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Classic car discussion
Post classic car pictures
Blogpost about classics and trucks
A classic car is an older automobile. The common theme is of an older car with enough historical interest to be collectible and worth preserving or restoring rather than scrapping.
Your weekend homework: go to
http://www.highdefforum.com/car-forum/115098-muscle-cars-1962-1972-a-675.html
and bring something cool back
Extra credit: work on your car and post a before/after pic
>>15327332
Posting in a classic thread after a long day. Nothing better.
>blog posting
My custom magnesium shifter mount.
>>15327594
Fuck off ban-evading shitter
>>15327633
>shitpost all the time
>don't know why you get banned
Gee, I wonder.
In 1964 you could go to a dealership and buy a 12 sec flat car for $20,500 in todays money
I wonder what would happen if I bought either of these to daily drive
http://worcester.craigslist.org/cto/5649879535.html
http://providence.craigslist.org/cto/5623273889.html
Odds there anything i should do about being at altitude that has to do with my cooling system?
>>15328619
Would take that Monte Carlo in a heartbeat
>want to put new gears and diff in today
>would have to do it hackjob as fuck
>friend knows a guy who has a shop that does rears
>too impatient to wait to see if the guy can do it and make a date
/ccg/ i've come to a point where i want to dump a 350 small block into the front of my Corvair.
How retarded am i?
desu the Frunk actually has a lot of space.
>>15329581
if I recall correctly, my dad who is a corvair buff from way back, said that is the most common mod they used to do back then. of course it would have been a 327 in those days.
>>15329609
Typically they mount them in the back or where the back seat used to be but i'm not trying to deal with a SBC sitting right behind my head or the plumbing to send coolant all the way to the front.
My real question is, is there enough physical space to put a 350 SBC crate engine in the Frunk? You should axe your Dad for my me anon.
>>15329621
sorry. I forgot to mention that he passed away last year when a jack stand failed while he was underneath.
actually it was a dairy crate but those things are pretty strong.
I have some pictures I will look for and post here.
>>15329630
Damn, sorry anon.
>>15329500
Well fuck nevermind, Sears didn't have any inch pound gauges.
Pressed the bearings on the diff, I guess I'll bolt up the ring gear too.
>4 grand to clean out my garage
https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/cto/5642944883.html
>>15328620
Air is thinner at altitude meaning you will run richer than at sea level. You may need to jet down or lean your carb out slightly to compensate. Some factory carbs had mechanisms to read outside air density and tune back fuel but that most likely isn't what you have.
On my way back from Wichita with an 8k mile project DeLorean instead of the automatic one. Will be restoring it instead of swapping the transmission into my previous car.
>tfw you will never caminotize an early Buick Special wagon
Bad MS Paint shoop related, it looks predestined!
>>15330501
>rebuilt fucking title no less
>>15328619
That Monte looks way nicer than the Falcunt for that money.
>>15327682
lol at just " instead of 'ci' or 'cu in'
Getting pretty close to paint, got the whole tub in high build today, painted the door and hood jambs, powdercoated the hood and door hinges.
>>15331976
Metal becomes weak over time. Why do you want old cars with stressed frames that could snap at any moment?
>>15332267
>Metal becomes weak over time
No it don't my man.
>>15332602
Yes it does. Metal does fatigue. Why do you think airplanes are decommissioned after many years. Or trucks are randomly inspected on the highway.
>>15332611
>Yes it does.
No it doesn't.
>hy do you think airplanes are decommissioned after many years.
No longer cost effective and sensitive electronics have failed while a bureaucracy needs to spend more money.
>Or trucks are randomly inspected on the highway.
Because in the 70's truckers were notorious speeders and cops never forgot. 44 tons of shit can kill a lot of people.
drove an hour to an all ford car show and it was fun, talked to alot of people.
also found out I get about 13 mpg
>>15332886
put a 429 in it
>>15332886
and that's with the stock 289?
>>15332886
Which show?
>>15330658
yeah I got the jets. I was wondering about the cooling system
I think next week I will either rejet, or put on the rebuilt 4412 holley I have. do you think a stock mechanical fuel pump on the 300 will be enough for a 500cfm carb?
>>15332886
>tfw getting like 8 or 9 mpg right now.
should get a little better when I put in the high altitude jet r-right?
tfw no 426
>>15333459
more like
>tfw no 428
I want my grandfathers mustang
>>15333467
a whopping 120hp
also I went to car toys today. anyone have any good 6x9 speakers they'd recommend?
>>15333479
more like 365 at the wheels probably. makes an earth moving amount of torque.
my 300 made 170hp gross in 1965, which probably equated 115 at the crank, which meant like 88 at the wheels. today, i'm lucky if it is making 60 at the wheels.
