"michael bleggi" (mikalbleggi)
09/23/2014 at 22:56 • Filed to: None
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"michael bleggi" (mikalbleggi)
09/23/2014 at 22:56 • Filed to: None | 3
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Looking at all the creative possibilities as to what i could replace my current fun beater (e34 530i 5spd) with, and a couple of these guys came up. Anything to look for? are they reliable? Sounds stupid, but what kind of mpg? I love straight 6s, and i'm pretty good with a wrench. Always owned german or domestic... never thought i'd see myself in a jap car, however, I drove a friends mint 300zx z32 twin turbo with 7,000 (not a typo!!!) original miles on it, and I'm convinced that they know what they're doing.
(There are two links below, but got kinjad and one embedded properly while one is just a blue text link. sorry for the confusion, check both out!)
http://chambersburg.craigslist.org/cto/4647894725…
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Sweet Trav
> michael bleggi
09/23/2014 at 22:58 |
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I adore these cars. I love the proportionality of the cars. The USA had the 60's The Japanese had the 80's and the German's the 90's at least in my opinion.
GhostZ
> michael bleggi
09/23/2014 at 23:01 |
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They're sweet, but all I know about them is that they are sworn enemies to one of my favorite cars:
Textured Soy Protein
> michael bleggi
09/23/2014 at 23:09 |
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When I was a little kid my dad had an '85 P-type he bought new.
There were two models, P-type and L-type. The P-type has flared fenders and wider wheels. They're not particularly fast, I think maybe around 165ish hp?
Otherwise I don't know too much about em. But you should get the P-type for the flares and wheels.
Steve in Manhattan
> michael bleggi
09/23/2014 at 23:11 |
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I remember thinking that the shift lever was too long and compromised the driving position. But you can fix that. Otherwise, a nice ride.
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michael bleggi
> GhostZ
09/23/2014 at 23:15 |
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well i love these too, so, oppo truce? ahahahha
Zibodiz
> Sweet Trav
09/23/2014 at 23:20 |
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The 70's? Nah, nobody had them.
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Zibodiz
> michael bleggi
09/23/2014 at 23:26 |
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I've always been a Japanese guy.... whether it's Mazda, Honda, Nissan, or Toyota, they outdo just about everyone else on engineering. German engineering? I've had to replace a CV on a Jetta. And I also owned a '71 Beetle, once. In my humblest of opinions, German engineering is only superior when compared with post-1990-ish American engineering. Things are just too hard to work on.
Japanese cars, however, are designed to be dead simple*. And that's their beauty. If only they were all RWD.
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*I have never owned a Japanese car newer than a '98, so the new stuff might be more complex, but everything from the 80s & 90s was super easy to work on.
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michael bleggi
> Zibodiz
09/23/2014 at 23:29 |
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you seem pretty well versed, any advice specifically geared towards supras?
1337HPMustang
> michael bleggi
09/23/2014 at 23:29 |
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I got one. Here it is with my stang. 6m swapped (3.0 from cressida (which probably came from a crown) but essentially the same as the 5m). I love the sound they make, really one of the best sounding I6s, they're nimble and I adore the leather bolstered seats they came in. Mine runs rich incessantly because my aftermarket UEGO wideband controller reset after a power loss and I've been neglecting on figuring out how to fix it... so at the moment less than 15 mpg lol. Also stuff starts to break on these old cars so yeah they're reliable but they still need hoses, alternators, rads, thermostats etc replaced seeing as something was always leaking or what not. Vacuum hoses are stupid and you'll learn to hate them if you get one. Won't ever be "fast" or as easy to build like a 7m or jz powered car but what they lack in acceleration they make up for in being a good platform for carving corners so they're good autox cars (it's what I built mine into). Also, finally, no head room so if you're a tall guy you might be looking at getting custom seat brackets. If you got any other questions be sure to let me know.
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michael bleggi
> 1337HPMustang
09/23/2014 at 23:31 |
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how tall? i'm 6'1", so.. kinda tall? thanks for all the info!
Kanaric
> Zibodiz
09/23/2014 at 23:32 |
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lol people forget about 70-74 when a lot of great cars were still being made.
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Kanaric
> michael bleggi
09/23/2014 at 23:33 |
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One of these with a 7MGTE would be quite the epic ride.
LeadfootYT
> Kanaric
09/23/2014 at 23:35 |
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True. Although of those, I'd have to say BMW was winning, what with the E9 3.0 CS and CSi.
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1337HPMustang
> michael bleggi
09/23/2014 at 23:36 |
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Well I'm about 6'2" so yeah you won't be comfortable after a longer period of time. I even have a sunroof for the tip of my head to stick out of...
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Kanaric
> LeadfootYT
09/23/2014 at 23:42 |
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70-73 was pretty much an epic height for muscle cars. 73 had SAE standards changed so some of the cars are rated lower but mostly just as fast when tested aside from a few. Ridiculous huge engines in cars like Pontiacs.
The Japanese you have 240z-280z, you have Celicas and the Japanese started taking over during this period.
Japanese are, imo, equal to BMW in this era. The Americans mostly were continuing on from the 60s era until 74/75. However, in the US, shit got bad for ALL companies aside from arguably asian companies in the later part of the decade. Like BMWs had serious issues in the late 70s because they used some foolish emissions system that caused severe reliability issues. I forget what it is called. Mitsubishi did the same thing but with their head design that would plague cars with cracked heads well into almost the 90s.
I think the 80s BMW clearly wins the Luxury segment though. M1, M3, M5, and the pedestrian forms of the 3 and 5 series were amazing.
Now that I think about it I think Porsche wins the 70s. 911 dominates. Turbo 911 is introduced. 924 and 928 is introduced. 924 leading to the amazing 944 in the 80s. It's pretty much their golden era.
924 was probably one of the most copied cars of all time.
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GhostZ
> michael bleggi
09/23/2014 at 23:42 |
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I like the MKII more than the MKIV (but less than the MKIII) so yeah, truce.
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Zibodiz
> michael bleggi
09/23/2014 at 23:43 |
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Sadly, the closest I've ever been to Supras was a cousin who had a 4th Gen. It was completely tuned and riced to the gills, and he spent enough time on it, I'm not sure if it's because it was unreliable or because pepboys had sent him another catalog.
I did a fair bit of research into a 3rd gen, as I was considering one for a while, but wound up going a different direction (I bought a Dakota instead, which turned out to be a bad idea, but that's another story), but the 3rd gen is reputed to be pretty reliable and easy to work on. I'm really not a big Toyota guy, but the Supra would be the notable exception. (Growing up, my parents always drove Toys — I had to be different.)
The fuel mileage, however, is not so great with them. Perhaps it's the engine, perhaps it's the fact that everyone drives them with a lead foot, but you'll be lucky to break 22mpg on the highway. My wife's SUV does better than that.
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LeadfootYT
> Kanaric
09/23/2014 at 23:48 |
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I'd definitely side with you for the '70s with Porsche. Forgot about that. Plus the fact that the introduced the first 911 Turbo despite the environmental regulations present is a telling factor for their dominance. And the Mustangs of the early '70s were pretty nice as well.
Storz
> michael bleggi
09/24/2014 at 07:29 |
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Don't know much about them other than I think they look badass.