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  1. SonOfaTomP

    Project Bulldog. (1988 Diplomat AHB)

    bed liner is a good idea. will probably do that for the inner fender. while i'm at it i might as well fluid film the rest of the underside. My father used to daily this car everyday and rarely had time wash it. we're lucky the frame is still solid. got the windshield replaced at Safelite...
  2. SonOfaTomP

    Project Bulldog. (1988 Diplomat AHB)

    Was more thinking of fiber glass and body filler. but to just fill up that big hole, that doesn't sound like a bad idea. also thinking i could cut up a junkyard Fifth or that parts 83, and have someone weld it to this car. though it honestly isn't that bad, just intimidating. i can see me taking...
  3. SonOfaTomP

    Project Bulldog. (1988 Diplomat AHB)

    if I'm reading my service manual correctly you read the body code plate bottom up thus my paint code is APA PL8 QL8 Dark Pewter. like a silverish grey. wow i really thought this thing was brown when i was little.
  4. SonOfaTomP

    Project Bulldog. (1988 Diplomat AHB)

    i can only imagine what horrors lie beneath that wheel well trim. calling around to some local body shops. seems most here don't like rust repair. what color should he be painted? thinking a cheap white. sometimes the local paint shops have spare paint from painting the Sheriff/County PD...
  5. SonOfaTomP

    Project Bulldog. (1988 Diplomat AHB)

    old crusty dash vs new nicer dash. spotlight handle readjusted. still looking for the correct oil pressure sender (100 psi) to make that gauge work. it at least lights up so that's good. trunk popper works again. once you already cut into the car there's no turning back. my other car is too...
  6. SonOfaTomP

    Project Bulldog. (1988 Diplomat AHB)

    wondering if this can be patched up with bondo, or needs metal patch. other side is slightly better. now here's a dumb question. got a new distributor cap from advance auto and noticed something interesting. the "1 rotation 1" is in a different place on my replacement than on the original. this...
  7. SonOfaTomP

    Project Bulldog. (1988 Diplomat AHB)

    pain in the you know what. you gotta be careful once you make it in, your bit can get caught in the bushing and the broken metal you're drilling through, and swing the whole drill out of your hand. happened a bunch of times. . also it won't leave an even hole in the interior trim piece so you...
  8. SonOfaTomP

    Project Bulldog. (1988 Diplomat AHB)

    Spotlight installed. wiring soon. windshield replace soon,
  9. SonOfaTomP

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    neat. even a little bit of lore about the car. shame we'll probably never see footage of the Diplomat running the Milwaukee Mile. on an unrelated note. will RCR be at TooManyGames again this year?
  10. SonOfaTomP

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    went to the junkyard today. Dodge RamCharger here has police rims on it. just my luck it's on the ground. did get a single police hubcap with holes in pretty good condition though. these rims look pretty rough but if one of y'all wanna get em. LKQ in Edgewood, MD
  11. SonOfaTomP

    Project Bulldog. (1988 Diplomat AHB)

    well that explains at least part of my sluggish acceleration. distributor looks cooked. cap vent is missing. who knows how old those wires are. literal cob webs back here
  12. SonOfaTomP

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    requisitioned "evidence". a little too much sugar in their coffee... these MDPD cars often came with ventshades. i also like how they obviously had to take that trim off to fit the badge but never cut it and just plopped in back over it
  13. SonOfaTomP

    87 Fifth Ave Factory rear amp

    https://www.cbodies.com/proddetail.php?prod=5184-BRT73%2A%2A not sure if this'll be of any help. i looked in my 88 service manual and i can't find it. the radio section is extremely brief and i couldn't even find it, in the electrical diagrams.
  14. SonOfaTomP

    Project Bulldog. (1988 Diplomat AHB)

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/276993736265?_skw=100+psi+oil+pressure+sender&epid=1040263288&itmmeta=01JVV3H7VKH60TZZQ0M8N7BNW3&hash=item407e1cfe49:g:6gUAAeSwT9ln6mJw&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1fA0WvhqzIJ5W0zUX1LsiHiPT8OrlprNkxm0Nzi%2FcNbRuRCTQtOg03Ek0dcQDaU%2FcA%2FBrCT%2BOjAqbirZOHnLvQ...
  15. SonOfaTomP

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    ah, i see. must be one of the reasons i see so many in the local junkyards. whole line of 15+ Darts. or that's just because they're junk in general
  16. SonOfaTomP

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    Dips kill their coolant lines? never had one fail though they always have burn marks on them. i have heard of water pumps going up in these.
  17. SonOfaTomP

    Project Bulldog. (1988 Diplomat AHB)

    hope this can be of help to any of y'all
  18. SonOfaTomP

    WANTED WANTED: Fifth Avenue or Diplomat 80-89 rear window Vent Visor

    i got some Vent Visors off a junk 77 Lebaron. front doors fit fine but the rear windows are a no go. car looks kind of goofy with only front window visors on. since i don't feel like fooling with the Gran Fury's opera window (instructions say to cut the weather stripping with a razor) Fifth Ave...
  19. SonOfaTomP

    Project Bulldog. (1988 Diplomat AHB)

    new PCV Valve (old one was stuuuuuck in there!) and some screws in busted vacuum hoses and the car runs 50% better. hesitates less but still slow to accelerate. one odd thing i noticed, so this connector is supposed to go to that O2 sensor (?) but instead these hoses are here. one is hooked to...
  20. SonOfaTomP

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    78 Diplomat gets eaten by a giant robot
  21. SonOfaTomP

    Project Bulldog. (1988 Diplomat AHB)

    awww hell no. wires and connectors everywhere. this is weird. has the classic HVAC hose fix but the hoses are still hanging out everywhere. this where they exit out the firewall? mystery connectors on the AC controls. there is a connector that looks like it should go to the larger black...
  22. SonOfaTomP

    Project Bulldog. (1988 Diplomat AHB)

    that thing is the coolant switch? no that doesn't seem right. might be a bleed off?
  23. SonOfaTomP

    Project Bulldog. (1988 Diplomat AHB)

    hose comes from the vapor canister. everything looks fine on the carb. this hose plug to this? looks like it should be a massive vacuum leak but i'm not getting any symptoms of that. car remarkably refuses to stall despite looking like and kind of being a rolling garbage can
  24. SonOfaTomP

    Project Bulldog. (1988 Diplomat AHB)

    weird my civ Gran Fury has a very similar plug that also just up and fell out the dash. everything works fine so i can't pinpoint what it is. i'll tear apart the dash when i have time. a lot of this might be old Police stuff. Diplomat's HVAC controls don't light up but otherwise work. i think i...
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