Recent content by #41

You are better off saving your pennies and buying a nicer car... that is, unless you prefer torture.

I keep hearing that the new orange brain boxes have a higher than desired failure rate, but I have been running this ignition in every old Mopar for 40 plus years and have never had any type of failure. Keep a spare in the trunk and you are golden. Call me conservative, but as DadsBee commented...

You don't need MSD for a street car. Set yourself up with Chrysler 70-80's electronic ignition conversion and carry a full spare dizzy, ballast, and brain box in the trunk. You can buy a complete conversion kit AND A BACKUP KIT for the trunk, plus a really nice bottle of whiskey for less than an...

The factory service manual photos are a Google search away.

I love the fact that it went to CO, to AR, and back to CO. Oops! :lol:

It's not just USPS. Tracking an order from the neighboring State Portland OR, 1.5 hours driving distance from home, the UPS package went to to The East Coast and basically toured the US before I got it 2 weeks later. I wasn't in a hurry so I just enjoyed the comedy of it.

Luckily they have very few of them around here, and I avoid them. I mostly run into them on road trips out of state and have found "mute" on some, but not all. It's still incredibly annoying!

I already want to take my jack handle to the gas pumps that have ads. I record everything I watch on TYV so I can skip the ads. I cannot imagine being subjected to it in my own vehicle. Any car company that will try and sell me a car with ads with not be getting my business.

I've eliminated a handful of old hobbies over the years: Guitar, mountain biking, 1/25 models cars to name a few. I also sold my motorcycle, which was really more than a hobby as it was my daily commuter for over a decade. I still carve tikis out of logs, hike, go to trivia night at the...

Prepare to enjoy life again!

I just finished painting my first red personal car this last summer. It's not even together yet and already feels fast.

Today's youth wear pajama bottoms in public just like Petty's slacks. I guess some things come back around, but i doubt physical work will be one of them.

Uncle Google says more than 50% of us worked in the food industry at one point in our lives. Maybe you still do even? At any rate, tell me your story! Me? I worked as a dishwasher in a Chinese restaurant for under a year in high school. I was the only guy in the kitchen that spoke english other...

As previously said, don't do anything until you assess the engine. Start with a compression test. That will give you a good idea if the valves and/or rings/cylinders are worth doing anything in the short-term. If compression is uneven, then I'd take the heads off to investigate more. If...

Another tire you could look at is the Milestar Streetsteel. They are in the same class as the BFG and Cooper Cobra and less expensive than both. I just put a new set on driver Charger and they are ok. I only say that because they perform fine - I'm just not thrilled with the name and visual...