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Hey I can finally play in this thread.  '00 323 with 68k on the clock. Grabbed it from a dealer that had it as a trade in before they put money into it. 4500 out the door. Preoptopus fucked around with this message at 19:16 on Jan 23, 2017 |
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On my off days, I'm responsible for shitbox fleet repair.  '95 Corolla 1.8 bought from a friend for $400. 176k miles, runs well but needs a new clutch soon. I'm 6'7" and it's actually kinda cozy, but I'll lose some height in the event of a crash. '98 Grand Marquis in its natural habitat. Just hit 100k. The lovely plastic intake manifold finally gave out and vomited coolant everywhere. I couldn't afford the aluminum one Ford should have used from the get-go so it's about to get another overpriced lovely plastic one. Note the 2x2. Not pictured: My girlfriend's '97 Lumina. It needs a new power steering pump. Working on this car is damaging to the soul. Between the two of us, we have half a car at any given time.
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Jan 24, 2017 00:58
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Cleaning out some old harddrives, I found this. From my second day of ownership IIRC, which would make this 2004. https://vid.me/vDsv
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Jan 24, 2017 08:57
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Achtane posted:On my off days, I'm responsible for shitbox fleet repair. P71s got a plastic intake with an aluminum coolant crossover. Not sure about fitment years, since some years may have had "Performance Improved" heads. I've not done any research about what fits what, but possibly an option. edit: This seems to say that it'll fit, but it also seems to ignore the existence of PI vs non-PI. Maybe not an issue on non-Mustangs? http://www.agcoauto.com/content/news/p2_articleid/185 Darchangel fucked around with this message at 04:21 on Jan 25, 2017 |
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Jan 25, 2017 04:06
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Powershift posted:That's a cool truck. Thanks. It's an 02 2.7 4x4 5 speed. Some old timer had it and kept it up really well. Every single fluid had been replaced within the past 6 months and the frame was replaced. It is replacing this old girl  After having the new to me truck for a couple weeks I'm surprised that I'm still torn between the two. I like driving the old truck better; it is basically a tractor that I can drive on the street while the taco feels kind of numb and whatever. If I had the time I would patch up the Nissan mad max style. I already have some black diamond plate on hand and a riveter. 
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Jan 25, 2017 14:43
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The frame has been replaced you say?
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Jan 25, 2017 16:34
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Frame replacement was offered on that generation of Tacoma due to frame rust issues. Toyota offered to buy the trucks back or replace the frames, many people chose the fix.
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Jan 25, 2017 18:19
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Darchangel posted:P71s got a plastic intake with an aluminum coolant crossover. Not sure about fitment years, since some years may have had "Performance Improved" heads. I've not done any research about what fits what, but possibly an option. Yeah, I looked around and ended up getting one with the aluminum crossover. My old intake cracked at the crossover and plumbing epoxy putty actually managed to seal it for a few months, haha. It later cracked at the heater hose and #4 spark plug well, though. I knew it would die eventually but was hoping it'd be in a time when I wasn't broke, but oh well. Thanks for the article, I'll be sure to torque everything down correctly. It's about to go back on today. It's still ridiculous to me that the entire manifold isn't aluminum. The valve covers are plastic, too.
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Achtane posted:It's still ridiculous to me that the entire manifold isn't aluminum. The valve covers are plastic, too. Hardly any new cars have a metal manifold. Weight savings is huge there.
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Jan 25, 2017 21:33
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Larrymer posted:Hardly any new cars have a metal manifold. Weight savings is huge there. Also less "heat soak" effect.
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Jan 25, 2017 21:38
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LSx manifolds have been plastic/composite for the past 20 years and I can't recall any issues with those, and LSs make way more power than those funky mod motors. 
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Larrymer posted:Hardly any new cars have a metal manifold. Weight savings is huge there. Look at what BMW did on their TT V8s
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Tremek posted:LSx manifolds have been plastic/composite for the past 20 years and I can't recall any issues with those, and LSs make way more power than those funky mod motors. LSX engines also don't depend on the intake manifold for coolant flow / sealing. The steam tubes on the heads are separate, metal pieces.
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Jan 26, 2017 02:45
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Thats because gm know how to build a good v8, unline ferd.
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Jan 26, 2017 02:59
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The only good american engines are: i6 or v8 AND have pushrods.
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I cracked two intake manifolds on my p71. Also, enjoy waking up to a passenger footwell full of coolant once the heater core detonates. Or, rather, every time the heater core detonates. Still miss that car.
