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Expert Posts: 2120 ![]() ![]() Location: atlanta | .................................. "Once great"?................................ The United States even at it's worst is still the greatest place on earth, haven't heard anything about border patrol trying to keep US citizens from escaping this country. I was a hippie, I retired from the US military, I am a US citizen, and I sure don't need a German telling Me what I can and cannot do with MY flag. There's a big difference in disrespecting My flag and signaling that MY country is in trouble. Merry Christmas. | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7454 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: northern germany | fenix - 2015-12-24 7:50 PM .................................. "Once great"?................................ I was a hippie...............and I sure don't need a German telling Me what I can and cannot do with MY flag you? nobody has been talking to you and i just said my opinion an wasn't telling YOU what you can do and what not. you are obviously still a hippie if you think disgracing a symbol your forefathers died for is a good way to express your opinion. Edited by 1960fury 2015-12-25 8:19 AM (00000rainbow-White-House-G.jpg) Attachments ---------------- ![]() | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | Getting back to the CAR; It's been raining cats and dogs all week, so not much got done. I did manage to get into the trunk, and found a much needed power steering pump! Needs to be gone through, but at least it's there. And, just for fun, I went ahead and purchased a "dial-in" number set and threw a few digits on the window just for giggles. ![]() I think tomorrow I might tackle the heater blower motor. It spins freely, fortunately, so if I can muster the ambition I may tear it down and freshen it up. Hope y'all are having a Merry Christmas!! ![]() (MVC-008S.JPG) (MVC-009S.JPG) Attachments ---------------- ![]() ![]() | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | Oh, and I forgot to mention that I checked the 383 block and pistons on the stand. Vasoline definitely is working very well at keeping rust from forming on the bare metal. I really slopped it on there pretty heavy (cheap insurance). ![]() (MVC-010S.JPG) Attachments ---------------- ![]() | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | Schlitz and FINS!! Even when it's messy and rainy, there are memories to be made.... (MVC-001S.JPG) (MVC-006S.JPG) (MVC-007S.JPG) Attachments ---------------- ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
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User has resigned from board ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | <p>good luck, where u from, Arkansa not sure if u know this, but shyits beer is made over in china now, closed the plant in Milwaukee a few years back,</p> Edited by 196061SAVOY 2015-12-25 9:39 PM | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | It's all good, Schlitz is still a "Milwaukee" beer here... it has a Milwaukee address on the can yet, and the "60s" formula is great! Mmmmmmm, they got a great recipe of barley n hops.... ...plus oldies, and a sexy PLYMOUTH with gorgeous FINS makes any night perfect!! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | 'bout time for me to have a "rubber biscuit"... still pouring here, but the tunes still play, and the barley pop still flows.. ![]() ![]() ![]() (MVC-008S.JPG) (MVC-009S.JPG) (MVC-010S.JPG) Attachments ---------------- ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | Merry Christmas, Y'all!! Here's some drag-racing for ye!! Enjoy!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBEe5jEUI7w | ||
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User has resigned from board ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | good video Attachments ---------------- ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8445 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Perth Australia | Watched the whole 15 min of it and didnt see a fl car in it Did I blink and miss it? | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | It's a 'prelude' of hopefully things to come for my FL car. It's the track where I want to drag race my 57 Plymouth. ![]() Have to do a little 'envisioning' to really appreciate it. ![]() | ||
