Grease Monkey Garage

[Moparmyway]

Got the drum to disk conversion finished, ordered Weld 15 x 9 rims. Looking forward to seeing these tires and rims on this car !!!

 

[Scotty Overkill]

I just stumbled across this thread, some great lookn toys yinz got!

Here's my stress-buster. 1971 Maverick Grabber, I bought it around 9 years ago with 54k on the ticker. Southern car (built in the Kentucky plant), no rust or rot, painted as it looked originally (but in my favorite color "Calypso Coral").









Mild built 302, T5 5-speed, just got done building a 31spline 8.8 rear diff with disc's and a 3.73 locker....

Ended up blowing a head gasket in it yesterday afternoon when I was out joy ridin......lol

 

[stretch5881]

What is wrong with you guys? Must have never worked on a FIAT!!!

Once. I think it was around a 70 model. As basic as could be. It took forever to figure out how to flip the front seat to get to the back seat.

 

[rocketnorton]

nice to see 3 pedals in yer maverick

 

[Scotty Overkill]

nice to see 3 pedals in yer maverick

That's the only way to go for me....lol

I built the cable clutch pedal box using Fox body parts. Works flawlessly.

 

[FergusonTO35]

I'm a diehard stir it yourself kind of guy!

 

[Scotty Overkill]

I'm a diehard stir it yourself kind of guy!

Yep, love flippin gears!!

 

[Mastermind]

I just stumbled across this thread, some great lookn toys yinz got!

Here's my stress-buster. 1971 Maverick Grabber, I bought it around 9 years ago with 54k on the ticker. Southern car (built in the Kentucky plant), no rust or rot, painted as it looked originally (but in my favorite color "Calypso Coral"). View attachment 373352

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Mild built 302, T5 5-speed, just got done building a 31spline 8.8 rear diff with disc's and a 3.73 locker....

Ended up blowing a head gasket in it yesterday afternoon when I was out joy ridin......lol

I had a Grabber back in the day. Loved that car.

 

[Scotty Overkill]

I had a Grabber back in the day. Loved that car.

My first car was a 1974 Comet (Mercurys version of rhe Maverick) that I totally rebuilt into a GT clone after saving up every penny I made for several years when I was 18 back around 1991-92. I learned alot about engines, transmissions and such in those years.

That Comet really ran too. Built 302, top loader 4 speed with 4.11 posi.....she was a quick little whip.

 

[Woodslasher]

I told myself all I wanted to get done over the weekend was swapping the battery cables on the Dodge and (for once) I actually got it done. I don't know if it fixed the electrical stuff but the truck stayed running and after a bit of hesitation the tranny even engaged. That allowed me to take it over to my brother's yard so he could unload a pallet of Mustang parts and I'm stashing it there until I have a rebuilt tranny ready to ram into it.

 

[davidwyby]

Best lookin truck ever. Even if @Czed says they’re junk.

 

[davidwyby]

Head gasket is trying to squirt out again. Time to swap to a different version of the engine that has a thicker top deck on the block for more head bolt torque. Maybe a thicker than stock copper head gasket to get the compression down from 22:1 multifuel to 17 or 18.

 

[redline4]

Best lookin truck ever. Even if @Czed says they’re junk.

I'd argue the 55-59 Chev's, the 70's Ford's and the O.G. Power Wagon are much better from a visual standpoint.

 

[FergusonTO35]

I told myself all I wanted to get done over the weekend was swapping the battery cables on the Dodge and (for once) I actually got it done. I don't know if it fixed the electrical stuff but the truck stayed running and after a bit of hesitation the tranny even engaged. That allowed me to take it over to my brother's yard so he could unload a pallet of Mustang parts and I'm stashing it there until I have a rebuilt tranny ready to ram into it.
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[Woodslasher]

Best lookin truck ever. Even if @Czed says they’re junk.

When I placed the order for the reman tranny today the guy asked for make/model and the mileage, I said it was "a 98 Ram 2500 with 298,800 miles."
....."Throw. The car. Away."

 

[davidwyby]

I'd argue the 55-59 Chev's, the 70's Ford's and the O.G. Power Wagon are much better from a visual standpoint.

Come get this ‘58 GMC with factory Pontiac V8 then ;-)

The reason I like 2nd gens is cuz they kinda have fenders in the front like the OGs…or my deuce…everything from that era. I like pointy nose stuff not round stuff.

 

[FergusonTO35]

When I placed the order for the reman tranny today the guy asked for make/model and the mileage, I said it was "a 98 Ram 2500 with 298,800 miles."
....."Throw. The car. Away."

Hell, that's middle age by my standards. My daily driver '98 Mazda has 350k on the ticker.

 

[davidwyby]

Hell, that's middle age by my standards. My daily driver '98 Mazda has 350k on the ticker.

Yeah my ‘11 is a nice new truck to me…

 

[Yukon Stihl]

Hell, that's middle age by my standards. My daily driver '98 Mazda has 350k on the ticker.

2000 Pontiac Sunfire that has 285K + one rollover
Freebee...
Had to buy a windshield after i pushed the roof back in shape
That was 10 yrs ago

 

[Steve]

Just picked up this Nissan cube. Runs and drives phenomenal. Has a out of state salvage title and had a transponder key issue I got figured out. Soonest time the highway patrol can get me in for a structural inspection is 4 weeks. looks like it's gonna sit in the field for a bit!