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    Offline cudabeforeIdie

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    Re: Your very first Mopar!
    « Reply #45 on: March 12, 2012 - 09:12:36 PM »
    Quote from: TinCuda on March 12, 2012 - 08:06:56 PM
    I'm sure he meant 360 cubic inch displacement engine and an automatic transmission model A727..,

     :roflsmiley:

    I meant horses like equines! He mentioned being a blacksmith!
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    Offline cuda

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    Re: Your very first Mopar!
    « Reply #46 on: March 12, 2012 - 09:14:25 PM »
    My fist mopar was a 1970 340 3 speed standard Duster and it was FM3 Panther pink #s matching. My high school grad car,the memories are still strong. I dont have many pics around,but i do know were the car is today. It is getting a full resto by a pro, and will one day be better than show room condition. As it turns out,it is a pretty rare car with the options it has. Ya i regret selling it,but i had a pregnant girl friend and i was 18. By the way that girlfriend is my wife and we are married 33 yrs now. :cooldancing:
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    Offline Super Blue 72

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    Re: Your very first Mopar!
    « Reply #47 on: March 12, 2012 - 09:36:42 PM »
    We had Mopars in our family (When I was born I was brought home in a '68 Plymouth Suburban Wagon.) but as far as my own car it was a handme down from my Dad, a 1982 Chyrsler 5th Ave.  It was a comfy car with big leather seats.  Has a 318 in it with the Lean Burn deal attached to the side of the air filter housing. 

    Driving through Vermont going to Canada I literally had the pedal floored and a little VW Rabbit buzzed by me.  That was bad.  I think the top speed stock on that car was a wee over 100mph, if even that.

    In the summer I changed over to a Weiand 2p intake, Holley 600cfm carb, modified side exhaust, and added extra leafs to the leaf springs.  Made the top end much better.  With highway gears I could do 55mph in 1st gear and was cruising at 105mph (So said the guy in the Trans Am I was tailing) and still had more pedal to go.  Sounded rauchy as it had no mufflers but not obnoxious.
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    1972 Dodge Challenger Rallye 340, AT, Code TB3=Super Blue, SBD=8/17/1971.  Yes, a Rallye without the fender louvers from the factory because of the body side molding option.

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    Offline Gumby

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    Re: Your very first Mopar!
    « Reply #48 on: March 12, 2012 - 09:41:21 PM »
    Quote from: cuda on March 12, 2012 - 09:14:25 PM
    My fist mopar was a 1970 340 3 speed standard Duster and it was FM3 Panther pink #s matching. My high school grad car,the memories are still strong. I dont have many pics around,but i do know were the car is today. It is getting a full resto by a pro, and will one day be better than show room condition. As it turns out,it is a pretty rare car with the options it has. Ya i regret selling it,but i had a pregnant girl friend and i was 18. By the way that girlfriend is my wife and we are married 33 yrs now. :cooldancing:
    Good for you and the missus! Congrats!
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    Offline GranCuda1970

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    Re: Your very first Mopar!
    « Reply #49 on: March 12, 2012 - 09:52:49 PM »
    Quote from: cuda on March 12, 2012 - 09:14:25 PM
    My fist mopar was a 1970 340 3 speed standard Duster and it was FM3 Panther pink #s matching. My high school grad car,the memories are still strong. I dont have many pics around,but i do know were the car is today. It is getting a full resto by a pro, and will one day be better than show room condition. As it turns out,it is a pretty rare car with the options it has. Ya i regret selling it,but i had a pregnant girl friend and i was 18. By the way that girlfriend is my wife and we are married 33 yrs now. :cooldancing:

     :2thumbs: 33yrs   I'm working on 18yrs now.
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    Offline GranCuda1970

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    Re: Your very first Mopar!
    « Reply #50 on: March 12, 2012 - 10:01:14 PM »
    You gotta buy em a big shiny rock every once and a while even when they tell you, " I don,t want one!!... I am not like that!!!... I don,t need it!!... I would rather something else!"

     Get em a big shiny rock on a pretty ring! Remind them how pretty they are and appreciated . Working on going the distance.
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    Offline GranCuda1970

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    Re: Your very first Mopar!
    « Reply #51 on: March 12, 2012 - 10:12:14 PM »
    Helping with doing the dishes and laundry helps too!!!!, Doing the garbage only don,t count. LOL!
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    Offline Tonefiend

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    Re: Your very first Mopar!
    « Reply #52 on: March 12, 2012 - 10:14:51 PM »
    I was a late bloomer and didn't get one until I was 39. It had been my dream car since I was a kid. When the prices went through the roof I gave up hope of owning one. Then this one kinda fell into my lap. 

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    Offline GranCuda1970

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    Re: Your very first Mopar!
    « Reply #53 on: March 12, 2012 - 10:15:55 PM »
    Beautiful ride man!!
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    Re: Your very first Mopar!
    « Reply #54 on: March 12, 2012 - 10:24:45 PM »
    Quote from: GranCuda1970 on March 12, 2012 - 10:15:55 PM
    Beautiful ride man!!


    Thanks!  I enjoy it. There is a lot of work to do on it but it's a sharp looking driver that gets a lot of attention.
    Here are some more pics of it over the last 2 years.  http://www.flickr.com/photos/72593510@N00/sets/72157623078168198/
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    Offline GranCuda1970

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    Re: Your very first Mopar!
    « Reply #55 on: March 12, 2012 - 10:25:43 PM »
    Those burnouts in the pick yours!!  :bigsmile:
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    Offline 74challenger03

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    Re: Your very first Mopar!
    « Reply #56 on: March 12, 2012 - 10:26:18 PM »
    69rt/se charger 4 speed ac car at the age of 18 then was stolen a year latter
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    Offline GranCuda1970

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    Re: Your very first Mopar!
    « Reply #57 on: March 12, 2012 - 10:29:14 PM »
    What a bummer! 69 chargers rock!
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    Re: Your very first Mopar!
    « Reply #58 on: March 12, 2012 - 10:42:55 PM »
    New hood looks good tonefiend  :2thumbs:
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    Re: Your very first Mopar!
    « Reply #59 on: March 12, 2012 - 11:10:52 PM »
    Thanks Doodj.  I need to paint it one of these days.  Probably flat black because that color will be hard to match.

    Yeah the burnouts are mine, I needed a little help getting the car into position for the photo. As you know the turning radius on these cars leaves some to be desired.  And I also wanted to make sure my sure grip was functioning properly.  You know all for the sake of science.  :2thumbs:
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