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  1. Kern Dog

    [FOR SALE] Convertible 65 Valiant interior

    Hello. I have the two rear seat side panels for a 1965 Valiant convertible. These are in ugly condition but will clean up. They were originally blue. The RH side has the ash tray, the left does not. $100 for the pair. Shipping will be extra and probably not cheap given the size. I accept...
  2. Kern Dog

    [FOR SALE] OEM Manual steering box with coupler and Pitman arm

    I have a used manual steering unit from a 1976 Dart Lite. It is the 5 1/2 turns lock to lock box and it is in great condition. I found no slop in it. I’m including the coupler housing to make for an easier swap since power steering couplers use a smaller spline shaft. The guts from the coupler...
  3. Kern Dog

    What is the best/worst you've done when selling at a swap meet?

    Like many others here, I often sell stuff of mine to buy stuff for my own projects. We buy parts cars and sell stuff from them, we sometimes buy stashes of parts from some old timer and pack it up to sell at a swap meet. I love selling stuff. This guy I know that used to live in a tee pee...
  4. Kern Dog

    Alignment change after changing from drum to disc

    Like many of you, I’ve owned a few A body cars with 4 wheel drum brakes. Many of us convert to front discs, many times using the popular 1973-76 A body 11” discs. Throughout the years, I’ve noticed that every time I’ve made this switch, the front end alignment changes a LOT. Going from drum to...
  5. Kern Dog

    Annoying TV ads part 16

    Remember those weird Burger King ads with the plastic faced King? That dude was creepy with that stupid grin....the dude always just appearing out of thin air with a hamburger. The forest, a woman's house, wherever. If some ******* dork appeared in my house UNinvited, I'd hope my dogs would bite...
  6. Kern Dog

    Are you a narcissist?

    Who here has the stones to take this test and post the results? Short Dark Tetrad, SD4
  7. Kern Dog

    Cars that sit awhile.

    I know that I’m not the only one like this. Car guys will sometimes have more than one of the cars they like. I’ve seen it across all models of cars too… VW dudes that have 4 Beetles and a van, Ford guys with two Mustangs and a Torino. We Mopar guys do it too. This often means we have cars that...
  8. Kern Dog

    Some cars that look like other cars...

    When I was a kid, my Dad used to comment how some cars on the road looked like other cars from other manufacturers. I'm sure you have noticed that too. Some say that the Duster, Demon and Dart Sport look like a 68-72 Nova. The recessed rear window in a 68-70 Charger looks like the rear window in...
  9. Kern Dog

    Converting the 73-76 Dart fenders to fit a 67-69 Dart

    The outer stamping of the 67, 68, 69 and 73-76 Dart fenders are essentially the same except for the side marker light. I can cut and weld. I have several 73-76 Dart fenders here and have heard of people making them work for a 67-69 Dart. Yeah, I know that there are differences with the...
  10. Kern Dog

    Lets hear your suggestions for a winch for a car trailer.

    I got a car trailer last year. So far, I've dragged one running and 4 dead vehicles up on it using a hand ratcheting "come-along" and a chain. The heaviest was a 5000 lb Saturn SUV. That sucked! I want to look into a medium duty winch to make this easier. I want something reasonably...
  11. Kern Dog

    Have you ever seen any Dart, Valiant, Demon or Duster with a rear window defroster?

    This subject came up on the FMJ forum. A member there mentioned that in New York, cars that are model year 1974 and later are required to have rear window defrosters. They have a few exclusions but it got me curious... I have never seen any sort of rear window defroster in any A body, ever. None...
  12. Kern Dog

    I go in for tire repair and the man asks about my windshield wipers....?

    Is this something new? I know that the Bureau of Automotive Repair places weird restrictions and practices on repair shops. Several years ago, I read they required all shops to do a tire pressure check even if they were in for something completely UNrelated to the tires. Is that happening here...
  13. Kern Dog

    Local People seem to be more friendly when im on vacation.

    I’m honest enough to admit that I don’t know everything so help me out here. It seems that whenever I go to another town for a visit or vacation, the locals seem to be friendly. I am Not the world traveler that many of you are, I’ve never been out of the country. I’ve been to Georgia, Florida...
  14. Kern Dog

    Jumper cables? Nah....there is a newer better solution.

