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    Am I just SOL?

    I've been looking for an aluminum center for an 8 3/4 for awhile. I've watched ebay and most of the Mopar sites, and haven't seen any for sale. What am I missing?
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    NOT MINE: Chrysler 300 in Central Missouri

    I passed this the other day, and hopefully one of you will want it. In a 2-door chassis, it's fairly uncommon in these parts!! It has a big block under the hood, but it's a 2-barrel intake so I know at least the intake and carb aren't original. I was losing light and couldn't ID the motor...
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    New car, 1973 Valiant

    So for the moment I have a Red Valiant, a White Dart, and a Blue Valiant (It would've been a better fit when I still had the four door white Dart, then they'd all be 4-doors). Since the blue car has no title, it's a parts car, which is sad because it's complete and fairly sound. Motor and...
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    Neon spark plug thread repair help

    Long story short, Mrs. JOS51700 called me this morning from the side of the highway. Turns out the Neon spit out the #2 spark plug. I've always torqued these with a torque wrench; they're 14mmx1.25 gasketed plugs. When I pulled the rest, #3 was loose, and the thread-adapter caps on the center...
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    Frame shop recommendation

    Does anybody have someone they'd recommend for a good frame shop in the kansas city/ west central Missouri area? I just put the '93 Dakota in the ditch on some black ice and the giant stones the guy put in the ditch 'to keep people from driving in the ditch' did a number on the steering rack...
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    Midnight Express

    Seeing the diecasts for sale in another thread brought a question I've had for a long time. Was the Midnight Express truck a f'real Chrysler offering, or just a 'tribute' kinda thing someone did? I've never been able to see one in person or find much info on the web, but I've seen several...
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    Badass Mopar burn pits and other Mopar decorum

    I just wanted to post this for interested parties. My friend Brandon has a CNC plasmacutting business and has started making custom burn pits. He not a Mopar guy specifically, just a car guy in general, and makes a lot of this kind of stuff. If you see a year/make/model that he doesn't have...
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    Leakdown test discussion, with 'strange' readings

    So over the last week, I went out to visit my dad. He's hardcore into the Chevy third-gen 6 cylinders of the '60s. I know, this is Mopar land but he's not online and I'm not about to sign up on a Chevy page just for this question. His primary truck is a '66 4wd with a 292 that was rebuilt two...
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    Engine knock diagnostic suggestions

    So, I swapped the stock 2.0 in my '96 Neon for another stock 2.0. While I had the new engine on the stand replacing the timing belt, I found the stock water pump was severely worn, and my heart sank. It was clearly to the point of losing water. The car I got the motor out of was wrecked and had...
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    Need advice: damper bolt hole in crank damaged

    Hello all, on the wife's 2001 neon, I went to pull the damper/pulley to do the timing belt. Push rod on the Chrysler puller wasn't long enough so I cut off a used head bolt and dropped the piece in the hole. Worked great, damper pulled off. I've done this before, never a problem. Problem...
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    WIW 440 with a/t

    Looking at buying a 440, complete minus carb, with the attached 727 automatic. it's out of the car but I can probably get a compression test on it. Motor dates to '72 but the project isn't set out to be any particular vintage. Thank you for your input!
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    I just wanna say...

    I can NOT believe that Budget would rent out to me a 6.4L 6 speed Challenger. But they did. Man o man....I asked if they had any Challengers, and she asked if I could drive a stick shift. I knew right away what they had. I told her, "I can burn up a clutch as good as any man out there" and...
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    Mopar Action magazine DISCONTINUED

    Turns out I'd let my subscription lapse when I moved a few months ago. Apparently I was the only subscriber left and when I called to renew, he informed me that the magazine has shut down. This really sucks. That's been my favorite magazine for twenty plus years now. Anyone else miss it, or...
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    Key code tag help

    A friend of mine (who is in no way a car guy) came into this key code tag. I've found a site that says it's mopar but not much else is said. Is it really mopar and does it have any value? Thank you John
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    Barracuda clipped Dart or Duster

    I've always wondered; will a '67-'69 Barracude front clip fit on a '67-'76 Dart or Duster (or Valiant/Scamp/Demon, natch)? Why or why not?
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    WIW '70's Dodge Truck with 440

    I know very little of this truck, but the owner wants to know what it might be worth (she's not a Mo-person). Mid-70's Dodge, might be re-clipped onto a later cab. 440, with headers, speed parts, cam, etc. Supposed to be pretty quick. Those are fattie drag tires under there. Interior is fair...
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    Tribute versus Clone

    OK, I'll bite. WTF is a "tribute" car, and how the hell is, for example, a Road Runner "Tribute Car" built on a Satellite any different than a clone? By definition: TrIbute: a : a payment by one ruler or nation to another in acknowledgment of submission or as the price of protection; also...
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    Right side drive, V8 ragtop AM Rambler

    I was on the insurance auto auction site, and found this. It's sort of a Mopar-ish... NY area salt-water loss :-(
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    Vehicle transports

    I've secured a vehicle in Colorado. I need to have it delivered to SW Missouri. Is there anyone here that does automotive transport? If not, is there anyone here that can recommend an auto transport company? Cost is a big factor, but it's less of a factor if it's going to a FABO member or a...
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    Need help - flood recovery process.

    Hey guys, I know this isn't the best place for it, but I gotta start somewhere. Grandpa's '91 Ram is currently underwater in Lyons, Colorado. It's got the Cummins diesel. I'm not worried about replacing a wiring harness down the road, or anything like that, but as soon as the water goes...
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    Beakman's World

    Okay, so I recently found out that the full complement of Beakman's World is on Netflix. This show, and Mr. Wizard, both had a profound effect on how I look at world as well as offering the information that later proved to be invaluable in my work and play life, so needless to say I've really...
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