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Posted: 9/27/2022 1:16:39 AM EDT
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Quote Historywait...WAIT....NON OF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE!! |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 1:17:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've had this for 6 years . As I bought it . https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/47916/fj40-2540286.jpg As it sits now . I no longer have an interest in it . https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/47916/fj-2540290.jpg I'd be all over that cruiser. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 1:24:30 AM EDT
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I have,
-A 1994 Range Rover Classic -2 Discovery 2’s. -2 Horses -And an apartment complex. I am the project king. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 1:26:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 1970 Triumph GT6+, bought it 1989 while overseas with the Army, shipped it home and tore it almost completely apart to "restore" it. Then it sat from 1993 until 2010 in various storage locations across NY, until I bought a house with my first garage. I nursed back together and was driving it for a few years and the transmission quit. Been sitting again for years.... I keep messing around with other projects (trucks) and never focus on it. My buddy in high school had a (???)1967-1969 mk1(???) GT6 in white...It was a fast little scooter and sounded awesome plus he had a full alpine system in it in 1985-1986...We did many 140mph runs in that thing...I would love one with a v8 conversion, but will not get involved in projects anymore.. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 1:29:58 AM EDT
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This thread makes me not feel so bad. Been through two moves on mine and continually having to pick a place with good storage for it.
Been hording parts as I can find them for years. Pretty good progress has been made, but I've thought about selling a few times. Hate to see it go to waste, getting there slow but sure. Just find it's hard to get solid days every week on it. Good to know others are in the same boat on their projects. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 1:33:52 AM EDT
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I have a mostly finished Tacoma. It still needs new leaves and a new paint job. Kind of waiting on building a new garage before I put new paint on it. Also have a money pit Jeep. I think it is mostly done, but it really is enjoying it's TLC - and somehow keeps wanting more. It is having a sleepover in the shop again.
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Posted: 9/27/2022 2:04:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 01 Bullitt in dark highland green. Rebuilt the engine, suspension, brakes, steering, and exhaust but basically back to stock. It runs and drives like new. Needs paint, interior, and a 5.0L coyote. I’ll never do ball joints on jack stands again  You meant to say Kaase 557 |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 2:12:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 01 Bullitt in dark highland green. Rebuilt the engine, suspension, brakes, steering, and exhaust but basically back to stock. It runs and drives like new. Needs paint, interior, and a 5.0L coyote. I’ll never do ball joints on jack stands again I had a black one. #1421. Wish I'd never sold that one. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 3:04:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I had a black one. #1421. Wish I'd never sold that one. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: 01 Bullitt in dark highland green. Rebuilt the engine, suspension, brakes, steering, and exhaust but basically back to stock. It runs and drives like new. Needs paint, interior, and a 5.0L coyote. I’ll never do ball joints on jack stands again I had a black one. #1421. Wish I'd never sold that one. I had a blue one #270 |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 6:40:30 AM EDT
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 Attached File1969 Rally Sport Camaro. I bought it in 2000 at the age of 14. Had a 327, installed a 383, blew it up in my early 20s. Then it sat in my dad's pole barn for a good 10yrs. I drug it to my house a few years back, started tearing it down and painted it black with plasti dip. Haven't touched it since. Every few years I'll get on a kick and buy a bunch of parts, then I lose interest again. Car needs quarters and the floors redone correctly again. I have a speed tech front subframe, a tko600 extreme, used L96 LS based motor, new AMD doghouse. There's probably 25g worth of new parts sitting in my extra bedroom. I go back and forth with slapping it together so it drives, but my OCD really wants it to be perfect. I'm torn lol.  " />
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Posted: 9/27/2022 6:41:25 AM EDT
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The 01 Bullitt is such a great car, simple and reliable. I’ve been able to get mine back to reliable daily driver status with the Haines manual and the rental tools from auto zone.
The new edge mustangs have doubled in price the last year (like everything else) and if/when they go down my plan is to purchase more and kind of specialize in restoring the 01 Bullitt’s and Mach 1’s as a hobby. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 9:02:39 AM EDT
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Picked up a 1997 Trans Am WS6 Ram Air, Hardtop (non t-top), 6spd.
