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Amazing work on the Fairmont, it’s always great seeing things done so nicely.
I kind of wish you could put the old hubcaps on to help keep that “only driven on sundays” look.
Although that “only driven on sundays” could mean it’s laying down quartermiles at the drag strip :whistle:[quote=”Flintiron” post=168754]Okay, why did you add a hand primer fuel pump? Electric fuel pumps prime just from turning the key part way, before it gets to the starting the car position. When the key is turned far enough for lights and radio comes on, the pump is priming.[/quote]
A lot of Diesel vehicles and machinery, at least the 4wds I know of, are fitted with a hand primer which sits atop the fuel filter. It’s used to bleed air out of the fuel system, preinjector, that may have gotten in by either changing the filter or after a leak was repaired. Some people like to retrofit them to newer vehicles to bleed air out of the system after replacing a filter or after doing work on any part of the fuel system, it also helps to avoid airlocks.
Isn’t that the truth, normally I didn’t count these items when doing work and couldn’t work out where the money went. Good ol dad told me “Note everything you spend” and when I did I was shocked how much I spent on the little things. Plus it was also a good way to make sure I didn’t waste any of those bits and bobs.
I think they still look quite snazzy and don’t seem to have dated in appearance as much as the later ones.
I’m still kicking myself when a DC2 Integra Type R came up for sale near me and I didn’t buy it. I talked myself out of it thinking that it might annoy me after awhile with no sound deadning and a short 5th gear ratio on the freeway.In Australia we got the same front end as you did in the USA, but I can’t help liking the JDM front end better even though the JDM headlights weren’t terribly good and was one of the reasons they had to be changed to meet our ADRs (I think)
The B18A was a sweet little engine too, I miss driving our family’s old AusDM Civic Si with the D16A8 in it, was a lovely Twincam 16valve 1.6L 4 cylinder. Very peaky but just loved to rev, no v-tech though 🙁
You could probably just bring it up to a nice base level in terms of cleaning and servicing and have it to drive around in while you decide what to do with it.
Hmm if you’re talking “sports car” not “muscle car” or anything else, it’s a toughy but I’d have to say:
Nissan S14 200SX series 1, Australian Domestic Market or S14 Silvia Ks JDM (essentially the same though the JDM has a little more power)
Pretty light, well balanced, I’m not keen on convertibles so the MX-5 (Miata, Eunos Roadster) is cut. Pretty versatile as far as tuning goes.
Engine is perhaps not as nice as the CA18DET but there were lots made and plenty of parts for them. Simple front engined, RWD setup still decent cargo space perhaps not as fast or surefooted as a MY2000 WRX or R32 Skyline GTR (which I also like) but simpler and lighter.1986 Mercedes W124 300E in Bronze.
I do respect that they were built like a tank and had a great reputation in terms of service life but they were heavy, not that powerful and everything was just kind of vague as the driving experience goes. The interiors weren’t that nice with wood veneer and brown vinyl everywhere. I could have enjoyed it if it was W126 300SE a big land boat for cruising but it was mid sized with no sense of occasion.On the plus side they were quiet and pretty comfortable but with what you expected for the price tag here in Australia, $80,000 back in 1986 less on road costs, it was pretty dissapointing.