The Culprit

"lone_liberal" (token-liberal) 05/31/2015 at 21:16 • Filed to: None

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I thought maybe some people would like to see the project that has been driving me insane for way too long.

It is a ‘71 Camaro and right now it runs and the sheetmetal, except for the hood, is complete though not painted and still suffering some rust in the normal areas around the rear fenders. The interior is gutted but the dash and IP have been reinstalled and the wiring is finally done (YAY!). There is some welding to be done on the floorpan but it’s patching up holes that previous owners made and not fixing rot so it’s not too difficult. After that it’s all about putting the interior together and it should be able to move. Just like a real car! BTW, the wheels, tires and paint were the doing of the previous owner. What stays is TBD.

Now that I’ve shown you mine, let’s see what you’re all working on no matter what its current state!

blacktruck18 > lone_liberal 05/31/2015 at 21:20

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Damn, that awesome.

PS9 > lone_liberal 05/31/2015 at 21:25

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This wouldn’t have happened if you had overnighted parts from Japan Detroit.

NeedForSwede > lone_liberal 05/31/2015 at 22:08

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In the meantime, you have a nice Mad Max aesthetic.

lone_liberal > NeedForSwede 05/31/2015 at 22:16

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Silver Lining! Now I just need to strap somebody to the front of it and it will be complete.

lone_liberal > blacktruck18 05/31/2015 at 22:22

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Whether it’s awe some or aw ful varies according to how whatever I’m working on is going. There have been days where I have thought nuking it from orbit was the only solution.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > lone_liberal 05/31/2015 at 22:51

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That thing is fucking sweet, man!

lone_liberal > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 06/01/2015 at 00:20

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Thanks! It’s been a lot of work since I bought it as an $800 basket-case, but it’s getting close. I’m half tempted just to bolt in a seat and take it around the block just to say I did.

64Mali > lone_liberal 06/01/2015 at 10:53

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We use milk crates a lot at the shop. Just don’t let the cops notice.

CalzoneGolem > lone_liberal 06/22/2015 at 16:04

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Smokey and The Culprit?

lone_liberal > CalzoneGolem 06/22/2015 at 16:06

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Sure! But I don’t think my wife will like me calling her “Frog”.

CalzoneGolem > lone_liberal 06/22/2015 at 16:09

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Maybe you could call her Frog in another language?

lone_liberal > CalzoneGolem 06/22/2015 at 16:17

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Brilliant! I think “Rana” will work just fine.

Jedidiah > lone_liberal 06/23/2015 at 00:47

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Get a different air cleaner.

A kid bought a Cutlass from my dad ages ago. He put a filter like that on it then the carb spat up and roasted the car.

lone_liberal > Jedidiah 06/23/2015 at 00:54

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Yeah, I don’t like it either but the car isn’t on the road right now and it does ok for garage purposes since it’s there to keep crap from falling in to the carb. Then I get the fun of finding one that fits under that hood since these cars have very little clearance.

Jedidiah > lone_liberal 06/23/2015 at 00:56

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Does it have a high rise intake?

Most of the cheapo open element filters at parts stores will fit. That’s what I have in my Olds because I somehow managed to lose my stock one.

lone_liberal > Jedidiah 06/23/2015 at 01:09

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Not really, it’s a regular Edelbrock Performer. Even the Air Gap will not fit under the hoods of these cars. If I remember right a 1” open element will fit but not much more than that. This is why you see so many of these cars with aftermarket cowl induction hoods.