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My resolution: Turn the Studebaker into a good driver. Get the idle speed and mixture set right, fix rust spots, get the radio working, maybe fit a transmission with overdrive. And then drive somewhere with goons at 55 mph (because my car likes that a lot more than 64). Seriously any San Francisco area goons, let's roll.
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This is the year I stop buying rusty shitbox projects that end up going nowhere. It has happened way too much recently, and when it got to the point a few years back where I had five cars crammed into a 1.5 car driveway / carport, I said enough is enough. Then recently the Valiant and the E30 came along and welp... So my 2014 resolution comes down to being a very good boy and not spending anymore money on bullshit I don't need over the next six months or so. This is the year I buy what I've wanted for many, many years. A US classic of some kind. I even have a plan! The current plan: Replace my current VZ wagons rear shocks, exhaust, coils, harmonic balancer, crank angle sensor and sell the fucker before it blows something major again and goes over my self imposed 'half the purchase price' limit. It's already eaten about $4000 in non service / workshop repairs over three years and cost $11,500 initially to buy, so it's nearing it's sell point for me. A polish, bay detail and above repairs and I should be able to snag 5-6k for it quite easily. Sell the E30 before it's exhaust deafens me / the racing seats break my spine / the pedal position destroys what's left of my knee cartlidge. Do my best to get debt free throughout this period. Only ~$6000 of combined debt to blow through! Go me! Most likely using the sale of the two cars to cover that and pay out all my debt in one hit, leaving me with a fair chunk left over to put into 'initial car repairs fund' if anything needs fixing / replacing in the first six months, or if I need to replace things when the car lands. Once debt free, bug the bank again for a $12-14k loan which should be easier to wrangle from them thanks to previous one. Buy a cheap local / go through a broker and import and finally live my dream of buying a US built classic. Rules for choices I'm No Mustangs - Can't fart without hitting one these days, and parts are overpriced because the aftermarket knows this. Also overpriced for a good example to begin with so not bothering with 90% of them unless the price is good enough. No Corvettes - Same as above with a few cheap diamonds in the rough, but mostly overpriced half finished bullshit. Maybe a Stingray if price is right? Nothing 6 volt - $3000+ job to rewire for hassle free motoring. Also very hard to find major electrical parts for so trying to steer clear. Must have service parts commonly available - Pretty wide open thanks to the aftermarket, but any of the more common engine sizes is good for service / interchangeable bolt on parts [289, 350, 440 etc can pickup or order most service stuff from local auto shop]. Nothing much bigger than the Commodore [~5033mm] - Holy poo poo it's built for Aussie roads, and yet I still feel like I'm in a cruise ship in carparks, especially multistory which becomes a goddamn nightmare. This may be the hard part in regards to final choices, but I'm sure I can adapt to whatever I buy and LHD will be a new thing to me, so since it will be like learning all over again, it may not be so bad. Nothing made after about the mid 70's - Because nearly everything gets super ugly and weird. The biggest challenges are not spending money I don't need to and if I do an import, it could be up to six months before the prick of a thing lands onshore, which means if I sell the VZ and E30, I have to drive the other halves 90's Camry around for that entire time  Importing also brings the wrath of ASIQ such as quarantine and if it's not cleaned properly, it has to go through again and again until it is, costing around $400 a hit, as well as all sorts of stupid registration issues which boil down to govt. paperwork nitpicking, but I'm sure I can get through all that with research.This is the year I make this poo poo happen. 
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Jan 7, 2014 02:45
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H1KE posted:So my 2014 resolution comes down to being a very good boy and not spending anymore money on bullshit I don't need over the next six months or so. This is the year I buy what I've wanted for many, many years. A US classic of some kind. I even have a plan! Get a Studebaker and we can be Studebros
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Jan 7, 2014 04:34
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Pham Nuwen posted:Get a Studebaker and we can be Studebros A Golden Hawk or Daytona would be hot poo poo. Just the right size and still fairly easy to maintain. Or a Scotsman with tartan seat trim. 
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Jan 7, 2014 05:00
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Avantiiiiiiiiiiiii
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Jan 7, 2014 05:29
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Trade the Prius in for a Fiesta ST, preferably the one I ordered. Sell all the parts I have for vehicles I no longer own. Move the E30 from storage to my new place and yank out the destroyed M50. Either pay someone else to swap in the M50B25Tu I have sitting around or set time aside to do it myself. Fix and sell my R6. Sell the F250. Don't buy more vehicles. Do more track days.
