Cascade Crew

fiveoformula · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:44 am Post subject: a daily driver car

anything cheap that doesnt need much. preferebly a third gen that i could use for parts later.
just need something to drive if my formula needs to be out of commision for a while

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Xophertony · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:49 am Post subject:

get a 2.8/3.1 thirdgen. good gas millage, and they handle better. AND if it's a stick it will have a 3.42:1 open rear, which you can trade for your formulas 2.73:1. it will make the 2.8/3.1 even slower, but the formula faster.

actualy, get a pick up, then you ca haul parts for the thirdgen.

two cars is a good idea though, it gives you the freedom to rip apart your fun car for some serious mayhem Wink

fiveoformula · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:54 am Post subject:

lol yea thats what i had in mind, do some S-10 pickups have the 3.42 rear aswell? thats my biggest problem with my car.... i can do like 47 mph in first gear!

blue89 · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:33 am Post subject:

S10's are a gamble as to what rear they have.

4x2, 3.08 ratio (opt GU4)
4x2, 3.42 ratio (opt GU6)
4x2, 3.73 ratio (opt GT4)
4x2, 4.11 ratio (opt H04)

Too many wheel/payload options.

fiveoformula · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:05 pm Post subject:

blue89 · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:22 am Post subject:

342 came in most of the 2.8 Auto's. The trucks used taller tires than the camaro's, so it might be harder to find. S10's and Camaro's use the same center housing so the gears are swappable. My 4.11's came out of an S10.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 10:48 pm Post subject:

I've had 3 s-10s and got a rear from one in the JY:

'84 2wd Std cab long bed 5speed - 3.73
'84 4x4 jimmy 5 speed - 3.73
'89 4x4 jimmy 4.3L auto - 3.73

fiveoformula · Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 10:52 pm Post subject:

you have a rear end from one of them?

fiveoformula · Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:44 pm Post subject:

gotta a great story!
k so ive been looking for a cheap daily driver, im on my way to work in downtown Hillsboro, Oregon, from the street i see a late '80s beater mustang on a used car lot, for the heck of it i pull over for a closer look.
the car lot was right next to a trailer park and in fact there was a trailer on it... i guess its the showroom... anyway i only see one guy on the whole lot and i asked "How much for the Mustang?" he didnt speak english so i had to ask a few times but i finally got "OCHO!" out of him. it was just a lil 4cylender automatic but the tranny felt good and the a/c worked so i was thinking about offering him "QUATTRO!" what yol think

Xophertony · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:42 am Post subject:

Dude... i wopuld hesitate to buy anything at that lot... just look at it. you need a reliable daily, not one that is going to be more work then your project. but if it's what you want thenm get it.... worst case it's a 400$ mistake.

BTW where do you work in hillsborito?

fiveoformula · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:11 pm Post subject:

Xophertony · Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:56 pm Post subject:

huh.... how tall are you? perhaps we have met before.

fiveoformula · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 8:10 am Post subject:

Xophertony · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:33 am Post subject:

ok, so you are not the stupid guy then. he has brown hair. Smile

DBL_TKE · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 11:07 am Post subject:

I think you might be talking about Alberto. Laughing

fiveoformula · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:18 pm Post subject:

Xophertony · Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:32 pm Post subject:

no, hillsboro. taller guy, but not thin, and has brown hair, white guy. thinks he has full knowledge of EVERYHTING about cars...

fiveoformula · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:19 pm Post subject:

aaron_sK · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:49 pm Post subject:

fiveoformula · Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:28 pm Post subject: