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    72 Dart acts like low battery but will start at relay

    Battery terminal on relay... I was thinking maybe the relay as when I bought at chain store it said made in china....didn't even think it could be heat soaked....or just plain bad...
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    72 Dart acts like low battery but will start at relay

    Weird issue that popped up after new cam install. After getting all broke in I shut it down to do several checks....went to restart and acted like battery was almost dead...ie clicking starter. Checked voltage and was fully charged....so I jumped at the relay and fired right up...anyone else...
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    SUCCESS! Broken Dipstick Tube Removal Write up

    I will add what worked for me.....I simply used a 5/16-18 tap in the tube and tapped a half inch or little more...with a bottoming tap...as it will bring 99% of the chips out of which there is hardly any.....then I used a 5 or 6 inch long 5/16 bolt with a couple of deep sockets over it and used...
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    Better gauges in a stock cluster?

    I just bit the bullet and went with the insert from Fast Lane West....bought my own gages and added turn and high beam led lights.....
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    Starter for a 130 tooth flywheel need help!!

    I have a friend who is working on a transplanted 440 with a 4 speed....it has the stock bell housing but they installed an aluminum 130 tooth flywheel. He bought an aftermarket mini starter for a 130 tooth from summit but says it is nowhere close to engaging.....is it possible that because the...
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    Ticking sound while engine running

    I agree with 273....I had a 69 Dart with headers....there was a small exhaust leak and it would sound like a lifter....bought a new set of gaskets and viola...tick went away....and yes mine was intermittent ...basically got noisier the warmer the car got... Hate to say it...good sound but too...
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    Super Bowl? What a joke

    Exactly.....they had not faced a defense as athletic as Seattles....they had Manning constantly moving his feet....they were hitting receivers hard....I will say Denver looked out of it...but cmon The defense was way more dominant than anyone could have imagined.....I don't think Denver could...
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    Fender interchange...what years??

    Actually further look at it the damage is not bad....but driver door is getting replaced this weekend.....passenger side is worse but not as bad as I was thinking...
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    Fender interchange...what years??

    What I figured....I am just being lazy and did not want to do the body work...all is straight except there.....and so far cannot find any near by here in Oregon...at least for a decent price...
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    Fender interchange...what years??

    So I have a 72 Dart and the fenders are beat to crap at the rear where someone had misalignment before I bought it...and I have a guy who has 73 fenders that to my eye look the same...will they work??
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    Speedometer Gear Housing

    I just got a 904 out of a 78 or 79 cordoba and realized I did not get the speedometer gear housing with it....where is a reputable vendor to purchase...and I also noticed while looking there seems to be 2 different types a long one and short one....and I cannot find which one it should be. Any...
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    best way to strip a dash bezel

    Use castrol superclean...soak overnight and it will remove everything...I have a post on here somewhere about it...and when you are done using it...filter it back into the jug and it still works....the coating on the bezel will just deteriorate right off... here is a thread with a couple pics I...
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    NOTICE TO ALL GUN OWNERS!!!! Tagging a Gun Owner's Vehicle

    Actually just heard about something similar happening here in Oregon....cars getting marked and then broken into... http://lonestarwatchdog.blogspot.com/2012/03/notice-to-all-gun-owners-tagging-gun.html If you own a gun and therefore go to gun ranges or gun shops, you might want to read...
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    Post up something from your state

    Its so Boring we have Weed here in Oregon...lol
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    .........well, I'm at it again............

    Yep...I call craigslist a blessing and a curse all in one....there are good people on there but it just takes one bad apple to piss you off....bought a set of wheels off there no problems great seller...next time guy had a front valance for sale for 30 bucks...went to pick it up and was...
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    I like fruitcake

    Never have liked it....but couldnt eat if I wanted to...I am not supposed to eat sugary foods since I had weight loss surgery....and havent had any caffeine or sugar since september of 2010....but have lost close to 200 pounds and only a few to go till I am at my goal.....Merry Christmas
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    Changing Strut Rods - Need Help!

    You will have to release all tension on the torsion bar, remove clips at rear of torsion bars and pull them out of the lower control arm. Then pull lower control arm...viola it is out...I would suggest checking bushings while that far into it. It is a little laborious but really doesnt take to...
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    Just got a TRUCK!!!! A '68 Sweptline !!!

    Awesome find....I love the short wides....only thing that concerns me is the rust pocket in the lower part of door...I have owned several and thats the main spot for cancer..there and and rocker panels along with floorboard....
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    Sucks to be them.....lots of ferrari scrap

    Thats what happens when you dont drive a Mopar...lol..... http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/12/giant-crash-wrecks-eight-ferraris-other-exotics-in-japan/1
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    Your on the job photos

    Currently a Machinist........CNC cylindrical grinder 30" diameter rolls up to 9 feet long and 8000 pounds...which is in the grinder and a dual spindle multi axis lathe...
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    New to Dodge world, Need help with spindles

    What you need to buy is a setup from a 73 up A body...ie Dart, Duster etc....get everything you can...upper control arms, spindles, proportion valve...etc.... I personally have aftermarket upper control arms and am using spindles off an f body aspen....people here will say dont do that but I...
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    Anyone Frustrated with the Economy?

    Well Nafta is a big part of the problem...but also the USA has one of if not the highest corporat tax in the world while Canada has lowered there tax to get business to come there...if I were a company I would leave here too for better tax cuts. Also when Slick Willys administration repealed...
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    job changing

    I myself am making a career change.....I am an unemployed machinist as we speak....but I have decided to go work for an international company that does drilling.....not for just oil...they mainly drill for precious metals....and I only plan on doing it for a couple of years so we can pay all of...
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    Scarebird Disk Brake Conversion Kits: Anybody done one?

    Personally I would go the way of just getting the correct setup and stay away from the scarebird stuff....I know some have had good luck with it...but I did order a bracket kit from them and was not impressed with it...I did not like the fact that a nut is welded in place instead of just...
  25. friesza

    job careers

    I hear ya about the job market....I am a machinist and around here its very hit or miss...for the last couple years its been on for a few months and then laid off for a couple...I am sure as hell sick of it...and I blame nafta...and our government for the crappy job situation...but it has pushed...
  26. friesza

    I hate machine shops..

    Thats why I verify the work being done....by checking everything while it is still at there shop...I always ask before I have work done so it keeps them honest...if they wont let me they dont get my business....trust me if I had money to buy my own equipment I would... Yeah there are some real...
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    I hate machine shops..

    Just my 2 cents...but always pick the machine shops brain...see if they know what they are doing...what I mean is like with the cam bearings...if they dont know walk out....dont know how many shops I have walked out on when all they talk about is chevy of ford.....I am a machinist but not in the...
  28. friesza

    Front end rebuild PST ??????

    I bought all moog brand thru rockauto.com and paid around 300 or so....I do not have any specialty tools and did it all myself....I do have a friend who has a press and only used it to press bushings....and had a local tire shop install upper ball joints for next to nothing....I probably have...
  29. friesza

    10' drums on 9"spindles???

    I am almost 100% positive it will not....spindle is way different and takes different bearing sizes...it would be nice if it did...
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    my favorite comedian

    I like Gabriel...but John Pinette is my all time favorite....he keeps it clean and is deadly funny....has been around longer than fluffy.... John Pinette - Lines Drive Me Crazy!!! - YouTube
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