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    Ron LaVere Dodge Mirada stock car barn find

    Man, those plastic rear end caps are pristine! Mine are cracking very badly, not sure what to do. I imagine I could order a 3D printed set, but then I would have to try and get someone to match the paint on the rest of the car and of course, put them on as I am by no means a body man. I know...
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    Fall is in the air.

    Here in Northwest Wisconsin, we had an inch of cold rain this morning. Leaves are starting to change in our yard and fall to the ground, I fear it will be an early fall and an even earlier winter. Going to be a long one without my favorite Dodge. Of course, I could do what my wife does, and...
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    1983 Imperial dead for 20 years, what to do with it?

    If the body work is good and you are handy in a paint booth kind of way, I would offer 300 and make it nice for yourself. Put a nice running small block in her and you would have a great looking classic ride. J cars rock!
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    Spring is here

    75 degrees in a Wisconsin April means spring has sprung. What a better way to spend it but with my beloved? She got 15 gallons of Kwik Trip Joy Juice. A tad pricey, but nothing is too good for my girl. She could use a wash after her long winter slumber, but she begged me for a nice drive in...
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    Magnums?

    I have 36 year old Keystones on my Mirada. I have been toying with the idea of Magnum 500s to give her an old school look. The originals were only 14 inchers and the Mirada takes 15 inch wheels, but the Magnum repos come now in both those sizes. Will the bolt pattern fit? I have done a...
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    Found picture.

    Looking forward to it Aspen, you will recognize me, I'm the dorkiest looking guy around. Easy to spot. My ailments are from my decades long love affair of candy bars and burgers. Working for 40 years as an RN lifting patients didn't help either. I always said I should have been a plumber, I...
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    Found picture.

    This was on an old hard drive. It is my beloved in 1992. I know that because it is from when we built our house. Car looks pretty good, if I should say so myself, though that was pre children who were not too kind to it. Of course, she has gone through a complete repaint since then and looks...
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    Its summertime!

    Been so damned busy haven't even had my baby out yet this year, but that changed today. Went for a nice little ride. Got plenty of thumbs up, even from the passing muscle car guys. I guess car people are car people. I am retiring at the end of this month, so I plan to spend more quality time...
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    A new stable mate for the 79 Lebaron

    Pretty nice find.
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    It might be spring time!

    Okay, some spring is trying to arrive here in Wisconsin, it must be almost 50 degrees today! Oh, but alas, they talk of snow tomorrow, so today it was now or never. I took my baby out for a ride. We started with church because she hasn't been there all winter and it is about time she got...
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    Man, I miss summer already

    Okay, got to put down one more picture to remind me it once was summer here. Off on Friday, thought I would take her out on the road one more time but only going to be like 30 degrees. Nah, next spring it is!
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    Man, I miss summer already

    Last night it snowed again, gonna be a long long winter.
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    FOR SALE Not Mine fond on craiglist

    They don't make those in 14 inchers anymore? My Mirada takes 15 so a little easier. I see you can get full chrome Magnums these days, thinking about putting those on my blue Mirada, any opinions on that? Right now I have 30 year old aluminium Keystones with spinners.
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    FOR SALE Not Mine fond on craiglist

    I have white walls on my Mirada, I like the look, but my Firestones are the traditional thinner ones. Though, they got to be 10 or 12 years old, despite the low miles on them, I should replace them. Have toyed with the idea of using BF Goodrich letter tires, what do you guys think? The paint...
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    FOR SALE Not Mine fond on craiglist

    Why no interior or engine shots, not even a mention of what engine is in it. Obviously an old poor paint job, but it does look good for what we can see. I would ditch the vinyl, though. How old are those tires? White walls that white go back to the time when this car was new!
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