@BigRigButterz Amazing things Utes are. I used the hell out of my Rampage's bed prior to it getting smashed into car heaven. I'm sure I've got pics on here somewhere I can link to...

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Long Live the TRUKLET! I shall have another!

@Green-Truck solid fix! Strange old cars have all sorts of random problems like this. It's an adventure to fixing them!

@WhoIsTheLeader There is a reason they and the Peugeot 504 are still so popular in Africa!

@Green-Truck
lol you may have ruined a life today
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@Green-Truck said in Son's project Fiero update:

Some things are self repairing.

Great success!

Glad he's enjoying it - awesome project for you two.

@WhoIsTheLeader My thoughts exactly on the paint choices. I'm hoping to do an Appalachian Trail adventure this summer with a few friends. Finding a time that works for everyone AND getting the weather to cooperate will be like herding cats, but it's sure to be memorable.

@Taylor-Martin said in Hooptie El Camino Part 4 - Mending Miscellaneous Maladies:

Speaking of which, early next week, you want to rip the engine out?

Yeah sounds like fun!

@DuckDuckGreyDuck He's just bragging

@RacinBob I recognized that airplane hangar in the background. That seller has quite good taste in the cars he flips. I think he was doing pretty well on BaT, even before that went beserk.

@HoustonRunner Now that's a boat! Not sure if a pickup bed or a large roof is worse to do

@Green-Truck That two-tone looks great! I've heard that FI Tech EFI can be troublesome. I ended up replacing the computer controlled carb with a late 70s Qjet three years ago and have been really happy with it.

@BigRigButterz

"... can of Aircraft Remover, ... but the name cracks me up ..."

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@Nauraushaun said in Project car disaster averted:

get an mr2 instead 🙂

His cousin has a first gen MR2. They've been planning a race for years 🙄

@Urambo-Tauro Solid progress happening here! It makes me want to start digging into delayed projects of mine...

@chan
Not at the moment!

@Highlander yeah unless you're planning on never running factory fuel injection I would not buy a car with wiring problems AND fuel injection.

@HoustonRunner valid choice!

@cb Unfortunately, I'm moving as well (hence selling the Jag) so this would just complicate matters 😉

@1969r16 Wow this is cool. I'd have been seriously tempted by it, but it didn't end up in my garage.

@gertman2000 Very nice as always! I never thought about gluing toothpicks to the underside of small parts to paint. I'll have to remember that

@bicyclebuck I know shipping things is weird at the moment (likely to be that way for at least a year longer), but FedEx seems to have settled into a trend of mediocrity, and any shipping issues I have experienced this last year have ALWAYS been with FedEx shipped parcels.

I’m getting excited! At least they are back in the correct state.

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@bwp240 The pan might have "dimples" around the screw holes that would need to be hammered back the other way with a ball peen hammer. They get there by the screws being over torqued and keep the rest of the pan from sealing since they stick down where they should be flat.

@bwp240 If it's leaking where the overflow ties in, then that shouldn't be pressurized (unless it has a pressurized expansion tank?) so if you can find the source of the leak, some epoxy may be able to seal it back up until you find another radiator.

@orneryduck I can't believe I haven't done this to my '95 yet! It's such a popular mod, yet somehow I keep forgetting about it. But first, I've got a lot of other wrenching to do at the moment which I'll post about later. Gonna add this to my list though!

@bwp240 progress on the vitals. all good.

@old-busted-hotness For a long time my only car was my chevelle with manual drums at all four corners. Any time I drove someone else's car I'd about go through the windshield the first couple stops.

@bwp240
Rear ABS only uses a tone ring in the rear diff with a speed sensor on top of the diff. There's a module in the passenger kick panel IIRC. 4 wheel ABS has tone rings on the front hubs too. The only sign under the hood is if you have 4 wheel ABS is there is a hydraulic manifold/module next to the master cylinder IIRC. But you shouldn't as that was an option on 94(???) up - pretty sure it coincided with the CHMSL tailgate light. For rear ABS, there should be a valve on the inner driver frame rail (with pigtail harness) near the frame axle kickup. There is a bleeder on it that looks like this

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Notice the bleeder on it as well for bleeding upstream of the wheel cylinder (I think, it's been wayyy too long) as opposed to at the wheel cylinders which is for wheel cylinder replacements, but it's good to bleed both as you have no brakes... I don't think it's the MC that's the problem btw. Early Dakota rear ABS is pretty not great. If you pull the tone ring (or just unplug the top sensor) you'll get an ABS and brake light, but it will default to "standard" brakes sans ABS.