I can't wait to put a 351 in here
Tell me everything there is to know about the Fiat X1/9. I want to be a special snowflake MR.
>>15333526
the electrics will fail
the brakes aren't that good
they don't make much power
they are highly likely to become the fire
>but they handle decent, make a decent noise, and don't use much gas
you'd be better off with an aw11 but they just aren't as cool.
>>15333084
would have to cut out the shock towers and get a mustang II ifs just to do that
>>15333101
1968 302 with old intake, cam, and headers
>>15333109
9th annual all ford show at summit, its once a year and this is the first time I took a car
>>15333534
So, if I want to get one, I need to pay someone to rewire the whole car? Well, it's far enough in the future anyways. Might as well budget for that too.
Lancia Scorpions have the same problems, I'm assuming? I know their brakes were shit enough to force a halt to production.
>>15333675
>would have to cut out the shock towers and get a mustang II ifs just to do that
puss
Page 9 bump.
>>15327332
You forgot to post what Edition this one is
>>15331976
>>15331986
Oh fuck yeah
My Beige Boat. ('68 Custom 500)
i bought this junk for 400 like twenty minutes after it arrived at the pick n pull
redpill me /ccg/ how bad did i fuck up
>>15338085
You done good; I'd have paid $700.00 for it, sprayed a bunch of Mad Max emblems on it and sold it for $1,500.00 in a day if I were you.
Doing a temp paintjob since having random spots of primer just looked like ass, trying to get the car all one color.
I actually wanted to just do red primer, but I found some semi-gloss flat black paint so I bought a couple cans of that to try it out, looks fucking great
>>15338291
I keep toying around the idea of painting the truck but I think I will wait until I am done modding it. my problem is, I have a dent in the hood that drives me crazy.
also how hard is it to install a small mini amp so I can get better quality out of a pair of 6x9 speakers?
also what amp and speakers do I get?
anyone else sit in the Mcdonalds drive-thru to listen for engine knocking?
Also friction plate is squeaky when it's not at operating temp.
bumpin
>>15339427
I think your truck looks great as is dude
You paint it and all of its character is gonezo
ded bread bump
>>15342029
>>15342029
Are both of those those repro's?
>>15342998
Yup
Well today was a day for seeing rare unusual American cars. Day started off with an AMC Rebel, then several hour later I spotted an AMC Marlin.
>>15332886
I wish I was in single digits.
Is that same engine bay dimensions as 65/66 mustang?
I always wondered if you trimmed down the shock towers like they did on 69 boss' (but slightly more for you) and either did the tiny coil overs that are mainstream now, or did the modified McPherson strut setup like on the fox bodies (with stand alone strut and spring moved between lower control arm and frame) if you could keep a lot of the "factory" parts with just slight reinforcements.
>>15331976
>>15331986
>>15343555
A lot of work man, I feel your pain.
You're getting close so don't get lazy, I've seen it happen too many times. Keep up the A+ work and don't let any shortcuts ruin what you've accomplished
>>15344171
It's the same as the stang but with 3-4" less between the shock towers and the firewall.
>>15344171
There is a shock tower kit to run Clevelands and FEs in Falcons/Comets -
http://www.critesperformanceparts.com/
Fortunately it's so hot right now that I probably won't be able to shoot paint for a few weeks anyway, so I can take my time and do it correctly without being tempted to half ass and cover everything in 10 coats of build primer
>>15344204
That's rough. I've done custom tranny tunnels/firewalls- but theres only so much room to work with before you have to extend the dash.
>>15344232
I'd go with a 427/428 before a 429 though.
62 comet not super rare but not overly common, based of the ford falcon
>>15344232
Well damn, I could have got a cross member from them
>>15344329
Overall it looks good, was it a kit?
That snot weld on the left is kind of an embarrassment but the rest has good penetration.
>>15344347
Sheeeeeit. And I was going to take it to the sema show. better start over.
And I made it from scratch, thanks. The main channel is from an old pallet rack.
>>15344386
Pieces look like a good fab. You either have a plasma cutter or spent way too much time at the grinding wheel on it.
And I've had multiple cars in sema.
>>15344449
Thanks. It was mostly band saw and some belt sander. With all the fitting time I'd say it took 6 hours.
And I envy your carbon fiber fender flare budget.
>>15344488
I wish we were that shop.
Our cars made it onto the floor because we were good ( my buddy did one car- EVERY vacuum line was hand-bent stainless tubing). That car was totalled doing 150+ through the desert on the way to its second year at sema when it blew a tire- owner said "hey pull over and unload I want to drive in".
Dick is lucky we know how to build a roll cage.
