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    Offline 71chally416

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    Re: If you could ask Chrysler to remanufacture one part- What would it be?
    « Reply #30 on: August 24, 2009 - 09:14:08 PM »
    Quote from: DMZ73 on August 23, 2009 - 06:10:44 PM
    wow.. I had no idea they had replacement blocks. Hi nickel content too..
    So Do they have casting numbers on them?

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    Re: If you could ask Chrysler to remanufacture one part- What would it be?
    « Reply #31 on: August 28, 2009 - 08:52:15 PM »
    Quote from: Alaskan_TA on August 21, 2009 - 09:27:54 PM
    Bodies are in the works by an oufit in Canada if the rumors turn out to be true.

    Watch all the re-body guys / VIN swap crowd go nuts when / if that happens........

    Just wondering what some of you guys think a new body would go for if this was to come true .

     I'm not sure about the rest of you but here in the north east the bodies rusted away in the salt and this would be great for us .

    I never bought anything like a new repo car body but I'm pretty sure others are out there . I'm thinking 5 or 6 k would be my high . Am I close ?  :stirpot:
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    Offline brads70

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    Re: If you could ask Chrysler to remanufacture one part- What would it be?
    « Reply #32 on: August 28, 2009 - 09:29:10 PM »
    Quote from: BadJoey on August 28, 2009 - 08:52:15 PM
    Just wondering what some of you guys think a new body would go for if this was to come true .

     I'm not sure about the rest of you but here in the north east the bodies rusted away in the salt and this would be great for us .

    I never bought anything like a new repo car body but I'm pretty sure others are out there . I'm thinking 5 or 6 k would be my high . Am I close ?  :stirpot:

    I talked to the company that said they were working one one at the Barrie Automotive flea market. They said it was to be on the market LAST Christmas! Maybe the resesion killed the project or Chrysler but the brakes on it? :dunno: But they told me $15-$18 Grand!( :22yikes: for a body in white)
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    Offline moparmaniac59

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    Re: If you could ask Chrysler to remanufacture one part- What would it be?
    « Reply #33 on: August 28, 2009 - 11:10:24 PM »
    Wiring, and I mean all of it!!!



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    Re: If you could ask Chrysler to remanufacture one part- What would it be?
    « Reply #34 on: August 29, 2009 - 10:24:14 PM »
    e-body Convertible trim all of it  :villagers:
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    Offline brads70

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    Re: If you could ask Chrysler to remanufacture one part- What would it be?
    « Reply #35 on: August 30, 2009 - 01:31:46 PM »
    1970 Challenger grill assemblies and headlight buckets
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    Offline 426HEMI

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    Re: If you could ask Chrysler to remanufacture one part- What would it be?
    « Reply #36 on: August 31, 2009 - 01:27:52 PM »
    If the bodies are going to be 15 to 18k then I will steer away from them and not worry about that any more.  I have most of the parts to build a new body anyways. 
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    Re: If you could ask Chrysler to remanufacture one part- What would it be?
    « Reply #37 on: September 01, 2009 - 11:43:00 PM »
    As several people have said...Dashpads.

    For a while, I was communicating with a guy from Mopar's aftermarket product development group about that, but I think he is no longer around.  To make a long story short, I found the company that owns the company that owns the former company that made the original dashes.  Since the original drawings are presumably long gone, I offered to support Chrysler however I could to have a current supplier quote production of dashpads, but I never heard back.  Oh well...

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    Re: If you could ask Chrysler to remanufacture one part- What would it be?
    « Reply #38 on: September 02, 2009 - 11:41:52 AM »
    Quote from: 70_challenger on September 01, 2009 - 11:43:00 PM
    As several people have said...Dashpads.

    For a while, I was communicating with a guy from Mopar's aftermarket product development group about that, but I think he is no longer around.  To make a long story short, I found the company that owns the company that owns the former company that made the original dashes.  Since the original drawings are presumably long gone, I offered to support Chrysler however I could to have a current supplier quote production of dashpads, but I never heard back.  Oh well...

    -Tom

    OK Tom, I'll bite.. How about a name of the company that owns the company that owns the former company that made the original dashes.

    The Mopar aftermarket product development guy- Was his name Hakim by any chance?

    From what I understand, the original drawings do presumably exist.... :bigsmile:

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    Offline Chryco Psycho

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    Re: If you could ask Chrysler to remanufacture one part- What would it be?
    « Reply #39 on: September 02, 2009 - 12:51:13 PM »
    How about just remaking the 833 trans gasket & seal pkg available again , I use about 6 of these / year
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    Offline Purple73Cuda

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    Re: If you could ask Chrysler to remanufacture one part- What would it be?
    « Reply #40 on: September 02, 2009 - 01:18:34 PM »
    Quote from: Chryco Psycho on September 02, 2009 - 12:51:13 PM
    How about just remaking the 833 trans gasket & seal pkg available again , I use about 6 of these / year
    How long ago did they stop offering the A833 gasket seal pkgs.?
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    Re: If you could ask Chrysler to remanufacture one part- What would it be?
    « Reply #41 on: September 02, 2009 - 03:57:59 PM »
    I'll vote:

    1.  Door Panels
    2.  '71 grilles Cuda AND Challenger
    3.  Body in White for both Cuda and Challenger
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    Brooks

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    Re: If you could ask Chrysler to remanufacture one part- What would it be?
    « Reply #42 on: September 02, 2009 - 04:12:12 PM »
    70 cuda owners manual....    so I would be able to give one to moparal  :bigshades:
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    Re: If you could ask Chrysler to remanufacture one part- What would it be?
    « Reply #43 on: September 02, 2009 - 04:56:50 PM »
    71 Cuda grills are very close to being made.  Mike from BE&A has all the drawings done as well as some of the tooling.  IF you need one, call him up and let him know. 

    He said he needs to sell some more of his 70 Cuda grills before he can get the 71's started.  If you need a 70 grill he has some really nice argent ones as well as black ones for AAR's.

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    Re: If you could ask Chrysler to remanufacture one part- What would it be?
    « Reply #44 on: September 02, 2009 - 07:37:57 PM »
    Quote from: DMZ73 on September 02, 2009 - 11:41:52 AM
    OK Tom, I'll bite.. How about a name of the company that owns the company that owns the former company that made the original dashes.

    The Mopar aftermarket product development guy- Was his name Hakim by any chance?

    From what I understand, the original drawings do presumably exist.... :bigsmile:

    Dan

    Dan:
    I wasn't trying to be coy...Just making a long story short!  My original dashpad was made by Davidson Manufacturing in Farmington MA.  Davidson was bought and sold before being acquired by Collins & Aikman.  If you are anywhere around the auto industry, you know that C&A doesn't even exist anymore, and the assets were acquired by some private equity firm a few years ago.

    No, not David Hakim.  Someone else entirely.  Back when they were re-starting the product licensing a couple years ago, Mopar was asking what products people wanted.  I started a dialogue about several products, including dashpads.  Doesn't look like it will ever happen now!

    -Tom
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