>>28857347
So glad mine doesnt have side markers.

>>28857383
There's a highboy in ccg?

God willing I'll be getting a '78 Camaro soon, I grew up around 60s stuff but everything I want is unobtainable

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>>28857476
I wish.
Mines just a regular 'ol 2wd bump side. But its a '68 so fell under "reflector or light" before the 1970 mandate that had to be lights front and rear so I dont have that lame side marker crap.

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>>28857569
I hadn't started it in awhile so I fired it up today and while I was sitting there I realized it has a courtesy light on the dash that lights up the entry.
Only has one on the driver side.
It could be justified as a cost saving measure but it feels like the beginning of the "fuck you, I got mine" boomer mentality.

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Ahem. Fuck winter.

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This bitch started in -20C/-4F after sitting for a couple weeks. Took a couple tries and I had to feather the throttle for 20 seconds, but she went. transmission shifted sluggish. drove it to work.
15w40 definitely made the starter work hard and turn slow.
with the block heater plugged in @ work, it fired right up and instantly drove normal.
That's my first time attempting to drive a carbureted vehicle in actual cold weather.
fellow AB anon, how's your experience?

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>>28857347
Pulled the heads off my Scimitar, and sure enough, blown head gasket. Also discovered that this car has *not* had an easy life, though I suppose that much was already obvious. Cheapest eBay head gaskets used, K-Seal in the cooling channels, evidence of something smashing around in one of the cylinders a long time ago, twist and tape wiring... Just a litany of things you never really want to see. Oh, and GOBS of sealant both inside and outside of the engine; I wouldn't be surprised if the previous owner's marriage was held together with the stuff. A pretty sizeable piece was actually partially blocking the thermostat feed, so I have no idea how it never overheated in the brief drive before it blew the head gasket.

>>28857575
Amen~

>>28857575
having a garage is the only reason I'm hanging on desu

I don't know how you garageless folks do it, I gave up on cars as a hobby until I moved into a place with a garage and suddenly its fun instead of miserable

>>28857571
That’s the brake warning light, mate. It does seem like a courtesy light, Kek

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>>28857761
Lol.
Apparently it is.
I guess it made sense to the engineers to put it next to the release handle but that seems rather out of place by todays standards.

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>>28857772
Guess ill have to get a new lens and bezel for it.
Or put in some LED retina burner bulb and wire it to the door pin switch...

>>28857773
Muscle car research sells the seal kit for the brake proportioning valve that the brake warning light switch is wired to and the tool to center the valve to turn the light off.

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a while back i had issues with the radio turning off when i turned on the high beams, thought it was poor grounds but nope, turns out the 50+ year old alternator wasn't coping lul. decided to get an ac delco reman 60 amp alt, amazon shipped it freaky fast, arrived like a day or two after i placed the order and it was also ridiculously cheap, like 30 bucks. thought i was gonna get a dodgy rebuild despite being ac delco, but surprisingly everything checked out with some basic multimeter probing.
ignition switch finally wore out for good, rockauto replacement has a plastic mechanism but otherwise seems to be holding up. feels weird having such crisp feedback from the key now...

>>28857866
>30 bucks
I miss those days of an alternator or starter being $30 and sitting behind the counter.
Crazy how 60 amp was standard considering I threw a 250amp on the fox (actually bench tested out at 278).

I'm moving and doing the midlife crisis thing and spending a bunch of money (for me, i'm not rich) on a garage.
it's not going to be super big or anything but I want it to have sealed concrete, a 14" ceiling and a lift. I'm not a auto tech by trade and I've never actually used a lift but I always assumed 2 post is more functional. Some people have said 4-post is better though i don't really understand why

>>28858421
In the 60s cars didn't really had too many electronics that the alternator needed to power.
I don't think my car will ever pull 60 amps as it doesn't have enough electrical accessories for that, but it's good futureproofing and it'll be more than capable of handling everything currently on the car.

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lol anyone want a NOS master cylinder for 1500 bucks?