Btw, anybody wants to check it was a stupid 2001 civic hatch, pearl white. First one on the west coast. Retarded shifter in the dash. Injen got credit for the intake IT WAS NOT THEIRS.
>>15344534
Fuck that sucks. At least he got to crash his own car :)
>>15344577
Good call. Never thought of that actually.
Plus he walked away from it and is still telling his story like I am. Guess I was so pissed he destroyed all that work I've never thought if it from his side.
He's still a dick though.
>>15344043
What year Marlin? Did it have horizontal or vertical quads?
>>15345499
Not sure. I only saw it from the back.
>>15333467
I've got a 429, that's one more!
>>15338085
Looks pretty cool. Could make a sweet beach buggy with it
>>15348428
>>15348433
Was the original piece dented or rusted out?
>>15349019
Was hit square in the middle and had a super shitty repair done to it. I could have probably saved it but I found a parts car with the piece in good shape, this way my entire car has maybe an ounce of filler. Welding it in was a big job with how complex of a shape it was but I feel good knowing my car is all metal.
I did this today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ4WgkMbJh8&feature=youtu.be
Give me a reason to not fall for the Meme-ata.
>>15349950
Only tiny manlets fit in it. That's my only reason
bumping
The numbers don't lie, Comets were the best car made in 1965
>>15348099
FE>385
>>15353522
>all of these random arbitrary numbers
kek
>>15353522
"no"
>>15354006
"no"
>>15354013
"car"
![1359856223990868[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/9dz0wOF.jpg "1359856223990868[1].jpg")
>>15354027
then
>"no"
>tfw no nailhead 425
So I was watching On Her Majesty's Secret Service for the millionth time the other day, and I'm looking at what Diana Rigg is driving, thinking that it looks like a Ford but it wasn't. For some reason I forgot about these. I want.
>>15354985
Fucking sex.
>>15354996
Top alternator bolt broke in half on my galaxie today, sheared completely flush with the head. Gonna be a bitch to get it out. Luckily the spacer for it fell in just the right way for it to jam itself against the alternator and the block itself, allowing the belt not to slip and I drove it 20 miles home.
>MFW
Thinking about ditching the current mount system and making a self tightening spring loaded system, Poor man's serpentine I guess.
Also just bought a 1976 lincoln continental today, has a 460 and a 9" rear end with factory disc brakes. Those two items will go into my maverick eventually, and the transmission will go into my galaxie. $725 with included tow to my house.
>>15355301
That Lincoln better be in very poor shape to be worth cannibalizing. If it's not and it's perfectly driveable and fine, then go choke on 1 million dicks
>>15355338
The vinyl roof is all but fucking gone, With half of the metal which was ONCE the roof gone with it. The interior is fucked completely and most of the spark plugs in the engine are oil fouled.
if you really want to FUCKING RAGE, HAVE A FUCKING LOOK AT THIS.
http://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/5656459931.html
HE'S PARTING THE FUCKER OUT. IT RAN AND DROVE. HE HAS A CLEAR TITLE. IT WAS MINT.
>>15355397
I emailed the guy and this is now the current state of the car.
If somebody has the means, please rescue this car before the guy fucking scraps it.
>>15355397
>>15355397
>>15355408
>>15355408
im on it
what a neat little car
>>15331986
Is that a falcon or a comet? 64?
>>15357918
Just looked further down and saw the 62 as well, where the fuck have you nerds been?
I've had my 63 for a while and felt like a loser because no one ever talks about them. Just pulled the trigger on the TCI front coil over setup and trying to find an 8.8 so I can get the rear suspension underway.
wew
>>15358304
but how?
>you will never own a 68 roadrunner
why live?
>>15358709
because I know one day I will have a thumping small block in my f250
>>15358472
Closet in the Edsel garage. Other notable finds were oil filters, 3 boxes of castrol oil 24*1 qt bottles, 100" of brass tubing, and glass lights for old cars
![cf3537b2133a1cff2345dffdb5a143bf[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/1lcKjSk.jpg "cf3537b2133a1cff2345dffdb5a143bf[1].jpg")
>>15358804
nice. I just found one of these and I need to do find a cool way to mount it somewhere
>>15349982
>Anybody who isn't an awkward lanklet is a manlet
>>15358304
HOW?! I NEEEEEEEED ITTTTT
seriously though, I do need some
>>15357918
>>15357947
Post pics and keep the thread updated on your progress. There's a handful of Comets and Falcons in here.
I just finished the driver door in high build, just need to do the passenger door and get the panel I welded in in sealer/high build and I'm going to start blocking the car out, should be painted in 3 weeks
>>15362237
dude thing I learned today, rejetting your vehicle for altitude makes it run a million times better
>>15362247
No doy, bro.
Was it running way to rich before?
