Mods
-An engine pushrod I banged straight with a vice and a ball-peen hammer to get the slant six running
-Half of a bus seat cover to guard my sweet behind from the torn up bench top
-An electronic distributer because it was cheaper than an original on Ebay
-Transmission kickdown lever, I have no idea why for the sake of Pete it was gone, but it was
-A rear bench seat from some poor junkyard valiant that was in good shape when I got it but it’s too late now
-Oil pressure gauge, in the perfect place under the dash to bang my shins on
-Some new Home Depot carpet the previous owner had sitting in there just not installed. Wonderful
-The single barrel Holley shootin stuff down the intake has been rebuilt, but it needs to be redone because we screwed it up
-I think the muffler is a thrush cherry bomb but it could be a site brand or something like that, but it’s clasped up to a side dumper because I didn’t feel like fitting full exhaust up over the rear axle so I’ll do it later on down the road (probably not)
-There’s some sort of beach towel with a sea turtle or some other aquatic creature covering the bottom of the shredded front seat
-Nixon/Agnew 1972 campaign sticker
-Sears under dash cassette system from somewhere around 1978 with a Jimmy Buffet tape that does NOT leave the car
-Bungee cord holding in the battery tray
-I tried to tape up the drivers side ankle vent but the door just fell off so I guess my ankle is going to be ventilated
-I ripped the door panels off so it’s just bare cardboard for now
-Arm rests out of a 75 Dart in a junkyard somewhere
-Rearview mirror out of a 72 Duster in the same junkyard
-All four tires are from different years and the front left is a Sears spare that’s been in there since the Carter Administration
-Power steering pump from that very same 72 Duster
-Last but not least I’m pretty sure I put some windshield wipers on it
-Half of a bus seat cover to guard my sweet behind from the torn up bench top
-An electronic distributer because it was cheaper than an original on Ebay
-Transmission kickdown lever, I have no idea why for the sake of Pete it was gone, but it was
-A rear bench seat from some poor junkyard valiant that was in good shape when I got it but it’s too late now
-Oil pressure gauge, in the perfect place under the dash to bang my shins on
-Some new Home Depot carpet the previous owner had sitting in there just not installed. Wonderful
-The single barrel Holley shootin stuff down the intake has been rebuilt, but it needs to be redone because we screwed it up
-I think the muffler is a thrush cherry bomb but it could be a site brand or something like that, but it’s clasped up to a side dumper because I didn’t feel like fitting full exhaust up over the rear axle so I’ll do it later on down the road (probably not)
-There’s some sort of beach towel with a sea turtle or some other aquatic creature covering the bottom of the shredded front seat
-Nixon/Agnew 1972 campaign sticker
-Sears under dash cassette system from somewhere around 1978 with a Jimmy Buffet tape that does NOT leave the car
-Bungee cord holding in the battery tray
-I tried to tape up the drivers side ankle vent but the door just fell off so I guess my ankle is going to be ventilated
-I ripped the door panels off so it’s just bare cardboard for now
-Arm rests out of a 75 Dart in a junkyard somewhere
-Rearview mirror out of a 72 Duster in the same junkyard
-All four tires are from different years and the front left is a Sears spare that’s been in there since the Carter Administration
-Power steering pump from that very same 72 Duster
-Last but not least I’m pretty sure I put some windshield wipers on it
Build story
She’s a plain vanilla piece of junk Mopar A-Body, stacked with a pre-emissions slant six, where I have been blessed with the grace of an Oregon desert keeping moisture and dirt dust out of the important areas (anywhere but the trunk pan). Got this car for a thousand bucks and it didn’t run, we towed it home and beat a pushrod straight and it was running like a song. Funnily enough this heap is my first car, and I couldn’t be happier about it. Ever since I was within like five years of getting my driving plastic I was scouring craigslist for old rigs to talk my parents into buying but we found this this I think summer of 2018, and it’s a pretty dependable car. Somewhat good mileage and a little wrenching experience goes a long way. Only real downside is she plops out a spot of oil every few feet or so and I still don’t know where it’s leaking from so it’s just a way of life at this point.
The front suspension is worn out and it needs a swaybar but It’ll be fine for now. Oh, and the fuel gauge doesn’t work so I just have to jot my mileage down every time I get gas to see how much I have. Keeps you on yer toes. I think that buttons it up, so there ya go.
The front suspension is worn out and it needs a swaybar but It’ll be fine for now. Oh, and the fuel gauge doesn’t work so I just have to jot my mileage down every time I get gas to see how much I have. Keeps you on yer toes. I think that buttons it up, so there ya go.