Do you also have 1:1 project cars?

[BlackSheep214]

No 1:1 projects but I have a dream of acquiring a couple IF... I ever win some serious F * money.

High on my list is a '72 Chevelle SS with a 454 under the hood.

The other is a '64 Dodge Dart, slant six, push button automatic.

[drummerdad]

I am currently working on a few things 1:1. My sons 67 dodge D100, and my 07 Charger RT. 

Isaacs 67 is a 4speed short box 318 short bed sweptline. I added a mustang 2 front end, a triangulated 4-link and front disc brakes. I swapped the frame, and shortened it with custom cross members. 

 

 

My car is a stock 07 charger RT. I have a new zero mile engine to go in it, along with an MDS delete kit, new cam, complete exhaust and a torque storm supercharger. It should make about 500 wheel HP when Im done. 

 

[Bills72sj]

On 12/23/2023 at 6:44 PM, BlackSheep214 said:

No 1:1 projects but I have a dream of acquiring a couple IF... I ever win some serious F * money.

High on my list is a '72 Chevelle SS with a 454 under the hood.

The other is a '64 Dodge Dart, slant six, push button automatic.

My buddy has a 72 Heavy Chevy that was born with a 402 BBC. He now has a 454 with a huge cam in it. I made a model of what it is supposed to look like when it is done.

[hgbben]

Current project is my 00 SS, always an upgrade here and there. Getting new exhaust in spring and better socks and struts. Also have a SLP grill for it that needs to go on.

[matthijsgrit]

Nice 00 SS! What springs and stocks will you be using? May I recommend Strano's and Koni's?

[hgbben]

3 hours ago, matthijsgrit said:

Nice 00 SS! What springs and stocks will you be using? May I recommend Strano's and Koni's?

It's already lowered on Koni oranges and BMR springs but I'm installing Koni yellows. Thanks for the kind words. 

[W Humble]

My Restomod '71 240Z ujst after I finished it about 5 years ago.  My original--owner '70 was green, and I always wanted silver!  NISSAN USA bought the '70 back for a display car in 1995, and this (excluding a '7 that was stolen!) is the replacement. May have to sell it next year, but I'll make a model!

Wick 

Author of "How to Restore Your Datsun Z-car."

[Tabbysdaddy]

So that junkyard motor was an LT1 and I need a Vortec, but I did get this set of wheels so it will look real cool sitting in the driveway.

 

I did walk around the yard though and found a van that wasn't inventoried that has a Vortec so I'm going to pick that up next Saturday. 

[Tabbysdaddy]

I've got a motor. Now I just have to put it in. 

[Tabbysdaddy]

Old engine out and on the stand. Mostly extra parts on the floor, I need the harmonic balancer and still need to swap valve covers. I made sure I got the brackets because I can use them to do an alternator and a/c compressor swap on my other truck. That's another 5.7 in the back and a 700r4, I'm sort of a collector.

Three broken exhaust manifold bolts in one head of the good engine, hopefully I can get them out or I'll be swapping a head too. Plus I have a new plastic timing cover because it's cracked. 

[Zippi]

Well fellows, anyone that has a Hot Rod, Restmod, Muscle car, etc. knows that we are never done.  There is always some sort of project going on.

[W Humble]

Zippi, the rust on the back of that cab gives me a long-distance migraine!  I dealt with a lot on the car that wasn't supposed to be my last full restoration; a '61 Pontiac Tempest aluminum V-8 coupe.  The car before it, our '51 Chevy Styline 2-door was, since it was Dad's car from 1954-1957.  Just couldn't say no!

Tempest was one of 2,000 built, probably about 20 coupes left with the Buick 215 from the factory.  I'll post photos by next fall, when it's all done.  Wick, old enough to know better... !

[Scott8950]

On 12/26/2023 at 11:54 PM, W Humble said:

My Restomod '71 240Z ujst after I finished it about 5 years ago.  My original--owner '70 was green, and I always wanted silver!  NISSAN USA bought the '70 back for a display car in 1995, and this (excluding a '7 that was stolen!) is the replacement. May have to sell it next year, but I'll make a model!