>>15362324
yeah like retarded rich. throttle response was fukt before, hard as shit to start and gas mileage was butthole. now it is much better.
>>15355397
>http://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/5656459931.html
>>15355408
He probably had a 2 door that needed the parts.
I am parting out my 4 door donor car now too if anybody needs some third gen nova parts in SoCal. :)
Subframe should be gone this weekend. And bumpers and front bench seat are also pending sale.
DMV was requesting a CHP inspection, and didn't allow me to get the title or put it on non-op. So fuck those bitches, I'm not giving them anymore money. Parting out, then probably scrapping.
>>15358472
>>15360674
not him, but I'm pretty sure you can find them on sale on ebay every now and then.
page 8 bumpage
>>15354027
ayy Dat goodguys pic.
>this'll be year 4 in a row for me WAbro
>>15363862
Wish I could go again this year, but I moved to the desert and I don't think there are any near me
I'll have to dump my whole Goodguys folder in one of these threads.
>>15363871
Well shit. Check their site, maybe there's one within driving distance for a weekend.
>Tfw we won't have the Caprice out this year
>last Oct, right before it's maiden voyage of teardown
>dickhead teenager in civic backs into it
>spent the last 10 months sourcing all the parts
Sigh.
Don't have any pics of the damage on hand, but, grille, bumper, core support, valance, passenger fender, bumper, as well as a few more things all fucked.
Took the car to a gas station today to finally fill it up after it sitting for over a year.
I only had 4 liters of gas left in the tank
ded bred
dead bread bump
>>15365297
>>15370745
hektik
>>15327332
>/ C L A S S I C C A R G E N E R A L/
aka America remember when it made good cars,
has the usa made anything good in the last 30 years?
>>15370957
>has the usa made anything good in the last 30 years?
No, but we're getting there
>pic very related
>>15370957
>raptor
>1st gen cummins
>bullitt S197 gt
>boss 302
>camaro 1LE
>C6 ZR1/Z06/GS
>escalade
>suburban
>hellfat
>taurus sho
>flex
>fusion
>volt
>cobalt SS
and probably a decent amount more that I can't remember rn
>>15371438
>escalade
Those new tail lights HNNNNNG
Can't get over the fact that its just a Tahoe though
>>15371458
>can't get over the fact that it's just a tahoe tho
you sit in an escalade and then a tahoe and you genuinely can tell a difference.
Why doesn't anyone post their classic Japanese cars?
hai /ccg/
I come asking for advice. Would buying a running, but rusted-to-fuck Galaxie for $700 be a bad idea? I already saw it in person, and it drives, but the rust has me concerned, and I don't know enough about older cars to know if this particular model is worth it for the amount of rust it has. (Mostly floorboards and door trim are rusting through.)
>>15371684
Do you have pics?
Its probably fucked beyond belief
What you can see on the surface, is the surface after all, shit just gets shittier the deeper you go
>>15371709
http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/5617320857.html
Forgot to take pics. but it still looks like that.
Engine bay and exhaust seemed to be less affected by it.
>>15371734
To be honest, its only 700 bucks man, if you've got the spare cash to keep it on the road go for it. It looks better than I thought it would. I expected the bottom of the doors to be completely gone kek.
If it was any more I'd say fuck no, but this is great if you want to learn how to weld in new sheet metal, its a four door so they aren't really desirable, but you can do whatever you want to it without feeling guilty.
>>15371734
Also, if you took this car as is and just lowered it a bit, it'd look really fucking cool.
>>15371746
>>15371755
It's got the 390 as well, if that means anything.
Thanks for the advice, it helps with the decision. Floorboards are going to be a pain in the ass, though. Will probably have to sandblast and/or bondo a lot of areas, I reckon.
>>15371779
As long as you don't have chunks of sheet metal missing you could get away with doing a rat rod like pic related if you wanted.
>>15371818
>can't afford to properly fix up your crumbling piece of shit
>RUST IS NOW COOL GUISE
>>15371823
>can't afford to properly fix up your crumbling piece of shit
>RUST IS NOW COOL GUISE
>>15371552
because im ashamed mines not a coupe
fastback ke35's are sex
>>15371734
i find the easiest part of fixing a car is the engine as its easy to source, bolt on and done in steps with good troubleshooting advice
the hardest part about any old car is its rust. Welding in new floor pans, sanding it, bondo, making it flush or prepping the entire car for paint is the shittiest job for me. If it were up to me i would wait for a clean rolling shell with interior and source my own engine+trans, but for $700 its really not a bad price
New paint
r8, h8 appreci8?
Its a pretty shit job, but its decent for what it is and it looks a lot better than it did before.
