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CLASSIC CAR GENERAL
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Post classic cars
Post classic car projects
Post classic car feels
Blogpost classic cars
Anything applies. Muscle, landbarge, trucks, European, Japanese. If its older than 25 years post about it here.
last thread >>13950628
Holy shit, time for a new thread already?
>>13981054
old thread was 5 or 6 days old pham
The car if my dreams
1959 Cadillac Eldorado
posting for top of the thread
>>13981087
I would rather have a 65 tbqh
>>13981087
The car of my dreams, a 58, 59 or 60 Lincoln Continental.
There was an extremely nice mostly restored one on craigslist for $11 000. But I'm too poor for that
In.
Here's those Rambler wheels on a second gen, I'm really liking them over the Vision 143's.
I just hope my tax return is large enough for these plus tires.
any particualar things on this list /o/ wants pics of?
im certanly going to be taking lots of that e-type.
pre'90's only classic street car drag racing.
>>13981125
starlet, datsun 160j, mazda RX2, fiat 125, yamaha RD400 and RZ350,
>>13981110
What tires you doing, Azenis? Those wheels look great
>>13981169
I currently don't know. Tire sizes will be a 245/40r18 in the front and 285/35r18 in the rear. I'm too poor to afford a premium set of UHP summers in those sizes at the same time as I'm buying the wheels, so I'm looking at some more affordable options until I'm ready for the next set of tires. Probably going to have a budget of $500ish for the set if I get those Ramblers at the same time.
>>13981054
I was able to rebuild two WCFBs in the span of that thread...
>>13981229
are those C5z wheels?those look really good on that second gen.
>>13981240
>it took him 5 days to rebuild some carbs
m8...
but if you said tuning and synching, well that's another story.
>>13981241
I don't think Vette wheels are made with that kind of backspacing.
>>13981009
>first time in a long time someone else made a thread
it feels like m-my general is actually alive
>>13981110
Yeah man the fucking Ramblers fit that car 100% good choice pham
>>13981420
It won't match my color scheme for a while, but I plan on putting her in for paint next winter.
>>13981087
>>13981104
People always rave about the '59 Cadillac and it's considered an icon of styling, but I never thought the styling was all that great. Way too extreme for my tastes. I've always thought my '58 was a much better looking car.
>>13981618
It looks good, but at the same time it looks a lot like a 57 Chevy.
>>13981009
>If its older than 25 years post about it here.
So this shitbox counts as a classic?
>>13981753
No. If it's older than 25 years and considered a classic, then post it. No one will consider that a classic in 100 years
>>13981759
Boomers consider pretty much any shitbox American from the 60s a classic nowadays so I'm going to call the Hyundai a classic car.
>>13981959
That just means you're no one
what tool should I use to cut a radiator hose, and is it alright to remove what appears to be the metal spring that maintains ridgidity
>>13982090
The metal spring inside is to prevent kinking when bent at extreme angles. If your hose doesn't have some 90 degree bends in it then go ahead and remove it
Re posting after a wax. Cant wait for break when I can finally work on her.
>no 70's landbarge as my reliable daily
>no 70's landbarge to use as a beater car
>it will always stick out
>you will always be harrased by people to restore it
Why cant i imagine im 20 years old living in the 90's? Its an abstract autistic kind of feeling
Reporting.
>tfw winter has set in and your plates are technically illegal to drive on now.
New thread
Same old pictures
>>13982180
>>tfw winter has set in and your plates are technically illegal to drive on now.
What the hell kind of plates are those?
>>13982180
>tfw winter has set in
I hate that feel. I go fire it up once a week. I tell myself it's to cycle the fuel.
>>13982180
I can't feel that feel, my classic is my daily driver all year round
>go bed after some bondo and chill
>"finally making progress can't wait for tomorrow"
>its raining and the car was outside
>>13982102
I fucking love that moustache. When everyone else thinks the GNX is as cool as I do I'll finally get one. Too much of a fuckboy to get a car grills will think is a shitbox
>>13981409
>my general
I seem to recall being one of the first people to post a new thread anon
>>13982197
Sorry man, not a lot of us I guess
>>13982619
I recall being one of the first people to make a weekly classic tread, which started out as Vintage instead of Classic, shortly after I made a thread for actual vintage cars https://archive.4plebs.org/o/thread/12114233/
And then weekly vintage threads never caught on for a long time until maybe around, I want to say June?
I'm glad we have Classic General threads That aren't shit up by Honda General fags now
>>13981247
>>13981247
I'm not NEET. I only have a handful of hours in the week to work on this stuff...
Also implying 90% of /o/ could do the same...
