MAD MAX CUNT edition
>>28794775Happy new year cunts!Was thinking what kind of roo bar would complete the look but don't think anything would fit well. The US cop cars had push bumpers but nothing bigger than that.currently with an exhaust shop to replace the severely rusted out exhaust with a h-pipe and 20 inch mufflers on both pipes, as well as an o2 sensor bung for the carb cheater. even though it was a short drive it was very fun.got pulled over for an rbt and none of the cops gave a shit that it had no plates. when he saw me trying to pull my loicense out he told me to not bother O.o
>>28794783oops fixed orientation
Straya
>>28795014damn what happened to the front left? did the wheel smack it at some point?
>>28795017I used to hit roos trees and jump it for fun
>>28795018lol nice. no roads in syd that i know of that have bumps for me to send it dukes of hazzard style through
>>28795022I actually go off-roading in it the look on the 4wd wankers faces is priceless lol Rtv lift kit in the front and territory in the rearsBone stock apart from the bash plate and new door speakers lol
>>28795023>I actually go off-roading in it the look on the 4wd wankers faces is priceless lolkek same energy as webm related
>>28795027Lol that's literally me These things are hilarious they go anywhere
>>28795029yeah when you mentioned the lift kit i got curious and just found out about the world of off roading falcons. surprisingly not-insignificant amount of aftermarket off roading support for these cars, very neat
Hey can one of you cunts drop this off to me? I'm in perth. Thx. Mint. Cheers cunt.
>>28795032Didn't telecom or the power companies or something have a fleet of modified 4wd falcons in the 70s?
>>28795044nvm I found it
>>28795014Straya
>>28795032Their hilarious the local beach entrance is fucked this things so light it just jumped up and down no problems irs just makes it scamper everywhere like a buggy and it's so light it doesn't sinkHad a gq before it would bog and get stuck this thing I don't even air the tyres downI have an identical turbo project that's heavier and it's hilarious on the dunes >>28795048>Series 1 forteMy first car was a series 2 in that exact colorLove the rims sunrasia? Mine are 17x8 d slot +10
>>28795045Wait til u go down the territory AWD rabbit holeMight even get one soon sadly they all trashed and shot up in price for a turbo barra
>>28795045fuark, imagine getting one of these and then swapping the bits across to a gt falcon zozzle
>>28795058ZozzleIs that u Ben or Nick lolImagine if they made a wagon fg4 and brought the barra turbo backSick of seeing those ranger shitheaps and boomer yank wank caravans on my roads
>>28795056Yeah sunrasias, but I got 16s cause I was originally gonna put tyres on like yours but needed the road tyres more for the time being so the wheels look small lol. I love cars like ours hey.
>>28795064Based urs the old 4sp auto banger 157kw?Miss both of mine but the Barra and zf6 and even the 5sp with good coolers go hard as fuckMiss my turbo project getting it on the road asap
>>28795066yep, bought it as the cheapest running car on carsales after my prelude got smashed and honestly I'm pretty chuffed. keen to see where urs goes.
>>28795069That's just the daily mines in the shop getting a newly rebuilt green top engine swap
>>28795062neither of em, am a fairly new fag
>>28795075Welcome to hellThey normied out years ago and left me in this barren wasteland to go full mad max
>>28794783>>28794786Honestly, push bars were relatively uncommon until the 80's. Maybe the big departments in cities like NY would have something but most departments were broke so their rig was minimal at best.Also, needs to be black and white.
>>28795485yeah the only ones ive seen for that year model either have two tall fat posts with rubber stuck into the bumper, or a thin piece of steel bar (looks to be the size of a piece of steel rebar) bent into a square upside down U shape which looks like it wouldn't even nudge a car without bending.technically speaking, it is black and white. ok, maybe ivory/cream.
Push and bull bars are based honestly skid plates help allt too gonna put side skirts steps on mine
>>28794783>what kind of roo bar would complete the lookIMO,none. If anything, the two vertical bars so it looks like a push start setup for your racecar. I'd be more inclined to search eBay for the proper wheelcovers.
>>28797374LoooL. Dodge owner, his wife and her boyfriend.
>>28797395Me on the right I can't ride for shit unless it's fat girls
>>28797374I actually had the original 14 inch wheels with those wheel covers. I swapped them out for the 15 inch police wheels and hubcaps they used on the 80s cop cars. Gave me better options for tyres, plus the 14s just looked tiny in those wheel wells since there doesn't seem to be any mega fat sidewall options in that size.
