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Thanks for head up. According to the 72 Parts Manual, all A-bodies used the same wiper arm. That surprised me as the 23, 29, & 41 body codes do not use the same windshield. That said, it could have been a Trico or an Anco arm. It was the same part number regardless of body style. I stock...

Paid too much, eh? Neiman-Marcus is an ultra high-end retailer in the Dallas area. Here's the story with news you may want to use. Neiman - Marcus $250 Cookie Recipe - Recipe - Cooks.com

Thanks for the info. It prompts a few more questions. If the center dot equals 23 ohms and the first heavy mark is 34 ohms ~180º, then what are the temp and ohm values of the other two dots for a new gauge , per the book? In your experience, as the systems age, do they tend to read cooler or...

I vaguely remember this one. Recall it as a metallic blue or aqua car. Rear window tilted out and up to shield rear passengers.

Sun or Stewart-Warner in a chrome pod on the steering column By the late 70's there were decent aftermarket in-dash am/fm/cassette available. Sparkomatic, Kraco, Craig, & Pioneer are the most common. Most of these only offered left/right separation. Speakers usually went in the rear. I put a...

I disagree with better technology on the beak cars. The A-body was a rolling collection of band-aids with regards to meeting impact and air pollution standards. The good part of this is that band-aids can be stripped off and parts swap back and forth easily. I had a 73 Dart Custom /6 that...

Each state conducts its own policies and procedures regarding car titles. Texas has a bonded title process for cars without titles. So does Wisconsin. Beyond that similarity, I am unable to assist further. Here is the Wisconsin bonded title application form. Good luck...

Not likely as both were built on the same lines in the same plants. The only real difference between the Duster and Demon are the front clips and the tail panel. (The left front door on my Demon came off of a Duster.) The Dart front end has a little more overhang than the Duster and it uses a...

Nice looking car at $4-5.5K. If not a factory DB car, drop offer by $300. If a SBP drum brake car drop offer by $750. IMO, car needs wheels ($1K), tires ($500), and seat upholstery (>$1000 if out-sourced). If it did not have these knocks, it might be worth $8K. If front seats came out of...

Ok, 1970dartcustom, here are the befores and afters of the last three I have done. It "gets ugly before it gets better" rang true with all of them. All had rust issues in the driver's side floor pan. Both the Demon and Mordor had serious roof rust issues, too. By the way, Johnny Pace, I...

Latter part of 65 model run for bolt change. No problem with 1966. IIRC, if the car has factory A/C, Weiand manifold won't work. Eddie 2176 is a current model that matches 273 & 2bbl 318 intake ports. Works with factory A/C & has coil mount bosses. 2bbl kickdown linkage won't work with...

I have fished broken keys out of locks with a pen vise. The cylinder has to be in position for the key to come out if it were intact. Screw the bit into the key as far as you think it will go without exiting the far end. As you do this, periodically try to pull pen vise out to see if...

In the Daytona USA museum??? Evidently the boys in Auburn Hills weren't able to convince FIAT that driving around in circles on Sunday was going to sell more cars during the rest of the week. Too bad. FWIW: 1. I miss Mopar in NASCAR, too. 2. Went through this in early 70s. Mopar...

FNG at Discount, right? That would be a small bolt pattern wheel with drum brakes, BBP with disks. When I was restoring the modor, I left a PO surprise for the next guy. Discovered at the last minute that the floor board on the passenger side was rotten. Already had pan for driver's side...

Not really. Drove a 67 Olds f-85 like the blue one, but the color of the 4-door. Had a 330 CID 2-bbl V-8, bench seats, a column shift, BW tires w/ poverty caps, and an AM radio. The best and worst feature of the car was the black bench seat interior. Black color bad for heat in Alabama...

Here's a few of mine.

After seeing Jungle Pam, I'm confused what you're wanting. Oh well, I'll give you both. It's all digital any way.

LOL Amen My (now ex-) wife made up a little shadow box with my military "salad bowl" that included my Expert Rifle and Pistol badges. She put it in the foyer near the front door where it was hard to escape notice.

Starting early aren't you? I have two daughters. They knew of my fondness for things automotive from the beginning. The older daughter wanted her DL as soon as she could get it. The other waited until she went off to college. The older one didn't/doesn't care one wit about how they work...

I like the Wix 51515 and Fleetguard LF551A. Fleetguard aka Cummins (as in diesel engine) Filtration makes filters in Cookville, TN under their own label and used to do OEM work for other heavies in the business.

OK. I missed it. The 250/327 was not available in the Chevy II. In 1965, the Chevy II was available with the 300/327. IIRC, it had dual exhausts. 66 model IIs had a 350/327 option. In 67, the top option was a 275/327. FWIW, the II didn't join the big block party until 1968 (350/396 &...

I thought that you were going to compare the 318 4v that Chrysler sold, the E46. The highest HP rating I've seen on it was 175 net. At 8.5-8.6:1 compression, it is a bit of a dog. Even so, I'll bite on the '68 240 hp 318. I'm running something similar except less compression and more cam...

Most A-body wagons (and convertibles) had torque boxes on them provide additional torsional rigidity. This was done to make up for a lack of bracing behind the back seat. IMO, Chrysler was playing catch-up in this situation. Adding sub-frame connectors will help with a minimal impact on weight.

Once I got married, the nicknames were "mine" and "yours". Now that the yoke has been shed, I may resume the practice. Starship: 1974 Olds Omega. Special ordered, one of the last ones out of the Van Nuys plant that year. What made it special, and deserving the nickname; competition Camaro...

Yes. From the 1977 F1 season through the end of the 1.5 liter formula in 1986, Renault used them. The first three seasons were trashed because the engines grenaded with a high frequency of occurrence, earning the cars the nickname, "Yellow Teapot". By the end of the '86 season, the...

MultiAir is a step in that direction. http://www.caranddriver.com/features/fiats-multiair-valve-lift-system-explained The article is dated somewhat, but as a result of Mopar's absorption into FIAT, the technology is available in the Dodge Dart and Chrysler 200. It's not that far off at all.

Not only are the 2015 Ram vans butt ugly, but they all come standard with FWD. WTH. Back in the mid-60's Dodge nearly owned the medium duty truck market. They gave up and now have no presence. By surrendering to FWD, they are giving up. As a fleet manager, I would not have a FWD vehicle...

Would only recommend shackles on a Mopar to a jerk. Typically, the spring develops a reverse curve behind the rear axle. Recommend contacting McVeigh Truck Springs or Eaton Detroit Spring for a custom build.

Here's what Hemmings had to say. The task of fitting an A-body Mopar with a 383 included more than just shoehorning the big-block engine into the compact chassis, though that feat required some modifications to the unit-body's K-frame to accommodate the larger block. In order to fit in the...