Recent content by jimkf

Yes, it’s a factory E61 383 car that was sold new in California. The body isn’t perfect but the interior is near perfect. We just need to get the engine assembled and back in the car. And yes, that’s a Charger rear seat center I’m using as an arm rest.

Right. I should have snapped a pic of the other side because it looked just as sloppy. Again, who knows what got into the pan, but it didn't do the engine any favors!

Found a pic of the rear main cap. The slop you see on it was also stuck in the oil pickup. I have no clue how it wormed its way in, but it did. Or, maybe something inside worked its way out. Who knows...

Many years ago we ran around in a 70 Coronet RT and terrorized many a neighborhood with our antics. Fast forward to a few years ago and a 70 Coronet wagon popped up for sale not too far from me. It wasn't expensive and seemed to run and drive well so I bought it. Lots of body and interior...

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My work in progress 383 equipped wagon. The fender is a replacement - the original was badly damaged thanks to a PO running it across a garage door opening.

Very nice work...especially given the distance between you and spare parts! My 70 Coronet 383 car is a March build and uses the same compressor to condenser hose.

Any time I see lots of individual wires seemingly running nowhere, I get nervous. Just what did Bubba do to get the car to run? And, just how long until something shorts and starts a fire. For the asking price, the car should be a whole lot tidier.

We lived a half block from where my father worked. In between was a Sohio gas station where, at 16, I got my first real job - after caddying at the local country club for a few years in the summer - as a "Petroleum Installation Engineer"...I pumped gas. Soon, I learned to do light mechanical...

I had one many moons ago, same color, same top. Welcome to FBBO!

Got on the wait list at a local shop in June. Dropped the car off just before Thanksgiving. We met last week to walk thru the list of to-do's. I should have it back by early May.

I'm in northeast Ohio, having moved here from Pennsylvania as a kid when my dad took a new job just outside of Cleveland. I've gone from a one bed apartment to an 1847 built four bed home with lots of character and lots of repair bills. I read in earlier posts of sulfur water and this house had...

JEEP = Just Empty Every Pocket. Been there, done that. But I still own one and love it. Every June, several thousand folks gather in Butler, PA where the first Jeeps were built in 1941. The local group owns a large tract of land where trails have been cut and next to that is held a large show...

I bought an ultra low mile 75 many years ago that burned a quart of oil every hundred miles. An old time mechanic told me that the rings weren't seated properly and that he had a fix - a can of Bon Ami scouring powder. We started the engine and ran it up to around 1500 rpms and he slowly poured...