Do you also have 1:1 project cars?

[iamsuperdan]

On 7/13/2024 at 10:34 AM, Tabbysdaddy said:

Hinge pin bushing install. I already did this once but tapping the bushings in with a hammer wasn't good for bushing longevity. I gently pressed them in with tiny C clamps this time.

 

 

That's on my list too!

I have a 1999 Tahoe LT that is now officially off the road and is my official project.

When I start removing the front clip to repair some damage, I'll be doing hinge pins too.

 

On a related note, If you want to trade the passenger side front fender for a pile of model kits, let me know.  ? lolz

That's the right colour I need, and I'm having a bugger of a time finding a fender that isn't rusted right out. 

[Tabbysdaddy]

I finally took the van out two days ago. It worked fine, didn't stall out, so I thought it was fixed. Took it out earlier and it died on me, right in the intersection of two six lane highways. People are horrible, like they thought I was impeding their progress on purpose. Hazards on, people still laying on the horn. I was in the left turn lane, couldn't coast to the right side because everyone has to swerve around me on both sides. So I made it to the middle lane, wait for everyone to pass, then push the beast to the right. But it was an incline, I could only go so far. More people blowing the horn, wait for it to clear, roll it backwards and make it to the right lane. Wait again, more horn blowing, push it to the shoulder. Don't want to help me, fine, I don't expect it, but blowing the horn and whizzing right next to me while I'm obviously broken down is uncalled for. I called my friend to pull me off the road into the parking lot right there. He took me to get the ICM, the second of three parts that could be the problem. The ignition coil was definitely bad anyways, the pickup coil was working, that has to be it. Swapped it on and went on my merry way. 

[bobss396]

9 hours ago, Tabbysdaddy said:

I finally took the van out two days ago. It worked fine, didn't stall out, so I thought it was fixed. Took it out earlier and it died on me, right in the intersection of two six lane highways. People are horrible, like they thought I was impeding their progress on purpose. Hazards on, people still laying on the horn. I was in the left turn lane, couldn't coast to the right side because everyone has to swerve around me on both sides. So I made it to the middle lane, wait for everyone to pass, then push the beast to the right. But it was an incline, I could only go so far. More people blowing the horn, wait for it to clear, roll it backwards and make it to the right lane. Wait again, more horn blowing, push it to the shoulder. Don't want to help me, fine, I don't expect it, but blowing the horn and whizzing right next to me while I'm obviously broken down is uncalled for. I called my friend to pull me off the road into the parking lot right there. He took me to get the ICM, the second of three parts that could be the problem. The ignition coil was definitely bad anyways, the pickup coil was working, that has to be it. Swapped it on and went on my merry way. 

I have had 2 of them go bad on me over the years. They would do a variety of things, carp out completely while driving. I'd wait a few minutes and it would start again, go 200 yards, rinse repeat. I had another, if the car was running and shut off for less than 15 minutes, it would start up. Past that, I'd have to wait 2+ hours for it to start again. I planned my errands accordingly. 

[Tabbysdaddy]

Of course after all that work on the truck the water pump started leaking. I've been checking the coolant level regularly and it has been dropping slightly, my wife parks on the slab so I saw a pool under it today. It was only 4 years old. 

[carsntrucks4you]

Currently I'm working on a 3 speed manual transmission from my 1952 F1. Beside this I'm working on the brakes of  my 1933 Ford Model Y Cairn Drophead Coupe. Don't to forget  my spare 255 cui French Flathead for my F1.

 

[bobss396]

16 hours ago, Tabbysdaddy said:

Of course after all that work on the truck the water pump started leaking. I've been checking the coolant level regularly and it has been dropping slightly, my wife parks on the slab so I saw a pool under it today. It was only 4 years old. 

Hate when that happens. Prestone used to sell a "flush" kit, so I used one on my '67 Chevy back around 1975. It seemed to wash out the water pump seal, pretty embarrassing to have happen in a friend's driveway.

[bobss396]

The Ford was up for inspection. Haven't had it out since June. Once it cools more I'll drive it quite a bit.

