Post a Pic of Your First Car

H4ever · Post by **H4ever** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:18 am

Diego,

^^^^Fairmont or a Zephyr?

H4ever · Post by **H4ever** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:22 am

KC Scott wrote:
War Wagon wrote:Damn, Scott... talk about a two door tuna boat, how the hell did you see past that aircraft carrier of a hood?

Owned two Cutlasses myself. A '76 and '77 model. Freaking behemoths, but they drove nice.

I ended up with 2 - this one got totaled, and then got a red one with the white vinyl roof
Come to think of it, It got totaled too :doh:

The 350 was a great engine - easy to work on and the back seat was....... cramped

I remember well working on my 350 olds. I also remember that the firing order counter clockwise instead of clockwise like the chevy 350. The distributor was in the rear of the engine vs. in the front like the Buick 350. Also the pushrods were torqued from the inside of the motor and were not adjustable from the top? Made for a longer stroke and more power? or something like that.

MuchoBulls · Post by **MuchoBulls** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:31 am

1985 Mustang LX

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:42 am

KC Scott wrote: The 350 was a great engine - easy to work on and the back seat was....... cramped

Really?

I never found anything about the 350 easy to work on, and I had several. Knuckle-busting, back-breaking, gas hogging motherfuckers...

As for the back seat... yep.

The Seer · Post by **The Seer** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:48 am

Louis Cyphre wrote:
The Seer wrote:
Mikey wrote:
Actually it wasn't that ugly.

I dare anyone on this board to find a car pic uglier than that monstrosity...

no offense, of course....

What do I win?

I forgot to mention that eurocars don't count....

The Seer · Post by **The Seer** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:51 am

88 wrote:1965 Chevelle 4-door, 3 on-the-tree, in-line 6-cylinder. Same color, but never looked this good:

Mine - same color, same # of doors....but a '64....the only thing worse than having a 6cyl is a 6 cyl with modified exhaust...

KC Scott · Post by **KC Scott** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:53 am

War Wagon wrote:
KC Scott wrote: The 350 was a great engine - easy to work on and the back seat was....... cramped
Really?

I never found anything about the 350 easy to work on, and I had several. Knuckle-busting, back-breaking, gas hogging motherfuckers...

As for the back seat... yep.

It's all relative Dave - I could change the plugs, distributor cap, alternator, starter or a fuse without being Microsoft certified.
I could change the oil filter without having to buy a $60 "special" socket.
I could go to the salvage yard on Truman and buy a fender or a bumper and replace it

Today? Not so much.

Diego in Seattle · Post by **Diego in Seattle** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:54 am

H4ever wrote:Diego,

^^^^Fairmont or a Zephyr?

Zephyr. With a standard transmission.

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:57 am

H4ever wrote: I remember well working on my 350 olds. I also remember that the firing order counter clockwise instead of clockwise like the chevy 350. The distributor was in the rear of the engine vs. in the front like the Buick 350. Also the pushrods were torqued from the inside of the motor and were not adjustable from the top? Made for a longer stroke and more power? or something like that.

Huh?

Pushrod torque, firing order? What kind of bullshit are you trying to peddle here?

The 350 8 cyl. engine was standard thruout the fleet, didn't matter what make or model. The distributor was in the rear.

H4ever · Post by **H4ever** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:58 am

Diego in Seattle wrote:
H4ever wrote:Diego,

^^^^Fairmont or a Zephyr?
Zephyr. With a standard transmission.

Dated a girl who had a zephyr who was much prettier than her car

H4ever · Post by **H4ever** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:01 am

War Wagon wrote:
H4ever wrote: I remember well working on my 350 olds. I also remember that the firing order counter clockwise instead of clockwise like the chevy 350. The distributor was in the rear of the engine vs. in the front like the Buick 350. Also the pushrods were torqued from the inside of the motor and were not adjustable from the top? Made for a longer stroke and more power? or something like that.
Huh?

Pushrod torque, firing order? What kind of bullshit are you trying to peddle here?

The 350 8 cyl. engine was standard thruout the fleet, didn't matter what make or model. The distributor was in the rear.