>>13982655
I could. I like carbs and I like rebuilding them. They are interesting devices. I have a carb I'm trying to rebuild right now, if I could find a carb rebuild kit for it
>>13981087
Fuck off, Lance.
>>13982619
>sweating intensifies
now I feel like a dick, what was the picture you used?
>>13982648
Yeah I remember your threads, I made a few and they weren't really weekly. They'd die for like a week and come back up again lel
>>13981108
Honestly it makes me feel good knowing they go as low as 11k in decent shape.
>>13981009
>>13981077
Did you take these pics yourself OP?
>>13982214
Illinois Extended Antique plates. Restricted transport between December to end of February except for maintenance.
bumpage
My hoopty. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7m-YieecWA
Last bump, off to work
>>13982225
What part of BC?
bump
Can anyone tell me what year this Impala is? Couldn't get a proper photo due to cars parked behind me
2nd angle
Back when the motor was out. Gasser stance as fuck. Sorry for the filter, the original image was too big to post
>>13986504
And it ate the picture
>Posting the same 5 pictures over and over.
I can't wait to get it out in the sun again, I need more pictures.
>>13986801
Herp.
>>13984024
Vancouver island
>>13986447
With this blurry ass pic it looks like a 1969. Can't tell for sure
muh veeyate
>>13988081
What is that? a van?
>>13988224
Right, it is. Just noticed your name
>>13988224
>>13988245
'77 Tradesman
>>13988365
So I took off my carb that was leaking like crazy. Like 250 ml of gas came pouring out of it when I took it out and moved it around. Is that normal? Do carbs normally retain gas after they car has been shut off and sitting? I figured it should've drained down the engine.
>>13982619
>Sorry man, not a lot of us I guess
No I was saying for me, not for the thread.
>>13988371
Sitting for how long? Fuel will sit in the bowls for a few days before evaporating.
>>13988392
Probably like a good 2 weeks. And it was a lot. I'm guessing the carb needed a rebuild and it was clogging or something since fuel was just pouring out of every orifice that it shouldn't.
Fuel was coming out of where that top screw is in the picture. And also from the fuel inlet nut. It was bad....
>>13981125
The Celicas are nice.
Daily drivers?
Only 1 more month before my DD Subaru Liberty becomes a 'classic'
What do your friends think about your classics? What does your family think of them?
Any complaints or does everyone love being driven in it? All i hear is non-stop bitching
>>13989845
>Any complaints or does everyone love being driven in it? All i hear is non-stop bitching
I think this is dependent on what kind of classic you drive. I imagine if you drive an easily recognizable and appreciated classic like a Camaro or whatnot, it will be more appreciated by normies than something relatively obscure.
What do you drive?
>>13989725
Mine is my DD
>>13989845
All of my friends and family like it
One of them doesn't want me to sell it cause she loves it
>>13989845
>What do your friends think about your classics?
cool, but they don't get it.
>What does your family think of them?
mom thinks it is bitchin, dad thinks it is a death trap
>Any complaints or does everyone love being driven in it?
they think it is fun, but loud and slow. I have let my friends drive it and they were scared shitless which was p fun.
>All i hear is non-stop bitching
it happens, but fuck em
>>13989845
Everyone likes it, but despite me DDing classics for 12 years now, even when living on a steep street in SF and commuting, and driving cross country multiple times people still don't believe they are reliable or reasonable to drive.
>>13986447
Looks like a 67
>>13989845
All my buddies like it, they're all JDM BRO guys and one of them is slooowly converting to a muhscle fag because of it.
My mom and my sister aren't too thrilled with being in a car with no AC and smells like gasoline. Dad loves it since we work on it together.
>>13992674
whoah. what could have been. that looks a lot like a pontiac though.
>>13992688
I wish so much that Edsel hadn't failed. But Ford fucked up
>>13989845
My father loves my Fury, my mother is worried it has too much power for me, my sister has a 72 Duster.
My friends all want to drive it, I decline. Noone complains about no ac once I open the vents and hit the throttle.
>>13992886
Post pics of driveway family
>>13988371
Carbs don't 'drain'. The fuel sits in the float bowls until you start the car the next time. That's why it's not good to leave them sit for long periods, because the evaporating gas varnishes everything.
>>13982662
http://www.carburetor-parts.com/
Where I found the ones I needed. Seems to have a bunch of them
>>13993548
The thing I don't like about that is, it says they have the carb kit but the power valve in the picture is wrong, it should look like pic related
>>13993654
That's a two-stage power valve that's typically only used in fuel economy oriented carbs like the 4180. It opens partially at something like 12inHg and fully at 6.5inHg. The idea is you can use leaner jets than normal for light cruise and the partial opening covers the need for more fuel than that but still less than the power mixture of the fully open PV. A normal PV will work just fine but you'll likely have to run the primary jet sizes up around 4-6 or so or it'll stumble a bit when you're accelerating from a roll
>>13993802
Ahh, so that's what it is. I was wondering what the difference was
Used to have a 87 Camaro here in Tuba city az, Bought it mainly because I was a fan boy of dukes and hazard, car only lasted me 2 weeks before I ran into a ditch
>tfw can't find any 1967 chevy impala 4 doors in black
Why can't I live the supernatural dream?
