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Paul was an interesting guy. Strong willed and opinionated but he liked what most of us like....Mopars and chicks!

Oh, I agree. There are some people that are so irritating in how they make their point, you often find it better to seek advice elsewhere.

Thanks. If that is by who I think it is, (Same GTX screen name as seen on FBBO) while he seems intelligent, he is an extremely abrasive person.

I wasn't blaming anyone but it is worth mentioning that to expect a 50 year old vehicle that has had multiple owners to be 100% stock and unmodified is an unrealistic thing. These trucks were not luxury vehicles, they were work trucks that usually spent the majority of their time parked...

I need to make a correction of a mistake I had in my last post above. The yellow wire does not get grounded. Here is the relay in my Charger: The arrows there point to the two terminals that I bridge across to start a vehicle when turning the key does not work. This bypasses the function of...

While I didn't mean to offend, I don't think I was wrong. A slant six in a 4500 lb truck is going to be a slug. You won't be able to tow much or haul much unless you always on level ground with no traffic around you. If you try to tow a load that the suspension can handle, the slant six won't...

Screw that. You'll never get the slant six to equal the power and performance of a V8, especially a decent one. Some of you slant six fans are delusional. The slant six is great for early Darts and Valiants and farm trucks. After that, it sucks. It sounds terrible and makes no horsepower until...

In keeping with my standard theme here... \ The old tailgate:

The paint laid down and spread out fine. There are no Tiger Stripes or inconsistencies. The bed had slight orange peel last night that got a little worse overnight as it dried. I’m guessing that as the solvents in the clear evaporated, the solids remained and allowed shrinkage? It isn’t...

The clear really makes the metallic pop. Here is a comparison. BEFORE: AFTER:

Finally. The cladding needed 2-3 more coats since they already had 2-3 coats on them there were some sanded through spots that needed more to cover. The bed sides had repairs with primer that took 5 coats to hide. I do enjoy this stuff but I still get nervous when painting. The...

The MDS may help if you’re on level ground at a steady speed. How much help, I don’t know. I agree that the concept of fresh heads on a worn out short block was traditionally a bad move. The bores in the engine had almost zero taper so chances are, the short block is fine. I’m in no hurry to...

Hello and thank you, Yeah, we are still in California. We looked at properties in northern Arizona but it didn't pan out. Most properties in our price range that had 6 or more acres were on dirt roads. I don't want to drive my shiny cars on dirt roads. If all I had were old vehicles with dull...

There is a truth to be known about many projects. The prep is where the time is spent. This is true in this case. It isn’t the spraying of the paint and the clear that takes the most time. It is the disassembly, the cleaning, bodywork, more bodywork, masking and then the paint. All of that...

The tailgate color went on fine. It looks even with no Tiger stripes. That is a condition that sometimes happens with the metallic particles where they don’t all blend together. The finish looks uneven in color. There are many causes for that, one is when the painter doesn’t have adequate...