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    What was your first car?

    First car was a hand me down '78 Mercedes SEL, I drove that for little under a year until it got too expensive to fix. Then I got an '81 Jeep CJ5 for $350, I bought it sight unseen on my buddy's word that it ran (his boss wanted it out of the garage. Once I got my hands on it I found out it...
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    Mail cars

    And now I need a tudor sedan and a 4wd chassis [;)
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    The Other Woman('69 Dart)

    Well color me jealous, I've always liked the old A-bodies.
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    zero post members

    I joined so I could see the pictures, just don't have anything worth posting.
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    engine choices

    My first thought would be a 22r out of a toyota pickup. Or a Suzuki 1.6l mated to a samurai trans(no adapter needed iirc), the samurai has a 2wd trans and a divorced t-case so you can use it in a normal car. Both of those would be reliable and neither would have enough power to twist the frame.
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    Power ideas for 29 Desoto???

    The answer to "what engine should I run?" is always Hemi. I'd pick up that 270 and throw a 4 speed behind for some old school cool.
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    Carbon fiber VS steel

    The fix is to put a few extra layers of fiber on. I make carbon fiber prosthetic feet for a living and the top 3 layers provide no structural support, they're just sacrificial in case of a ding. As for cost, well you gotta pay to play.
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    off the wall engines??

    I've got a model A pick up waiting for me when I get the money together and I plan on putting a 4bt in it. Love diesel anything. Supercharged Buick 3.8l v6 would also be cool.
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    Customizations you don't understand

    This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion since I've seen plenty of people do it here, but I don't like people turning 4 doors into 2 doors. Rock the 4 door, it's more unique. Everyone has a 2 door. Besides that, I'd like to be able to fit more than passenger in my car.
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    Smallest V8?

    What little I've found about the tarantula intake is that it doesn't do well under 3500 rpm. I want this to be a street driven vehicle which means it'll spend most of it's time under that number. As long as I'm not looking to build crazy insane amounts of power should I me ok with it?
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    Any recommendations for a four banger?

    Fuel injected or carbed? If fuel injected then an Ecotec, in all sorts of GM cars from the last 10 years.
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    Smallest V8?

    Been a while since I posted, I usually lurk and Google answers to my questions, but Google has failed me. I'm planning on building something similar to this build: http://ratrodsrule.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30220 but I'd like to build it such that I don't need the bump out in the hood to fit...
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    VW hot rod

    I'd love it! But I don't have the time or the money to drive to Sacramento to pick it up:(
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    Best 4runner steering box Roadmaster build?

    Don't know the ratio but the steering and suspension didn't actually change between 86 and 95. All pre-Tacoma Toyota IFS stuff is the same. Source: A few years of wheeling Toyota 4runners and Pick Ups from that era.
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    fresh thinking photos

    Maybe it's just me, but that suspension seems like it would ride like a boat. Not exactly what I'd want in a rod.
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