylock nuts even a thing in the 60s? not sure if those were aftermarkets that had been on there for decades or the original shocks. anyway, metre long cheater bar was still really hard, dribbled atf on the threads and it actually made it a bit easier to loosen after waiting a bit. still fucking sucked but at least it was moving. and then i noticed that for whatever reason the right shock bushing was missing a washer at the bottom mount.then when i was trying to put the fuel tank vapour tube back in its spot the little 50+ year old rubber hose just crumpled and started dribbling fuel. thankfully since it was just a vapour tube only a little bit would come out when i disturbed it, thankfully i still had a bit of oem toyota fuel injection hose lying around from when i replaced some fuel hose years ago and it fit perfectly.when removing leaf springs how low should the axle be? last thing i want is for it to come shooting out when i remove all the nuts
>>28723950>fuck a duckscrew a guinea
Picked this up yesterday; a 1984 230CE grey market car.
>>28725591love a woman...too sick?
>>28726060too far man too far
>>28726058Very cool. Looks like it has some paint issues but nothing that can't be fixed.How's the interior and what engine does it have?I had a 1984 380SL. It was great fun to drive and generally pretty easy to work on, but the whole fuel injection system and vacuum system was the biggest pain in the ass. My passenger seat also got all locked up and I never got around to tearing it out and figuring out what was wrong before I sold it.
>>28726058>thinks theres a special market just for a specific color of cars.What a dumbasd.Im kidding....Does it have any options not available on the domestic models or just a cool VIN?
There is simply nothing more comfy than a plush velour bench seat.
>>28726530vinyl seats in mine so my ass is gonna be burnt in the summer sunthinking of getting wool/sheepskin covers
>>28726537Mexican blankie is always a solid choice.
>>28726175Interior is a solid 7/10. It's got the M102 2.3L I4 engine. I'll post daytime pics of the interior tomorrow.>>28726253Several EU options, the lights and bumpers are the most obvious, but other features are most notable on what it lacks; cloth seats, manual windows, manual locks, and the aforementioned engine was not available in a USDM W123 coupe.
>>28726543oooh that will do very nicely, thanks!
>>28726530I'm really disappointed I had to pass on this '81 Granada. Ready to drive and the owner was asking a really fair price. It was cleaner than it looks in the pic. I just don't have the space for a second car unless it's going to have to sit out in the sun or under a cover. FML having a tiny garage.
>>28726550I’ve been using one lately for when I take doggos. Keeps the seats relatively clean, and the blankie is easy to wash. I’d get a quality one either made in America or Mexico because the Chinese and Indian knock offs are such shit. They’re like $40 more but definitely worth it.Thinking about getting some cheap knock off Persian rugs I can shamelessly cut into floor mats. Could be a vibe
>>28726557I feel that pain brother. You’re going to make it though. Recently acquired pic related for my shenanigans, so if I can pull it off, so can you frenIt does look comfy. That said, whatever comes next will surely be even more comfy. The classic market is truly crashing.
>>28726560>Thinking about getting some cheap knock off Persian rugs I can shamelessly cut into floor matsI like the idea but I feel like edging really makes a rug. I couldn't edge a rug I don't think, would have to buy a nice sewing machine.>>28726562What I wouldn't give to have a good sized shitshack like that to put rugs and projects in.
>>28726560taco and burger serapes, no chink or jeet ones, got it
>>28726560Depends on vehicle but if shape of the floorboard is simple enough you can hand stitch carpet together.I did it on my '66 F100 about 30 years ago using speaker box carpet and its still there. Used a big ass needle and fishing line.
>>28726570I hadn’t considered the edges. They really do make the rug, don’t they? I will consider this heavy when I cut them up. Maybe I can make it so the parts without the frays are kept under the seat and out of sight, thanksThe shop’s nice I must admit. Before that it was a tiny 1 car garage at a condo, before that it was a carport with gravel, and before that it was grandmas driveway. I don’t think I’ll ever need more desu >tfw no proper classicIt physically hurts
>>28726579>threaded with fishing cable Beyond based I mean a 1990 Silverado single cab is pretty dang simple. I had 78 f100 for a while and I wouldn’t say it was any more complicated than that. Would be a huge pain on my ‘14 SilveradoGod I hate the anti christ
>>28726060the next part was sujpposed to be, "nigger pussy is good as any"
I WILL buy a 240z
>>28726861don't
For a while I've been toying with the idea of doing a dual rear caliper setup. The metric GM calipers and weld on brackets were the original plan, but I found out you can just use a second pair of brackets and split them up the middle. I'll lose the parking brake I adapted, however.Pic related
>>28727012wow interesting mod. why though? drift car or something?>>28727079is this a rape dungeon
>>28727434>why though? drift car or something?I've always wanted a drift brake just for fun. I think if I wanted to make a classic a drift car, I would have to fab up a front subframe from a different car that has aftermarket angle kits. I don't think I have the skill for that yet, and I don't want to crunch my car. And it's still an auto. So a couple things on the lengthy, current to-do list is a Winter's gated shifter and a drift brake. 43:17 if timestamp doesn't workhttps://youtu.be/JEk9SAgykmc?t=2597
>>28726903why?
