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I can already imagine how comfy it's going to be to drive.
Now that the bike is up and running smooth, I'm now putting all my effort into the truck once again. I'm hyped. The 302 project has the green light
Noah Gutierrez
Thoughts/opinions/recommendations on positrac rear ends? Thinking about locking up the old one wheel wonder here when I get back from Japanistan. Posi+transgo shift kit+ ratchet shifter would be fun
Michael Wood
electric choke y/n
not sure what i need to get a vacuum choke set up and working.
Andrew Rivera
GOD DAMMIT STOP QUOTING THE WRONG PEOPLE
Oliver Lewis
Fuck electric choke
Juan Robinson
but why tho
Brayden Jackson
Do u really want more computers and electronics and possible shit that could go wrong? Vs a bit metal helical spring and some vaccuum tubing? My choke was literally sabotaged by someone (removed the the 3 retaining nuts un did the check coke spring and came just tossed it inside my engine bay) and I put it all back together in like less than an hour and actually really adjusted it which I had been meaning to do. Good luck when a electric system fails
Jaxson Torres
Manual choke
Jack Lewis
Well
right now the car is moving around the yard only. I need something that will let me start the duster without a jump start and backfiring starting fluid through the carburetor. I actually saw flames today. if i knew how to set up a vacuum choke and if i knew what parts i needed i would try to get that, but i don't know much about choke design.
Carson Bennett
I literally didn't know shit maybe 6 months ago. Not saying I'm an expert now but there's a plethora of articles and YouTube videos online not to mention books avaliable for sale or download pdf. Shit I even bought some crappy as quadrajet for 15 bucks on ebay Just to disassemble and tinker. It's a hobby that's easy to pickup man
Joshua Stewart
I tried setting up a manual choke but i also don't have the hardware for that.
The fast idle cam is sat fine, i just need to figure out which choke parts actually actuate the butterfly. I've been googling a lot about this subject but this is one of those topics that people just seem to know and not really document for the younger crowd.
Matthew Robinson
That sounds like your timing is absolutely fucked man. A bad af doesn't seem like it would cause the fucker to backfire and be retarded to start.
Also pour a little had in the intake, it works better for me than starter fluid
James Carter
>That sounds like your timing is absolutely fucked man. Nah it's a combination of shitty walmart battery and too much starting fluid. I got her idling fine. youtube.com/watch?v=GRypV8irKJo
The catch is it needs a jump to get it running but it won't stay running while the battery tender is hooked on, so you gotta jump out right after it fires and unhook the tender before it stalls. It needs a valve lash for sure.
Ayden Kelly
Mate why not just spend the $60 on a decent battery?
Aiden Jones
There's just something about French cars...
Nicholas Butler
So i've just not realized what i thought was the dashpot is actually the fucking choke.
brb kms
That's how much the Walmart battery cost.
It's toast, i think i overcharged it one day and it won't hold a charge for more than 24 hours.
When i actually get a job i'll be able to find a proper replacement.
David Price
I agree
That sucks man. Well good luck in the job hunt
Nathan Brooks
Any thoughts on this?
David James
>That sucks man. Well good luck in the job hunt Thanks holmes, not sure where my trip went
Zachary Myers
Posted in wrong thread apparently
>bought classic 3 months ago to work on >doesn't run and I don't have garage >figure it will be fine off to the side of driveway under tree >ice storm yesterday coats tree in ice >wake up to tree on car
Welp RIP
Nicholas Anderson
What car? That sucks man. Was it insured? Could it be considered property damage for your homeowners insurance?
Asher Fisher
It was a 78 Lincoln Continental. Figured I'd put an engine that doesn't suck into it. Apparently not now. It wasn't worth enough to insure while sitting in my driveway, I'll have to check my homeowners though. I know it covers the tree removal at least
Jonathan Martinez
Power window motor final gave its last gasp. Taking the door panel off and knocking it with a hammer doesn't work anymore. New motor won't arrive in Australia for another week. Makes it hard to drive not being able to wind down the window when it has been hot as balls.only way it is bearable is winding down the passenger's side and taking off the T-tops
Angel Howard
Trees aren't really the best thing to park a car under. Sap eventually builds up on the body and makes it nearly impossible to remove if you let it sit too long. My friend has a car with a hood that is now 50% sap 50% paint. He tried just about every cleaner to get it off and the paint comes up with it.
also yeah that sucks. How bad is the damage?
Ryan Reed
dad owned a ds safari wagon until soon after i was born... he sold it because it was either me or pay for the constant car maintenance
feels bad /o ; ;
Jose Powell
Why are manual AMC Javelins hard to find? They were made right?
David Campbell
An electric choke is really no more complicated than a manual, manifold heated, or coolant heated thermal choke.
