eyemon
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I am new to this forum so I hope that I'm following the "introduce yourself" instructions correctly.
I'm not an expert on much and have screwed up a few things that I did try to be an "expert" on.
In my 83 years I've almost always found myself needing to spend my income on raising a family first and driving classy new cars second which meant that I was forced to do a whole lot of "mechanicing"
in order to make reasonably sure that my wheels would get me where I wanted to go. I got pretty good at fixing most of the running gear, drive train (except automatic transmissions), as well as the basic electrical components. "Shade tree mechanic" kinda describes me pretty well.
At the present time my sloppy weather driver is a 1978 Dodge Ramcharger with a rebuilt 360 engine that purrs like a stroked cat. Not so much to look at due to road salt rust out in the rear quarter panels but I'm not all that much to look at either so-----.
My "new" vehicle is a 1994 Dodge Ram 2500 that also puts out "cat sounds" from it's 10 cylinder 8.0 liter engine and is a fine looker to boot.
My pride and joy is my 98% finished 1971 Dodge Monaco, 2 door hard top, with a standard 440 engine and most of the available accessories offered in it's day. I didn't do the "matching numbers thing as I rebuilt the running gear. If I had been restoring say, a Charger, then that may have been a way to go but I was after looks and driveability. I've achieved both of them at this time and do enjoy
the comments and interest shown whenever I take it out for a test drive.
That about says most everything about me. I'm an old geezer type who loves doing what it takes to
keep the big ole battlewagons looking good and on the road.
I'm not an expert on much and have screwed up a few things that I did try to be an "expert" on.
In my 83 years I've almost always found myself needing to spend my income on raising a family first and driving classy new cars second which meant that I was forced to do a whole lot of "mechanicing"
in order to make reasonably sure that my wheels would get me where I wanted to go. I got pretty good at fixing most of the running gear, drive train (except automatic transmissions), as well as the basic electrical components. "Shade tree mechanic" kinda describes me pretty well.
At the present time my sloppy weather driver is a 1978 Dodge Ramcharger with a rebuilt 360 engine that purrs like a stroked cat. Not so much to look at due to road salt rust out in the rear quarter panels but I'm not all that much to look at either so-----.
My "new" vehicle is a 1994 Dodge Ram 2500 that also puts out "cat sounds" from it's 10 cylinder 8.0 liter engine and is a fine looker to boot.
My pride and joy is my 98% finished 1971 Dodge Monaco, 2 door hard top, with a standard 440 engine and most of the available accessories offered in it's day. I didn't do the "matching numbers thing as I rebuilt the running gear. If I had been restoring say, a Charger, then that may have been a way to go but I was after looks and driveability. I've achieved both of them at this time and do enjoy
the comments and interest shown whenever I take it out for a test drive.
That about says most everything about me. I'm an old geezer type who loves doing what it takes to
keep the big ole battlewagons looking good and on the road.
