mdh157
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I know that............and of course I am hung up on the HP........like many other cars guys are. you see the price diff betw a 318 and 440 challenger, don't you?
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I know that............and of course I am hung up on the HP........like many other cars guys are. you see the price diff betw a 318 and 440 challenger, don't you?
polara71
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Yeah, but I am happy with a small block
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
I think you both misunderstood me. That's my fault because I tend to be too brief when using the phone.
What I'm getting out of this is, Mark had the "perfect car" supposedly.
Yet it couldn't really been the "perfect car" because he sold it. Something "perfect" is only sold with a gun to your head.
I'm rationalizing it as it couldn't have been "perfect" because he did sell it. Otherwise he wouldn't have. No one would sell their "perfect car". That car wasn't for Mark although it came close to all the specs. And it won't be if he buys it back.
Now, before I let Mark off the hook too easily, I'm concerned if and when Mark does buy the "perfect car", will it still be "the perfect car" when he owns it. I think Mark will start getting restless agin soon afterwards.
Mark: Do you think you can achieve Nirvana with any car?
What I'm getting out of this is, Mark had the "perfect car" supposedly.
Yet it couldn't really been the "perfect car" because he sold it. Something "perfect" is only sold with a gun to your head.
I'm rationalizing it as it couldn't have been "perfect" because he did sell it. Otherwise he wouldn't have. No one would sell their "perfect car". That car wasn't for Mark although it came close to all the specs. And it won't be if he buys it back.
Now, before I let Mark off the hook too easily, I'm concerned if and when Mark does buy the "perfect car", will it still be "the perfect car" when he owns it. I think Mark will start getting restless agin soon afterwards.
Mark: Do you think you can achieve Nirvana with any car?
bluefury361
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Perfect car......
What I'm getting out of this is, Mark had the "perfect car" supposedly.
Yet it couldn't really been the "perfect car" because he sold it.
First...... There is NO "perfect" car. Will never happen....!
In Marks defense, I think he had thought he had found "the perfect car" with the 383 Polara but upon closer inspection found it to be just another old car, although very nice... still an old car, like all of our cars.
The dissapointment led to buyers remorse and the car got sold before much thought went into it.
IMO..... Mark, if you can, get that car back and just bring it to the level you want it to be. At least you'll know what you have.
What I'm getting out of this is, Mark had the "perfect car" supposedly.
Yet it couldn't really been the "perfect car" because he sold it.
First...... There is NO "perfect" car. Will never happen....!
In Marks defense, I think he had thought he had found "the perfect car" with the 383 Polara but upon closer inspection found it to be just another old car, although very nice... still an old car, like all of our cars.
The dissapointment led to buyers remorse and the car got sold before much thought went into it.
IMO..... Mark, if you can, get that car back and just bring it to the level you want it to be. At least you'll know what you have.
commando1
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Will, you nailed it. You expressed exactly the point I was trying to convey to Mark.
A hunk of steel can't make you happy. You have to get yourself to know how to be happy with any hunk of steel.
And that's all it is. A hunk of steel.
Even if I had a Clown Car rammed down my throat, I could find extreme pleasure from it by de-donking it and saying to the Bru-thas: Kiss my lily white ***.
mdh157
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First, i agree that there is on 'perfect' car.......or at least, for 90%+ of those in the hobby such a car does not exist. That car had pretty much everything i wanted exc for a console.
Now I certainly did not have buyers remorse, I drove that car until a few days before it got picked up and loved it. Once of those that even if it's beat up you get looks/comments all over the place. What happened is this: I bought the car with the intention of driving it and making it nicer as time went by. I attempted to change out the dash pad with a really nice 3 spkr pad I got after the fact, and I was having problems, like I couldn't get my hands in there to get bolts started, etc, and i blew my stack and decided to sell the car. I should have just walked away for a few days to let my head clear but I didn't, chalk that up as another learning experience. Prior to the dash job I had completely removed the interior and sanded/primed the flr and patched a few tiny holes in the drivers flr pan. Prior to this car I have never done any body work, it's not my area of expertise. The work was done to the best of my ability, not the perf job you'd get from a body shop, but it's under the carpet, so who cares? I was intending to keep the car, I have over 100 pics of it, but it's been sold so I need to move on. I have a temper of sorts, and it cost me a nice car - I never claimed to be perfect. I did talk to the buyer a few months ago and he said he was having fun with the car and working on it and that it was running great. He knows how much I liked the car and seemed to like it just as much.
bluefury, you brought up some good points in your posting in the '70 ragtop thread that went 23 or so pages, a lot of the fun is working on the car, not only do you learn but the car gives up its secrets. Both of my convs did that, esp the burg one from the work I performed, I was under that car all over the place and know how solid the underside is.
I will post a few pics tonight showing the flr work, i even redid the seam sealer. Yes, i'm that crazy.
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Whatever happens from here...find a car that will work for you in the long run. It may not be perfect now. Something that you know that after all your efforts.......the final result/product will make you happy.
commando1
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bluefury361
Old Man with a Hat
bluefury361
Old Man with a Hat
It's almost the opposite for me. My ideal car is a project car. Thats where I have the most fun, (well.... aside from road trips), with a car. Once it's completed it turns into a maintenance object.
I enjoy the challlange of researching the car, locating and restoring componants, and all the detail that makes the car stand out from others. More unusual cars are my favorite and Mopar seems to have provided plenty of them.
I've still got some work to do on Jezabelle but am already planning my assult on the 61 Fury I found... No 1-800 / WWW.com items on it.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
I'll never forget it and I'm going to have to dive in there again soon.
There's three connections I have to make to hook up my ATC II test box and to get at them just for diagnostics, the dash....
Yep...
has to come apart
mdh157
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Pics
Just some snapshots of the flr in various stages:
Just some snapshots of the flr in various stages:
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Nice. You're doing it the way it SHOULD be done.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Saw that. It's faster to pop the plugs than it is to tape them but I'm not doing it so I have to assume there was a reason.
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mdh157
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remember, there was only sfc stuff everywhere exc the driver's flr board, so I didn't see a problem with just taping them up. What I saw was removing them, then not being able to get them back in or find replacements. I have no concerns abt future owners of that car having to worry abt flr rust from the inside of the car, esp if it is kept inside. It was a big learning experience, so I didn't want to bat myself up over the minute details......I'm a home garage mechanic, no concours in my blood.
Like I said, not perfect but I spent abt 10 hrs just sanding the flr, wanted to get as much of the old stuff/paint up as I could. And there are 2 cans of primer on that thing, prob some overkill there.
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Good job!!!
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Look at that floor .............before and after...good either way.
I'll miss that car
I'll miss that car
mdh157
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How can you miss something you've never had? (note: this statement does not apply to women, there many that I miss but have never had).
Besides, you did good making sure it got out of the home it was it, 1 more year like that and the flrs would have been toast.
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