Wtf happened to the discords and meets? I am not going back on their after the facial id shit especially after June 27th
>>28797532last meet was intended to be nsw but got cancelled because the roads we were gonna go on got washed away in those non-stop rains we had a few years back
>>28797866oh damn heard about that
>>28795044>4wd falcons in the 70s?Holden also had a 4WD variant available in the HQ-HJ. Converted by an aftermarket company and marketed as Holden Overlander
>>28799702Their super cool I always wanted to put a territory AWD system in a sedanI think there's a guy out there with a AWD FG sedan with a bmw box and shit in it super sickFgs really break traction over 550+ rwhp
>>28794786It's really strange how so few 70s and 80s cars are around compared to in the US. Seems like you will still see an old Caprice or Buick daily over there but I've probably only ever seen that kind of Dodge here just once.
>>28800675i think it depends on where you are too. a guy that used to work at the sydney branch of my company relocated to the brisbane branch and he was telling me how there's a lot more people that daily a classic up there, or at least don't hide it away just for the weekend.also probably the ride quality...they slap on 19 and 20 inch simmons wheels then probably bitch about how harsh it rides lol
>>28800720I don't just mean that, but also local cars like Fords and Holdens. They all seemed to vanish by the 2010s. Even mid 90s Commodores are really rare, the only one I ever see is my grandpas VP Commo.
>>28800752get out of the cities i see tonnes of old cars being dailied
>>28800807I am, the oldest shit you get is something like an AU Falcon or other early 2000s cars. Ironically the place I've seen the most old cars is in major cities.
>>28800752i do still see 00s era falcons somewhat often, usually wagons used by tradies. but yeah commodores that haven't been riced out are very rare. almost exclusively driven by an old bloke lol
>>28800808huh weird must be a coastal SA thing tonnes of old cars but theres a big car culture here where i am in the EPNot mine but i wunna get a awd turbo diesel Territory and put a bullbar on it just for something different>>28800809fair bit of old farmer/fish/wheatbelt moneyhere so a mix of old new ve vf2 fgx occasionally ill see a clapped out b series or maybe a vt-vz then theres me with my lifted shitboxes lol
>>28800818Yeah SA around the sort of Port Noarlunga and Aldinga area have a fair amount of old cars around, either old people with them in okay shape or bogans with them in clapped out shape.
>>28800831ynotbothi got my clapped out shitboxes then ill get nu ones
Just about finished up on dad's Moke. Full nut and bolt resto, come up really well considering how it looked before. Basically needed a tetanus shot to sit inside. Passed pink slip no issues so its time to go put some proper km on it
This is the before, for reference
>>28800855>>28800863love mini mokes
>>28800981I don't think its the same one, but I remember one like that from years back that was on a Suzuki chassis with similar lift. Seem to remember he gave it rear steer as well.They're such fun cars, wish they weren't worth so much so people our age can buy them to enjoy rather than old farts leaving them in the shed
>>28801020love mini mokes theres a couple round here actually sadly dont see them on the beach
>>28800855>>28800863damn son. VERY nice work
>>28801058Thanks g. Shudder to think how many hours are into it by this point. Everything was me sans engine build as one of dad's mates wanted to do it as a tribute to him. Paint and panel, everything. Probably be 400-500 hours total I would think.God these new captchas can lick my taint
>>28801077noice me and my dad where obsesses with mini mokesshame wankers are ev'ing them instead of keeping ice or putting something fun in it like a bike motorhttps://www.jauntmotors.com/moke
>>28801086Honestly they're a good candidate for EV if you just want to cruise the beaches. The original motors are pretty shit unless you really know what you're doing, the gearboxes don't shift well, they're slow and noisy. I love them, but for someone who just wants the look then an EV is a solid option.Wouldn't catch me doing one, but still, it does make sense
finally got the exhaust done. a guy rocked up to get some stuff done for his van I think, turns out he was also into mopars and now i've got a wrenching buddy. he saw the carb cheater and was very curious about it, he knew about it but wanted to see how good it was. Wanted to record a data log but the phone got too hot and it closed the app RIP.Wanted a H pipe but they put in an X pipe...bah. Important thing is, it's so much quieter, but you can hear it when you're romping on it.
>>28801157oh and sorry for shit quality. it was quite dark under there and I didn't bother getting a work light.
>>28801020Mokes rusted badly if left outside. Most were crushed for rust problems. I love how open they are; such a fun car.
>>28801157>carb cheaterIs it useful? Heard a bit about them, seem pretty cool>>28801183Unfortunately yes, only the last two years of production were galvanised which helped a whole lot. But before that they just fall apart so quick.
>>28801186VERY useful. tacho, vacuum AFR gauges and optional gps speedo all in one, with data logging 5 times a second. iirc you can record up to five 3-minute logs and you can view it in the app, on the carb cheater website, or offline.You can use their own display which has a smaller screen than a galaxy a11, or download the app on any android phone. if you wanted you could just buy some cheap burner phone to do that with.i was able to dial the idle vacuum to about 18.5 inHG which was about as good as i could. I might be missing something but I dunno. Pretty sure the timing was set to 12 degrees too, if not 10. AFR was floating around 13.5-7 idling. I think the WOT circuit or whatever it was called was around mid 12s to 13, briefly saw it while I was driving since I didn't have a phone mount.but I really do love how I can see all this shit as I'm driving.
