Imperial dude
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Let me start out saying, its not the car, its everyone involved with it
Quick rundown to the latest SNAFU
I waited 3 months to buy it because someone put a $100 deposit on it
It took 3 weeks to get it delivered 250 miles away
When I went to get it registered the wrong VIN# was on the title
That's the major high points up until now (I won't even bring up windshield wiper blades)
fast forward to "it needs UCA bushings"
I don't have a place or time to do it, so I find this local, chain, mechanics shop, I had them put on the new tires, the mechanics are all older, and I didn't have to tell them it had LH lug nuts, they seemed to know molars, so give them a chance
I drop it off the 22nd to get the UCA bushings, said it'll take a couple days to get the parts, ok cool
Hadn't heard anything by Fri the 26th so thought I'd stop in to see how it was going
NONE OF THEM WERE THERE, THEY ALL QUIT!!
The new mgr, (maybe 33yo tops) told me the parts they had gotten didn't fit, they were too big, but he was going to have his buddy machine down the sleeves so they would fit
He reassured me he knew what he was doing because his dad used to restore old Ford's, and pointed proudly to his 90 something mustang. When he called the imperial suspension,"torque rod" I knew I was in trouble
I looked at the moog website, for some reason it shows 2 part #s k408 and k325, the parts they had were 408s so lets see if 325s fit
I go to my local NAPA, "UCAs for a 64 Imperial"
We don't show them, we have New Yorker, Newport, 300
Look under Imperial
It doesn't show Imperial
No, you're looking at Chrysler, look under Imperial
He looks at me like I'm stupid........,"oh there they are".............. Who's stupid now%$&@?
So can you get me 325s I say
It shows we have 1 at the warehouse
Quiet part out loud ....1 SERIOUSLY!! 1 WHO HAS JUST ONE UCA!!!!
I leave in disgust and go across the street to Auto Zone (that tells you my desperation)
we don't carry moog, but we have Duracrap though, and it cross references to moog K325
Soooooo, duralasts version of K325 will be in Wed after 4:00 pm
I know,I know, I need some cheese to go with my whine, I'm not new to the mopar curse, I've owned an A, a couple of B.s and several Cs, but this is ridiculous, I feel like I've bought a unicorn
Quick rundown to the latest SNAFU
I waited 3 months to buy it because someone put a $100 deposit on it
It took 3 weeks to get it delivered 250 miles away
When I went to get it registered the wrong VIN# was on the title
That's the major high points up until now (I won't even bring up windshield wiper blades)
fast forward to "it needs UCA bushings"
I don't have a place or time to do it, so I find this local, chain, mechanics shop, I had them put on the new tires, the mechanics are all older, and I didn't have to tell them it had LH lug nuts, they seemed to know molars, so give them a chance
I drop it off the 22nd to get the UCA bushings, said it'll take a couple days to get the parts, ok cool
Hadn't heard anything by Fri the 26th so thought I'd stop in to see how it was going
NONE OF THEM WERE THERE, THEY ALL QUIT!!
The new mgr, (maybe 33yo tops) told me the parts they had gotten didn't fit, they were too big, but he was going to have his buddy machine down the sleeves so they would fit
He reassured me he knew what he was doing because his dad used to restore old Ford's, and pointed proudly to his 90 something mustang. When he called the imperial suspension,"torque rod" I knew I was in trouble
I looked at the moog website, for some reason it shows 2 part #s k408 and k325, the parts they had were 408s so lets see if 325s fit
I go to my local NAPA, "UCAs for a 64 Imperial"
We don't show them, we have New Yorker, Newport, 300
Look under Imperial
It doesn't show Imperial
No, you're looking at Chrysler, look under Imperial
He looks at me like I'm stupid........,"oh there they are".............. Who's stupid now%$&@?
So can you get me 325s I say
It shows we have 1 at the warehouse
Quiet part out loud ....1 SERIOUSLY!! 1 WHO HAS JUST ONE UCA!!!!
I leave in disgust and go across the street to Auto Zone (that tells you my desperation)
we don't carry moog, but we have Duracrap though, and it cross references to moog K325
Soooooo, duralasts version of K325 will be in Wed after 4:00 pm
I know,I know, I need some cheese to go with my whine, I'm not new to the mopar curse, I've owned an A, a couple of B.s and several Cs, but this is ridiculous, I feel like I've bought a unicorn