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The Action Figure Fight League [by Chad]

Topic: My car! Not for 56k jerks

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Chad

#1 posted August 30, 2008 at 10:37pm (EST)
edited March 21, 2009 at 8:20pm (EST)

Project costs to date:

Product..............................Cost
71 Lemans........................$3,200.00
Sound deadener.............$244.00
Carpet.................................$134.00
Trunk mat...........................$45.00
Seats...................................$200.00
Radiator..............................$227.00
Misc......................................$117.00
Engine.................................$1780 + $30 freighting + $476 freighting = $2,286
Holley 650 CFM carb... $110 included rebuild kit and a older style edelbrock performer intake (4 barrel). Will be selling the intake for probably $50ish.
Motor mounts....................$20
Total to date:....................$6,583

Up coming costs: Distributor - will likely go MSD pontiac ready-to-run for $350ish. Comes with coil. Also will need MSD ignition, either a used 6AL-2 or 6 series digital, 100-200 respectively. After that need headers, at which point I will decide if I will run edelbrock aluminum heads (will flow 330 CFM for $2300 from kaufman racing) or stay with my current heads that flow about 210 cfm but for $600 in porting could flow 250cfm or so. Headers will be 200-400 depending on what i get.

Pre-my ownership:

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im a sucker for a pretty face, even when shes got 6 eyes. removing 2 helps.

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look at dat ass

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some might call those dents, I call them beauty marks.

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finding an old a-body with a rust free trunk is like finding a unicorn.

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll61/ogrechad/7... 1024 768{img}
old super ass raggedy ass front seat

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a crappy pic that im showing just cuz.

Chad

#201 posted October 12, 2009 at 12:40am (EST)

i didnt know YOU were a bimmer jerk! i had a 750il in college but a fudging v12 is treated like an exotic by all the fudging mechanics so i dumped it for the audi which i hated and dumped for the 4runner

i think the new 5 series are larger than the e39s which were a bit too small for me, and id rather go with a 5 series than another 7 series, probably. if they are too small i could live with
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=u&car_id=...

Chad

#202 posted October 12, 2009 at 12:41am (EST)

and ive been playing this on loop while looking at the bmws http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWUMSPekHBE (though on mp3, not youtube) in honor of transporter 1 when he drove a bmw.

Nick

#203 posted October 12, 2009 at 12:52am (EST)

Yeah, we roll a '91 318 over here. The thing is a little blast to drive, even though it doesn't pack much power with the 4 cyl.

The gf would like to upgrade to a newer BMW, like the ones your looking at, at some point. I kind of dig newer Volvos, but pretty much any of the Eurofag stuff is cool by me, even though it sucks to have work done.

Chad

#204 posted October 12, 2009 at 12:58am (EST)

ive always kind of wanted a merc but they just never seem quite right to me, even the AMG crap.

im still thinking about this crap
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=u&car_id=...

I could probably get it for 35.

Nick

#205 posted October 12, 2009 at 1:16am (EST)

There is a killer G8 rollin' around Sumner all the time that I see occasionally when I'm there for work.

Chad

#206 posted October 12, 2009 at 1:18am (EST)

i wonder if there is any performance market for the bmw 4.4. its been around for fudging ever, continuously improving.

Chad

#207 posted October 12, 2009 at 4:04pm (EST)

gosh darn nick, i finally start talking cars with you again and then you don't respond to my final post? WELL FUDGE YOU!

Nick

#208 posted October 13, 2009 at 1:20am (EST)

Um.... I don't know what the performance market is like for the BMW 4.4 Chad.

Chad

#209 posted October 13, 2009 at 11:31am (EST)

THANK YOU FOR FINALLY RESPONDING!

theres a 745i with 3xK milesfor $22k in oregon. is a 7 series more baller than a 5 series to you!?!?!?!?!?!?

Chad

#210 posted October 13, 2009 at 4:48pm (EST)

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ctd/1418505827.h...

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/ctd/1418479652.h...

http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/ctd/1415430848.h...

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ctd/1414614509.h... i really like this one...

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ctd/1414542204.h...

http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/ctd/1412331516.h...

Jeffro
"HI!!!!!"

#211 posted October 13, 2009 at 6:12pm (EST)

I drove an '07 335i during my hiatus, I think you should get one of those. I got from Albany to Jefferson in 4 minutes doing 150 on I-5. Pretty fun little car to drive actually, paddle shifters are super tardy though.

Chad

#212 posted October 13, 2009 at 6:26pm (EST)

i cant really fit inside 3 series. remember, im 6'7" dude.

Jeffro
"HI!!!!!"

#213 posted October 13, 2009 at 6:37pm (EST)

Yea, I'm 6'3" and it was comfy because of the seat but also incredibly awkward.

Chad

#214 posted October 13, 2009 at 6:54pm (EST)

my buddys got an 01 330xi and i have a hard time getting in and out of it. especially now that im a fatty compared to a few years ago.

Jeffro
"HI!!!!!"