>>13995540
Couldn't you find a 67 Impala in not black and then paint it black
>>13995551
Even then, I still cannot find a 1967 4 door impala in Aus.
>>13995555
> Aus
Yeah, you're definitely not going to find one cheap. As a Kiwi I wouldn't dream of buying a muscle car that wasn't a Holden or Oceanic Ford
>>13995567
I like classic holdens & fords but they're always around, I would rather have something different.
>>13995573
Well, it's gonna take some time to find one, unless you import it from the US.
>>13995616
occassionally ive seen American stuff go for as low as 5,000 for 70's caprices and impalas with some mustangs floating around 10-15 grand. Its relatively cheap especially for an import market
>no buddy to work on classic us cars in germany
>>13995987
Where you at mang?
>>13981009
Hold me back /o/.
http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/5342881375.html
>>13996103
>4K
>360 V8
>no rust
Only reason I'd be holding you back is so I could buy it myself. Shame importing it across the Atlantic would be such a bitch.
>>13996101
Bremen, north germany
>>13996112
Dammit. Still 3 and a half hours away (south Dutchfag here).
>>13996105
You're not helping. How much does it cost to send vehicles from the US to Europe?
>>13996121
Around 2-3K, and then I'd have to register it and pay import taxes - probably another 2-3K. Then, to make paying for gas not as much of a bitch, I'd be looking at a 3K propane installation. That's not even going into what a potential failure importing a car sight unseen could be.
Meanwhile, I can buy a propane-burning '74 Wagoneer for 7K EUR. Way easier. If I were on the other side of the pond though, I'd jump for >>13996103.
>>13993031
Sister lives 3 hours away and I have my own home. Sorry anon.
I don't have many good pics of my cutlass. Just got it put away for winter after a week of insanely confusing carb and starter problems.
I need to get a new engine crane so I can rip her heart out and do rebuild #2 or just swap something newer in. It kills me knowing everything it needs done but not having the funds to do anything.
And here's a pic of a 60 something olds jetfire I found while doing some business with my boss. I didn't get to Manny pics cause of all the junk around it. such a shame
>>13998485
>>13998485
your olds is hot as fuck one of the nicest paintjobs i've seen and on wheels for normal people
Posting another anons ride
>>13998584
Thanks! The paint is awesome everywhere but the hood around the scoop, when I first got it I got in a fender bender and had to have basically the whole front end re-painted. They did a great color match to the old paint but around the scoop and a few other spots on the hood its cracking and chipping bad now.
>>13998460
I know that feel all too well anon.
>>13982706
Probably a pic of my crappy chebby
>>13989845
Ugh, my friend digs the idea but gives me shit for owning a POS pretty often. My mum thinks they're pretty gross and my dad thinks they're going to kill me, it's a regular lovefest. But they're pretty supportive of the hobby, they're giving me a little cash for my 21st if I want to upgrade cars, and dad had a garage built at their house
>bitching
Pretty much, but it's pretty reasonable considering these cars rattle and shake and have no A.C. sometimes. My first ever DD was a Jeep so it doesn't bother me
>>13998880
muh dick. what engine?
>>13998926
307 lel. I always post here asking for tech advice. It's kinda shot but I'm still installing headers and 305 heads to boost the compression. Probably need to rebuild it all because it smokes like a bitch, but I'm hoping that's just a leaky trans modulator
>>13998946
or you could always swap in a 454...
307/305 are kind of turds.
>>13998954
I've been over it so many times, it's mostly just for me to learn with my hands and not worry about fucking up a decent motor
They weren't even that bad anyway, it's just a 283 with a 327 crank, the main issue is the heads, the 2bbl carb and the wimpy cam. Replace those 3 things and you can make 1hp/cu pretty easy
>>13998989
sounds like a decent plan. do you expect to have this car for a while?
>>13999035
nah, I'm not too fussed about losing money though. It was $800. I want to get it running smooth, replace the windscreen, and make the interior liveable before I "flip" it. I think I get tired of cars way too easily, but I wouldn't sell one if I hadn't actually improved the state of it at all. I'll look for maybe 3k and put that towards something with potential and a 4spd, or a nice truck
>>13999078
good luck man. you can probably get some money back, too bad no one wants the 4 doors.