>>28727502because it's mine now hahayou snooze you lose
>>28727457fair enough. first time i tried to handbrake drift it failed miserably because that's when i found out you really have to yank hard on it to actually lock up the wheels lol
>>28727546I've never used a handbrake to do hektik skids, but I figure a hydraulic brake will be easier than a cable one.
>>28727012I was going to buy dual caliper brackets for my 8.8 swap but I dread taking the interior apart to fit a drift brake in the floor, I was hoping to disguise it as the stock style handbrake.
>>28727749You could probably get creative to get it to blend in. Hydro brakes come in both a horizontal and vertical configuration. Just a heads up. The mustang/car 8.8s have a different size bearing than the explorer 8.8s. The car stuff has a bunch of aftermarket brackets for sale. The pic of splitting the brackets is of the explorer stuff.
This is the interior of the 230CD. I'll be putting it back together soon.
>>28728150And the engine. It's weird to see a gas engine in one of these...
we're back, baby.
>>28728150breddy nice>>28728163berry nice
>>28728150>>28728151>CD>GasEh?
>>28728255Typo. I meant CE. I'm so used to typing "CD" for them that it's become habit.
>>28728163Damn, bitchin.
>>28728151solex or jetronic?
>>28729026K-Jetronic
>>28721676Anything made in the 20th century is a classic car atp. In my state you can register them as vintage vehicles
>>28729235Thats the same mindset as calling a Somali a German because he was born in Munich.
>>28726175I remember when I started these " classic" car threads, who knows what name I used to go by, as I haven't ben a regular in CCG for quite a long time. So many years ago, when you had your 59 Cadillac, I'd never imagined you'd go for a Mercedes.Did you ever get that Delorean on the road, or did you sell it?
I haven't been in here for years, still ripping around in my 72 Mercury Marquis
And my 85 Eagle
>>28729235Honestly I could see the argument for 89 and back instead of 79
>>28729527>>28729533rural BC is so based. too bad about the rest of the province. nice boat
>>28729536That's a fair point. Classics have to not look like daily traffic.
frigging finally.got the leaf spring out at last, holy fuck those u bolts SUCK. no angle grinder RIPpushing out the pivot bushing was satisfying though. thought i broke something when it snapped and suddenly got easier to turn, but it was just the bushing as it got forced out against rust and whatnot.
>>28729862old bushing versus new. new one was much easier to press in than it was to force the old one out. Good thing I read a forum post that mentioned making sure to not get the cop car bushing, that one is 1.5" OD while the regular one is 2" - less rubber on the cop version presumably for tighter handling.
>>28729870forgot to say, the rubber only looks so cracked because i used that ball joint service kit and had to use a cup that wouldn't get stuck inside the spring. the rubber was strong enough to pull the shell out along with it.smol steel brush to clean it as much as i could before i pressed the fresh one in.
>>28729518No one cares about namefags
>>28729874Tsk tsk, shoulda painted it.
>>28729862thanks for the reminder that I need to do bushings on my car but don't want to so I probably won't
>>28729518The DeLorean is a driver; it's off with my buddy at P.J. Grady; the only remaining DeLorean dealer, to fix the stainless. The frame is good to go now.While I love American barges; my '66 LeBaron being my favorite, I do buy a lot of European cars. Here's my current list.>1950 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Limousine Cummins Swap>1966 Imperial LeBaron>1977 Jaguar XJS 350 swap>1977 Mercedes 450 SEL 6.9>1978 Lincoln Mark V DJE>1978 Mercedes 300SD>1978 Mercedes 300SD>1981 DeLorean>1984 Mercedes 230CE>1988 Ford LTD Country Squire>1994 Lincoln Town Car Hearse>1995 Cadillac Eldorado>1999 Cadillac Deville Hearse Storage Shed>2009 Lincoln Town Car LWB
>>28730541ehh, 55+ year old springs, i did a bill o reilly and went WE'LL DO IT LIVE FUCK ITfigured if those springs do give up later then i'll just take it to a shop to reheat and re-arch it>>28730542the thought of becoming a boomer that has a project car that he'll someday finish soon™ was enough motivation for me, maybe it'll be enough for youhonestly i'm more annoyed about the brake lines even though these are the easier ones. I think I just don't like dealing with brake fluid.
>>28730828pics of the Country Squire?
>>28730949Got it from a living estate. 44k miles. Tires are 13 years old, headlights were date-coded 1987 plastic Sylvania bulbs.I got the AC to work, flushed the fluids, and did belts on it this week. She'd be ready to drive if I hadn't been stymied by locking lug nuts with no key...
>>28731072Corr...you plan to sell it or is she a long term keeper? Also, progress on your dad's Cougar?
