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Forum: Mopar 04-08-2024, 12:34 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 22,915
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: 2,045
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: 92
Views: 22,915
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: 92
Views: 22,915
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: 2,045
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: 2,045
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: 34
Views: 2,548
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: 24
Views: 2,204
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: 513
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: 471
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/
Forum: Mopar 03-02-2024, 12:50 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 22,915
Posted By njsteve
Yeah, that fuzzy, grey finish on the entire dash...

Yeah, that fuzzy, grey finish on the entire dash plastic is a nightmare for Gen 1 owners. I think the same era Ferraris have the same problem. It all turns to a sticky goo. I was able to stabilize...
Forum: Ebay & other seen ads section 02-29-2024, 10:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 732
Posted By njsteve
Might have completely rusted away before the...

Might have completely rusted away before the listing ended.
Forum: Lounge 02-28-2024, 12:09 PM
Replies: 38,805
Views: 8,684,572
Posted By njsteve
...IIRC, the actual bullet count is the same as...

...IIRC, the actual bullet count is the same as the number of hubcaps you see flying off the 1968 Dodge Charger in the Bullitt chase scene.
Forum: Lounge 02-27-2024, 04:02 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,408
Posted By njsteve
Very cool. I had a grey-market, 1981 635CSI 5...

Very cool. I had a grey-market, 1981 635CSI 5 speed, in Polaris Silver back in the late 1980's. I would commute home to New Haven from law school in Boston every weekend to work on my Mopars. What an...
Forum: Mopar 02-27-2024, 11:36 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 22,915
Posted By njsteve
Yeah, those brakes! Here's a funny factoid: the...

Yeah, those brakes! Here's a funny factoid: the "giant" brakes (for the day) on the front of the Viper are actually the exact same Brembo calipers that come stock, on the back of our Hellcat Redeye....
Forum: Mopar 02-27-2024, 12:17 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 22,915
Posted By njsteve
And you gotta just love the 1993 factory service...

And you gotta just love the 1993 factory service manual that intricately described the removal procedure as follows:

Step 1: Remove hood and hinges.
Step 2: Unbolt radiator.
Step 3: Remove...
Forum: Mopar 02-27-2024, 12:09 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 22,915
Posted By njsteve
I had to pull the radiator from my...

I had to pull the radiator from my January-1993-built Viper yesterday after seeing a puddle of antifreeze under the nose.

Just a heads-up in case anyone out there mistakenly thinks you can pull...
Forum: Lounge 02-05-2024, 11:44 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,314
Posted By njsteve
I like the rear firing "Laser Beam" turret on the...

I like the rear firing "Laser Beam" turret on the roof. :grin:
Forum: Lounge 02-05-2024, 11:37 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 519
Posted By njsteve
That has to be a one-off owner-made modification....

That has to be a one-off owner-made modification. I've never see n that before.

I still have the Buck I carried all through high school. It's a slightly smaller version of the 503, I think.

...
Forum: Mopar 01-27-2024, 09:40 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,682
Posted By njsteve
I concur with your assessment of that main, first...

I concur with your assessment of that main, first tag.
Forum: Lounge 12-01-2023, 12:07 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 27,283
Posted By njsteve
Some more from the trip home through the ice...

Some more from the trip home through the ice blizzard coming back from Wisconsin!
Forum: Lounge 11-28-2023, 09:15 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 27,283
Posted By njsteve
My parent's house, circa December 1977. The day...

My parent's house, circa December 1977. The day we brought my brother's newly purchased LA-built SS396 4-speed, home from purchasing it from Vinny Racalbuto in Orange, Connecticut. (I'll always...
Forum: Lounge 11-28-2023, 09:08 PM
Replies: 38,805
Views: 8,684,572
Posted By njsteve
It's the Bernoulli Principle used on golfballs to...

It's the Bernoulli Principle used on golfballs to increase speed!
...
Forum: Lounge 11-25-2023, 11:08 PM
Replies: 958
Views: 333,286
Posted By njsteve
Dave, you do realize that you have created an...

Dave, you do realize that you have created an actual 1:1 scale Transformer? It converts from a BMW into a cooking stove.

You are truly one the immortals that Budweiser classified as the "Real...
Forum: Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals 11-19-2023, 03:24 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,569
Posted By njsteve
My neighbor Joe has the original paint, black,...

My neighbor Joe has the original paint, black, 1972 340 Duster. Very cool car out of Canada originally.
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