Greetings from WA
06-25-2009 | 09:14 PM
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Hell kitten
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From: Western Washington
Greetings from WA
Hello all,
New here but not to Mopars. I've owned a bevy of rough gems over the past 20 or so years now. Some I really miss, others I don't. I had a total project 69 1/2 440/6 SuperBee, but that was more project than I had experience for; my favorite daily drivers that I miss are my old 68 Charger 440/727 and my 66 Coronet 500 383/727 on console. I'm trying to find that 66 again.
For the last 12 years, I've kept ahold of my 67 Belvedere. The guy who owned her before me didn't realize it costs the same to build a performance 318 as it does a 383....so she sports a 318. ~smirk~ She's been basically in my barn for the last six years due to military service but now I've got the bug again. I'm waiting on a few more parts to arrive and then I'll install her new fuel system from the pump back. Her old system looked like something from the HMS Titanic. No wonder she threw a fit when asked to run.
I've recently acquired a 53 Plymouth Cranbrook 2 dr HT with the numbers matching inline 6 and 3 speed manual. A whopping 100 HP motivates this beast down the road. She's already channeled, lowered and shaved. I've got some serious considering to do before we figure out the chop. I'm not worried about her motor/trans yet. I figure I'll swap in the Belvedere's 318 when I transplant a 383 into the B body.
Anyway, I do enjoy the double whammy of having a muscle Mopar and also a sled...I get to go to double the shows!
I look forward to perusing the boards and hopefully offering some insight where I can.
Morrigan
New here but not to Mopars. I've owned a bevy of rough gems over the past 20 or so years now. Some I really miss, others I don't. I had a total project 69 1/2 440/6 SuperBee, but that was more project than I had experience for; my favorite daily drivers that I miss are my old 68 Charger 440/727 and my 66 Coronet 500 383/727 on console. I'm trying to find that 66 again.
For the last 12 years, I've kept ahold of my 67 Belvedere. The guy who owned her before me didn't realize it costs the same to build a performance 318 as it does a 383....so she sports a 318. ~smirk~ She's been basically in my barn for the last six years due to military service but now I've got the bug again. I'm waiting on a few more parts to arrive and then I'll install her new fuel system from the pump back. Her old system looked like something from the HMS Titanic. No wonder she threw a fit when asked to run.
I've recently acquired a 53 Plymouth Cranbrook 2 dr HT with the numbers matching inline 6 and 3 speed manual. A whopping 100 HP motivates this beast down the road. She's already channeled, lowered and shaved. I've got some serious considering to do before we figure out the chop. I'm not worried about her motor/trans yet. I figure I'll swap in the Belvedere's 318 when I transplant a 383 into the B body.
Anyway, I do enjoy the double whammy of having a muscle Mopar and also a sled...I get to go to double the shows!
I look forward to perusing the boards and hopefully offering some insight where I can.
Morrigan
06-26-2009 | 10:07 PM
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Hell kitten
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Western Washington
Thanks
Thanks for the welcome.
Here's a pic of the '53 Plymouth Cranbrook (no, I'm not really missing a leg, I just have a son with an unfortunate sense of timing in picture taking).
I'll have to either scan an old one of the '67 Belvedere, or take another picture once she's running again and out of the barn for a bath.
Here's a pic of the '53 Plymouth Cranbrook (no, I'm not really missing a leg, I just have a son with an unfortunate sense of timing in picture taking).
I'll have to either scan an old one of the '67 Belvedere, or take another picture once she's running again and out of the barn for a bath.
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