The trans-am gets all the attention, but being the malaise era, the truck was the real powerhouse in the movie:

And even if you don’t keep it forever, the true cost of a truck is the depreciation. If it’s worth more when you’re ready to move on, then it didn’t cost you as much, despite the sticker on the window.

> least amount of tech & creature comforts

Exactly:

And little is unabashedly functional: I miss my F250 6-speed with manual hubs and manual transfer case. (it was still an XLT, and had power windows and AC. I consider those functional requirements, since I can’t reach across to lower windows)

The challenge is parts availability. In my mind, that’s the major limiting factor.

Non-auto example: I have ski boat that’s almost 25 years old, and the windshield broke. Replacing it will cost over $3000, and I’m fortunate to have that as an option at all. If it were a newer boat, it would have standard parts…

US federal standards have required hydraulic brakes to have a split system with two separate circuits since 1976. It does feel very different, like you’ve lost all braking ability, but pumping the pedal should have retained braking at two wheels. (The system will be split either front/rear or diagonally).

20-30 seconds is barely any delay at all, so I hardly think that’s wasteful.

Depends on the state. Where I am, you request a copy from the title division of the DMV and pay your $25. This is for vehicles you already own.

The first tree was something god intended.

And an aftermarket radio. So not the one the factory put in.

$20K is for the donor based kit, so you have the cost and effort to source and pull a drivetrain and rear axle from a mustang. A full donor build with minimum new parts is the budget option for a FF roadster. The higher spec builds will use more new parts, rear disc brakes, crate motor/trans, and rear IRS.

They’ve done it several times, if you’re not stuck on having 4 wheels.

I hear that once in a while, at at least in my experience, it hasn’t been a factor. You don’t pedal either, and I think you just get used to it.

I’ve always thought a motorcycle without the engine noise would be great. (background: 30+ years of riding sportbikes, no racing, but occasional track days) For sport riding, I would like the additional feedback of tire noise. And for longer trips, I’d like eliminating the fatigue impact of engine noise. (though wind…

Protesting like good white people?

+1 for Fluid Film. Had I known about it, I would still have my 2000 F250 7.3L 6 speed diesel. Instead, I’m using it on that truck’s replacement.

Google tells me the VIN is a 1982 spider.

Not a recipe really, but a good video of it from the (supposedly) original source:

RR/Bentley