The huge difference is, it uses a stupid-simple electrically heated bimetallic clock spring to open and close the choke plate. Y'know, as opposed to a similar clock spring buried down next to the exhaust crossover pipe, or a similar clock spring being heated by coolant.
Just go with the electric choke if you can.
Asher Hernandez
It's got 50 foot of tree straight down the center, pretty sure it's going to the scrap yard
Liam Morris
Here. I used The Google to find you some learnin'.
hello ccg anons, how's it hangin. To the tripanon 1976 lincoln continental, I saw that you bought the 59 buick; very cool car. What are you planning on with the 76 lincoln?
Sebastian Flores
thanks m88
>Just go with the electric choke if you can. it turns out i have a vacuum choke, just no thermostat. I'm just a big dum dum 2bh
Christian Thompson
My dad had a 260z that had first run starsharks, and then I was a thing.
Ian Adams
I've collected a ton of links to good deals on older cars on CL. Should I drop some of them off in here?
Joshua Martin
Yisss
David Butler
Rate my Mini. 1.3 i 1992 red/black leather inside
Nathan Thomas
well, we're waiting :)
i'm not here for shopping, just lookin'
Justin Bell
ayyylmao gib de link b0ss
Isaac Jackson
>Strange Want Edition 55 years old largely forgotten compact station wagon with more character than meets the eye strange enough?
I'd do it here, but then again I share a border with France, and not an ocean.
Aaron Reed
My fan belt was squealing like death, i looked at it and it keeps flopping around when going from the alternator pulley to the crank.
is there a fucked bearing in my alternator or something?
Christian Jenkins
>Is there a bearing in a spinning piece of equipment that bears a load Bruv.
Luis Kelly
I know there's one in there, I'm afraid it's walking and making the belt looser the more it runs. There wasn't a peep from it two days ago.
Jordan Harris
you probably just need to tighten the belt. if its already tight and you hear a grinding noise from the alternator then its bad bearings
Joseph Brown
I tightened it and it's not squeaking anymore. the bracket is rusty so it might be slowly bending. The motor shakes too so that doesn't help You see i have to assume the worst so that i can only confirm my fears or be pleasantly surprised.
Anyway, has anyone used an aftermarket radiator? If so what brand is it and how well does it function?
Michael Foster
Reposting because posted in the wrong thread
Can't believe it boiz, it fired first try!
And by first try I mean the harness and wiring were all good. I was having cranking issues and it was because I had shit jumper cables, they were smoking when I was jumping the starter
Still blown away I didn't fuck anything up.
We're all gonna make it
Gavin White
Hell yeah dog. I think my next paycheck, I'm buying the 302. We going to be v8 soon my man.
Cooper Hill
>2 classic car generals happening right now
I am so confused.
Parker Wright
Want a c10. Currently living at home and have been driving mommy's minivan.
19 years old working full text trying to save money for a house/vehicle. Mom is fine with me using her vehicle for the next few years so it's hard fore to commit to setting like this
Also know fuck all about cars but want to learn.
Sell me on buying one Veeky Forums
Jonathan Morgan
Don't They're being boomer taxed hardcore right now.
Chase Hill
I put an aftermarket radiator in my 71, I went with an old school copper core, not the modern aluminum junk. I can't remember the brand, I'll look tomorrow, I was satisfied with it. That being said, I've got an 03 Impala I'm working on atm, and I did some research on cheaper alternatives (aluminum). I found that Mishimoto has good reviews, but they're expensive. I ended up with a TYC, which was the cheapest but best rated besides the moto, but is apparently a Koyo, who supposedly make OEM radiators for Toyota. It just came today, didn't even open it yet. I'll be putting it in Friday or Saturday, so I'll report back.
Also, I'm thinning the herd a bit, anyone in the tri-state want a Caddy on the cheap?
Matthew Walker
Who knew the world of aftermarket radiators was so vast.
Ethan Howard
Even later ones around 1985-88? they still have that classic look but don't make me think of a typical boomer vehichle. If not what should i get?
This one is decent, i guess nobody told him to add another 0 but it comes with a 273, not a 350.
Owen Powell
A lot of them are cheap Chinese garbage that won't last a year. Spectra is the one to stay away from for sure. Aluminum radiators can't be re-cored, that's why I went with a copper one. It was like 300 something bucks, but it was cheaper than re-coring the original.
Kevin Wright
I would go OE if i could find an undamaged one for a decent price. I guess you can't really tell what's going to be shit until it overheats on you or you find metal flakes in your coolant.
Ryan Perez
>modern aluminum junk
But aluminum radiators are lighter and have more surface area versus copper per thickness.
