Long story short- overhead intake valves
A friend of mine has an immaculately restored yellow 3b. Its ok. I rebuild the carb cyclically.
Whenever i pull into his hunting camp, there it is. a look of bug eyed suprise on its face.
Car pics too cool not to share
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Long story short- overhead intake valves
A friend of mine has an immaculately restored yellow 3b. Its ok. I rebuild the carb cyclically.
Whenever i pull into his hunting camp, there it is. a look of bug eyed suprise on its face.
But only on the intake valves.....
A truly half ass approach. Of course you could swap a Gen1 Small Block Chevy 350 into a MB or , CJ-2A or 3Aunder the low rise hood without issue.
I wouldn't be so anti-ECM if you could buy a replacement for a couple of hundred bucks - that gives a good profit margin for the MFG on the $50 worth of parts in the thing. Plus all the damn sensors are always causing havoc. Yea, when they work, they work very well, but when they don't, its an expensive PITA. In the meantime, my old MBZ got me home with a dead battery!
The old fuel injection setups are interesting, and I know aircraft used them decades before the automotive industry. Chrysler offered Bosch electronic FI in '58 and then offered to replace every unit sold about 6 months in, so no, they weren't happy with the results, which I believe were all electronic. As far as I know, the old mechanical fuel injection setups worked, but required lots of maintenance. I've also been told the mechanical units did not like to run at part throttle. Either way, they are interesting.
Yes, I believe that pic was when it still had the wrong grille and headlight bezels, here is one with the correct stuff.
Graffiti Week just wrapped up here in Roseburg , OR. There are a bunch of different shows and events. As usual, work and other stuff kept me from seeing most of it. This year, I decided to check out the Rat Rod show. It was a smaller show at a log truck yard in Glide, about 20 east of Roseburg. They’ve been doing it for about 10 years, but this is my first time out. Unlike the bigger shows, this one has no entry restrictions so variety was high. Original restorations, DIY customs, half finished rigs and daily drivers and some odd balls were all there. Here are a few pics:
I liked this Satellite.
I don’t know much about Toyota straight sixes, but they seem cool. Especiallyswapped into (edit: NOTa swap. This 2.6L SOHC 6 was the stock motor!) in an old Cressida wagon
@Wildman
Body work is questionable but I like the lines.
Another medium blue metallic beauty.
CJ with a definite 70’s vibe.
One of many 5.9 CTD swaps.
Although, there were a bunch like it, this style of build isn’t really my thing. But for some reason, the headlights sort of worked for me.
I’ll finish up with a laugh
I liked this Satellite.
I don’t know much about Toyota straight sixes, but they seem cool. Especially
@Wildman
Body work is questionable but I like the lines.
Another medium blue metallic beauty.
CJ with a definite 70’s vibe.
One of many 5.9 CTD swaps.
Although, there were a bunch like it, this style of build isn’t really my thing. But for some reason, the headlights sort of worked for me.
I’ll finish up with a laugh
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Graffiti Week just wrapped up here in Roseburg , OR. There are a bunch of different shows and events. As usual, work and other stuff kept me from seeing most of it. This year, I decided to check out the Rat Rod show. It was a smaller show at a log truck yard in Glide, about 20 east of Roseburg. They’ve been doing it for about 10 years, but this is my first time out. Unlike the bigger shows, this one has no entry restrictions so variety was high. Original restorations, DIY customs, half finished rigs and daily drivers and some odd balls were all there. Here are a few pics:
I liked this Satellite.
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I don’t know much about Toyota straight sixes, but they seem cool. Especially swapped into an old Cressida wagon
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"I don’t know much about Toyota straight sixes, but they seem cool. Especially swapped into an old Cressida wagon
"Awesome pics, brother. My buddy attends the Roseburg show annually, as he's fairly local. As for the Cressida, that inline six is actually factory, and not a swap. As far as I know, the American market got the same SOHC six cylinder that powered the Supra starting in '78 (Cressida starting selling in the states in '76). I believe other countries had a 4-cylinder Cressida available, but not sure our shores ever got them. Anyways, in '82-'86, both the Cressida and the Supra had a DOHC inline six in them. I only know this nonsense because I went through a Supra phase in my late 20's to early 30's, owning an '84, '85, and '86 Supra. I always wanted a Cressida, but it just never happened. Nowadays, both the Supra and the Cressida demand prices that I'm unwilling to pay. The engines in those cars are legendary, and have a huge following.
Desoto Airflows are very rare. Actually, Idk if I have ever seen one in person. It's interesting to see one hot rodded.