>>28731256I'll likely keep it. I'll have under $3k into it once I get tires and, for the $1,500 I'd make, it makes more sense to use it to haul parts and lumber, especially since trees fell on my truck twice, totalling it the second time.My father's health took an unpleasant turn, so we sold the Cougars.
found a cheap 76 fleetwood limo. good idea or great idea?
fuuuuck. mopar wheel cylinders i bought supposedly for pretty much every 60s mopar platform use different sized bolts wtf. smaller than what i got. hopefully work has some imperial bolts that fit
>>28729862What is that tool? very neat
>>28731762bushing press kiti actually nearly screwed up, half way through using a tube that press fit itself into the spring that's when i realised my fuckup. had to get another one that was barely smaller, push the original bushing that was sticking half out back in, then swap the tubes around to get to that pic. a single tube wouldn't have been tall enough to fully push the bushing out.great bit of kit, borrowed it off a coworker.
>>28731335well, its an idea
>>28731280You know you can get newish used tires off utires right? I never get all the tread life out of my shit because I have 50 cars that just sit, saves some dough. The G058s I put on my 4runner were only $350 for the set.
>>28731768interdasting thank you
>>28731805I'm not worried about that. My problem is locking lug nuts I don't have the key for.
>>28732341Any tire shop, or mechanic shop should have a kit that can get them off with no trouble. I've taken off and thrown away an easy 200 or so lock nuts myself
>>28732341got a photo?
>>28732386>t. Jamal
>>28732403No, it's called being a mechanic and having way too much customers who have no idea what a wheel lock key is and don't have one in their vehicle. If you actually worked on cars and trucks for a living, you'd know.
>>28732395Discount Tire couldn't get them off, so I'm waiting on a kit from Amazon to do it myself.
>>28732528Looks factory. Go to a junkyard or find the Ford tool on eBay. I had to search around to get the spare out of my F250
>>28732737I've got a tool on order to get them off, then they get replaced with standard lug nuts.
>>28731685whew, so the originals were 5/16" bolts. but these just use 1/4" bolts for some reason. i wonder what kind of monkey wrench will get thrown my way when i eventually take it to the exhaust shop
>>28719045Finally got my own place, setting up the shop tomorrow gents God is good
>>28733260congrats man. would love to have a hoist in my own garage but can't for now since it's full of shit
>>28733061fucking cocksucking motherfucker i broke the self adjuster lever while trying to put the brake shoes back on
>>28733497>s10nigger broke shit againclassic at this point
>>28733260Man no hoist just yet since it’s a residential and 8 foot ceiling, buts it got 4 walls and a rollup door and big enough to store all my tools and work on a car. I was thinking about one of those manlet cope max jack mini lifts but idk they’re pretty overpriced for basically being a shortcut to putting the car on 4 12 Ron jack stands.
>>28733548that's the thing, i'm not even him ;-;
>>28733636It would be cool, the problem is that these little lifts and the scissor lifts are the exact same price as a quality full size 2-post. But, if you for sure aren't moving and for sure aren't building a shop, then you have no other choice unfortunately.I think myself I would either go all the way or not at all, but I don't have that kind of money to spend, so my perspective on it is different than someone with $3k expendable income for convenience.
>>28734004Yea I 100% agree, this is (hopefully) my forever home so I wouldn’t mind investing a little but yes your right they cost more than a normal lift so it’s pretty gimmicky
How do you guys haul your tools around at the junkyard? I usually just use an old tool bag, but the handles have starter ripping from age and my tendency to overpack. I also recently got an M18 impact, and it adds a significant amount of weight. Maybe a bucket bag? Maybe something with wheels?
>>28734695I have a folding wagon from Costco
>>28734695>go to get injector rail for dads truck>can't wrestle off the gay snap connect lines even with the tool>fight with it for almost an hour>employee comes out confused why im still here>walks back to the shop>comes back and clips it with an angle grinder>my face is gone when
>>28734699OF COURSE thank you>>28734701lel>my face is gone whenjej
>>28734713when the tweakers ask to use your milwaukee tools, have a line prepared. i once felt bad and used my impact on some lugnuts they couldn't untorque. maybe he wasn't a tweaker and he was just poor. either way he didn't look right and i wasn't going to let him touch my tools
>>28734728Yeah, I just say "no" now for anything. There's almost nobody at my junkyard that you would want to deal with. somewhat relatedThe last time I was pulling parts on an old car that barely ever shows up, and a guy asked if he could pull the bumper brackets. I said it was fine because I didn't need them. I was going to take them, but it was no big deal. Then after he pulls them he goes on to tell me about guys in his car club that he's going to sell the parts to. never again
>>28734701Ive popped fuel connectors with a hose clamp i bent into a radius.You deserved it.
Anyone here use this style tube bender? And do they make dies for bigger tube?
whats a good "quickish" classic car that can be had in driveable state for under 10k. I can wrench but can't do shit like body work yet. I saw a 79 camaro for 7.5k that the owner claimed only needed brakes which would be in my wheelhouse. that sounds alright?