Isaiah Evans
aluminum is also much weaker per thickness and much more susceptible to corrosion. also god help you patch punctures on aluminum
Luis Martinez
They also don't seem to last as long though, albeit cheaper to buy. The original radiator is still in my 79 Thunderbird, while at work we've put new rads in vehicles only 10 years old or so
Ryder Watson
>aluminum is also much weaker per thickness I didn't realize the radiator was an important structural element in a unibody or modern body-on-frame car. Also please explain why aluminum is so prevalent in suspension components and not brass/copper.
>much more susceptible to corrosion. Copper, zinc, and tin are all a lot more reactive than aluminum. So don't run plain water in your cooling system and you won't have a problem.
>also god help you patch punctures on aluminum Aluminum can be welded.
Joshua Gutierrez
alright, have to post my buick all over again because wrong thread.
never give up on your dream car, if you work hard enough, you'll get it like me
Liam Nelson
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Lucas Martinez
thinner materials transfer heat better, the strength also comes with the perk of more durability from rock strikes and jarring around offroad and i said stronger per thickness, not lighter.
try external environments, salt plays all kinds of hell on it, copper tends to fare better when exposed to salts.
and whens the last time you welded aluminum? brass/copper can be soldered or brazed with the most basic of tools without worry of heat damage/ internal crystalline damage of the metal
Elijah Martin
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Oliver Miller
the real failing point for aluminum rads today though, is the fucking plastic caps they crimp on. solid aluminum or brass is ideal and either one works just fine, id personally opt for brass every time though
Luis Williams
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Aaron Davis
under the hood?
Robert Gomez
loved the curved window
Carson Taylor
362 nailhead with a 2 speed dynaflow
Isaiah Morris
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Liam Wright
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John Ortiz
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Jace Adams
just a couple inches further back and itd technically be a mid engine have you done any internal work or plan on it?
Benjamin Cruz
well i just bought it yesterday night so no work yet, the first thing I will do though is put in new universal weather stripping for the doors all around.
next would probably be a heater core and wiper motor and wiper blades.
Isaiah King
Good fucking damn that's hot.
Juan Edwards
everything seems mechanically sound though? might toss a gauge on the oil to see how its doing soon
Jaxson Collins
Turns out my tires on my truck predate modern date codes... needless to say theyre getting junked asap but of course i finally get my wheels nad now my tires are back ordered
James Powell
yeah nothing wrong mechanically other than a leak on the back of the dynaflow, though its a small leak. the last owner owned it for 5 years and had receipts for every little thing hes ever done for it and really took care of it. he even has stickers and dates of when he changed the oil and fuel filters and stuff
Bentley Cook
gotta love owners like that. i found this little gem in my truck when i got it home. logged every tank of gas, every fluid change or addition and repair made
ive never been in a car with a 2speed in it, hows that drive? is it two tall gears or does it run out of steam on the freeway?
Ethan Reed
The Dynaflow relies on the torque multiplication of the converter to get the car moving. It started in high gear and stayed there. You had to manually select 1st. Should be 364 CID not 362 CID
Liam Jackson
What I meant originally was this, that most aluminum radiators are made like shit for pennies in China with plastic fittings. The cooling system is extremely important (duh), paper thin aluminum and plastic is not what I'll be putting in my car.
Congratulations man, looks awesome
Jaxson Wright
neat, sounds like a glassy smooth ride also maybe hes accounting for carbon buildup m8
Juan Morris
You will discover why it was referred to as the "Dyna-slow"
Lincoln Mitchell
Additionally, for 1959 there was a Triple Turbine option. Basically gave the effect of having a variable stall converter. Although I doubt a 4 door lesabre would have been specced with one
Josiah Harris
the motor always seems so revved and I never notice the shift between first and second gear. 0-35~ first gear, everthing else second gear pretty much. the tranny is a piece of shit and I wish I could switch for a manual 4 speed in the future if it ever blows. owner before me, never got it above 70 though, but it gets a little loud at 70 and I dont care to really go past 60mph on the freeway my bad, been drinking. the motor sounds so good with the exhaust being dumped under the car before the rear axles.
Xavier Brown
You don't feel the shift because there isn't one. You have to manually select 1st or it starts in 2nd
Matthew Campbell
MUH DICK
Brandon Campbell
This, it's where the term slushbox originated.
Nicholas Martin
bretty cool but is it still a stock single point motor?
Logan Carter
just bought this for $800
Chase Cooper
Nice, does it run?
Jordan Garcia
I'll post up a bunch when I get home. Currently sitting at a hotel in Pelham, Alabama.
Henry Gutierrez
why does it look angry
Carter Gray
>A Pillar non-existent
When will this glory time re-emerge in modern car design, lads?
You just blew my mind with this; I can't believe I didn't know this until now!