Interesting ! I never knew there were Chrysler and Desoto Airflows. I only know about the Chrysler flavor. I love this type of show , anything goes !
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"I don’t know much about Toyota straight sixes, but they seem cool. Especially swapped into an old Cressida wagon
Awesome pics, brother. My buddy attends the Roseburg show annually, as he's fairly local. As for the Cressida, that inline six is actually factory, and not a swap. As far as I know, the American market got the same SOHC six cylinder that powered the Supra starting in '78 (Cressida starting selling in the states in '76). I believe other countries had a 4-cylinder Cressida available, but not sure our shores ever got them. Anyways, in '82-'86, both the Cressida and the Supra had a DOHC inline six in them. I only know this nonsense because I went through a Supra phase in my late 20's to early 30's, owning an '84, '85, and '86 Supra. I always wanted a Cressida, but it just never happened. Nowadays, both the Supra and the Cressida demand prices that I'm unwilling to pay. The engines in those cars are legendary, and have a huge following.
Wow, very cool. I did a quick search and you are correct. This generation ran 1978-1980 with the 2.6L SOHC 6. I don't think HP was too high for the NA engine but the car was only about 2900# and handling was reported good with a supple ride.
Yep, I've seen a few Chryslers over the years, but I can't recall a Desoto. The Airflow in general wasn't a hot seller, and if I remember right, the Desoto Airflow was mostly a forced product '34-36, and they pretty much had to give away the last year. The airflow was such a bad model for Desoto, they actually rushed out an in-between model called the Airstream starting in '35.
'35 Airstream
'35 Airflow
I'd take the Airstream over the Airflow, but I wouldn't say no to either! The Airflow looks cheap by comparison for some reason. Love the artillery wheels on both!
Those Airflows are interesting. I'd say they're an "engineers" car. They were the first car designed in a wind tunnel, and the aerodynamics of those cars are impressive. I forget the numbers, but they had one of the lowest, if not the lowest COD numbers for decades, a number lower than the first 4 generations of Corvette, and probably still lower than most cars on the road today. Pretty good for 90 years ago, and with no aid from computers.
Yeah, I'm more than a few years outside of being in my early 30's, so I've long since forgotten the displacements and such. What I do remember is how much I enjoyed driving a Supra. I looked long and hard for an early Supra ('78-'81) that was in decent shape, but never found one I could afford. Eventually, I moved on to other cars, and the Toyota phase fell by the wayside.
1981 Supra
My High School bestie's parents bough him a new Supra - either a '79 or '80, I forget which. Bright yellow with a black racing stripe, and all the crap of the day on it. That was after they wouldn't buy him either an RD-400 motorcycle nor a Toyota truck.
I dropped Pemco as my auto insurance because...get this...the Supra was considered to be a "Muscle Car" to them. I laughed at the agent, and promptly cancelled my policy. Had a different carrier within the hour.
I dropped Pemco as my auto insurance because...get this...the Supra was considered to be a "Muscle Car" to them. I laughed at the agent, and promptly cancelled my policy. Had a different carrier within the hour.
When I got my 69 Camaro Super Sport , ( 1982 ) Farmers Ins. was only concerned if it had a 396 , ( It was a 300h.p. 350 ) .
Years later , ( 2001 , 2002 ) I was thinking about a 82 VW Scirocco with a 1.8 liter , ( 74 h.p , 90 lb .ft. )the same freaking engine as a Golf or Jetta , Farmers quoted the same rate as a Corvette , since a Scirocco was a " High Performance Car " . Guess who didn't buy a Scirocco.
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When I got my 69 Camaro Super Sport , ( 1982 ) Farmers Ins. was only concerned if it had a 396 , ( It was a 300h.p. 350 ) .
Years later , ( 2001 , 2002 ) I was thinking about a 82 VW Scirocco with a 1.8 liter , ( 74 h.p , 90 lb .ft. )the same freaking engine as a Golf or Jetta , Farmers quoted the same rate as a Corvette , since a Scirocco was a " High Performance Car " . Guess who didn't buy a Scirocco.
Makes ya just want to reach out and slap someone, doesn't it?
I just remembered what it was that absolutely tipped the scales for me. As I already had a policy with Pemco, he said that if I bought a Supra, I would be covered only until such time as my 6-month policy needed to be renewed, and then they would drop me. And he said to me (seriously, he actually said this to a customer) "It's fine that you want a Supra. Just don't go through your midlife crisis on our policy." Yeah, a midlife crisis at 29 years old. What an a**hole.
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