Alert: Pre-smog V8 $2900

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05/17/2020 at 18:20 • Filed to: NPOCP

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Kinja'd!!! ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > sony1492
05/17/2020 at 18:26

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Big want....


Kinja'd!!! vondon302 > sony1492
05/17/2020 at 18:28

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For that money I'd buy it just from the pic.


Kinja'd!!! HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > sony1492
05/17/2020 at 18:29

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That’s a screamin  good deal


Kinja'd!!! jimz > sony1492
05/17/2020 at 18:30

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those concave backlites always looked weird. 


Kinja'd!!! HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
05/17/2020 at 18:31

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Well that’s a a lot of rust. It’s an okay deal


Kinja'd!!! WilliamsSW > sony1492
05/17/2020 at 18:46

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Having owned one of these with the leaning tower of power, they don’t interest me at all, but that’s a decent price if the rust isn’t too bad. 


Kinja'd!!! sony1492 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
05/17/2020 at 18:53

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Anything presmog is immediately worth over 1k in my book


Kinja'd!!! sony1492 > WilliamsSW
05/17/2020 at 18:53

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Rust just helps us not feel bad when it gets hacked up into a hot rod


Kinja'd!!! HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > sony1492
05/17/2020 at 18:58

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I suppose in states with emissions testing. Not an issue here


Kinja'd!!! Bylan - Hoarder of LS400's > sony1492
05/17/2020 at 19:06

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NP all day, Mopar or No Car

A running driving mopar for $2900? That; s amazing, this is exactly the type of  project I want. Something that is kind of garbage, but runs and drives and could be fixed up over time. And some mods and updates wouldn’ t be sacrilegious since its a rust heap anyway


Kinja'd!!! ranwhenparked > WilliamsSW
05/17/2020 at 19:07

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I’m probably a weirdo for saying it, but I’d actually prefer a slant six over a V8


Kinja'd!!! lone_liberal > sony1492
05/17/2020 at 19:23

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There’s pre-smog and then there’s pre-smog . By that I mean that in 72 there weren’t catalytic converters and there’s no inspection in most states but the compression ratios had already been dropped, timing retarded  and EGR systems added which cut power. 


Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > WilliamsSW
05/17/2020 at 20:27

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They definitely have the best picture forward. Rare <> valuable. In all, I think the price is too high.


Kinja'd!!! Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > sony1492
05/17/2020 at 20:28

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It’s a Nice Price for what it is. But if I was looking for a classic Dodge A-Body, I would get one that had a manual transmission... unless I was looking to convert it to a BEV.   


Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
05/17/2020 at 20:28

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It looks great in the first picture, but the buzzkill is precipitous. I think in the main, he’s asking too much for what it is. As well, it lives next to the ocean up in Humboldt County...


Kinja'd!!! WilliamsSW > ranwhenparked
05/17/2020 at 20:31

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The one I had was just a beater that gave me trouble, the slant 6 is really a very good engine.

70s Dart interiors are pretty crappy though. 


Kinja'd!!! WilliamsSW > sony1492
05/17/2020 at 20:31

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Soooo...

Hellcat?


Kinja'd!!! WilliamsSW > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
05/17/2020 at 20:35

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These cars have a following, albeit not a big following.

They’re attractive as hot rods, and any Mopar engine from that era will fit.  In fact, Chrysler stuffed every engine they had into Darts of that generation at some point. 


Kinja'd!!! WilliamsSW > lone_liberal
05/17/2020 at 20:39

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Much of that is easily addressed though - let the 318 breathe a bit and that car can be fun.


Kinja'd!!! sony1492 > WilliamsSW
05/17/2020 at 20:40

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Forced induction on the biggest cheapest motor in the immediate vicinity 


Kinja'd!!! lone_liberal > WilliamsSW
05/17/2020 at 20:48

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Absolutely. The hardest part is the low compression heads but you can certainly wake those early smog engines up with some a little “ addition by subtraction”  and a good tune.


Kinja'd!!! WilliamsSW > sony1492
05/17/2020 at 20:58

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I fully support your proposed shenanigans.


Kinja'd!!! 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > sony1492
05/17/2020 at 21:37

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And in the same area a 1965 Gladiator for 3k. Not bad. 

https://humboldt.craigslist.org/cto/d/trinity-center-1965-jeep-gladiator-j100/7125356563.html


Kinja'd!!! sony1492 > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
05/18/2020 at 08:31

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Seems pretty clean for its age