>>13999084
thanks. It's just a year off from the supernatural one though, except it's not a hardtop/pillarless, so maybe I can find a nerd who'll really want it
>>13999112
what year was dirty larry crazy marys?
>>13999128
1966. Although I had to google because I had no idea what that was
>>13999195
for one watch that movie.
I've reached a dilemma.
Do I pick up an L33, use the cash saved for the swap parts, or just buy an LS1 and pay extra?
>>13999715
LS1. But I'm in the camp that says go LS2 or 400 SBC and build it to the 9s.
>>13999734
Well it's got a 427 in it now, but I'm not building a drag car.
>>13999740
to the 9s usually means to the max, rather than 9 seconds
>>13999740
Not build it to a 9 second car. Do a 400SBC up (dressed to the nines. Go full injection and a good mid range cam.
And I know about your goals anon, been following the development of you buying and getting the car home. I'm the guy with the BBM Fury that posts in every thread.
Either way, id say nay to the L33
>>13999798
>>13999786
Derp, right.
My issue with the 400 is the weight, and getting it to make the same power as an LS based motor would, with injection, would run about the same amount of money anyway.
I'm pretty settled on an LS based engine, I just need to figure out which one at this point. Although first that requires figuring out exactly how much I can milk out of selling the big block. There's a local engine builder who specializes in drag motors, I'm going to go chat him up in the Spring when I can start driving it again. The waiting is killing me.
>>13996103
Yes buy it!
![buick-electra-225-limited-4-door-hardtop-1968[1].gif](https://i.imgur.com/mDn03yl.gif "buick-electra-225-limited-4-door-hardtop-1968[1].gif")
>>13982225
I desire a classic that I can use as a daily driver. Some manner of great, big American land yacht. It seems the really good ones are going for more than brand new cars right now.
Pic related: an early 60's 4-door deuce quarter is my dream car.
>>14001604
I got my 68 Continental for $1400 US dollereedoos. Although it needs a lot of time put into it and a decent amount of money, you can still find good deals, just keep looking and be patient
>>14001604
I mean you can DD pretty much anything after the mid 50s or so with ease, it is just the preventative maitenance you need to keep up with.
>>14001623
I fucking hate it when people put ridiculous rims on classic vehicles. They look so trashy on an otherwise amazing car. I would literally %100 prefer stock wheel covers
>>14001637
I am fine with chrome as long as they aren't bigger than like 16's.
>>14001641
When aftermarket rims are period correct, I'm fine with that, but when some nig nog puts 17 inch, chromed out the ass modern rims on, then that looks just wrong, like pic related
>>14001774
Just being honest.
No amount of terrible rims can ever ruin the beauty of those lincolns.
Fucking absolutely none.
>>14001774
Can we just boycott Torque Thrust IIs pls?
>>14001780
That's because this era of Lincolns is godlike, but still the rims in the pic are way overdone.
These rims, while too large for my tatse, are more acceptable
>>14001774
>Imagine that car exactly how it is, but with 16-inch glossy black wire wheels
Muh benis
![MichaelPerryNewsBig[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/KxPSMWU.jpg "MichaelPerryNewsBig[1].jpg")
>Tfw no JFK mobile
>no XC ute
>no going cross country on dirt roads listening to folk songs drinking beer and shooting shit
>not australian
>im an australiaboo
>>14001774
>>14001641
>>14001637
>mfw going with 18's for the camaro
>>14001961
You gay. I guess since you're already a heretic, you might as well go full on heretic with rims that are obnoxious
>>14001968
Gotta fit the C6 brakes in there somehow.
>doing bondo/body work
>coming along great
>making progress
>get excited for bondo times
>it rains two days in a row
>get sick two days after that
>tfw bondo withdrawal
Feels like a totally different car without the trimmings/mouldings. It was so satisfying to take off the vinyl top trim and that side door bumper trim.
Can't decide if I should go with or without the wheel well trim
>>14002321
Don't use bondo man, cut it out and weld steel back in.
>>14002342
I would, but I have no idea how to into welding.
The last owner did a pretty bad bondo job and you could just peel that shit off like taffy. I'm assuming it was just because he didn't prep it/mix it properly.
I just want to get the bad spots with rust reformer and bondo, some day I'll weld new steel in.
>>14002373
Welding is the easy part, doing the panel beating is the time consuming bit. His bondo work was probably ok for awhile but you only need a small point of failure for it to get out of hand quickly. Shit even your car sitting in the sun on a hot day can cause it to start failing. It's fine for a stop gap or just on a beater car but if you are going to keep the car for a length of time or respray def think about it.
>>14002509
I'm not planning on going full on showcar resto with it, I just want it to look straight and presentable.
