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The ones that pull up in my driveway when I’m working on mine looking for help fixing theirs!
Classic car people that make you CRAZY!??
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Oh, if it's got a slant 6 it Ain't a Muscle Car ! No offense Rob !
Howard1784
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When a person lists a car for sale and states, "To much to list"
So I assume the author is willing to describe all things unlisted multiple times to multiple people multiple times a day and/or week?????????????
JUST MAKE A LIST OF EVERYTHING THE CAR HAS FOR CRYING OUT LOUD TO AVOID SPENDING HOURS ON THE PHONE REEXPLAINING THE HISTORY OF THE CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I assume the author is willing to describe all things unlisted multiple times to multiple people multiple times a day and/or week?????????????
JUST MAKE A LIST OF EVERYTHING THE CAR HAS FOR CRYING OUT LOUD TO AVOID SPENDING HOURS ON THE PHONE REEXPLAINING THE HISTORY OF THE CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But also realize this. It cost pretty much the same to do all the work, as in body/paint, interior, engine/trans rebuild, suspension, tires, exhaust etc. from a slant to a hemi pretty much. The difference in these project builds is the cost of one model vs another as in say a slant A body vs a hemi E body and the price of the missing engine that it takes to make that hemi car a real hemi car.
I agree, a real hemi car has that hemi, otherwise, it is a roller hemi car with the vin and without that engine. But the value after built is so different from one model to that other.
Resto Nazi- Get over it, I hot rodded it and I’m not dumping crazy money into a ride that will never be worth what I spent.
My car my way get over it.
Don’t like it? Good!
Purchase it from me or be gone.
My car my way get over it.
Don’t like it? Good!
Purchase it from me or be gone.
Drives me crazy when they refer to the car as "SHE"
“Everything has a price”………..umm, no, they don’t!
Scrap price !
Well suck it up buttercup. lol
Hey , it's ok to slam a name on it ! But SHE it ain't . She is your wife ect.
Vixen is a SHE so I can keep the other SHE jealous. lolHey , it's ok to slam a name on it ! But SHE it ain't . She is your wife ect.
Well don't let Kitty catch you bumpin uglies with Vixon !
Well don't let Kitty catch you bumpin uglies with Vixon !
You'll be havin that Dollar General feast on your own , well with Vixon
I have some cats, too.
ESP47
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"Body is solid, a little rust in the usual places like around the rear window and both quarters". As if that is no big deal and easy to work with.
Rusty be doin’ sardine shots off Vixen’s hood!!
The strange guy said, his car ain't no lady, it WAS a guy till he had it neutered!!!! He said he pulled the big block out
and put the slant back in!!!!!That s a joke boy!!! I said, I said, boy that is a JOKE!!!!!
The strange guy said, his car ain't no lady, it WAS a guy till he had it neutered!!!! He said he pulled the big block out
That s a joke boy!!! I said, I said, boy that is a JOKE!!!!!
You guys are in a higher class than me. My wife drove a convertible '64 push button, /6 when she was 18. Part of my trickery to get her to marry me was my promise to put her little rump in another '64 convertible so she could relive her glory days. I worked on these tinker toy cars with four fuses running the whole electrical system back 45, 50 years ago. What's the big deal?
I found a potential car in Colorado and hired a "car inspector" to look at it. The guy was a life long hot rod junkie and his son was following suit. We talked about how I wanted a three season driver for my wife. This guy was like talking to my doctor. Very focused and thorough. The inspector recommended I keep looking. Found the next potential car in Michigan. Hired another inspector to look at this one, thinking of how great the last inspector was. This inspector didn't know his butt from third base. Didn't work the convertible top, look under the floor mats, drive it, etc. All for $350! The owner said he bought the car from the original owner to flip. I asked, "Why the new paint job? Do you have pictures of before the new paint? He says, "It is what it is. The paint looks good."
Next car up is a pretty face in Rhode Island. Owned by a dentist that kept the car in heated storage with other classics. Time to downsize... I hired another "inspector". This guy drove the car in a flat parking lot for $400. I'm pretty sure he never looked at a car over ten years old. Said everything was good. I found my wife's toy! Put it on a car carrier and had it delivered to our front door. The transmission had no syncros left, the clutch was so saturated in oil, it wouldn't climb a small grade from a stop, and one exhaust valve was totally fried! The heater core leaked, and when i turned on the wipers, all the heater knobs danced up and down in rhythm with the wipers. And I'm thinking, "**** - I thought I was going to lube the door hinges, change the oil and hand the keys to the little woman!"
Talk about a vertical learning curve. This is not the 1960s car I worked on as a kid. I took a wire off the distributor and the wire stuck straight out like a coat hanger. The battery was showing 13 volts but there are 8.5 volts at the headlights. The heater cable sheath had come unfastened from the knobs. And rust!? Wait a second, I bought a pretty face! Front seat foot wells, air tub under the front windshield, attach points for the convertible hydraulic cylinders. I'm a woodworker, I can't weld...
I rebuilt the whole drivetrain and suspension, including putting $1,500 in parts into the 4 spd transmission. Rewired the engine compartment, and bartered with a buddy to do the rust restoration with his welder. If it wasn't for this forum, I would have been toast! Learning all the tricks to working on this antique was a life saver. Like cleaning out the carbon filled oil galleys in the /6 rocker arms, the dodge truck starter swap out, rebuilding the dash instruments and headlamp switch, painting the inside of the brake and turn signal sockets and on and on. AND finding a new turn signal switch amongst many other needed parts.
