As someone who lived through the 70s I’d rather not revisit them, but I would like to return to having wood cabinets look like wood cabinets. Why cover all of that nice maple in paint? Let it shine! Those that insist on white-on-white-on-white are just too chicken shit to pick a damn color.

If you really want to relive MTV circa 1983/1984 all you have to do is watch the video of Yes’s Owner of a Lonely Heart on a never ending loop all day and all night. Here, let me get you started.

Or in the mountains ...

We’ll see. There are plenty of American trucks from the 40s and 50s still chugging along. 

Put an Olds engine in a Chevy? Kinky! You’d need a BOP pattern trans and there would be all the usual weird things that pop up but it might be fun.

You don’t think British Columbia, Canada gets cold?

Because I’m lazy. The 383 is a direct swap for the 305 so all of the accessories drives, engine mounts, etc. stay the same. It you put in a big block everything has to be modified. 

Sure, and if that’s what you want that would be a great, and cost effective, solution. Makes perfect sense. I was thinking something with great gobs of torque like the 383 would be fun and could even tow if desired. 

I was just mentioning to another poster that a 383 swap would make this car a lot of fun. You could even use it for towing if you’re so inclined.

If it were me I’d pull the 305 and put in a 383 stroker, beef up the rest of the drivetrain accordingly and then have some fun driving it. I’m not paying $8k for it, though.

It nearly always includes surface rust

I’m not a big fan of patina (or as the rest of the world refers to it “rust”) but it would be silly to repaint a 35 year old work truck. It’s just an honest work horse so let it be. It’s worlds better than those that spend a lot of money to make their cars look like rusty junk for whatever reason. And it was that sexy…

My mother just gave us a bunch of sourdough bread, bagels and English muffins. The strange thing is that she’s retired and her schedule hasn’t changed much. She baked for enjoyment long before the pandemic, and was able to score ample yeast from a restaurant supply place, but this is her first foray in to sourdough. I…

I don’t know that numbers matching is as important in the Jeep market, besides we all know you’ll never sell. Go with the already built engine but be sure they have the receipts for the rebuild so you’re sure what’s in the engine.

Sure, I could do without the Cutlass-esque grill but it’s not an abomination like other recent BMWs so I’ll call that a win. 

My dad worked rotating shifts and often did double shifts. Waking dad was the worst crime we kids could commit. Luckily my dad could sleep through a hurricane so we didn’t have to worry too much. 

I feel the same way when I take my POS Camaro in, but there are some things that are just easier to leave up to a pro shop. You could have purchased a universal exhaust kit that comes with various bends that you chop up and weld to the shape you need but, unless you’re dying to try your hand at TIG welding, that would…

There are Ghia purists? Why? It’s not like they’re rare. 

So I guess conveyor belt sushi places will be going with them? The art of stacking plates so that the color codes goes from most to least expensive will be lost!

To rage against it even when it’s inevitable?