1996FordMondeoSettled-In
Ross_R
Oh man
it is a shame to hear this
I wish you best of luck with the ford.
Ross_R
Oh man
it is a shame to hear this
I wish you best of luck with the ford.
bump to try and revive the thread
Ive been dailying a second gen Toyota Camry for about the past year now, after running up about 4000 mi (108K on the odo now) its been a great little car. It painfully simple to work on, the 3S-FE engine seems nearly impossible to kill (no matter how much i drive like a shithead)
great to see other 80s/90s shitbox owners still out in the wild
(not my pic for obvious reasons)
kusanagi
That is a lovely ride my man.
May be a basic car, still, love seeing lads driving old shitboxes.
I personally been at an alfa romeo meet today(without my alfa though)
Sadly they forgot to order the weather so its been raining most of the time(I drove multiple hours to see this meet)
Here are some photos I took.
As I expected it mostly consided of stuff like new giulia and stelvio and some older cars like 159, 147 and 156.
Though as you can see we also got some more interesting cars.
The 155 has a 2,0 16v engine apparently and its in great shape(unlike mine) sadly wasnt able to meet the owner, next to it(right) sits the brerra spider
916 GTV(left with 2,0 turbo busso)(my favourite affordable alfa and the once idve bought if i found one) next to classic spider(based on the rear is series 2
Another mint 155 this time a recently imported v6 model from germany, even got to chat with the owner.
Modified 147 behind a GTV, also next to white spider(right) you can see black 145.
Honestly I didint thought id see any 155s in this meet.
There was also present a 147 GTA(3,2L engine), stanced 166 and modified 156, though i didint take any photos of them.
As for my alfa I got it some brake discs(picrel), kinda fixed my 3rd tailight(aftermarket one in the spoiler) though I need to solder some wires and i cant solder in the garage, and i still need to check the wiring for the horn. After that there is still a shitload of things to fix. I hope ill be able to take my alfa to next meet.
Welp im back to make an update on this thread and probably disapear for a month or so again.
Replaced the brake discs on my Alfa. Started the car to push out brake pistons and the car started leaking fuel. Turns out some hose clamp got loose for some God forsaken reason. Tightened it and doesnt leak now.
Today I fed a wire from interior to the engine bay so I could make horn work again. I know im doing a hack job but man im not in mood to loose my mind with the Italian wiring.
So I also finally know why my engine runs so rick. The flexible exhaust flange is toast and the lambda sensor is after it.
Most of the exhaust seems to be held on by zipties.
And I know why the TUV didint like my fuel tank mounting
Iam considering just getting a wirebrush and tackling underside rust since cant really find anyone to take it care for me(not that ive been putting much effort into it).
On the other note.
I bought a new car to daily.
An 08 BMW E91 318d(pic is stock photo)
Its a good car. Did have to change the chain immediately since N47 is known for the chain issue.
I'll just post several videos.
People probably just don't realise how much art went into an ordinary custom car back in the days. Take a look at something like Darryl Starbird's Predicta.
It went from this:
To this:
And just imagine how much of that work has been done with the hands of man. Back in the days people just took instruments and worked on the body. Darn, I have magazines from the 50's with tutorials about that stuff. Do you know how to make a hood scoop? With a hammer, a chisel and your own two hands. That's how it's been done.
Now it's decals and stickers instead of pinstriping and plastic moulding instead of steelwork.
Cars were art, and it is a shame that they became a thing that you just use like a screwdriver or something...
Man Im doing decent ish progress with my alfa
from the entire TUV list only 3 things are left
Light alignment
Exhaust flange is dead
Rust
Now rust is the biggest problem. I tried working on it and man it sucks.
