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Unload My Head posted:Hybrid motor. Truck bottom end and heads, car intake and cam. Very common for LS turbo guys. It is cheap, durable, and will fit in a much smaller bay than the factory truck setup. Pay no attention to what the motors made stock, it means nothing in a setup like this. Isn't that roughly what the guy here in AI did with his WS6?
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I count like five majorly over priced trips to the shop on this one vehicle  I just cannot wrap my head around that poo poo (edit: link)
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Sep 8, 2014 05:31
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"This car mechanically is perfect I've never had issues driving this thing every day" below a list of nearly $22k in repairs (The last being in the FUTURE even!) in two years. On a car he paid $2800 for.
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Sep 8, 2014 05:38
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I'm sure the multiple oil pan replacements have nothing to do with the ride height and the need for them did no harm to the engine.
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Sep 8, 2014 05:49
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leica posted:8k for a gutless pile of poo poo deathtrap..... But it looks cool, sign me up! It's also not a 1970. I'd be wondering if it's legal.
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Sep 8, 2014 05:54
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Some people just refuse to try and learn how to turn a loving wrench, spend 20k on a 3k car and think they're gonna get it back when they sell it 
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Sep 8, 2014 05:55
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All I can see when I look at that Beamer is the giant Jay Leno Chin of a front bumper. If a good body man could chop that off and fix the lines of the front of the car, it would look pretty good.
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Sep 8, 2014 06:10
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Man this seems awesome. Too bad its on the other side of the country.
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leica posted:pile of poo poo deathtrap..... That's the first thing I think when I see any vehicle adorned with an iron cross.
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leica posted:Some people just refuse to try and learn how to turn a loving wrench, spend 20k on a 3k car and think they're gonna get it back when they sell it Wait, cars aren't investments? Next you'll be telling me this Fiero isn't worth it...  http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/4646360394.html
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Sep 8, 2014 23:26
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taterz posted:Wait, cars aren't investments? Next you'll be telling me this Fiero isn't worth it... I'm at a loss on what's my favorite part of that car is, the bragging about the "L44" on the rear deck lid (making a galloping 140 horsepower), or the "Pontiac Racing" embroidered on the seats, so you know when you sit down, you're in a HIGH PERFORMANCE AUTOMOBILE.
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Octopus Magic posted:I'm at a loss on what's my favorite part of that car is COLOR MATCHED FIRE EXTINGUISHER
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Sep 9, 2014 03:29
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Tommychu posted:COLOR MATCHED FIRE EXTINGUISHER You are absolutely correct. Also, notice that it is strapped in the trunk, the second worst place in the car to store a fire extinguisher.
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Sep 9, 2014 05:22
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It's also technically illegal to mount to a vehicle since the label and tags were removed. Now if this were an '84 with a Duke the joke would write itself. I mean it still does, it's just not correct 
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Sep 9, 2014 05:45
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Octopus Magic posted:I'm at a loss on what's my favorite part of that car is Making the 80's tail lights even more "80's" is a real accomoplishment
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Sep 9, 2014 13:24
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Tommychu posted:COLOR MATCHED FIRE EXTINGUISHER That and whatever they put behind the headrests in the rear window 
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Negromancer posted:That and whatever they put behind the headrests in the rear window Is that a Fiero GT?
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Sep 9, 2014 17:44
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/151401334942   <edit> not complaining at all I would drive the hell out of this thing after some styling changes Lamar Smith R-TX fucked around with this message at 19:08 on Sep 9, 2014 |
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Sep 9, 2014 18:47
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45k BIN? Good luck eBay dude.
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Anybody who thought this was cool it just dropped to $650. Saw it showing a coworker who likes Datsuns.
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Sep 9, 2014 19:23
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OFFICER 13 INCH posted:Anybody who thought this was cool it just dropped to $650. Saw it showing a coworker who likes Datsuns. If this was even remotely near me I'd buy it today. I have an unreasoning lust for old Datsuns like that. I think getting it back to WI would cost me more then the purchase price though.