And yeah the panel beating bit is what scares me the most, especially where the body lines get complicated
>>13999906
Well if you have the specs on the internals and cam, I may be able to help price it out for ya.
>>14001604
Look for a Full size car. An example of a good inexpensive option is the Chrysler C Body or Imperial. That includes the Plymouth Fury, Grand Fury, Dodge Monoco, Chrysler New Yorker and 300, and of course imperial. Other advantages of the Full size cars is most were a factory big block (383-440) and were not ran like a drag car. One word of caution on them is there ore only 3 companies that make front suspensions for them and while inexpensive, are not as convenient as other cars to get.
Great value for dollar and pic very related, 1969 Monoco 4dr hardtop.
Forgive my lack of knowledge. Being a Britfag, we never really had the same car culture as you Americans.
Can someone please explain to me what a Gasser is? And why are they always at a ridiculous height?
I know they're all '55+ Bel Airs, or seem to be.
>>14003511
some dumb boomer fad
>>14003511
It's a fad/style. Same as lowriders in my book in the way that it isn't my thing but most people that actually are enthusiasts and that is their style pull it off well. The term gasser in modern times is also used to refer to a gas heavy duty truck.
Anons, what color do you think I should paint this beast? It's a ways off but I'd like your input, I was thinking dark grey-blue with maybe a white stripe where the trim line is? Or maybe a dark red like ox blood.
>>13983930
Fuck man nice biscayne. But what's up with the brony mobile?
Just watched riding the bullet last night. I popped so many boners for the 60 fury in that movie, was it supposed to be Christine or what? It was the same car and both were written by King.
>>13996103
Some guy around la crosse has that same jeep. I fucking love that thing.
>>13992886
Which fury you got furybro?
>>14003456
This. Even the high trim level furys go cheap, I got my sport fury for two grand, granted it took work to get it running again but it wasn't hard at all.
>>14003621
Please tell me that's not a gran coupe. Year and engine? And id say a good deep burgundy or even a charcoal gray.
>>14003680
66 Sport Fury HT. 512 stroker, 727, Strange S60 rear end, 3.23 gears.
>>14003876
Muh longtube headers
>>14003424
I don't know the cam specs, but it's a completely forged rotating assembly with TRW domed pistons. I need to look at the casting codes on the heads still, and figure out exactly which carb I have.
>>14002563
Body work I leave to professionals.
>>14003931
Well definitely keep us posted. It's gonna be a wild ride.
>>14003935
Yeah but professionals charge soooo much money
>>13999112
I'd totally buy that off you anon. Looks perfect for my first classic
>>14004056
Yeah, but I like having my panels line up.
>>14003868
It's a 71 sport fury, it's got the LA 360 in it for an engine, a 383 would have been cool too but I like the 360 alot.
That sounds good, maybe a two tone deep burgundy and grey?
>>14003876
Ah it's you again fury bro, that thing is awesome dude
>>14004309
The 360 is a damn fine engine. Should have left the factory with an RB though being a Sport Fury. And I'm looking at Burgundy and Cream, but grey sounds cool as hell.
>>14004309
Yep its me. Hopefully after the holidays I can sink some money into the new engine and get it done. So much left to do....
>>14004665
I don't think it did come with an RB, it did have AC though. Forgive my ignorance but what is an RB, raised block right? What is that for again?
I would really love a paint job like this one, this car looks unbelievable. That weird blue gray is awesome.
Yeah I know what you mean, I'm saving up for a new dual exhaust, the old single exhaust has a massive hole in it under the passenger door.
What did you pick your Fury up for?
My classic. 1967 Jeepster Commando, it has a 225 Oddfire Buick, 3 speed manual and according to something I saw online, a 4.88 rear gear. My grandpa bought it brand new.
I'm really wanting to get a Pre-75 Cadillac Sedan De'Ville, or a Pontiac Grand Safari. Or really any old wagon or land yacht, there's just not many wagons around and most yachts have been ruined
>>14004703
Exactly right. There were B (standard deck) and RB (raised deck) big blocks. The B series was the 350, 361, 383, and 400. RB was 383 (uncommon) 413, 426 "wedge" and the 440.
For headers I went with Heddman, only longtubes that would fit and they rattle on the T bar at idle.
I actually traded a gun for it (pic related). I paid 650 for the gun and just didn't want to fire it due to age. I put a battery in the Fury, added a tank of premium, adjusted the ignition timing by sound, and started doing burnouts. Guy that sold ne the car included towing it to my house for 100 and he was pissed (Car had vapor lock on a 100* day and a flat battery, would NOT stay running in gear at all)
why does boomershit/muh hawt rawds have to be in the OP for every single one of these threads
>>14004782
That is just the tits.
