Any automotive nuts on here?

[CorsePerVita]

Figured I'd see if anyone else on here is into cars and bikes. I figure why not ask. It's pretty much my hobby outside of electronics and such. Give me a wrench and some other tools and something to do and I'll do it.

Thank god my wife is supportive of my hobby... my ex wife didn't like it one bit. :smoker:

[slaveofconvention]

There are definitely a few - if you check the misc projects forum, there's a Silverado rebuild ongoing and OvRiDe and Oneslowz28 like a bit of horsepower.

[Trace]

I'm working on an MGB :)

[msmrx57]

I've also got a few projects goin as well. Check my profile pic.

[Collinstheclown]

Couple of us are into Volvos. Omega and FuzzyPlushroom.

[Omega47]

Previous and currently owned...
67 elcamino
94 civic on the bottle
92 civic on bottle
89 240x with sr20 swap
95 tbird v8
89 lincoln mark 7 with mods
03 Mustang Cobra modded
90 mustang coupe heads, cam and bottle
SO yes, there is one here,lol.

[CorsePerVita]

I'm working on an MGB :)

Nice! Any pictures? I am a euro nut.


I've also got a few projects goin as well. Check my profile pic.

Looks CLEAN! Any larger pictures? Looks great from what i can see!


Couple of us are into Volvos. Omega and FuzzyPlushroom.

I REMEMBER YOU FROM TWISTEDMODS! HOLY CRAP! HOW ARE YOU MAN?!!?!?!?! Volvos are fun! I'm in a local euro club over here, LOTS of volvo fans in it.


Previous and currently owned...
67 elcamino
94 civic on the bottle
92 civic on bottle
89 240x with sr20 swap
95 tbird v8
89 lincoln mark 7 with mods
03 Mustang Cobra modded
90 mustang coupe heads, cam and bottle
SO yes, there is one here,lol.

Glad we have a lot of automotive nuts here. Glad I'm not alone :) I still am into motorcycles as well. But have wound down quite a bit since my early days of riding. But I still scoot out and hit twisties now and then.

My current cars (since others posted)
84' Porsche 944
77' Porsche 924 (trackday project)
70' Porsche 914
99' Ducati 900SS
05' Ninja 250R

Previously owned
74' F7C (selling it right now)
75' Honda CB360 (also being sold, was going to be a cafe bike)
78' Mustang II Ghia (yeah... i know... "the 4 cylinder mustang..." it was my first car.. lol Collins may remember that...)

[Trace]

I'll grab you some pics

[Omega47]

Pow! right in the kisser...
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f110/0mega47/CObra002HDR.jpg

[raistnox]

currently im in the process of rebuilding a 62' ford galaxie 500. motor seized up on it so im trying to decide weather or not to replace it or rebuild it as it is the original but heres what she looks like
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/92/l_684498e74c03fb4381381f3405e681de.jpg
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/84/l_b3b32c7f5aa57e2308b0c446e875b77b.jpg
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/121/l_9ba616fc2c96200f1d3631904eb82b14.jpg

aint she purty

[CorsePerVita]

That mustang looks nice. I'm not a big fan of that body style normally but looks great blacked out.

The galaxy looks like a fun project. I haven't seen very many of them. Nice to see an old classic being restored.

[TheGreatSatan]

I think cars are boring. I don't even change my own oil, but I love making car themed PC's

[CorsePerVita]

I remember you from twistedmods as well. Man, lots of old names on here. Hey man how have you been?

[The boy 4rm oz]

I'm in the process of acquiring an Toyota AE-86 (if all goes well) :D.

[altec]

I like diesels. Working on my K10 Chevrolet that is getting a 6.5 diesel, and a four-speed. I have a thread in the Misc Projects area. Which I need to update with pictures of the pulled engine, and the installed hydro booster.

Also pondering building a 14:1 CR 350SB for E85. But it figures I get the idea in my head to do this after I junk a 305SB with 58CC heads...

[xr4man]

ahhhhh, i have to revive this thread.

my name is ian and i have an addiction.

right now my daily driver is a 2005 tacoma.

in my driveway are the following:
1979 toyota supra
1988 merkur xr4ti parts car
1985 merkur xr4ti - "the vanilla bean" very highly modded
1986 ford sierra rs cosworth


what i have owned in the past:

1979 toyota supra - owned it 3 times
1979 toyota supra
1992 toyota pickup
1975 toyota celica - never left the previous owner's driveway before i sold it
1988 isuzu impulse
1996 mitsubishi galant - currently on it's 4th owner and over 230,000 miles
1988 golf
1990 saab 900 convertable - converted to spg specs to make a replica of the only two white convertable spgs ever built.

[Mark_Hardware]

I just picked myself up my own little project car, a 91 camaro convertible. That needs a lot of work. Like, lots. I already have the whole stereo system... buuut it's just sitting in storage lol.
Maybe I'll start a worklog in the misc projects section... :think:

[Datech]

Old thread, but since no one else is a bike nut, I'll admit I am. I have a 2003 Suzuki SV650S right now that I put 15000 miles on last year alone. I do all my own maintenance (except valve checks, because I'm lazy), and I'm definitely modding it like I did computers. I know A LOT about most sportbikes and standards from the 90's on though, and most people take me along whenever they're buying a bike. Just Sunday I had the good fortune to put about 30 twisty miles on a 04 Honda CBR600RR. Super fun and super fast! I hit 103mph in 3rd gear, and I could hit bigger than 45 degree lean angles on any curve I wanted just by thinking about it!