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Jan 7, 2014 06:07
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Learn to TIG weld Kill off at least one more student loan, catch up on another, pay off remaining back bills (long story short, my finances were hosed for a year and a half, then I got an awesome job) Super secret engine swap on ACEofsnett's truck Harass Rhyno into buying an awesome old AMC and then putting some retarded drivetrain swap in it. Egg him and BoostCreep on in a race to the starting line. Get the XJ up to snuff, new rear suspension, 5 speed swap, fix rust, rally raid the poo poo out of it Maybe buy the rocky land behind my property and start planning a shop build. Who knows. I should probably finish my house first, but logic and reason never stopped me before. (at least two of the following) Hack the MJ back together, log at least another 30 seconds of flight time, collect more parts for its reincarnation Get the 5.9 MJ project started for real New engine and/or trans and/or tires/wheels/paint for the 5 ton, because I officially have less than a year until it's eligible for antique registration! sharkytm posted:1. Work more normal hours (never gonna happen) we miss you 
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Jan 8, 2014 09:26
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I have low aspirations. Changing the original timing belt on my 14 year old 128K miles miata, or selling it and buying one that doesn't need a timing belt. I don't which one is more trouble.
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Jan 8, 2014 15:40
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The timing belt on a NB is not bad. Just don't try to cheap out and do the belt only like I thought I was going to get away with at 100k; I ended up paying a lot more to buy the idlers and water pump locally than if I had bought a kit.
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Jan 8, 2014 17:22
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Current plans for my 1982 Volvo 245: In order: * Repair the drivers door * Repair the reverse switch so my reverse lights work * Repair / replace interior * Repair the headliner * Replace interior and exterior lights with LEDs * Repair exhaust * Begin gathering parts to +T the brick Once the rain season winds down, I'll be hitting up more junkyards again.
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Jan 8, 2014 19:20
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-Get the wife a new (to her) vehicle. Something like a Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute, or CRV type vehicle. -Use her old car as a DD -(Much later in the year) Consider swapping my truck for either a 7.3 diesel or a Jeep. Would really like something with a manual transmission, though I've been told for both diesels and jeeps this is a Bad Idea™.
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Jan 8, 2014 20:41
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QuarkMartial posted:-Get the wife a new (to her) vehicle. Something like a Ford Escape, Mazda Tribute, or CRV type vehicle. I drive a manual Wrangler and it does fine rock crawling and driving on the road. Most OTR trucks are manual transmissions with a ridiculous number of gears and a big fuckoff diesel.
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Jan 8, 2014 23:10
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* End 2014 with the same serviceable, boring, cheap vehicles I currently own. (A 2004 Rav4 and a 1996 Kawi Ninja 500.) * Keep them exceptionally well maintained, don't cut any corners. * Eliminate desire from my heart. * Seriously, don't buy anything else you idiot. edit: * Get Ninja 500 in shape for trackdays. Do trackdays. DEUCE SLUICE fucked around with this message at 23:22 on Jan 8, 2014 |
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Jan 8, 2014 23:17
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I think I need to add "find Matra Murena and apply Inspector Gadget livery", but that might more of a life goal than a 2014 one.
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Jan 9, 2014 01:11
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EightBit posted:I drive a manual Wrangler and it does fine rock crawling and driving on the road. Most OTR trucks are manual transmissions with a ridiculous number of gears and a big fuckoff diesel. See, that's my thinking. Supposedly manuals are weaker in diesels and the mfg won't service them or they wear out sooner or some other bs I've not gotten to look into. In a Jeep, all I plan to do is some mild offroading; I don't want to rock climb or anything like that. Just wanna go out in the woods to camp or fish and not worry about getting stuck.
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Jan 9, 2014 02:46
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2014 Goals... -Sell the 928 -Do 5 ChumpCar/WRL races, don't wreck the car -Finish the E21 -Pull the rest of the stuff I want from the parts E21, scrap the rest -Do all the maintenance I've been deferring on the TDI -Sell the two project bikes and DO NOT pick up other project bikes -DO NOT buy any more vehicles Bonus Goal... -Do a Below Zero driving school - http://www.belowzeroicedriving.com/ Super Bonus Goal... -Build a shop NitroSpazzz fucked around with this message at 13:58 on Jan 9, 2014 |
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Jan 9, 2014 13:52
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New plan, provided I have a job by tax time: Trade in wife's car plus tax return on a Mazda tribute/Whatever Grab a cheapo 5spd Civic (or other 4cyl) as a beater DD Save for my Jeep/Diesel Enjoy life 
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Jan 12, 2014 02:40
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QuarkMartial posted:New plan, provided I have a job by tax time: I've been looking at cheap 4 cylinder beaters to put a million miles on and right now the Focus and Cobalt both have my eye. They're both dirt cheap used and both seem to be fairly bulletproof.
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Jan 12, 2014 03:57
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8ender posted:I've been looking at cheap 4 cylinder beaters to put a million miles on and right now the Focus and Cobalt both have my eye. They're both dirt cheap used and both seem to be fairly bulletproof. I see a lot of them at work and they seem pretty cheap nd easy to work on. They're everywhere, so I'm sure junkyard panels would be a dime a dozen, too. Honestly, a car I give no fucks about at all sounds like a lot of fun.
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Jan 12, 2014 05:18
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Altering AI resolution. Buy some kind of old iron. It would be nice to keep a good list of all this then see who crosses poo poo off.
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Jan 12, 2014 07:06
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I need to get my Miata up to par maintenance wise, it needs a ton of poo poo done. and if I can afford it I'd like to add a Ground Control setup. Also would like to sell the Crown Vic and get newer low mileage Caravan, or dump some more money into the CV to keep it going another 100k. Nice Caravans can be had cheap though, so I'm tempted to trade up to something that doesn't need a load of poo poo done to it.