>>15371779
the only thing about that 390 is, and I am probably right, is that it's a 2v 390. that was more of a "daily driver" spec 390 with a 2barrel carb, lower compression pistons, more restrictive heads, more restrictive manifolds and a milder camshaft.
>>15372011
b-but I liked the p-patina
>>15372011
what was factory colour?
its not bad but i feel matte black is a little over done
>>15372036
>low compression 2V 390 in a car
M8 the only thing that comes close to what you are describing was only available on Mercurys
>>15372086
that 9.5 is low compared to 11:1 family, but I get your point. still remember that this is gross hp, and with the regular cars it was over rated at the time.
>>15372046
Brown, it was repainted grey some time ago though
And yeah its a bit overdone, but I didn't really feel for anything else.
I just like how the light reflects off the curves and how deep the black is.
>>15372036
There wasn't any good patina on there m8
Plus I've been doing bondo all over to get everything sorted out, and all of the random spots of primer, random spots of bondo through the primer, and the original paint just looked like absolute shit it really didn't look cool at all.
>>15372124
I feel it mang. looks good though. you should get a warboys style vinyl on the hood. or, a death proof kind of thing
>>15372142
Thought about it desu senpai, or painting something on the trunk
I do however, want to get some d windows, what do you think?
Chrome/rallies or no?
>>15372112
Doesn't change the fact that it isn't a low compression engine. Also engines weren't as hilariously overrated like you think especially the poverty spec engines which sometime are underrated
to encourage people to buy the bigger/more powerful engines
>>15372036
>>15372086
>>15372112
So what does the 2-barrel 390 in the Galaxie push? 265 hp/??? lb-ft?
>>15372250
265-275 hp
401-405 lb-ft
>>15362453
Sold the subframe today. Guy buying bench seat flaked out, go figure. Car will be practically free when I finish parting the rest out.
Now I just need to figure out how to move it...
I'm thinking either
Foldable HF trailer (for motorcycle us when done)
Boat wheels
Or making my own wheel contraption.
Maybe I can manhandle it too. How much does an old steel body car weigh? I figure I can weight up the back to help with leverage, then it should be as easy as just holding it at the right angle and rolling it.
Might need the trailer if i sell the rear axle though. I got very rough asphalt too, so nearly impossible to move around and cant use those moving dollies with the tiny wheels
>>15371476
I keep seeing this and go oh shit nice escalade. Then see the badge, and go never mind just a Tahoe. I'm so superficial.
Saw this beautiful Landy yacht today. Had the length of two modern sedans lines in a row
>>15370745
kek
>>15372171
d windows are dope. so are soft 8s
>>15372176
they were rated with gross hp, and they wanted to sell cars. this is a 67, not when the big insurance scares where as deep.
it probably made like 230hp at the crank at most, more likely 190. think about a cvpi, sohc, fuel injection, better flowing manifolds, better flowing heads, and it only makes 215 at the crank. get real meng, I love the muscle era but that's a bunch of ish.
>>15372826
noice
Found this in my local listings.
1976 type s3 chevy.
Ad says runs and drives no problems and "Has a 350 engine with a Turbo 350 transmission"
Exterior looks kind of rough to me but he's asking $1900 for it.
What do?
Sorry for not posting much anymore. I've been in the middle of exams and there were car shows every weekend. Here's a small album from the last one. I went on a trip to Munich to see the BMW plant and museum as well. Having a riot.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/12yjlamil307ww6/AAB-xsqD1FQ7Q9srhjoN8Uh8a?dl=0
There was an LS swapped Jaguar and a 440 six pack Roadrunner too, will post shit phone pics later.
>>15374655
Post the ad listing
>>15374999
Gave you all the information from the ad you need. What else could you need it for?
>>15375018
Additional pictures mostly, unless that was the only one, should always check the state of the engine bay and interior, also for rust anywhere else.
>>15375021
Only other picture was just a little bit different angle didn't show any more detail. Test driving it on tuesday.
>>15375031
That's even better, you know what to look for
>>15375087
If all goes well i'll try to get him down some more but i'd love to have one of these.
What is some of the best model year / models for someone to buy cheap and restore fairly cheaply for a good clean short drive daily.
I drive less than 10 miles a day to work and home but prefer to avoid the 5-10 mpg max meme.
>tfw not sure if I want to spend all this money fixing my 63 comet since it's a 2 door sedan and looks kinda meh
>but then I think ive never seen one done up really nice
Worst case scenario I don't like it and just buy a HT version and swap parts I guess?
I ordered the TCI front end this week, going to figure out what gearing and width I'm gonna need and get the currie 9" under way. Pretty excited, but not sure if I should just tub it while I'm at this point so I can fit a tire wider than my dick on it. 225 I think is the max right now.
