Gearhead Thread

[Diomedes]

an '09 ZR1 recently posted a blistering 7:26.40 lap around the Nurburgring..easily placing it top five ever

here's the exhilerating video..and there's a link on the same page to other fast times around the ring with some cool vids

[Tomahawk]

And lookey here, the wiki page seems to say "don't set it back to zero..."

For the click type, when not in use, the force acting on the spring should be removed by setting the scale to 20% of full scale in order to maintain the spring's strength. Never set a micrometer style torque wrench to zero as the internal mechanism requires a small amount of tension in order to prevent tool failure due to unwarranted tip block rotation. If a micrometer tool has been stored with the setting above 20% the tool should be set to 50% of full scale and exercised at least 5 times before being used. In the case of the beam type, there is no strain on the component that provides the reference force except when it is in use.

Shows you what I know...

I'm not buying that. At all.

So I go to change the leaking water pump gasket and probably water pump on my Buick 455 engine in the ' 72 Riviera. The cost should have been $10 for the gasket (buddy had a pump from years ago out of a '74 GS) and about 2 hours in labor. Except one of the bolt holes in the timing cover had a gouge in it which was most likely the source of the leak. Since a new timing cover is $450 and apparently reman ones are unavailable, I believe I fixed the gouge with some JB Weld. I guess I'll just have to wait to see how that holds up.

[PhillyPhanInDC]

an '09 ZR1 recently posted a blistering 7:26.40 lap around the Nurburgring..easily placing it top five ever

here's the exhilerating video..and there's a link on the same page to other fast times around the ring with some cool vids

The ZR-1 is one bad bitch. The Z06 still is easily can stil entice a cop to take your license for ever tho....
Z06 on my favorite show

[Seabiscuit36]

im drooling after these two vids

[Rome]

http://www.chevrolet.com/camaro/insidestory/?id=cid00020



Meh.

[SD_Eagle5]

I'm thinking of buying one

[mussa]

could it look any closer to the mustang?

once my truck is paided off I'm buying an old classic. im not sure of what, but a loud old muscle car is what I'm talking about

[Susquehanna Birder]

The one HD channel is showing some muscle car auctions...and they are going for some excessive amount of money.

[mussa]

i will not be paying anywhere near those amounts obviously. I'd like to get one thats running with a good body and then work on it myself.

[Diomedes]

so you'll be going out west to purchase this car?

no chance of a decent body, running engine out here, on a budget

[mussa]

cause no one on the east coast owns a car from the 70's and older on the east coast in decent condition

[Diomedes]

well, no, they don't

oxidation gets in the way.

if you want a good body/frame at a decent price, you need to go west

[mussa]

10-4

[PhillyPhreak54]

Not only that, but the salt used in the winter eats away at the undercarriage and body panels. So unless you find a babied ride that someone doesn't let sniff the winter you'll likely have issues with rust and corrosion. And when you do find a mint ride, you'll pay for it.

That's one good thing about living down here is there are a lot of cars in good condition. I still check VIN's to see where they have been registered and built, etc. But generally when you find a good one it's not too pricey around here.

[Tomahawk]

could it look any closer to the mustang?

once my truck is paided off I'm buying an old classic. im not sure of what, but a loud old muscle car is what I'm talking about

If you want to spend some money, a 1969 or '70 GTO Judge would be sweet:



Less expensive, and with one of the best engines, Buick 455, is a Buick Skylark (sure you could pay more for a Buick GS, but Skylark is pretty much the exact same car):


I don't think you can go wrong with any car from any manufacturer from 1967 to 1972. They're all badass