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Forum: Lounge 08-08-2024, 10:32 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,552
Posted By njsteve
They all look like wet-Sandable Grey Primer. At...

They all look like wet-Sandable Grey Primer. At least it's easy to touch up if you get a chip.
Forum: Lounge 07-12-2024, 12:51 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 99,711
Posted By njsteve
Those Quanta belts are ONLY for display purposes...

Those Quanta belts are ONLY for display purposes regardless of what they tell you. They will shred, fly off, and damage anything in their flight path, the first time you rev that engine up.
Forum: Lounge 07-09-2024, 02:02 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,114
Posted By njsteve
Here's an actual 4th of July relic from back in...

Here's an actual 4th of July relic from back in 1776:

I found this bayonet in the fallen down barn that was on my brother's property near New Haven, CT in the 1970s. (The town formally dates to...
Forum: Lounge 06-13-2024, 09:40 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,225
Posted By njsteve
So you're saying Charley would have to downsize?...

So you're saying Charley would have to downsize? :hmmm:
Forum: Mopar 05-29-2024, 07:26 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 45,515
Posted By njsteve
Milk Snakes are a docile beneficial critter to...

Milk Snakes are a docile beneficial critter to have around. They eat mice and rats. Unfortunately they are very rare because they were almost decimated by the pet trade in the last few decades. They...
Forum: Mopar 05-29-2024, 12:38 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 45,515
Posted By njsteve
Three hours later, the dogs are barking from the...

Three hours later, the dogs are barking from the opposite end of the yard...here we go again! Another Corn Snake (or the same one came back from the woods after I relocated it)
Forum: Mopar 05-29-2024, 12:35 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 45,515
Posted By njsteve
I drive home and a little while later I hear the...

I drive home and a little while later I hear the dogs barking. I then rescued an adult Corn Snake from the onslaught of the canine armada. Got a reunion photo with that one too!
Forum: Mopar 05-29-2024, 12:33 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 45,515
Posted By njsteve
More entertaining times: Last Friday I drove the...

More entertaining times: Last Friday I drove the Viper to crossfit and when the workout was over, I looked down at my keys and thought that someone had dropped a bracelet. Nope. It was a baby Corn...
Forum: Mopar 05-27-2024, 01:30 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,463
Posted By njsteve
I do recall that Mopar frequently used...

I do recall that Mopar frequently used specifically located screws that were the grounding screws for the dash. The pass through metal tabs on the printed circuit and gauge pod frame to the dash...
Forum: Mopar 05-19-2024, 01:17 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,463
Posted By njsteve
On the old Mopars I usually have to add extra...

On the old Mopars I usually have to add extra dedicated ground wires. Behind that gauge pod is a big foil printed circuit. If it is missing any of the little nuts or screws, the ground suffers and...
Forum: Mopar 05-17-2024, 02:06 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 45,515
Posted By njsteve
My son keeps buying those mega-millions lottery...

My son keeps buying those mega-millions lottery tickets. He said if he wins we are buying a Gen V Viper. We shall see! (It was nice that he said "we" and not he. So I guess that means I have to chip...
Forum: Mopar 05-13-2024, 08:22 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,882
Posted By njsteve
Yes, Frank will absolutely do it right, but I had...

Yes, Frank will absolutely do it right, but I had no idea that the storage had done that much damage to it. Detroit salt and a wet concrete floor will dissolve anything. That valvetrain looks like it...
Forum: Mopar 05-13-2024, 05:55 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,882
Posted By njsteve
I had no idea the black Ghost needed this much work. WOW

https://www.motortrend.com/features/black-ghost-1970-dodge-challenger-hemi-rt-se-preservation/
Forum: Mopar 05-13-2024, 05:54 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,472
Posted By njsteve
Just me driving my 70 Superbird to high school in...

Just me driving my 70 Superbird to high school in 1979. Just another used car back then.
Forum: Mopar 05-09-2024, 05:12 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 45,515
Posted By njsteve
Finally got the A/C recharged yesterday...

Finally got the A/C recharged yesterday afternoon. My buddy came over with his vacuum pump and gauges and we got it done in a half hour or so. Nothing like having A/C in a car without windows and a...
Forum: Mopar 04-08-2024, 12:34 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 45,515
Posted By njsteve
Took the old monster out for a cars and coffee...

Took the old monster out for a cars and coffee and she ran great. No leaks or drips. It's hard to believe I've officially had this car for over half my lifetime now: 31 years! (Try to do that...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 04-06-2024, 04:44 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,876
Posted By njsteve
No it wouldn't because the "explosion" is from...

No it wouldn't because the "explosion" is from the steel cords snapping while under extreme tension. I have had two of these tires catastrophically self destruct without even being mounted on a rim!...
Forum: Mopar 04-03-2024, 11:59 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 45,515
Posted By njsteve
Yeah, I have never even had an air compressor....

Yeah, I have never even had an air compressor. I'm an unfrozen caveman mechanic from the neolithic era. So I decided to go to Harbor Freight and get a small compressor to power up the purge...
Forum: Mopar 04-03-2024, 01:29 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 45,515
Posted By njsteve
Got the radiator back in. It took about a month...

Got the radiator back in. It took about a month for the core to arrive so they could assemble it. Beautiful job they did. I installed it Sunday and used one of those new-fangled vacuum purge...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 04-03-2024, 01:18 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,876
Posted By njsteve
Yeah, that's not fabric showing, that is steel...

Yeah, that's not fabric showing, that is steel cord with really sharp ends. Imagine several hundred hypodermic needles flailing around, formerly under tension, at supersonic speed.

Pretty much the...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 04-03-2024, 01:05 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,876
Posted By njsteve
There's noooo way anyone would reproduce a...

There's noooo way anyone would reproduce a recalled tire that killed dozens of people and was part of the biggest coverup by a manufacturer since the Pinto. The name "Firestone 500", alone, is a...
Forum: Olds 03-13-2024, 09:46 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 20,981
Posted By njsteve
My father-in-law has a 1971 Cutlass S ragtop in...

My father-in-law has a 1971 Cutlass S ragtop in the same color! It belonged to his brother prior to him getting it.
Forum: Lounge 03-09-2024, 12:54 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 9,692
Posted By njsteve
My 2/3-life crisis car/retirement gift. Still...

My 2/3-life crisis car/retirement gift. Still going strong at 1,898 miles as of last week.
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 03-08-2024, 04:16 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,124
Posted By njsteve
Good batteries if you can get one actually...

Good batteries if you can get one actually delivered in one piece. I ordered 4 during the pandemic (when none were being produced and they were rarer than plutonium).

The first one arrived from...
Forum: Mopar 03-05-2024, 01:03 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,262
Posted By njsteve
Have you tried Whitepost Restorations? They do...

Have you tried Whitepost Restorations? They do brake valve rebuilds. https://whitepost.com/brake-sleeving-rebuilding-services/
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