It's HEMI time !!! Compliments of NJSteve - Page 25

x Baldwin Motion · #**241** 11-23-2011, 01:59 AM

Hey Darren!!, I sure missed seeing all you guys and the cars too. Next year, for sure!!

**njsteve** · #**242** 11-23-2011, 04:18 PM

One of my buddies just sent me some photos. Great overhead shot...and he is only 5'7" tall? I asked him what kind of camera he was using because it was able to get a nice photo and compensate for the weird sodium vapor lighting system they were using in the complex. Havent got an answer back yet.

**427freak** · #**243** 11-30-2011, 06:23 AM

Ditto on meeting you at the show. We were across from you the entire weekend and you were holding court the entire time. I am glad I caught you in between appointments and finally got to see the car in person and hear some stories. Did any parts from the other Mopars' end up on your Hemi after the show? Maybe that is why they put all the Chevy's around you. Love the 'Haunted Hemi'

**njsteve** · #**244** 11-30-2011, 02:27 PM

Yes, the Maginot Line of Chevies kept her at bay. No extra parts, but the gas tank read 1/2 full when we got back home after being 1/4 at the show. Must be those pesky poltergeists again. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

Great to meet you, too. It was a wonderful show. Can't wait for next year. I can bring a lighter car and maybe get 9-1/2 mpg towing it.

I was glad my three-month trailer restoration passed the road test! That was my main worry...that and the 111,000 mile 6.5 diesel surviving. The truck worked fine. The trailer looked like hell, but performed great. You can see my new 3/4" replacement plywood extension ramp complete with 3/8" stainless steel piano hinge in this shot. (Those heavy duty piano hinges were sure hard to find).

Oh, and of course here's my trusted friend Al, helping out. He's a great guy. If anyone ever needs an honest, old school (and new school, too) mechanic in Jersey, drop me a line and I'll give you his contact info. Some of you guys talked to him at the show. He is a wellspring of automotive knowledge and trivia. He worked as a mechanic in Newark in the early 1970's and has all sorts of scary stories from back in the day. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

**njsteve** · #**245** 12-09-2011, 12:56 AM

Happy Birthday Charger! 42 years ago today she rolled off the assembly line in St. Louis...and the haunting began!
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**njsteve** · #**246** 02-26-2012, 10:01 PM

OMG! They stole my car for the KFC Chicken Pot Pie commercial...and who is that riding with me?

http://youtu.be/KqGfO99XLQ8

old5.0 · #**247** 02-27-2012, 05:00 AM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">OMG! They stole my car for the KFC Chicken Pot Pie commercial...and who is that riding with me?

http://youtu.be/KqGfO99XLQ8 </div></div>

Darnell Turner from My Name is Earl?

**njsteve** · #**248** 04-12-2012, 11:57 PM

Here's the updated KFC commercial link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4RvvLx-vZM

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K code Mustang · #**249** 12-05-2012, 05:55 PM

Steve, every Tuesday night, my wife has a doctor appt. in the north end of town. I have to drive past the Wickbergs old house on Stephensville parkway to get there. Every single week I say "That's where the Charger used to live". The first couple weeks she smiled, the next few weeks she ignored me, the next few weeks she rolled her eyes. Last night she yelled out "shut up, I know, I know, I've the shrine you have with all the pictures and models of that car and I've heard all the stories from you and your dad" ...priceless

**njsteve** · #**250** 01-20-2013, 05:59 PM

As part of my mid-winter routine I started all the cars today and drove them around a few miles. I got the Charger running. As usual, I just hooked the battery up, let the electric fuel pump fill the bowls, and then turned the key. She started on the first crank.

I topped off the air in the tires- after a year they all lost exactly 9 psi each. Went for a slow drive on the 40 year old tires which felt like I was driving a shopping cart. Boy, I forgot how much nicer these things ride better on radials.

Stills idles and runs very nicely. She is quite "peppy", a term my Gramma used to say about her 1964, 426 powered Dodge. There's nothing like a hemi with headers. It sounds like a 1970's SuperStocker. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

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