Classic Car thread

[Assman 1830]

Not sure if this counts as a classic, but I bought this all original ‘88 K5 a few weeks ago.  My plan is to do a complete restore to make it look like the day it rolled off the factory line, to include the original paint color.  Parts are cheap and this thing is pretty easy to work on.

[tbone_ 14468]

Oh that counts

[Mother mopar 3389]

Any updates on this?  I winced when I first read this.  Having that occur to a rebuilt ( I assume) motor is ... less than ideal.
Hope you figured it out.

Haven't touched it since. Work has been really busy. I'll pull the rocker stands off and see in the coming weeks.

I've got a big order ready to place on yearone.com just waiting for a promo code.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

Only the second car show I've seen this summer.

[Anastasis 23717]

Love the k5. Reminds of a car my dad had as a kid. 

[TwiceHorn 32107]

6 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

Love the k5. Reminds of a car my dad had as a kid. 

Two of my best friends in high school had Blazers.  Really fun vehicles.

[ROFL BOX 6655]

1 hour ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Only the second car show I've seen this summer.

My Dad lived in Lexington ... just S of there, really... maybe 5 minutes outside of town (stepmom is still there).  Where are you?

[Brew 3051]

My first vehicle was a white ‘79 K5 with a built 400 and 35’s. I stayed either in trouble or in the shop through high school with it. It would fly but I was constantly busting u-joints and rear ends. My dad had a matching black ‘85.

[AUinHsv 584]

2 hours ago, tbone_ said:

Oh that counts

Sure does - and IIRC for anything in the 80's - buy about a half mile of vaccum hose.

Edited July 26, 2020 by AUinHsv

[ROFL BOX 6655]

49 minutes ago, Brew said:

My first vehicle was a white ‘79 K5 with a built 400 and 35’s. I stayed either in trouble or in the shop through high school with it. It would fly but I was constantly busting u-joints and rear ends. My dad had a matching black ‘85.

 

Ladder bars.  Did anyone introduce you to ladder bars?

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

1 hour ago, ROFL BOX said:

My Dad lived in Lexington ... just S of there, really... maybe 5 minutes outside of town (stepmom is still there).  Where are you?

Pretty town VMI, W&L university, mountains.

I'm in Richmond

[Brew 3051]

Nope, and to make matters worse the rear lift was blocks. It had way too much power for the drivetrain setup. My typical month was 1-2 weeks of driving it and 2-3 weeks of reducing my drinking to pay for parts. Luckily rear ends and axles were a dime a dozen in junk yards. My spare vehicle was an ‘85 Pontiac 6000 wagon in baby blue with wood grain. It wasn’t near as proficient in the mud, but it tried hard.

[Chad Fuck 18166]

Not sure if this counts as a classic, but I bought this all original ‘88 K5 a few weeks ago.  My plan is to do a complete restore to make it look like the day it rolled off the factory line, to include the original paint color.  Parts are cheap and this thing is pretty easy to work on.

Dad had that same Cobra CB in our 77 Chevy conversion van. Fuck yeah!

[ROFL BOX 6655]

42 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Pretty town VMI, W&L university, mountains.

I'm in Richmond

I have a friend (connection through my Dad) is from Lex; his son (obv. also from Lex) is po-leece with Richmond.  Here's a pic he posted the other day 5 minutes before taking a 3 day weekend.  You might know the area, I don't.

[TexasEd 8268]

6 hours ago, Assman said:

Not sure if this counts as a classic, but I bought this all original ‘88 K5 a few weeks ago.  My plan is to do a complete restore to make it look like the day it rolled off the factory line, to include the original paint color.  Parts are cheap and this thing is pretty easy to work on.

 

 

 

CB Bonus for the win

[Assman 1830]

Dad had that same Cobra CB in our 77 Chevy conversion van. Fuck yeah!

Want it? I pulled it and it's sitting in the garage.

[TexasEd 8268]

1 minute ago, Assman said:

11 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

Dad had that same Cobra CB in our 77 Chevy conversion van. Fuck yeah!

Want it? I pulled it and it's sitting in the garage.

I do if Chad Passes

[Chad Fuck 18166]

Want it? I pulled it and it's sitting in the garage.

Still have Dad’s. Two won’t do me no good! Put a big whip antenna on your house and we can talk to each other like Smokey and The Bandit.

[Chad Fuck 18166]

I do if Chad Passes

Get it Ed!

[TwiceHorn 32107]

Breaker breaker, this here is the big Chad Fuck.  

[Sweetnsourpoke 174]

That will be a fun project. 

My dad has an '85 Scottsdale that he's owned forever. Completely original, 70,000 miles.....and he almost never drives it anymore. This things like a time machine. 

