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    1970 Coronet Pictures...deluxe,4dr,440,500,wagon,rag or R/T!

    My work in progress 383 equipped wagon. The fender is a replacement - the original was badly damaged thanks to a PO running it across a garage door opening.
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    70 Coronet Winter Odd Jobs

    Very nice work...especially given the distance between you and spare parts! My 70 Coronet 383 car is a March build and uses the same compressor to condenser hose.
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    What do you guys hate about this 1970 Coronet R/T for sale?

    Any time I see lots of individual wires seemingly running nowhere, I get nervous. Just what did Bubba do to get the car to run? And, just how long until something shorts and starts a fire. For the asking price, the car should be a whole lot tidier.
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    Jobs that you FAILED at before finding your way in life....

    We lived a half block from where my father worked. In between was a Sohio gas station where, at 16, I got my first real job - after caddying at the local country club for a few years in the summer - as a "Petroleum Installation Engineer"...I pumped gas. Soon, I learned to do light mechanical...
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    1972 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Barn Find

    I had one many moons ago, same color, same top. Welcome to FBBO!
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    Local machine shops

    Got on the wait list at a local shop in June. Dropped the car off just before Thanksgiving. We met last week to walk thru the list of to-do's. I should have it back by early May.
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    Who has MOVED from their home state ? How difficult was it for you?

    I'm in northeast Ohio, having moved here from Pennsylvania as a kid when my dad took a new job just outside of Cleveland. I've gone from a one bed apartment to an 1847 built four bed home with lots of character and lots of repair bills. I read in earlier posts of sulfur water and this house had...
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    2023/24 JEEP WRANGLER

    JEEP = Just Empty Every Pocket. Been there, done that. But I still own one and love it. Every June, several thousand folks gather in Butler, PA where the first Jeeps were built in 1941. The local group owns a large tract of land where trails have been cut and next to that is held a large show...
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    We bought another Grand Am.

    I bought an ultra low mile 75 many years ago that burned a quart of oil every hundred miles. An old time mechanic told me that the rings weren't seated properly and that he had a fix - a can of Bon Ami scouring powder. We started the engine and ran it up to around 1500 rpms and he slowly poured...
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    SOLD Original rubber floor mat

    I have one in my 70 Coronet wagon. The only trimming I needed to do was for the dimmer switch.
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    New to FBBO and B body cars

    Welcome from northeast Ohio...I'm liking that Charger!
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    70 383 Rebuilder Wanted

    Well dang, it seems videos cannot be posted here. I get it, space restraints. Anyway, if you're a FB user, the video is posted on the 1970 Dodge Coronet Club page under my name - Jim Lape.
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    70 383 Rebuilder Wanted

    I posted this video on FB of the engine running and the noise it's making. To answer a few questions - I checked the flexplate and it's not cracked or loose, the fuel pump is new and the noise increases with engine rpms. Give it a listen and feel free to comment.
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    70 383 Rebuilder Wanted

    Thanks gang...I hear you...I need to get the engine out of the car. I have a cherry picker and a fairly full compliment of tools so I will look into what it'll take to remove the engine. My expertise is with six cylinder Continental Red Seal engines in older Kaisers and removing them seems much...
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