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New User Posts: 4 | Ok, so before this thread goes too far in the wrong direction, lets pull back and take a closer look at this beautiful piece of automotive history. It still amazes me that these "Forward Look" cars look so fast just standing still! Chris and I go way back and we learned all about these cars together just out of high school. We did things with these cars that would cause most people to wet themselves today. Heck, it did back then. We never abused them, we just drove them as hard as Chrysler intended them to be driven. We had a lot of fun doing that, we learned a lot, and we gained a lot of respect for these "finned flyers". So did a lot of people in our home town, nobody thought that a 1950's anything could spin the tires much less burn them off at any given time. I grew up around Mopar muscle cars, Chris grew up around GM. We met through my dad who told me about Chris's late GM cars and also a 1979 Ramcharger he had. My dad said "you should come over and meet this kid" a number of times but it never got my attention until Dad said he also had an old Dodge Ramcharger. That's when I went over to meet him. Chris was all about finned cars, I was all about Mopar, neither of us new anything about finned Mopar. When I met Chris he was transitioning from late 50's GM cars to late 50's Ford cars. His first Ford was a 1958 Retractable and he was FRUSTRATED! I couldn't figure out why at first, that Ford was a nice car. I remember him saying in an angered vioce "doesn't anyone make anything that's not junk?!" as a screwdriver, or a ratchet or something went sailing down his driveway. He continued while pointing at some of his fleet, "GM cars are junk, they run like CRAP, they handle like CRAP, Ford's have a little power but they handle like CRAP!!!! Didn't anyone make anyone make any good cars back then?!" My first thought was they're old farts cars, what do you expect, but I couldn't say that to him, not at that moment. All I said was "what about old Mopars?". To my shocking amazement, his reaction to that was "old Mopars, who collects old Mopars?! I asked him about his Ramcharger and his mood changed, I saw hope and anticipation in his eyes. It wasn't long before Chris and I were spending weeks on end at the library (there was no internet back then) researching late '50s Mopars and comparing them to all the others. While all this was happening I took Chris to my house and showed him my Charger. He didn't have much interest, it didn't have fins. I pulled the Charger onto the driveway that my house shared with the Nuns next door (I lived next to a church with my Mom). I made him get behind the wheel and I coached him through his first brake stand. He was hesitant, but he did it. And he has never been the same since! It's so cool to know that Chris' very first brake stand was in my '69 Charger and in the driveway of a CHURCH! You can't write this stuff! I'm sure my neighbors thought we were burning the church, but all we were burning was a pair of BFG's and Chris' lack of hope in fine automobiles. It all went up in smoke that day. Chris tries to give me all the credit but all I did was introduce him to Mopar. Mopar did all the rest. I guess I'm painting this picture for you guys to say one thing. Chris is going to take the performance of Mopar muscle and hook it up to the very same pair of fins you see in these pictures. Just you wait and see! | ||
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New User Posts: 4 | Sorry, My last post was supposed be right after the flag talk but I got pulled away before I could finish it . Hope all is well. | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | Glad you shared that story, Uncle Finny! ![]() gives followers of this thread some "original" backround to our experience with these FL cars, and some reasons for what I'm doing what I'm doing with THIS car. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But, unfortunately, the weather is absolutely NOT co-operating at all.... freakin' rain again, and the ground isn't just muddy, it's SOUP!! ![]() getting really sick of all this slop. ![]() I think tomorrow I might take digital photos of those original FL cars I used to have back on Military Ave. in Fond du Lac, WI. Had the 57 Belvedere, 58 Belvedere, 57 DeSoto Fireflite, 57 Windsor, and I'll see about digging up other 35mm pics of the others I had, if I have pics of them.... (58 Imperial, 60 Imperial, 57 Savoy, 58 Fury, 60 Fury, 58 Coronet, 57 Coronet, and the 59 Coronet). Everybody loves pics! Meanwhile, enjoying the rain.....NOT!! ![]() (MVC-011S.JPG) Attachments ---------------- ![]() | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8445 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Perth Australia | Rebuilding a car out in the open has a lot of sucky days attached to it Have you thought about getting one of those temporary garages? I have gone through 2 of them (they really dont like strong wind or angle grinder sparks) Because its winter there, you could make a floor from pallets to get you up out of the soup ![]() But sucky weather is just sucky We have it the other way at the moment, yesterday was 41 deg C and its going to be 38 (bet it gets hotter) today and I am about to pull the rear out of the buick | ||
