A base price of $99,990, what's not to like?Quote:
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A base price of $99,990, what's not to like?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gman
I need an engine for my 1970 Powerwagon. It used to be that you could find decent ones in salvage yards, but when scrap prices went through the roof a few years back a lot of older vehicles got shredded.
We know who to some of that blame goes to.
Should be a 318, 360, 440 somewheres. Try a want ad.
(All I got is GM's)
It's got a 383 in it now, so I'm kind of looking for one of those, otherwise I'll have to find a flywheel (4 speed) if i put a 440 in it, as well as an intake, distributor, and other stuff. Small block is not an option, because that opens up a whole other can of worms.Quote:
Originally Posted by BushMasterBoy
Eyeing a used A4 for the kid. It will keep him busy and out of stupid.
And I found my dream truck:
Kamaz T4.
Doesn't look like they are any cheaper than Pinzgauers. At least they've got a lot more power though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Erni
Kamaz T4....I would hate to feed that beast.
There is something about a truck that size doing jumps and drifting that makes me smile like a frigging kid in a candy store.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
With a 300 liter fuel tank to boot.
I dont know why but I wanna buy the used f10 M5.
I can only afford old one.
I saw some interesting vehicles in Russia. The Russian made vehicles were some of the worst. If I needed a truck with some umph! I think I would go with a nice condition M35A2 deuce and a half. HBAR had one for sale a while back and as tempting as it was, I just wouldn't use it as much as it would take to make it worthwhile. For those who are picking up 35+ acres of wilderness, it would be a nice addition to the shed.
For something that old, you’ll have to go with a remanufacted long block (if they still exist for that year series), rebuilt crate motor or find a decent basic block & heads and do a ground up rebuild then swap it in when you are done. Or yank your existing to do a rebuild.Quote:
Originally Posted by TFOGGER
Why stop there
http://www.yotaimports.com/
I love what you do for me....
https://youtu.be/iw0HlqrwU38
https://youtu.be/BjkQYAzGBuE
So I noticed that my neighbor got a new vehicle, but her old one is sitting in her driveway. I assume something went wrong and she got a new one. I went to talk to her to confirm. It's a 2005 Jeep Liberty (gas) with just over 100,000 miles on it. She said it was having a problem, and the guy she took it too just kept addressing the code it was throwing and nothing else. Sounds like a seized water pump might have smoked the motor. I don't know what she wants for it, but does anyone know if that might be worth messing with as a cheap get around vehicle, or fix and resell? I'm assuming it'll need a new motor, but don't know anything else about it. She's an older lady so it's probably never even been off pavement or modded. What do you think?
Which gas motor did it have (V-6 or 4 cylinder) & transmission (manual or auto) ?
Just a guess, but I bet V6 and auto. I'll ask her next time I see her.
No first hand experience but I thought the Liberty was kind of a POS?
I know the diesel ones can be made to be pretty sweet. I always assumed they were on the lame side viewed through the off-road lens. I don't know enough about them to know if they are POS as far as breaking down and being unreliable though. I was thinking that if I was going to flip a vehicle in Colorado, a 4x4 would be a good one to do.
Had a later model liberty, gutless V-6, Ac had to be recharged every spring and late summer, the dealer could never find & fix the leak.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
Slid on some ice coming out of a car wash, very slow speed, and hit a curb bent some front end components. Driver’s power window regulator went out. Yep a crappy car but if it was cheap enough and ajunk yard motor was available, it would make a good flipper project.
I'll probably pass then. Glad I ran it by the peanut gallery.
Wouldn't make a good flipper. You probably wouldn't get out of it what you put into it.
The boy wanted a stick shift. We got a stickshift. He cant drive the stickshift and it will take a while before he gets it at this rate.
Me and the Mrs are fighting over who gets to drive the car to work. :)
What car again?
2011 A4 awd stick. Engine rebuilt for the oil leak issue.
Question for the techs and enthusiasts.
Do you have a scanner/obd2 tool? What do you recommend for the newer 2011 and up cars?
That sounds like a fun car to drive.
I just recently purchased Autel Autolink AL319 OBD2 CAN OBDII Auto Car Code Reader Diagnostic Scanner Tool for Mercedes-Benz and other vehicles. I do also have Creator for other vehicle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Erni
I had to purchase the Autel to clear the Codes after doing Magnet for Cam timing, and Thermostat (W204). It just does basic stuff. Read and clear codes. Not bad for $28.
I am fairly sure it will work, but see compatibility of this and other model for Audi.
I would also see what Audiworld/Audiforum/Audizine recommends.
https://www.auteltech.com/
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/0PcAA...fm/s-l1600.jpg
So I need to change the clutch on the kids car. Older clutch, kid learning to drive stick, so not unexpected. But what was unexpected was the no secondary jacking points on the audi. Wtf? So its jack the car and support it in the same spot.... not sure I can pull that off, plus jacks scare me.
So after our people getting crushed thread I stared to look at alternatives. Two post lifts are out, too much space and $. Lifting platforms are nice but $1500, a bit pricey still.
I found a product called safe jack or something like that. Esentially you put an adapter on the floor jack, lift up the car, and attach legs to the adapter turning it into a jack. Found one at $125/ea, and a cheaper version at $45/ea.
Will order 2x of the cheaper one to try our and if it looks good I will order 2 more to put the car in the air with
Just drive the front wheels up onto two floor jacks, jack it up, then put the stands on the primary jack points. Totally safe and should be super easy with a blown clutch.
I would crib the tires if I could, but I found a note not to load the tires once a brace that shores up the trans tunnel is removed. And it needs to be removed to access the trans. Its dumb but unless I figure out otherwise I am stuck with jackpoints.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
$1500. You got one I could borrow/rent?Quote:
Originally Posted by Spdu4ia
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Could you put a board across the jack points and Jack the car up near to the actual points, then put the jack stands in the correct area?
After putting gas at 120th & Colorado Stinker, I have a check engine light.
It said misfire on cyl 8 again, but acts like coil or pre O2 sensor.
First, I need to use up all the gas, and change ignition coil with different cylinder to see it is.
Then put new gas and see.
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Originally Posted by Erni
Roll on car ramps front & rear tires.
https://www.harborfreight.com/solid-...set-63250.html
jack stands up on to frame strong points. If it were me doing it i'd go with 2 front and rear of vehicle, along with 1 on each side of it. This way you have support across the entire frame. Humping a transmission out when not using a lift the more frame support to keep any sway down, the better
https://www.amazon.com/Performance-T...ateway&sr=8-12
transmission jack
https://www.harborfreight.com/800-lb...ack-60234.html
You're GTG.
Fortunately i no longer have that issue when needing to work on things.
http://www.directlift.com/Four-Post-...ard-P44C9.aspx
Trailer it to the DIY garage in denver. Use their lift.
^^Winner^^ End of discussion.Quote:
Originally Posted by 00tec
They still have them in the metro area?