Howdy from NC - 71 Demon
Name is Brad from Germanton, NC. I am BRAND NEW to the MOPAR world. First of all, I know this car is in BAD shape, but my uncle gave it to me for FREE (picked it up this past weekend). Been sitting since 1992, so I figured I would get it and tinker with it. I know this car isn't worth lots as it sits and I will probably end up putting more in this car than what its really worth, but it was a gift and I remember riding around lots in this car when I was a kid. I will definitely need lots of advice and from browsing this site I can see there is tons of info out there and very knowledgeable people. My plan is to (already pulled the seats out to get recovered), pull the engine and transmission (try to find a 4spd), and get those rebuilt (beef up the 318 a bit). Make the interior, engine bay and trunk area look like new, update suspension with new brakes, etc. I will get it road worthy first, and worry about body work later (have a truck I am working on as well). I may try to get the passenger door to match the rest of the patina on the car and I will probably tape out where the side stripes go and paint those and sand them to match the look of the car...New wheels/tires (I plan on going with the Rallye's on BFG's but need some info on size and fitment). I am looking at: 15x7 Front and 15x8 on Rear. What tire sizes would you recommend? Looking at 275/60/15 for Rear but not sure what will look good/fit on front...thoughts? Anyway, here is the demon! I look forward to learning more about the Mopar world!
Name is Brad from Germanton, NC. I am BRAND NEW to the MOPAR world. First of all, I know this car is in BAD shape, but my uncle gave it to me for FREE (picked it up this past weekend). Been sitting since 1992, so I figured I would get it and tinker with it. I know this car isn't worth lots as it sits and I will probably end up putting more in this car than what its really worth, but it was a gift and I remember riding around lots in this car when I was a kid. I will definitely need lots of advice and from browsing this site I can see there is tons of info out there and very knowledgeable people. My plan is to (already pulled the seats out to get recovered), pull the engine and transmission (try to find a 4spd), and get those rebuilt (beef up the 318 a bit). Make the interior, engine bay and trunk area look like new, update suspension with new brakes, etc. I will get it road worthy first, and worry about body work later (have a truck I am working on as well). I may try to get the passenger door to match the rest of the patina on the car and I will probably tape out where the side stripes go and paint those and sand them to match the look of the car...New wheels/tires (I plan on going with the Rallye's on BFG's but need some info on size and fitment). I am looking at: 15x7 Front and 15x8 on Rear. What tire sizes would you recommend? Looking at 275/60/15 for Rear but not sure what will look good/fit on front...thoughts? Anyway, here is the demon! I look forward to learning more about the Mopar world!