>>14003511
Back in the day it was a style of drag racer, the idea being to balance the weight by jackin up the front end and dropping in a beam axle.
>>14005257
Because no one is the set head of the CCG and we don't have an /o/ CCG family photo.
>>14005261
Thank you good sir, I also smoked a fully restored Willy's in it during the slowest drag race
>>14005249
Neat, was the raised block just a part of those engines or is it something that can be added in? What does it do? Increase air or gas flow?
I'm not sure if I want to get exhuast heads with my pipes just yet, the ones I have are still usable but they do leak a little. Do your headers add a bit more power? Or did you just replace them because the old ones wore out?
Hot Damn! And it's a sport fury too? You literally stole that thing man, I paid 2k plus 1k shipping and I thought I got a deal. You put me to shame man lol
>>14005406
Maybe we should do a class photo though, although winter might make that hard
>>14005582
The RB design was a casting design giving the block a higher deck allowing for a longer stroke. Cannot be added at all, but 440s are cheap as dirt.
I do highly recommend headers over the factory manifolds. I had planned on swapping headers because the factory manifolds are very very restrictive, as was the smaller exhaust. I run the headers, to a 5"-3" collector, to electric dumps just behind the front tires, 2.75" reducer to factory mufflers for quietness. The headers alone (before I added the dumps and larger pipes) gave me 23lb/ft of torque and 43 hp. And most other RBs aee similar results. Your 360 LA would benefit, maybe not as much but a good bit, so id do I unless you have decided on a swap.
I did kind of steal it. Was a 1 owner car sold by the guys son to me. Was just meant to happen.
>>14005447
That's just awesome. I'm guessing 20 seconds to 60?
>>14005590
I have quite a few pics I took this year we could use anon. I'm in.
>>14005798
Not quite that long I don't think. The speedometer doesn't work, so going by my estimations, I'm probably going about 65-70 at my fastest. One of these days I'll time it
SOON
>>14003621
matte black
jk, maybe like bullitt mustang green but grey-blue is neat
>>14006118
what's the plan for it?
>>14006226
It hasn't been driven since 1997 so the immediately plan is GET IT DRIVING.
And the short term goal is I have a car show to attend in April, and I want to take the wagon.
And the car show is 200 miles away.
After that I have no idea, I'll think of something
>>14006299
what engine and tranny? looks good though. that looks like a good base though with the disk brakes, but that hood is gross as shit.
>>14006317
the hood isn't that bad, at least the scoop isnt 2 feet high
>>14006317
I added the disk brakes, it was all manual drums when I got it. all the brake lines are new except the rear ones.
Its a 289 and c4, previous owner hopped it up a bit by the look and sound of it.
>that hood is gross as shit
It's the factory hood, but the last guy put a boss 302 scoop on it for whatever reason. And the hood pins were already there.
>>14006336
the hood is pretty bad. what is the driveline?
>>14006352
yeah not feeling the scoop. and that's a good base for the driveline. 289 with 4v intakes and heads are a good start to a powerplant.
>>14006118
>mustang 4 piston brakes
cool
>>14005796
Maybe I will swap the headers, I've been trying to decide between buying a pre made tti H pipes, or having some custom made. What do you think?
Yeah what kind of shape is the body in? I can't believe someone would let a sport fury go that easy, it's crazy lol.
>>14006390
Scoop has grown on me a bit, I might get rid of it later though.
As for the hood pins, I was never crazy about them, but with a 50 year old hood latch you never know.
>>14006702
I have mine running true duals, no H pipe. The sound is awesome with the cam i'm running at the moment.
The body is totally solid and barring some surface rust on the spring shackles and a nickel sized rust bubble I took care of in the passenger rear sail, its rust free. The front bumper is a bit rough, but I don't worry as much about cosmetics as much. Interior is complete and close to perfect as is, but the chrome around my headlight, e brake release, and wiper switch is a bit pitted. I'll break down and buff them soon, but i may electroplate them burgundy chrome if I do refresh them.
>>14007043
Heres the back seat. It appears that it was never sat in. There are no runs or rips in the vinyl seats and the padded dash only has a slight warp near the A Pillar. Really, even if the 440 would have been toast, I'd have bought it for the body condition and interior.
'65 barracuda
'66 charger
These cars looked better in their first generation than their most popular generation, are these cheap relatively speaking?
>>14006214
Hmm, I hadn't even thought about green, I almost want to go with a really dark green, or olive and then a dark red pinstripe. But I'm not sure about that, how good does mustang green look
>>14007140
Yes and no. You can find cheapish 65 barracudas, but usually i6, and price increases exponentially when they're in good condition. 66 Chargers are a bit squarish IMO, I think the 69 deserves its acclaim. 66s are generally much cheaper than the 69, but still more expensive than most classics. Think 6k for a good base, 10k and up for a daily driver.