 

 

[Newdoc 3511]

16 hours ago, Brew said:

My first vehicle was a white ‘79 K5 with a built 400 and 35’s. I stayed either in trouble or in the shop through high school with it. It would fly but I was constantly busting u-joints and rear ends. My dad had a matching black ‘85.

I had a ‘78 with the same set up. The lift and tires were hard on the drive train. That thing would go anywhere when it was running.

[RPM 26677]

Check out what my BIL rolled up in Saturday.

Only about 300 miles on a complete restoration. There are some non-original additions like Power Steering, power brakes and a/c. It was stored in a barn and the old man that owned it had over a dozen other classics ranging from Model- T to 1970's. BIL wouldn't tell me what he paid, but he did tell me the old man's son was mad as hell.

[tbone_ 14468]

Outstanding

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

16 hours ago, ROFL BOX said:

I have a friend (connection through my Dad) is from Lex; his son (obv. also from Lex) is po-leece with Richmond.  Here's a pic he posted the other day 5 minutes before taking a 3 day weekend.  You might know the area, I don't.

My house, and pot of gold is right under the end of that rainbow ....... of course...  Can't make out the street sign, our I'd probably know exactly where it is.

[Chad Fuck 18166]

I had a ‘78 with the same set up. The lift and tires were hard on the drive train. That thing would go anywhere when it was running.

Had a friend in HS who had one about this vintage. It has two tabs on the ignition. You could turn those tabs as if you had a key in, and it would light right up sans key. All my buddies used to take turns stealing it and leaving campus for lunch even though we didn’t have an open campus. His grandad was county commissioner, so everyone knew his grandsons truck. So everyone thought he was skipping class, driving around town. In any given day, he never knew if he’d walk out and his truck would still be there. Car theft. Good times.

[BillyGoatHill 4421]

Dodger got in on an Instagram photo shoot yesterday....


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[Chad Fuck 18166]

37 minutes ago, BillyGoatHill said:

Dodger got in on an Instagram photo shoot yesterday....


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Looks as if you're leaving out the best parts. 

[BillyGoatHill 4421]

5 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

Looks as if you're leaving out the best parts. 

Slightly better shot in "I'd Pee In Her Butt" .....didn't want to upset anyone with NSFW on this thread.

[Chad Fuck 18166]

Slightly better shot in "I'd Pee In Her Butt" .....didn't want to upset anyone with NSFW on this thread.

That’s what spoilers are for brosef, but thanks for the tip.

[TexasEd 8268]

1 hour ago, BillyGoatHill said:

Dodger got in on an Instagram photo shoot yesterday....


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We've got bush

[RPM 26677]

1 hour ago, BillyGoatHill said:

Dodger got in on an Instagram photo shoot yesterday....


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I used to own a C-10 just like that one, but without the fancy paint job and seat cover (not talking upholstery).

[ROFL BOX 6655]

1 minute ago, RPM said:

I used to own a C-10 just like that one, but without the fancy paint job and seat cover (not talking upholstery).

Username checks out for this thread.

[Prepuce of Doom 21296]

I recommend a Bugeye Sprite or a Morgan Aero for that young lady's next photo shoot... 

Edited July 27, 2020 by Prepuce of Doom

[davidg 4058]

7 hours ago, BillyGoatHill said:

Dodger got in on an Instagram photo shoot yesterday....


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My first vehicle was a ‘65 Stepside with a 283 and manual 3 speed.  Enjoyed the hell out of that old truck and learned a lot about wrenching on it.  I had 2 good buddies with 64-67s and every weekend someone was working on his and we’d help out.

[mulletpelini 5225]

something very odd about the positioning of her legs, besides the fact that they're not resting on my shoulders....

[Mother mopar 3389]

Haven't touched it since. Work has been really busy. I'll pull the rocker stands off and see in the coming weeks.  

I've got a big order ready to place on yearone.com just waiting for a promo code.

Pulled the rockers arms, shafts, and hold downs off to look into my oiling problem. After looking there was oil coming through the #4 stand (2nd pick) which oils the driver's side via the #4 cam bearing journal. That tells me cam bearing is installed correctly.  

Now I pulled the rocker arms down the shaft and there was oil underneath the arm (see the last pic) Another good sign of oiling. Now that I know it oils just need to install everything and reprime it until I get the cam journal hole lines up w/crossover hole (see 1st pic)

 

You can see how its oils in the first pic and how the holes have to line up. Second pic #5&7 cylinders look wet, positive oiling. The driver's side is oiled via #4 rocker stand which you can see has oil in the hole.

