What did you do to your non-G body project today? [2021]
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I need to do a fiero up like that. I had an 88 that caught fire in the engine bay, not from the cowl where so many do these days.
I have a pic on my 'puter (maybe) of a green Pinto, 72 I think, that had a vanity plate. It read "KABOOM".
So THATS what happened to the infomercial guy.... must've gotten rear ended. I wondered why we didn't see him anymore
I grew up in the era of Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, plus I sometimes got tongue twisted and/or stuttered occasionally. My Pinto's vanity plate was "PPPINTO".
BTW: My Pinto was an avocado green from the factory, which I later had painted white. Most of the interior is still that factory avocado green.
Took the beat up nose and fender off of my spare Camaro shell. Wanted to see how much shorter it could get.
Of course I don't have my notes from last time or the long tape measure to remeasure, but the car at its longest looks to be 15'1" as it now sits. From there to the side with the fender it shrinks by 5-6". I'm examining the feasibility of cramming this nose to nose in a 14x40' storage unit with the truck and monster slide in camper. From its longest I lose 4-5", so really need my original notes to see if the corners were taken into account, could I reliably/repeatably cram it all in there. Crappy thing is it's require the Monte to live in the trailer and switch out with another vehicle any time I wanted to use the trailer. Not sure just what I'll do yet.
Of course I don't have my notes from last time or the long tape measure to remeasure, but the car at its longest looks to be 15'1" as it now sits. From there to the side with the fender it shrinks by 5-6". I'm examining the feasibility of cramming this nose to nose in a 14x40' storage unit with the truck and monster slide in camper. From its longest I lose 4-5", so really need my original notes to see if the corners were taken into account, could I reliably/repeatably cram it all in there. Crappy thing is it's require the Monte to live in the trailer and switch out with another vehicle any time I wanted to use the trailer. Not sure just what I'll do yet.
i haven't tried, but i wonder if the guy ever tried. i still dont know how the pushrods bent. the trans fluid looks kinda sus so I don't know if the trans went and they were floating the valves trying to get it home, if he tried to start it when he had the cylinders full of atf 30 years ago and nearly hydraulic'd the thing, for the valves were sticky, idk. It turns over pretty good by the key with new cables and a fresh battery, so I dont think any real damage was done.
But that carb is by far the dirtiest mf carb I've ever layed hands on. Even a qjet i found in the trunk of my brothers short lived 78 lesabre that looks like it was pounded into the mud with a hammer.
Haven't you ever heard of 'replacing the spider' ??? People did them on late square Gen s10s all the time. Runs MUCH better with a new spider.
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