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User has resigned from board ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | <p>working on old cars is good therapy, for ones mental state, u got a tone of work a head of you, there will be ups and downs, take your time, start one project on your car and finish it, try not to be all over the place on it,start with the drive train, get it running and stopping ,do the rust repair last, guys on here have had to take years and years to finish there cars, good luck, ill be checking your progress, happy new year!!!!</p> Edited by 196061SAVOY 2015-12-28 8:54 PM (IMG_4571 (800x600).jpg) (Snapshot_20141101_2.JPG) (Snapshot_20150511_2.JPG) Attachments ---------------- ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
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Expert Posts: 1231 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: York County, PA | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Edited by ruchaven 2015-12-29 12:40 PM | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1172 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Georgia | Wow! This thread went everywhere, didn't it! ![]() I do appreciate the updates Chris, and the background Uncle Finny! A little everyday will get her there. I'm tired of the rain, too. It looks like we've got a few more days of it too. ![]() By the way, did you hear that they outlawed beer on the beach? Girls kept getting sand in their Schlitz!! ![]() ![]() All in fun, not meant to offend anyone. Pete | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | SavoyPlaza - 2015-12-29 4:24 PM By the way, did you hear that they outlawed beer on the beach? Girls kept getting sand in their Schlitz!! ![]() ![]() All in fun, not meant to offend anyone. Pete ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() a couple of seconds, but I finally "got it"..!! Thanks everyone, and I do apologize for the lack of 'progress'. I do have a temporary "tent".... I'm just waiting for some nice weather to put it up. Actually, I have two... one for the car, and one for a hillbilly redneck shop!! ![]() butt the two together and have a place to put my workbench, tool chest, engine on stand, etc.. I'm still digging through old pics of my cars.... wow... lotsa memories there! I forgot to mention I had a 59 Windsor too, rust free. Hang in there with me, gang... it's gonna take several days to get these physical photos transferred digitally; some already are and there's some of my old body shop I had back in the early 2000s. | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | BTW, 196061SAVOY... that's an AWESOME 60 Fury you got there!! ![]() ![]() ![]() I agree with you, working on old FL Mopars IS good therapy. I think sometime soon I'm gonna tackle restoring the "deluxe" steering wheel. I have two, the one in the car is worse off... ...tiny grainy sand-like fragments rub off when I grab onto it. SO, it should be quite a challenge to say the least!! ![]() | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | Here's a couple more 'pics' for you fellow pic enthusiasts!! The first is one on the day I received the car, still on Joey Hick's flatbed (needed to transfer from Leo's trailer to it to get home) and the second is the five of us at Newborn's Truck Stop in Tallapoosa having breakfast right before the car was brought here. Poor Leo just doesn't smile for a pic!! He's really a VERY fantastic guy, and so is his wife. He's the older gentleman, Joey and Justin are the two guys in ballcaps, and I'm the ugly bald guy on the right! ![]() (MVC-003S.JPG) (MVC-006S.JPG) Attachments ---------------- ![]() ![]() | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | Today, sprayed some liquid wrench on the vacuum canister check valve and fitting, sprayed the leaf spring bolts, axle u-bolts and nuts, and assembled the frame of a cheap car tent. Nothing is leveled or secured yet, just sitting on the ground for now.... hope to assemble the second car tent frame tomorrow after work, and butt it up to the first. It looks flimsey right now, but with lotsa rope secured to large trees, concrete blocks, etc. they should firm up good. I also noticed the tarp material that goes over the frame is very chinsey, so I hope to get some construction Tyvek to layer over it to hopefully make it last more than a week!! ![]() (MVC-001S.JPG) (MVC-002S.JPG) (MVC-003S.JPG) (MVC-004S.JPG) (MVC-005S.JPG) (MVC-006S.JPG) (MVC-007S.JPG) (MVC-008S.JPG) Attachments ---------------- ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | Today, as planned, put together the second 10' X 20' car tent frame, again, not leveled or anchored, but ready for it. The second one will serve as a shop, and it looks like I'll havta do some custom gutter work for roof drainage where the two meet. And, of course, since it's my weekend off they're talkin' rain tomorrow and Saturday. ![]() inside stuff to work on now! ![]() (MVC-001S.JPG) (MVC-002S.JPG) (MVC-003S.JPG) (MVC-004S.JPG) (MVC-005S.JPG) Attachments ---------------- ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
