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    Gas Power auger recommendations

    Just dig the holes yourself with a graft ( very narrow spade ) save some money and get some exercise as well !!!!
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    Paint a Zinc Plated oil Pan?

    dont blast it use some moribund solution its what you use to paint galvanized stuff it is an etch primer turns it black and the paint will stick
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    can i use diesel oil?

    Oil for diesel engines usualy has a higher detergent content than petrol engine oil, but has more addatives anti foam , and wear ( zinc ) so yes you can use it but if your rings etc have a bit of wear then you might burn a bit more of it
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    Gas Price Rant

    Good job you guys have to pay british pricess for gas our works out to about $12 a gallon !!!!!! the goverment get about half of that in duties and taxes wish I lived in the US
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    Look what one of my customer's has on his property! Not an a body

    You can still buy parts for these here in England the owners club bought all the tooling as well so they can make body panels etc , and they can also give you the history of the car , Jensen bought truck 440 's from mopar in a batch so all the 440's have six pack rods etc at least every one I...
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    98 5.2 magnum with auto box

    Hey guys I know there is a couple of threads about this on here but I cant find them so here goes I have just bought a 5.2 magnumand 4 speed auto box from a 1998 dodge day van I have not yet got the box engine or ECU out yet but I know that you have to mod the gearbox mount to get them in I have...
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    How long have you owned your car?

    Bought my barracuda in June 1978 from a friend of mine for £450 . 00 been no problems with it , only service stuff and now getting new rear quarters been in England all its life and well undersealed from new 318/904 8 3/4 suregrip H/D suspension and discs
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    who has converted a 68-72 dart to right hand drive???????????????????

    The bulk head ( firewall) is totaly different for a RHD and the steering box is mounted on the chassis rail I will take some pics when I can and post here , one of the MMA guys moved over to the US and took his RHD 67 Cuda with him he races it at the strips , my car is at a mates at the moment...
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    Wanted: car guy willing to deal with me...

    There are parts to be had in the UK and some of the prices are not to bad depends on what you are after, some of the parts we go and get when we can, my friend and I brought back a stroker kit for his 440 !! crank was heavy though but some of the people will put gift on the customs form for you...
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    Water leaking into both front floors

    What happend on mine was the drain for the heater inlet ,the grill on the front just under the windshield dlocked up and rusted a hole every time it rained or I washed it the foot wells would flood !!!! hard job to fix as I had to take the fenders off and poke out the crud had to get my head...
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    Aussie Speed Group Buy- 1 5/8 headers and All other parts

    Are these for RHD cars or LHD cars ???????? if for LHD they will not fit as they are made for the steering box to be on the right of the car like my Barracuda or am I wrong ??
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    Disc Brakes for 68 Plymouth Barracuda's

    It is in the resto book for my car , they also put on heavy duty suspension parts I have the hemi type springs on the rear and uprated front torsion bars , it handles like a sports car , and it is right hand drive they brought in about 650 to england in 67/68 not many left over here as the rust...
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    Disc Brakes for 68 Plymouth Barracuda's

    the ones exported to england had them as standard I am converting mine to big bolt pattern
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    67 Barracuda Fuel gauge problems

    Yes ground out the wire to the sender unit at the tank end , if the gauge goes to full then you have a sender fault , more probably the float has a hole in it !! mine did !!!! a wine cork will get you out of trouble or a new sender unit
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    Gauge Reads Hot, Rad Temp OK???

    I had the same trouble and used the sender unit from my 318 as it matched the gauge and have no problem now it seems that the resistance is wrong for the gauge with some of the after market senders , I also use a capilary type temp gauge in the top hose of the rad " just in case " to check on...
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    Worlds fastest land vehicle

    The same team that built that one are doing another and it will go twice the speed of sound , I have seen a model and went to a presention , they are just trying to raise the funds for it , but who will drive the thing ????? they will need balls of steel !!!!
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    Worlds fastest land vehicle

    71DUSTAR If you listen very carefully you will hear it go through the sound barrier, and its British !!!!
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    what piston did a 318 use?

    I have a 68 318 engine and it states that it is 9.5 to 1 comp ratio my pistons have valve cut outs in them both sides I know they are factory ones as I have owned it for 32 years and both previous owners were known to me , I also have a 78 block and the pistons are flat top and 30 thou lower in...
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    what is this for?

    looks like your voltage regulator for your alternator
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    Things I Learned in North Carolina

    My son lives in Matthews NC when I went to see him first time I thought I was on a different planet !!!!! I am English by the way , and have worked in lots of places in the world but NC is a little strange
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    904 tranny swap question

    but to save cash swop the internal parts if yours is good
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    Comment I heard form these "kids"

    I live in england and go to the Chelsea cruise last Saturday in the month when waiting at the lights in town someone asked my friend who was behind me " what year is your mustang ? " he replied " don't know this is a 68 charger !!! " mine has also been called a mustang but it's a 68 fastback...
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    Illegal border crossing

    Dam near same thing in England as well we are fed up with it scroungers on the system
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    Mini Starter nut size?

    I think you will find these are metric threads on the cable post's unc will not fit,think they are 8 mm
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    Where do you live

    I'm in West Byfleet county of Surrey England south of London nice part of the world !!!!!!!
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    hilarious top gear road test

    Hammond did buy that Charger had it all done up then sold it !!!!!! said he did not have enough time to drive it, someone in our club bought it , the Chally belongs to another of our club members if your ever in the UK or want to have a look at our club site go to www.moparuk.com we have a...
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    i got flooding

    What carb you got ?????? had this trouble with an eddy 600 was metal particals stuck in the rubber cones of the needle valves it was not shutting off fuel so put some new ones in and OK now
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    Small oil leak

    Thought I had a leak there as well turned out it was coming from the distributor I had a gastek for it in the rebuild set check that ,might not be coming from the intake
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    Newfoundland Dog?

    Dogs walk different to that that is a bear !!!!!!
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    Members location?????

    About 10 miles south of London England in Surrey MMA member 229 68 barracuda fastback its nice and sunny here !!!!!!!8)
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