>>28735306yeah mid to late 2nd gens can definitely be had in decent condition for 5-10k. just check em for rust, especially in the back under the bumper.
Open for business >>28735306I 2nd late 70s Camaros, got mine for 5k
>>28735785got a pic? what's it got for a motor?
>>28735867It’s got a supercharged 350 in it that I built. It’s heavily modded now here a pic from when I bought it, it’s all fucked up now because it sat outside for about a decade now and I had to widen the fenders to fit my wheels and tires. I’ll post a recent ish pic here in a sec
>>28735867>>28735877
>>28735877>>28735884ah yeah i've seen you post this before. sick. i used to have a black 81 z, bought it 20 years ago for 1200 bucks, sold it a couple years later for 1200 bucks. probably worth 10x that now.
>>28735306Manual C4. Might even get a 6 speed. Don't buy an 84.
>>28735893I might actually take everything out and chop this one up to scrap metal and recycle it until I find another suitable project
>>28735923why would you do that
>>28735954Retarded California emissions laws with no end in sight. I’ll never get out what I put into this car financially so I figure might as well save my investment and take everything out and set it aside, then if the right pre-1975 roller comes along I’ll have a full drive train, suspension/brakes and interior to drop in and go. Would be even easier if it was like a 74 Camaro then it would pretty much be Legos
>>28735969>scrapping and hulling out a car because muh lawsngmi
>>28735969why can't you just vin swap itstupid fucking cops will never know the difference
>>28735969nah man just sell it. pull the drivetrain first if you want, but there's no need to trash a perfectly good 2nd gen body just cause you can't do what you want with it. plenty of people especially out of state that would give you way more money for the roller than you could get by scrapping it.
>>28735969It can be a '75.Also, just have a test pipe with a cat for when you need to smog it.That's literally what everyone else does.
>>28735981It wouldn’t even be a roller I did the entire steering, suspension, brakes, rear axle assembly and all. Even the fuel tank and lines are custom for my supercharged motor. I do have a lot of original parts still I could put back, but I don’t have a seperate rear axle assembly for it and I want to keep the rear since it’s fully built and low miles. >>28735988I’ve smogged it every two years for the last 10 years they do a visual check for all the original equipment not just a tail pipe sample.
>>28736009>I’ve smogged it every two years for the last 10 years they do a visual check for all the original equipment not just a tail pipe sample.how is cali more cucked than canada, that's fucked
>>28736009at the very least list it on craigslist or marketplace for scrap value with your original parts before junking it. someone would have some use for it. would make a great father son project.
>>28736009>they do a visual check for all the original equipment not just a tail pipe sampleJesus christ what a fucking shit hole. When did they start doing this? Pretty sure my jeep didn't have any of that, but I can't remember.
>>28736015You know what not a bad idea. Fuck it I’ll even let it go for free if someone wants to come grab it after I take it apart. My biggest thing was not getting stuck with a pile of car-shaped metal In my garage after I take it all apart. I got the original wheels too. I have a huge shed where I plan to store all my parts, but the way I configured my garage I can only work on one car at a time and I didn’t want to get stuck with a non usable garage full of crap. >>28736012>>28736020I was a stones throw from getting my smog license, I was an ASE master tech with L1 and all the other bullshit and just needed to go take the test, as far as I remember they’ve always done it, at least since I’ve had the car. Basically everything on the VECI label plus engine timing and leak test. For my car it was like the smog pump and AIR manifolds, EGR, EFE, factory air cleaner, thermal vacuum switches, catalytic converter, and the charcoal cannister. I used to flop it back and forth between smog and non smog but I’ve seen converted to EFI and removed a bunch of stuff and now that it’s bored .060 over with a hotter cam and heads and whatnot it’ll never pass again
>>28736045I had my jeep on holley tb injection and they passed it. I'm pretty sure the egr was gone too. But this would have been back in like 2010. Amazing that you can drive around on cut down 1 ton axles, custom 3 link, no sway bars, etc but oh boy you better have that vapor canister buster. what a fucking joke of a state god damn it's bittersweet to be gone from it.They should have kept the fucking 30 year rolling exemption. I heard it has been brought to the state to re-institute it on some level.
>>28736092Yea they were working on an exemption this year I believe to like 1984 or something, SB712 “Leno’s” law but it immediately got super cucked -collector plates -must be garaged -mileage limits -collectors insurance And then after all the changes it still failed and was put into suspense and left to die. I’m not super hopeful it’ll ever get better. It’ll probably get worse if anything
>>28735185/org/ knows a lot about tube bending and fabrication stuff. I think there's a guy that does it for a living in there too.>>28735306Mopar A bodies (dart, scamp, valiant, duster, demon, barracuda 67-69, etc) are light and can come with a V8. For 10k you could find a really nice one with a warmed over smallblock 318 or 360. I like the ford maverick and mercury comet too. If you want a manual, get a chevy or Ford. Swapping a four speed into a Mopar is expensive.
