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Engine, Transmission, Rearend, & Exhaust / Re: Started the HEMI swap in m...

Last post by TTSaleen - Today at 06:45:35 PM

Haven't posted in a while.
Been fighting a weird Drive-By-Wire issue with the Holley.
Finally got it figured out.
Hope this helps some of you too.
PS - Don't mind the wiring mess that is typically hidden by my carpet, plans are for me to tidy it up and design a bracket to mount everything to soon.

Ryan

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Charger Discussion / Re: Too valuable to drive?

Last post by Pinballjim - Today at 06:06:54 PM

I bought a Superbird about 18 months ago.   I went into the transaction knowing I wasn't going to be driving it unless there was ZERO chance of rain and I would not leave the car by itself.   I take it to car shows and cruise nights and even had it out for coffee a couple times.  The cafe' I go to has an outdoor seating area and I meet up with a couple other car guys.  We sit and knock back a pot of coffee but the cars are within about 75' of us.   Because of the value, I do not drive it as much as my AMX, my 409 Chevy, or my other old cars.   As a result, when I DO drive it, it's a special treat.  Hell, they're all a special treat.   We all have different situations but when you think about it, everyone here is pretty lucky to have some old iron to enjoy.  I say enjoy them while we can.  There WILL be a day when we can't.  In the meantime, Lets run OPEC dry!!

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Charger Discussion / Re: Too valuable to drive?

Last post by Kern Dog - Today at 02:03:30 PM

I drive mine when the mood strikes. Car shows, grocery shopping, sightseeing, whatever. I'm not one to look for a parking spot CLOSE to the door. I don't mind walking a bit.
I didn't buy these cars for the investment angle. I bought them because of their styling and performance.

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Charger Discussion / Re: What has been your longest...

Last post by Kern Dog - Today at 01:55:58 PM

 

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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Cars for sale thread

Last post by Old Moparz - Today at 01:51:00 PM

Why would you post a car for sale that's not yours?

One of my closest friends never bothered with the internet until roughly 5 years ago. All he did was basic stuff like email, website searches & maps. Same thing goes for a cell phone with him. He used a flip phone that they gave him at work & now has a smart phone that he got at the end of last year. He only recently learned how to upload the photos he takes. His first endeavor into placing ads for some collectibles was facebook.

I've been a member of this site as well as several other car sites, ebay, craigslist & facebook roughly 25 years. I do things online that, while not complicated, are intimidating if you are new at it. When my friend wanted to sell a project car, I wrote up the ad, copied & pasted it on here & as many sites that I had accounts for. It didn't take long for me but if he did it, it would have taken forever, plus having to wait for moderators to approve his account

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Charger Discussion / Re: What has been your longest...

Last post by Old Moparz - Today at 01:33:22 PM

What happened that time?

They were harassed & threatened by the Amish, they're dangerous people.

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Charger Discussion / Re: Too valuable to drive?

Last post by Old Moparz - Today at 01:30:07 PM

I plan to still drive my cars but just won't be going to certain places with them anymore. You can forget the supermarket on a nice day, idiots with carts that don't care are all over. It has gotten a lot more congested here in my area of NY since I moved here in 1989, but it's still not as bad as where I used to live in NJ. I still go back & it's horrible.

It was nothing to take something old that I drove into NYC, park & not worry much about it. I doubt that I would do it now. A bigger fear than an accident is to have it stolen. It's too easy to pop open a vent window, reach inside to open the door, remove the bezel for the keyed ignition, start the car with a screwdriver & go.

Something I am planning to do is to upgrade the suspension & brakes to at least be on a closer level to a modern car. This will help dramatically when you have to avoid the imbeciles we encounter on a daily basis. Both my Satellite & my Scamp have drum brakes all around & can scare the crap out of you in an emergency.

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Charger Discussion / Re: Brown Chargers?

Last post by b5blue - Today at 01:14:07 PM

https://www.amazon.com/Revell-25-68-Dodge-Charger/dp/B001AYQ3H4   

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Charger Discussion / Re: Brown Chargers?

Last post by b5blue - Today at 01:12:04 PM

Yea I mean just true "Brown". 

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Charger Discussion / Re: Too valuable to drive?

Last post by lloyd3 - Today at 01:08:51 PM

Mr. Kunkel: I do still drive it, just not where and when I used to go. Traffic here has gotten pretty chaotic (with all the newcomers) and the incidents of jaw-dropping stupidity are becoming all-to-common anymore. I still take it out for "toots" in the mostly-empty Great Plains to the east of me here, and enjoy all the sights, sounds, & sensations as much as I used-to.  I'm just more-aware now of how hard it will be to deal with any problems that might arise.

As to prices..."the law of diminishing returns" will eventually kick in. The people who still appreciate them are all ageing out, in one form or another. Kids these days do not see cars in the same way their parents (and even grandparents) saw them either and the skills needed to both operate and then maintain them are no-longer commonplace.