Do you also have 1:1 project cars?

[ctruss53]

13 hours ago, 1972coronet said:

RE: Modern engine in a Pinto : 
I drove a 2008 Ranger at work. It had the 2.3 (or is it a 2.5 ?) with a 5-speed auto and a 4.10 gear.  Ran like grease through a goose and returned excellent duel economy. First time I drove it I thought, How cool would this engine, trans, and rear be in a Pinto wagon ? 
Just as @Ace-Garageguyand others have mentioned, it's not as simple as a "cut and paste" swap because of the computers and components involved in doing it properly. The cost involved alone is a deterrent ! Then there's the whole doing the conversion properly -- lots of butchers around. 

The 2.3L 4 cylinder from a Ranger would probably be a great fit in a Pinto. In fact, I would be surprised if nobody has done that swap yet.

Speaking of modern 4 cylinders in old cars. I went to Back To The 50's 2 weeks ago. If you don't know about it, Back To The 50's is a HUGE classic car show here in Minnesota. Cars have to be 1964 and older, and they specifically say no Mustangs. The show has been as large as 12,000+ cars. Post COVID they reach nearly 10,000 cars.

Anyways, at that show I am seeing more and more hot rods like Ford Model A's with 2.0 L and 2.3L Ford engines pulled from the Focus. And I even saw one or two 2.3L Ecoboost engines.

And then if you circle around to the post I started this thread with, I am putting a 2.3L turbo Saab engine in a 1930 Chevy Coupe.

Modern 4 cylinders are great options for classic and antique cars. They make as much power as tired run of the mill American V8's, they weigh half as much, and they can get 30mpg. What is not to like?

Speaking of mileage, I had a 1955 Dodge pickup. I put it on a 2000 Chevy S-10 chassis, and put a V8 in it. The V8 was a 383 and a mild build. I got about 8mpg.  Not fun. So I am looking forward to the day I get my hot rod on the road and can enjoy it at 3-4 times the mpg.

[stitchdup]

13 hours ago, 1972coronet said:

RE: Modern engine in a Pinto : 
I drove a 2008 Ranger at work. It had the 2.3 (or is it a 2.5 ?) with a 5-speed auto and a 4.10 gear.  Ran like grease through a goose and returned excellent duel economy. First time I drove it I thought, How cool would this engine, trans, and rear be in a Pinto wagon ? 
Just as @Ace-Garageguyand others have mentioned, it's not as simple as a "cut and paste" swap because of the computers and components involved in doing it properly. The cost involved alone is a deterrent ! Then there's the whole doing the conversion properly -- lots of butchers around. 

why not use an engine from a focus st? theres kits available to convert them to rwd for the euro mk2 escort/capri that include the electronics. You'd still need to convert that to run on the pinto loom but it would be a whole lot less work. Theres loads of part availale to tune the engine up to 350 or much more if you turbo it. Another option would be the honda s2000 engine. very popular conversion and already rwd again with all the electronics available, and highly tunable

[NOBLNG]

I have this ‘54 Willys that I put onto a 1980 Chevy Blazer frame. It has a 350 Chevy engine with tbi fuel injection from a later suburban and a TH350 transmission. I got the engine professionally rebuilt, added a Detroit  locker in the rear and an Off Road Design doubler kit to the transfer case. I shortened the box a foot to fit the shorter frame and built the tool box and bed cover. Then I made a 1/25 scale copy.? 

I used to go 4 wheeling just about every weekend with a bunch of buddies…but they have all taken up different hobbies, so now it just sits mostly.?

Edited July 11, 2023 by NOBLNG

[NOBLNG]

I made an offer yesterday on a 1972 MG Midget. The owner declined my offer “for now”. I am both glad and sad.??

[Tabbysdaddy]

This'll be fun to fix. You can see the remnants of the JB Weld that was used to hold it together before I got it. 

[oldcarfan]

This is my project, my dad's 1985 Toyota. It hasn't run in ten years but is rust free. Was going to be a summer project until we started having weeks of 105 temperatures. Maybe it can wait for October.

[Tabbysdaddy]

I'm using JB Weld again, but to fill in the chip instead of gluing everything together with it. I've used it before to fill in exhaust crossovers at the gasket and it worked well. Made a dam, clamped in the key. Poured it in. Let it set up and started shaping. I'll wait for it to fully cure before finishing the shaping. 

[Tabbysdaddy]

Here is the finished result. That concludes the modeling/shaping portion of this repair. Tune in next time when I'll be gluing a broken camshaft together using Super Glue.

[Brudda]

Yup, just painted my 85 crx si. Grey with a flattening agent. Hopefully it will be satin or egg shell when it dries. Supposed to look like this when finished. 

[Brudda]

Starting to flatten out . The color is a Mazda color. The close up shows all the different colors in the paint

[OldNYJim]

41 minutes ago, Brudda said:

Starting to flatten out . The color is a Mazda color. The close up shows all the different colors in the paint

I had a Miata in that color, if it's the one I I think it is...looks great!

[Brudda]

You guys might like this. It’s a hot wheels car I modified to look like mine. 