Consider the drivetrains as well, the 65 barracuda never had the 318 or 340. The 67 is the best both looks-wise and considering the 318 was an option. I don't know about the Charger drive train but I'm sure you can wiki it.
![A-pimp-named-slickback-198928[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/9WTNoke.jpg "A-pimp-named-slickback-198928[1].jpg")
>>14003621
Royal purple. Gold trim.
I got the passenger side rocker arm rail back on since I got the new push rod. Alternator and power steering pump are back on, valve covers back on and all I need now is to put the radiator back in, but I'm not sure if I want to put the old one back in or buy a new one.
I also found a rebuild kit for my some how rare carb, so once that get's delivered I can finally break in the camshaft and get the truck back on the road
>>14004063
How much tho. I've been thinking of upgrading and you can only upgrade if you have money
>>14006299
Mine was a similar story, hadn't been on the road since the 90s, then when I bought it I drove it from Monterey to Marin at night taking 1 and 17, was an interesting drive
>>14007359
I was thinking about the Mustang from Bullitt (pic related)
Its a pretty boring film, typical 1960's crime film, but the car chase in that movie was amazing. But as a warning, if you paint it this colour you're obligated to either replicate this chase once in your life or wear elbow patches on all your suits
![0_6fc87c8b708034d1b1eefbf5193be5ad[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/IYAzsim.jpg "0_6fc87c8b708034d1b1eefbf5193be5ad[1].jpg")
>>14003456
This 1984 New Yorker is relatively close to me; it's being advertised for $9,800. 80's is not my favorite decade for cars though.
>>14007363
Im in Australia, im looking at this '66 Barracuda for 15 000 and i think its a good deal, and it has a v8. I liked how it was more of a true fastback design
But look at this 66 charger dash, the electroluminescent lighting is God tier, probably the best looking dash of its era
>>14007453
NO. Whats your area and Ill find you a ride. How far you willing to drive/fly?
>>14007453
Is this the kind you're looking for, or older?
http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/rds/cto/5334287731.html
>>14007469
Have to say that's a beautiful dash. Best of luck finding one, I'd never get tired of seeing that
I've really been itching to pick up a 4spd muscle car with an sbc I can just keep adding sanic parts too so I can fling it around in parking lots and stuff. But now there's a P1800 a la Roger Moore's Bond just come up for sale in my area for $8000. Literally got a stiffy from this pic, the interior is so beautiful
What do you guys say, P1800 on a whim or finally fulfill my muscle car fantasy?
>>14007837
no. don't. what you want is a nova or Chevy II or a falcon that you can fling around hard.
Anyone have a recommendation for affordable gauges that work on electric signal and don't look like garbage?
>>14007881
Stewart Warner Heavy Duty for black face, Auto Meter Phantoms for white face
>>14007881
I like the Bomber series gauges from Classic Industries, they match the theme I think I'm going with for the car, but $1k for a set of gauges is brutal.
>>14007518
Anywhere in Clark County, NV, I suppose. I'm not quite in the market yet; I'm waiting until tax season. I'd like to know what to look for when the time comes though.
>>14007693
What's the quality like on older Cadillacs? My current ride is a '97 Eldorado, and boy, was that a mistake!
>>14007940
I've never heard about bad quality from old Caddies. I would fucking love a 1970 Eldorado.
What's wrong with yours? I've always wanted a 90s Cadillac
>>14007910
Those Stewart Warners look perfect for the price, thanks for the tip
>>14007953
It should tell you something that there's an entire industry around rebuilding Northstar engines. Here's the main issue: http://www.northstarperformance.com/cadillacoverheating.php
I could get the north star performance kit installed (probably about $4500, parts and labor), or even get a Jasper rebuild ($8500, parts and labor) if I was REALLY into the car. It's the most comfortable thing I've ever driven; being 6'1", that's important to me. However, after sitting down and having a long, hard think, it isn't really the one I want. I've been driving it around for a little over a year now, carefully watching the heat gauge, constantly refilling anti-freeze and oil, and I've dumped more money into it in this past year than I care to remember to keep it running, and this is without even tackling that main problem mentioned above.
It probably doesn't help that I'm not really a car guy, but by the looks of it, I really need to become one if I'm serious about buying a true classic. Don't even know where to start.
>>14008015
>>14007910
Actually, reading more about SW, it sounds like their quality has gone downhill.
But the research led me to Speedhut, which is affordable, has a good rep on the protouring forums and you can customize the gauges.
