Tractor, lol

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile) 11/30/2015 at 09:20 • Filed to: None

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Here’s something you don’t see every day. In fact, you may never see this scenario again. (Apologies for potato pics.) This picture is somewhat perspective’d, but not as much as you’d think: wheelbases are 131” and 88”.

This picture, in depicting the two cars as about the same length, is nothing but lies. LIES. Below is worse:

Summary: for those of you who aren’t aware, I bought Jarod Rose’s giant ‘59 Lincoln Capri about a month ago. This picture is from the weekend, when it was hauled up from a lower parking spot (where I disassembled the ham-sized stuck front brakes and did a rust inventory), and slid it for the moment into my wall tent nearer the shop. The haul vehicle is my cousin’s ‘64 Land Rover “Busted”, which I helped him rebuild. Low range 4wd, baby.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/30/2015 at 09:30

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This is in the running for the most Jalop picture ever. Just needs a wagon and a miata.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 11/30/2015 at 09:31

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Wait until I do the sarcastic comparison I have planned between the Capri and an ‘84 or ‘85 Renault Alliance a friend has. With a Landie in the background and possibly a ‘67 4WD International Loadstar because reasons.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/30/2015 at 09:38

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I think that is a wonderful comparison.

Your boy, BJR > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/30/2015 at 09:40

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I haven’t even seen it yet, but that Loadstar is making me hard.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Your boy, BJR 11/30/2015 at 09:41

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I know, right? I want to make a YUGE stepside bed to put on it to make it kick even more ass.

EL_ULY > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/30/2015 at 09:42

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pretty much the best images of the year right here!!!!!!!

CalzoneGolem > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/30/2015 at 09:42

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Dem flares tho. :-\

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 11/30/2015 at 09:46

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Points I will be touching on:

Both 4-door sedans

Both unibody

Both have forward-hinging hoods (!)

Both have trailing arm rear, A-arm front: the Lincoln has coils all around and UEL front, and the Renault has struts and torsion

Both have the same color interior (Important!)

Very similar turns lock to lock

Assembled only about 200 miles from one another (the Renault was a CKD in Kenosha, WI)

Oh yeah, and one almost fits within the WHEELBASE of the other.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/30/2015 at 09:49

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These are very important facts to include in a comparison.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem 11/30/2015 at 09:49

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The Rover is noticeably unstanced. The Lincoln would have less wheel visible if the skirt were in place on that side, but it isn’t. Also, longcar is looooooong.

CalzoneGolem > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/30/2015 at 09:50

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The Rover is pleasingly stanced imo.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Your boy, BJR 11/30/2015 at 09:52

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One detail I didn’t include, it was an Air Force truck. Got the data plate inside. I need to get a correct repaint on that shit as well.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem 11/30/2015 at 09:53

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DAT POSITIVE CAMBER

Your boy, BJR > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/30/2015 at 10:09

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Or slam it

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Your boy, BJR 11/30/2015 at 10:14

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I think the ‘70s Loadstar on the property would be a better candidate for slamming, being 2WD.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/30/2015 at 10:15

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Bro, so awesome.

I’m also ecstatic that the Capri stayed in the OPPO Family!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 11/30/2015 at 10:17

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I’m going to have to make rocker panel replacements. So rust. Many structure. Wow.
I can do it, though - giant box brake and punch at work, easy access to bonderized 16GA sheet steel, simple folds needed.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/30/2015 at 10:21

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Nice.

I’m glad you’re able to make the body panels yourself because it’s a rare bird.

Not even on Dearborn Classics.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 11/30/2015 at 10:31

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Unibody car, subframe rails so far apart that most two-post lifts couldn’t even reach them, rockers collapsed beyond point of usefulness for lifting, rockers made out of deranged 5-piece metal sandwich, low-production car with no aftermarket repair...

Normal person: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA (crashes through door) AAAAAA

RamblinRover person: Hmm, yes, quite (strokes chin)

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/30/2015 at 10:34

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The world is better because of the RamblinRover type person.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 11/30/2015 at 10:38

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This is a cross-section of the floor, inner rocker, rocker brace, outer rocker, outer rocker cover, and rocker bottom. Yes. They did this. Up front, the outer rocker cover is replaced by/welded to the outer fender skin, because the fenders do not come off this car, and Lincoln had just refilled their prescription for bennies. Oh, and some of them have a rock guard attached to this, and there’s an aluminum tread cover on top. Also, there are braces in the first and second boxes where the middle door post goes.