>>28858750
4 post is typically a drive-on.
2 post has arms that you have to position under the correct frame points.
I prefer 2 post, theyre more versatile but 4 post are more retard proof.

>>28858873
right. i understand how they function in a basic sense, but you can't even remove the wheels with a 4-post, so why would a hobby mechanic ever want that?

>>28859033
only reason i can think of is if storing a car for a long time like how you see pics of a car stored on top of another. or working on stuff that doesn't need the wheels removed

>>28859033
Pretty much what anon said.
2 post for restoration.
4 post for maintenance and storage.

>>28859057
So I need a 2 post AND a 4 post!? This is a nightmare

>>28859224
word is that someone in your exact predicament took matters into his own hands and made a SIX post.

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Body shop next to my work got this in, i wanted to cry. I hope they fix it

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>>28859328

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Just FUCK my shit up.
This close to swapping chebby motor in.

>>28859356
Mechanical fuel injection?

>>28859356
It worked perfectly when it left the factory....

>>28859224
The "storage and maintenance" is just a boomer parking his new vette under his old vette (storage) and changing oil (maintenance).
About the only thing you can do on a 4 post is swap a transmission. They suck. Theyre for boomers in gated communities on 1/8th acre lots with a 16'x20' garage.
Define your needs and build your garage accordingly.

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The engine rebuild saga continues, i honed the one bank of cylinders and I've found the ring lip to be sticking quite stubbornly. How much more material can i realistically take away before i start running into issues

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>>28859773
a pit would be ideal for oil changes
my grampa had one

>>28860376
I've got a "pit" you can change oil in right here pal *grabs crotch*

>>28859807
Did you already use a ridge reamer to get the pistons out?

Also I hope whoever designed the new captchas gets ass cancer

>>28860472
>I hope whoever designed the new captchas gets ass cancer
I prefer the new ones. All I have to do is move a slider and press a button, whereas previously you had to decipher and type out several letters, which took more time.

>>28860472
>>28860477
If you clear history and start over its an absolute nightmare.
Cookies keep track of your post count and captchas get easier.

>>28860472
Nope, pistons were able to tap out without too much effort

>>28859807
SBF? Depends on what the size is now, but in general .030 over is the limit for performance work and ideally you want less. A grocery getter can go .060 for sure, maybe even .080, but more than that and you're talking chinese lanterns for cylinders

>>28860607
The thing hasn't been bored. Im trying to avoid that if i can so i don't have to dump money at a machine shop and new pistons. The largest bore is measuring 4.005 after all the honing so far. I haven't looked around to find specs yet on what is supposed to be what and where the wear limits are. I'm also working with a shitty T gauge so im not sure how perfect my measurements are

>>28860611
.030 over is common because its basically a guarantee that the cylinders havent been wallowed out that much. Rebuilders dont want to get .010 over pistons, bore the cylinders and find one cylinder that needs just a little bit more and have to order another kit and rebore.
Youre halfway to a .010 over kit.

Stick a piston in with rings installed in your "largest" cylinder and check clearance & play.

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>>28860611

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Finally bought a truck, now I can sell the wagon.

>>28861089
318 or 360?

>>28861099
440

>>28861237
Rare if true

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>carb rebuild kit I ordered is for one of the many slightly different variants of the carb
>wrong gaskets
aaaauuuuuugh
ordered another one that SHOULD be correct
have been stalled out for weeks now between the weather, parts, and tools

>>28861397
>laughing in autolite2100

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>>28861402
Car was running super rich and belching soot out the exhaust on cold starts so I decided it needed the carb cleaned out. Definitely was gunked up inside. I just want it to run good while I get everything together for the swap damnit.

Radio install on pause because the wiring is going to be a pain in the ass.

Bumper install on pause because the ones I bought really need to be polished but the shop that can do it right has a super long lead time.

Le sigh.

>>28861411
>need to be polished but the shop that can do it right
Those bumpers are the easiest shit to do.
$50 at harbor freight and an hour later they look factory.

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What sold me on it was the interior. Factory buckets.