Wick 

Author of "How to Restore Your Datsun Z-car."

I love those cars! I've owned three but they were all v8 conversions. My dad built a 240z that had a 440 in it. Yours is a nice car.

[W Humble]

Scott, Yep, I love the shape of the early Z-Car, and they performed great, for that era!  Couldn't afford a 911S, purchase price or maintenance costs, so I was glad my  $3,661 bought something that a guy raised on SBC's could work on!  When I wrote the restoration book, it was apparent that any good set of metric tools, a factory shop book, and a bit of experience would put the average N American in a good position to build a nice car.

I considered eventually putting an American V-8 in mine, but frankly, the l-series six is one of the best parts of the car, and runs great while giving over 25-mpg.  Steve Pettersen (Motorworks) built my L-28 mostly stock, but with some refinements, and while it won't outrun some of the new rice-bombs, it still gets right down the road!  I don't drive real fast anymore (78 years young) so I don't add the areo doo-dads, etc.  My block was decked, over-bored, etc. and has Mallory/Pertronix ignition and fresh-air intake in grille, backed by an A-series 5-speed with steel synchros, etc.  With moderate horsepower, one doesn't have to replace the rear-end set-up, and so on.  HRM put a big coil/40link solid axle in theirs, c. 198x?, good for the drags only.  Might as well build a 'Vette?  A local drag racer campaigned a 240 with built BBC for a long time; Huge Holleys, etc, and he could still close the hood!  

My V-8 solution would be the Buick/Olds 215 (or the block Rover built that was larger displacement, later) and T-5 WC.  I have a '61 Tempest coupe with that motor; pretty scarce -- but darned PowerGlide (in the trunk) but I like the sound!  Wick

[Ace-Garageguy]

51 minutes ago, W Humble said:

I considered eventually putting an American V-8 in mine, but frankly, the l-series six is one of the best parts of the car, and runs great while giving over 25-mpg...

Yup...and the six really responds well to Webers, a cam, and headers. Sounds lovely, too.

Still, the most fun 240 I ever drove had a little Ford 289 in it; enough cam for a little burble, small Holley 4-bbl, headers (seems I recall there was a set for something else that was a bolt-in), 4-speed Ford box. Only weighed 50 pounds more than stock, but because of the new engine configuration, weight distribution went to almost exactly 50/50, and moved a good bit of mass off of the front tires.

What had been a very nice handling car became a great handling car, with enough grunt to be extremely satisfying. Just don't dump the clutch at five grand or you'll be picking up splinters from the rear axles.  

 

Edited January 20 by Ace-Garageguy

[Bullybeef]

Current long term never finished project, 1976 Vw Scirocco. I’ve owned her since 2002 when she was a Wretched abused daily driver for junior tech at a Pontiac dealer, I found her languishing in the back parking lot and had to save her. 

[Tabbysdaddy]

This thing seems to be fighting me. I got the three broken bolts out fine, but my inherited engine hoist gave out on me. One new hydraulic cylinder from Harbor Freight and I was back in business. Spent yesterday preparing the engine to go in, dropped it in today. Installed the bellhousing bolts and motor mount bolts, then crawled under to install the torque converter bolts. The flywheel is different, the van must have had a 4L80E and mine is a 4L60E, the holes wouldn't line up. Oops, well I pulled the engine back out and then stripped two of the flywheel bolts trying to remove it. I got them out though, swapped the flywheel and put the engine back in. Lost quite a bit of time there, and in my frenzy to make up some time my rapid motions under and back over the truck made me sick, motion sickness, so I had to stop. I only was able to get the bellhousing and motor mount bolts back in. 

[TopherMcGinnis]

I've had my '67 Charger for 34 years. Longer than my wife and 1st born! 😁 It's an original 383 2bbl 4 speed car. Someone swapped 906 heads and 4bbl intake and emblems before I got it, so I just left them.

I repair, rebuild and restore electric motors. My website is www.headlightmotorman.com If I can help you with anything let me know. 

