widowmakker
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ok.. lets try this again... my name is joe and im from northern Ontario (where the cold zaps your brain so ive been told) lol...i am an industrial paint shop foreman and ive been in this field for more than 30 years now.. i have recently purchased my first classic mopar.. now just because ive never owned a mopar by no means suggest that ive never been down this road before.. ive owned and built plenty of older vehicles, lots of 60`s and 70`s impalas and 72 to 86 Chevy pick-ups a few Buicks, a Jeep and even a fast and furious Honda prelude(no really).. i did own a k-car and a mini van(do those count as a mopars)..(maybe not).. none of those have raised my blood pressure like this latest one, a 1970 dodge Polara convertible..i stumbled across this car a few months back.. the gentleman's health was failing and as a result so was his cars, so i took it off his hands and gave it a new loving home.. i drove it home almost 300 kms with no major issues just a few problems so i know what im up against (realistically no i dont)..so now to illustrate what im nattering about..
i did some initial tare down and got rid of some really nasty stuff mostly in the engine bay, more under the dash has a dedicated place in my garbage can soon..it has some bumps and bruises but it seems to be all there.. my intent is to do a restomod and not a full on factory resto.. i know this will ruffle some feathers but its my opinion`(and who am i in your world).. sorry if im hurting your feelings(not).. there are some things i don't like and some things i believe could be made better, and this i will try.. the 318 i was blessed with does not invoke an adrenaline rush (nope, not a bit..bad dog..what were you thinkin when you built a contry and planned a 3 donkey team to pull it around.. bad engineers..) so my first thought was big block right.....right..!! (well no.. um well still maybe a bit..)cause we all no that in the late 60`s and early 70`s they weren`t built for speed or performance (well mostly)..(remember those elevator shoes you wore.. need i say more).. i went in search of such an animal and was abruptly slapped (back hand like)..(ya..!).. so i then had something like an epiphany,, my x-bro-in-law has a set of 1965 273 closed chamber hipo heads with matching 4 barrel intake.. now i thought this could make some sense with a 340 cam (perhaps) and some other common tricks, cause im not building a wheel stander just a cruisin machine that smells of burnt rubber on occasion (my contribution so the next generation knows what that smells like).. HEY correct me if im out in left field takin a nap.. ivè compiled a short list of things that warrant my attention then things will be at a slower pace (cause im not made of money, devorce took care of the quite nicely thank-you)..who does`nt like that old smell and the look of cracks any ways, i will enjoy driving it as things get addressed.. i apologise in advance for the barrage of questions(some for my own curiosity and some to keep me from makin a mess if it.. (this will happen a time or three, i guarantee).. but all to inform me as i muddle through this build..stay tuned as spring arrives and i begin to get her ready for the road.. thx for havin me.. joe
i did some initial tare down and got rid of some really nasty stuff mostly in the engine bay, more under the dash has a dedicated place in my garbage can soon..it has some bumps and bruises but it seems to be all there.. my intent is to do a restomod and not a full on factory resto.. i know this will ruffle some feathers but its my opinion`(and who am i in your world).. sorry if im hurting your feelings(not).. there are some things i don't like and some things i believe could be made better, and this i will try.. the 318 i was blessed with does not invoke an adrenaline rush (nope, not a bit..bad dog..what were you thinkin when you built a contry and planned a 3 donkey team to pull it around.. bad engineers..) so my first thought was big block right.....right..!! (well no.. um well still maybe a bit..)cause we all no that in the late 60`s and early 70`s they weren`t built for speed or performance (well mostly)..(remember those elevator shoes you wore.. need i say more).. i went in search of such an animal and was abruptly slapped (back hand like)..(ya..!).. so i then had something like an epiphany,, my x-bro-in-law has a set of 1965 273 closed chamber hipo heads with matching 4 barrel intake.. now i thought this could make some sense with a 340 cam (perhaps) and some other common tricks, cause im not building a wheel stander just a cruisin machine that smells of burnt rubber on occasion (my contribution so the next generation knows what that smells like).. HEY correct me if im out in left field takin a nap.. ivè compiled a short list of things that warrant my attention then things will be at a slower pace (cause im not made of money, devorce took care of the quite nicely thank-you)..who does`nt like that old smell and the look of cracks any ways, i will enjoy driving it as things get addressed.. i apologise in advance for the barrage of questions(some for my own curiosity and some to keep me from makin a mess if it.. (this will happen a time or three, i guarantee).. but all to inform me as i muddle through this build..stay tuned as spring arrives and i begin to get her ready for the road.. thx for havin me.. joe
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