American Motors was already well in decline when they were making these. I think if they were better looking vehicles from a more exciting brand they would have been very popular, especially in the northern half of the country.
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Isn't Volvo Chinese owned now?
' Zhejiang Geely Holding'
https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/corporate/this-is-volvo
I think that they announced 'no more conventional gasoline vehicles'; all electric or hybrid.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/18788/volvo-is-done-developing-gasoline-engines-report-says
Philbert
The old school Volvos were both ugly and dependable as a brick .
Can't buy a the new stuff , over engineered junk , the newest stuff , run away .
I liked my pinto station wagon. With the fold down rear seats.
Well , the "Pinto Chick" from down home got a lot of wood in her wagon when she folded down the seats , she really liked to get lots of wood , she liked hardwood , not softwood ...
We get hit on them here because our registration is based on the msrp, used to be the weight, then it was the price you paid iirc.
My 90 Lexus 400ls was 40k when new it was $180 for plates, I never renewed them. I renewed my civic at $76 and then transferred the plates for like $15, I did that for 4 yrs. Yes I'm cheap, I mean frugal.
No , I'd call that smart , just like me renewing the van plates and then transferring them to the Ef2Fiddy lol
Of all my beaters over the years I'd love to have back was my 1984 Grand Wagoneer with Quadratrac
Had more fake woodgrain than anything I've ever owned
I remember seeing and older one in the mid-1970's that still had a crank start option!
Philbert
Didn't we call it “Full Time” back then?
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I think Jeep called it QuadraTrac. Probably still have the repair manual for it somewhere. Spent a lot of time with that book!
I liked my pinto station wagon. With the fold down rear seats.
FS and I have a lot in common! I called it my 4 speed go cart, and it hauled home (on the roof) the biggest deer I ever got.
FYI, the non power Rack + Pinion steering was so good they used it in the DeLorean! It also have very good front disc brakes that were not power assist! Only car I knew of that had disc brakes w/o power assist.
KiwiBro
Mill 'em, nails be damned.
Reached the corner to find this tree with these branches leaning over two fences and too skinny to rely on to pull clear given all the leave trees i have to avoid:
So, what's a one-idiot-logging lunatic to do but take his miracle 1/4" cord and tie a noose around the branch to keep it off the fence when it falls. When I asked it if it would hold when it has broken so many times already one of the broken ends said "I'm a frayed knot". But I've been riding my luck all along this fenceline so one last time seemed appropriate.
I do believe someone upstairs is taking pity on me because it only went and worked (just) without breaking:
So, what's a one-idiot-logging lunatic to do but take his miracle 1/4" cord and tie a noose around the branch to keep it off the fence when it falls. When I asked it if it would hold when it has broken so many times already one of the broken ends said "I'm a frayed knot". But I've been riding my luck all along this fenceline so one last time seemed appropriate.
I do believe someone upstairs is taking pity on me because it only went and worked (just) without breaking:
Building another Wormy Hickory bench, this one is for my Brother who is having a birthday next week.
I found some half round wormy pieces to use as legs for this one. It will not need feet, as it will be going on a stone/gravel patio.
The weather was way nicer than I expected today, but they are predicting snow tomorrow night! I usually have my garden in about now, what a crazy year!
I found some half round wormy pieces to use as legs for this one. It will not need feet, as it will be going on a stone/gravel patio.
The weather was way nicer than I expected today, but they are predicting snow tomorrow night! I usually have my garden in about now, what a crazy year!
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.I think mine was a 79, I got it from a buddy I ran a muffler and break shop with, it had full dual exhaust with 4 resonators, it was loud, but sounded greatOf all my beaters over the years I'd love to have back was my 1984 Grand Wagoneer with Quadratrac
Had more fake woodgrain than anything I've ever owned
.That's what mine was.
I had a 72 lemans with non-power front discs, of course they were originally drum, and shortly after they got discs they got a vacuum booster.
Fun car.
The fuel line from the store was the right ID but OD was too small so I stole a line from another tank to resurrect the 154.
Headed down the road and bucked up one small aspen plus two and a half larger ones that were all about 18” at the base.
The 154 really cuts. Short of a 346 or 550, I’ve never ran a stock sub-55 cc saw that pulls this well.
These saws are now amongst my favorites and both were bought cheap and cobbled together.
Headed down the road and bucked up one small aspen plus two and a half larger ones that were all about 18” at the base.
The 154 really cuts. Short of a 346 or 550, I’ve never ran a stock sub-55 cc saw that pulls this well.
These saws are now amongst my favorites and both were bought cheap and cobbled together.
Only import I’ve ever owned was a 91 Mitsubishi GSX. 4 cylinder turbo, 5 speed, AWD. Offspring of Diamond Star Motors( Mitsubishi/Chrysler). Bought it for $500
Off a buddy and what a fun beater in the mid Atlantic snow.
Wrecked it when someone turned left in front of me.
First car I ever pulled the motor from and got me into turning wrenches.
Off a buddy and what a fun beater in the mid Atlantic snow.
Wrecked it when someone turned left in front of me.
First car I ever pulled the motor from and got me into turning wrenches.
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4g63 baby!!! Great motors, although the dsms seemed to gave a lot more issues, compared to the later 4g63 motors offered in the Evos.
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Looking good. I changed the fluid out on my splitter this year, but need to replace the filter. I'm hoping to be able to cross reference the current filter with a Baldwin brand. I try to use Baldwin filters as much as I can.
I’m stacking this dry stuff in the outside row.
Im saving the limbs and odd shaped logs to put on top.
Im saving the limbs and odd shaped logs to put on top.
