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When I was a kid, my Dad used to comment how some cars on the road looked like other cars from other manufacturers. I'm sure you have noticed that too. Some say that the Duster, Demon and Dart Sport look like a 68-72 Nova. The recessed rear window in a 68-70 Charger looks like the rear window in...

Is this something new? I know that the Bureau of Automotive Repair places weird restrictions and practices on repair shops. Several years ago, I read they required all shops to do a tire pressure check even if they were in for something completely UNrelated to the tires. Is that happening here...

I read on Mopar Action awhile back about these new battery jumper boxes: These are interesting. I like the idea of having something lightweight and compact to bring with any vehicle I'm taking on road trips. No need for getting help from someone else for a jump start if you accidently...

I saw this complete car at the Pick-N-Pull in Rocklin, CA. 1980 Chrysler Cordoba. Ever see this engine code? E 46? Yeah. 318 4 barrel. Did you see the base timing setting? That is what we often set the timing in engines with big cams! Not a lean burn but it did have some weird...

Being a rebel can be rewarding when it works out for you....and it can be embarrassing when it fails and everyone saw it coming. Do you have stories of where you were advised to NOT do something and you did it anyway? How did it work out? Maybe you were advised TO do something and you didn't...

Do any of you remember the drive and force that you felt years ago when something needed to be done? I do. I used to take things as a challenge and rise to meet it. I was motivated to do things. Many times nowadays, it just isn't there. Part of me wants to but laziness creeps in. I want to get...

This seems to be a great time to buy if you're looking. I have seen (what seems to me) a FAR MORE THAN USUAL amount of sale ads in the lists under "New Posts". I don't recall seeing that many ads since White Punk On Nitro was around.

Hello, I retired last year with 36 years in construction. I was a framing Carpenter and built lots of houses, schools and commercial buildings. One thing that nobody could ever answer was the following: With 2x4s and 2x6s, they were always 1/2" undersize in each dimension.... 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" and...

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It sits there....you have the stuff to do it but it just sits there. You walk by it, knowing that you should just go ahead and dig in and get it done. What project do you have in the garage that you just can't bring yourself to do?

Years back, I had a boss that tried hard to be efficient. I worked in construction where sometimes the profit margins were made or lost on how productive the employees were. Ron made it a point to use all the materials that we could to minimize waste but that was just the tip of the iceberg for...

I know that much if the time, nobody cares about the dreams that others have, but.... This morning I sprung AWAKE from a dream, the likes of which I have never had. Something was posted online and after some research, I uncovered some Russian plot involving Mafia type business with a local...

I raced there a few times over the years but wasn't an avid drag race guy. Our Sacramento Mopar club was involved in some of the Mopar specific events. It was fun while it lasted but the owner has been trying to sell for over 6 years. I was told that the county specifically stated that once any...

I'm helping a guy do an A/C conversion on his Plymouth.... He bought a system from Vintage Air but it was a bit of a piecemeal thing, not a complete kit. The setup came with no rubber hoses and not enough fittings for the compressor lines, the evaporator lines or the condenser. He liked how...

Here is one I just heard Saturday..... MSN RUD ? Rapid Unexpected/Unscheduled Disassembly? That is some funny ****....great way to describe an explosion !

My driveway has some cracks and holes that need to be patched. I know that you can buy 5 gallon buckets of stuff to plug the holes so I'm leaning that way. I plan to eventually have the entire driveway sealed but I'm not sure when I will be able to. It has been in the low 70s for daily highs and...

Who else is getting this message when trying to play a video from YouTube? How do you get around this without paying or disabling the ad blocker?

Sometimes the wife and I will binge watch during dinner and just after. Sometimes 2 episodes a night. If we are feeling lazy on a weekend day, we will watch more. Shows like: Person of Interest. Longmire. Justified. Banshee. Ozark. The Mentalist. The Blacklist. Rescue Me. The Walking Dead...

I have a car that I bought here in California that was supposed to be a parts car. As these cars get fewer and fewer in numbers, it makes sense to save them when possible. It is mostly complete. I never got paperwork on it. I know ways to get legitimate titles here in California but what about...

I'm thinking of getting a couple A 500 4 speed automatic trans for a couple of project cars. I like the lower gearset these have for 1st gear. I don't recall if these came with a lower 2nd gear ratio than a 904. I was thinking that these were probably commonly found in 318 Dakotas and Vans. I...

We have all had friends that eventually got too much to take. Over the last several years, I have noticed something about people that has affected how much I am willing to tolerate. SOME people talk about themselves too damned much. To me, the most interesting person is the one that engages...

What the hell has happened to these companies? How much money are they saving by not including a good set of instructions in the package? Here's the problem: A man goes to install an ice maker in his fridge. A man goes to install a garage door opener. A man goes to install a porch light. A man...

I love this hobby. I love the hunt for parts, chasing down leads and tips on classics that have been out of sight for years. Some pan out, some don’t. That “old Dodge” is sometimes an ‘82 Omni. Yippee! Sometimes it is better than that. Most people are NOT car enthusiasts like us. An old car...

I've looked and looked but I can't seem to find it. Maybe I'm remembering something wrong but I thought that I saw a Chevy truck ad when I was growing up. They dropped a C-10 from something like 20-25 feet onto a loading dock to show the durability of the truck. I thought it was blue and white...

There is a low cost alternative with similar styling.

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One of the things that I like about construction is that there is often a sense of camaraderie among the guys. It is sort of like a sports team or the military in that you have several men working together toward a common goal. Many times, I prefer to work on my cars alone. Distractions from...

I missed it! I got sick the Monday before and spent the week recuperating. Our family decided to put off our Christmas until tonight....2 weeks after the actual night. THEN the Wife tested positive on Thursday. Sis and her husband tested positive yesterday. Nephew had a fever too! Now, our...

My boss said he heard a reasonable explanation for the toilet paper shortage we all saw earlier this year. He read that the companies that manufacture toilet paper make different quality levels of TP. There is the consumer grade, then the commercial grade. Consumer grade is what we buy in the...