I think ill save up some money and hire someone to tackle the bodywork.
another belated bump
i return with yet more ancient toyotas, this time its my new winter project. a first gen (RA29) '77 Celica.
ive wanted one of these ever since i was in gradeschool, so this is one of my grail cars. lovingly named "Fubuki"
yes, named after IJN Fubuki
nigh indestructable 20R making all of maybe 90HP mated to a five speed standard transmission sending power to the rear wheels
so far all ive done is new spark plugs with NGK wires, fixed a small exhaust leak, and the usual replacement of old bunt bulbs and ancient fluids. My long term plans involve ripping out the stock carb and replacing with a weber 32/36, new intake and exhaust manifolds and perchance some KYB struts
a view of the absolute vacuum line eldrich horror that is the stock carb. ill try to get some video of highway pulls and other related shenanigans when i get the chance
I finally (a year late) got my learner's permit this past Friday. My mom is letting me practice driving in her 2012 Camry LE.
I've had a lot of cars, most of them being Japanese and my main daily is a '22 Impreza.
Lately though, I've really been wanting something with more character and fun/cheap to wrench on when it needs it. I also wanted something huge. Several different cars/platforms came to mine but I ultimately decided I wanted something from the Panther Platform.
I found this beast for $700 and it runs and drives. It needs some TLC but this thing is so much fun to cruise around. I never really got the appeal of giant land yachts, but I think I'm starting to. It's just so smooth and cushy and you can really notice the sound deadening they pack in these. The doors slam shut like the cliche 'bank vault doors' - super solid. Going down the road is noticeably quieter that anything I'm used to - even my 2-3 year old Impreza I bought new.
My plan for this car is to just bring it back to 100% operation. Before I bought it, it was sitting since 2020. The owner was putting little bits of gas in it and running the engine every several months, but I'd still like to go through and do all the fluids and maintenance items. The sunroof needs to fixed, it was taken out and not put back in all the way, will probably just get a new rail setup and do what I can. Beyond that I have some car audio gear sitting around that will be used for a little SQ build.
I get this is not going to be a popular car on this corner of the internet, but this thing is dope. It's loosely a poverty LS400 and arguably every bit as stout. I could really see myself finding a BaT-tier example of one of these some day.
1996 Lincoln Town Car Cartier - 165k miles
mustard I found this beast for $700 and it runs and drives.
Such machine in any kind of running condition would cost at least 10000 bucks in my godforsaken country.
Oh, by all that holy, how do I envy you.
Do take good care of that car, you hear me. You probably don't realize how lucky you are, having those beauties around for just 700 bucks.
Ross_R Will do my best
It's definitely got some issues. It'll never be amazing on the outside, hard to tell from the picture but the fenders have rust along the bottoms, and one of them at least has been repainted at some point. Has some other misc body issues and missing clear along the back on the side not in the pic lol. The headliner was redone but the work that went into it was pretty scuffed. Other bits of the interior need some love.
All that said, I really love this thing. Next year when it warms up I might try fixing up some of the paint and patching the rust. No structural rust anywhere. I miiiight get the headliner redone. Besides the headliner, it won't take much to get the interior really nice. It's already cleaned up really well.
mustard It'll never be amazing on the outside
I dunno, I think outside is one thing that can be amazing.
I mean, have you seen this post? - Ross_R
Granted, things became much harder since we moved away from body-on-frame, yet still, as long as there no structural rust - as you mentioned - everything is repairable at this point given enough effort.
mustard Will do my best
We are counting on you, captain!
Best of luck to you and your yacht.
I have driven a 1999 Toyota Corolla for six years and will never drive another car in my life.
Welp im back after months again, still doing nothing with the alfa, just saving money for body work(fun fact I got a proper job now)
Additionally I MIGHT (keyword being might) have a chance of buying the 155 q4 drivetrain. would make this car even more fun but would be pain in the ass dealing with TUV and would delay my usage of the alfa even more
kusanagi Thats a lovely toyota, please keep it going my man
music liker Congrats, it took me 6 tries to pass the final exam(yeah im retarded af)
mustard Not my cup of tea but man if you love it then great. look after it
You will never be a wangan runner in the 90s
why even live?
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