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chrisgt posted:The only good american engines are: i6 or v8 AND have pushrods. the 6v53 would like a word with you.
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BlackMK4 posted:Look at what BMW did on their TT V8s Tried finding a pic, looks like everything is covered in plastic.  The few good pics looked like they were plastic/composite too.
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cursedshitbox posted:the 6v53 would like a word with you. I guess we can make a detroit diesel exception, maybe the 4bt, too 
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chrisgt posted:The only good american engines are: i6 or v8 AND have pushrods. The i6 in trailblazers is rediculously lovely.
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Preoptopus posted:The i6 in trailblazers is rediculously lovely. Most American i6 motors sucked after 95. Jeep excluded.
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Preoptopus posted:The i6 in trailblazers is rediculously lovely. I liked it, but it also doesn't have pushrods.
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Preoptopus posted:The i6 in trailblazers is rediculously lovely. It wasn't bad for what it was. a 270hp 6 cylinder in the days when the silverado had a 180hp V6 and a 270hp v8.
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Powershift posted:It wasn't bad for what it was. a 270hp 6 cylinder in the days when the silverado had a 180hp V6 and a 270hp v8. In a heavy truck like the Envoy/Traiblazer, though, it feels gutless.
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Seminal Flu posted:In a heavy truck like the Envoy/Traiblazer, though, it feels gutless. In 2003, everything felt gutless. It was as quick as everything else in that era. http://media.caranddriver.com/files...sherbunch-2.pdf
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Preoptopus posted:Hey I can finally play in this thread. An E46 with 68k is cheaper than trying to buy an E30 with 168k.
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Larrymer posted:Tried finding a pic, looks like everything is covered in plastic. I was more referring to stuffing the turbos in the valley and having the intakes on the outside Shrapnig posted:An E46 with 68k is cheaper than trying to buy an E30 with 168k. That they are. The M54B30 is a great swap into them since they make more or less S52 power but are aluminum blocks. Shouldn't have sold my E30.
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Jan 26, 2017 23:46
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Details please! You don't see too many 5 litre verts around.
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BlackMK4 posted:That they are. The M54B30 is a great swap into them since they make more or less S52 power but are aluminum blocks. I DONATED my E30 after it started puking brake fluid. My dash was totally perfect, no cracks. These days I might be able to get a grand just for that. It was a car I spent $3k on and drove for three years so I can't really be that upset but I do kind of miss it.
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McTinkerson posted:Details please! You don't see too many 5 litre verts around. 2017 GT convertible, 5L coyote V8, exterior is "magnetic", interior and lid black, no tape / stripes, automatic, 401A equipment group (Shaker pro audio, blind-spot detectors, heated / cooled seats), reverse cross-traffic sensor, Sync 3 with nav, 3.55 rear axle, 20" foundry wheels. Added a full set of WeatherTech liners and a Dod LS470W dash cam hard wired in a mount clamped to the rear-view mirror post. My Borla S-type cat-back exhaust just came from the UPS man today, hope to get it installed this weekend. Still pondering if I want to add an integrated radar detector, they are pretty pricey, but I hate sticking stuff to my windshield 
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a pretty much mint 5spd 325es owned by an old school teacher (coolest teacher ever?) went for $1500 on craigslist yesterday, if you're swapping motors anyways and don't mind the bigger bumpers they're still cheap.
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Just picked this up. 1985 Dodge d150. It's got a 318, a 4 speed, a dana 44 with positraction and 46k km on the odo (sat in a field for a looong time before someone rebuilt it). It needs brakes, tires and a muffler but it runs! Rust is creeping up on the passenger side rocker, hopefully I'll have time to get to that this year. 
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Cool find. Those old Dodges are getting harder to find.
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     Here is Bianca. I have burned a half a tank of fuel so far. This is a love affair that will last for a very long time  There is a cruise with the local BMW community next Saturday. I am going to try and make it and also take pics with a real camera rather than just iPhone pics.
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Have to love an E92 M3. I know there is a lot of live for the E46 and earlier as well due to the Inline 6 engine but the understated look of the E92 is ageless.
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BigPaddy posted:Have to love an E92 M3. I know there is a lot of live for the E46 and earlier as well due to the Inline 6 engine but the understated look of the E92 is ageless. And dat growl.  Only thing better is the scream from an E60 M5.
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Somewhat Heroic posted:
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That V10... do not tempt me Frodo!
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