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Mine is my old band name. One of those things that I haven't written/performed with that name in many many years, but always liked it so I use it for most of the forums I am a part of. Band was Haven Sole since Sole Haven was taken by another band.

For as much as I hate California at times, I am often shocked by what other states require, or don't, when it comes to auto insurance. To me it is just logical to have insurance that covers the drivers and their vehicles in case they cause a collision, otherwise the privilege of driving in...

That's a really sad tale all around. One of the few good things about Cali is they are super anal (depending on where you live) about texting and driving. Insurance laws out here can be weird but they generally cover everything. I've had a few accidents in my life and it has never been an issue...

Thanks or the tip. I was meaning to check the lash when I first did the tune up but it kept running so nicely that I didn't want to mess with anything. I will check it out this weekend. Your blog reminds me of how much I want to do a Route 66 run in one of my classics. I have always lived...

Great write-ups so far. I've been debating on taking our Dart from Southern California to my brother's wedding in South Dakota in November, but am hesitant as we are having the same issue with our slant 6 that you seemed to have. What was the solution?

I know on my Ranchero forums there are enough willing people to go take a look at a car for you if it is a good distance away from you and they are nearby. I would imagine there's enough people here that would be willing too. Especially in those instances over 300 miles. Coordinating at that...

I've dealt with this more than a few times. Recently when we were looking for the Dart for my wife we looked at more than a few cars that the sellers said were in running, driving conditions with minimal rust to go look at them and find they were the opposite. One of the sellers was trying to...

My brother-in-law's dad use to build and race Dusters. He built one for his son's wife that she never put oil in. Seized the engine beyond repair. Shortly after the father died and the son gave his wife his dad's last built duster. Wanna guess what she didn't do? Yup, never checked the oil. So...

Have had similar experience with my wife's 66 dart with a slant 6. My first classic Mopar and probably one of the best motors I've dealt with. First time we went to look at it the seller had bought it from another couple who had stored it since 92, and hadn't ran it for another 13 year before...

Mine would have to be my 67 Ranchero. Has super comfy cadillac seats from an 02 SeVille, 302 engine from a 71 Ranchero, and Fuel Injection package from a 92 Tbird. Ran great before I had to pull the engine to do a rebuild. Decent MPG and I kind of enjoy the "What year El Camono is that?"...

I've had my Ranchero covered through Hagerty since I bought it a couple of years ago. Never had an issue until I tried to get my wife's Dart last month. I went through the whole process and they kept making me call them to go over a particular thing. Ultimately they basically wanted her Dart to...

Two stories here. Shortly after I got my 78 Ranchero I was sitting at a light while going to pick up my wife. It was nothing great. It looked like crap and was a boat, but the engine ran great. So I'm sitting there and these kids pull up next to me in their fast and furious civic, revving it up...

The idea of engineers not working together isn't anything new or auto industry specific. Happens all the time nowadays. In the software world we're told what component we're to work on and maybe some idea of the overall project, but often times not. Just "I need a library that can take in X...

This is one of the main reasons when we traded our PT Cruiser in we bought a newer Mustang. One of the few cars I can look in the engine bay and still see the ground and not a snake nest. The PT had a lot of issues and working on it was a serious pain in the rear. At one point I had to change...

Probably going to be blasphemy here, but have you thought about a Ford 9" rear end? Readily available and pretty normal swap in for non Ford cars. Do you have the 360 drive train at hand, or is this still something that is a future purchase? If you don't yet then I would do a light rebuild on...

Yup. SoCal is one of the great places for classic car ****. I'll take some shots of the cars I know around town. See a bunch of newer "super" and high class cars around my job. I see Bentley's almost daily and one of those Fiscker Karma's every couple of months. Should really take a photo of our...

Just got word last week that my brother is getting married. We're from southern California and he lives in South Dakota, where the wedding will be. I am not much of a flier and driving is still much cheaper anyway so my wife and I have decided to drive. Our seemingly obvious car choice for the...