>/CCG/>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 multi-meter.>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: >>29066863
I used a tyre machine for the first time the other day. Getting the tyre off was a complete fucking ballache, but getting the new ones on was pretty easy. Still not as easy as fitting tyres to widow maker wheels, but oh well.
>>29117496>Getting the tyre off was a complete fucking ballache,You were doing something wrong... I have a rim clamp machine, but honestly 90% of the time I just bust the shit down outside with a slide hammer bead breaker and spoons because I don't want to sweep up afterwards. Kek.
>>29116341sheesh, you're not methin' around
>>29117490is that larger diameter tires than OEM?we all know they were a tall truck but certainly that's not factory
>>29117496Was the old tire rotted and hard as shit? That makes the job harder
>>29117596Theyre a couple sizes larger but the truck is a "highboy" or a highboy clone.You can see on this factory (appearing) highboy that the top of the tires line up at a different point in the fenderwell but the wheels line up the same with the bodywork (pretty obvious in the rear).It was a factory 2" lift because of driveshaft angles needed for a divorced transfer case.
>>29117622those are actually different bodies (bumpside 67-72 vs dentside 73-79)they had different frames with different wheelbase. the earlier trucks actually had different track widths front vs rear. i've heard the earlier trucks were taller