>>28801192Yeah tuff. Sounds pretty handy. What motor, 383?
>>28801198ya. it makes a pretty loud ticking/tapping noise at idle but it might be the fuel pump cam thingy or valvetrain noise. Seemed to quiet down a lot after driving it for a bit, or whenever I'm on the accelerator.
>>28801192ahh ok I just looked it up and the data logging feature is currently app only. dunno if it will become available via their own display. up to five logs can be stored for up to 30 days, I'm assuming it'll overwrite a log (oldest? or maybe it lets you pick, I dunno yet) if there's already five.
>>28801203Might need a new set of lifters if they're hydraulic, or if they're solid then set your clearances. Got an oil pressure gauge?
>>28801237nah no oil pressure gauge, just the idiot light which stays off once the engine turns over. Seems like this engine uses hydraulic tappets.
>>28801278Due for an oil change soon? Put a cup full of diesel in the motor, run it til its hot, then dump the oil. Works as an oil flush but better than the bottle stuff from the shops. If it still ticks after that change, then prob new lifters. No big deal pretty easy job
>>28801283definitely due for an oil change. it's sat for at least a year and a half with the same oil and i'm starting to drive it more and more on the same oil. I know I really shouldn't...but it's so fun to drive...>then prob new lifters. No big deal pretty easy joboh great. will ask wrenching buddy next time i'm over there, he's been working on some crazy sbc build so i'm sure he's got the tools for it.
>>28801289Ooh yeah definitely needs a change then. Just give it a flush with the diesel like I said and see what happens. Chances are it'll be fine
>>28797531Are they off a Dodge Diplomat?
>>28801305dunno. i just know that they're the police hubcaps and wheels for the 74-89 chryslers, and that i really, really like the look of them. it was hard to decide whether to paint them body colour or no, but in the end, black steelies won out. these are oem wheels because the reproductions apparently don't hold the hubcap as well so they tend to fall off. and these hubcaps aren't cheap anymore either.
>>28801303i'll give it a shot. the engine was rebuilt though. apparently whoever built it prior to that used mismatching pushrods...dunno if the lifters/tappets were replaced though.
>>28801312>police hubcaps and wheels for the 74-89 chryslersYeah that'd be the Dodge Diplomat AKA Plymouth Gran Fury.Pretty sure I have one single of those hubcaps kicking around in my shed somewhere, or could have been the one without all the holes.
>>28801113i reckon they'd be a hilarious little beach buggy
>>28801317could probably sell it for some decent cash if you have no use for it. they're worth a fair bit now.
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>gf dumped me and said to leave her aloneFeeling shittier than I have in many years tonight lads.
>>28801417Just do what I do and look at all the men that get their rectums torn open in divorce courts and spend decades with barely enough money to buy a beer.It makes my loneliness hurt less anyway m8.
>>28801419Huh true enough. Still fucking sucks though, I thought she loved me and I was always at her place every night to give her a creampie. It was all too good to last I guess.
>>28801425Any woman that can break your heart without a second thought, ironically saves your life by doing so. Wait and see the misery she brings to others. Still, you are indeed right lad. It does indeed fucking suck. I'll tip a whiskey to you later and hope yer pain fucks off soon.
>>28801428^^ old mates got wisdom
>>28801428I still wonder if she'll speak badly of me or warn women off though and ruin my dating life. WOmen y'know?
>>28801441she absolutely will, but doesn't matter. women are big children, that's how they play. anyone who associates with her probably aint worth your time neither.
>>28801441She will, but remember; Nobody hates women more than other women. One of her friends WILL hook up with you just to piss her off. If yer just looking for a night of fun, then by all means oblige her and laugh at the fireworks later.Alternatively, you can politely decline her, saying shit like you wanting something more meaningful and long term.That'll travel, too ;)
>>28801444>>28801446>she willThat's not good bros, my city isn't very big and I don't want to become undateable. She was really nice but also also pretty mad at me at the end (not cheating, I just said something really dumb that made the breakup worse).
>>28801447>She was really niceAh, I see. Well... If that's the case then all she'll tell is the truth :\If whatever that truth is, doesn't hurt your future prospects, then no worries.If it does, then... I'm afraid my >>28801428 doesn't hold as much water, and it unfortunately falls to you to examine what caused this and seek to change it WITHOUT looking for her back.She'll either see it and respond, or won't. But never, EVER be the one that asks for it back. Start afresh with another nice lass before doing that.
