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  1. mopartim

    [WANTED] 68gts tail finish panel

    Wanted: are there any more trunk finish panels stashed for the 68 gts. I've got a old drag car (real gts) that needs one badly. Nice but not perfect would be great. Thanks.
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    Bump steer issues

    I put a 426 hemi in my '68 dart and had to drop the drag link to clear the 2 1/4"x4" headers. Now the car bump steers. I need to drop the outer tie rods 1" or so. I thought about replacing the outer ball joint with a heim joint and putting a 1"spacer between the steering arm on the hub and heim...
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    2013 Shelby GT500 gets 662 HP - beats Viper & Vette

    My '68 Dart would kick it's butt in the 1/4. No blower either, just a cross-ram. Also, a new mustang won't turn my head, but a new Challenger will, big time.
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    Medical marijuana

    My wife got cancer, and got the card here in mich. To hell with the high dollar pharmaceutical companies she says ($50.00 a pill) . The MM helps with pain, anxiety, sleep, mood, seems to be a wonderful herb, not a drug and you don't have to smoke it. But from what I've seen smoking it is a lot...
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    drum to disc conversion

    Do you mean, If I do a conversion, I have to change my master cylinder too?
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    You just THOUGHT your cars were expensive

    E.J. Potter looks like a Mopar man. That guy was/is amazing(I think he's still alive!?). Maybe the first v-8 motorcycle, direct drive of course. His book would be a good read me thinks.
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    That's right, I wear overalls.

    I got some bernie's bibs for 30 bucks a couple of months ago at family farm and home, love 'em. They are very comfy and plenty of room for insulation underneath when needed. There is just that one extra step , and that is keeping the straps out of the toilette when you drop them (bibs) for...
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    How many times has their relative had a Hemi?

    How 'bout the guy that knows where there's a garage full of complete hemis for sale for cheap, or magnessium crossrams and holley race carbs, but never calls with contact info, like that was gonna happen. One local guy was telling me about his wheelie pulling a100 van with the 426 hemi in...
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    Life's most embarrassing car moments

    I got a lesson on why not to use wheel adapters. On main st. in the middle of the day I'm goin' about 30 in my '67 hemi cuda, I start to hear/feel a vibration , a few seconds latter the front of the car jumps up around 3 feet and crashes down, I'm like,WTF, and then there goes my front tire...
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    Your ultimate driving songs?

    Anybody know the name of the song by Springsteen with the lyrics " heart stoppin' hemi with a 4 on the floor.....roadrunner engine in a '34 ford." Heard that song once and would like to here it again.
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    Your ultimate driving songs?

    Rat Back Blues by Deep Purple.
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    Clutch vs. Electric Fan

    Focus on getting some sort of shroud and you will fix your problem. I'm running 12.5 CR in my Hemi Dart with a mech. fan with shroud and be cool radiator and the car runs at 170-180. I even drove it in a parade this summer with the temp in the low 90's. for 45 minutes and the car did pretty...
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    What gear?

    Personally, I think the gear you have sounds great. A steep gear on the street just plain sucks. You can have just as much fun with your 355's at the strip, you still have to have a good reaction time and run on your index,(very exiting and tricky stuff). Tell you the truth, the 320's in my...
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    GM 1 wire alternator

    Ya know, summit has 1 wire chrome CHRYSLER alternators don't ya? $100. bucks though. I put one on my dart, works great.
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    antenna hole PLUG-ideas???

    I also picked up the chrome sink hole plug at the hardware store, worked/looked great. They also have smaller ones that plug your windshield wiper holes that I used on my Hemi-Dart GTS.
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    Strangest thing found in your A body???

    In my '68 Dart, I was hooking up my licence plate light ( it's a old race car) and I found a extra set of keys wired up in the corner of the trunk by the tail light. They had been there for many years. I put them back for someone else to discover many years from now.
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    Good paint shop in mich?

    Don't take it to the body shop in Rives, worst paint and body man ever unless you like runs and waves. The guy has NO pitty, no shame. The only thing he's good at is taking your money. There, I did my good deed for the day. If I can stop just 1 person from going to this hack , the world of car...
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    Head Lights Turn off after 10min

    I,ve got a Challenger that does the same thing. Seems to be worse on brites.
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    Best value carb restoration?

    Thinking I might get my Thermoquad restored by a professional but not the $400-500 job. Any thoughts on a good value carb restorer($200ish?) that dosn't use the tumblers? Who have you all used good or bad. Any warnings? Thanks for any input.
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    Losing the motivation

    Just be glad your not in a nursing home. You're still young, the wind will fill your sails and you'll be off and running again! Maybe something else is making you depressed. When I get a little down it saps my ambition some.
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    Been lurking - Finally joined

    Welcome to FABO. I have found this to be my favorite web site and spend 3/4 of my net time here.(I've got a '68 GTS ,'67 Barracuda and a '72 Challenger). Also, I just joined FEBO and will be lookin' around there too. FEBO seems to just be getting going, as it is a lot less used then FABO...
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    Hemi nut for sale

    Why don't you just get a hemi, you know you want one and you have a good start on the parts. Get a couple of springs a screw and some wire and there ya go. Maybe some of those fake hemi valve covers that you see on sbc's, if you can get 'em for a song.
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    would this pass chassis certification?

    Most people I know pad their roll bars. When I take somebody for a ride I don,t beat on the car per say, just a little tire spin action, hell I hardly break 40 mph. But I also have a #'s matching Challenger for longer/ farther/ faster trips.
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    572 Hemi / Is it Worth it?

    I had heard from a old timer There are 2 types of people, those who want a Hemi car and those who have 1. Then on the other hand, one A-hole told me "a Hemi wasn't anything but a big boat anchor". My brother has a very nice blown indy headed big block '73 cuda ,and I would say people take more...
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    What Modification Do You Regret?

    My second '69 Dart had a junk 426 wedge in it when I got it, but was bolted to a big block k-frame. Well I had this Hemi that was goin' in with elephant ears, so I just lopped off the motor mounts. Not a problem. Wasn't 'tll quite a few years latter that I realized how stupid that was.
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    race fuel $7.59 a gallon

    I,ve got to get a different plan. They just raised race fuel up a dollar a gallon, so I think i'll try something else. I've been running a 50/50 mix of 111 octain and 93 no lead prem. Now I think i'll try octain booster with lead instead . What is the best octain booster or fuel additive, any...
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    Did you drive a a body to school?

    Why yes I did! Bought a stone stock '69 340 4-speed Dart Swinger with the 390's for $550. in 1976. It was yellow with the black trunk stripe, but I had it painted gold after my fender bender, quarter panel actualy. It was my 1st lesson of what can go wrong with possi and bald tires. Started...
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    New member from pacific northwest

    Maybe downsize pics 1st. Welcome!
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