>>15375465
Early Falcons/Comets
Dart/Valiant 65-74
Duster/Demon
Belevedere
Coronet
Fury
Nova 63-74 (73-74s are extra cheap)
>>15376160
The TCI kit welds in so it would be a mess to move it to another car. Tubbing won't get you much clearance without relocating the leaves to the inside of the framerails and making new rear mounts. IIRC the rear end width mounting surface to mounting surface is 58"
>>15376183
I meant the engine/trans/axle. TCI is not reversible.
Rear is narrower than that, but relocating the springs isn't a big deal either once youre already in that deep I'd think. My main concern is not doing it and then getting it all together and hating it because the 225 won't hook at all and then having to take it all apart again.
I haven't purchased it yet so who knows, but the plan for this is a 427w which even on a bad day with a hydraulic roller will be around 450ish to the wheels. Doing the suspension and brakes before I even mess with the engine build. Don't want this thing to be a death trap.
>>15329621
I've seen it done, so it's not impossible. You'll have to do a LOT of fab work making a trans tunnel, making the front end strong enough to accommodate a small block, all that sorta jazz
How bad of a decision would buying an old Willys be?
>>15376534
If it's insanely cheap, then go for it
>>15376555
Pic wasn't related. I've been a member of a 4x4 club for ~4 years now but never actually used my own car in any event. I was looking into buying a shitty old flatfender to trash around in and modify/keep looking ok.
>>15376255
Shame that it's so complicated. I really like the size and proportions of the car otherwise. Almost European.
>>15376255
I'm wondering if a V6 would work better in terms of overall room strengthening. You could still force induce it to make more than satisfying power (nevermind it only weighs 2500 lbs so even 250 hp would already be a lot of fun).
>>15376601
*room and strengthening
>>15376227
In my experience I'd start with the car that I really wanted, not settle. Comet/Falcon shells aren't expensive. What body style/trim do you really want?
>>15376601
My friend is working on one that has a GM V6 in the front, he put a C3 IRS in the back, I'll try to get pics
>>15376574
GM did build it as their first "compact" import fighter. Might have even stuck around if idiots had read the fucking owner's manual and inflated their tires to the right pressure.
>>15376629
But will it have a transaxle as well? It would be nice to not shift the entire weight from the rear to the front. Transaxles only happened on Corvettes from the C5 onwards though, right?
>>15376678
>Americans
>ever going a single step out of their way to do something correctly unless they're paid for it, and even then it's not guaranteed
Easier to crash and sue.
>>15376680
This one doesn't. For a period correct build with your idea you could use a 61-63 Tempest donor car, they had 4 speed transaxles/IRS
>>15376708
You're closer to one of my dream builds than you think. I actually did a short post about it further up. Take a 61 or 62 Buick Special Wagon, turn it into a pickup, put all the subframe kajiggers and floorpan from a first gen Tempest in it, install the transaxle and suspension from a C5 or C6, implant a supercharged Rover V8 crate engine (simply dropping in an LS or other completely unrelated modern V8 just feels wrong, and there are one or two companies that sell recreations with most of the faults taken care of). It would be fantastic.
>>15376708
Also it's the Tempest transaxle basically just the Corvair transaxle rotated 180°?
>>15376629
Hard top (postless) is what I prefer. I don't mind the sedan but I'm not sure it's what I want for a full out build, you know?
I could do a ~300hp 302/aod/8" build and be done with it, leaving the shock towers, etc. in place and just enjoy it as a simple cruiser.
>>15376183
Any in particular that has parts that are easier to find and not a fortune? Also what type of motor should I look for in these.
>>15377192
Look for a small V8; the fuel economy is comparable to a 6, but they're so much more fun and there's a better range of aftermarket parts.
The particular motor depends on what car you're looking at.
>>15376183
>>15377252
Out of that list my top picks are;
Dart
Nova but in my area almost all the nova listing on CL are already completed and marked up to $15k+ which is mind boggling for me.
Some other models I saw but know nothing about, just like purely by aesthetic so far.
78 Thunderbird
72 Maverick
>Cruisan
>Hoonan
>Tunnel revvan
>Photographan
>Tight corneran
>Mercedes ass kickan
>Twice the planned amount of gas guzzlan/distance drivan
Today was a good day.
>>15377388
Post your local Craigs. Any drivetrain from that era is easy/cheap to get parts for, the stuff that can get expensive is trim, interior parts, glass, really anything that isn't reproduced.
>>15377460
https://columbia.craigslist.org/search/cta?min_auto_year=1960&max_auto_year=1979
https://greenville.craigslist.org/search/cta?min_auto_year=1960&max_auto_year=1979
I live inbetween both areas.
