Recent content by Thrashard340

I'm glad they finally did the Scat Pack...the big engine in a standard R/T. I was hoping they would do this back in 2011 before I bought my 5.0 :(

Fender Tag info (Admin, sorry for inadvertent thread bump) VS29: Plymouth Valiant,Duster Special 2 Door Sports Hardtop H3B: 340 240HP(net) 1-4BBL 8 CYL 1973 Dodge Main, Hamtramck, MI, USA 148347: Sequence number E55: 340 cid 4 barrel V8 275hp D34: Light Duty Automatic...

This is my first post in a long, long time. I'm moving on from this Duster. It's just sitting in my garage and taking up space. I just simply do not have the time or resources anymore. I have had the car since 2005. I haven't driven it or started it since 2010. So buyer will need to bring a...

It's a lose/lose scenario. If you continue to work off your existing model, you're going to struggle for quite a while. If you walk away, your credit is jacked for the next 7 years (at least). Unless you plan on paying everything with cash moving forward, walking away may not be the ideal...

.45 ammo is getting cleaned out around here.

Just filled up the Jeep today. 87 - $4.23/gal @Unocal 76 Station. Fremont, CA.

Definitely. Percieved value of the make and model factors into it as well. As for the comment regarding 340 cars? Collectors are up to speed on the 340's place in Mopar history. 20 years ago, nobody wanted a 340 car. Nobody even wanted a 340 E-body. Hemi's and 440 cars were desiable back...

Scarcity vs demand is what drives up price. Nowadays, it is difficult finding a car with the matching #'s engine or transmission. It's even more difficult finding a car with both. Matching #'s should command an asking price higher than that of the same car without matching #'s. There isn't a...

14 out of 17 right. The GM ones messed me up.

I'm wondering what drivetrain combos will be offered. If it is a strictly a 392 project, this car will end up pricing itself out of most of our budgets upwards of $45k. In order for the proposed Barracuda to be competitive, it will need to weigh in the neighborhood of 3,500 - 3,600 lbs. It...

Understandable. Diagnostic equipment isn't cheap. And then there are the costs associated with learning how to use them. Your operating costs will dictate how versatile you will need to be.

Great story.

Just an observation, but where I live the muffler and brake shops have turned into full blown auto service shops. They have expanded their services beyond brakes and exhaust to general troubleshooting and repair. I checked out two exhaust shops recently for catalytic convertor work and were...

I agree that it's "restified". It is done so tastefully, but doesn't help the value of the car. What would help is having the #'s matching drivetrain. You can repaint a car as many times as you want to (expensive), but once that #'s matching motor is gone...it's gone for good.

SOLD! Thanks FABO. Hurst Pro-matic 2. Part # 383-8500. Part NIB. Still in the plastic (pics below). Part is in Fremont, CA. I'm starting to clean house so unused parts both new and used are going up for sale.