Fine Automobiles

[R-66Y]

Just saw this title and remembered I had a green truck parked in the garage next door. Forgot all about it. Starting to feel like spring here. I'll have to clean the mice nests out of the old girl again.

My rx7 caught on fire once because chipmunks hid a bunch of acorns in the carburetor over the winter. Make sure to check that before you try to start her up

[vonbonds]

Who is the Canadian here?

[Boring Choice #2]

Why is your wife afraid to drive the pickup truck, vb? She'll be safer in it than a car. If she's worried about parking, tell her to just park far away and take up two spots like all the other assholes in pickups.

[R-66Y]

Why is your wife afraid to drive the pickup truck, vb? She'll be safer in it than a car. If she's worried about parking, tell her to just park far away and take up two spots like all the other assholes in pickups.

Cars are safer than pickup trucks though

[vonbonds]

She was mauling curbs in my last pickup (it was 21' long). She just isn't comfortable driving a huge vehicle. I personally loved that truck. I don't speed anymore and I loved the versatility it provided.

[MP]

She was mauling curbs in my last pickup (it was 21' long). She just isn't comfortable driving a huge vehicle. I personally loved that truck. I don't speed anymore and I loved the versatility it provided.

So you're saying she's used to small things..?

[vonbonds]

[R-66Y]

:mkbét:

[R-66Y]

My new miata :)

[MP]

Where do the baby seats go?

[vonbonds]

That's my schtick!

[R-66Y]

Where do the baby seats go?

Strapped to the roll bar

[R-66Y]

The tow truck picked up the carcass of my white miata today. I'm so glad to be rid of that thing. Now I have to move the track suspension and brakes to the black miata and I'm set

[R-66Y]

[vonbonds]

Them is some fine looking casters

[R-66Y]

They worked like a charm. :)

It was probably pretty funny watching me and selyar race to see who could calculate the shear on the casters first to see which casters we needed

[vonbonds]

Ida just got the biggest and crossed my fingers

[R-66Y]

We got the ones that were rated for 350 lbs each. They had over a 2:1 factor of safety. Totally unnecessary for a single use moving a car weighing approximately 1900 lbs. The only reason we didn't get the smaller ones is because I was worried about ground clearance

[Ricard_Persson]

[Boring Choice #2]

that may very well be the sechsiest pic in all of broads recorded history*







*fucken craig

[Ricard_Persson]

In for the safety today. Doesn't seem like it needs much, there's certainly some steel on steel rubbing when it drives, passenger rear wheel it sounds like. Hope it's a cheap one, but I've learned with vehicles you never know. Might have to take out a fifth mortgage.

I drove it quite a bit this weekend with my temp licence plate and no brake lights. Surprised how well it runs. The front end is super tight, and you can steer it with one finger. Didn't even burn that much fuel. I figured it would be one of those V8's that could pass everything but a gas station.

I forgot about this thread.

So I sold the old green girl. Photobucket crash took the photo, but she was a 76 GMC Sierra. I clayed the finish and polished and waxed it late this summer. It looked so good with the clay work removing all deposits over the years... I couldn’t believe it. It looked so good I put it up for sale and sold it for $4500. Pocketed about $1200 profit after what I put into it.

I then jumped on this 1964 AMC Rambler Ambassador late in the fall season. Old guys want to move cars before winter up here and the price just kept dropping. I couldn’t say no. The more I read about AMC and the battle that they faced against the Big Three, the more I liked them.

A total ton of options, the year prior the Rambler Ambassador won Motor Trends car of the year honours in 63. AMC tried so hard to put out cutting edge vehicles for a lower price than anyone. In the end, they couldn’t keep up.

The prices are great nearing winter, but man I just want to cruise. Tough time to buy.... I Can’t wait for spring.

[PredsFan77]

that is nice

[Ricard_Persson]

Trying to get back to the original wheels on the Rambler. Not easy on 54 year old vehicles. I got the original wheel covers and also some new white wall rubbers, but the damn wheels are hard to find. Back then the hub was nearly dead center or I have learned "zero off set" or "2 3/4 backspace". Look at me all mechanic like. Pretty much no aftermarket.

Anyway, dealing with junk yard guys now trying to buy original rims from scrap yards. These guys don't move too quick. I guess when you own a junk yard you can set your own pace. I'm kind of envious.

[chicpea]

I just want to cruise.

That is an outstanding vehicle. Good luck with the tires.

[shredz]

"Love Machine" Show Car, 1976

[Ricard_Persson]

Got the tires changed over this past summer. Big job. Way harder than I thought. I found four beat up wheels from a Javelin that were the true size of the Ambassador. 14x6.got them painted to match roof which was what they did in ‘64 even though you only see a 1/2 inch of rim.

Got some new correct size whitewall tires for not much more than $100 each.

Finished it off with the original wheel covers from Indiana on eBay which almost cost as much as the damn tires. But they do look good in original. I hated the old 80s wheels.

I clayed the car down and polished it and waxed it which brought the old single stage enamel back to life from its dry look. Took 23 hours at about a half hour at a time over 2 months when I had time. Looks awesome but couldn’t get it out for final pics as we got drilled with early snow here. This pic is from before it was clayed down.

Next years fixes:
Install stainless spear in front passenger side to replace damaged one.
Touch up paint where flaking on passenger side..must have been in accident a long time ago on that passenger side.
Install new fuel pump, have it. Current ones pisses.
Try and seal up some oil leaks so I can park on nice surfaces and not leave my mark.
Pick up the missing 990 from somewhere and get that out on passenger front panel

[Ricard_Persson]

My 1997 Toyota 4Runner is no more. I hit 503,000km with it. Bought it from a crazy high tech worker in ottawa back in 2011 for $3200. He was still taking it to the dealer for routine maintenance at 320,000km. He was great but insane. The perfect guy to buy used from.

Anyway, I did very little to it and it was bullet proof. Will miss it. The frame got a little soft in spots despite the 23 years of undercoating, which is the only reason it's still in the road.

I've got it up in kijiji for $2000 and have offers at $1200. Will hope to get $1500 and let it go, which I guess would be about a $30 a month payment over the 9 years. It was great. Perfect size and a 4 wheel driver machine with the push button rear differential locker.

Just grabbed a 2008 Toyota Sequoia for $2000. This one needs some work and I'm a bit more worried. It has 392,000km and I didnt even sit in it before I bought it. Probably will need to sink $1500 into it to get it on the road. Got a new trunk door lined up from wreckers and this one doesn't close as its rusted badly and the window is partly open. Not great for winter with a window open.

Anyway, we'll see how this one goes. Will probably be a short term fix as I'd like a 2006-7 Land Cruiser but they are as rare as hens teeth. The Sequoia has a Christmas tree of error lights on the dash. I got a $35 scanner on Amazon and I will say its excellent. Showed me exact codes and cleared them. Major problem is that the code is a $3000 fix from the dealer. There looks to be a cheap aftermarket fix which ill try to keep the code from showing and the car going into limp mode. When the car is in limp mode so am I. It sucks.


Like I said this one is a gamble. I dont know why I do it but I think I weirdly like the torture of running older cheaper vehicles and the risk and frustration that goes with it.

Of course you need a second vehicle when dealing with the old high mileage cars. I run a 2010 F-150 as the back up plan, but did a full body restoration for rust spots last year and don't really like salting it up all winter which is where these beaters come into play.