Anyone seen my hubcaps?????

[Steve P.]

I'll stick to my lowly Coronet...   

[nascarxx29]

The original washer bottles open towards the firewall.And the originals had a molded in date code.And I recall the caps being different

[69_500]

Actually there is nothing wrong with people pointing little things out. I happen to have a 500 that has at least 1,500 things that are incorrect on it. And they are very easy to notice when the hood is opened at a show. That doesn't stop me from popping the hood at show though. Some days I leave it down, but on the majority I pop it open. I'm always one right there with the people pointing out all of the things wrong with my own car.

[hotrod98]

I'm guilty of pointing out incorrect things. I always tell them that they have a very nice car before doing so and that I'm just pointing it out in case they're unaware of it and would like to correct it.

[69_500]

I'm guilty of taking pictures of the incorrect parts on a car, when I'm at a show. I don't tend to discuss the cars in a negative way at the shows, only afterwords amongst friends. Especially when I hear how great a car scored on a judges sheet, makes me wonder how they missed so many things. One good example was at the Monster Mopar last year. 3-Daytona knows what I'm talking about.

[472 R/T SE]

These guys are pussy cats compared to the A12 bunch.*

I do find it funny though, Mr. Critique seems to  Dave's request every time.   



That's a way nice car.  Those wing cars' attract too much attention for my liking but they definitely are a sight to behold. 


*No disrespect intended*

[69_500]

I'm going to have to somewhat agree on the A12 people, but when you get a few of the die hard aero people together its might as well be the A12 people eyeballing a car. Just ask the gentleman who's Daytona me and Gene eyeballed at Carlisle last year. I think we spent almost 45 minutes just looking at the jack to the car. Then another 30 minutes looking at the wing braces, and daytona stripe. Never mind the rest of the time we spent looking at the rest of the car.

Nor take into account the hours we spent crawling on hand and knee's to just catch glimpse's of a 500 that we went to see. I believe we were accused of spending over an hour looking at the battery alone. Although I think it was more along the lines of 45-55 minutes tops.

[Ghoste]

It's carcheology. 

[moparstuart]

It's carcheology. 

or just plain madness !

[hemigeno]

I'm going to have to somewhat agree on the A12 people, but when you get a few of the die hard aero people together its might as well be the A12 people eyeballing a car. Just ask the gentleman who's Daytona me and Gene eyeballed at Carlisle last year. I think we spent almost 45 minutes just looking at the jack to the car. Then another 30 minutes looking at the wing braces, and daytona stripe. Never mind the rest of the time we spent looking at the rest of the car.

Nor take into account the hours we spent crawling on hand and knee's to just catch glimpse's of a 500 that we went to see. I believe we were accused of spending over an hour looking at the battery alone. Although I think it was more along the lines of 45-55 minutes tops.

You were too modest to say that you were nearly standing on your head to get pictures of that same 500's transmission and underbody.  Ahh, the lengths that we'll go to for an Aero car...   

Oh, and I'll second that notion about the A12 guys.  Phenomenal research and knowledge on those cars, and I've learned a TON about late '69 B-body Chryslers from their postings on Moparts.  That's helped out on my own car's resto.  They can sure pick a car apart though...

As far as (constructively) critiquing a car goes, you can look at it one of two ways:  Negatively, as something just short of an insult;  or positively, as in giving out information that can either help that owner to make their own car more correct or can help someone else with their own car's restoration effort.  9 times out of 10, the members on this board intend for things to be positive, and mean no harm by their comments - maybe we can raise up to 99 times out of 100 if we exclude Larry's posts 

[PocketThunder]

I'm going to have to somewhat agree on the A12 people, but when you get a few of the die hard aero people together its might as well be the A12 people eyeballing a car. Just ask the gentleman who's Daytona me and Gene eyeballed at Carlisle last year. I think we spent almost 45 minutes just looking at the jack to the car. Then another 30 minutes looking at the wing braces, and daytona stripe. Never mind the rest of the time we spent looking at the rest of the car.

Nor take into account the hours we spent crawling on hand and knee's to just catch glimpse's of a 500 that we went to see. I believe we were accused of spending over an hour looking at the battery alone. Although I think it was more along the lines of 45-55 minutes tops.

You were too modest to say that you were nearly standing on your head to get pictures of that same 500's transmission and underbody.  Ahh, the lengths that we'll go to for an Aero car...   

Oh, and I'll second that notion about the A12 guys.  Phenomenal research and knowledge on those cars, and I've learned a TON about late '69 B-body Chryslers from their postings on Moparts.  That's helped out on my own car's resto.  They can sure pick a car apart though...

As far as (constructively) critiquing a car goes, you can look at it one of two ways:  Negatively, as something just short of an insult;  or positively, as in giving out information that can either help that owner to make their own car more correct or can help someone else with their own car's restoration effort.  9 times out of 10, the members on this board intend for things to be positive, and mean no harm by their comments - maybe we can raise up to 99 times out of 100 if we exclude Larry's posts 

   I was just gonna say, and then there's Larry... 

[DougSchellinger]

He's been quiet lately.  Is he on a vacation? 

[BigBlockSam]

he's working on his new off shore race boat. this thing is a monster. i'm sure we'll hear from  him after boat racing season. Rene

[69_500]

Oh yeah, I had almost forgotten about crawling through the engine compartment of a HEMI 500, and then having Gene and another gentleman hold the hood open while I stood on my head in the engine compartment to use a wire brush to clean the side of the transmission to get a picture of the VIN. Too bad those pictures aren't still around. We should make another trip Gene.

[hemigeno]

Oh yeah, I had almost forgotten about crawling through the engine compartment of a HEMI 500, and then having Gene and another gentleman hold the hood open while I stood on my head in the engine compartment to use a wire brush to clean the side of the transmission to get a picture of the VIN. Too bad those pictures aren't still around. We should make another trip Gene.

I'm sure we'll talk strategy at Carlisle next week...   

[BigBlockSam]

or just plain madness ! 

   yea he aint rite

[69_500]

Back to the original topic, when is the first time this car will be at one of the major shows for everyone to see all the hard work that has been put into the car?

[moparstuart]

or just plain madness ! 

   yea he aint rite

nun of us wing nuts are brother   

[69_500]

I think that our wives would probably agree that there aren't any of us who are normal. Or at least that is what my wife would say about me.