Wait a minute..... I do believe the buick (pontiac?) 350 had the distributor in the front and the rockers or push rods or something in the Olds 350 were not adjustable from the top under the valve covers. Also, the olds firing order was opposite (clock direction) than the chevy 350. Anyone help me here?

KC Scott · Post by **KC Scott** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:04 am

Sorry, never got deeper into my 350 than replacing valve cover gaskets, which I remember wasn't anything difficult.

Here's a shot of what I remember:

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:36 am

H4ever wrote:
Wait a minute..... I do believe the buick (pontiac?) 350 had the distributor in the front and the rockers or push rods or something in the Olds 350 were not adjustable from the top under the valve covers. Also, the olds firing order was opposite (clock direction) than the chevy 350. Anyone help me here?

H, I'll just go ahead and put you down as not ever being an engine mechanic (or even remotely understanding an internal combustion engine) and leave it at that.

socal · Post by **socal** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 5:04 am

Jerkovich · Post by **Jerkovich** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:50 pm

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:55 pm

Van wrote:
The Seer wrote:
Mikey wrote: Actually it wasn't that ugly.

I dare anyone on this board to find a car pic uglier than that monstrosity...

no offense, of course....
Hell, in that pic it kind of looks like a BMW 2002, which wasn't an ugly car at all.

Its nameplate was Datsun, though, not Nissan, at least in America.

Like I said, about a 3/4 scale version of the old 2002 without the luxury appointments.

Seer, that's a recent picture of a car that's almost 45 years old. You were expecting a Z or something? What a fucking moron. I'd take that look over a Mustang II, Pintoilet, Vegamatic, Zephyr (:meds:) or any AMC montrosity of the 60s or 70s any day of the week.

Van, the first US "Datsun" was the 510 which was also the first car the company built exclusively for the US market. The PL411 pre-dated that model and was still a Nissan, at least in 1965 when mine was built. I think the model lasted a couple more years after that.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:01 pm

This one wasn't my first, but prolly my favorite.

(mine was black)

Book 'em Dano.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:16 pm

The Seer wrote:

Little - 283 ci engine...33,000 miles for 720.00

Motor could still be running.

Now there's a car with a real distinctive look.

Get it used from your grandma?

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:45 pm

--GOSD

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:47 pm

--Wolfman

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:48 pm

--Mt. Rumplewife (just off camera at right)

ChargerMike · Post by **ChargerMike** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:03 pm

...49 ford coupe six cylinder...same color as shown.

The Seer · Post by **The Seer** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:28 pm

Mikey wrote:
The Seer wrote:

Little - 283 ci engine...33,000 miles for 720.00

Motor could still be running.

Now there's a car with a real distinctive look.

Get it used from your grandma?

fukking libs don't even know what kool was....

The Seer · Post by **The Seer** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:32 pm

Mikey wrote:This one wasn't my first, but prolly my favorite.

(mine was black)

Book 'em Dano.

You were THAT fucker, in THAT car, that compromised the buzz of a group of stoned ones, headed to the next party, at night, in the rear view mirror, thinking you were law enforcement...THAT is why you got flipped off so often.....

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:26 pm

Hell no. That thing was like having a living room on wheels.

Van · Post by **Van** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:28 pm

Mikey, in the whole time you had it, what was the single most disgusting bodily fluid ever dispersed inside that car?

Shlomart Ben Yisrael · Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:45 pm

The Alliance

indyfrisco · Post by **indyfrisco** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:30 pm

And still...

Sin,
TVlOw

Bobby42 · Post by **Bobby42** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:15 am

(left to right) B42, sister (about to be stuffed in the trunk)

1965 Oldsmobile Jetstar owned by my grandfather back then. First car in high school.

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 3:29 am

Basically a 2-door Galaxie. The only Ford I ever owned that was worth a shit.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:49 am

-stoolio

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:51 am

Also the same time I had my first case of Keystone.

~AP

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:55 am

-Jsc

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:03 am

Sudden Sam wrote:What year was yours?

Quit panting like a lovestruck puppy and right click, properties.