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Sep 9, 2014 19:50
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My Rhythmic Crotch posted:I count like five majorly over priced trips to the shop on this one vehicle I want to start a shop so I can rip stupid hellafail idiots off for $4190 for changing their oil pan, master cylinder, calipers, and brake fluid  holy gently caress!
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Sep 9, 2014 21:09
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I don't get the mentality behind some of these swaps, I love me some LS engine but it's not really a racecar is it? What series and class would that thing run in? As a track-day car it's neat but you could get 4/5th's of that performance from a $6k supercharger kit and $2k in suspension work. Is it obvious that I am trying to talk myself into buying a supercharger kit?
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Sep 9, 2014 22:23
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The wing makes it a racecar, duh, he wasted his money on the engine swap.
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Sep 9, 2014 22:26
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It looks like someone really did put the effort and money into that car--regardless if it's more of a 'track car' than race car.
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Sep 9, 2014 22:44
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kastein posted:I want to start a shop so I can rip stupid hellafail idiots off for $4190 for changing their oil pan, master cylinder, calipers, and brake fluid I like how the fact that the dolt ripped a second oilpan out of the car manages to increase the value, since you know, that's an investment.
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Sep 9, 2014 22:52
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Labor is an investment, right?
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Now that I look at that BMW, I'm more pissed. He ripped apart a Z3 M Coupe to make a dumb "V8 Durrr" toy. 
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Sep 9, 2014 23:27
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Well at least it was a 2000 so it wasn't a fancy S54 engined 6-speed but still... Is this a repost or do I just have the DeTomaso Mini on my mind a lot recently? http://victoria.craigslist.ca/cto/4596995829.html  I'm tempted to go look since I'll be in Vancouver this weekend anyhow.
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Sep 10, 2014 00:30
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A three cylinder with slicks? Am I missing something? That thing can't be putting out enough power to merit those...
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taterz posted:A three cylinder with slicks? Am I missing something? That thing can't be putting out enough power to merit those... One of the most hilariously terrifying rides Ive ever been on was riding shotgun in a vintage race specced MGB on slicks for 3 laps around Sears Point at 10/10ths. Low power just means never take your foot off the gas and turn as hard as your balls will allow you to go. We actually passed a lot of cars with god knows how many times more power by praying to the gods of Traction.
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Octopus Magic posted:Now that I look at that BMW, I'm more pissed. He ripped apart a Z3 M Coupe to make a dumb "V8 Durrr" toy. I love swaps... But in cars with notoriously bad motors. Like Jag V12s or the resto-mod movement. Or in cars that are extremely common that won't crush the value like when people try to shove V12 motors in E36's
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This seems super clean for $5k, although I realize it's the less desirable body style. Plus the small motor, but it's a 4-speed!  http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/4660658360.html
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Raluek posted:This seems super clean for $5k, although I realize it's the less desirable body style. I think you meant the best body style. Later Cudas got pretty, sure, but those are way cooler with the back window.
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OFFICER 13 INCH posted:I think you meant the best body style. Later Cudas got pretty, sure, but those are way cooler with the back window. Hey, I personally don't mind them. I just said that they weren't generally very desirable on the market.
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Lamar Smith R-TX posted:http://www.ebay.com/itm/151401334942 Is that an accusump tank between the bump and the radiator? Also apparently I wasn't the only dumbass to do a z06 caliper conversion on my car.
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http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/cto/4650161778.html "Minimal rust" http://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/4657939177.html  Real gold?
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Hm, wonder what the odds are he didn't put a dab of RTV on either side of the front cam bearing cap - it's required to seal them, but if he just bought a seal and didn't look in a manual at the R&R procedure, he might not realize it needs that step.
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That is $2400 more than I paid for my mr2 with 66k less miles. Mind you mine hasn't started in three years and it smells weird.
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