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Member Posts: 7 | Can't wait to see more updates! Beautiful car | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | 55plymouthguy - 2016-01-07 7:46 PM Can't wait to see more updates! Beautiful car Thank You, Caleb!! ![]() | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | And now, a few pics of the "COLOR" I plan on painting my Fury-to- be..... As I stated in a previous post, it's a custome blend I came up with and painted on a '71 Lincoln Mark III. It's called "Raspberry Metallic", PPG base/clear, and it lays down really nice. I especially love the pearl 'roll' that it does in the sun. ![]() Here's some old pics of that Lincoln with that paint job I did back in 2002. (i-1a.jpg) (i-2.jpg) (i-3.jpg) (j-1.jpg) Attachments ---------------- ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
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User has resigned from board ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | will u use a clear plastic tarp on your car tent frame, do they sell clear plastic tarps, reason being, it would help with seeing what your doing (thFJYA0EGU.jpg) (How-To-Build-Your-Own-Greenhouse-For-50.jpg) Attachments ---------------- ![]() ![]() | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | 196061SAVOY - 2016-01-08 8:19 PM will u use a clear plastic tarp on your car tent frame, do they sell clear plastic tarps, reason being, it would help with seeing what your doing I plan on just putting the silver tarpaulin roof and sides on it, but only when I've purchased the Tyvek to put over the top, and layer it as you would roof shingles.... start at the bottom, and overlap to the top, and cap it. Clear plastic is a great idea for lighting, but bad for Summer months.... it would get WAY too hot inside. Here in the South, it gets pretty warm from June to September. I have a slew of streetlights that I plan on using; at least I can turn them off if it gets too hot. Plus, I have a huge Sears/Roebuck fan run by a 1/4 horse motor, belt driven, that is commercial grade and moves a ton of air, should help to keep things cool and well ventelated, but it's buried in my spare room. I'm taking a break from it, as it would be silly to start tearing things down without the tents complete. The Tyvek is gonna run about $200+, plus the "gorilla" tape to fasten everything down. Before that happens, I promised Big M a purchase of a set of wagon torsion bars and 58 lower grill first. Plus bills and other fish to be fried, I won't be buying anything for this car until probably late March or April. So, until then, I'll just keep soaking the leaf spring, gas tank, front end, and cross member bolts/nuts with liquid wrench to make teardown easier when it happens. Oh, I did forget to mention that the car came from Oregon...that is where Big M John bought it from, and it has ocean salt air issues. All the nuts and bolts are tight, the windows wouldn't budge until lubed, nor the hinges, latches, etc. It took the better part of a day to get the passenger door to open and close without operating and sounding like something that belonged on the "Addams Family"! ![]() So, I'm going to "sloooowww-down" and take my time on this. ![]() | ||
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User has resigned from board ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | <p>through it on ebay, lie through your teeth, get some of your money back; "lesson learned" then buy that Arizona 57 sedan listed on here for sale, better starting point for u this hobby is cut throat, no prisoners taken alive</p> Edited by 196061SAVOY 2016-01-15 11:03 AM (158479181_-1957-1958-plymouth-fury-christine-stephen-king-movie-58.jpg) (Gasser.jpg) Attachments ---------------- ![]() ![]() | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | 196061SAVOY - 2016-01-15 10:26 AM through it on ebay, lie through your teeth, get some of your money back; "lesson learned" then buy that Arizona 57 sedan listed on here for sale, better starting point for u this hobby is cut throat, no prisoners taken alive ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You're right; this hobby's cut throat, don't want a 'sedan', my car is NOT for sale, and I 'started' with a great point already.. ... a 2DR HT, paid for; it's MINE! ![]() taken alive".... no problem... my car has a very unique security system.... .40 cal clips loaded with gel-points, military grade. So, very true..... NO prisoners will be taken!! ![]() | ||