>>15377533
Dat '70 RS Camaro
>>15377433
Nice car bro
>>15377533
Columbia sub-$3k cars that can be fun:
>GM
https://columbia.craigslist.org/cto/5663189795.html
https://columbia.craigslist.org/cto/5631461462.html
>Ford
https://columbia.craigslist.org/cto/5657758711.html
>Chrysler
https://columbia.craigslist.org/cto/5655304660.html
https://columbia.craigslist.org/cto/5635685254.html
Greenville cars:
>GM
https://greenville.craigslist.org/cto/5645820389.html
https://greenville.craigslist.org/cto/5623717212.html
>Ford
https://greenville.craigslist.org/cto/5617028805.html
>>15377673
Thanks bro, I've been dying to show it off with some good pictures.
>>15377533
You can be me-
https://asheville.craigslist.org/cto/5661928266.html
Really clean driver-
https://asheville.craigslist.org/cto/5619616852.html
https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/5630517302.html
>>15377433
>tfw you cut a .006 reaction time and won the race at the top end
today was a good day
>>15377768
>64 comet for 3500
>search my local ads
>VENDO HONDA CIVIC LOW MILES MAMALON NO TRADES
Kill me cometbro.
>buying a classic car with no title
How can I easily register an older car that doesn't come with a title? The one I'm looking at is coming from Alabama and they say you don't need a title for old cars in Alabama. I can't find anything supporting that, but I know Georgia is like that for 1985 or older. The state I'm in needs a title no matter the age. They say I can just bring in the Alabama bill of sale and that will work. Are they right or will I have to pay more than what the car's worth to get it legal?
>>15378470
Ga resident here.
All you need is a bill of sale with you and the sellers signature, the correct vin number, and the selling price/trade offer. And two forms of ID.
If there's any problem, like mine when they couldn't pull up the vin, they'll give you a vin verification sheet.
Then you go home, call the non-emergency police number and ask to get an officer out to verify your vin off your car. He will fill out the sheet and you bring that in with everything else.
>>15371818
Where'd you get the Hawaiian girl
>>15378918
I am getting this one
https://www.amazon.com/Hula-Girl-Posing-Mini-Dashboard/dp/B001GIQO7S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467600514&sr=8-1&keywords=hawaiian+girl+dashboard
ausfag here
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/stockwell/cars-vans-utes/1964-rambler-american-330/1117617755
or
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/lobethal/cars-vans-utes/1965-parisienne-pontiac/1117590557
i like the look of the Parisienne better, but the Rambler is such a nicer, cheaper murrican car
>>15377723
I love the big tires on the rear. Must just float down the road.
>>15378876
Would this work in a state that needs a title? The car is a 1980 Triumph, so I dunno if it still counts to the current title system with the current VIN system being newer than that
Finally time to start body work. The trunk used to pop open easily with the turn of a key, now it's stuck. Any tricks to poping it open besides sticking a super long extension through a hole behind the seat to unbolt the latch? I've tried beating the crap out of it already.
>>15382798
might sound stupid but have you tried locking it and unlocking it?
>no malaise shit wagon
Fuck this gay earth
>>15377859
>Just classic car things
>>15380921
Oh man, this thing is literally glued to the road. Very little body roll, too. Floats pretty well on muddy puddles, too. Not sure if that's a good thing.
>>15382798
Dat ass.
>>15382798
That is the worst beat up boat tail Riviera I have ever seen...
Kudos.
>>15383141
How're those replica part replacements coming?
>>15383141
>tfw i catch you peek'n
Oh shit waddup
Does wanting a Ranchero make me a hillbilly?
>>15385607
>tfw guy that sold me my comet has a 57 ranchero just sitting in his yard and won't sell
Make me want to kill myself.
>>15360674
It's still available in Mexico and Canada.
>>15385607
Not executing your own ute conversion makes you a fairweather hillbilly. Either you go all the way or you stay in the land of trunks.
>do a shit ton of 1/8 mile passes on Sunday
>do a pass and go right back to the staging lanes for another run
>no elims so you could keep going all day long
>temp approaching 230
>sweating bullets in my brain bucket, its humid as fuck too
>"shit, one more"
>redlight
>"ONE more."
>go at it again, get a shitty light but I'm tired and so is the car
>pull into the pits and park
>two dudes come up before I even get out of the car
>"That's awesome man, you're beatin the shit outta that thing!"
>>15388029
A lot of shops still have it, call around and ask. Prices I've been getting are anywhere from 65-100 bucks a pound.
Hmmm delicious mud. Some of it actually seemed to get into my ignition system. Engine was misfiring badly so it kept stalling if I didnt give it any gas. Above 1500 RPM it didnt misfire anymore. After a few miles the water that must've gotten into my plug cables seemed to have dried off and everything ran fine since.
