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Bullet Bob wrote:
Well, not exactly, butt (TS&T) I did decide that I would keep the size of the classic herd down to ONE! Too many other interests that I put off until retardedment and I just don't have the go-getum...or spare cash...to do everything. So it'll be just the Heap from here on.
Now, having said all that, I took inventory on the additional mods I want to do on the Heap and that should satisfy my need for a grease-fix until I'm way too old to keep wrenching. In fact, I just ordered a lift to accommodate old knees, fake hips, and no sense.
The Ten Year List: (No order of priority)
Change mufflers and get the exhaust a couple of inches higher
Change rear brakes from Exploder to Mustang type. (Parts on the shelf)
Upgrade transmission from AOD to 4R70W with 94 EEC-IV computer. (Parts on the shelf)
Continue my quest for front end mods that drive the way I want it to....without doing an RPM. (Parts in my head)
Maybe build the new roller block I have into a 331.
Learn how to tune what what I have...AFR heads and Comp cam...to reach it's potential. I have the Moates Q-Horse but haven't quite figured out how to do the tweaks.
By the time I finish all that I'll be pushing 90...or daisies. So that will be time to quit.
BB
So, BB, what model Heap do you have and what are you doing to it? I have an 04 Grand Cherokee Overland that is my spare tire. (DD is 17 Explorer Sport). I had an issue with my front axle on the Jeep making metal. Rather than paying big bucks to have it rebuilt, I got one from a wrecking yard for $280 with only 76k on it out of an 03 Overland. I swapped the axle assy and took it in to have it aligned. I was told that they couldn't align it because the right side tube flange or the steering knuckle is bent slightly........The 03 had been damaged on the driver's rear quarter and it wasn't that bad. It has a tendency to pull slightly to the right now....
Damned Heap.
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MS wrote:
I thought my car was completed last year. I had finally done all the mods to the car I had ever planned. It took since 1992 to get there so, most of you, ... just hang on.
But, it used eight quarts of oil in 3,200 miles on the bash trip. Still ran perfect. Maybe just the valve cover baffle under the pcv valve. Will install Ford valve covers to find out. If it still uses, will just carry extra oil on the next trip. It runs too good to mess with. Then there is that pesky harmonic vibration at 75 mph I refuse to give up on until it is 100% gone. New rear axle assembly coming up soon. Hey, it’s only $3,000. Other than that, I am now into the “EVERYTHING IS JUST PATINA” mode. Can’t wait til it looks like Dan’s gold coupe.
The F100 is still a “NEW TO ME BUILD” so it maintains my interest. Will try not to go overboard.
The 65 Corvette I have no real attachment to. I love the way it looks, but don’t really enjoy driving it. It needs alot of little things done that will $100 me to death. Will keep it if I have the room for it, but might just sell it and go to the lake in the boat instead of working on it. Like Bullet, lots of parts are in a drawer awaiting the proper round-tuit to show up.
So I guess the answer is a qualified YES. I am tired of spending time that is HAVE TO FIX IT time, but don’t mind the time to try something new. The MONEY part? Heck, it will get spent on something, so that is not a concern. I am very fortunate to have had a good career and saved enough to now just have fun.
It would be a crying shame to take all this good experience and knowledge and skills and let it rot in my recliner in the living room.
Are you feeling a bit burned out on the fastback Steve? If so, I can understand that. I bought my car back in 2002 and you actually helped me decide on going ahead with the purchase (back in the days when "Bo Stang" and BILLY frequented this site). I never regretted it. It was a lot of work to get it to where it is now and I would say that I have only just gotten it to the point where it is "finished". Over the past 17 years, I was a bit short on cash, so I just did what I had to and could and then just drove it and enjoyed it with what I could afford to do to it. All it really needs now is some A/C. For fun, I want to fit twin pipe exhausts. All in all though, it runs fantastic and it would drive all day long. I am at the point where I have replaced most things and it is mostly like owning a new old Mustang and I just maintain it. It is nice to just jump in and go, that is for sure... I never liked the thought of it just sitting in the garage with a long list of "to-do's".
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