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Offline slsc98

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Shout from Southern MD: new member & '73 owner
« on: October 26, 2012 - 08:03:58 AM »
Greetings and (whew!) am I glad to have found y'all!  I belong to quite a few other forums and, well, long story short, I already know this reseource is like so many others that save memebrs thou$ands, years of enjoyment and . . .  hair! I"ve already made a post or two, mainly in anticipation of buying a car now named, "Mischief"  and which "found" my wife and I at Carlisle this past Fall. We've already taken her on her maiden voyage around So. MD and we're looking to many more cruises. I am especially geared about gleaning what those of you who earned so much knowledge and experience will share with me. I will take a stab at posting some pics (for any purists, this car is not 'original' or #'s matching. For that, you'll need to talk to the wife about her '66 GTO w/ only 27,000 miles on it!). Here we go . . .




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Re: Shout from Southern MD: new member & '73 owner
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2012 - 11:32:56 AM »
Welcome from another Marylander!  :wave:
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Re: Shout from Southern MD: new member & '73 owner
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2012 - 11:58:21 AM »
welcome
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Re: Shout from Southern MD: new member & '73 owner
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2012 - 03:22:29 PM »
Thank you both!  I really, truly look forward to learning as much as I can, here. I also shoot a lot of clay targets and started reloading my own shells a decade ago. A forum much like this one (only on shotshell reloading) has proven so incredibly valuable that, when my wife got her '66 GTO I immediately helped her find the GTO forums.

Wally, any chance you'll make it to the East Coast Mopar Nationals at Budds Creek, tomorrow (Sat 10/27)?   My wife and I will only be able to stay from 9 until around 1pm (bummer) but, I am looking forward to it.

Dave, how would I go about determining (or verifying) if the oil dipstick in the 440 Magnum that was put into my '73 Challenger is the original (that is, 'correct' length) oil dipstick? I ask as, the original owner really, really babied this car and he indicates that, every time he has changed the oil, he's put 5qts of oil back into her but, the oil on the end of the dipstick always just reaches over the top of the "Add" mark . . .

I'm thinking, if I determine I have the wrong one, I may be able to find the correct part on vendor's row at the East Coast Nat'ls tomorrow.  Any chance your outfit will have a table or trailer there?

Not sure if we're taking the dog or not but, you'll recognize me as the guy next to the woman holding a 4-1/2 lb chihuaha (and canine Mopar lover)!

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Re: Shout from Southern MD: new member & '73 owner
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2012 - 11:30:34 PM »
Welcome also a Marylander.
Are u near Solomon's Island?
You can find us on Facebook.  MarylandMopars.
Mir has gotten to rich for our pockets.
I assume the Eastern Shore Mopar guys will be headed there.
Weather looks shakey with Frankinstorm headed for the east coast.


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Re: Shout from Southern MD: new member & '73 owner
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2012 - 04:59:53 AM »
Welcome also a Marylander.
Are u near Solomon's Island?
You can find us on Facebook.  MarylandMopars.
Mir has gotten to rich for our pockets.
I assume the Eastern Shore Mopar guys will be headed there.
Weather looks shakey with Frankinstorm headed for the east coast.
Good morning!  Why yes, we're right in Lusby, what a small world!  :wave:
W-o-w, what a beautiful car. If we'd ever seen you out-and-about before we'd have never forgotten you, that's for sure!
Being so new to all this, I'm 'fresh meat' for just about any venue that close to the homeplace. As it is, I'll only be able to stay until 1pm as I have to work this evening
#@&*^ my current work precludes me from a facebook account but, I'll find a way to make contact into the MarylandMopars, somehow.
Yes, keeping fingers crossed that the storm changes path . . . every degree East may make the difference between injuries or worse . . .
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Re: Shout from Southern MD: new member & '73 owner
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2012 - 12:21:49 PM »
Welcome!  Great members and info here.

