Drive it before it rusts to the ground.
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| Author: | finnslant [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 1:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Rare combination or not? |
Car in question: '77 Dodge Aspen with 225 Super Six and A833 (code D24 in fender tag). Should a car like this be stored for future generations, or should I buy it for daily driving? |
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| Author: | slantzilla [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 2:01 pm ] |
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Drive it before it rusts to the ground.
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| Author: | SlantSixDan [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 2:40 pm ] |
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Pretty common combination, and future generations will likely not care much about them in terms of interest or dollars, so, yeah, drive it before it dissolves into a pile of red dust. |
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| Author: | Greg Ondayko [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:33 pm ] |
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Save your old oil from the oil changes and Put it in a rustproofing gun and spray the bottom of it wild!! It wont rust then - Mine hasnt' and I drive it in the Pittsburgh Salt every Winter for 11 Years. Greg |
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| Author: | Jeb [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:39 pm ] |
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Quote: Save your old oil from the oil changes and Put it in a rustproofing gun and spray the bottom of it wild!! It wont rust then - Mine hasnt' and I drive it in the Pittsburgh Salt every Winter for 11 Years.
I had one of those on my Duster, it was called a leaking rear main, oil pan, valve cover, and timing chain cover. It "spray" the bottom of the car with about a quart of oil every time I drove it.
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| Author: | finnslant [ Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:35 pm ] |
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Well, this is the one with no rust  . Repainted last summer.You don't happen to have any production figures to proof your arguments, do you? Edit: I posted this thread in this transmission section, 'cause the crucial point in defining rarity of this particular car in my opinion was the four on the floor OD-transmission, but please, feel free to move it to some more appropriate section. |
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| Author: | DusterIdiot [ Wed Nov 22, 2006 6:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Not that rare... |
No real production numbers on that combo (it would matter if the car was an Aspen R/T with a 360...then it would be documented...). I used to come across that combo a fair amount in the junkyards, it's the kind of car I'd pay about $150 to pull the slant and tranny combo for a transplant into an A-body... -D.Idiot |
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| Author: | Jeb [ Wed Nov 22, 2006 6:14 am ] |
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I would keep it. Manuals are a blast to drive and the overdrive will let you put some deep gears in the back and still get good mileage. I wish my car had one in it. |
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