Needs a few mechanical issues addressed before I can get it inspected and titled. Have the parts. Currently, not the time. I think I had a white knight complex with this car when I stumbled across it. I've seen the potential of what the car can be brought back to, but in order to do so, I had to get it away from the owner. Not sure how to post a pic, so if anyone can let me know, I'll try to post one up. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 9:21:07 AM EDT
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'99 mustang GT
Another drag car that gets driven on the street Waiting on parts to finish the rear. Just want to finish the suspension and cage within the month and worry about engine trans and wiring during the winter. Replacing a '74 Camaro. It's a pig. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 9:23:04 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/27/2022 10:03:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryHad a 69 Fastback for years. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 10:15:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Oh fuck. A financial ruin build. I LOVE IT!/media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/B926BC70-2451-4EC1-A889-3A3C070B9F9D-404.gif Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I just bought a Jeep JK that already had over $60k invested. I spent another $7k on it this AM. I'm sure its entire life will be a project. Oh fuck. A financial ruin build. I LOVE IT!/media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/B926BC70-2451-4EC1-A889-3A3C070B9F9D-404.gif  My goal is to hold pretty tight after these parts arrive and get installed. I do need another set of wheels for the winter. I want studded 37's for winter time. 
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Posted: 9/27/2022 10:29:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Which one? Oh, I've got a lot of projects  I'm constantly fighting against my my natural redneck tendancy towards cars on blocks. To keep winning that battle, I only allow myself 2 non-running cars at a time. Being disassembled for an upgrade doesn't count The VW and Foxbody are filling the "doesn't run" slots. I've got 2 bigger projects (kit cars) in the pipeline and I just can't get these to the point of "done enough." Perfection really is the enemy of the good. Time hasn't been my friend recently and the dust on them is getting thick. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 10:41:10 AM EDT
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I have 2.
First is my 72 k20. I am currently prepping the frame to do a body swap. https://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_134/2484827_My-new-truck-72-K20-w-350-SBC-motor.html The second one is a 69 c20 that I am currently waiting on a fuel sending unit. This will be my summertime daily driver while I work on the k20. https://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/2577139_Another-one-followed-me-home-9-15-Update.html |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 10:50:59 AM EDT
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Is any "project car" ever actually "finished".
I "finished" this one 7 years ago and it's still always something. The electric fan stopped last time out (think it's just a relay) and a small mishap means it's now also waiting on some paint and body work.  Attached FileThis one is a bit further away from "finished", took it apart a few years ago to whip into shape after taking years to track it down and get it (it was built by my grandfather in the late 70's from a beetle my dad gave him, then sold at his estate sale in 2008. I tracked it down and got it in 2018). It looked like this upon retrieval.  Attached FileLooks like this now. I really need to get moving on it ..  Attached File |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 11:08:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/470558/29987A90-99C8-4B19-9342-2AFDF1CDEADC-2540288.jpg Just picked this up yesterday from the original owners wife. Only has 10k miles and has been in storage for the last 20 years. Needs fluids changed and complete detail. Only 1555 built in 1989 with the turbo v6 from the Buick Grand National’s A TTA is one of my grail cars. Nicely done!  My unfinished project is my 1986 Trans Am. Started ripping the engine out shortly after graduating high school in 2004. Its basically sat ever since. This winter will finally see some wrench time. New K member, some flavor of LS swap, 4L80 trans, 4th gen rear end and fuel tank. Engine will get cam/heads/intake. Once it's running this spring I'll get it on the dyno, get it tuned and see if I want to add some PSI to it. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 12:08:41 PM EDT
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1985 S-10 4x4 2.8L V6 with Tahoe package and aftermarket frame/body lift that my uncle purchased almost new, and later sold. He later passed away in a tragic river accident in '91.