[bobss396]

Spent the last few days putting all new springs in the Belair at a friend's shop. The caveat was that it had to be done and out by Monday morning. We finished at noon on Sunday. 

The rears we did on Friday after hours. My brother showed up and ran with it.. he was a huge help. 

Saturday we tackled the fronts. Despite having the lift, spring compressors and every tool under the sun, we got ONE side done in 4.5 hours. And it sat a mile high.. I made the decision to take it out and lop 2 coils out of it. Much better!

Sunday, the 2nd one took 2 hours flat. To get the strut rod nuts loose, this required the blue wrench.

I have a bad cut on one finger, a large bruise on my chest, no hair on one hand and a few scrapes on my head. 

But it rides much better. Threw some front end parts into it plus new shocks. I'll have the use of a rack soon so I can align it.

[Sledsel]

Just pulled this one in the garage for an engine swap.

[bobss396]

The Belair had a pull to the left. I adjusted the caster on the driver side via the strut rod. Now it goes straight.

Photo is by the Fire Island lighthouse, 10 miles from home.

 

[Tabbysdaddy]

The van has been sitting for a couple months, I didn't want to use it until I changed the oil and transmission fluid. Haven't had time, but I have it on jack stands right now with the oil plug out and the transmission pan off. This is the oddest example of shrinkflation I've ever seen. 

[Old Buckaroo]

I went through this topic from page one, there are a lot of nice projects posted.  Big cars and model cars have been a part of my life since I was a teen.  Started in Jr High pestering the librarian if the newest issue of Car Craft or Hot Rod magazine was in.  I currently have a yard full of project cars that belong to my son who is currently serving in the US Navy.  He remembers all the different cars and playing in them as he was growing up. I thought I was done with the 1/1 but he had different plans for me.

The 70 1/2 Camaro I built when living outside of Las Vegas as my defiance to the Honda Civics zooming by our house on a daily occurrence. He was in elementary school at that time.

 

[Old Buckaroo]

Now this is his collection of Mopar's that Ive been assigned to turn back into daily drivers. Not doing full on restorations but getting them back to where he can sell them to his service buddies and they can drive them and tinker with them as they like.  Yellow Challenger 74 with 360 auto , 72 Charger 440 Auto, 72 Challenger 440 4 spd, 72 Cuda 340 Auto

[Old Buckaroo]

The work I'm doing besides getting them to move on their own power consists of replacing rusted areas with patch panels (minimal here in Montana) repairing dents, replacing bad body work ect ect .  Cleaning and re seaming body panels, interiors are getting new headliners, carpet and seat upholstery. Engines are freshened up with the heads redone, new gaskets all around and auto trans are getting B&M shift kits.  He keeps me busy. Our mission is to take these neglected , stripped of parts and turn them back into affordable drivers for those who love the muscle car era but can not afford a full resto car ( think military pay). Getting them back on the road is whats important.

 

Edited December 6, 2024 by Old Buckaroo

[JollySipper]

That's super cool what you're doing for your son and his friends............ I'm sure the cars appreciate it, too!

Cool projects!  

[espo]

14 hours ago, Tabbysdaddy said:

The van has been sitting for a couple months, I didn't want to use it until I changed the oil and transmission fluid. Haven't had time, but I have it on jack stands right now with the oil plug out and the transmission pan off. This is the oddest example of shrinkflation I've ever seen. 

I remember many years ago GM started using oil filter that were different lengths in order to clear steering and exhaust in different chassis using the same engine. They were interchangeable and there was even one I used to use on some of my own cars that was for a truck application, and it was a few inches longer than the passenger cars but even cleared the headers I had on that car. All that said I have no idea if it even has a bearing on your discovery, but maybe the manufacturer of the STP and other oil filters are just condensing the part numbers and production costs and going with just one short filter for all applications. Think about how much a manufacturer could save on stocking and warehousing costs alone. 

[johnyrotten]

2 hours ago, Old Buckaroo said:

I went through this topic from page one, there are a lot of nice projects posted.  Big cars and model cars have been a part of my life since I was a teen.  Started in Jr High pestering the librarian if the newest issue of Car Craft or Hot Rod magazine was in.  I currently have a yard full of project cars that belong to my son who is currently serving in the US Navy.  He remembers all the different cars and playing in them as he was growing up. I thought I was done with the 1/1 but he had different plans for me.