>>28857866
Nice going. Had an alternator story, myself, today. Thought I'd share, too.

My alternator in my stingray was replaced by the previous owner a couple years ago. I was driving to work with it because I like to drive my classic on Fridays. Get to the parking lot and notice heat is about 10 degrees above normal. Park and hear hissing. Steam wafts out of hood. Fuck. Find the source of the noise right above the alternator belt.

Motherfucking chinesium alternator bracket bolt had sheared off and the belt had hopped up and chewed through the upper radiator hose.

Only $35 in rubber and stainless bolts to fix, but that was all this afternoon because the only place with a hose in stock was 45 minutes away. Fuck that last guy using grade 6 bolts in this application. Also, fuck the alternator manufacturer for using metric bolts. I think it's about the only metric thing on my car.

>>28861451
geez. the alt belt on mine runs just 2mm away from a bolt that holds the alt bracket to the block. seems to be fine so far though.
i forgot to mention that I had to swap out the tension adjuster bracket because the original was a local copy and slanted the other way which kinda sucked. But nothing another amazon special couldn't fix.
also finally fixed the goddamn weeping fittings on the master cylinder for good this time...
if you guys ever flare your own brake lines, when fitting them
>tighten just snug
>tighten further quarter to half turn
>loosen
>repeat previous two steps four times
my fittings never leak after doing this, turns out there really is a way to bed/break flare fittings in.

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Finally got this god damn timing cover off, but at what cost? It was seized to the two locating dowels, and even after soaking in penetrating oil for a week it still wouldn't budge. I'm not sure if this line going down it is a hairline crack from all the prying and smacking it with a plastic hammer, or just a casting defect.

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The timing chain seems like it's seen better days too.

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Hey guys, I work at NASA and just wanted to let you all know we finally decided on a landing site on Mars for the Artemis missions.
Pic related.

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Fixed a bunch of leaks and firebird seems to be ok. Took it out for an adventure to enjoy the warm weather

>>28862101
from that pic it looks like a casting line (certified NDT tech)
>>28862105
enjoy your accurate timing

Did i do something wrong. I replaced the pinion seal on my car. Made sure the seal edge had gear oil sealant and lubed the seal surface with gear oil. It installed alright by the looks of it but it's still leaking

>>28857347
More like Classic Coffin General, amirite???

>>28862434
pinion itself might have a groove worn in it from the seal

>>28862526
I knew that was something that could happen so when i had the yoke out i inspected it for wear but it looked fine. Im wondering if i somehow plugged up the differential vent when i painted the axle. If that's the case then the pressure inside would force oil past the seal. It does seem to only leak after long drives

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Engine doesn't sit any lower with the new k member and the steering still hits the exhaust, very curious as to why it sits so much lower in my buddy's fox. Anyways I'm going to hack this shit out and replace it with round stock, I'm tired of looking at it and not driving it

>>28862958
Old trick with fox body mustangs is to use convertible motor mounts- they drop the engine about 3/4 of an inch.
Ford used the engine to stiffen the chassis because verts have so much flex. Vert mounts have very little rubber.

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it's turning 60 this year

>>28857761
Lol. I've always wondered what those lights were for on the dash... I'm sure none of them have ever worked on my old Ferds.

>>28859328
Severe buckling, you can see the door out of alignment. Frame might be bent; unless the owner is loaded he might give up on it.

Hope it gets saved.

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Any of you know what this is? Found a box of parts in the trunk of the 1965 plymouth valiant i bought as a parts car.

>>28863221
The shifter column and turn signal housing

>>28863223
Oh shit you're right, this could even be useful because the car i got it for has a three on the tree that is mega sloppy.

Valiant hasn't but the trunk has been a nice assortment of random bs. The valiant isnt even red.

>>28862977
It's a shame they didn't have little chrome inserts in the window rubber, like the Fiat 500 did.