[altec]

Old thread, but since no one else is a bike nut, I'll admit I am. I have a 2003 Suzuki SV650S right now that I put 15000 miles on last year alone. I do all my own maintenance (except valve checks, because I'm lazy), and I'm definitely modding it like I did computers. I know A LOT about most sportbikes and standards from the 90's on though, and most people take me along whenever they're buying a bike. Just Sunday I had the good fortune to put about 30 twisty miles on a 04 Honda CBR600RR. Super fun and super fast! I hit 103mph in 3rd gear, and I could hit bigger than 45 degree lean angles on any curve I wanted just by thinking about it!

I come from a Harley family. :D

At the moment I'm lacking a bike... Two out in the shop though. My Dad has a '08 Electra Glide Classic, and a Titan Gecko. The gecko is up for sale though. Money reasons. Hoping to pickup a bike when spring rolls around. My dad has a lead on a 2000 Katana. Might try to get it to make a streetfighter out of. Something I can beat on without worrying about looks.

Here is the Gecko. It came to us in ten different shades of blue. Including the engine... We repainted everything. Stripped the engine, and tranny for some black. The forks even had blue on them that we stripped.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a269/Mrjunior/Titan/100_5386.jpg

[xr4man]

crap, i forgot about my bike.

i had a '91 honda hawk gt 647. hit a thunder bird that pulle dout in front of me and traded it in for the '92 toyota pickup.

[altec]

crap, i forgot about my bike.

i had a '91 honda hawk gt 647. hit a thunder bird that pulle dout in front of me and traded it in for the '92 toyota pickup.

I can only hope the thunder turd got totaled? One less of those vomit causing things on the road...

[x88x]

'80 Honda CM400T here. Not as powerful or pretty as some others mentioned, but still a lot of fun. :D Soon hopefully turning into a CM450T and adding an electric converted CM450E (appropriate model number, now that I think about it). I found a guy selling an '82 CM450E for parts for $125...now if I can just ever get up with the guy selling the thing I can get it and move forward... -_^

[Airbozo]

Although I don't have much time lately I am a vehicle nut too.

My past cars line up:
75 dodge van "don't come a knocking if the Van is Rocking" fully loaded party machine.
64 Barracuda (the one with the push button transmission). Stock
69 Chevelle Malibu (a real sleeper with a modified 327 and other items)
70 Cutlass Supreme (left that baby dead in the desert with all the fluids leaking out).
75 Rover 3500s (the car I miss the most due to it's potential)

past Bikes (not sure of the years);
BulTaco (It truly could climb a tree and I have the scars to prove it...)
Honda 150 (60mph down hill with a tailwind)
Suzuki 350 enduro (every cop in town knew me thanks to the trouble I got into on that bike)
Honda 650 (stock thrasher commuter bike)

Current rides and projects:
2002 Mustang GT (only bought it because of the deal I got. Fun to drive. Not updating this car)
2010 Impreza Outback Sport (wife's daily driver. She loves Subaru's but to me this one feels cheapo...)
1975 Toyota FJ40 Landcruiser (lots of work done on this truck. Looking to do an engine and transmission swap to make it easier and cheaper to service and drive)
1995 HD Sportster XL1200 (What can I say about this bike. It has always been a blast to ride and now that I have completed most of the engine work, it really hauls ass (from stock 65hp to almost 100hp and 101 ft lbs of torque). I can pull the wheel off the ground in 4 gears and have done 0-60 in 3.5 seconds (my mechanic got down to 3.2...). I didn't tell a friend of mine about the engine mods until after he rode it. He started out trying to take off like he was on his sportster (a 1200) and quickly learned about the power. When he brought my bike back he was visibly shaking and had a huge smile on his face. I may have to change the tank emblem to "Sportster 1500" so no one accuses me of false advertising...

Short answer: Yes there are a few of us here...

[DynamoNED]

I barely have enough time for modding, let alone working on cars, but I do have the family heirloom, which is my vehicular pride & joy: We simply call it "The '55." It's a 1955 Chevrolet Bel-Air coupe my dad and I restored. It's as close to the original stock green as we could get with a white hard top. The original inline-six was beyond saving, and in its place now resides a 327 Chevy small block rescued from a rotting '65 Impala topped off with a 4-barrel Holley carb and mated to a Turbo 350 tranny. It's more cruiser than bruiser, but it'll scoot, too.

[The boy 4rm oz]

I did end up acquiring that AE86 Toyota Corolla, was a bit of a wreck but the chassis was in good nick.

My daily driver is a 2005 Subaru Liberty Sedan.

[x88x]

Finally got a response out of the guy selling the CM450E; I'm going to be picking it up on Monday. :D ...then I get to pour massive amounts of money into a giant battery pack...