>>28736342can you still get a833s for cheap? always thought they were kind of unobtainium to the point that a tkx swap would be cheaper.
>>28736365I check all the classifieds every once in a while for them. They're out there, but they're usually very crusty, overdrive models, or have the wrong tailshaft for my application. I should have picked one up a long time ago when I first started this project. I haven't priced out a TKX swap as opposed to a A833, but a T56 would put me around 5.5k. I just can't justify that right now.
>>28719045I have a Charger like that.
>>28736384do you need the beefiness or 6th gear? figured the tkx would be great for most people, 5 spd, withstands the torque from a big block and several grand cheaper. also very compact too, can fit in tighter tunnels
>>28736414>do you need the beefiness or 6th gear?Neither really, but I can find a Viper T56 for a little less than 2k, and I think a TKX is $2500. The TKX would need less choppy choppy, too. But if you're already in there, you might as well get that extra gear. And it has the cool snek logo.I think we might have talked about this before lol
>>28736423fair enough. and ya i think we have, getting a sense of deja vu zozzle
>>28736423also never knew about the snek, that's pretty cool
Picked up a door and a tailgate for the '68.Door is pretty damn good. Bottom corners have rust but luckily the profile is consistent across the bottom and I can cut chunks from my old door for seamless looking patchesTailgate is a little rough. Solid but a little "crushed". Outside looks good but inside is smashed into itself. I'll have to cut it apart, straighten it and weld it back together.Oh.And fill in the bullet holes.But hell, im just happy I was able to find a tailgate at all, nobody wants to part with them and when they do they want as much as what a bed is worth.
>>28736429>>28736447There's also aftermarket brackets to use first gen viper calipers >:)Doctor Diff if you have a Mopar
>>28736510oh damn nice. too bad i got a c body. doubt the viper calipers would be able to clear the 15 inch wheels i got too. went with the eci brake kit on mine. calipers from a 78-81 camaro/firebird. gm d52 pad so lots of pad options there, got me some ebc bluestuffs.
>>28736539Ooh, that's lookin good.>>28736463>Picked up a door and a tailgate for the '68.Hell yeah
>>28736597"but wait, there's more!"testing to ensure the brake hose didn't rub against anythingnot sure how i feel about the lack of return springs or anything to keep the outer pad against the caliper...it just sits loosely on the slide pins.
>>28736679Oh my silly little man, the outer pad is meant to be fit to the caliper, the slide bolts aren't there to hold it in place on this style of calipers. You have to hammer the ears down on the pad so it fits in the caliper snuggly, without moving.
Old door.
>>28737416New door
>>28737436And tailgateThe inner panel was crumpled on the old door along with the rails for the glass (and glass was shattered) so totally worth $100
>>28737029are you sure...i've never heard of a brake pad that needed to be hammered into place...
>>28737440200 bucks for door, tailgate and some miscellaneous pieces.Found out there are officially licensed tailgates being made with original Ford tooling. About $500 and another $150 for shipping.But I only paid $1400 for the truck to start with so im trying to keep it as a minimalistic build since it wasn't a planned project and I have others to focus on.I really just wanted to button it yp to keep the rain out until I get around to it.
>>28736423What's stopping a toploader from being adapted to a Mopar bell? Lots of those still kicking around and they're tough
>>28737795don't think there's anything out there to adapt a toploader to a mopar big block. small block can though
>>28736679Being able to use chevy pads seems like it would open up a lot of options. nice>>28737029I'm confused>>28737795I've never thought about it. They do sell bellhousing to go from a ford or chevy pattern transmission to the Mopar engines.
>>28737838yeah that's one of the reasons i went with this kit - all the serviceable items are off the shelf components and the d52 pad pattern opens up a lot of options.what other gearboxes/bell housings would work with mopar big blocks? the only real reason im obsessed with the tkx is because it's the only one i know that has bell housings to put it behind a big block.
Made some good progress today.>Front brakes and lines all back together.>Oil & filter change complete + zinc additive.>New air filter, radiator cap.>All new headlights installed and the bezels / trim all cleaned up.Disaster struck while putting the new wheel cylinders in the rear brakes.The line on the drivers side rear was very corroded. I cleaned it up best I could with a wire brush and soaked it in penetrating but noticed it had a thin wall from the rust. When I tried to undo the fitting the line just twisted apart, so now I need to replace it all the way to the T-fitting thing on the axle.Tried to remove that, and the fitting on the OTHER side is completely rounded off and I can't get a good grip on it with vice-locks.What do?
>>28737967Not the guy you’re replying to but I took a similar philosophy sourcing all my parts for my brake system. Everything is GM so I can find it at any parts store
>>28737980buy another one of those Ts from summit racing i guess, hopefully youve got a line flaring tool.
