The Car Love Thread!

Discussion in 'Miscellaneous' started by FDNY21, Apr 5, 2015.

  1. I think there's about ten now ;)
    1985 Fiat 126
    1987 Fiat Panda 4x4 Sisley
    1988 Fiat Panda 4x4 Jurassic Park
    1989/90 Fiat Panda 4x4
    1992 Fiat Panda Mania
    1993 Fiat Panda Fizz
    1989 Fiat Uno 45
    1991 Volvo 480 Turbo
    2008 Fiat Panda 100HP
    2016 Fiat 124 Spider

    I think that's all of them! ;)
  2. And there is now, a shortage of Fiat Pandas in Europe! ;)
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  3. An update to the fleet, the Panda 100HP left and with that I had to replace it. With two...

    1990 Fiat Panda Italia 90 World Cup Edition


    1993 Fiat Tipo SLX
  4. I finished the latest upgrades to the Chevelle! Lot to list here.
    Chassis Bracing
    Wilwood Brakes 14" Rotor front, 13" Rotors Rear Both Drilled and Slotted
    Corvette Master Cylinder
    Ridetech 1.25" Front Sway Bar/1" Rear Sway Bar
    2" Drop Spindles
    Speedtech Upper and Lower Tubular Control Arms
    QA1 Coil Overs front
    KSE 6:1 Steering Box (Stock is 12:1)
    4.5" Lower Rear Springs
    Bilstein Rear Shocks
    QA1 Rear Upper and Lower Trailing Arms
    Front Wheels 18 x 8 on 245/40-18
    Rear Wheels 18 x 9.5 on 275/40-18


  5. 2015 Ford F-350 Lariat
    6.7 Powerstroke
    Fully Deleted;
    5" Straight Pipe Downpipe Back
    GDP/No Limit EGR Delete
    EZ Lynk Auto Agent Tuner

    35x12.5x22 Fury Country Hunter M/T
    22x12 Asanti Wheels
    Leveled 2.5"
  6. There's a blue sports car that likes to race down my street every day, sometimes early in the morning. While I do not like what the driver is doing, it's a really really nice looking car. If I get a chance to take a picture of it, I'll share it with you people. :D
  7. With son #4 entering Uni, I'm finally in the process to leave Canada again, except for the current travel restrictions :(

    So decided to jump back on the road and drive out to the west coast in my charger to visit friends & family. Probably be on the road a few weeks visiting amigos on the way. Around 57 hours drive time, so pounding a lot of pavement.

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  8. Good luck and enjoy!
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  9. So this was last year with both my friends and myself vehicle, lots of upgrades since this photo but here are some before and after shots.

    Redcliff,CO


    My current vehicle

    1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee ZJ "Fury"

    5.9L Limited Package
    5.9L V8 Magnum 360 small block Mopar 152,000 on the clock
    3" lift with 30" tires (End tire size will be 32" Jeep ZJ's are not meant for large tires without cutting)
    Stock rims but with 2 1/2" spacers to clear tire height flex
    Swapped HP dana 30 from a Jeep Cherokee XJ
    CB Radio
    Offroad Bumper w/ Offroad Lights (Planning to get a winch here soon)
    Cold Air intake, MagnaFlow Cat and Exhaust system.
    Hughes Air Gap Intake
    52 mm Holly throttle body upgrade
    Improved Infinity speakers

    Planned upgrades
    • Long Arm 5" lift
    • Dana 44 swap for the Rear with Electronic lockers (Dana 44a are junk)
    • 32" tires
    • Cargo Rack
    • Rear Bumper Tire Carrier
    • Radio upgrade
    • Flush Subs
    My Friends Car currently

    1988 Jeep Wrangler YJ "Lt. Dan"

    Sport package but has been upgraded to the Sahara edition (Dash and seats)
    4.2L Inline 6 AMC 258 80,000 on the clock. Upgraded from a carburetor to Multi Fuel Injection.
    (Note: this engine was in a lot of AMC cars including Jeep just not with fuel injection)
    2 1/2" Lift With 30" tires
    Rims from a Jeep Cherokee (XJ)
    Ford 8.8 rear axle Swap from a Ford 95' Explorer (Dana 35 are junk)
    AX-15 and NP231 Transfer case swap (Renault "French" BA-10 manual transmissions are junk)
    CB radio
    Offroad front bumper

    Planned Upgrades
    • New speakers with subs
    • Paint Job w/ fixing hard top
    • Interior Carpet
    • 32" tires
    • Rear electronic locker
    • Roof Top Tent
    • Full Doors
    • Remove CAD system (Center axle disconnect)
    • MagnaFlow Offroad Exhaust.
    I am going to continue to keep a update on our vehicles
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  10. I had a 1986 CJ7 a long time ago mid 90's I'll show it, but it will be picture of a picture lol It was on 1 ton running gear with 4.56 gears on 37" boogers. I miss that thing!
    Y'alls are looking great!
    edit Sorry for the quality it is a picture that I took a picture with my iphone.
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  11. Nice! Still love dem Jeeps! Hope to find myself an older CJ when I get back on down south, preferably 360cid.
    My brother picked up his rubicon a couple years back and just loves it. When he joined me on EMC this year it was actually the first thing he built :p

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  12. Haha, that's cool! :D
  13. It's been a long time since I've posted anything in here, or even on the forums in general. Anyway, this is mine and I love her.

    It's a 2004 Jaguar XJ, equipped with a 4.2L V8, producing just under 300hp. Because of it's aluminum construction, it weighs nearly the same as the model it replaced, despite being considerably larger. It's always a pleasure to drive it
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  14. Well, another short update is in order... I bought and sold a 1992 Fiat Panda 750L, here's an after picture once I did all the work to it! Living a life with a new enthusiast local to me :)


    Sold the Tipo as pictured above in this page and my mate and I sold on the Panda 4x4 project, it was mostly together, needed some welding and we both had incoming projects that killed the time for it so it was the best decision at the time!

    So, then I bought one of my all time dream cars... a 1988 Audi Coupe GT :D


    And then for good measure I've just bought another bit of fun, a 1981 Wartburg 353 :)
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  15. Dang it! I forgot to get the picture of the car I was talking about weeks ago... :(

    There's another car who is owned by someone who works at the school down the street from my house. I'll try to get a picture of that some day. :)
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  16. Woah yeah, I remember you showing pics of that car before! :eek:
    It's beautiful. Very cool, congrats!
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  17. Thank you, it has been a long time coming! In fact there's a similar one that has been my EMC signature for years!
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  18. The Quattro is significantly more expensive though, is it not?
  19. Oh yes, certainly... the quattro turbo is a £40k car now, the GT was £5k
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  20. I have already shown this on discord but I was going to share it here!

    Here I am leading with my Jeep and my cousin behind in a Toyota FJ Cruiser on Webster Pass
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