[Brudda]

It’s been used a lot by my grandkids

[RSchnell]

Going to go look at a '66 Corvette in the morning. I suspect the birdcage is toast, but if I can get the price down a bit....... I need a project car right now like a hole in the head!

[Brudda]

On 8/4/2023 at 11:13 AM, Brudda said:

Starting to flatten out . The color is a Mazda color. The close up shows all the different colors in the paint

Finished

[Brudda]

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[Raoul Ross]

Well I have a 1:1 project going on, doing a frame-up semi-restoration on my neighbor's '69 Malibu 4-door, which is why I haven't been on here much.

Starting with this:

...and removing the body and putting it on a shortened El Camino chassis.

Build is here: https://oldchevelles.com/index.php?threads/7595/

You need to register to see the full size pix... gonna be a bit of work but assembling the chassis and dropping the body on it, ala factory assembly line is gonna be the cool part!

Edited September 6, 2023 by Raoul Ross

[Tabbysdaddy]

The truck is working fine with my JB Weld crankshaft patch, and runs much better with the new timing chain and crankshaft sensor. So now I'm finally going to do something to the van tomorrow that I've been putting off for a while. The steering box is leaking so I'm going to install the seal kit I got months ago. I'm doing it because the high pressure line is leaking bad now, which I just ordered and will pick up tomorrow. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

On 9/5/2023 at 10:51 PM, Raoul Ross said:

Well I have a 1:1 project going on, doing a frame-up semi-restoration on my neighbor's '69 Malibu 4-door, which is why I haven't been on here much.

Starting with this:

...and removing the body and putting it on a shortened El Camino chassis.

That is quite possibly the most unusual Chevelle I've ever seen.  

[Ace-Garageguy]

On 7/23/2023 at 1:13 PM, Tabbysdaddy said:

Here is the finished result. That concludes the modeling/shaping portion of this repair. Tune in next time when I'll be gluing a broken camshaft together using Super Glue.

  I did something similar decades ago.

I habitually overrevved a VW 40-horse-based engine with a non-counterweighted crank in a hot-rod Bug.

Anybody who knows aircooled VW engines will know non-CW cranks will "whip" at high RPM, and beat out the center main bearing saddle.

Mine broke the crank on the way home one night, but the halves stayed in register, so the engine kept running...though it was a little rough and very noisy. Soon as I pulled over and checked the end-play at the pulley, I knew what had happened (it broke at the crankpin cheek just behind the center main).

She got me home and then all the way back to work the next day, and when I tore the engine down, I found the center main saddle in the case was indeed beaten badly out of round.

Line-bore it and fit oversized bearing shells? Replace the case? Heck no. I gooed up the saddles with something very like JB Weld (Devcon F) and bolted the case halves together with a new crank and main-bearing shells in place (with little troughs carved in the sides of the saddles to let the excess goo squeeze out as I tightened down the stud nuts. After the stuff hardened, I took it apart and built it up as usual. 

Ran fine for several months, until I built it a new 1600 dual-port-based engine.

Funny thing is that somebody stole the gooed-up engine I'd stuck in my '62 doublecab, when it was in the storage area. 

 

Edited September 9, 2023 by Ace-Garageguy

[Tabbysdaddy]

That was a little more difficult than I thought, but that's due to age (of the van not me :D). There's a rubber protective boot around the shaft which has turned to hard plastic so I ended up cutting it off. I also cut the line off the pump. I only installed the upper seals on the box because that's what was leaking and I didn't want to go any deeper. The receipt was in the box, I got the seals in January. 

[bytownshaker]

We have a 49 Mercury M47 Pick up. 327 SBC, 700R4 trans and a 8.8 Ford rear axle the picès are as it sit at the moment as life keeps getting in the way lol. Our drivable toy is a 79 Mercedes 450 SL with a little over 17,000 miles on it except for tires and battery its all original.

[alan barton]

Here's mine, the original "twelfth of never" project.  I have been on this over thirty years but refuse to give up.  A 1935 Ford phaeton  that I bought at an auction as a complete basket case for $100, and then sold unrelated parts out of it for $100 the next day - yep, a free tub!

This has had a huge amount of work done on it in the time I have owned it but still has a long way to go. I promised everyone that as soon as I retired I would be working on it seven days a week. No, really!  

Instead, I have been building models like tomorrow is the last day of the universe.  I have finished eighty models in 20 months but alas, the phaeton is still sitting in the garage laughing at me. Will eventually be a fifties style custom but with 350/T400 under the hood, Holden IFS and Chrysler Centura coil sprung rear. 

The basic fabrication work is all done but final details like interior, plumbing, exhaust and gear shift are killing me! I want to get this car so right and not just hand it over to someone to finish.  My motto is, "I can make mistakes for half the price of a professional!"

Wish me luck!

[RocketFoot]

I have a 1971 Mustang Mach 1 in Grabber Yellow.  It is pretty much restored but I still need a new carb and 4 new tires before next car show season.  I plan on building a couple mini replicas in 1/25 scale that I have from AMT and Revell.

Edited September 21, 2023 by RocketFoot

[Sledsel]

My 1:1's are like my kits..... to many going on.