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I drove around in Orangedust today, and I am having a hard time figuring out this start-up problem. I have a remake Mopar yellow-cap battery, and it is holding 12 volts, I get a good initial start in the morning, but when I shut it off .... and try to re-start her it gives me...

Guys, & gals , I have arrived to the great white North..... from the so called, whatever of the southern half o California. Love it to death,, but .......I sound, like OzzY Osbourne, I, ...I.............I,.........................I..............I. Play the song...

Once I get settled after I move from Calif. to Minnesota, a friend of mine in Chicago said I can have this car, I just got to pick it up. Its 1972 Plymouth Fury Gran Coupe. Its a 360 car with buckets and a console. I haven't seen the car in...

I had a call back at one of my buildings, last night around 10pm. On my way home, an '05 Mustang kept driving like a hot dog, down El Cajon Blvd. He was a young guy and with his girlfriend. I'm thinking I gotta embarass this ying-yang in front of his lady...

Have most of us out there getting really tired of hearing, Bloomington Gold certification crying and whining about using the term "SURVIVOR". They claim to have a patent write to only use the word to describe a vintage Corvette. What kind of crap is...

Guys, I am not exaggerating this but my brother called me again yesterday, and he found a 1969 GTX in an elderly lady's pole barn. Her son flipped the car in 1970, only a year old, and it has been sitting in the barn for the last 35 years!!! I don't know what engine combo is in it...

Some one swiped my Ranger pick-up with the V-8 in it,from right behind my house. I have a full pump shut-off so I know it would'nt get far. Now here is the kicker, I reported it a 6:45am, I talked to 3 different dispatchers, I myself found the truck at 1pm. I received no call back with a...

I just got a call from my brother, that he found out about an original Hemi '69 Road Runner that's been sitting in the weeds for last 15-20 years. As far as all the info I got it has the original engine and trans still in the car and it is the original owner of the car. The car is not...

My brother called yesterday from Minnesota, and said he picked up the new car trailer. We never had one before, never needed one I drove all my cars to all events. Heck, I drove "Orangedust" on a rod run in the spring 150 miles through twisty mountain roads. The stock front disc brakes...

I got the permits today for selling gas at the station I bought in Minnesota. I bought 1 pump yestersday for 300 bucks and the are installing it today. I still need 1 more pump for diesel. All the licenses, and other permits have been approved. I also bought a tow truck here in Calif., and...

I caught the end of a show on the History Channel last night, that was all about NHRA Funny Cars, how there built, operate, and work. It was really cool being how every other show is all about the Sprint Cup Series, or Nextel Cup or whatever the heck its called this week. Some channel...

I just finished reading part 2 of the General Lee's they used in that B rate movie that came out. It's in MCG magazine. Some people actually let the movie company trash there Charger and took it back. I can't figure some people out, they did'nt say how many they butchered and, or...

My brother and I, bought a small 2 bay gas station in Kennedy, Minnesota, I am going to leave San Diego, Calif. and just do what I want to do. I can never open up nothing in Southern Calif. it's next to impossible,we all can not be a chopper builder. So, I guess I need to buy winter clothes...

I returned on Wednesday from the Pebble Beach Show in Northern Calif. I was at the Robb RePort Inaugural Party in Monterey Calif., for the RM auction. They had all their vehicles on display in the host hotel, Portola Plaza, I used my Mid-western charm and I got a a host to let me sit in...

I went to the Mopars Day at the park outside Sacramento, Calif. last weekend, had some pretty good vendors in the swap meet part. I was able to find some NOS heater hoses for my Duster for 50 bucks, along with the original clamps. This vendor sold all rubber grommetts and gaskets and such...

Even though its not a Mopar I could'nt pass this buy up. I picked up a 1977 Pontiac Bandit Trans Am for 1200 bucks off the original owner. The guys niece drove the car thinking it was in 4th gear, and it was in 2nd gear, grenading the 220hp original Poncho engine. The car is super clean...

Gentleman, Going to swap meet in Sacramento, Calif. next week on SAT. 25th Anyone lookin for small knick-knack stuff let me know I'll look around for ya's. Now, small stuff guys... I'm gonna bring a small amount of money. Yeah, right!!!!

My brother found 2 Hemi blocks and 4 sets of heads yesterday. As far as I know the guy was a mechanic for Dodge in the 60's. My brother does not know too much about Hemi's, the guy told him there date coded 68 & 69 model year. He also gave him some cranks and rods. One block still has...

I was checking out monthly news letter from my local mopar club. Someone has a former "Staff car" from the Nixon administration for sale. It is a 74 Chrysler New Yorker with bullet proof glass. I think I am going to go look at it if it's still for sale. That would be a pretty...

Anyone catch Monster Garage last nite. If you did .... Did you notice that the red 70's Camaro was sitting inside Jesse's back lot. That was the episode that the girls did to make a dirt track car and it failed. At the end of the show they show Jesse dumping it into a slag pit and then...

About 2 weeks ago I caught it on a local channel when I was in Vegas visiting my girlfriend. I have not seen this movie in about 20 years, and surprisingly on a local station it was in its entirety. I remember when this movie came out in '74 my mother went to school with one of the...

I will say goodbye to my 70 hemi-orange Duster340 next month. My brother bought some property up in Hallock, Minnesota. I am not to sure where that is at but looking at my maps and speaking with him its about 30 miles from Canada (winnipeg) and about 40 or 50 miles from N. of Grand Forks...

I finally found a 340 long block without paying a Barrett Jackson price for it. I stopped at the machine shop Friday to check on the motor for my truck. ( I'm putting a V-8 in to replace the 4 banger.) Anyhow I spotted this engine in the corner of the shop, just rebuilt 3monthes ago the...

I am having an extra red tape time re-registering my Duster. Since, the original owner is deceased, the owners wife sold me the car, along with all the necessary paperwork, transfer work and a copy that the original owner is deceased. Now, the wonderful DMV wants to see a original...

Scamp I got the radio thanks a mill. The only problem with it is the tuning thumbwheels don't work. That's cool cause itis only going in the car for show. Thanks again! My computer is still on the blink 8)

Anyone see the commercial with the hemi pick-up truck pulling a DUSTER!!! off the rode to a gas station. That one kind of left a bad taste in my mouth, why did they have to use a Duster?? The average Joe is going to think Dusters are junk. I really like my Duster and this commercial makes...

Scamp: I sent check out today, I don't have a computer as of yet to send out e- mails as of yet so I gotta use the corporate office one and it has a watchguard or some crap on it so it won't send out e-mails. Sorry for the delay the check should be there in a couple days. Thanks...

Scamp: I sent check out today, I don't have a computer as of yet to send out e- mails as of yet so I gotta use the corporate office one and it has a watchguard or some crap on it so it won't send out e-mails. Sorry for the delay the check should be there in a couple days. Thanks...

My Christmas bonus is a more scoots than I was looking forward to :cheers: Hmmmm...... What should I buy with the extra money?? Finally maybe a new exhaust that I have'nt finished buying the rest of it yet I only have the TTI headers, maybe a CD changer for the trunk, maybe some body...

What is the fill tube in the trunks of Dusters next to the gas fill tube? Is it just air vent tube or did Chrysler think about making 70 Dusters with the gas fill tube on top of the trunk pillar like a 68-70 Dodge Charger. :scratch: 8)