Middle of the Year - where are YOU at ??

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... with your projects for 2022. I've fallen behind, kind of...
  • Drag Truck - it's current and placed on back burner for "what's next" :)
  • '74 Duster - behind on "change and challenge. Some is done but behind the plan :(
  • '76 Duster - Nothing done to the plan. :( :(
  • Rambler - Pretty much on Q :)
  • '79 Magnum - Catching up and pretty much on target :)
  • '77 Shorty Van - Shortly going to start on shorty. On target but not started :)
  • '89 B250 Van - redo tranny lines and cooler - Done !! :)
AND YOU ????
 
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Well the heat has started early and slowed down progress on 8 mopars...71 duster fy1 ..under hood paint,kmember resto and install...70 duster b5 ..quarter panel patch immediately..71 demon for..replace fenders..71 demon w3..sell...68 d100...drive the hell.out of...then install 1968..340....72 duster purp..sell....70 dart FE5...install 340..slow process...only me and the dirt floor...

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Duster I'm not doing a thing too.
1950 is another story, new gas tank ,rebuild carb, body work.
 
Mtrhead said:
Well the heat has started early and slowed down progress on 8 mopars...71 duster fy1 ..under hood paint,kmember resto and install...70 duster b5 ..quarter panel patch immediately..71 demon for..replace fenders..71 demon w3..sell...68 d100...drive the hell.out of...then install 1968..340....72 duster purp..sell....70 dart FE5...install 340..slow process...only me and the dirt floor...

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Nice collection !!!
 
Thanks, wish I had your tuning skills...I would be at the track also...just overwhelmed with projects...many need to go..
 
2012 grand caravan: found an unsprung headrest for cheap finally. Will put it in this weekend.
1983 B2000: pulling the head and mic'n the bores to see where this crankcase blow-by (and 10% low cylinder psi) is coming from for the 16 year olds reliable beater first car.
1992 SC400: looking for a new driver door panel as the old ones armrest broke away from the door frame.
1965 Barracuda: EFI IAC motor relocation so it's under hood line (doh!) And then fixing trans cooling line fitting.
 
Looks like I'll miss summer with this one.
1969 Dodge Polara 500 HP440
Still waiting on new electrical and steering wheel.
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Alan
 
failed on the sniper EFI so Im moving on to side windows and headliner, then front and back glass....
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in other news......meet Andre
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Still behind and too much to do everywhere but thankful to still be hanging in here... A lot of that is taking the little people fishing so I don't have anything to complain about!
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Well summer is here and half of my crap is apart or jacked up.
72 Dart. Had valve train problems so the 5.9 Magnum is out and a apart. Picked up a set of new MP R/T heads and waiting for my machinist to build them up for me and grind up a new roller cam. Going to freshen up the lower end. It's a 72. Just looks like a 71
72 Satellite. Pretty sure it munched the cam in the old 440 CC truck motor. Have a fresh SC 440 long block so looking for some aluminum heads and roller cam for it. Just bought a A518BB tranny out in CA which I'll pick up in August. Will drop the K and install the new setup from underneath.
1978 D100 SWB with a pretty fresh X-headed 360 now has two bad lifters. So got it fix that and install an A500 tranny. Have a new aluminum radiator and tranny cooler going in too. Stilling looking for a real nice bed and then will be torn apart for body and paint.
1987 D100 SWB 225 /6 833OD is running strong and reliable so it is getting a lot of use.
All of this on my time when not working on 3 customer's cars that I'm in the middle of.

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In Stillwater, Minnesota, Mopars In The Park. Lotta stuff here.
 
Cars are still sitting, but have moved. Major project is the new garage. I need to get moving as I REALY need ot get paint on the Barracuda before winter (yeah, I know, it's not ever really summer yet) so that I get it on the road by spring. My wife is having some health scares that make me think our epic motor home trip needs to be sooner than later (shooting for next year). I did pull the Barracuda into the new garage, but it's out now. Needs to be moved again, but will sit out for a little while.

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I am Middle USA right now, hanging out at the way side rest for the evening, marked by the "blue dot".

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Return Trip to Minnesota after the stay in Florida for the Winter.

Contacted my insurance man on Wednesday to put insurance on my 1976 D100 Pickup, so now that is ready to hop in and drive as soon as I get home. Looking forward to it.

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Oh Yeah, almost forgot. Here is a Car Hauler that turned off just in front of me today on I-24.

On the tail to my surprise, a '73 Gold Duster. Looks pretty original yet.

Thought I better quick grab a picture before he was out of sight.

Looks like they are still out there, still hiding who knows where.

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1969 Polara 500 383-4bbl convertible: finally pulled the tranny pan to replace the leaking gasket. Didn’t like what I found. Lots of black sludge and fresh metal flakes. Looks like a rebuild is in order before driving it again.
1971 Duster 340: I have been going through boxes of household junk (crap) that has been blocking me from getting to the car which is in the garage. Still have lots more to clear out and throw away. At least I can get to the motor and tranny again which are out of the car.
My wife and I are on a cross country driving trip to bring home some items that her deceased aunt left for my wife. We have turned it into an extended vacation. Currently we are in Amarillo, TX. We will be going to Graceland to say “uh-huh-huh” to Elvis followed by two days in Nashville. Then on to spending 12 days in Bethesda MD (wife’s sister’s house) and around DC. Next, down to Virginia Beach (wife’s brother’s house) for 5 days. Follow that up with six days in Hobart, IN, at my daughter and son-in-laws house for the Fourth of July activities. Next will be 4 days in Michigan (friend’s house) and then the return trip home.
So no progress on the cars until the end of July at the earliest.
 
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