Diego in Seattle · Post by **Diego in Seattle** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:16 am

War Wagon wrote:
Sudden Sam wrote:What year was yours?
Quit panting like a lovestruck puppy and right click, properties.

He said that the car was baby blue. Does that car look baby blue to you?

Just because he posts a picture of a car doesn't mean that his car was the same year, jizz brain.

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:28 am

Bobby42 wrote:

(left to right) B42, sister (about to be stuffed in the trunk)

Your sister is hot, I want to be stuffed in the trunk too.

~Pedo in Seattle

H4ever · Post by **H4ever** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:53 pm

War Wagon wrote:
H4ever wrote:
Wait a minute..... I do believe the buick (pontiac?) 350 had the distributor in the front and the rockers or push rods or something in the Olds 350 were not adjustable from the top under the valve covers. Also, the olds firing order was opposite (clock direction) than the chevy 350. Anyone help me here?
H, I'll just go ahead and put you down as not ever being an engine mechanic (or even remotely understanding an internal combustion engine) and leave it at that.

Here ya go: http://www.442.com/oldsfaq/ofeng.htm

"While it may be hard to believe in today's era of corporate engines, each GM division, at least through the mid-70s, unlike Ford and Chrysler, had their own unique engine designs. Despite common displacements, all used different bore and stroke combinations with completely different blocks and heads (and everything else). This applies back to the 30's and farther. In the 60's, 70's, and 80's, many divisions and makes built common displacement engines, say 350, 400, 425, and 455.

For example, the Buick, Chevy, Olds, and Pontiac 350s are all totally different, using different bore/stroke dimensions, different block and head castings, and different reciprocating parts. About the only things common among these four motors are the distributor cap and the carb bolt pattern (assuming a Q-jet - the Holley used on some Chevy motors is obviously different). Things like bearings, accessories, sensors and engine add ons are another story.

As an example, the Buick mounts its distributor in the front, while the other three mount it in the back. The Chevy distributor passes through the intake manifold, while the Olds mounts to the block aft of the intake. Even the distributor housings are different among the four." -FROM THE LINK

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:03 pm

Bobby42 wrote:

(left to right) B42, sister (about to be stuffed in the trunk)

1965 Oldsmobile Jetstar owned by my grandfather back then. First car in high school.

I can't believe this pic and post hasn't gotten more run from you sick fucks.

The possibilities are endless, right down to the Triple A sticker on that bumper that must've weighed at least 500 lbs.

The mischievous look on Bobby's face, the knee high socks, poor little sis about to be stuffed in the trunk.

That's a freaking all time classic. Rack your grandad, Bobby.

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:48 pm

H4ever wrote: Here ya go: http://www.442.com/oldsfaq/ofeng.htm

Dang, H. It took you 3 days to track down that link? Sheesh, this must have been tearing you up.

Well, despite the guy saying he wasn't an expert, since it's posted on the internet, it must be true.

Whatever, but the 2nd car I ever owned was a 1970 Buick Skylark with, you guessed it, a 350 engine. I'll admit I'm no expert either, maybe the distributor was in the front. At that time, the only thing I was concerned with was getting stoned. Hell, I could have been sitting on the distributor for all I knew at the time.

Anyways, I'll concede that point.

Adjustable pushrods and rocker arms, not so much. Let's assume you're correct and that they were, indeed, adjustable. Why the hell would you want to adjust the factory settings? They have these things called specs. If at anytime you found it necessary to remove the valve covers and monkey around with the rocker arms, wouldn't your intent be to put them back exactly the way they were to start with?

Of course it would.

So I'm left thinking that you were just trying to sound knowledgable about a subject you really don't have much practical experience with. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Pretty much, that's what we do here everyday, with varying degrees of success.

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:34 pm

Diego in Seattle wrote:
War Wagon wrote:
Sudden Sam wrote:What year was yours?
Quit panting like a lovestruck puppy and right click, properties.
He said that the car was baby blue. Does that car look baby blue to you?

Just because he posts a picture of a car doesn't mean that his car was the same year, jizz brain.

My car was black, just like the one in the picture I posted. Put down the toddler and pay attention.