Decisions decisions, to improve or to sell

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Wed Aug 27, 08 5:03 pm

more shims under the relief spring

why?

oiling the turbo??

sandwich plate

take off from filterd stream with restrictor in it, to turbo

drain back into sump

Dave

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Aug 27, 08 5:58 pm

It's not the motor you need to worry about, that axle won't last long under all that stress.

My vote is leave it be. If you want to sell it then advertise it in Aus or US, guys are spending money on them here and in Aus. If you keep it make some minor mods to give it a bit more wellie, but don't go nuts, neither your wallet or your bottle are going to be that big (if they were, then you would have already bought your ideal car).

Nothing wrong with having a car as a stepping stone, but why blow all your money on that when it's something else you really want?

I have never seen a factory correct X35 option Charger. If you were to restore one (i.e. that one) to absolutely original spec then it would be the rarest Mopar in UK.

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Thu Aug 28, 08 11:09 am

its only the voice of reason if you can get the parts to do it.

to do that you't need to be sitting on a decent stash from previous basket cases or have a nice container load shipped in from Oz.

Dave

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Aug 28, 08 1:11 pm

By my reckoning the 3 month date coding of parts on these cars is complete tosh. If any judge were to tell me a part was too far from date for an Aussie car I would tell him to go jump. The Aussie cars were using engine blocks cast a year or more before, and some other parts were just picked up out of old stock in the US. There are some peculiarities though. The washer bottles for instance although they look the same as the US ones don't actually have the chrysler badge on them at all. I would say the only parts that would need to be date coded correctly would be the locally produced parts (i.e. the hard to find ones!).

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Thu Aug 28, 08 2:28 pm

wasn't even contemplating the date codeing

just getting a full set of bits n bobs in decent (I want to show this car) condition is a nightmare.

remember the part you want to buy in Oz is always the last bleeding one in the world (or so i've been told) or was once kissed by Doug Chivas and is consequently 5 billion squillion bucks.

the market aint big enough to support anyone making anything new and the aussie never considerd working out what interchaged with US cars because the exchange rate was never in their favour until 6 months ago.

cudas challengers and Road runners are far too common and too heavy to go round corners.

least ya get disk brakes with an aussie car

Dave

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Aug 28, 08 3:34 pm

My view is, that if it is not what you ultimately want, then keep that sporran shut even tighter than usual. Don't throw money at it, which is what WILL happen - BELIEVE me. Keep the car solid, maintain and service it, and enjoy it. Save yer pennies (och yae dinna wannae make a hastie poorchase mon

) wait for the credit crunch to grip even tighter and then keep yer eyes peeled for a bargain.

I would strongly advise against chucking money at that car if it is not what you want. With the type of mods you mentioned in your first post, on a budget (and a tight one at that) kiss goodbye to £10 large at the very thin end of the wedge. You will get yourself a decent B Body for that money. Add on the money from the sale of your car and you have yourself 2 or 3 grands worth of go faster bits.

If you really want to get that 318 to make something go fast, stick it in a lawnmower.

Seriously though mate, buy what you want, it may take a little longer but it will be worth it. Money is hard earned and quickly squandered.

Trigger_Andy · Post by **Trigger_Andy** » Thu Aug 28, 08 3:46 pm

Clivey wrote:(och yae dinna wannae make a hastie poorchase mon.

You said that all wrong Clivey! It's more like 'Och ya dinny wanna mak a hastie purrrchase Min!' But being a Guff, I'll let it slide!

And with all you lot making jokes about us tight wad Scotch Gits, well with this so called reccesion going on I reccon you lot 'darn sarf' will be needing a lesson or two.

OK now, so when you drop that 10p Clivey the trick to getting it to hit you on the back of the head and not drop it in the drain comes from quickly contracting your abdominal muscles. This serves two purposes, one, to bend down rapidly and two to stop yourself being sick at the prospect of loosing your 10p!

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Aug 28, 08 4:08 pm

Whats a 'Guff'? I thought it was a coloquialism for the release of intestinal vapours from the nether regions.

Trigger_Andy · Post by **Trigger_Andy** » Thu Aug 28, 08 4:53 pm

Clivey wrote:

Whats a 'Guff'? I thought it was a coloquialism for the release of intestinal vapours from the nether regions.

Your right Clivey, in other words the English!

Trigger_Andy · Post by **Trigger_Andy** » Fri Aug 29, 08 2:39 pm

Sorry Dave, but you where handling it so well by yourself!

Sorry, not bored of the Duster yet, I'm not even home long enough to lift the hood on the Damn thing just now. Work is crazy busy. I'm ment to be getting home from Azerbaijan on Monday but I have just been told I have to fly direct to bloody Kazakhstan for another job!

Ah well, it will pay for some of my 340 rebuild I guess! What about that '68 Barracuda? That needs saved and with your new welding skills......................

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Aug 29, 08 2:42 pm

I thought you worked on the riggs Andy?

Has it been raining hard in Azerbby john or whatever you call it.

Khazakstan gets a bit fruity. Have you got security out there?