 

Unlike most cars hemi's oil through the rocker shafts not pushrods so the oiling system is unique...PIA.

 

Ps OU sux!

 

 

 

[mulletpelini 5225]

On 8/8/2020 at 9:04 AM, Mother mopar said:

hemi's oil through the rocker shafts not pushrods so the oiling system is unique...PIA.

[TwiceHorn 32107]

Check this out. https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-profiles/the-1973-buick-gs-stage-1-four-speed-is-a-rare-forgotten-muscle-machine/

Very painstaking resto on an obscure but kind of cool machine.

[mulletpelini 5225]

^^^

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Buick’s big-dog engine was essentially unchanged since 1971, but the Gran Sport Stage 1 did get slower in 1973 because the cars got heavier. Some say they also got uglier, but we disagree.

Oh, they got uglier.  I'm guessing you'd call that a "space-age" look?  The late 60's early 70's models of just about anything were some of the best looking vehicles....ever.  Hard to keep that going I would assume, and dogging the shit out of those engines didn't help.  It was a very depressing time in the auto industry and in the US period.  

[tbone_ 14468]

Mom had a 73 Lesabre that same color. Brown vinyl seats that were hot af in the summer.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

Any US car past the very early 70's is pretty much a non starter for me. They just got big, ugly, and bad.

Edited August 13, 2020 by Onboard 2.0

[TwiceHorn 32107]

17 hours ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Any US car past the very early 70's is pretty much a non starter for me. They just got big, ugly, and bad.

Classic story of a technology-driven industry that got overrun by MBAs and accountants, right when fuel economy/prices and emission controls were posing probably the biggest technology issues the industry had ever faced.

 Robert McNamara was a scourge in so many ways.  Still kind of admire the dude.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

2 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

Classic story of a technology-driven industry that got overrun by MBAs and accountants, right when fuel economy/prices and emission controls were posing probably the biggest technology issues the industry had ever faced.

 Robert McNamara was a scourge in so many ways.  Still kind of admire the dude.

Well the energy crisis was the last nail in the coffin contributor, but car designs had gotten really bad by the early 70's.   The 70's were generally a horrible era for design on many fronts.

[TwiceHorn 32107]

21 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

   The 70's were generally a horrible era for design on many fronts.

Gagreed.  I was thinking more in terms of technological design than aesthetic.

That article talks about how the roof pillars were structurally enhanced (and bigger and uglier) because of regulation responding to rollover crashes.  I was unaware of that. My (parents') 69 Delta 88, and a couple of other cars we had in that time frame, had no B pillars, just rubber "joints" between the front and rear side windows.  I haven't seen that design feature before or since.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

17 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

Gagreed.  I was thinking more in terms of technological design than aesthetic.

That article talks about how the roof pillars were structurally enhanced (and bigger and uglier) because of regulation responding to rollover crashes.  I was unaware of that. My (parents') 69 Delta 88, and a couple of other cars we had in that time frame, had no B pillars, just rubber "joints" between the front and rear side windows.  I haven't seen that design feature before or since.

Yes, automotive safety standards were changing as well, and design aesthetics took a whole to catch up. They were fat, and lazy from the success of the 60's as well, and then along came Honda.............

[TwiceHorn 32107]

The other thing that as an ME I kind of hate to admit is that electronic engine control technology is what enabled cars to overcome the problems posed by emissions and fuel economy.

The Japanese cars of the era, while reliable, were dinky as hell and tiny engines and flimsy construction were not the ultimate answer.  At least from the enthusiast's perspective.

Edited August 13, 2020 by TwiceHorn

[ROFL BOX 6655]

Honda, eh?
 

 

[AUinHsv 584]

4 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:

Gagreed.  I was thinking more in terms of technological design than aesthetic.

That article talks about how the roof pillars were structurally enhanced (and bigger and uglier) because of regulation responding to rollover crashes.  I was unaware of that. My (parents') 69 Delta 88, and a couple of other cars we had in that time frame, had no B pillars, just rubber "joints" between the front and rear side windows.  I haven't seen that design feature before or since.

parents had that on Ford Galaxy500.  Absolutely horrible design or assembly. The two windows never sealed and constantly has 1/4 in gap even after the dealr tried to fix them. Lots of fun at a carwash - get both inside and outside at same time

Edited August 13, 2020 by AUinHsv

[TwiceHorn 32107]

4 hours ago, AUinHsv said:

parents had that on Ford Galaxy500.  Absolutely horrible design or assembly. The two windows never sealed and constantly has 1/4 in gap even after the dealr tried to fix them. Lots of fun at a carwash - get both inside and outside at same time

Ours actually sealed pretty well. It was actually kind of cool with all the windows rolled down.