>>28737595better that you did it this way. instead of 500 bucks for a brand new one that you'll probably worry about getting damaged right away, especially if it's just being used to stop water ingress while you work on it
>>28737967I just typed up a long response about bellhousings, and I realized I had it all wrong. I have no idea lol. The quicktime bellhousing page on the Holley website has offerings for the chrysler big block to mate up to: TKX, Viper T56, 4L80E, Dog Boxes, and Ford or GM T56. The problem you'll run into with some of them would be input shaft length maybe? and getting all of the "accessories" to play together.This thread is specific to the T56 and the big block, but he gets into the details in the differences in various T56s and why they do or do not work for this. ie. what you would need to be correct in any manual swap.https://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/threads/t-56-transmission-install-thread.154280/
>>28737980fark, i was dealing with something similar a week or two ago, the line twisted off with the nut and i was worried about the other side so i got my flat jaw plier wrench, held it as tight as i could and yanked on it like an impact. broke it loose without rounding it. line was caked in greasy mud which kind of protected it from corrosion.looks like a mopar distribution block on the diff, might be time to just replace that if the fitting can't be taken out. it's bolted down with the breather nut, make sure your wrench grabs it by the hex section and not the breather cap.good time to replace with nicopp lines too. more expensive but very easy to flare and bend, and doesn't corrode.>>28738028i'll check it out thx
>>28738017This is a bot post.Site is fucked
>>28738106shut up retard/qa/ lost
>>28738106i truly am anonymousse heresrsly though how does that trigger your bot detector.
aww yiss. found a perfect spot for the antenna bracket. juuust clears the hood by a cunt hair.
>>28737484I'm a mechanic who's done probably 100 sets of these type of brakes, so yeah, I'm pretty sure. You're not hammering the pad, you're hammering the top ears that I circled in that photo, the outer pad should fit snuggly into the caliper, otherwise if it's loose, it will clunk every time you hit the brakes. If you think that the chinese guys making brake pads are making them 100% to OEM specs, think again>>28737838why are you confused? You said the outer pad sits loosely on the slide pins, when it's not supposed to and I told you the solution
>>28738142>>28738106bots don't post in exclusively lower case letters. Engagement bots always use correct punctuation and capitalisation.
>>28738327THE MAD CUNT IS ACTUALLY GONNA DO IT!
>>28738142Because the post associated the $500 tailgate with sealing the cab against the elements.So bot or a drunk.
>>28738795but the guy also bought a door
>>28738805Exactly my point. Associating one aspect of the purchase with another.Thats like doing some shopping for Thanksgiving dinner and someone commenting that the cranberry sauce needs to bake for 15 minutes per pound.
>>28738766>>28738795>>28738877i'm not a bot or drunk...honestly i was just kinda bumping the thread lol.
>>28738647by hammering brake pad i meant the whole part in general. i've never encountered a backing plate that needed to be hammered. these were ebc bluestuffs though, made in bongland.in any case, i'm more concerned about undue wear from it constantly falling/leaning on the rotor so i'll try it out.i saw some corvette boomer jury rig some bronze bushings and springs that sat on the slide pins to keep the pads off the rotor but this was the first time i've heard of modifying them like this.
>>28738647also the second reply you replied to is a different anon
So s10fag is a janny. His demeanor certainly reflects his paycheque
>>28739071since when is he a janny
>>28739071who is this s10fag you speak of
"New" door is on. Still need to align it a little. Also discovered something.The bump side was 67-72.68-72 use the paddle style inside door handles (they suck).67 uses the lever style used on earlier models.The interior door skin is not the same as the 66 so it wasnt like they burned up old inventory. Unless they were literally trying to use up just the left over linkage (mounting points/geometry seems to be the same as the 66).So now I have a 67 passenger door.I was going to cut up the 68 door and weld it onto the 67 but I honestly hate the paddle style and im thinking of grabbing the driver door off the donor truck I got the passenger door from.
Girlfriend crashed the 280 tonight. Have a cigarette and gun in my hands right now. God really does have a sense of humor.
>>28739529oofthe fuck happened
>>28739568rear wheel dipped off the road, drug the rest of the car with it, slammed the gas tank on the edge and the drag + her overcorrecting spun it around and into the ditch on the other side of the road. I’m grateful she’s alright, but I don’t even have the heart to look at it. I have to go take pictures for insurance tomorrow (which will probably be pointless, but I guess we will see how hard they try and fuck me) and I guess in the meantime I’ll just pray away the frame warps.
>>28739578damn...>rear wheel dipped off the roadhow?? wet patch and started spinning or something?
>>28739028This has been how you fit the outer pad to the caliper on this style, for the last 40 years or so. The slide pins have nothing to do with the outer pads, they are there for the caliper itself. If you don't want to take the brakes apart again that's up to you, if you don't mid the outer pad clunking back and forth. It's just not the proper way to do it, is all. Also judging by the picture, the outer pad is realllyyy close to the hat of the rotor, with the ears of the pad hammered down for a snug fit, that puts the pad into the space where the pad is supposed to fit, away from the rotor hat.