    I read on Mopar Action awhile back about these new battery jumper boxes: These are interesting. I like the idea of having something lightweight and compact to bring with any vehicle I'm taking on road trips. No need for getting help from someone else for a jump start if you accidently...
  15. Kern Dog

    NOT MINE: Looking for junkyard front disc brakes? Northern CA.....

    I saw this complete car at the Pick-N-Pull in Rocklin, CA. 1980 Chrysler Cordoba. Ever see this engine code? E 46? Yeah. 318 4 barrel. Did you see the base timing setting? That is what we often set the timing in engines with big cams! Not a lean burn but it did have some weird...
  16. Kern Dog

    They said it wouldn't work, you did it anyway. How did that work out for you?

    Being a rebel can be rewarding when it works out for you....and it can be embarrassing when it fails and everyone saw it coming. Do you have stories of where you were advised to NOT do something and you did it anyway? How did it work out? Maybe you were advised TO do something and you didn't...
  17. Kern Dog

    The man wants MORE caster. How about this idea?

    Okay, feel free to let me have it if you think that this is a bad idea but..... To those that want their cars to handle better, aligning the car to have more caster really helps. There are numerous ways to get there, some are more effective than others. You can crack open the wallet and buy...
  18. Kern Dog

    Starter relay conundrum

    Here is a new one that I've never seen before.... It pertains to a 75 Power Wagon of mine but since the electrical systems on cars and trucks are so similar, I figure that it applies here. (I did post this in the Truck forum as well) The truck is a 75 W 200 Power Wagon (1978 Grille) that was...
  19. Kern Dog

    Trying to summon the motivation

    Do any of you remember the drive and force that you felt years ago when something needed to be done? I do. I used to take things as a challenge and rise to meet it. I was motivated to do things. Many times nowadays, it just isn't there. Part of me wants to but laziness creeps in. I want to get...
  20. Kern Dog

    Video inside, Road course Mopar

    Yeah, it is an E body but still an amazing Mopar. Notice how well the thing sticks in the turns. THAT looks like far more fun than any 1/4 mile pass!
  21. Kern Dog

    Wow. Have you noticed the HUGE amount of stuff for sale here lately?

    This seems to be a great time to buy if you're looking. I have seen (what seems to me) a FAR MORE THAN USUAL amount of sale ads in the lists under "New Posts". I don't recall seeing that many ads since White Punk On Nitro was around.
  22. Kern Dog

    Lumber question for those in the building trades

    Hello, I retired last year with 36 years in construction. I was a framing Carpenter and built lots of houses, schools and commercial buildings. One thing that nobody could ever answer was the following: With 2x4s and 2x6s, they were always 1/2" undersize in each dimension.... 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" and...
  23. Kern Dog

    Who has had good experiences with the Brawler series of carburetors?

    I’ve been a Holley guy for years. I like their simplicity and interchangeability. They sure have gone up in price though. I see these Brawlers that look like Holleys. The Roadkill guys have used them on project cars too. I’m in need of a good 600 cfm single feed 4 barrel for my 67 Dart. I...
  24. Kern Dog

    How many of your personal cars ended up in junkyards?

    Ha.... My very first one did, a '69 Dart 318 I had for a little over a year in 82-83. I sold it to buy a Dart Sport. About a year after I sold it, I saw it at a local U-Pull-It junkyard. It was a sad moment for me. It wasn't even wrecked, they must have encountered something mechanical they...
  25. Kern Dog

    Ever known a guy like this?

    Beware....there is some coarse language spoken within...
  26. Kern Dog

    Projects you have on the list but keep putting off....

    It sits there....you have the stuff to do it but it just sits there. You walk by it, knowing that you should just go ahead and dig in and get it done. What project do you have in the garage that you just can't bring yourself to do?
  27. Kern Dog

    Can you identify these parts ?

    Last summer I parted out a 74 Duster and these things may have come from that car.
  28. Kern Dog

    Rebuilding a Holley 600

    It has been awhile since I did a full rebuild on a carburetor. I’ve changed jets, power valves, metering blocks, accelerometer pump cams and such but it has been years since I did a full tear down. I have these cars out back: They both have mild 360s with the most basic of all Holley...
  29. Kern Dog

    Engine oil, API ratings and oil integrity

    Today I stumbled upon a small stash of UNused oil in bottles that had no date code on them but did have the SAE API circle with ratings of SD and SF. I thought that I was told that the higher in the alphabet the second letter was, the higher the detergent level. In short, an oil like this...
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