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Took me forever and a day to clean up all the fucking silicone that was on the intake manifold, but I finally got both the intake and heads back on the Scimitar, as well as the exhaust manifolds. I'm gonna paint the red valve covers and pulleys black, set the valve lash, and see if it runs. If all goes well, I'll be on the final stretch to getting shot of the fucking thing.

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and after.

Found out my farm has a whole car buried on it some classic car that broke down bought in 70s buried in 80s

Name is hard to pronounce

>>28859722
Gey early EFI. Precursor to modern fuel injection with analoge transistors and heavily vacuum dependant. Can't get any parts for it, heat from the engine has fried everything. Idk what to do.

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>>28857589
I'm currently sorting out some issues and waiting on a new choke coil, but even poorly running, the sbc 305 would start in -20C from dead cold with some effort and a lot of idling before taking off.
I had the block heater plugged in when it got down to -30, and it started fine then of course as well.
I actually had to jump a few of my coworker's on the colder days.
The Quadrajet's choke system is really well designed, but I've found you need to adjust it a little from season to season to get the best out of it.
I'm working my way through figuring out what all the EGR shit does right now while waiting for some stuff. I think I can get rid of the evap can as long as I make sure the fuel tank, carb floatbowl, and pcv, are vented.

Also, one of the better thing's I've done is buy a "battery blanket" it just wraps around the battery and keeps it warm when it's plugged in. I always plug it in with my block heater.
>keystone
Nothin better than cheap beer and old cars

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>>28864101
>Idk what to do.
Carb swap

>>28864101
rip that shit out and replace it with a carb cheater. if that breaks, you just have an ordinary carb

>>28861089
>>28861237
Fantastic anon

>>28864159
Just waiting on shipping. There's an irony in that, once I get this truck, I'll never have to deal with vehicle shipping again.

>>28864154
>I think I can get rid of the evap can
You don't really want to do that. It actually makes a noticeable improvement in fuel economy by allowing the engine to burn vaporized fuel that would otherwise be lost to evaporation.

>>28864418
The data breach was right.
This site really is half bots now.

>>28864418
I've been wanting to get the evap system working in my car just for the sole reason of not wanting to smell fuel when im driving

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>>28864418
Does it suck up the fumes from the pcv line that runs from the carb, to the valve cover, to the evap can?
If so, maybe I can just line the fuel tank vent to the carb lmao.

grr front left door on my dodge won't lock properly, i can push the knob down but then when i close the door it just pops back up. sometimes i can get it to lock when closing it, then trying to push the knob down, and it'll either not be able to be pushed in all the way, or it'll successfully go in and actually lock the door.
apparently it's a mopar thing though.
another mopar thing they did was hooking up front seat shoulder belts from the rear seat anchors to the trans tunnel anchors which is pretty interesting. dunno if i wanna do that or add anchor plates to the hard top roof.

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>>28864529
>Does it suck up the fumes from the pcv line that runs from the carb, to the valve cover, to the evap can?
That's kinda it but backwards though. It's called Evaporative Emissions because it gathers the evaporated vapors from the tank and carb. The canister is lower than those items and since gasoline is heavier than air, it collects in the canister. After the engine is running the system has a Thermal Vacuum Switch to lock out canister purging until operating temp by way of blocking part throttle vacuum from the Canister Control Valve (picrel). Once up to temp, vacuum is applied to one of the ports which opens the CCV and allows some engine vacuum to the canister, basically sucking the accumulated vapors out. Precisely where the vapors are introduced to the engine on the 5 liter Chevy I no longer recall exactly but it may well tie into the PCV hose close to the carb, which is where it would need to be for equal distribution.

>>28864598
>grr front left door on my dodge won't lock properly, i can push the knob down but then when i close the door it just pops back up
Try pushing the thumb button in on the outer door handle while closing it with the interior lock knob pushed down. Apparently this was used as a primitive "don't lock you keys in accidentally" thing Yes, it works. Yes, Ive done it but it's been so long that I can't even come close to remembering what car, beyond it being some 60's style door handle that was very squared off on a light yellow car with the top of the door squared off. Real unique, I know lol.