Ace-Garageguy

Turboed cars can be great. Think about the Porsche 930 that set a performance benchmark and was one of the most desirable cars on the planet, even though it was not very forgiving to drive. They also tend to be complex and reliability and ease of service/maintenance can suffer as a consequence. Back in the '80s there were many shops turboing everything imaginable, and while a lot were turkey hack-jobs, some were well thought-out and engineered and beautifully fabricated...and very fast.

Shouldn't really be a problem. The steels used in them is very good, and modernizing bearings, seals, and lubricants can give excellent reliability. (*You wouldn't want cheap "offshore" bearings and seals, as they tend to fail early even installed in things like little Toyotas. US or German or Japanese-made bearings and seals please, NOS if you can find it.) "Modest power levels" is one key element, not abusing the drivetrain by clutch-dumping, etc. is another, and keeping vehicle weight down to what was expected when the rear-ends were made is another. Though it's not common these days, there are some people who actually DRIVE their old cars as daily transportation, and it's important to remember that these were all quite dependable NEW cars at one point, in use every day and taken on long trips. In the early days of drag racing, it wasn't uncommon to see old Ford banjo rear axles behind Chrysler hemi engines making many times the power and torque the axles were designed for, and though failures were frequent (and not costly, as junkyards were full of cheap replacements), breakage was a direct consequence of severe abuse...NOT because of any inherent weakness that would affect normal day-to-day operation. When you really get down to it, depending on the funds available, every internal component (including gears) inside an old Ford torque-tube style rear end can be re-engineered and made to the standards of late 1950s (the introduction of the Ford 9" rear end) through mid 1990s, when Detroit rear axle assemblies were as close to "bulletproof" as any OEM parts ever manufactured.

Smokin' '50s style swing jazz...great for working on hot rods. Disclaimer: I've only listened to the first cut, but if the rest is as good...

Stop destroying the past with stupid.

This saddens me. Staying there was on my bucket list for once I got to AZ. Beautiful beautiful beautiful classic kind of lodge they just don't build anymore.

Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim...truly tragic. Now, back to the one sentence game. The last word was "please".

More information on where that is please. ^^^

Coast Guard cutters tend to be fast, capable, and beautiful.

All the Columbias under Fords and Ford products were delivered with buggy springs. Anybody who says otherwise is blowing "internet expert" smoke. "Buggy springs" are, by the way, nothing but transverse leaf springs. AND...you can set one up with parallel leaf springs or even coils (either of which can be put under virtually any car) but that usually requires changing the torque-tube snout on the housing to an "open" style universal joint...all standard practice on Ford "banjo" rear ends in non-stock applications for more than 70 years. And for credibility's sake...part of what I've been doing for a living for over 5 decades is building "period" hot rods.

Shameless lies, including bizarre revisionist history that has no basis in reality, being presented as truth by mainstream and social media. It's called "retconning". It used to only be done to fiction. Anyone who disagrees has their comments disappeared. AND THE VAST MAJORITY APPARENTLY DON'T KNOW OR JUST DON'T CARE.

Their inept tinkering with the functionality of the site continues unabated, and highlights the fact that there appears to be ZERO OVERSIGHT as to whether changes actually WORK or not. The latest glitch is the disappearance of written descriptions in the listings across the site. While the descriptions display for a second or two, they disappear shortly, leaving prospective buyers with nothing to rely on but the listing header and the photos. Good job.

"Speed kills" they told me, but I always thought it was the sudden stop.

A wise starship engineer once said "the more you over-think the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drains".

Balanced personalities are easier to deal with than those who are unbalanced.

"Rotate your tires" they told me, but I thought that was silly because they're ALWAYS rotating.

Sunbeam Alpines got semi-factory rodded into Tigers with the swap of a Ford 260 or 289 V8 and necessary uprated gearbox.

And if a 14-71 on the street isn't enough fer ya, how 'bout sumpin from a locomotive? (Yes, it's real.)

Yup, liking everything about this one. Color, paintwork, wheels, rake...spot on.

Well, they were yupps in Volvos, after all...

If I'm seeing the turbo plumbing on that jackwagon right, it looks to me like any boost from the turbos will be dumped out the throttle butterflies on the hat as soon as they open. What am I missing???

There are almost always things in life to be grateful for, no matter how bleak the situation may seem.

Things that go "bump" in the night include raccoons, possums, the cat, burglars, and the monster hiding under the bed.

There are definitely two versions of the LP400 Countach...one full detail and one de-contented. I went through this just recently, making sure I got the full-detail version, as some box photos are identical...but one says "enthusiast series" on it, and photos online of the contents back this up.

I remember this ridiculous thing...

Very nice upgrades...and without a lathe too. I'm impressed. Really.