My first set of wheels

ImWithStupid

ImWithStupid

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Don't forget Ford's 454 beast!! If I remember correctly, that was the last engine I have ever rebuilt. It went into my dad's camper. When we first bought the truck for the camper, the 454 in it had been sitting for years. The engine was seized up from rust, it took us almost an hour to get it started again. We had to manually turn the crank shaft to loosen up the pistons. It smoked like **** the whole way from Cozad to Schuyler. I took it over to Drueppel's auto (friends of ours), and tore out the engine, set it on the stand, took it apart, and **** the pistons were even rusty. I was shocked we got that thing running at all. Ended up changing every bearing, every freeze plug, every ring, cam, **** everything had to be pretty much redone. I was shocked we didn't blow the engine driving it that far. I remember seeing it before we brought the block to NAPA for the clean-up/honing and after. You couldn't tell it was the same engine. Amazing what an acid dip can do!! But anyways, after it was slapped back together, MAN did that truck have some serious *****. I was surprised because I actually put in a more fuel efficient cam in, no bore, just honed, and OEM pistons, intake and exhaust. The throttle response was just crazy paired up with that 4:11 rear end.
****, love those old car memories. Almost makes me wanna rebuild another engine for s and giggles.

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Ford never made a natural 454. 454 and 455 were GM big blocks.

 
phreakwars

phreakwars

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Typically, when you just hone an engine, you sometimes need a bit bigger ring for it if your using the stock pistons. It really depends though on how much you hone. Sometimes you can get by with stock rings, but there is a greater chance of oil seeping through.

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phreakwars

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brain fart. Your not suckin down SoCo too are you?
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Captain Morgan & Coke actually. I was just about to get up and go get me a refill. The night is young. :cool:
I figure I can polish off half the bottle (5th) before the ole lady gets up. Just hate making trips upstairs to the kitchen for more coke.

It's vacation week starting Wednesday for all of us (planning a trip to the Omaha zoo with the wife and kids), I'm getting a head start on the relaxation.

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snafu

snafu

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:cool:

Captain Morgan & Coke actually. I was just about to get up and go get me a refill. The night is young. :cool:
I figure I can polish off half the bottle (5th) before the ole lady gets up. Just hate making trips upstairs to the kitchen for more coke.

It's vacation week starting Wednesday for all of us (planning a trip to the Omaha zoo with the wife and kids), I'm getting a head start on the relaxation.

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Oh I'm gonna be hurting tomorrow. I've almost done a 5th too. I'll be off for three weeks after Friday. Hay it's all in fun! :D I got my oldest daughter comming up with my other two grandkids. Yeah buddy! It's gonna be fun.

 
timesjoke

timesjoke

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We had dirtbikes and such but my first vehicle as a product of being raised in the country doing farm work was of course a truck.

1973 ford 4x4 4 speed 360.

I had been working and making my own money from the age of 12 doing farm work, construction, and even had a worm bed that made me 50 bucks a week selling them to a local stor that had a good fishing crowd.

At 16 I took my own money and purchased the truck from one of the farmers I did side work for topping and suckering tobacco. I don't think the smile and stupid expression faded from my face for an entire year after buying that truck.

Your first car (truck) is truly a great experience, at least it was for me.

 
eddo

eddo

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my first official car was my first truck:

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81 Chevy C-10, only mine was a **** ugly tan color.

I did have a van prior to that, which my dad bought for me for $50 and had to rebuld the engine in, but I only drove it twice before trading it for the truck. :)

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emkay64

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My Dad almost bought me a Ford Ranchero lol. Can you see me in one...maybe with a hydraulic kit, spinners and dingle *****? I'm so NOT that cool.
 
snafu

snafu

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My first vehicle was a 1972 Jeep Wagoneer with Quadra-Trac!
Oooo-rah!
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I had a Jeep J 4000 with Quadra-Track too. It had a switch in the glove box that turned it on.

 
phreakwars

phreakwars

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71' (the year I was born BTW) was the best year. That was the last year you could actually get a REAL car with REAL horsepower that wasn't tamed down, and tethered by all kinds of EPA/GOVERNMENT/SHADY CON ARTIST MANUFACTURING limits. After that, all the automakers had to conform, and thus, the decade or longer streak of crapmobiles was produced.

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Ahhlee

Ahhlee

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When I was in the 6th grade, I had the biggest crush on a senior who drove a '77 (I think?) Nova. ***, I thought that was the sexiest car IN THE WORLD!

I still kinda do.

 
ImWithStupid

ImWithStupid

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71' (the year I was born BTW) was the best year. That was the last year you could actually get a REAL car with REAL horsepower that wasn't tamed down, and tethered by all kinds of EPA/GOVERNMENT/SHADY CON ARTIST MANUFACTURING limits. After that, all the automakers had to conform, and thus, the decade or longer streak of crapmobiles was produced..

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A-******' men. It took about 10 to 15 years for technology to begin to bring American cars back to being something more than the eunuchs that emission standards left behind.

 
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