Author: 71NewYorkMan
Moultrie Fall 2019 Swap meet
I visited the Swap meet in Moultrie, GA today. There were many interesting vendors there, but they are mostly catering to GM and Ford enthusiasts. Out of hundreds of vendors, I found ONE selling quality used original parts for Mopar interests ( mostl…
C-body Road wheels -Not Mine
This Craigslist ad was first noted on FCBO this past June. At the time, the asking price was $120 for 4 wheels and 4 trim rings. The price is now down to $60 for all.
There appear to be 2, maybe 3 decent wheels in the lot. 2 of 4 trim rings are decent. Wheels are located in Tonawanda NY (near Buffalo). I inquired, but the seller won’t ship. Is there anyone who would like to have these for the price of a drive and $60?…
Kinda is a driver…
Kinda got a lift…
After a long hot summer here in Georgia with much more work than I had envisioned, I "Kinda" have a driver….
After the lift survey in June, I have completed-
New- exhaust, steering gear (Lares), steering hoses, pitman…
78 NYB Seats & Interior Parts
I recently acquired a parts car for my Kinda project from a Derbier who got out of the business after he purchased this car. He started stripping it, but didn’t get very far. The car has 90% of the parts I need for Kinda. It also has a fairly complete CS23 PLA3 Grey interior in “Very Good” to “Near Excellent” condition which I have no need of. This car appears to have been very well kept. The original owners home shows 2 garages in Google Maps. The Derbier kept it in his shop from 2005…
78 C-body heater core (w/air)
Hello all-
I am trying to find either a new heater core for my 78 NYer with factory air, or a good shop that can re-core my existing heater. I have looked at eBay, AZ, Ore, NAPA, PEP, AAP with no results. My local radiator shop says they can re-core my…
78 C-body wiper repair using B-body parts
Many of you know that the 78 C-body intermittent 2-speed wiper system is a one year only orphan system that requires unobtainable plastic parts to repair. There is a well known and documented fix by @1978 NYB and others that describes how to use 77 and…
78 C-body wiper repair using B-body parts- Part 2
Continued from part 1-
78 C-body wiper repair using B-body parts- Part 1
My system ready for installation-
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System installed, wiper arms tinkered, and running for 30 minutes (with me wetting the windshield to prevent drag)….