Wildaugust
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Well, I've been on the site for quite some time now and for some reason haven't got around to starting a Project Thread. So, that is exactly what I am going to do right now.
This is my 1971 Newport Custom. I've owned it since 1993. It's not perfect, some would say not even close, but it's mine. So please try not to laugh too hard. Yeah, she looks rough, but if you ignore the body and paint, the car is otherwise almost completed. Other than rebuild my engine, which actually still runs quite well for the amount of miles on it, the only thing that needs to be done is the front suspension. I try to do at least one thing to her every year. I've already done the brakes, rebuilt my trans, installed dual exhausts with Turbo mufflers and installed aftermarket wheels, which help make her look like a project instead of a "beater".
The car still has what I believe to be the original 383 under the hood. The engine started life as a 2-Barrel L-code unit, but I bought a Mopar M1 Dual Plane and a Carter AVS 4-Barrel for her. I've also converted my engine to electronic ignition. The odometer shows 125,000 miles, which may be the true mileage for all I know. I know nothing about this car's history between 1971 and 1981, but I've known the history of the car since 1981 and it was only driven about 6,000 miles during the 1980s. It spent most of it's time just sitting until I became the proud owner in '93. I only drove it once in 1993, to bring it home. I didn't drive it again until the summer of 1998, when I drove it for about four months as my daily driver, putting around 3,000 miles on it. I didn't drive it again until 2008. Since then I've been putting anywhere between 300 to 500 miles on every summer. My plan is to keep her on the road and cruisin' as long as I can while I'm working on her. I don't want her sitting in my garage for ten years waiting to be put back together. Been there, done that with my other project. I want to have this car completed, on the road and cruisin' while they still sell gasoline! :laughing:
Well, I've been on the site for quite some time now and for some reason haven't got around to starting a Project Thread. So, that is exactly what I am going to do right now.
This is my 1971 Newport Custom. I've owned it since 1993. It's not perfect, some would say not even close, but it's mine. So please try not to laugh too hard. Yeah, she looks rough, but if you ignore the body and paint, the car is otherwise almost completed. Other than rebuild my engine, which actually still runs quite well for the amount of miles on it, the only thing that needs to be done is the front suspension. I try to do at least one thing to her every year. I've already done the brakes, rebuilt my trans, installed dual exhausts with Turbo mufflers and installed aftermarket wheels, which help make her look like a project instead of a "beater".
The car still has what I believe to be the original 383 under the hood. The engine started life as a 2-Barrel L-code unit, but I bought a Mopar M1 Dual Plane and a Carter AVS 4-Barrel for her. I've also converted my engine to electronic ignition. The odometer shows 125,000 miles, which may be the true mileage for all I know. I know nothing about this car's history between 1971 and 1981, but I've known the history of the car since 1981 and it was only driven about 6,000 miles during the 1980s. It spent most of it's time just sitting until I became the proud owner in '93. I only drove it once in 1993, to bring it home. I didn't drive it again until the summer of 1998, when I drove it for about four months as my daily driver, putting around 3,000 miles on it. I didn't drive it again until 2008. Since then I've been putting anywhere between 300 to 500 miles on every summer. My plan is to keep her on the road and cruisin' as long as I can while I'm working on her. I don't want her sitting in my garage for ten years waiting to be put back together. Been there, done that with my other project. I want to have this car completed, on the road and cruisin' while they still sell gasoline! :laughing:
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