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Posted: 3/3/2015 7:09:43 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thats just not right  Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Noice! Maybe shove a BBF in there? http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--LSRY8Xt8--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/17x6lojl2hobxjpg.jpg  The OP's is too nice to do that to. |
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Posted: 3/3/2015 7:10:26 AM EDT
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... guy down the street has like 4 of those, pretty nifty
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Posted: 3/3/2015 7:55:09 AM EDT
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While riding in my Cadillac.........
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Posted: 3/3/2015 8:03:55 AM EDT
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You know what you must do OP.
More pics. |
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Posted: 3/3/2015 8:15:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: LOL @ Mini car air intake. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Noice! Maybe shove a BBF in there? http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--LSRY8Xt8--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/17x6lojl2hobxjpg.jpg LOL @ Mini car air intake. |
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Posted: 3/3/2015 8:26:42 AM EDT
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My uncle had one like that, even the same color, back in the 60's. I thought it was cool to ride in, probably because my parents always had land yachts, Buicks, Oldsmobiles, and Cadillacs. Looking back, it was a death trap if you got in an accident. When I was old enough to drive at one point I had a 1960 Rambler that I killed driving on a flooded street. My dad bought stock in American motors when they were number 2 in sales behind Chevy. He never bought stock again.
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Posted: 3/3/2015 8:29:44 AM EDT
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Metropolitan or Rambler? Pics too small on my phone. Nice car. |
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Posted: 3/3/2015 10:45:45 AM EDT
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The Miata Prototype?
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Posted: 3/3/2015 6:36:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You know what you must do OP. More pics.  |
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Posted: 3/3/2015 6:48:13 PM EDT
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That Nash Metropolitan is just screaming to have a big block Chevy transplanted into her I'd like one with a Turbo Lima Block. 
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Posted: 3/3/2015 7:02:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:  I love old car stories.  As small as they are, a 4 cylinder would be fine. A Ford 2.3 is a good choice. They're easy to find and upgrade. Quote HistoryQuoted: I love old car stories. Quoted: They are actually not terribly rare as for some reason they really don't rust , really nice ones bring maybe 5-6k In the condition this one is in its probably a 3k car at best Would not mind putting a V6 and automatic of some sort in it. As small as they are, a 4 cylinder would be fine. A Ford 2.3 is a good choice. They're easy to find and upgrade. |
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Posted: 3/3/2015 10:57:55 PM EDT
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So how hard is it to find parts for those?
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Posted: 3/4/2015 12:17:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So how hard is it to find parts for those? It was ridiculously hard and expensive plus this car is an early 58 58 was the the year they went from "early" to "late" and this car has a mix of early and late parts  Now with eBay I got everything in a week and spent about $200 for a master cly , clutch slave cly, fuel pump , cap/rotor/wires Needed a gas tank too but those were expensive and hard to find so we patched the shit out of it and coated it inside and out with sealent I'll let ya know how that lasts |
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Posted: 3/4/2015 12:26:19 AM EDT
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Awesome man. The family connection makes it all the more special.
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Posted: 3/4/2015 12:28:12 AM EDT
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Sweet!
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Posted: 3/4/2015 12:40:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I doubt I'll ever do it but would be thinking a ecotech they make all kinds of rwd adaptors for um Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I love old car stories. Quoted: They are actually not terribly rare as for some reason they really don't rust , really nice ones bring maybe 5-6k In the condition this one is in its probably a 3k car at best Would not mind putting a V6 and automatic of some sort in it. As small as they are, a 4 cylinder would be fine. A Ford 2.3 is a good choice. They're easy to find and upgrade. Stick to a mini plant. KAC used to make some twin cam cross flow heads for the BMC A blocks. |
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Posted: 3/4/2015 12:44:44 AM EDT
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In high school, I helped a friend put a 283/4 speed in a 57 MGA. Seemed like such a good idea, later on, my ad and I put a Metro body on a chopped down 65 Cadillac chassis. Uncontrollable, but fun. Wish I had pix.
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Posted: 3/4/2015 8:47:45 AM EDT
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So how hard is it to find parts for those? for giggles I looked at rock auto. they have some parts for it. |
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Posted: 3/4/2015 10:44:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 20 years ago the last time my father and I got it running It was ridiculously hard and expensive plus this car is an early 58 58 was the the year they went from "early" to "late" and this car has a mix of early and late parts Now with eBay I got everything in a week and spent about $200 for a master cly , clutch slave cly, fuel pump , cap/rotor/wires Needed a gas tank too but those were expensive and hard to find so we patched the shit out of it and coated it inside and out with sealent I'll let ya know how that lasts Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: So how hard is it to find parts for those? 58 was the the year they went from "early" to "late" and this car has a mix of early and late parts Now with eBay I got everything in a week and spent about $200 for a master cly , clutch slave cly, fuel pump , cap/rotor/wires Needed a gas tank too but those were expensive and hard to find so we patched the shit out of it and coated it inside and out with sealent I'll let ya know how that lasts Or bolt a fuel cell in the back seat. |
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