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Jan 12, 2014 07:24
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BrokenKnucklez posted:Altering AI resolution. Buy some kind of old iron. Repeating my previous post, assuming I understand your "old iron" correctly: Become a Studebro.
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Jan 12, 2014 07:35
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Pham Nuwen posted:Repeating my previous post, assuming I understand your "old iron" correctly: As sweet as a Studebaker would be... I have found my lust.  http://omaha.craigslist.org/cto/4266523761.html Uses the same engine as Land Rovers, so it would be easy to pop out the old 215 (3.5L) and put in a 4.6 Rover motor in its place and run fuel injection with a tune. CSB has already provided me guidance on what I want to do. If I don't want to dick with the fuel injection, all I have to do is strip the intake, distributor, and a few other things off the old motor and put it in the 4.6 short block motor. If not, I can easily make it a stroker motor with a crank out of a Buick 300. I am hoping tax time provides a decent return! BrokenKnucklez fucked around with this message at 08:08 on Jan 12, 2014 |
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Jan 12, 2014 08:06
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BrokenKnucklez posted:As sweet as a Studebaker would be... I have found my lust. 1962, has "lark" in the name, 2 door... Close enough to my Studebaker, buy it and consider yourself an almost-Studebro
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Jan 12, 2014 08:21
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Phone posted:Miata: I wouldn't. A high rate GPS + an android phone will be better. Bonus points for being able to review poo poo in the paddock in your hand instead of on a laptop.
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Ziploc posted:I wouldn't. A high rate GPS + an android phone will be better. Bonus points for being able to review poo poo in the paddock in your hand instead of on a laptop. I have Trackmaster and a Qstarz 818XT. It's a piece of poo poo. It's better than using GoPro video and guesstimating laptimes; however, the Google Docs backend is loving terrible.
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Jan 13, 2014 02:32
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Try RaceChrono. It's the bomb.
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Jan 13, 2014 17:39
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1) Hit 400 AWHP 2) Do at least 3 track weekends without having to work on the car every weekend. 2.5) Only drop the transmission once this year.  3) Actually enjoy the car instead of hating it with every fibre of my being. 4) Repaint it and get the front bumper mounted better. I'm going to guess I'm going to hit at least ONE of those goals. I hope.
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Jan 13, 2014 18:48
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13 INCH DICK posted:Look the key word is that it has potential okay http://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/cto/4262559362.html Here, I even found you a parts car! (I'm kinda curious how much moving it from Tampa to Seattle would be now)
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Jan 14, 2014 02:22
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Get the 56 running. That's it.
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Jan 14, 2014 03:48
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Fart Pipe posted:Get the 56 running. That's it. If you don't I will sneak in sometime in January 2015 and EFI swap it  (If that isn't motivation, I don't know what is.)
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kastein posted:If you don't I will sneak in sometime in January 2015 and EFI swap it It is cause thems fightin words. I'm down for an FI toxx though. e: I will fund it and do all the bitch work if kastein does the smart guy work shy boy from chess club fucked around with this message at 04:24 on Jan 14, 2014 |
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It's a 242ci inline 6 right, I know how to deal with those. I'll use RENIX just to make sure it works 
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Fart Pipe posted:It is cause thems fightin words. I'm down for an FI toxx though. Well that's one Toxx clause we won't get to see. IOwnCalculus posted:1. Get the GMC back into roadworthy shape and keep it there. 1. Still in progress 2. Still haven't driven any of those, but I ended up replacing the Ranger with a WJ which is not lovely at all, so that's a win! 3.  nope.4. Done it twice over now! Two out of four ain't bad, right? IOwnCalculus fucked around with this message at 18:59 on Dec 1, 2014 |
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Fucknag posted:Get the loving Protege on the road again. Well I managed 1 and 3, as for the rest hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
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cursedshitbox posted:buy another bus. gently caress
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CommieGIR posted:Finish the Audi, roll cage it, and finally race it. Didn't finish the roll cage, DID install the 20v motor and parts. Still not done, but I got the motor 
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Fart Pipe posted:Get the 56 running. That's it. Aww yea, nailed it. Fuckers all legal for the road and everything.
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Terrible Robot posted:1) Actually get some work done on any of the cars. 1) Well, I got the engine on the 855 taken apart enough to know it isn't worth saving. The 245 got moved 20 feet but no progress was made. 2) The engine is now out of the Celica, currently waiting on more funds to re-seal/overhaul it so I can start putting this car back together. Spring project, hopefully. Still waiting to hear about some body panels from another goon. 3) I'm still pretty drat unhappy with my life/self, but I try not to let it affect family time. 4) Never did start that project thread, because I realized that I don't make enough money to keep a steady stream of updates going on projects and it would just depress me more trying to come up with things to post. 2014 can suck my loving cock.
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Rhyno posted:1. See how long I can go without buying a car this year. HA!
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