RE: Stuck and need some help from my V6 buds
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RE: Stuck and need some help from my V6 buds - 5/10/2007 9:57:06 AM
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jthorn9
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Well, remember, you still have a lot of tinering to do with a carb, which will make it a little easier, but not much. In other words, you trade in the software for a screwdriver and lots of patience.
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RE: Stuck and need some help from my V6 buds - 5/10/2007 11:05:06 AM
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Come on Josh, we're lazy, make thos links work.
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RE: Stuck and need some help from my V6 buds - 5/10/2007 11:13:32 AM
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good luck getting 4k for that car. unless you have really low miles, it ain't happenin.
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RE: Stuck and need some help from my V6 buds - 5/10/2007 11:20:01 AM
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Boy, oh boy, going for the classics right off the bat. Plain and simple here, all of those cars, while OK, are restoration project cars, not something intended to be on the road day in and day out. I would just take a guestimation to say that to get the Mustang restored enough to drive everyday would cost around 10K, the Camaro (fugly as hell to me) about 10-15K, and the other two, I have no idea as to what to guess. Probles with those cars is gonna first off be the rust, then as a side job the paint would have to be done after the rust is fixed so you don't look like an ass driving down the street. Then you're on to fixing up the engine and tranny, not to modify, just to keep it running. Serriously, classic cars require a lot of time, money, and effort to keep them running and to get them to streetable status. Also, while all of those cars may be decently quick their handleing is gonna suck royal balls. You're gonna have to do some very nice suspension upgrades just so you can control the car in and out of turns.
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RE: Stuck and need some help from my V6 buds - 5/10/2007 11:22:36 AM
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The 71 looks good, but will need some major interior restoration, and the body will also need some work in the engine bay, and god knows where else.
The other Camaro doesn't look bad, but with only two pics advertising the body and not the rest of the car, I'd be worried.
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RE: Stuck and need some help from my V6 buds - 5/10/2007 12:07:17 PM
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Well remember, the older, the more liability you're taking. Trust me on this, unless you "KNOW" without a doubt, that if something happens to your old car you can fix it, and that you "KNOW" you can begin the restoration right off the bat. Serriously, with you about to be going into college that's gonna be a huge hill to climb. My personal advice would be to keep your car now and continue on as planned, or buy another newer car. Remember, they made the ECU systems for a reason, because carbs also need tuning and you have to know what you're doing to tune them. Like I said, for an EFI you use a software system, for a carb you use a screwdriver with a lot of patience, not much of a trade off if you ask me. Only good thing about carbed engines is that they are easier to work on, but they still need tuning.
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RE: Stuck and need some help from my V6 buds - 5/10/2007 5:45:51 PM
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See this is where i get stuck.. I feel that if two of my friends can afford to drive these Camaros, and one of them knows a good deal about em and is good with body and engine work, then i have a shot, but then on the other hand I dont know what would happen if i kept my 6er and beefed it up. I mean i was reading modified mustangs and theres a guy with a 93? 5liter fox hatchback that runs like 14s and without ANY power adders modded the ass off the car and runs 12s. Now i know i wont be running 12s, but he did stuff that i cant even imagine to do, like new heads, drivetrain stuff.. things that if i bought id have no clue what to do, so id have to pay someone else like triple what i paid for the part inorder to have it installed and programmed in. Im stuck between the accesibility of the old engines (and the size), and taking the cheap route, but staying slow and paying a mechanic enough money to fill up his retirement fund within the month. Im going to write out a list of pros and cons... probably wont be very long, but it will still kinda map things out for me.
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RE: Stuck and need some help from my V6 buds - 5/10/2007 5:54:16 PM
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but just like u read to find out about this stuff u can read and find out how to install it. get a haynes maual and read it front to back. i also dont think that a resto car is a good choice
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RE: Stuck and need some help from my V6 buds - 5/10/2007 8:26:06 PM
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Well the only camaro thats a "resto" per say would be the 76 thats all primered and only 700 bucks, the blue 76 has some paint flake on the rear quarter but my friend whos got a 75 said he could take care of it easily, as id be sanding it all down to paint it black with light silver stripes ne way. Now the 71, yes it would be a project but think about it one of those cars thats been fixed up, nice paint job, new (custom) upholstery, my grandma runs her own upholstery business and she said if i gave her the seats to my mustang and we picked out some fabric she could put me together some new seat covers. Then ive got two friends with later 70s camaros who are both wanting me to get a camaro so they can help me with some problems too, ones a good mechanic and the other (who i just drove with for the first time today) is a bad ass driver, i mean, drifting around a round about in a 4 speed 74 with the fattest friggin tires ive ever seen isnt something alot of 17 year olds can do. So im not too worried about up keep on the engine or getting stuck anywhere.I figure i put my car up on craigs list for 4-5K ( i bought it for 3500 with ALOT of hidden damage that i took care of, spent probably 2000 more to repair all the big stuff ie. radiator, thermo, blinker, brakes, hood etc.) Put that money in the bank, ill be making about $200 a pay check (every 2 weeks) so if i put all that in the bank for a couple of weeks (only 5 1/2 more left in the school year), let it pool until its around 6ish (which will be roughly 2-3 weeks extra) buy the Camaro, for up to 3000 leaving me with roughly 3000 more, throw that into anything that needs repair (but of course ill test drive my choices first to make sure their running fine) leaving what ever is left to throw into insurance/gas. Then like i said, driving to school 10 miles a week then driving to work which isnt but 20 mins away from my house, ill probably have a good thing goin, i mean ill save driving for important trips, school, work, dates, ill try and keep the joy rides to a minimum lol. Plus like i said my birthday is comin up so go knows what will happen around then, maybe some more money, or some parts here or there adding to the pool. Believe it or not ive spent alot of time thinking about this.. maybe too much time, but it hasnt taken away from me studying. But like my current goal for my mustang (if im forced to take that route) is beef it up by next april for that stupid car show at my school just to show that domestics are still the kings no matter what the size of the engine (except for the redheaded stepchild 4cyls).
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RE: Stuck and need some help from my V6 buds - 5/10/2007 10:18:55 PM
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why would your buddy put dual 4 barrels on a 305 thats very unnecessary...i personally think you should get an 85 gt like mine hydr roller cam forged internals all you would really have to do is swap the 7.5 to an 8.8 w/3.73 and do some suspenision work in the back then you got a quick street car and if you want to you can easily add nitrous like i did. also the 85's are getting harder to find and arent common like camaro's
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