I was able to acquire the truck around 2012, after it has been beaten to shit by everyone and their brother as a mud-truck. Entire body harness has been chewed up by countless shade-tree lighting/stereo installers. Started making big plans for a total ground-up re-engineered supercharged LS V8 upgraded drivetrain, to turn it into a show truck as a tribute to my late uncle, and a familiar heirloom the rest of the family can take a remembrance ride in. Bodywork and LS/4L80E drive-train upgrades are pretty straight-forward. Independent front axle is too fragile, though, and will be a big problem for a warm V8. Solid-axle swaps look promising, until I go looking for high-pinion axles to fit the truck/lift. Very limited direct-fit options, and $3-5K per axle looks like the starting point for decent strength in custom-built Dana 60/70 series, and goes upwards from there. Not terribly knowledgeable regarding 4x4 axles and available options to begin with, and the sticker-shock hits right as the economy truly starts to head to hell in a handbasket. Sadly, I need to begin with the axles as the foundation of the build, so I can square the frame/suspension/steering/fuel/brake upgrades away before drive-train and bodywork can begin. Playing it safe for now by holding off until better times to begin, last thing I want to do is sink a ton of cash and effort into a project when times are so unpredictable. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 12:15:59 PM EDT
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1969 Camaro SS small block going to LT5. TCI tube frame, Detroit Speed mini tubs, torque arm, 9" rear, 14" Wilwoods all around etc All new NOS sheetmetal on it with tight, even gaps set. Owned since 1984
'73 Z-28 RS Factory Midnight Blue, stripe delete, deluxe interior, loaded and beautiful! Really close now. 4 wheel disc, Hotchkiss, QA1s, Fitech, ground up. 27 years and never driven it lol 1979 Porsche 928. New Prussian Blue paint, all new leather interior, 64k original miles. Close! Got sidetracked on kids Landcruiser, Camaro projects, moves, renovations, life. Usual suspects |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 12:24:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Had a 69 Fastback for years. Quote HistoryQuoted: Had a 69 Fastback for years. It seems the formal roof cars are a bit harder to find, wish I could work on it. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 12:25:42 PM EDT
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You guys know you can just go to a dealer and get a complete car - or eBay if you like the older ones right?
Those pics look like a lot of work. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 12:26:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You guys know you can just go to a dealer and get a complete car - or eBay if you like the older ones right? Those pics look like a lot of work. Some of us like building stuff. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 12:28:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You guys know you can just go to a dealer and get a complete car - or eBay if you like the older ones right? Those pics look like a lot of work. Someone's in the wrong thread.. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 12:30:06 PM EDT
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My current project was sitting in the woods for almost 35 years.
 Attached FileCurrent state, I’ve taken off the suspension, sand blasted all the parts and powder coating and replacing the bushings. I need to re-build the front crossmember next and clean up the front clip.  ETA: Can't we fix this fucking image rotation issue yet, What The Fuck? ETA2: Hosted elsewhere to fix the issue. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 12:30:23 PM EDT
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I've got a amc (jeep) scrambler sitting in my shop in pieces, and sadly I haven't touched it in couple of years and it takes up a huge space, I've also got a chevrolet 1970 c10, that rarely gets drove and needs some love. I keep too busy maintaining everything else and family's vehicles.
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Posted: 9/27/2022 12:31:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My current project was sitting in the woods for almost 35 years. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/54712/4CC23406-D219-41BA-B8E4-BD6C29361FCE_jpe-2541300.JPG Current state, I’ve taken off the suspension, sand blasted all the parts and powder coating and replacing the bushings. I need to re-build the front crossmember next and clean up the front clip. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/54712/2E580A89-0DFD-4FEF-88F5-0386942929F6_jpe-2541301.JPG Looks familiar! Bringing another one back for the good of humanity! Woot |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 12:33:05 PM EDT
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I had an International Harvester Scout that I wanted to turn into an EV. After buying the truck I remembered I don't know how to do things like that.
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Posted: 9/27/2022 12:40:57 PM EDT
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 Doing a water pump replacement, heater core replacement (modifying a '65 Mustang heater core to fit), probably replacing front brakes, and making bolt on modifications at the same time that keep distracting me. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 12:52:54 PM EDT
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2005 STI
2002 S2000 Both run but both are not done! |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 1:10:07 PM EDT
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More photo's, I'm trying to save as many parts as I can to save a few $$.
