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ExecuDork posted:Oh, I agree - it's a car being driven "like a grandma" Shoulda got a 3rd gen, that way there's no pesky airbags to ruin the dash when you crash into stuff. It's not horribly unsafe, it's an interior preservation feature 
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ExecuDork posted:Yup, it's been done with a slightly newer chassis: I just looked through that thread, looks like he gave up on the swap. Lame.
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May 1, 2015 05:16
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That means 13 Inch has the opportunity to both go where no one has gone before, and complete something previously considered non-completeable. That's worth like 5x the usual accomplishment points!
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May 1, 2015 22:33
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Knowing for a fact the car hasnt moved under its own power since about 2009, and the tires only currently have air in them because he filled them to roll the car, I think we are all on the same page on agreeing that a Bitchin Camero it may be, it's not a $4,000 Bitchin' Camaro 
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May 2, 2015 00:36
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No, it's a $500 Bitchin Camaro. $799 if it starts, $1199 if it moves under its own power.
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May 2, 2015 00:46
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He actually told me it's because its the  Z28 with FOUR TURBOS and if it were just a Berlinetta he'd be able to let it go for $1500. I said sorry, I don't think we're even in the same book on this one and went back home.
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DICKPOCALYPSE NOW posted:He actually told me it's because its the Wait didnt you say he wrenched?!
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May 2, 2015 00:55
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Preoptopus posted:Wait didnt you say he wrenched?! EDIT: Nope, I'm wrong (see below).
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May 2, 2015 00:57
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Yeah, he owns a shop. I think it was a translation error for Turbo 400 or whatever the transmission is in those, He's a Serbian or somewhere in that region immigrant but he's been here since the '80s. Still, I was expecting something pretty different and he's already turned down a $2500 cash offer. I just wanted it because its hideous, but apparently people actually think its worth at least $2500 and I could tell he wasnt blowing smoke up my rear end to try to talk me into buying it.
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May 2, 2015 00:57
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Here hope this makes you feel a little better. This is what I deal with.  https://madison.craigslist.org/cto/5005199283.html 4 grand in Wisco will land you a ten year old cavalier. Its insane. Cash for Clunkers hosed car guys over big.
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May 2, 2015 01:07
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That actually looks in pretty decent shape whereas this one not only doesnt run but pretty much needs everything. Also the transmission is slipping, I forgot to mention that. Or, it slipped when it was parked.
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May 2, 2015 01:12
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Wrong rally wheels, wrong gauge faces, cheap-o power window conversion, rust repair. That car is nowhere NEAR "Hagerty Valuation," which is insurance value. It's a 6-7k car, and won't be more for a very long time.
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May 2, 2015 01:33
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I heard these cars regularly sell for $30-40K with a little bit of work from someone with one just recently, 6K seems a little low for such an investment opportunity.
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DICKPOCALYPSE NOW posted:I heard these cars regularly sell for $30-40K with a little bit of work from someone with one just recently, 6K seems a little low for such an investment opportunity. When I was in high school, my girlfriend's sister's boyfriend ran a transmission shop and they had an SD455 in for tranny work. That car is worth money now, was then, too. Not many others of that generation will be worth much... but drat, I've always liked the inherent trailer park look they have. SO MUCH INVESTED
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May 2, 2015 01:41
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Someday, I'm gonna own a black late second gen Firebird with the gold phoenix on the hood. I have so much shame over this. 
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May 2, 2015 02:06
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Here, now you can do it on any car
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May 2, 2015 02:50
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The fact it was offered as a factory paint job is still amazing to me. No one else has ever come close to that level of kick rear end.
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May 2, 2015 02:55
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My friend had a '77 and I love that car
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May 2, 2015 03:38
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The 81 Trans Am Turbo is effectively my fetish object in all my Tumblr car fanfic. Lately it's had a lot of Fords though.
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Preoptopus posted:Here hope this makes you feel a little better. This is what I deal with. I've managed to find beaters for under a grand in rural central wisconsin, but you have to jump on them quick. I'm amazed how many classics are still being pulled out of barns around here too.
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May 2, 2015 03:53
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Leperflesh posted:Buy the Camaro and put a Maserati BiTurbo into it. It'll be the first ever swap of its kind, anywhere. (Actually, has anyone ever transplanted a Maserati BiTurbo into any other car?) Put the biturbo in the camaro and the sbc in the maserati.  Make sure you put period correct badges for each drivetrain on its recipient vehicle.
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if I had the time space and money for Two projects of that caliber why would you assume they both wouldn't be Biturbos?
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DICKPOCALYPSE NOW posted:if I had the time space and money for Two projects of that caliber why would you assume they both wouldn't be Biturbos? Hmm yes. double engined biturbo.
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May 3, 2015 01:16
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Go full Roman...Two Biturbos hitched like horses to the Camaro chariot.
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May 3, 2015 01:36
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Shampoo posted:Hmm yes. double
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May 3, 2015 01:38
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CLICK THIS NOW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpJIjizOiZE
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Well, the easiest way to go faster is to cut weight.
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May 3, 2015 03:50
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:Go full Roman...Two Biturbos hitched like horses to the Camaro chariot. This is perhaps the best idea of all time. When I win the lottery I will see this executed.
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May 3, 2015 04:39
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As if there ever were two Biturbos in the entire world that ran at the same time.
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May 3, 2015 05:40
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This one almost ran, a couple months ago: http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/cto/4997275215.html
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In all seriousness, we have people on AI with a proven ability to build pretty much exactly this kind of motor, and I reckon we can get a bit of crowdfunding together to facilitate
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May 3, 2015 12:35
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Just tell me what longblock I am getting at the next 50% off junkyard sale and I will gladly donate one to this endeavor. It may be covered in a unique iron-age protective coating you are unfamiliar with however. This coating is known as rust.
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InitialDave posted:In all seriousness, we have people on AI with a proven ability to build pretty much exactly this kind of motor, and I reckon we can get a bit of crowdfunding together to facilitate
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Requesting a picture of the civic next to a nissan versa note.
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The Grand Am's battery finally died today so we made an unplanned stop at your shop. I did not see the tinycar. You looked busy, though! Sorry for not bringing a present for you this time; we would've needed another jump if we'd stopped anywhere. 
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LoreOfSerpents posted:The Grand Am's battery finally died today so we made an unplanned stop at your shop. I did not see the tinycar. I saw the Grand Am! I Forget when it was though, but yeah since you always say hi I was only thinking man that looks.just like the one that comes.down here. If it wasn't by the dumpster then the clown car was over in the Lowe's parking lot. Thought of the day: HOW loving SLOW DO YOU NEED TO BE TO.FINALLY CAUSE SOMEONE WITH 50HP IN A VERY HILLY CITY A COMPLETE ROAD RAGE MELTDOWN
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You are driving the wrong car for a guy that is even remotely susceptible to road rage.
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I don't get it that's the thing. But when I get stuck Behind some lady doing her god Damned hair in her car literally going 10-15 in a one lane 30 zone from loving 52nd to 125th Ave and during the one to.two spots I could legally pass she accelerates to.block me in and then literally slows Down to where I'm actually cruising in first loving gear behind her the entire way to work it pisses me off
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