The 70 1/2 Camaro I built when living outside of Las Vegas as my defiance to the Honda Civics zooming by our house on a daily occurrence. He was in elementary school at that time.

 

I have a previously started kit crudely painted the same color, maybe I should build a tribute car. 🤔 

[johnyrotten]

38 minutes ago, espo said:

I remember many years ago GM started using oil filter that were different lengths in order to clear steering and exhaust in different chassis using the same engine. They were interchangeable and there was even one I used to use on some of my own cars that was for a truck application, and it was a few inches longer than the passenger cars but even cleared the headers I had on that car. All that said I have no idea if it even has a bearing on your discovery, but maybe the manufacturer of the STP and other oil filters are just condensing the part numbers and production costs and going with just one short filter for all applications. Think about how much a manufacturer could save on stocking and warehousing costs alone. 

Did the same thing on my old ford ranger. The larger filter was just small enough to weasel in and out between the manifold and frame. Figured more filtration may help it, that truck was shown no love. 

[espo]

25 minutes ago, johnyrotten said:

Did the same thing on my old ford ranger. The larger filter was just small enough to weasel in and out between the manifold and frame. Figured more filtration may help it, that truck was shown no love. 

I always felt you couldn't get enough oil and filtration and for the same price I would use the truck filters when they would fit. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

1 hour ago, espo said:

...but maybe the manufacturer of the STP and other oil filters are just condensing the part numbers and production costs and going with just one short filter for all applications. Think about how much a manufacturer could save on stocking and warehousing costs alone. 

Consolidating part numbers for just that reason is common practice across the industry...which kinda begs the question: when so many applications were so similar, why didn't vehicle designers just design around off-the-shelf parts instead of reinventing the wheel so many times?

The downside of consolidating part numbers is that occasionally a part that worked in an "off-label" application no longer works with the replacement design.

I'm working on that issue right now, as the aftermarket fuel pump conversion for DeLoreans used a specific Delphi part number, and the "replacement" is just enough different to lo longer fit. Buying "NOS" isn't reliable, as there are cheap Chinese knockoffs in counterfeit Delphi or Delco packages that fail for one reason or another very quickly, and there's usually zero warranty support for NOS, whether it's legit or not.

[johnyrotten]

In the case of my kawasaki,  I've found it faster to measure and cross reference certain parts. Case in point my front fork rebuilds. The seals are available, bushings and wipers, not so much. Found another bike that used the same size bushings(Honda rebel) and problem solved. There's a "bearing" in there, its actually more stiff teflon or uhmw material that centers the stantion, those were found n.o.s. and horded. 

[Tabbysdaddy]

Reason #2 the van has been sitting so long, bad tire:

I didn't notice it because it's on the inside and the tread is thick on the outside. I'm going to write a strongly worded letter to the tire company about how their cheap tires wear out unevenly.

I was going to put the rear on the front and use one of the rallies that I bought for my other truck temporarily, but the rear wasn't all that great either so I swapped on two. I guess I'll have to check the condition of the two tires on the other side.  I knew the rallies are 8 wide, I thought the aluminum ones were too but they're 6.5 wide. I'm actually liking the rallies on the van so I'm thinking of keeping them on and using the aluminum ones on the truck instead. What do you guys think? 

I have all eight center caps even though there's only one of each on the rear.

[Tabbysdaddy]

The reason I hadn't done anything with the rallies was one tire was unusable. I got them off a truck at the junkyard and it looked like someone power braked the tread off the tire before they sent the truck to the junkyard. Online showed Pep Boys has them, so I went to the one closest to me. I figured if they didn't have one in stock I could order it. They said long discontinued, but they did have one in stock. So now all four are on the van with center caps.

 

Yes, I like that much better. 

If you're curious, the other two tires on the aluminum rims were fine.

[OneTrickPony]

I am just finishing up a 12 month project, repainting my 70 F100. I had a few small rust repairs to do, then a full repaint with color change. 

 

[Zen]

That's an awesome blue, great job!