Another vehicular switcheroo in the works

[ebinmaine 67,279]

8 minutes ago, ZXT said:

Yep, I'm at 14. Any pictures of your Subaru powered VW buggy? Sounds like fun!

 

1963 Corvair Monza 900 Spyder Turbo, 4 speed.
1965 El Camino, 5.3 LS/5 speed
1968 Dodge D200 long bed, 318/4 speed
1970 Toyota Corolla 1200 Wagon, 4 speed
1974 Datsun 260z, 4 speed
1976 Dodge D200, 440, auto
1977 Dodge D100 Club Cab, soon to be 440, auto.
1978 Camaro, 305/auto
1978 Porsche 928, 5 speed. First year, #111 off of the assembly line.
1980 Datsun 280zx, auto
1981 Porsche 928 "copper turd", 5 speed.
1981 Porsche 928, auto - My daily driver.
1985 Toyota pickup, 7MGE inline 6 out of a Supra, 5 speed.
1995 Dodge Ram 2500 V10

 

Most of my cars are sad project cars though!

@Stepney Spenser let's me and you take a quick ride to Texas.

Jonah's got plenty. He won't miss one or two.

 

[Pullstart 62,796]

10 minutes ago, ZXT said:

Yep, I'm at 14. Any pictures of your Subaru powered VW buggy? Sounds like fun!

 

 

This good?

 

 

[ZXT 2,401]

2 minutes ago, pullstart said:

 

You have a ‘65 LS stick El Camino and you don’t daily that?  Huh?  What?  Why?  How?  

 

That’s an impressive list array of wheels 

Well, if I'd ever finish up the swap I might! Lol! It was my first car. Even then, it still needs paint and interior done.. which is typical of all of my cars. My 81 blue 928 is the only car I have with decent paint! 

 

Been having a heck of a time getting the hydraulic clutch setup working. After that, I'm left with finishing the fuel system and getting electric fans. 

[ZXT 2,401]

7 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

@Stepney Spenser let's me and you take a quick ride to Texas.

Jonah's got plenty. He won't miss one or two.

 

I could stand to shed a few.. I only buy things because they're stupid cheap. Only thing I have more than $500 in are my blue Porsche and the V10 truck. 

Forgot to put my 85 D100, short bed 318/5 speed on the list. 

 

5 minutes ago, pullstart said:

 

 

This good?

 

 

That works! Looks great! My dad has a knock-off Manx body and a VW buggy pan with a title. That'll be a project to toss together later this year and make street legal.

 

Whats the procedure for getting that one down?

Edited February 26, 2020 by ZXT

[Pullstart 62,796]

22 minutes ago, ZXT said:

I could stand to shed a few.. I only buy things because they're stupid cheap. Only thing I have more than $500 in are my blue Porsche and the V10 truck. 

Forgot to put my 85 D100, short bed 318/5 speed on the list. 

 

That works! Looks great! My dad has a knock-off Manx body and a VW buggy pan with a title. That'll be a project to toss together later this year and make street legal.

 

Whats the procedure for getting that one down?

 

The white cross tubes under it are the pallet fork holes for the Hilo.

 

here’s a video explaining what’s up.  Spoiler, the end doesn’t end so well!

 

 

[Pullstart 62,796]

 

[ZXT 2,401]

Holy crap. Did you just take that video? Are you alright? 

 

Thanks for the run through of it, but don't kill yourself!

[Pullstart 62,796]

3 minutes ago, ZXT said:

Holy crap. Did you just take that video? Are you alright? 

 

Thanks for the run through of it, but don't kill yourself!

 

Yeah, I literally went out to get you some film and that happened!  Can’t tell ya how many times I’ve been up and down that ladder in the barn!

 

I’ve got a little scrape on my shin, dirt in my back and a bruised ego!

 

 

[ZXT 2,401]

1 minute ago, pullstart said:

 

Yeah, I literally went out to get you some film and that happened!  Can’t tell ya how many times I’ve been up and down that ladder in the barn!

 

I’ve got a little scrape on my shin, dirt in my back and a bruised ego!

 

 

Jeez! Glad you didn't come out any worse than that! Just finished the second video. Extension ladders on concrete with nothing for the feet to really grab onto scare me. I rode one down a couple years back and I hurt for quite a while. I feel horrible for asking about it now! I'm sorry!

 

That is a cool rig though. Looks like you've put a ton of time and energy into it. That Subaru is pushing just a little more power than the VW 4 banger!

[Pullstart 62,796]

13 minutes ago, ZXT said:

Jeez! Glad you didn't come out any worse than that! Just finished the second video. Extension ladders on concrete with nothing for the feet to really grab onto scare me. I rode one down a couple years back and I hurt for quite a while. I feel horrible for asking about it now! I'm sorry!

 

That is a cool rig though. Looks like you've put a ton of time and energy into it. That Subaru is pushing just a little more power than the VW 4 banger!

 

I ain’t dead, I’ll be fine.    

 

It’s been a labor of love.  We have a blast with it and I can’t begin to sum up the totals of what I’ve dumped into it... but the fab work has gotten my shop business and therefore it becomes a write off!  The 1641 that was in the car when we picked it up was decent.  Maybe 50 hp.. maybe?  The EJ25 is rated at 165 I believe and an EJ22 is something like 140.  

 

Maybe this summer we’ll pull it down and get it going again, but otherwise I have had so much fun doing tractors, it’s not too missed.  

 

Here are some more clips from my YouTube channel about the car.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are two videos from the last trip to the dunes.  That day we ended up with new paddle tires, wheels, adapters and fuel pump.  My Buddy was just learning to drive it and didn’t grasp the concept of flooring it 

 

 

 

[Pullstart 62,796]

A little vehicle update in the fleet...  we ended up finding a low mileage ‘15 Suburban and traded in the ‘11.  It’s from Webster, NY and has been dubbed “Webster”

 

 

The Jeep got to play a bit yesterday, we even took a trip to town for some essentials like a water pump, oil changes for the fleet, more latex gloves, etc.  the kids stayed inside the door less Jeep while I did my ransacking of the parts store all safetied up.

 

 

[Tractorhead 9,064]

Seems there was a lot of Fun with the Jeep.

 

BTW, nice ride 👍

 

[D_Mac 8,593]

14 hours ago, pullstart said:

A little vehicle update in the fleet...  we ended up finding a low mileage ‘15 Suburban and traded in the ‘11.  It’s from Webster, NY 

I grew up in Webster NY.... Its dubbed " Where Life Is Worth Living"  Doyle Chevrolet?

14 hours ago, pullstart said:

 

 

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8 hours ago, D_Mac said:

I grew up in Webster NY.... Its dubbed " Where Life Is Worth Living"  Doyle Chevrolet?

 

 

I wondered, being it’s a suburb of Rochester...  I even googled the town and found that motto 

[Pullstart 62,796]

On 2/26/2020 at 12:00 PM, pullstart said:

 

There’s a few alright, but we have cut down significantly if you can believe it.  There’s almost as many vehicles as there are Wheel Horses!

 

’69 C10 350/3 on the tree

’73 VW (Subaru powered buggy)

’84 S10 305/700R4

’84 F-350 Dump truck (purchased solely to move dirt while we some day dig a pond and it’ll be sold)

’96 Subaru Impreza Legacy (need to pull drivetrain and harness/computer and scrap the car out)

’97 Jeep TJ Wrangler

’99 Subaru Forrester (this was purchased, engine swapped and given to a family member in need.  She recently gave it back, unexpectedly.  Not sure what to do with this for the time being)

‘99 Silverado 1500 5.3 with front plow, only 76k on the ticker (thinking this is a prefect first vehicle for one of the girls in a few years)

’00 K3500 5.7 plow truck

’01 2500HD 4x4 plow truck 6.0 (I’ve decided to sell this in another month and a half)

’01 2500HD 2 wheel drive “Norman” 6.6/ZF6

’02 Suburban 5.3 (will either become a topless lifted dune truck or drivetrain pulled and scrapped out)

‘11 Suburban 5.3 (once Jeep is fixed up and reliable to drive every day, this’ll be sold)

’15 Suburban 5.3 LTZ

’20 Silverado 2.7T

 

[8ntruck 6,991]

My wife has been kind of ragging me about our fleet:

 

19 Jeep Cherokee 4 banger Multiair

15 Ram Express 5.7 Hemi

85 Jeep CJ7 with 258 six

72 Chevy C 10 305 with 350 heads about Wookieepedia miles

67 Valiant 4 door with 225 slant six

60 MGA with Olds 215 V8

57 Chevy Bel Air 2 door hardtop .030 over 350 4 speed.

 

Next time she comments, I'll have to show her your lists.

[ebinmaine 67,279]

6 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

My wife has been kind of ragging me about our fleet:

 

19 Jeep Cherokee 4 banger Multiair

15 Ram Express 5.7 Hemi

85 Jeep CJ7 with 258 six

72 Chevy C 10 305 with 350 heads about Wookieepedia miles

67 Valiant 4 door with 225 slant six

60 MGA with Olds 215 V8

57 Chevy Bel Air 2 door hardtop .030 over 350 4 speed.

 

Next time she comments, I'll have to show her your lists.

Love to see some pics of the 85 and down portion.

 

Especially the engine of the MGA.

 

And Trina would love the Bel Air. Her favorite car.

[ZXT 2,401]

12 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

72 Chevy C 10 305 with 350 heads about Wookieepedia miles

What's the compression ratio on that? About 6.5:1? 

[8ntruck 6,991]

5 hours ago, ZXT said:

What's the compression ratio on that? About 6.5:1? 

No idea what the compression ratio is - but it breathes pretty freely.  I've always run regular gas and it has never knocked.  This was originally a 350 Quadrajet engine.  The PO short blocked it with the 305, leaving the 350 uppers on it.  This is a long bed fleetside, currently being used for hauling and chores.

 

Not sure where the Wookieepedia miles came from.  Thought I typed 200,000 there.

 

Like ZXT's fleet,  everything from the CJ7 down are projects.  First on the list is the CJ7.  That has Michigan cancer and needs a new floor.  Something is funky in the engine too.  I'm planning on swapping in a later model 4 liter head and maybe converting to fuel injection.

 

I brought the 57 when I was in high school.  Was a 283 power pack three speed with overdrive back then.

 

I'll have to dig around for some pictures.

[ZXT 2,401]

51 minutes ago, 8ntruck said:

No idea what the compression ratio is - but it breathes pretty freely.  I've always run regular gas and it has never knocked.  This was originally a 350 Quadrajet engine.  The PO short blocked it with the 305, leaving the 350 uppers on it.  This is a long bed fleetside, currently being used for hauling and chores.

 

Not sure where the Wookieepedia miles came from.  Thought I typed 200,000 there.

 

Like ZXT's fleet,  everything from the CJ7 down are projects.  First on the list is the CJ7.  That has Michigan cancer and needs a new floor.  Something is funky in the engine too.  I'm planning on swapping in a later model 4 liter head and maybe converting to fuel injection.

 

I brought the 57 when I was in high school.  Was a 283 power pack three speed with overdrive back then.

 

I'll have to dig around for some pictures.

I doubt you could make it spark knock if you wanted to. People used to put 305 heads on smog 350's to up the compression since they had a smaller combustion chamber. Putting 350 heads on what is probably a low compression 305 would bring the CR down significantly... But if it runs good, who cares!

 

One of my dad's 57's (his main driver) is a 283 power pack, 3 speed overdrive car with factory AC. The 283 was rebuilt incorrectly and we put a 350 in its place about 6 years ago, with the intent of putting the 283 back in it. With 4.10 gears, the 350 gets 21 MPG running 70-75. I think he's decided to leave it be. 

[tom2p 2,394]

On 2/26/2020 at 12:30 PM, ZXT said:

Well, if I'd ever finish up the swap I might! Lol! It was my first car. Even then, it still needs paint and interior done.. which is typical of all of my cars. My 81 blue 928 is the only car I have with decent paint! 

 

Been having a heck of a time getting the hydraulic clutch setup working. After that, I'm left with finishing the fuel system and getting electric fans. 

zxt - attached pic of an el camino a friend had a few years ago 

 

powered by a big block with a stick 

 

car was incredibly clean to begin with - california car - he then did a frame off resto 

 

 

Edited April 7, 2020 by tom2p

[tom2p 2,394]

same guy - 71 with a factory big block and AC

truck is really sweet 

 

[ZXT 2,401]

21 hours ago, tom2p said:

zxt - attached pic of an el camino a friend had a few years ago 

 

powered by a big block with a stick 

 

car was incredibly clean to begin with - california car - he then did a frame off resto 

 

 

Now that's a nice looking '65!