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One thing you could change @ Mother MOPAR

Moparfiend

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In a short period of time I have found many quirky things about mother MOPAR designs and processes. If you were able to send one message back in time what would it be? One topic only, the one that erks you the most!

Mine: Paint the dam roofs!!! Every freaken one!!! ..............
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Give the LA 318 a high performance version from the beginning in 1967. Kind of like what Chevrolet did with the 327.
 
Funny I just posted a reply on another thread about what the car world we cherish as Mopar fans woulda been like without Chrysler Corporation. I’ve had intense debates, mostly comical; give it to your buddy ****, with non-mopar guys over the decades loving their Chivvies and Phords. And well there are some I really like and owned over the decades. But, Mopar had the guts to do outlandish things with body styles, especially late 50's early 60's, aside from absolute killer motors/drive trains, that a whole lot of us as owners or admirers, relish. Even an old buddy today, a Chiv guy to the max, likes me to lead when we go cruising admitting he likes to look at my ’63 Plymouth leading our convoy! Complaints? Likely the same with any car 50 years old cuz well, cars weren’t made to last half a century. I could explain further after complete resto of my old mopar as I'm sure others could...cept theee same with the other big two.
I’ll admit as a past owner of a ’70 Cuda and ’73 Challenger, the body was tinny. Ya didn’t wanna slam the doors hard cuz ya thought something might break. I recall telling my girlfriend, later my dear wife, don’t slam the friggin door! It’ll close just fine without the added uumph! Durability though? Tell me another make that could stand up to hard beat-the-**** run out better…just my pin.
 
No right & left hand lug nuts
Ford had the same deal I recollect...I converted mine during resto...wheels are staying on the car just fine...lol
 
Good one! Why did they do that anyway?
"Excellence in Engineering". The left hand thread on the right side supposedly wouldn't unloosen if someone forgot to tighten the lug nuts. A safety feature.
Edit: left hand thread on left side of car.
Same reason ring gear bolts are left hand thread.
 
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I wouldn't change tell them to change a thing; they did it right, from start to finish. I would've bought a ford or GM if that wasnt the case...
 
I am going against the rules and picking more than ONE. Some have already been mentioned.
Put the starter and trans cooler lines on the RIGHT side so exhaust clearance is easier to get on the left side.
No LEFT hand threaded lug nuts.
ALL RWD cars should have had the same 4 1/2" bolt pattern with 1/2" lug bolts.
Voltmeter, not Ammeter. Eliminate the scary ammeter wire path in the process.
Same bellhousing pattern for all engines.
Better trunk weatherstripping. Almost every unrestored Mopar I've seen has at least surface rust in the trunk.
Kickdown cable instead of multi-piece linkage arrangement.
 
Good one! Why did they do that anyway?
That goes back a LONG ways. In the twenties and thirties, up into the forties, mopar used lug BOLTS, not studs with lug nuts. It was a safety concern, more because of the bolts coming loose, much less necessary with studs, but the idea carried over .
 
How about do something different with the ballast resistor. Maybe something more durable and also do something with the fusible link. Another problem spot.
 
Keep the trans drain plug like the earlier 727's and use a boot style seal on the dipstick tube instead of the o-ring.
 
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