2016-07-31 10:38.41 Ank: ehh...
2016-07-31 10:38.47 theMuffinMen: u doing hole restauration crow?
2016-07-31 10:38.51 Crow: but I am looking to get the floor pans, and front bottom cab corners...
2016-07-31 10:38.53 theMuffinMen: whole?
2016-07-31 10:38.56 UltraMagnetic: i guess either that crow or bolt cutters if there´s frame
2016-07-31 10:38.59 Crow: would take quite awhile to hack away
2016-07-31 10:39.15 Kryxix: ultra do you have oldtimer also?
2016-07-31 10:39.16 UltraMagnetic: not frame frame, but body frame
2016-07-31 10:39.27 UltraMagnetic: yes i have a 68 riviera
2016-07-31 10:39.35 Kryxix: and crow?
2016-07-31 10:39.37 Crow: that can be cut through with the saw though
2016-07-31 10:39.49 Crow: 2x 74 Caprices, and another 82 caprice
2016-07-31 10:39.50 UltraMagnetic: yeah but hacking that will be crazy
2016-07-31 10:39.59 Kryxix: 79 scirocco here :-)
2016-07-31 10:40.05 Crow: thats cool!
2016-07-31 10:40.07 UltraMagnetic: nice kryx
2016-07-31 10:40.18 UltraMagnetic: i used to have a sleeper jetta
2016-07-31 10:40.20 Crow: those are not very common afaik
2016-07-31 10:40.36 Crow: I work on VW a lot
2016-07-31 10:40.54 UltraMagnetic: pain in the ass
2016-07-31 10:40.59 UltraMagnetic: vw´s
2016-07-31 10:41.01 Kryxix: haha
2016-07-31 10:41.06 UltraMagnetic: and all the electrical bs
2016-07-31 10:41.12 Crow: I get parts mostly for German cars as part of my business, but my personal favs are domestics, mainly GM
2016-07-31 10:41.15 Crow: lol ultra,
2016-07-31 10:41.21 Crow: VW are the easiest of the Germans
2016-07-31 10:41.26 Kryxix: no electric things in my, apart from battery and ignition
2016-07-31 10:41.33 Kryxix: everything is mechanic
2016-07-31 10:41.34 Crow: you dont want to deal with a 7 series BMW hahah
2016-07-31 10:41.39 Kryxix: with carburettor also
2016-07-31 10:41.56 Crow: the simpler the better
2016-07-31 10:41.59 Kryxix: yes
2016-07-31 10:42.06 Crow: only broblem is inefficiency
2016-07-31 10:42.27 Crow: but thats ok, those are tuy cars, not for a practical purpose :D
2016-07-31 10:42.30 Crow: toy
2016-07-31 10:42.59 Crow: btw ultra, like you´ve said, the e-brake area is indeed a problematic thing on those GMs
2016-07-31 10:43.08 UltraMagnetic: absolutely
2016-07-31 10:43.17 UltraMagnetic: my 70 impala had that problem
2016-07-31 10:43.18 Crow: this wagon also has rust there, even though almost no rust anywhere else
2016-07-31 10:43.24 UltraMagnetic: yep
2016-07-31 10:43.37 UltraMagnetic: 70´s chevys
2016-07-31 10:43.45 Crow: yeah
2016-07-31 10:43.52 Crow: well any design has its flaws somewhre
2016-07-31 10:43.53 UltraMagnetic: as much of a rat as my 70 impala was, i actually miss it
2016-07-31 10:44.07 UltraMagnetic: yo kj
2016-07-31 10:44.11 kJ~: yooo
2016-07-31 10:44.14 Ank: hey
2016-07-31 10:44.19 theMuffinMen: yoooo
2016-07-31 10:44.35 Crow: that wagon could hae been a cool rat rod... all full of moss, patina´d hood, surface rust all over the back of the roof...
2016-07-31 10:44.46 UltraMagnetic: gas monkey special
2016-07-31 10:44.46 Crow: too bad it´s in its last days in this world
2016-07-31 10:45.07 Crow: soon to be crushed and smelted.
2016-07-31 10:45.19 UltraMagnetic: same fate as my impala
2016-07-31 10:45.35 Crow: but at least I hope to get some of the good metal from it
2016-07-31 10:45.43 Crow: so that impala ended up at the crusher?
2016-07-31 10:45.58 UltraMagnetic: but of course they took the engine and tranny from the impala b4 they crushed it
2016-07-31 10:46.10 Crow: I see. sad though
2016-07-31 10:46.15 Crow: were there much other good parts?
2016-07-31 10:46.18 Crow: interior?
2016-07-31 10:46.20 UltraMagnetic: i used it as partial payment on my buick
2016-07-31 10:46.35 UltraMagnetic: no interior was pretty bad
2016-07-31 10:46.40 Crow: 350/3sp in it?
2016-07-31 10:46.43 UltraMagnetic: it was a real rat-rod
2016-07-31 10:46.48 Crow: haha I see
2016-07-31 10:47.06 UltraMagnetic: in 1970 they had the 350 turbo motor, which wasnt a turbo
2016-07-31 10:47.13 UltraMagnetic: pretty rare
2016-07-31 10:47.21 Crow: wait
2016-07-31 10:47.22 UltraMagnetic: and the 2 sp powerglide
2016-07-31 10:47.29 Crow: it was just called that, no?
