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    So I picked up some rustbucket piece of shit off the side of the road.

    A few years ago, I wrecked my sedan after hitting some black ice. I kinda cried for a bit. It was completely bone stock and didn't run so great, but there was just something about it I couldn't get over.



    So I puttered around in my friend's old 1998 Dodge Dakota until I could afford my own set of wheels again. Eventually I found this absolute rustbucket of a hatch sitting on the side of the road and thought "fuck it, why not".









    (just kidding.)

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    Re: So I picked up some rustbucket piece of shit off the side of the road.

    Yes! Glad to see it passed to a member! I hope it gets all the love it needs from ya!

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    Re: So I picked up some rustbucket piece of shit off the side of the road.

    Welcome. I was going to say that Hatch looks familiar. Are you also from California? you have a nice car with nice upgrades. If i could have more cars in my property a hatch would be one of them. they are like mini trucks with the reliability of a Honda.

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    Re: So I picked up some rustbucket piece of shit off the side of the road.

    Quote Originally Posted by Tdurr View Post
    Yes! Glad to see it passed to a member! I hope it gets all the love it needs from ya!
    Thanks bro! I got big plans for this guy.



    Welcome. I was going to say that Hatch looks familiar. Are you also from California? you have a nice car with nice upgrades. If i could have more cars in my property a hatch would be one of them. they are like mini trucks with the reliability of a Honda.
    I am from California (Mother Lode area, near Stockton), but right now I'm living in South Carolina. And yeah, I was able to move my wife and basically everything she owned from NC to my house here in one trip. It was awesome.

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    Re: So I picked up some rustbucket piece of shit off the side of the road.

    That will do nicely! Congrats!
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    Re: So I picked up some rustbucket piece of shit off the side of the road.

    Quote Originally Posted by Tdurr View Post
    Yes! Glad to see it passed to a member! I hope it gets all the love it needs from ya!
    This!

    And nice rust bucket

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    Re: So I picked up some rustbucket piece of shit off the side of the road.

    Nice find. Even came with the right stickers!
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    Re: So I picked up some rustbucket piece of shit off the side of the road.

    where did u get the obd1 parts from

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    Re: So I picked up some rustbucket piece of shit off the side of the road.

    So glad the old girl is in good hands! Sam has already started improving a bunch of stuff on the car. Can't wait to see that complete OBD-1 conversion!

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    Re: So I picked up some rustbucket piece of shit off the side of the road.

    Wow that was a nice car to start with, and its pretty sweet to have a obd1 kit put together like that,.

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    Re: So I picked up some rustbucket piece of shit off the side of the road.

    Update: Finished the OBD1 conversion. Squashing some bugs still but at least she's running. I got the ECU socketed and decided to install a Moates Ostrich2 for tuning purposes.



    Also swapped out the heater core...





    ...and got her some new shoes.


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    Re: So I picked up some rustbucket piece of shit off the side of the road.

    now you will make it to the SLO meet in May

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    Re: So I picked up some rustbucket piece of shit off the side of the road.

    How much did it cost you to make OBD1 conversion?

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    Re: So I picked up some rustbucket piece of shit off the side of the road.

    Quote Originally Posted by tommylee View Post
    How much did it cost you to make OBD1 conversion?
    where did u get your obd1 stuff from and how much did it cost

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