Agrajag > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/30/2015 at 10:55

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This is fantasgreat.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/30/2015 at 10:55

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oh for fuck’s sake.

I say you skip the sheet metal and just get a solid block of aluminum....

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 11/30/2015 at 11:01

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If my calcumatations are correct, a solid block of aluminum each side would *only* be like 500-600lb per. *Probably* a bit much, but not as full-bore insane as I expected. Of the pieces I listed, the floor and inner rocker are rotted at their join, the rocker bottom (which I will call “Dave”) is not here, man, and the brace, outer rocker, and outer rocker cover all go about halfway down before descending into arglefarblegumble. I’m going to try to yank off the outer rocker cover and the brace to make new, make a big angle to fix the floor join, splice the lower outer rocker, and make a new bottom.

JR1 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/30/2015 at 11:09

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I like the rack that the Lincoln has going on right now. So I imagine the Capri will be going into hypernation a for now while the Falcon gets worked on?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > JR1 11/30/2015 at 11:18

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It depends. Funds are pinchy, and I need not to have more than one bay tied up at a time, which means the big rocker replacement will have to wait until I either have all the pieces lined up or the Ranchero scooted briefly aside. For that, the Ranchero needs some expense in either making the Rantrailer to move it on or for me to get the front suspension done and some wheels, either of which are moniez. In the mean time, there are several things I can work on in the tent. For example, spark plugs out. Also, measuring for my repair pieces, pulling the inner fender covers (front), and probably removing the door cards to get the glass out, so I can measure it and quote it (see if the local glass shop can beat the prices I’ve seen).

Meanwhile, it looks like I’ve found a source for the seat fabric. Now I need to source carpet for the lower door cards and suitcase lining for the trunk.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > JR1 11/30/2015 at 11:39

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When you say “rack”, you mean how it’s tilted? I think (a) the tires aren’t matched all the way around, and (b) the front left was low, and the car leans according to the much stiffer front suspension. Anyway, I can now say I’ve “driven” it under tow, though most of the moving was in reverse. It glides.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/30/2015 at 11:45

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That diagram above is a jumbled mess.

I still recommend the solid block option.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 11/30/2015 at 11:52

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Doubling up on 6”x 4” rectangular tubing with 1/2” wall (similar to what it would take “in real life”), it would weigh only 300+lb total (very doable!) but would cost about two thousand dollars. Aluminum be mad expensive, yo.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/30/2015 at 11:54

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meh fuck it, go with iron, it’s huge and heavy anyhow lol

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 11/30/2015 at 11:56

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1/8” wall steel would be lighter than 1/2” aluminum, slightly, and would probably get the job done. Kind of ghastly, though it would be kind of funny

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/30/2015 at 12:33

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Luxury on the top

Bargain on the bottom

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 11/30/2015 at 12:43

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Cut top off existing rocker panel, install giant fuckoff beam in sill, weld old top on like a jaunty hat. SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN

JR1 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/30/2015 at 15:31

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Let me know when you get those damn spark plugs out and then ship them up to me so I can burn them in hell.

JR1 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/30/2015 at 15:32

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I figured it was the tires mismatched but it looks better than I thought it would for a land yacht.

And I am glad it glides. I was a little worried the suspension might need a lot of work

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > JR1 11/30/2015 at 16:00

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Oh, it definitely needs new shocks, don’t get me wrong. I just don’t think the springs are quite dead. The bushings I feel I will replace on an as-needed basis as they fail (not really dead yet, probably), though I did manage to twist the front sway bar mount a bit loading it, so that part will get redone a little. I don’t think the ball joints (over-packed in luscious grease these past 56 years) have given up the ghost.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > JR1 11/30/2015 at 16:02

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I have the ability to get over 4’ of lever arm on the plugs, with a good tight six-point deep-well impact socket. And an oxyacetylene torch with a heating tip. They *will* come out, mark my words.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > JR1 11/30/2015 at 16:06

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Also, the tires that are on it for moving around are various 14” scrap tires mostly meant for cars from the 80s. None of them are a tall bias profile, which means the “right” tires on it will make it taller, if not by that much. Probably something like this, in a 1” 800 to 850(!)-14. Huge load rating, 1600lb-ish, and a pretty tall tire - 27”+.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > JR1 11/30/2015 at 17:07

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Whoops, forgot my link earlier. Here:

https://www.cokertire.com/tires/bf-goodr…

JR1 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/30/2015 at 19:46

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You're not going full white wall? Always go full white wall man