2016-07-31 10:47.41 kJ~: HA HA! Hell Nah!
2016-07-31 10:47.41 UltraMagnetic: yea, it wasn´t a real turbo
2016-07-31 10:47.43 Crow: without an actual turbo
2016-07-31 10:47.53 UltraMagnetic: but the name was 350 turno
2016-07-31 10:47.56 Crow: yeah I remember, the name Turbo-Fire comes to mind
2016-07-31 10:48.03 UltraMagnetic: look it up, pretty rare engine
2016-07-31 10:48.18 Crow: I´ve heard of that.
2016-07-31 10:48.20 UltraMagnetic: and with the 2 sp powerglide
2016-07-31 10:48.34 UltraMagnetic: you could get to about 80mph in 1st gear
2016-07-31 10:48.40 Crow: interesting.. no experience with that tranny
2016-07-31 10:48.49 UltraMagnetic: bulletproof
2016-07-31 10:48.55 UltraMagnetic: 2 gears
2016-07-31 10:49.03 Crow: thats quite cool, how about highway cruising RPMs?
2016-07-31 10:49.18 UltraMagnetic: 1st was so long, 2 feels like 3rd
2016-07-31 10:49.20 kJ~: (x-=NYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKYNUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUK=-x)
2016-07-31 10:49.24 Crow: lol
2016-07-31 10:49.35 Crow: I´d like to try driving that tranny once
2016-07-31 10:49.51 UltraMagnetic: but, i basically traded that impala and cash for the buick, they stripped it and junked the body
2016-07-31 10:50.01 Crow: I´ve only dealt with my fair share of TF350´s, 700R4´s and TH400s
2016-07-31 10:50.12 Ank: lol
2016-07-31 10:50.16 kJ~: hahaha
2016-07-31 10:50.17 Crow: I see.
2016-07-31 10:50.18 UltraMagnetic: yeah, the most common ones i guess
2016-07-31 10:50.23 Ank: how did that happen :P
2016-07-31 10:50.28 Crow: well for the early 70´s-on period
2016-07-31 10:51.11 kJ~: HA HA! Hell Nah!
2016-07-31 10:51.11 kJ~: HA HA! Hell Nah!
2016-07-31 10:51.11 kJ~: (x-=NYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKYNUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUK=-x)
2016-07-31 10:51.12 UltraMagnetic: the riviera has the 430 wildcat engine
2016-07-31 10:51.21 kJ~: ......llol
2016-07-31 10:51.22 Crow: nice
2016-07-31 10:51.30 kJ~: (x-=NYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKYNUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUK=-x)
2016-07-31 10:51.59 Crow: was it less common than the huge ass 455?
2016-07-31 10:52.43 Crow: I´ve seen two of the 455´s at the yard so far over the past 5 years unfortunately
2016-07-31 10:52.46 kJ~: HA HA! Hell Nah!
2016-07-31 10:53.07 UltraMagnetic: yeah, those are good for caddy´s and trucks
2016-07-31 10:53.07 kJ~: (x-=NYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKYNUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUK=-x)
2016-07-31 10:53.09 Crow: one was in a 72 Centurion convertible
2016-07-31 10:53.28 Crow: well the caddy had the battleship-grade 502, lol
2016-07-31 10:53.38 UltraMagnetic: i like that 75 caddy with that 502, yeah
2016-07-31 10:53.52 Crow: crazy.. no replacement for displacement (:
2016-07-31 10:54.09 Crow: that torque though...
2016-07-31 10:54.24 UltraMagnetic: out of the crate, the wildcat 430 will destroy the 455 though, different types of tourque etc
2016-07-31 10:54.38 GEO-DANGEROUS: lol admin kill this map
2016-07-31 10:54.51 Crow: yeah could very well be, the 455 was used in the heavy bigger models mostly
2016-07-31 10:55.08 UltraMagnetic: yeah it´s a rev torque curve thing
2016-07-31 10:55.10 kJ~: (x-=NYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKYNUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUK=-x)
2016-07-31 10:55.47 Crow: so do you keep the riviera in its original condition, not driving it etc´?
2016-07-31 10:55.48 kJ~: (x-=NYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKYNUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUK=-x)
2016-07-31 10:55.59 kJ~: (x-=NYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKYNUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUKNYUK=-x)
2016-07-31 10:56.18 UltraMagnetic: i drive it in good weather
2016-07-31 10:56.25 UltraMagnetic: yes all original
2016-07-31 10:56.33 UltraMagnetic: 30k original miles
2016-07-31 10:56.55 UltraMagnetic: its like new
2016-07-31 10:56.56 GEO-DANGEROUS: tadmin lol off 3000 monster
2016-07-31 10:57.05 Crow: my good 74 is stored, with 77or so original k´s
2016-07-31 10:57.06 UltraMagnetic: got it from a 94 year old collector
2016-07-31 10:57.18 Crow: yeah you told me about it a bit
2016-07-31 10:57.25 UltraMagnetic: was just a luck thing
2016-07-31 10:57.30 UltraMagnetic: that i found it
2016-07-31 10:57.39 UltraMagnetic: !v
2016-07-31 10:57.54 Crow: I keep that 74 original as well, but I did and plan some more engile bolt-on mods for it
2016-07-31 10:58.05 UltraMagnetic: i like that year actually