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I want an XB Falcon panel, done up like the Mad Max Black on Black. Because. It'll definitely be different, especially in the US. Raluek posted:No turbo. Blower surge. I love how the engine noise makes the video shake.
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Powershift posted:The US got little ones that you can go out and buy and drive right now for next to nothing Oh, I'm aware of those, but not a one of those are an Aussie Falcon, are they? (I like the Vega delivery. It would be silly with a V8 or turbo 4) sharkytm posted:You call that blower surge... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga7Q8F3l5y0 God damnit! Now I want a Mopar 'Camino, too. I mean, I've always liked utes (I had a '68 Chevy El Camino in high school), but have somehow never seen the Mopar ones. ShittyPostmakerPro posted:You forgot the blower. How can you forget the blower?! Indeed. <----see avatar kastein posted:Note I say LM7 not LQ4/9 because I saw six I could get whole for 300 each today... Soooooo, how much would one of those shipped to Texas, with accessories, wiring harness, and ECU? For a friend, of course. I would never put one in one of the several non-running RX-7s I have. I'm voting for the LSx in the van, too, if we have any influence. Better power, better gas mileage, and probably better running condition, even if it had the same miles as the van's original. Those 5.3 truck motors seem to be very long lived.
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Fo3 posted:Chrysler utes were an Aussie only thing. I knew that they never made 'em here. I mean I never saw an Aussie one before, either. My world has expanded, therefore. literally a fish posted:Not here, that's for sure. Amazingly, the only word/phrase I didn't know or suss out was "snags". I may be spending too much time involved in other English-speaking cultures. When I went to go see all three Mad Max films at the Alamo Drafthouse, they had a pre-roll compilation of various Aussie car/stunt/post-apocalyptic exploitation films that I need to go dig up and watch. I'm sure they're horribly bad, but then: exploitation films. kastein posted:I'm down for it if you arrange shipping, but bear in mind you are going to have a serious conniption fit when you realize what we yanks consider a normal/acceptable level of rust on a drivetrain. This is likely true. and I haven't really looked hard locally to see what the prices are like here - probably not all that much more, given how ridiculously common the LSx truck motor is. dreesemonkey posted:If you're going the LM7 route make a trip in PA to denmah/sloppy mechanics on the youtube and immerse the east coast in turboy tire smoke. Oh, god yes. leica posted:Ummm, yeah. If I'm in Texas no way I'm gonna buy a drivetrain from the northeast. There must be plenty in Texas, I don't understand that logic. Cheap, but yeah, you're probably right. kastein posted:Mostly because a complete, with all accessories, all wiring, all manifolds, ECU, literally everything motor of V8/V10 flavor costs me $300 plus tax. Yeah, that^^^^^^^ leica posted:Well yeah, I understand you choosing to being right there in the northeast yourself, but I didn't understand why someone in Texas wanted a drivetrain from up there. I had no idea they were that expensive in the south. I'm lazy and haven't really looked, but last time I casually browsed it was still around a $1000 or so for the engine, maybe trans, maybe ECU and accessories, depending on seller. quote="sharkytm" post="454728911"] And it's not like the manifold and other bitchy fasteners aren't going to be available for access, with the motor out and all... It's not like the block goes bad by being rusty. I'd certainly take a rusty northeast truck motor with far fewer miles than a clean southern motor with a quarter million miles. [/quote] And I have air and electric de-rusting devices. literally a fish posted:Exhaust manifold fasteners are what bap baps and penetrating oil are for, right? That, too. Best I'm finding on a quick Craigslist search is a few at $400-500 for the engine alone. Most are $1000-up, $1500-up with a transmission. That's Craigslist, though - private sellers and yards that want to pull it for you and charge you for every other little part. Anyway, not making GBS threads up LaF's thread with this any more. The van is ace. It deserves a loping V8. I'd add some 15"x10" wheels to fill out those running board flares. I can't wait to see this thing in it's final form.
