Recent content by MyPly76

Just to add to what others said, definitely check out the Facebook Mopar groups as sometimes people part out these cars and you can snag good used bars that still have plenty of life left in them.

Nice score for someone, that price is pretty fair for a manual steering box!

You'll probably need to raise the engine a bit to get it out, that's the usual pain in the ass with those.

Those Coker ones look promising, worth giving them a call to see if they can tell you the exact depth before ordering. The previous set of custom wheels that I got from carid I was able to request a custom offset produced for my exact spec to fit the tires I wanted. It costed some extra, but...

I'm running 15x7 all around with 225/60-15s on my '78 Trans Am and they look great with the stock suspension setup.

That powder coating issue definitely looks like a quality control problem - I've had FF bars for years without any peeling like that.

I've seen guys use the Federal Signal PA300 controllers for shows - pretty straightforward wiring through the existing radio harness if your Diplomat still has the police wiring intact.

Nice find, those slant sixes run forever if you take care of them.

Pretty cool find, those old Motor Trend issues with the kit car articles are getting harder to come by!

Yeah I'd stick with 5/16" steel line for that application, you can get good pre-bent stuff from Classic Industries or just get straight sections from NAPA and bend it yourself.

Sounds like a vacuum leak issue to me, those rubber lines get old and crack causing the doors to default to defrost position.

Sounds like your blend door actuator might be stuck or the vacuum lines are shot - those old Mopars are notorious for vacuum leaks that mess with the HVAC controls.

Yeah I'm with you on the confusion - seems like there's conflicting info on whether the J-body changed dimensions in '80 or if it stayed the same as F/M bodies.

Man, that really sucks - Raybestos pads were always solid for daily driving and their pricing was pretty reasonable too.

Yeah the 68-70 B body 8 3/4 should work fine in your '81 Cordoba, just might need to mess with the driveshaft length a bit.