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newsatten said:
All done and I now actually own my very own
701/2 Manual 400 RamAir 111
Obviously it’s a feasting turd of a car, but it’s my turd!
Logistics being what they are can’t get it collected and delivered for a week, but hey ho ,
So having been completely sidetracked for the last 3 weeks I can get back to finding my wife a new car bless er,
She never moans or complains however that may change when she see my new Bird ,
So wife’s car and then I can get stuck in!!!
She's going to love it by the sounds of it , 701/2 Manual 400 RamAir 111
Obviously it’s a feasting turd of a car, but it’s my turd!
Logistics being what they are can’t get it collected and delivered for a week, but hey ho ,
So having been completely sidetracked for the last 3 weeks I can get back to finding my wife a new car bless er,
She never moans or complains however that may change when she see my new Bird ,
So wife’s car and then I can get stuck in!!!
It's going to be a expensive few weeks for you but well worth it.
I think we are going to look forward to it almost as much as you,
Congratulations
Thanks guys'
Proper full report once she's home and ive had a good o'l poke around,
But yep feels great to be back in the game again!
Looking at a full strip, and mulling ideas to roll the body tub, so i can stand or sit rather than lie on my back for bloody weeks !
Not overly sure if this is workable given the small space ive got, but well see,
Im moving away from the RR idea, its not completely dead but sorting all the running gear etc, going through the steering and braking will burn through a lot of time, as its remove, restore refit and move on, then once im ready to tackle the body i'l need to remove it all again,
but as usual getting a tad in front me thinks, should have a much clearer picture in a couple of weeks.
For now i can stop looking and sort of relax, as i honestly never thought this day would come
Proper full report once she's home and ive had a good o'l poke around,
But yep feels great to be back in the game again!
Looking at a full strip, and mulling ideas to roll the body tub, so i can stand or sit rather than lie on my back for bloody weeks !
Not overly sure if this is workable given the small space ive got, but well see,
Im moving away from the RR idea, its not completely dead but sorting all the running gear etc, going through the steering and braking will burn through a lot of time, as its remove, restore refit and move on, then once im ready to tackle the body i'l need to remove it all again,
but as usual getting a tad in front me thinks, should have a much clearer picture in a couple of weeks.
For now i can stop looking and sort of relax, as i honestly never thought this day would come
roscobbc said:
-Cappo- said:
newsatten said:
All done and I now actually own my very own
701/2 Manual 400 RamAir 111
701/2 Manual 400 RamAir 111
Nice one Cyril! (cos we're all old farts here who remember that!)
Really looking forward to the result of the inspection. Hopefully pretty sound fingers crossed
SRT Hellcat said:
roscobbc said:
-Cappo- said:
newsatten said:
All done and I now actually own my very own
701/2 Manual 400 RamAir 111
701/2 Manual 400 RamAir 111
Nice one Cyril! (cos we're all old farts here who remember that!)
Really looking forward to the result of the inspection. Hopefully pretty sound fingers crossed
roscobbc said:
when these were used on a big block Mopar or Poncho with a wild cam they sounded fantastic and would resonate so much car and house windows nearby would rattle...........
When I used start my Ducati Monster (straight through carbon-fibre SilMotor system) inside the lock-up, I'd get a covering of dust/dirt from the wooden beams above from the vibration, and my neighbour friend that lived at other end of street said she always knew when I was going out on the bike aeropilot said:
When I used start my Ducati Monster (straight through carbon-fibre SilMotor system) inside the lock-up, I'd get a covering of dust/dirt from the wooden beams above from the vibration, and my neighbour friend that lived at other end of street said she always knew when I was going out on the bike
Going back many years when I had my modded 428 4 speed Galaxie with its 'rumpity' cam and visit the missus before we were married she was living in a Edwardian row of London terraced houses. Both her and local neighbours always knew when I was coming as all the sash windows would rattle in their frames. People in ground floor flat below would have ornaments vibrate off the display shelves.......... unfortunately (perhaps, fortunately) aftermarket cams today are maybe less extreme in terms of duration/overlap.SRT Hellcat said:
roscobbc said:
-Cappo- said:
newsatten said:
All done and I now actually own my very own
701/2 Manual 400 RamAir 111
701/2 Manual 400 RamAir 111
Nice one Cyril! (cos we're all old farts here who remember that!)
Really looking forward to the result of the inspection. Hopefully pretty sound fingers crossed
The doors shut nicely with zero wear evident in the hinges etc, this alone is unusual!
What potentially makes this particular turd worth the effort is it’s completely factory and original, no one’s previously got at it , nothing is patched up, no crap old school mot welding blah blah,
A proper virgin so I’m the first so to speak,
And I fully intend to do the old lady proud,
I figured 2 years , the worst way, and providing the Cowl panels are not toast, and the rear under side is half sound should be a fair bit less time wise,
Theoretically this should be far simpler to do than the Challenger,
The second gen F body was made for over 10 years almost unaltered, so body panels are far easier and cheaper to obtain.
So it follows the restoration should also be simpler to
I may be able to save both doors, great if a i can,
Maybe even the front quarters??
Pretty sure both rear quarters are fairly solid,
So worst way is a Hood, and a pair of front quarters and a pair of door skins,
Time will tell but the deeds done so no going back now !!
Is it an SD? Cos an obscure Aussie surf punk band wrote a song about them. I have posted this before.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxyMdvtfnjI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxyMdvtfnjI
newsatten said:
What potentially makes this particular turd worth the effort is it’s completely factory and original, no one’s previously got at it , nothing is patched up, no crap old school mot welding blah blah,
A proper virgin so I’m the first so to speak,
This is a huge bonus, and will certainly add to its value once you've finished it.A proper virgin so I’m the first so to speak,
Outstanding
aeropilot said:
SS427 Camaro said:
Black 68 440cu Charger coming up for Auction on Car & Classic. Looks to have originally been red, column change, no console, wheels look so wrong, ARE or Minilites would transform it.
Hotchkiss rear anti roll bar and frame stiffeners.
The advert description is poor and very vague, surprised that they have let the advert on, with such a vague description. No Vin de code info either, which is vital for a Mopar.
It does have its / a build sheet ( which would have been inside one of the seats )
If its a real 440, and a column shift, no-console car, that would be unusual, although not super rare, as even a few Hemi cars got optioned with column shift auto's!
£20250, no reserve, four days to go.
https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/1968-dodge-...
newsatten said:
Wish i could stay focused on one car like you .Can't seem to get down to five let alone one,
Was the same when going into the model shop in St Martins in London
Use to come out with one sometimes two rare model cars but pissed that i had
to leave the the other five behind that i wanted
Edited by ratrod 2 on Friday 19th April 11:08
Edited by ratrod 2 on Friday 19th April 11:11
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