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Really Wicked Awesome Cool Mopar on the Side of the Road .. and you fixed it Thread !
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One of my other favorites is the time I was driving in traffic and the clutch rod fell out of my 84 Dodge truck & I absolutely couldn't find it. I started looking for any type of metal rod & found that the spare tire hanger was absolutely perfect with no modification required. Jammed it in, back on the road and left it just like that until I sold it.
That sounds familiar. You posted that here right or maybe I'm thinking of another incident maybe
what I recall was some really cool mcgyver-ing in a parking lot or something
67Monaco
Old Man with a Hat
Uhhh none. Every wicked Mopar I've ever seen on the side of the road was there on purpose. Usually to help some poor brand X'er...
Maybe this will jog your memory ^^^^^.
No I was thinking of another story all together and I had read your post by the time I made that comment
My smart *** filter is turned off today...
I wasn't being a smartass and thought it was you. I recall now where I heard it but it was from FBBO.
A really nice guy who's fixing up a 67 Belevdere. The incident was a with a 66 Nova though
That's what I meant.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
You know the rest of the story.....
I remember getting a "3rd member" out of a 68 Charger in a junkyard in Wisconsin for my 67 Plymouth wagon in 1977. Lucky me....it was a Sure-Grip! I was driving from Ft. Bliss, Texas to Milwaukee on furlough from the Army and the rear locked up just before I got to the Wisconsin border. I replaced the "3rd member" right on the shoulder of the highway.
http://www.forcbodiesonly.com/mopar-forum/showthread.php?15294-Graveyard-Cars
I remember getting a "3rd member" out of a 68 Charger in a junkyard in Wisconsin for my 67 Plymouth wagon in 1977. Lucky me....it was a Sure-Grip! I was driving from Ft. Bliss, Texas to Milwaukee on furlough from the Army and the rear locked up just before I got to the Wisconsin border. I replaced the "3rd member" right on the shoulder of the highway.
http://www.forcbodiesonly.com/mopar-forum/showthread.php?15294-Graveyard-Cars
72Fury
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There was a Panther Pink T/A Challenger that sat for years at a Uhaul dealer in the late 80's. All original, but needing a restoration. They wanted 6k for it. And it was there in plain view from a busy 4 lane road. I didn't fix that or buy it.
Another car was my 69 Superbee. I got it from a flipper, that found it next to a fence in rural Ky. One owner. He bought it back in 1970 after getting home from Vietnam, and drove it 200,000 plus miles. 383 4 speed air grabber. I paid $3200. I underestimated the rust level. Rear frame rails, trunk floor, wheel houses, rear spring perches, quarters, trunk lid, floors, torque box, front fenders etc. I did fix it, my self. Sadly on a whim (you know - I'll never get to it, I need the space being practical crap) I put it on ebay & it was gone in 2 days.
Another car was my 69 Superbee. I got it from a flipper, that found it next to a fence in rural Ky. One owner. He bought it back in 1970 after getting home from Vietnam, and drove it 200,000 plus miles. 383 4 speed air grabber. I paid $3200. I underestimated the rust level. Rear frame rails, trunk floor, wheel houses, rear spring perches, quarters, trunk lid, floors, torque box, front fenders etc. I did fix it, my self. Sadly on a whim (you know - I'll never get to it, I need the space being practical crap) I put it on ebay & it was gone in 2 days.
Weak...
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Screw it .. doesn't have to be a Mopar on the side of the road
OK let's hear your stories Stan
OK let's hear your stories Stan
Not a story about my car, but this comes to mind.....I live on a corner and there's always the occasional car in the ditch or break down.
One day I was working in the garage and this guy walks up the driveway and asks for help. This was in the days before cell phones. He had a 70ish Chevy Impala and he said that it died on the corner. I told him I was no mechanic, but I'd take a quick look. I popped the hood and saw the usual small block Chevy with a Q-Jet.
Checked for gas... and there was nothing squirting out the accelerator pump... So I applied the universal Q-Jet stuck float needle repair and cracked it on top of the float bowl with a wrench I had in my pocket. That freed the needle and the carb filled with gas and off he went. I think I spent a total of five minutes with the diagnosis and cure.
Fast forward a bunch of years.... 20 or so... My ex wife meets some guy at work that lives near here and in conversation she tells him where she used to live. He says "I broke down on the corner and your (ex) husband came out and fixed my car by smacking the carb with a wrench.". He said he kept the car for several years and never had another problem like that again.
One day I was working in the garage and this guy walks up the driveway and asks for help. This was in the days before cell phones. He had a 70ish Chevy Impala and he said that it died on the corner. I told him I was no mechanic, but I'd take a quick look. I popped the hood and saw the usual small block Chevy with a Q-Jet.
Checked for gas... and there was nothing squirting out the accelerator pump... So I applied the universal Q-Jet stuck float needle repair and cracked it on top of the float bowl with a wrench I had in my pocket. That freed the needle and the carb filled with gas and off he went. I think I spent a total of five minutes with the diagnosis and cure.
Fast forward a bunch of years.... 20 or so... My ex wife meets some guy at work that lives near here and in conversation she tells him where she used to live. He says "I broke down on the corner and your (ex) husband came out and fixed my car by smacking the carb with a wrench.". He said he kept the car for several years and never had another problem like that again.
Great story John
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