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Expert Posts: 2638 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Minor Hill, TN | I was 1 of the dummies who voted for Obama the 1st time . I did not make that mistake the 2nd time but when he got re elected I said 4 more years of hell. I was hoping Romney would get elected. I voted for him the last time. That Obama care is a pile of BS and it needs to go I agree with your comment about Obama. | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1155 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: somerville mass | i think you should have at least gotten a running car or running drive train for that price... whats with the the lettering on the rr window? was it raced at one time or another? i wouldnt doubt it.... if you guys could help him with a running drive train itd be a step forward... plus brakes exhaust suspension etc.... oh lord! | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 5034 ![]() ![]() | eh its a complete car(minus the engine), that's a fair price now days, John knows his prices. Heck sport tone trim is like 1200$-1500$ Drivetrains are cheap, and I mean cheap. | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | moparsteve - 2016-01-17 2:01 PM i think you should have at least gotten a running car or running drive train for that price... whats with the the lettering on the rr window? was it raced at one time or another? i wouldnt doubt it.... if you guys could help him with a running drive train itd be a step forward... plus brakes exhaust suspension etc.... oh lord! I'm happy with my purchase, and I knew very well what kind of shape she was in when I bought it. I prefer it this way, because I have to work on all the suspension, brakes, engine, tranny, etc..... that doesn't scare me a bit. The main thing is that when it's done I will KNOW what I have, and what kind of shape it'll be in mechanically... and that gives good piece of mind! ![]() Somebody else's drivetrain.... I'd still have to tear it apart to see how good/bad the brakes/bearings/seals, etc. are. Plus, there is the 'ole saying... if you want it done right, do it yourself, and this holds VERY true for me. I'm in no hurry, and my enthusiasm runs way faster than my wallet and I'm not 19 years old anymore either, so I'm just calming down and taking it slow. The good news is I have time to do a helluva lot of 'dry-driving' and 'dry-drag-racing'!!! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And I did shop around quite a bit, and John sold me the least expensive car I could dig up for it's shape (thanks again, John!) and the ones that ran and drove ran from $8K-10K and up. Plus, as Mike said, the Sport-Tone trim is what sold me on it. ![]() | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | moparsteve - 2016-01-17 2:01 PM whats with the the lettering on the rr window? was it raced at one time or another? i wouldnt doubt it.... If you look back on this thread, I bought a racing dial-in number set a while back on ebay $16, and threw those numbers on the window just for fun. Little things like that keep me smiling while I wait to $ave up to do more. ![]() | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | Sent an email to that crook from Mount Vernon, Ohio.... Jason Stevens... that I bought $320 of parts from last year in July; that if I didn't get my parts or a full refund within two weeks, that I'd sue him. I've got all the PayPal printed transactions, email correspondence, etc. to win a case. What a crock..... lesson learned..... don't EVER buy anything from any bonehead on Fuc#book unless you really know them. Geez, I was patient, waited, and all I got was a dry one broke off in me. But this a$$hole won't get away with it.... I've got all the paperwork to take him to small claims court and win, he ain't got a leg to stand on. Name is Jason Stevens, from Mount Vernon, Ohio for all those out there..... DON'T do biz with this crook!! He's just as bad or even worse than MM... ![]() | ||
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Expert Posts: 2120 ![]() ![]() Location: atlanta | Can PayPal help ya out? sucks to get taken, but that's the world we live in, back in the day, a handshake was good as gold. | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 9746 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: So. Cal | If you take him to court and win, how will you extract the money from him? If he lives far away it can be very difficult to do without some friends & police who live close by that are willing to help you. For that reason, it is always best to try to put a claim in with your credit card or paypal because they can extract the money directly from his account without all the bologna that you would have to do with a court win. Unfortunately, they usually have a time limit of like 2-3 months though so your options there may be limited. Good luck and thanks for the warning about this loser. | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | Great idea, guys! I'll get ahold of PayPal as soon as I get home from work. At least I didn't use the "family/friends" option when I paid him, and in the "seller note" area, I typed in exactly what the payments were for and how much each item was, so I