“I think the point on the 5.4 is that you can replace all that stuff, but the oil passages are still too small.” You can do a VCT delete and never worry about the condition of the cam timing passages again. I sent the PCU out to someone on Ebay, less than $200 plus you don’t have to purchase cam phasers or solenoids…

As a Massachusetts resident, although $3500 seems high. I could see $2500 for a nice one and it’s got to be worth another grand to get something rust free from Cali, so barely NP.

Since he changed the oil pump, I would assume that the 2nd case is true. That means the cam journals and bearing surfaces are scored. Unfortunately it doesn’t use cam bearings.

The complexity of that Diesel is scary in a situation where you depend on it.

I think floorboards would be cool if they weren’t forward mounted. Are they still sold with standard riding position controls, so you can stand up going over bumps?

Use a Verizon compatible device.

Seeing as their website has no info on battery specs other than 60 volts and swapable. I would take worry about how they calculate the (“Up to 100 mile”) range.

I remember getting 2 Renault Alliance for free back when they were ten years old. American mechanics couldn’t seem to work on them. One car I had gotten after a local shop decided that removing 5th gear was a $200 solution to a bad syncro. Some had gas wet sleeve motors that would destroy the liner seals if you…

I switched carriers to Google Fi. A pleasant feature of theirs is to identify “suspected spam callers”. After you receive a call from an unknown number, Google will ask if this was a spam call. They seem to identify around 75% of the robo calls.

Well done Warrior. You have slayed the “Planned Obsolescence” Dragon. 

The trailer is missing the front wheel on the right(passenger) side if you watch the video closely.

Tractor trailers would argue that point. Typical 80k gross rig, tractor weighs a good bit less than 20k lbs. 

I used to park my 63 chevy 6 cylinder full size with a Powerglide on a big hill and roll start it when I needed a battery. I was told it had a rear pump and that was why it worked.

“Which means the air hose may not fail”

I am pretty sure those carbs don’t have throttle pumps. That makes his cold start routine of pumping the throttle, strange.

I was expecting a LS swapped Viper and that could have been NP. Not religious. Could this car give Crack a bad name?

How much would a Bank loan on a salvage title like this? Seems like a hard vehicle to sell for that money.

I haven’t been able to find the weight of the Blackwing anywhere. I would be curious to see if it is lighter than LS/LT motors.

My son’s first car was a 82 z28 with a 305 and a 4 speed manual with 4.11 gears. I bet He learned about moderation and physics delivering pizzas in a Massachusetts winter. He’s still around.

Like the airborne Spitfire, IC cars have peaked. These will be the last and best, sadly.