Passenger lower control arm took a serious hit some point in it's life so I made a tool to straighten it out as I heated it up.  Messy ass bench in the background.   Powder coating applied, going in to bake. I did get a few chips I'll need to touch up, still working out the process.  
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Posted: 9/27/2022 1:13:55 PM EDT
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I have a 1976 brdm-2 on stands in my shop.
1975 mowag Roland not on stands but being stripped and repainted  
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Posted: 9/27/2022 1:15:05 PM EDT
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95 Full size Bronco. installed 351 Ford crate motor, diesel shop built trans. 4;10s Detroit rear locker Eaton E locker up
front. The steering column is crap and I bought a Winters shifter want to install a center console and eliminate the steering column auto shifter and need to redo the top possibly bed coat the exterior. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 1:34:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have a 1976 brdm-2 on stands in my shop. 1975 mowag Roland not on stands but being stripped and repainted https://i.postimg.cc/G2G1bzTV/2-B706803-37-D4-4-D34-9582-A7-B174-C70109.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/ZKThh8bs/F22-CD16-A-E8-D7-4-E28-87-B4-5779-C5850-D7-C.jpg Kick ass
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Posted: 9/27/2022 1:40:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The other project is at least driveable although in the middle of a Fuel Injection swap... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/334273/20211003_123331_jpg-2540771.JPG My latest one is a 69 coupe I've been daily driving. It started life as a inline 6, with almost zero options. Currently has a 302 truck motor with an intake and headers pushing a T5. Granada discs up front, Complete 3.55:1 8.8" rear axle out of a 96 GT with discs in the back. This summer, I replaced/rebuilt anything and everything related to steering and front suspension. Interior is in decent shape. I recently picked up a set of the front and rear deluxe interior panels with the wood grain. When I get done screwing around with with the windows and locks inside the doors, I'll put in the rest of the interior. With that combination of transmission and rear end, the car is a bit on the rowdy side to drive on the streets. When I blow this motor up, I'll probably go to a 351W + TKX and back off on the rear end a bit, closer to a 3.00:1. All the exterior lighting works great. Interior wiring has been hacked up and nothing works. Almost none of the gauges work. I will most likely rewire the whole car at some point and do aftermarket gauges. Currently sitting on a set of junk yard rims I got off an early 90s mercury. I'm saving my pennies up for something similar to yours. Maybe the scott drake shelby ones with the spinners. 
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Posted: 9/27/2022 1:49:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: E46 ZHP, has hail damage, needed a new motor, cooling system, bushings front and rear, needs the auto pulled for the 6 speed. Needed retrofit projectors to fix the burnt bowls on the Zkw headlights, needed new LCA's and FCAB's, new suspension, new alcantara steering wheel, etc. I'm getting there. Oh and a rust spot on the rear passenger arch I need to fix. Good thing my ZHP is in good shape, as my M3 is now my priority project. Blown motor and resultant impact with a tire barrier at the track will be filling my winter... |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 1:59:11 PM EDT
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I'm not a car guy, but I have at least 6-8 unfinished projects at any given time sitting around.
I also have a stack of books on my nightstand with various scraps of paper sticking out. At least 2 I haven't picked up since before covid
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Posted: 9/27/2022 2:29:29 PM EDT
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'68 RS 327
It needs new rims, tires, front quarter panels and a paint job. Also need some work on the vacuum lines running the headlights. I replaced all the plumbing and had them working 10-15 years ago, but no love last time I drove it. Other than that, it's in really good shape. No leaks, little to no rust. It's spent the last 40 years covered in a climate controlled garage which it only leaves once every 5-10 years lol. It fires up like it never missed a day every time. Interior has been refinished and the convertible top replaced. I'm sure if you wanted it perfect, there would be plenty more to do, but I'm happy with it. 
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Posted: 9/27/2022 2:35:07 PM EDT
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'71 Duster tube chassis big tire car. still needs about a year worth of metal work.
'70 Challenger will be getting a freshened trans and a Gear Vendors OD this winter. I have two engine builds going at a snail's pace due to parts availability issues. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 2:37:54 PM EDT
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I thought project cars were never done?