When we bought our 'cuda, hubby had a 67 GTO, that has since gone to GTO heaven, now he is on the hunt for a 66 also.

judy

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Re: Shout from Southern MD: new member & '73 owner
« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2012 - 01:07:56 PM »
Welcome!  Great members and info here.
When we bought our 'cuda, hubby had a 67 GTO, that has since gone to GTO heaven, now he is on the hunt for a 66 also.
judy
Oooo, sorry to hear about the '67 but, glad to know the hunt is on (the hunt is at least 1/2 the fun)!
Judy, I spent just 2 or 3hours last night browsing this incredible forum (wow!) and, amongst other thngs I learned (original parts still available from Mopar!!!!!!  :bananasmi I also de-coded my 'new-to-me' 73 Chally's fender code.
Sigh. In yet another example that one facet of human nature to never be satisfied, I discovered just what the seller told me as I had the car inspected before he tossed me the keys exactly one week ago today: even though my car was the dark green metallic (JF8) it is now, when he bought it at Carlisle 8 years ago, the car was originally a dark silver metallic (JA5). Guess what my always dreamed about color for my eventual Chally has been?  You guessed it!
Sometimes I just gotta remind myself how absolutely tiny what I think can be my problems really are!    :wavingflag:

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Re: Shout from Southern MD: new member & '73 owner
« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2012 - 10:10:44 PM »

Sigh. In yet another example that one facet of human nature to never be satisfied, I discovered just what the seller told me as I had the car inspected before he tossed me the keys exactly one week ago today: even though my car was the dark green metallic (JF8) it is now, when he bought it at Carlisle 8 years ago, the car was originally a dark silver metallic (JA5). Guess what my always dreamed about color for my eventual Chally has been?  You guessed it!
Sometimes I just gotta remind myself how absolutely tiny what I think can be my problems really are!    :wavingflag:

Back at you. e-body look great with JA5.  You can do aanything to your mopar for your personal enjoyment. It just gets expensive over time.  HAHA..
There have been Mopar car shows at the Chrysler dealer Solomon Is. over the past years. Never got down to
attend the car shows or cruis'in.  Crossfire Mopars are located in Southern Md.........
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1970 Gran Coupe Ragtop. 1 of 66
Gran Cpe Convertible 1 yr only.

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it was the most boring
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Re: Shout from Southern MD: new member & '73 owner
« Reply #9 on: October 27, 2012 - 11:02:56 PM »
welcome to cc.com nice ride

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Re: Shout from Southern MD: new member & '73 owner
« Reply #10 on: October 27, 2012 - 11:31:14 PM »
Welcome, very nice Challenger  :2thumbs:

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Re: Shout from Southern MD: new member & '73 owner
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2012 - 08:15:01 AM »
Welcome!  Nice Challenger!  :2thumbs:
Brad
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Re: Shout from Southern MD: new member & '73 owner
« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2012 - 06:31:55 PM »
Welcome from yet another one of Marylands native sons. I am located near the Cove Road exit off of 695 (Beltway). Beautiful Challenger you have there I had my Gold 1970 Charger painted Dark Metallic Green back in the 70's.
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Re: Shout from Southern MD: new member & '73 owner
« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2012 - 11:35:41 PM »
Welcome to the site .It is funny you have the mopar and the wife has the GTO.I have the 71 cuda and my husband has three GTO'S  67 hardtop,67 conv,68 conv. Welcome aboard.


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Re: Shout from Southern MD: new member & '73 owner
« Reply #14 on: October 29, 2012 - 08:43:15 PM »
Welcome to the site .It is funny you have the mopar and the wife has the GTO.I have the 71 cuda and my husband has three GTO'S  67 hardtop,67 conv,68 conv. Welcome aboard.michele
w . . . h . . . o . . . a (Michelle, my hands are raised in the int'l "I gives up" gesture!    :worshippy    Hope we all meet up, someday!  (More than anything else, I hope y'all are out of Hurricane 'Sandy's path right now; the wind oustide is HOWLING as I anxiously type this!  :scared: