You Guys Know Those Rust-Free Southern Cars?

"That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms" (thatbastardkurtis5) 06/18/2016 at 19:19 • Filed to: None

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My Barracuda is not one of those. It’s also not a good ten footer, twenty footer, fifty footer, or satellite in space-er. It is a rusty old bucket of bolts and it is PERFECT.

I always wanted to have a car with a rusty spot that I could patch with sheet metal pop riveted in place, and now you know what? I’ve got like fifty of them! It’s more rust than car. It’s at least 51% speed holes.

In all honesty, the parts that need to be solid are solid and the parts where it’s basically okay to be Swiss cheese are Swiss cheese. The engine is stuck, but the guy only ever tried to turn it by the fan when it was in the car, so I expect to be able to free it up.

It’s gonna be so bad you guys! Oh my god, it’s going to be a joke, and it’s going to make old people mad, and it's going to be absolutely hilarious. I can't wait to start working on this chunk of shit.

Steve in Manhattan > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 06/18/2016 at 19:23

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Imagine the skills you’ll pick up restoring this thing ... have you self-imposed a deadline?

Alfalfa > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 06/18/2016 at 19:25

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Now this, this is good Oppo.

S65 > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 06/18/2016 at 19:25

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It’s gonna be good.

daender > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 06/18/2016 at 19:30

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Good southern cars are found away from the coastline but not too close to the mountains. If they are near the mountains, then it’s 50/50 if they’ve been driven on salted roads or not. Still, bitchin’Cuda.

Slant6 > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 06/18/2016 at 19:31

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I know exactly how you feel.

Like our cars probably have the same smell, structural integrity, and percentage of rusty body parts.

It’s a great feeling.

Chasaboo > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 06/18/2016 at 19:31

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I was a wee one when my mom had one of those cars. It was awesome.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > daender 06/18/2016 at 20:02

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Here in the Midlands, I see so many vehicles that should have rusted away by now. It’s amazing.

Birddog > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 06/18/2016 at 20:07

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You could do it up like the one from the Wraith!

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Steve in Manhattan 06/18/2016 at 20:18

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Nah, if I had the budget and time I’d be done in a month...but instead I've got a 6 month old son, so it'll get done whenevs. It'll also get done cheaply, I've got an offer in on an Edelbrock intake manifold, a 4 bbl, and a set of valve covers: $50 and a case of beer. Literally every expense will be spared here.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Birddog 06/18/2016 at 20:18

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Needs more fender flares, but basically that, haha.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Slant6 06/18/2016 at 20:19

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Da fuq is structural integrity? My Barracuda hasn't heard of that since the 70s. I'm gonna need a roll cage just to keep it all from falling apart the first time it flexes.

Birddog > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 06/18/2016 at 20:30

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Right on!

Just don’t start huffing gasoline.

Slant6 > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 06/18/2016 at 20:52

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Exactly.

Matt Nichelson > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 06/18/2016 at 20:54

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What part of the south did it come from?

Flies With Thunderbirds > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 06/18/2016 at 21:02

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That rear windshield though.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Matt Nichelson 06/18/2016 at 21:20

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Southern New England. Haha.

TheRealBicycleBuck > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 06/18/2016 at 21:32

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Spending time in Oklahoma reminded me that cars there never die. They may sit for decades, but they never seem to make it to a crusher. It really is a fantastic place to find a good project car.

Matt Nichelson > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 06/18/2016 at 21:33

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Ah lol gotcha.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > TheRealBicycleBuck 06/18/2016 at 21:50

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Must be true, this thing lived in Connecticut for 52 years and it's definitely not restorable if you actually want a good one...but I don't want a good one, I want a really bad one, haha.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Flies With Thunderbirds 06/18/2016 at 21:51

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Barracuda rear window is love. Barracuda rear window is life.

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 06/19/2016 at 00:48

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Looks awesome! That’s gonna be a lot of fun.