shovelhead
Active Member
We all get deep involved with our old classic mopars and countless times we get frustrated and fall out n wonder why we ever started this challenge?
I for one now know why i bought a 73 challenger and why it was named so!haha,yes love and hate,a proper on /off relationship eh.Many projects get shelved,many sold,many parted out,but more importantly many get saved by you lot,by me,and that is important and MATTERS!The day my Challenger fired up that 1967 383 rebuilt motor up was one of my happiest days ever!!More than when Daisy Duke asked me to marry her!!!It was only afew dats ago,ive rebuilt everything on this car except cosmetics because im more of a patina fan(love show quality builds but dont enjoy the concern/worry bout their wellbeing).Its driving great but still got jobs to do.Point is,we know its expensive,time consuming,at times impossible,lifes obstackles roadblocking us every attempt.BUT its so bloody rewarding when youve built a big 50+year old Mopar muscle car and you hear that engineering genius,proud American iron!Lets be straight new cars bore us to death,yawnfest!Stick youre ev ,we must always remember when it gets tough going that this E Body site has so many expert members to help us and offer advice,use it get help,i did and withouy it id still be waiting to hear that 383 roar,yes some posts on here create afew disagreements ,haha but thats only because we get grumpy as we get old!!Anyway i just wanted to say never quit,get help,advice and if the cost gets too much just give Elon a call!Enjoy the smell of that burning rubber and get those wrenches out!!
I for one now know why i bought a 73 challenger and why it was named so!haha,yes love and hate,a proper on /off relationship eh.Many projects get shelved,many sold,many parted out,but more importantly many get saved by you lot,by me,and that is important and MATTERS!The day my Challenger fired up that 1967 383 rebuilt motor up was one of my happiest days ever!!More than when Daisy Duke asked me to marry her!!!It was only afew dats ago,ive rebuilt everything on this car except cosmetics because im more of a patina fan(love show quality builds but dont enjoy the concern/worry bout their wellbeing).Its driving great but still got jobs to do.Point is,we know its expensive,time consuming,at times impossible,lifes obstackles roadblocking us every attempt.BUT its so bloody rewarding when youve built a big 50+year old Mopar muscle car and you hear that engineering genius,proud American iron!Lets be straight new cars bore us to death,yawnfest!Stick youre ev ,we must always remember when it gets tough going that this E Body site has so many expert members to help us and offer advice,use it get help,i did and withouy it id still be waiting to hear that 383 roar,yes some posts on here create afew disagreements ,haha but thats only because we get grumpy as we get old!!Anyway i just wanted to say never quit,get help,advice and if the cost gets too much just give Elon a call!Enjoy the smell of that burning rubber and get those wrenches out!!