#215 posted October 13, 2009 at 7:30pm (EST)

yeah, you were lookin' pretty fudgein' chunky the other day.

Chad

#216 posted October 13, 2009 at 8:00pm (EST)

thats because youve been making such awesome beer. that fruit loop ale you made a couple of weeks ago was killer.

Jeffro
"HI!!!!!"

#217 posted October 13, 2009 at 8:11pm (EST)

wait 'til you try the Count Chocula Stout I made for Halloween!

Chad

#218 posted October 13, 2009 at 8:26pm (EST)

that sounds fudging incredible. should we invite nick next time we hang? hed probably really appreciate it.

Jeffro
"HI!!!!!"

#219 posted October 13, 2009 at 9:44pm (EST)

I dont think the wife would allow it.

Chad

#220 posted October 13, 2009 at 9:50pm (EST)

mine or yours?

Jeffro
"HI!!!!!"

#221 posted October 13, 2009 at 10:24pm (EST)

his

Chad

#222 posted October 13, 2009 at 10:26pm (EST)

yeah, probably right.

Nick

#223 posted October 13, 2009 at 10:37pm (EST)

Hahahahaha

Count Chocula Stout sounds awesome.......

Chad

#224 posted October 13, 2009 at 11:02pm (EST)

nick; e39 m5 vs. 540i sport. body kit and 400 hp vs. 280 is really the only difference, but a good 540i goes around 8-10k whereas a m5 goes 18-20k.

Nick

#225 posted October 13, 2009 at 11:05pm (EST)

Sooooooo, go with the 540i to save money and still be baller??

Chad

#226 posted October 13, 2009 at 11:09pm (EST)

im kinda thinking that, but a fudging m5 is an m5. i wish the new 5 series looked as good as the old ones. the more i look at the new ones side profile the more they are crap! 7 series is a bit better because of the longer proportions

Chad

#227 posted October 13, 2009 at 11:40pm (EST)

Chad

#228 posted October 13, 2009 at 11:43pm (EST)

vs http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/1420066857....

Chad

#229 posted October 14, 2009 at 12:54am (EST)

it looks like 2001+ M5s are recommended over 2000 as there are (minor) oil issues. Mostly it is just consumption needing to top it off ever 3-4k miles, but if you let it run low it can fudge up the VVT system which looks to be a 2k fix. they did more dummy proofing of it in 01, however. at any rate

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=u&car_id=...

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=u&car_id=...

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ctd/1420001048.h...

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/cto/1411503207.h...

Nick

#230 posted October 14, 2009 at 11:28pm (EST)

That white 540 is pretty.

Chad

#231 posted October 14, 2009 at 11:39pm (EST)

decisions decision! i also really like the gun metal gray. if i was playing a video game, thatd totally be the color i went for.

maybe i should look at audis again, though. it seems like mine really was an isolated incident. but an a8 only gives 300 hp. is that enough?!

Nick

#232 posted October 15, 2009 at 1:10am (EST)

Realistically, yes.

Lord knows that 80% of your driving time is spent stuck in traffic going to and coming from work anyways. NIG NOG

Chad

#233 posted October 15, 2009 at 12:47pm (EST)

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ctd/1415203103.h...
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/ctd/1417043366.h...
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/1420595527....
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/1415747667....

Chad

#234 posted October 16, 2009 at 12:28am (EST)

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/1422782092....
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/1422055544.... ewww, a ricy merc
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/1421301501.... thats pretty sweet looking... looks like a low roof though. fudging cars made for midgets
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/1419967356....
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/1417945130.... maintenance would kill me... or would it?
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/1417937773....
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/1413492428....

Chad

#235 posted October 16, 2009 at 12:44am (EST)

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=u&car_id=...

shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit

Chad

#236 posted October 17, 2009 at 12:54pm (EST)

fudge, i was going to go test drive some cars today but the weather is complete crap, nowutimean?

Nick

#237 posted October 17, 2009 at 1:29pm (EST)

Chad wrote:
> http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=u&car_id=...
>
> shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit

That one wins.

Yeah, the weather sucks, I gotta go be in a wedding today, else I'd offer to hang out and go test cars with you and crap, oh wellllll

Chad

#238 posted October 17, 2009 at 2:03pm (EST)

make sure and swing by your rents and pick up some action figures on the way home.

Nick

#239 posted October 17, 2009 at 2:13pm (EST)

So before I decided to do the engine and stuff on my Jeep, I was probably only into it for about $2500, now I'll realistically be at like $5k or more.

So, with that, I was kind of pissed the other day to be looking on craigslist and come upon this gem, for $8k, because I think for the extra 3 it would have been totally worth it and I'd never have to do a thing to it, it's already super badass and nice.

Like, I like my Jeep a lot, but that one is almost 10 years newer and has a nice lift on it and all dat.

Chad

#240 posted October 17, 2009 at 2:16pm (EST)

that is bad ass. if i still wanted a SUV id consider it. now after i get a new car, im thinking ill get a truck.

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