I know more now than I did then!! Until the convertible top needs replacing and that damn new rear main seal finishes soaking the clutch, all I have to do is maintain the tune and oil those door hinges.
Looking in the rearview mirror, I remember asking my nephew who did two body off restorations of Olds 442s if I should pursue this idea. He said if you like tinkering go for it, but don't count your receipts or expect to get your money back - that will ruin your fun.
I don't know what I have in it, but I'm still having a blast reaping the benefits every time my honey gets that little grin when she grabs second gear and hits that exhaust note at 3,000.
I found a potential car in Colorado and hired a "car inspector" to look at it. The guy was a life long hot rod junkie and his son was following suit. We talked about how I wanted a three season driver for my wife. This guy was like talking to my doctor. Very focused and thorough. The inspector recommended I keep looking. Found the next potential car in Michigan. Hired another inspector to look at this one, thinking of how great the last inspector was. This inspector didn't know his butt from third base. Didn't work the convertible top, look under the floor mats, drive it, etc. All for $350! The owner said he bought the car from the original owner to flip. I asked, "Why the new paint job? Do you have pictures of before the new paint? He says, "It is what it is. The paint looks good."
Next car up is a pretty face in Rhode Island. Owned by a dentist that kept the car in heated storage with other classics. Time to downsize... I hired another "inspector". This guy drove the car in a flat parking lot for $400. I'm pretty sure he never looked at a car over ten years old. Said everything was good. I found my wife's toy! Put it on a car carrier and had it delivered to our front door. The transmission had no syncros left, the clutch was so saturated in oil, it wouldn't climb a small grade from a stop, and one exhaust valve was totally fried! The heater core leaked, and when i turned on the wipers, all the heater knobs danced up and down in rhythm with the wipers. And I'm thinking, "**** - I thought I was going to lube the door hinges, change the oil and hand the keys to the little woman!"
Talk about a vertical learning curve. This is not the 1960s car I worked on as a kid. I took a wire off the distributor and the wire stuck straight out like a coat hanger. The battery was showing 13 volts but there are 8.5 volts at the headlights. The heater cable sheath had come unfastened from the knobs. And rust!? Wait a second, I bought a pretty face! Front seat foot wells, air tub under the front windshield, attach points for the convertible hydraulic cylinders. I'm a woodworker, I can't weld...
I rebuilt the whole drivetrain and suspension, including putting $1,500 in parts into the 4 spd transmission. Rewired the engine compartment, and bartered with a buddy to do the rust restoration with his welder. If it wasn't for this forum, I would have been toast! Learning all the tricks to working on this antique was a life saver. Like cleaning out the carbon filled oil galleys in the /6 rocker arms, the dodge truck starter swap out, rebuilding the dash instruments and headlamp switch, painting the inside of the brake and turn signal sockets and on and on. AND finding a new turn signal switch amongst many other needed parts.
I know more now than I did then!! Until the convertible top needs replacing and that damn new rear main seal finishes soaking the clutch, all I have to do is maintain the tune and oil those door hinges.
Looking in the rearview mirror, I remember asking my nephew who did two body off restorations of Olds 442s if I should pursue this idea. He said if you like tinkering go for it, but don't count your receipts or expect to get your money back - that will ruin your fun.
I don't know what I have in it, but I'm still having a blast reaping the benefits every time my honey gets that little grin when she grabs second gear and hits that exhaust note at 3,000.
^^^Good story and just remember....nothing is better than a happy wife (that can drive a stick!!!!) She loves that car!!!!! and her dog, and probably you too!!!! 
Yes, a great story! Sorry about your experiences with "inspectors". I've always wondered about them.
At the risk of derailing a great thread, here's something to help keep your attitude positive; I had a 75 Chevy stepvan about ten years ago. Like you, I got its problems sorted out. But then, whenever a problem cropped up, I would go over the entire related system(s). For instance, a rear axle seal leaked. I replaced both seals, all the brakes, rear wheel cylinders, front calipers, and most of the brake lines. Another time, I rewired it because of a couple scary circuits that required a few too many band aids.
Bottom line, I wanted to have the attitude that a simple fix would require a big fix, simply because it was old. It became extremely reliable. I enjoyed working on it and used it for my business for about 6 years.
My wife has mentioned getting an old Jaguer XKE. I think the price of them is too high now, but I can't go there no matter what. (Old English cars aren't for me.) Slowly easing her into some kind of old Mopar.
I'm convinced that 'most' auto inspectors mail in a check and receive an inspection kit from the company.
Beautiful lines on the E Type. Your wife has excellent taste! I worked for an independent British auto repair firm 50 years ago. My highlight was pulling a 350 out of an XK120 and reinstalling the Jag inline six. I used a short piece of heater hose to listen to the pitch of the airflow into the Jag side draft carbs to sync them. And everyone has heard the Lucas wiring jokes; warm beer, prince pf darkness etc. I can't imagine what that wiring would be like today!
The common theme here seems to be that y'all are dealing with people on Facebook. Pretty much explains it from what I have seen!
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