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    Project Bulldog. (1988 Diplomat AHB)

    one more thing. anyone know where to get the air inlet hose for the 4 bbl air cleaner? mine disintegrated. i seen numerous online that have these put together with duct tape, i feel lime Summit had these but i can't find it anymore one end is square, other circular
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    Poor Diplomat on marketplace in Maryland overpriced at 4 grand

    i wonder if he'd sell those rims.... he just put up a vid of it running. doesn't sound bad.
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    Project Bulldog. (1988 Diplomat AHB)

    just guessing on why i have the oil pressure issues. i read they can go bad when a car sits a long time, and cause oil pressure issues. i know it'd require a whole engine teardown, but that might just be what this car needs. he's sat since 2011. sitting at a stop lights i see the oil gauge dip...
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    Poor Diplomat on marketplace in Maryland overpriced at 4 grand

    a second fake police here in MD just showed up. this one's actually kinda nice. if any of y'all come down and look at it, I'm not far from Towson. the replacement seats are... interesting.... 1986 Plymouth Grand fury
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    Project Bulldog. (1988 Diplomat AHB)

    getting low oil pressure. hovers around 25-30 most of the time. jumps up to around 50 on the highway. the valve covers were pretty loose, has stopped the constant oil leak for now. he's had a consistent lifter tick for a long time now. hard to pin it down between the exhaust tick and lifter...
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    Project Bulldog. (1988 Diplomat AHB)

    It's been a long time. work and life has been getting in the way. but the old boy is still here. he's been running pretty good. currently i've been sorting out the wiring mess this car has. someone put a subwoofer in this car and there is no reason to have this many wires in here. holy moly...
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    Poor Diplomat on marketplace in Maryland overpriced at 4 grand

    kinda sounds like the grey car when his throttle was getting stuck. poor thing. gotta love how the screen is blocking the low oil pressure light. or is that Door Ajar?
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    Poor Diplomat on marketplace in Maryland overpriced at 4 grand

    i saw it. it looks neat but 100% not AHB. i can't remember what Hagerstown PD used back in the day. Hagerstown is like 3 hrs away. i've also had my eye on the Gaithersburg Fifth Avenue. i need a new house before i can fill the lot with more junkers. the lollipops in the back window might...
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    upgrading to a 8.25 rear end from 7.25. what to know?

    Scranton is about 4 hours from me. i do find Jeep axles closer
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    upgrading to a 8.25 rear end from 7.25. what to know?

    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1318516840149812/ oops. that was just a pic from this listing
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    upgrading to a 8.25 rear end from 7.25. what to know?

    the F Body one looked rebuilt yes. i didn't really look it over that much but definitely had fresh paint on it. this Pennsylvania one looks promising. muddy in there but doesn't look like anything is broken
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    upgrading to a 8.25 rear end from 7.25. what to know?

    too expensive. found a nice F Body one but it was over a g. every other one i found were 8 3/4. the search continues. might see if that PA one is still up. for now i gotta fuss with a loose tilt steering column.
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    upgrading to a 8.25 rear end from 7.25. what to know?

    i aim to be there. not sure how many other users here will be
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    upgrading to a 8.25 rear end from 7.25. what to know?

    i've heard of people putting Jeep and Ford Explorer Diffs on these cars. must have taken some cutting. thanks for the info. i might have a lead on a Dip one. pain in the ass to take off in a junkyard?
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