 

Topher

[JollySipper]

On 12/25/2023 at 4:21 PM, drummerdad said:

My sons 67 dodge D100

That's a super cool truck! They're tough trucks, too...... My first thought when I saw the pic was 'I wonder how he lowered it?'. I used to have a '71 in about the same condition, short bed, too. Do you have more pics?

[stitchdup]

On 1/20/2024 at 6:35 PM, W Humble said:

My V-8 solution would be the Buick/Olds 215 (or the block Rover built that was larger displacement, later) and T-5 WC.  I have a '61 Tempest coupe with that motor; pretty scarce -- but darned PowerGlide (in the trunk) but I like the sound!  Wick

dont look for buick parts, look for rover parts. there are loads of tuning parts available for them and we even have a drag class just for rover v8s. some of them run high 7s in the 1/4. even the range rover is just a developed buick 215 but bored up. its the same engine but with lots more refinements made after gm gave up on it

[W Humble]

So I'd heard.  Yes, the Buick Club of America hasn't much to offer for the 215, or the Y-bodied cars.  Such neat packages, and generally as big as a car needs to be, really!  I'm going to do a registry of Pontiac V-8 cars extant I hope.  I have Land Rover aluminum valve covers on my engine now, but they don't polish up well; still a nice fillip!  It was pretty obvious that it must have been a mechanical ailment that sidelined the one in the salvage yard; little other damage. 

When I was Restoration Editor of the late Z-Car Magazine, the staff was polled for which engine they'd use to replace the L-series SOHC 6 (if they wanted to supplant one of the best features of he car!) and I had priced a Rover 3.5 'crate engine', writing my column around it as a strong little mill that wouldn't wreck the f-r balance of a 240Z, nor add more weight.  Funny that the 215 is the same width and height as the SBC, but over an inch longer, tho the iron engine will go to 6.5-l. !  Twice as much $$ to rebuild, too!  Wick

[PatW]

This was my finished project 35+ years ago. A Dutton Sierra kit car, based on mark one/two Ford Escort van/estate car parts. New steel box chassis and fibreglass bodyshell with twin skin interior. Our family car for about 3/4 years carting to two sons with their BMX bikes/spares and tools. I bought a MOT failed Escort Estate for a few pounds and built this in a garage in a block behind the house, running cable out over the back fence for lights and tools. It was built from the first week of January and was on the road on the 1st May.

 

Edited January 22 by PatW

[Bainford]

Very interesting, Pat. I have not seen one of these before. Cool DD.

[PatW]

4 hours ago, Bainford said:

Very interesting, Pat. I have not seen one of these before. Cool DD.

A friend had built one of the first ones from the factory in Brighton that made various sports models in kit form, and this was the first 'utility' that was made. The friends two brothers (triplets) built one each and I followed on. It was sold to a competition glider pilot who upgraded  it by fitting a bigger engine, and towed his glider all over Europe for competitions. Two of the friends go to various kit car shows across the UK using other cars they have since built and see 'my old car' on a regular basis.

I enjoyed building it as I was 'an office waller' but as the brothers said 'do you know the difference between a spanner, a screwdriver and a hammer?' I said yes so they said just have a go, it was one of the best things I've done in life! Kit building just on a larger scale!

Edited January 22 by PatW

[Tabbysdaddy]

Engine in, started it up, gauge showed little to no oil pressure. I knew I would have to change the sensor, but wanted to see if it was good. It was not, oil pressure fine with original sensor. I had to pull the distributor to change it but the distributor was already off, the computer told me immediately upon startup. It wasn't positioned like my old one, and setting it in the same position it was still off. It's the type where you need a Tech2 to set the distributor, and I don't have one. So I'm doing it like I did last time. Turn distributor slightly, clear codes, run engine until check engine light comes back on. Repeat until light stops coming on. The closer you get to correct the longer the light takes to come back on. I'm close enough for now, I'll play with it more tomorrow. Mental note for me, I was turning clockwise. In case my brain blanks out on me I can refer to this.