My Vehicles, Then & Now.

"Pixel" (Improbcat)
09/30/2015 at 12:02 • Filed to: None

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! inspired me to post pictures of what my vehicle’s looked like when I bought them, and what they look like now.

2004 Scion xB(aka “Box”):

Bought in September of 2007, I’ve since put 132K on it(for a total of 224K). Upgrades include a lot of sound deadener, LED interior lighting, springs/rear sway bar/chassis H brace from when I was autocrossing it, and many other things too long to list. The pic below is essentially what it looks like, though it was taken 2 years ago so the paint on the bumpers & grilles is a bit rougher(a re-do is planned for the spring).

1964 Chevy C10 Pickup:

Bought in August of 2012 as I’d just bought a 115+ year old house and needed a truck to haul renovation supplies. I decided to combine my interesting classic car and my useful truck into one vehicle. While it didn’t look too bad, it turned out to be epically rusty underneath( !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ). So the restoration is taking far longer than planned, especially because I need to be able to use it as a truck, so it limits how much can be torn apart at any given time. Progress is happening though, and I’m hoping to get the front end rebuild & upgraded to discs this winter and get the 3spd overdrive transmission in as well. I wish GM made a fuel-injected inline 6 I could swap in.

1996 Suzuki GS500E:

I’ve only had this for 2 months, so not much has happened except the wrap & new plugs. The hope is to tear into it this winter and get the valves adjusted & engine leaks dealt with, forks rebuilt, and tires & brake rotors replaced so it is top form come spring.

DISCUSSION (7)

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Pixel
09/30/2015 at 12:09

Uh, they do make a fuel injected inline 6 that you could swap in. It's called the Atlas, and it kicks ass.

Your boy, BJR > Pixel
09/30/2015 at 12:21

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_M…

Pixel > Your boy, BJR
09/30/2015 at 12:30

Sadly those are insanely difficult to use on an older vehicle. They require either custom-cast or aluminum welded oil pan with custom oil pickup, a custom machined flywheel, and possibly a custom bellhousing. It would cost about half as much to put an LS motor in for what it would take to get one of those to work.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
09/30/2015 at 12:35

Such a shame it’s gone. GM should add it to their crate motor catalogue.

This has been your daily pipe dream delivery. Have a good day sir.

HammerheadFistpunch > Pixel
09/30/2015 at 12:41

You could swap in a Toyota 3F-E, its a fuel injected GM inline 6.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
09/30/2015 at 13:15

Don't worry, there are enough cheap Traenvascbrarai-7x's out there to swipe them from.

Pixel > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
09/30/2015 at 13:42

The need for custom oil pan, oil pickup, flywheel & belhousing adapter makes it not cost effective. I can go LS for significantly less money, even though I’d rather stay inline-6.