>>28739599thanks, they actually do touch the rotor hat. it's something i did note before but didn't pay much mind about at the time. once i get the rear brakes and suspension bushings sorted i'll bend those tabs. thankfully dhl delivered my stuff about two hours ago so i'll be able to get to it right after work
>>28739583no clue, I was behind her in the fox and she couldn’t tell me what happened. It was about 2 hours ago and the sun was already down so it could’ve been anything, loose gravel or a chunk of ice.
>>28739618I’ll add that sitting in the hospital with nothing much else to do I’ve gotten more positive on the whole situation, a feeling that’ll likely be crushed tomorrow but I’m going to roll with it. Bumpers will need replacing for sure, as will the rear quarter panel and gas tank, but I think the ugly ass chunky bumpers actually saved a lot of it for the most part. The doors opened and closed fine and the rims weren’t even scuffed, from what I could tell. I briefly checked the underside when they hooked it up and everything looked basically pristine from muffler back. Maybe I’ll get lucky, who knows.
>>28739618>>28739622fark, fingers crossed
>>28739599oh man just went down a rabbit hole of forum posts talking about bending those ears so the pad fits snugly. first time ever dealing with gm calipers so it's all new to me. definitely doing that once i get the car turned around again.
>>28719045Hey /ccg/I’m working on a game that draws a lot of influence from Nissan/Datsun and early Prince models.I’ve also been referencing the ISUZU PIAZZA XG 1983 console. It has a really unique design and that is the kind of vibe I’m aiming for. The overall game direction is Dead Space meets Virus 1999, but set in more non industrial areas. The car consoles in this world are meant to feel functional and user friendly.I’d love to know what you want to see. Reply with an image and I’ll take notes. Your contribution will be appreciated.
>>28739529Serves you right, normie. Reeeeee
>>28739384If you zoom in, you'll notice that the color doesn't quite match.
>>28739680Nissan 1977 G60 Patrol console, they are real basic bitch and don't have anything fancy about them.
>>28739680Where does it take place? I have a fetish for MOPARs in not American locations. But if that doesn't make sense, then pic relateds are kewl.
>>28739680Also, I've never seen a first gen 4runner in a game before. Or maybe I am misunderstanding and you specifically talking about the interior.
>>28739731>>28739728>>28739696Clarification. I'm using it as reference for a space craft, I like cars and taking those parts and intergating them as parts of a flight console, an engineering console and so on makes sense to me.>>28739731If it's on the colony, I can also go hmm yes.. ..digital dash/analog dash inspired by 1980s/1970s car>>28739728Likely a bit of both colony and spacecraft and docking space station.
>>28739529Kind of your fault.Should have bought her some $2k corrola shitbox instead of handing her the keys to the Z.
>>28739692Its very subtle but yes there's a slight variance in shade. Maybe just sun fading (?) Not sure, didn't check paint code on donor.But it will keep the rain out.Wing window frame is rotted but my old one is mint, gotta swap it over.Some typical rust down on the bottom corners but will be easy to patch on the truck withe the old door as a donor.
>>28740057kill myself or nah
>>28739872Ahh, I understand.
>>28740057get another one. Are 280ZXs still affordable?
>>28740057Actually, if you don't mind driving it fucked up, I would just pop the quarter back out as best as I could. Maybe you could even get it looking presentable.https://youtu.be/8QMhZvYNSwI
>>28740057Oh, that's actually pretty easy to fix. Your boot looks fine; it’s just the panel on that side.Also… 280ZX? Why? My dad always said they were terrible. Unless it’s a digital model or something really rare in the US, I'm in Australia and have a Z31 which has it's own problems..
>>28740103It’s built with a digi transplant, I just like the body style is all. Basically a Jap vette to me. >>28740101Gotta find a shop willing to work on it but the damage looked worse last night. Hood and front lip are a little fucked too but that photo is the worst of it.
>>28740107280zx.You started it.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuI9s4QraUI'M ALIVE ANON, I'M ALIVE. YOUR MAGICAL REPAIR WORKED, YEAH. WHEN YOUR GIRLFRIEND CRASHED ME, IT MOVED SOME OF THE PARTS AROUND SO I'M A LITTLE FUCKED UP BUT WILL YOU TAKE CARE OF ME FOREVER AND FOREVER.. ..Ah, Just kidding i thought it would be funny if you thought she had fucked me up.
>>28740103Naw dude, chassis is twisted.That gap between quarter panel and deck lid shows everything behind the quarter panel is twisted too. Rear valance verifies.Thats going to take 100 ton rams on a frame jig to fix.
>>28740245Buy another 280zx and transplant your in usa dirt cheap then repair the chassis of old as long term
>>28740245that’s not how it works, if a panel gets crushed it pushes other panels. frame twist would show in door gaps and would’ve cracked or shattered the quarter panel glass
>>28738769hhhehehe
>>28740057Spoke with insurance just now, the words “total loss” were uttered, but nothing definitive. They are having someone out to look at it come Monday-ish. What’s keeping me from just using whatever payout there is from a total loss ruling on fixing it anyway?