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Liquid Communism posted:If kastein built it, you could probably just have SpaceX launch it at you. *At* you, not *to* you. Heh. sharkytm posted:Agreed. RWD it is. I assume that we'll be delaying the NEAI meetup until it's done, so let's not get too far ahead of ourselves. Make a plan, stick to the plan, and we have a chance of completing the plan. Before we made a mount for the winch on my dad's trailer, we just chained the winch to the front, kind of like you would a come-along. couldn't use it to tie the vehicle down like that, of course, but it made getting stuff on the trailer so much easier. This is one of the very few time I actually wished I was up north. Y'all promise you'll live-blog this poo poo.
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, and then drop off the trailer in the morning and head to my mom's for the all-important appointment Friday afternoon.
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:4x donut rims and a crude rail system made of black iron pipe leading to the lift. I'd like to make sure that this comment gets the love it deserves.
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VikingSkull posted:The Terran Trade Authority album art loving sells this 100% Holy gently caress that brought back some memories. I know I've read at least a couple of those, and possibly own one. And yeah, that's the Galactic Queen (about 2 minutes in): https://vimeo.com/29549708 Looks like Chevy actually designed that thing with a modicum of maintainability in mind. One of the fun things about my wife's Astro van: they were unibody. The engine cam out of the bottom, along with the front subframe, so you just lifted the front of the van and rolled the front suspension and engine out.
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IOwnCalculus posted:You just blew my mind, I always thought the Astro had a full S10 chassis underneath. n0tqu1tesane posted:The Astro vans were body-on-frame, but the engine and front suspension did come out on a subframe. gently caress, you're right. I mis-remembered. It was a kind of hybrid deal. The subframe makes it relatively simple to slip a V8 in, by the way. Apparently Camaro headers fit. VikingSkull posted:I always loved those books, they were peak 80's. Also the way the ships looked was fantastic, I thought, because it wraps back to painting them crazy as gently caress. We're in space, my sensors are advanced, and I'm engaging from kilometers away. gently caress it, bumblebee stripes. That would be Chris' Foss' art, I think. He loved those bold paint jobs (I did, too.)
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Man, this almost makes me wish I lived in the NE. Or was visiting at the right time.
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I am unreasonably excited to experience this project vicariously.Left Ventricle posted:Oldsmobile Delta 88 4.3L diesel. Completely unrelated to the van saga, but if you find one of these in the wrecking yard, I may need the serpentine belt drive and accessories/brackets from it. My info says that the 4.3L diesel is a 5.7L Olds-based diesel with teo cylinders whacked off (ala Chevy 4.3 vs 5.7 gas engines). I want that front dress for my Olds 350.
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some texas redneck posted:Can confirm that literally a fish is not a fish at all, with Dammit. Missed the appearance of fish. this is what I get for ignoring the forums. Adiabatic posted:Ugh Im keeping the MJ and the MR2 and the Gorester and even the SV650 for some reason, but Im actively shunning everything else and just focusing on those. I have way too many car/house/garage projects, and Im in grad school for another three years, and while work is incredibly fulfilling it eats up a shitload of mental jank, and cars are getting boring. I'm at this point. I'm actively trying to sell my '90 RX-7 for $$ to focus on making my '79 RX-7 drive-able again (it is my first RX-7, so sentimental value.) Going to try to sell the other half-dozen non-running RX-7s I have, or part them out for same. I'm keeping my '70 Olds Cutlass (and will focus on that once the '7 is in reasonable shape,), the '7, and my '05 Crown Vic. And my wife's car. Everything else goes, dang it. Astonishing Wang posted:You should rent a car instead of buying one and then asking your uncle in Boston to sell it for you. For the amount of time he needs a car, buying a cheap, decent car is less $$ than renting a lovely car. I, too, lament the failure of this project, but I'm glad you realized it was a lost cause before getting neck-deep.
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photographic proof 