>Forget to cut out license plate last post.
Ahw fuck it. Fun fact: it kinda fits me. It didnt take me 3 seconds to match the letters LKZ to what in Dutch translates to lazy cunt-bag.
>>15384555
Hah. You were thinking days ahead eh? I'm thinking months to years.
>>15384784
Hey stickerbro.
>>15385607
Is there a problem with that?
>>15387993
Oh man that's bad as fuck. Fukken saved.
>Have '79 Trans Am
>Haven't driven it in a couple of weeks on account of rain (The T-tops leak since the window doesn't meet up with them properly).
>Ride it around the neighborhood yesterday, no problems at all.
>Today comes, fly down a dead section of highway at about 110.
>Cop passes, just wave at him and he waves back.
>Turn around to come home after making a quick stop, suddenly engine keep dying whenever I slow down.
>Can't use the brake, engine will die.
>Always have to apply gas.
>Run every stopsign on the way home.
Not sure what the trouble is, I checked my vacuum seals thinking maybe my brakes were starving the engine, but they seem to be fine. I can't even idle anymore without my car dying on me.
>>15383141
i need to know where i can snag that pkmn decal at. it's so cheeky
i just have the brakes left to do and this thing should be ready to go. they're as spongy as hell and no amount of bleeding is making a difference. gonna start by replacing the MC and see how it fairs.
also this >>15338085 was me. i just brought this junk home today and it turns out the '65 1200cc in it, is cracked open so it's gonna take a little longer than i was expected
>>15391187
>THAN I WAS EXPECTED
embarrassing t b h
any recs for what i should do with this junk
>>15391200
LS swap
xD
Did you have any original plans for it?
I think I spotted a 356 today
>>15391281
...and I think my phone was made in Australia
>>15391200
Where are you located? If you just want to unload it, I'd be interested in it.
>>15327674
That's amazing. I didn't know they were THAT cheap.
>>15393235
inflation is a hell of a thing. purchasing power in the us in the 50s and 60s was incredible
>we accessory nao
>>15372011
it looks great
>>15391187
I got it from the sticker thread here. The guys there are real bros, so just ask.
So I'm gonna try something stupid
With the gearing I have, I could run the 1/8th mile in first gear all the way through, I barely get up to around 5800 RPM through the traps.
I'm thinking this would be alright for bracket racing, I wonder how consistent this shitter will be
>>15393856
I have pic related:
>>15395203
About as consistent as your launch is.
>just got pulled over because I have a brake light out
>registration expired
>fat ticket incoming
>cop driving an ECOBOOST™ sho
>ends up just wanting to bullshit about his 69 c10 with a 350/350
>gives me a verbal warning and tells me to walk the two blocks home and drive it back "in the daytime"
dudebro was /chill/
>>15396284
noice
>>15397618
Right on. I've seen this in action a few times, the classic cop suddenly doesn't give a shit about the law because "I had one of these when I was your age, I loved that car." scenario. Another reason to DD classics (except for the counter scenario where they hit you're project with a vehicle inspection and you're fucked).
>>15400547
>inb4 your*
>inb4 El Camino fans can't read hyuk hyuk
>>15400553
>>15400547
What is that fender trim piece that runs off the grill about?
Some 69's have it or they don't, was it a part of a luxo option or something?
My 64 Falcon, finally put the tools away on the 4th
>mfw want to give up my warranty and all creature comforts for something classic that i can wrench on but am only 1 year into a 6 year loan
>>15402946
>don't be a cuck, get a classic truck
but no actually it is super cheap to get a classic pickup, and working on them is retarded easy. they give you the greatest feels as well to drive.
>tfw driving through a park,windows down, at 9:30pm on a warm summer night listening to johnny cash
>>15402946
Then buy a '70s luxury barge; they have many of the modern conveniences, more modern parts yet are easy to work on, go for next to nothing, and are a great starter vehicle.
$1,500.00 can buy you a decent classic car to wrench on.
Might shoot my car on Wednesday if everything goes smoothly, have the doors hung and fit, just have to fit the passenger fender and hood, then block the whole car with 400 grit
>>15403101
what color are you going?
>>15402946
see
http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/5672509562.html
>>15403093
vacuum sucks ass
>>15403104
You can see it in the jambs in
>>15331976
It's Diamond Blue
>>15403140
noice
>>15400575
I had never seen a '68 or '69 without that trim piece until you mentioned this. I wanted to say that they're factory and you've probably only noticed it on partial restorations but I've found multiple examples on Google Images of very restored '68s and '69s without that piece (pic related). The body panel itself is still molded for that piece but the actual trim isn't there. Weird. I wonder if it only came with the SS pack.