should have my butt covered there. It sucks that people can't be trusted anymore, and I totally agree, Roger..... a handshake used to be as good as gold. Not anymore. ![]() | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | Did some work on her finally today... pulled out the windshield wiper motor and switch for teardown, cleaning, lubing, etc. I made sure to take plenty of pics so I can figure out where the wires go on re-assembly. Plus, I taped the wires that go to the switch together so they don't get mixed up with something else later on. ![]() (MVC-001S.JPG) (MVC-002S.JPG) (MVC-004S.JPG) (MVC-005S.JPG) (MVC-007S.JPG) (MVC-009S.JPG) (MVC-010S.JPG) (MVC-011S.JPG) (MVC-012S.JPG) Attachments ---------------- ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7812 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Williams California | Good to see you back at it, Chris! | ||
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Veteran Posts: 281 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: WA/USA | I love reading about projects like this. It takes a person with a lot of passion to build your own a car outside (or in a tent) on a super-limited budget. Keep up the work - you have company: My '60 Plymouth is converted to bid block 4-speed with a Volare suspension. I have only a couple grand in the whole car. My 57 Dodge has a 440 and later 727 and I have a total of $1200 in it. I'm also converting it to a 4-speed and figure it will be a done car for about $2.5k. .... and remember, "You're never to drunk to ask for another Schliiiitzzthsss!" | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | big m - 2016-03-02 7:34 PM Good to see you back at it, Chris! Thanks, John!! ![]() | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | AceS - 2016-03-02 10:54 PM I love reading about projects like this. It takes a person with a lot of passion to build your own a car outside (or in a tent) on a super-limited budget. Keep up the work - you have company: My '60 Plymouth is converted to bid block 4-speed with a Volare suspension. I have only a couple grand in the whole car. My 57 Dodge has a 440 and later 727 and I have a total of $1200 in it. I'm also converting it to a 4-speed and figure it will be a done car for about $2.5k. .... and remember, "You're never to drunk to ask for another Schliiiitzzthsss!" Thanks, AceS!! ![]() own work to keep the cost WAY down.... glad to see someone else with the same mindset! ![]() I had some MAJOR financial setbacks in Jan and Feb, but hopefully things'll get back to normal now. And, yer rite abowwt ther izz alsways timee fer one mer -hick!-, jess won moor -hick!-, dammitt, ..jist onne mur canna bubblee 'ole Schliszztszzzss...-hick!- ![]() ![]() | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | Today, began polishing the control knobs I took off a couple days ago with a brass wire wheel and dremel on slow speed. As you can see, they polish up pretty nice (except for the pits), but nice enough for me. ![]() Then, I pulled all the loose headliner insulation out, and REALLY got the itch to get this car running... ![]() Hooked up my custom hillbilly stereo speaker on the backseat, ran the cable through the holey floorpan and into the house stereo, which has both ipod and computer connected to aux., so I can play Mp3s or videos that loop continuously...... everything from the "Christine" songs folder to dragracing vids! ![]() And, with "supplies" on the seat (shown), I'm ready to do some 'dry'-- "drink-n-draggin'" If I'm not too hungover tomorrow, I hope to tear apart the wiper motor and switch for freshening up. 'Til then....... BURN RUBBER!!!!! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | Oooops, forgot to post pics for the previous post. Here they are..... ![]() (MVC-002S.JPG) (MVC-003S.JPG) (MVC-004S.JPG) (MVC-005S.JPG) (MVC-006S.JPG) (MVC-007S.JPG) (MVC-008S.JPG) (MVC-009S.JPG) Attachments ---------------- ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
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Veteran Posts: 295 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Tallapoosa, GA | Speaking of drag-racing, here's my favorite video I love to loop continuously for hours at a time.... enjoy!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS4ygucu2zk Bobby Scroggins' 58 "Redsled".... AWESOME machine with 440 cid, and in that video, still had the stock 8 3/4" axle. ![]() | ||
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13062 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | I might be wrong but to me it looks like the Plym lost? | ||
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Expert Posts: 2120 ![]() ![]() Location: atlanta | Gotta get one of these, good for 0.2 in the 1/4, at least it feels that way, and that's what counts. (2-DSCF2318.JPG) Attachments ---------------- ![]() | ||
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