The Automotive (& other mechanized vehicles) thread

[Chankgeez]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_DXncaZboI

[repoman]

[crochambeau]

That video reminds me of Fred Dibnah.

My tags expire on the 31st of this month. It's something of a dilemma, as my engine is super tired and I don't have a rebuilt one on hand to drop in, so I'm sort of thinking it would be nice to just let registration slide and then force myself to make the time to work on the car. BUT, this would result in four "project" cars at home, and while my wife is wonderfully patient, I'm pretty sure that would be pushing my luck.

[Achtane]

It's ok, between the two of us we have four 20+ year old cars, one of which is roadworthy, two that run at all, none with current inspection stickers.



...#swag

[Blackened Soul]

So your plan is to chop them up and weld them all together into one supercar?

[colin]

I'm really starting to miss having a project car. I'm thinking that for my next project I want to do Smyth ute conversion to a mk4 VW.

[Chankgeez]

Can't see those photos, Colin.

Also:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd0io1zktqI

[Achtane]

Replaced the idler arm and pitman arm in the Grand Marquis and got rid of the terrifying tendency to float all over the road at highway speed.
Also, switched the cooling fan out and now it works as intended, yayyyyyyy!
Man, I forgot how nice it is to drive a car that's not a mid-90's Japanese economy car with shit suspension
Unfortunately, I won't even really get to -- my wife's hateful piece of shit Chevy is currently dead, so she'll be driving the GM. Time to roll that fucking thing down a hill, into the ocean, on fire...

I have a full set of replacement struts for the Corolla though, so the days of it BANGing on every little bump are gonna come to an end, next weekend.

[crochambeau]

So, this fucking thing popped up in my recommended youtube videos. Praise be the algorithms!



Also, I sucked it up and renewed my registration. Gotta be putting some sort of engine situation together soon.

[Chankgeez]

That looks like a good one. I'll watch that later. Thanks! Great channel too.

[repoman]

Never occurred to me that lots of people are really into old tractors, this vid makes me want to have a cool old european tractor. I don't even know what those Lanz things are, they are like a tractor thats a car? They look like something from the Munsters or Rob Zombie.
Theres one called the Lanz Bulldog which is interesting to look up, 10.5 liter single piston engine that makes 45 hp at 600 rpm and it can run without the piston actually making a full rotation, so technically its running at 0 rpm.

[crochambeau]

There's a used VW type 3 pancake engine still sporting its FI set-up local to me for a few bucks. Hoping to have a look at it on Monday. If it turns it's coming home with me.

[RobV]

1st ride of the season today! I might be moving south so won't have a riding season as I will be able to all year around!

[Circuithead]

Replaced the idler arm and pitman arm in the Grand Marquis and got rid of the terrifying tendency to float all over the road at highway speed.

Do you have to use a puller for the pitman arms on grand marquis? Is it all metal or is there some rubbers on them that cause it to degrade? I never thought about replacing pitman arms unless they're physically damaged.

I took a ride in a janky lifted C10 once that didn't have a modded pitman arm and OH MY GOD the bump steer was just insane.

[BlackOceans]

Im a mechanic by trade (albeit out of the business), and been around and racing my whole life. Through the years, I've had some cool ones

69 Nova
87 Grand Prix
82 Cutlass Brougham

Some good everyday trucks, Avalanches, Suburbans, F250s, etc

And between my self and buddies, COUNTLESS fox body mustangs, I prefer the 4 eye variants, the last was a 86 LX notch. Smallblocks, stock suspension, small tires, and nitrous