My next steps on my off-road sedan requires me to learn to weld. I want to build custom skid plates, a winch mount, and rock sliders. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 2:38:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: These Webers have been sitting on my bench for about 6 months  https://i.imgur.com/7Rj6pRL.jpg Those are worth their weight in gold now. :-) |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 4:36:57 PM EDT
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I'll make all of y'all feel infinitely better about all of your unfinished projects
My last project car was sold before I really even got started. I had a 1986 Corolla SR5 hatch rolling shell. No rear brakes, a manual transmission of unknown origin, no fuel tank, no engine, pretty much no interior. It was as clean of slate as you could ask for. I was planning on swapping in a JDM Toyota 3S-GE BEAMS out of an Altezza (a little 2.0L I4 making 209bhp/162tq) and 6MT, converting to Nissan S13 front suspension with a 5-lug hub swap, Ford 8.8" rear, etc. I was guesstimating it would've weighed in right at a ton and would have been one hell of a fun car. I made it as far as completely stripping the interior and chipping up every square millimeter of sound deadening, then ended up changing jobs. I was storing the car at the shop I worked at and had no place to store it at home and asking to store an antique shitbox at work immediately after getting hired seemed like a bad move, so the AE86 had to go before I could even really get into it
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Posted: 9/27/2022 4:55:57 PM EDT
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Basic '67 Mustang C-Code Coupe. Picked it up as a retirement project, then delayed retirement.
I wanted a daily driver so warmed over the low-mileage 289 with new intake and exhaust. shaved the towers and installed coil-overs all around. Installed rack & pinion steering, new (larger) gas tank and replaced fuel lines. Hadn't gotten to the brake upgrades yet, nor the interior (one small vinyl puncture in the driver's bucket, and I have a replacement dash still in the box, sitting in the back seat). It ran when I parked it 2+ years ago, but had a flat spot (needed carb tuning). But I then ignored it till this spring and now it doesn't want to run (will fire when sprayed with starter fuel, so appears to be a fuel issue...not a surprise). Worse, it's now rusting under the vinyl top. I don't have time or energy to finish it now. May push it into a barn somewhere so I can advertise it as an "Amazing Barn Find" and get some cash back out of it. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 5:01:07 PM EDT
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Mine is probably the most boring one here. My dad passed away in 2006. I inherited his 1994 Nissan Hardbody pickup. It is a 2wd extended cab. It has 189,000 miles on it. When I parked it in my shop, it ran great. Now, it won't crank. The last time it ran was about 2010. The tires are now all flat and dry rotted. I can fix anything that goes wrong with my house, but when it comes to cars, I am lost. I really want to take it to someone and get them to get it running again, but I just haven't done it. I don't even know if it would cost me $200 or $2,000 to get it running again. The body, paint, and interior are all in really great shape. I guess I need to hurry up and do something with it.
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Posted: 9/27/2022 5:03:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have a 1976 brdm-2 on stands in my shop. 1975 mowag Roland not on stands but being stripped and repainted https://i.postimg.cc/G2G1bzTV/2-B706803-37-D4-4-D34-9582-A7-B174-C70109.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/ZKThh8bs/F22-CD16-A-E8-D7-4-E28-87-B4-5779-C5850-D7-C.jpg Are those the armored cars with the rollers between the wheels so it won't belly? |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 5:04:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Those are worth their weight in gold now. :-) Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: These Webers have been sitting on my bench for about 6 months https://i.imgur.com/7Rj6pRL.jpg Those are worth their weight in gold now. :-) It’s kind of crazy. All the carbs just dried up about a year ago and what is out there is generally really expensive. I think PMO going out of business/ getting sold has something to do with it but I don’t know that it’s enough to cause the run on Webers we’ve seen. Shitty US made ones nobody ever wanted are now going for $2-3000. |
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Posted: 9/27/2022 5:06:42 PM EDT
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2001 Camaro SS: Complete but doesnt run due to rat damage to wiring. Waiting for AZ to stop being fucking hot to dive into it.
2002 Camaro Z-28 rolling chassis: for sale 1973 Nova: Needs Everything rebuilt even the glass...
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