American with maybe 20k budget, can I get any cool classic cars for this price? Maybe an old truck?
>>28740490just be urself
>>28740288Dude.Its a unibody. Think about what that panel is welded to. Its all the same thickness sheetmetal. The crumpling doesnt magically stop when it reaches a pinch weld. Its not a monocoque tub chassis thats meant to protect the passenger compartment with sacrificial outriggers.Ive seen cars that hit the front right so hard that it taco'd the left rear quarter panel.I worked in a shop with a frame jig. Ive seen better looking cars that were twisted 2 inches out of alignment.That car will never be right. You can get it "drivable" but it will always be "off".
>>28740490Yes.Easily.For $20k youll still be doing repairs to "finalize" a restoration but you can get something thats had work done already and is somewhat reliable.Not "drive it like a camry" reliable but "let's inspect the car and see what I need to order from rockauto this month before it blows apart on the I-10 during rush hour" style.You can get something for $5k and tow it home and throw some ebay $189 front suspension kit on it and drive it during the week and then swap out whatever catastrophic failure you had over the weekend- multiply by every week for 5 years.
>>28739667Knowledge is power and when you work on cars, you never stop learning. Always remember, if you have a question, never be afraid to ask
I've been eyeing some Buick Skylarks - there's something about them that calls to me. Gen 2, 3, and 4 all speak to me in their own way, but especially gen 2 and 4.Do you think the A-body or X-body has better daily driver restomod potential?
>>28740575not arguing against the fact that it’s been kicked hard, i’m arguing stoutly against frame damage because there’s no evidence there is any besides “trust me bro”. this on top of the fact the you repeat, likely often, the retarded wives tale about how “it’ll never be the same!” just proves my point even more. you said the boot lid being cracked open is proof of frame damage, i said it isn’t, and i’m right. if that damage that is pictured was all it took to kill a car there wouldn’t be anything pre-80s left on the road that wasn’t pop pops weekend warrior.
Got some some more of the home shop setup today
>>28740774Finally got to bring this thing inside
>>28740774one day...one day i'll get a welder so i can fab up my own clutch pedal boxes...one day...maybe...eventually...soon™
>>28740763>i’m arguing stoutly against frame damageThere is no frame.Well, theres a little bit of subframe that suspension is bolted to....But the UNIBIDY CHASSIS is fucked.100% guaranteed.And actually ill bet if he posts wheels its bent in like some dyslexic stance fag, showing the subframe has been compromised. Because if the a-arms are bent then some energy was transfered further.Im.old dude.Ive been looking at this shit for almost half a century now.Sucks, but this is reality.
>>28740804Im not a fan of flux core but it "works" and its less than 200 bucks and theres a harbor freight within a 30 minute drive.Just sayin'....
>>28740749This thing is neat looking.
>>28740774Yooo, I just started setting up my welding table too. I'm putting a 1x1 angle iron frame on the bottom for casters and a shelf. Putting some weight down low will balance it out I'm hoping. Also gonna copy some stuff from this video.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCeY6TyUuAk>>28740776I need to put casters on my press.
>>28740909>This thing is neat looking.to clarify, the buick you posted is neat looking. I've never seen one of those.
>>28740864>But the UNIBIDY CHASSIS is fucked.you are using all the incorrect terminology, too. yes, technically, what is under the panel is part of the unibody. but so are the floor pans, and those are repaired all the time on older vehicles. what you are saying makes no sense- none of the damage even touched the wheels, it's all pre-suspension. >I've been looking at this shit for almost half a century no you haven't, you have no clue what you are talking about and apparently what bodywork even looks like on a basic level. you seem to believe that a unibody vehicle means the whole vehicle is the frame(?), which again, makes you genuinely retarded>buh buh buh I bet the wheels are FUCKED! lmfao
>>28740776Mine was left out in the rain, we then used the jack to lift a house and bought another.
>>28740922There’s some casters on Amazon that are the same thread pitch as the levelers on this table so it’s a direct swap, read about it on some forum somewhere. For the casters on the press I just drilled the holes larger myself and got casters from harbor freight
>>28740945Damn Nevermind YouTube comments stated the caster fail pretty quickly
>>28740945>>28740948Yeah, that's what I was afraid of.
>>28729862Oh man. I tried out the m12 sawzall on the other leaf spring and it made pretty quick work of those u bolts...I should've used that from the beginning lole. Oh well, at least i know for next time. Just sliced halfway into them then kept turning the nuts till the bolts twisted off from the torque>>28740948>>28740949I was surprised you'd find any caster that could hold up to a press, I thought that kind of thing would be way too heavy for them
>>28741033I think the press is under 200lbs. An anon suggested scaffolding casters for heavy duty uses, but some regular casters would be fine for that, I think. I haven't tried it yet, tbqh.
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