Recent content by D Stewart

1. What's an Altima ??? 2. There's a nice new valve cover at the powdercoater right this minute being done in a nice Ford blue.

Just took a few pics of the old girl before putting her away for the winter. It's the hardest thing I've done in a while, as the new engine is really sstarting to loosen up and run right.

They were all just driven in there and shut off. Most still have the keys in the ignition. The one in the picv is missing some small trim pieces around the grill, but all others are complete in every way and not in all that bad a shape considering their ages.

Here's a recent "find". There are 6 63-64 SS Impalas (3 convertibles and 3 hardtops - some with 409 engines) in this remote field.

Here's my pair of "dailys". Mom gets the Corolla, and I'm stuck with the pickup

Downpipe in and exhaust installed - 2.25" Magnaflow

Valve cover installed.

Here's the money shot. I have a polished G60 valve cover at the powdercoaters now.

I actually looked at that truck when I was searching. It's a good project truck, but definitely not driveable in its present state.

It's a Westy Rabbit allright, but the heart is from the fatherland. For breakin, it has Rotella T and a Wix filter. As soon as it's broken in, it'll get Rotella synthetic and Mann filter. The 5-speed and turbodiesel are exactly what it needed. The extra power and gear make it a real pleasure to...

Yustrdae I cudnt evn spiell Cadydriver and now I are wun It's a "GEM", OK?

Thanks. It cost a bit more than expected, but it's worth three times that. I'll be weeks wiping the silly grin off my face. Driving this truck is so much fun it should be illegal.

Yeah, it's not really a restoration...it's better than new. It's got a turbodiesel and 5-speed from a Jetta (they only came with non-turbo and 4-speed) and a Jetta/GTI interior with all the gauges, intermittent wipers, etc., etc., etc..

The engine is still very tight (new) so mileage and power aren't great yet. The last tank, I got 700km (435 miles) and still had over a quarter tank left. The tank holds about 15 US gallons.