@rallydarkstrike Rust is why I spent $175 for a PPI. A big part of not fucking things up is knowing what you don't know, finding someone who does, and asking them what's up. Shop said the car was rust free and I will work diligently to keep it that way.

@old-busted-hotness said in Everything that was wrong with my Mach1:

I don't have any pics of my '98. Back when I had it, digital cameras saved to floppy disk, and I didn't even get one of those til later.

Atlantic Blue V6/auto with white rocker-panel stripes.

2003 digital camera:
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Still works, takes fantastic close-up shots. But I no longer have a floppy drive, or the desire to change disks after taking six shots. Hell, can you even still buy floppies?

Atlantic Blue is such a lovely color! It would have been fantastic had it continued into the New Edge generation.

@bwp240
This is a great lesson on being able to see the big picture before making the call. Thanks for sharing before we all dive into our projects for the weekend.

@zipfuel if it were $500. buy it, otherwise CP

@bwp240 said in How It Started...:

Here is a brief summary of where we left off.

It doesn’t work.

Ha man you had me there.

@otto The ideal build would be leave as much patina as possible and swap to a 6.2 or 6.5 diesel purely for nostalgia (since it would definitely not help value). In the near term I may level the ride a bit, but overall just planning to get it safe and drivable in the Houston summer (i.e. fix the AC).

@bwp240 said in This is Single-Handedly the Dumbest Thing I Have Ever Done…:

There were 12 2.5L 4 cylinder Dakotas made in 1990. All 2wd with a 5-speed.

That would earn unicorn status.

@mm54 Yep.

@atfsgeoff weather changed to my favor and I stopped being a boob.

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Wow, that really is a pallet-o-parts. I just saw your new post about the shock install and followed the link to this post. I am kinda upset that I missed it. This would certainly have been a trending article on old Oppo for a couple of days. This is amazing dedication and one of those -I probably shouldn't get neck deep in this - but awesome projects. I can't wait to follow your progress and vicariously enjoy your success on this project.

This is really neat.

Update, my package has arrived.
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@manwich beat isn’t fair of me to say, especially after having another look at it.

Outside looks clean and well looked after, under hood presents like a used car (aging coolant bottles are a pet peeve of mine, especially as they present a failure risk, but it isn’t out of the ordinary for an otherwise ‘clean’ under hood. The interior is where I still see concern, unless it is illusions from the low-quality images. The steering wheel and seats look badly worn/stained.

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The ‘cheap’ wheels and Batman centers aren’t evidence of a hard life, but those sort of mods are alarm bells for me with most cars. Seems the owner bought good Goodyear tires, indicating they weren’t the usual cheapskate that gets the finest Chinese made option out of the bargain bin.

I suspect that is a very good deal for someone, but it still isn’t the right fit for me, as it doesn’t solve several of my present concerns, and manages to introduce two more (weight and payment). I’d entertain a Challenger, but it’d have to be a newer Scat Pack or SRT392, which doubles the price tag from the example shown.

I’ve committed to my cause now, procuring several major parts to uplift the Mach1.

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My wife and I love cars, and a wide variety at that. I suspect we’ll get something else eventually, maybe even take on a car payment, but if I’m patient enough, the Mach can gain a roommate instead of trading places.

As much guff as people give the Mirage, it really is an Oppo car. It's lightweight, has variable valve timing, and is good at what it was intended to do.

@chariotoflove said in "Those Lexus commercials are so unrealistic, nobody buys a car for Christmas":

@g_body_man
So you bought yourself some garage “me” time for Christmas. How thoughtful of you!

This should be a December to remember.

Honestly, the garage "me" time will be dedicated to swapping the diff bushings in my mate's Mk2 Supra before his child arrives into this world. That being said, expect some interesting garage-related developments soon.

@urambo-tauro said in Improvements & Fixes - Saturday Shenanigans:

@powershiftmatt I have a bad habit of looking at pics before reading text... the red wire going to ground had me worried for a second there!

Haha yeah red is a unique color for a ground but I chose it for the old school vibe and theme I have in mind