a once around the garage to see what he is doing

Oldmanmopar · Jun 5, 2019

Many Harley motors. also look at the size of the chain that broke on one of the skid loaders. This was costly . And what a story on the mishap. I had to walk down an see it . He was loading large logs on on a big fire and it jammed up while on the fire. Very close call .

TF360 · Jun 5, 2019

Like the red Duster in the backround

Oldmanmopar · Jun 5, 2019

TF360 said:
Like the red Duster in the backround

340 4spd. with AC low milage but very rusty. Could be yours.

limegreen70 · Jun 5, 2019

Oldmanmopar said:
340 4spd. with AC low milage but very rusty. Could be yours.

Have any more pictures? You can't tease us like that.

Tooljunkie · Jun 5, 2019

Oldmanmopar said:
340 4spd. with AC low milage but very rusty. Could be yours.

You call that rusty? Thats showroom compared to my 76 dart sport...

Oldmanmopar · Jun 5, 2019

Tooljunkie said:
You call that rusty? Thats showroom compared to my 76 dart sport...

It needs quarters , front floors and the correct year interior. It is more than I wish to take on right now. It runs like new. throw out bearing makes noise when cold. The AC works. I was going to put the drive line in my Demon. I don't see that happening any time soon.

plymouth67 · Jun 5, 2019

You gotta price on the Duster?

brian6pac · Jun 5, 2019

That chain looks like the one I had on my mini bike when I was a kid, I had a 12HP Wisconsin off of a cement mixer and a belt clutch off of a lawn tractor, What a ride! I was 12. Well maybe not that big but we scrounged what we could off of old construction equipment to build what we needed.
Yea the good old days.

Oldmanmopar · Jun 7, 2019

brian6pac said:
That chain looks like the one I had on my mini bike when I was a kid, I had a 12HP Wisconsin off of a cement mixer and a belt clutch off of a lawn tractor, What a ride! I was 12. Well maybe not that big but we scrounged what we could off of old construction equipment to build what we needed.
Yea the good old days.

That story hits home for me also, We had nothing. My grandpa showed me how to put corn cobs in my bicycle tires, I couldn't afford a tube . Pack them tight and the break the last one to fit in. They only lasted a couple days until they tuned to powder. But I got to ride and I was so proud my grandpa for coming up with that idea. I thought he was a genius back then and it showed me I could do anything with some thought and my hands

Maybe that is why us old guys hoard things. we all had to use are imagination and what ever we had to get by. Yeah those were the good old days. They taught me anything can be fixed with a little thought and ingenuity.

Oldmanmopar · Jun 7, 2019

Oh yeah. I still have the tools from when I was young. Most of them say Ford on them. I was on a tool buying mission ever since. when my son reached the age I was at that time he already had a milling machine. I bought 4 Bridgeport mills to make one. I still have all the parts for them also.

I have a 1930's 40 ton press with leather seals it works like new. They don't make things like they use to. That press will push or bend anything I put in it. I also have one of the first 1959 sears suburban tractors with electric start with all the attachments. They gave you a battery charger with it to charge the battery at night. There are two 59's here and a 64. The 1934 Standard twin riding tractor I have has a sickle bar mower deck.

I could go on and on. My point is keep everything. You never know when you may re-purpose it. I like restoring old things that were left to rot. Here is a fraction of some **** I have. There is more to be restored for reuse than just Mopars.

Tooljunkie · Jun 7, 2019

Back in the days when things were built to last. There is nothing made today with that kind of durability.

I have a post drill i saved from the scrap heap. I want to restore it and put it up somewhere.
Plus a couple cushman lobsters.

Oldmanmopar · Jun 28, 2019

Well I did another walk around . some calipers getting rebuilt I need a set for the brown Duster . He is doing all of them then there done.

Here is a GM Dart small block getting square decked and O-ringed it will then get power honed, Scat crank polished to size, and the internals are cleaned, There will be other block mods done, I am sure

Oldmanmopar · Jun 28, 2019

Some more Duster parts got cleaned I see

Tooljunkie · Jun 29, 2019

Wow! Incredible work.
Looks great.

YY1 · Jun 29, 2019

factory 4 speed AC car

NICE

Oldmanmopar · Jun 29, 2019

YY1 said:
factory 4 speed AC car

NICE

We are stripping it. The car is to far gone.

YY1 · Jun 29, 2019

can you show us the bad metal and post a price?

hiPo 4 speed AC cars are pretty darn rare let alone an A body HiPo 4 speed AC car

Oldmanmopar · Jun 29, 2019

I get some pics but I am undecided if I want to sell it . I first want to sell the brown 71. It won't make Carlisle but there is always the web

Finally paint

Oldmanmopar · Jul 9, 2019

Another look at whats going on in the garage.

Dart heads were resurfaced and port matched. They were new You would not believe how far out of square they were

Harley heads for seats and guides will get resurfaced also

Another Subaru block getting pinned

He is going to cut out a set of torque plates for a Harley EVO they want $700 a set. One for the top and one threaded and relived for the bottom. You have to squash the cyl. for Honing

Grade 8 bolts are in are here. Thanks for the cabinet Dave

Oldmanmopar · Jul 9, 2019

brian6pac said:
That chain looks like the one I had on my mini bike when I was a kid, I had a 12HP Wisconsin off of a cement mixer and a belt clutch off of a lawn tractor, What a ride! I was 12. Well maybe not that big but we scrounged what we could off of old construction equipment to build what we needed.
Yea the good old days.

I would spend the whole day at our town dump scrounging junk that I thought I could make something out of. It was right out the dirt road from our house. My own outside hardware store. Anything with bolts on it came home. Bicycles were like finding gold. If it wasn't for the dump I wouldn't have had a Bicycle. I built the coolest Chopper. I wanted a "Orange Crate" but My dad couldn't afford one. Yeah those were the days.

Oldmanmopar · Jul 21, 2019

no captions just pictures. Ask if you need info on something. Just thought I would mention , The dart block got a groove for multi layer steel gasket fire ring support for Hig compression or boost