74 Swinger Project

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Well bought a set of rear tail light bezels here...never bothered to look when they arrived...took them in to powder coat. Right in my ***...2 driver's sides! AAAAAAAGH

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Wife drove the car today for an interview and on the way home at 60 mph the car just died. Will crank all day but won't fire, not even trying. Towed it home and will get after it this week.
 
I had that years ago with my 74 Duster...turned out being an intermittent coil...I have had the resistor as well, but I had that exact thing happen to me and it was the coil.
 
Well at this point there seems to have been a bit of a chain reaction of sorts. MSD box had power in and no power out. Ballast resistor no good. Coil with no output. Since my alternator was working fine my guess is something died/shorted and a chain reaction killed the other components.
 
Well at this point there seems to have been a bit of a chain reaction of sorts. MSD box had power in and no power out. Ballast resistor no good. Coil with no output. Since my alternator was working fine my guess is something died/shorted and a chain reaction killed the other components.
voltage regulator?
 
Removed msd box and replaced everything with stock. Runs fine now. Tightened up header bolts and replaced power steering line that wanted to drip on my floor.
 
Removed msd box and replaced everything with stock. Runs fine now. Tightened up header bolts and replaced power steering line that wanted to drip on my floor.
Another msd box failure. Geez I remember when they used to be good stuff
 
Second time on this car. First time the car was in paint and body. I am unsure of anything that may have gone on at that time. For all I know the box was fine and I bought another for someone. I think we solved the electrical gremlins for now. Wife said it runs great.
 
Big AACA car show this weekend in NC. Wife has worked hard putting the sponsors together. 60 cars signed up. She spent the day detailing this one.



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And she picked up some bumper candy for the event!

Sweet looking bumper candy.
I ordered my plates a couple of months ago........still waiting :(
Hopefully before to much longer. Everyone who I have talked to
that has ordered the throwback plates say it takes three to four months.

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Nice! Here in NC you can get a regular registration, but for an antique vehicle you can put your own vintage plate on the car as long as the registered plate is in the vehicle. So I was able to find dated plates for both 72 cars, my 79 truck, and my 74 Swinger.
 
One of these days I will finish the tail panel and grill on this car. Considering selling it as it is when I get home. My wife is falling in love with the Demon since she took over running the build while I am deployed. Switched from big nasty stroker to daily driver 383 so she can enjoy.

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