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19417 messages, Last post on Dec 04, 2009 at 2:47 PM
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 09, 2008 7:56 am) Seems to me the thing would be downright dangerous with an Olds 455 tucked in it! |
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My mechanic called me today, and wanted me to swing by during lunch to see the car. He found another problem with it. I had decided to have him replace the windshield, and sure enough, when he pulled it out, the area around the bottom of the windshield, which had been hidden by the bottom of the glass and the trim, was horribly rusted. It's not to the point that it's weakening the car...yet. Thankfully, he'll be able to fix it. He said the car might be ready by the end of the week, although I think that's a bit optimistic! I still don't know what the final total's going to be, but at this point I'm in it about $4100.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 09, 2008 7:56 am) http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/ctd/950970699.html http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/cto/914583478.html I've posted this before, but it's a. still for sale. b. a REAL charming deathtrap http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/ctd/950967995.html Not so charming deathtraps http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/950219717.html http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/946495065.html Andre - Forget that 76 Pontiac. You want a 63 Wildcat. You know you do.... http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/ctd/946458361.html
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Replying to: lokki (Dec 09, 2008 10:32 am) '63 Wildcat -- that's top dollar. It had better be a top car. Factory AC is a good thing, worth more $$$. Original interior looks a bit tired, would be nice to see (and smell) it. Engine and engine bay look redone. RE: Saab Sonnett -- I don't want to crash in a 70s fiberglass car under any circumstances. RE: Fiat 850 -- on the other hand, it's a small target.
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Replying to: lokki (Dec 09, 2008 10:32 am) Yeah, as much as I like my mid-70's mastodons, even I'll admit a '76 Bonneville is pretty lame compared to that '63 Wildcat! That thing is pretty sweet! |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 09, 2008 10:53 am) |
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Replying to: andre1969 (Dec 09, 2008 10:05 am) Is the Desoto next for a freshening? I think my fintail is going to eventually eat up a little change, too. The tires and brakes are a decade old now, it needs a valve adjustment minimum as it smokes a little when the engine is hot, there's some kind of leak as the underside is grubby - I hope it is just an oil pan gasket, but it is all so dirty I can't tell, and I still consider having the body cleaned up. One of these days...or maybe not.
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Replying to: fintail (Dec 09, 2008 12:04 pm) The car looks kind of forlorn right now, sitting in the back of the shop. The hood is off, windshield out. The fluorescent lights give its pale yellow sort of a radioactive hue. Wish I'd had a camera to take a picture of it. The DeSoto's next, but maybe not right away. I'm just going to have to see how the economy/stock market do.
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Replying to: andre1969 (Dec 09, 2008 1:05 pm) For all of the money you are sinking into that battleship, the shop owner should give you some pics of the process! The DeSoto would make a good retirement project...when/if any of us get to retire  
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Oh. My. Word. My family actually owned one of those little turds, and I jumped a bar ditch in it. Backwards. At 60MPH. Why? Because if you hit a patch of gravel in a curve, the backend will come around so fast there is no way to catch it. On good pavement, handled like a go-cart. Engine is 843cc and has less horsepower than a VW. In a hard corner the seat tracks will break and only the seat belt will keep you from flying across the car. Does not use and oil filter. Change the oil every 1500miles. And it had cruise control. A slide rod that locked the throttle in place. The only thing that released it was your hand. Only thing on the piece of junk that was any good was the brakes. That thing would stop so fast the engine would lose oil pressure. Oh, yeah, the factory supplied jack stuck in a square tube on the side of the car and lifted the whole side at once. Problem was, as the suspension shifted, the jack got closer to the side of the car, and you couldn't let it back down. We won't go into the rust issues. |
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