>>28801460>then I took back days laterAre you a retard
Dash mat in lads.
>zoomers crying over losing gf>tfw 35 year old khv
>>28801477Well excuse me for being a zoomer but she was my first true gf and I'm 26, so I'm having a hard time with it since it took so long to get a gf in the first place. Now I'm back to driving around Newcastle alone.
>>28801467I'd totally be into this interior without the ipad, shame.
>>28794786I used to have a 71 phoenix had to sell it was too fuckin big for Sydney.
>>28801482Gives me a 360 view AND under the car for off-road. I must be getting old because all this new tech works for me, a few years ago I'd have agreed with you
>>28801484yeah i thought the slab sides were big but the fuselage bodies are even bigger. the slab sides are only a bit wider than a late model camry so it's not too bad. but they're longer than a late model ranger...don't think i'm gonna find any parallel parking spots any time soon. the fuseys are even wider than the slabs though.
>>28801490For a car that big I get it, but damn that would look nice with some classy old school gauges.
>>28801477Dude I'm 35 this year still haven't had penises in vagoos but has gfsDon't give up they like older guys shy guys inexperienced guys etc
>>28801417Sorry to hear mate I got ghosted and my cock bit last year felt bad shit happens 3mo later already lining up her thick taller older replacement
>>28801461WTF He handled that wrong
>>28801501You can even change the gauges to look analog kek.And yeah it's a fucking huge car. Wide and long, no yank tank but larger than a ranger iirc
>>28801506I hate new car interiors That said having a huge fucking iPad as a speedo would be fun for certain stuff and a pita at others
>>28801510yeah, i'm still getting used to it, so many things to look at, very distracting when you're new to it.need to decide do i go the hardlid or the canopy. heavily leaning towards the hardlid.had a 09 ss ute if i need to carry anything tall so not phased by that.
>>28801524Ah I think u used to post that on here or when I was in discords I was gonna get a Ute but I can't really stand any of them so I put a rtv ute front shocks and springs in both my falcon sedans and territory rear lift kit and called it a day
>>28801524have a 09 ss ute** not had.>>28801526falcon utes are still bargains atm, perfect time to pick up a XG/XH.i've got one of the last aussie panelvans ever made getting rust repairs atm, absolute money pit.
>>28801504>my cock bit last yearShe bit your cock?
>>28801529Well more of a scrape haha with her teeth took ages to heal
>>28801527Nah not a fan of the x series rust issues more of a lifted sedan man and if I need a Ute I just put the trailer on the back
I'm of the belief that /dat/ is the best thread on /o/
to the anon interested about my carb cheater, i posted some telemetry on the ccg thread >>28801569
>>28801552some say he comes from a land down underothers say the women there roar and chunderall we know is hes called the stigs... madcunt cousin !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hReP-S0xk3Ibased ev hater mguy shits on ubased gms ev bullshitrip ev crap 2010-2025i remember saying on here almost 20 years ago battery tech isnt there yet and even solid state isnt ready
Massive exhaust leak from the manifold. Heatsoak so bad that the airbox is hot to touch.Feels like running down 2 cylinders from the power loss.Threw a second gasket on and shit load of copper silicone. Hopefully fixes that.Embarrassing to drive around sounding like a tractor.What have anons done this weekend?
>>28802486>Embarrassing to drive around sounding like a tractor.all my ball joints creek because i daily it on dirt and sandgetrekt cityfag lol u t hink u got problems
>>28802486experienced fuel percolation for the first time when my dodge wouldn't turn over while it was fucking hot the other day. found out that i just had to keep the throttle slightly open and crank it for a really long time before it finally turned over. need to block off the heat crossover...also been using the carb cheater to dial it in, can never seem to get more than 18.5 inHg of vacuum at warm idle. Noticed that the vacuum goes to 20 at 1000 rpm but that seems pretty high for a warm idle no?
>>28802494Seppo here. Where else did Australia not metricate a unit?
>>28802489My locked diff always clunks that's pretty embarrassing too, but in a good way>>28802494Based tinkerer>>28802499We use all measurements, depends on what reading the equipment gives
>>28801532Yeah I'm about 8k into the rust repairs for mine FML. But as I said, one of the last panel ever made, it's hopefully worth it
>>28802568Farck m8. Sick though, I hope to see pics of it on here when you get it done.
>>28802548>My locked diff always clunks that's pretty embarrassing too, but in a good waydunno how my stock FG non turbo irs diffs are still alive lol one has 210000kms over half of those kms was skidded still tyte as a drum my other one has almost 350000k na + t and still tyte
>>28802593You'll be disappointed, the XHs are so ugly
>>28802611That's because you're skidding on dirt its hardly any strain lel
>>28802720i actually fried the tyres on tarmac first in driving simulators on vr