>>14008023
Yeah that's pretty weak
>>14007860
>want a nova
>irrational fear that all third gen novas will be crushed/gutted and tubbed out for racing/20k know what i got'd by the time I can own another project
last bump for the night
>>14008728
I love the look of the nova 2 a bit more tbqh pham.
>>14008772
>tfw no 330 with these comfy seats
Man those things look weird
>those fucking headers
>>14008809
yeah they are weird as fuck looking. but then again all early 60's mopars were weird AF.
>tfw Dutch
>nobody into cars
>Everything expensive as fug
>Cant legally drive car in the winter
>Have to do repairs , but have zero knowledge or skill
At least its inside this winter.
Wat do?
>>14009400
we wait.
>>14009400
KANKER.
Also, get a 40+ year old car, fuck not being able to drive your classic year round.
>>14009400
why can you not legally drive during winter? that's fucked.
>>14009498
If the car is 26 years or older, you can choose to register it as oldtimer, wich saves a lot on road tax, but you are not allowed to drive it during December untill March. It is to prevent people taking advantage of the system and driving old cars all year round, wich was the case a couple years back.
Officially it is to ''reduce wasteful cars'' but in reality it is to make it harder to drive cheaply all year round.
Only cars 40+ are completely exempt from tax.
>>14009519
thats some weird shit. also that is a fucking beautiful celica. is that the AWD turbo model?
>>14009524
Not the guy you replied to, but also a Dutchfag.
Old rule used to be that 25 yo cars were completely exempt from road tax. Here in NL, diesel cars get more heavily taxed because they pollute more and such. Now, if you wanted to get around the entire tax system, you'd just import a 25 year old Mercedes diesel, and drive it cheap as fuck (0 road tax, good mpg, and cheap diesel). This made sure a good bit of tax revenue was lost, so the government changed the rules.
>>14009524
haha..ha....no...
Its the 1.6 fwd ST coupe..
But as first car, and for 700 euro I can't complain.
That picture was taken this summer, when I took it around the Nurburgring.
>>14009541
that's pretty interesting. we have something similar here but it doesn't look like we have any time restrictions, at most just a mileage cap.
>mfw I can just unplug the speedo cable and no fucks will be given
>>14009560
not a bad deal tbqh
I've been tossing the idea around for awhile. Early to I'd 70s stepside chevy. Late 60 to early 70 chevelle. It will be my daily driver. Keep the stock 350 but swap on an EFI kit. Possibility of a 700r4 swap or at least a TH350 trans. Disc brake conversion at least on the front points. Upgrade or at least replace suspension components that are worn. Now, would anyone be able to give me a est mpg. Any problems aside from rust and unreliability due o carb when it's cold out.
>>14010110
MPG, you don't drive a V8 and worry about fuel economy. But it all depends on gearing and how built the engine is. EFI will help a lot, but if MPG is your concern, you can always swap in an LS. I've heard of big block Camaros getting 20+, but they had no bottom end
>>14007043
I've heard the H or X pipes give you more horsepower gains then just normal straight pipes, is that true?
Damn none of that really sounds too bad, my furys rear quarters are basically as shot as you can get.
>>14007404
Hah, not my style man
>>14007430
That is a sweet green man, I'm thinking of going with a paint that is somewhat true to the old mopars though.
>>14010188
H pipe and X pipe will get more HP due to evening out the exhaust pulses over true dual. I prefer the true dual sound and besides headers, exhaust won't bottleneck power until very high power levels. Pipe diameter has more of an affect.
If I remember, X is better too end, H low, H has a more rumbling sound, X is more exotic
>>14010188
If you are resonance tuning your exhaust you would get a minimal gain with an H or X pipe as it changes the harmonics and airflow characteristics. I prefer the sound of true duals, ran an H pipe on the 64 Dart I had and saw little difference power wise. The exhaust note was a bit different as well but both sound nice. Another thing I considered with the Fury was the amount of bending I was going to have to do to place the X pipe in a serviceable location. After having to cut and reweld the H pipe everytime I changed my exhaust config, I decided no more crossover pipes unless I was willing to weld flanges onto the crossover piping and have it unbolt from the short pipe running from the dumps to the crossover. That way, it would essentially make two axleback exhausts and a center section making upgrades and exhaust swaps easier.
Pic semi related, it was how she looked the day after I got her home before I pulled the 440.
bamp from page six
>>14007414
If you do all that work you mentioned 3k sounds golden.
Air cleaner for a Chevy 350 that isn't chrome?
Why is everything fucking chrome these days
>>14011048
>get chrome air cleaner
>spray paint matte black or other color
that's how she do. you can also color match easily.
>>14010187
Besides efi the best way to get good mpgees on a v8 is a light foot and overdrive
