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Recent content by luvabbody

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    Mouse proofing for winter storage? There's not a lot of mice here but...

    I've always used dryer sheets - Bounce - in the interior, under the hood, in the trunk, one on top of each wheel and a few under the hood. I also pour some bleach along each entry point into the garage - just a thin line and about every 2 weeks pour a bit more. Never had an issue with mice in...
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    Your best beater that you beat the snot out of but it kept treating you well?

    '64 Plymouth Valiant V-200. Was grandpa's car until he hit a pole head on and Dad parked it. Sat for about 3 years and dad gave it to me to put it back on the road. We bought another '64 for the hood, fenders, bumper, rad support and fan set up. 225 slant six. I wasn't old enough to get a...
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    How many people would want to rock this car?

    This!!! I'd drive it everywhere!! Love those big old wagons!!
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    100 bucks in 2000 is now 188!

    They didn't have to. The jigs, fixtures, assembly process was almost foolproof so mistakes were minimal. Now we try and duplicate the process. And therein is the quality of the rebuild.
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    100 bucks in 2000 is now 188!

    You need to remember that you are building a piece of MACHINERY - not just and engine/transmission. /rear end. Yes - they had all the tools to do it efficiently on an ASSEMBLY LINE - everyone that can rebuild one of these has spent hours upon hours figuring out what took 42 seconds on the line...
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    Semi-Retirement Jobs

    I retired 4 years ago. Re-modelled the main floor of my house. That took almost 2 years. Then I got bored!! I'm a Tool & Die Maker and a Machine Repariman by trade - I have 2 trades. I spent 30 years in Tooling Engineering and have 45 years in the trades and engineering combined. I'm 63 now. I...
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    Rim swap.

    Jack the truck up, remove one rim, try the dodge rim, turn the front wheel lock to lock and see.
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    Chicagoland Mopar Connection Mopar Happening show Belvidere IL pictures

    Nice pics! Just throwing out a general question - why do I never see any pictures of the Dodge Ram SRT-10 pickups at any of these shows?
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    Body Shakes at 70mph

    Had a very similar problem years ago with my '72 SSP. Discovered that one of the fan blades had come off! Put a new fan on it and problem gone! Maybe have a look at that.
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    List your trucks here.

    2005 SRT-10. 57,000 km's
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    This is Further Proof That The Dumbing Down Is Rampent...

    Neighbor "kid" tried to pet a skunk in broad daylight. I wish I had video!!! Way up on the list of the funniest things I have ever seen!!! The "kid" was in his '20's!!! The family nickname in the neighborhood is "The Hillbillies". That says enough! But was it ever funny!!
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    What was ( is ) your CB handle ?

    This is the Gypsy. Hungarian lineage. Thought it was fitting. Did a lot of wandering in my younger years
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    Cable bill.

    $79 for unlimited internet/month, IPTV with 3,000 channels at $20/month so $99/month tax in. Free to air for local channels. More than enough to watch. Movies, sports, car stuff, anything you want. Also have amazon prime and chromecast. Too much to watch really. Haven't had cable in over 10...
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    For Sale *Not Mine* 73 Satellite Sebring Plus 27k Miles SE Pa

    VIN will tell you if it's a Plus or not. RP................................. P is for Premium, Sebring Plus was the premium model
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