I had a Hornet Sportabout as a youngster. Your taste in vehicles is impeccable.
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Dec. 9, 2011 11:37 a.m. TRoglodyte HalfDork
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Dec. 11, 2011 9:54 p.m. mistanfo SuperDork
That is awesome, but the van will always he a special place in my heart.
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Dec. 12, 2011 12:09 p.m. belteshazzar SuperDork
WHEN the carb goes to crap, which will be soon, it seems like a prime candidate for a megasquirt conversion.
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Dec. 12, 2011 12:35 p.m. Greg Voth HalfDork
I got to ride in the mighty concord this past weekend. While it may not do a burnout on pavement it certainly managed one a nice one wheel peel in my front yard.
The thing does drive and ride very smooth. Interior is in great shape for its age as well.
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Dec. 12, 2011 12:38 p.m. TRoglodyte HalfDork
Have you installed the Cassete player yet?
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Dec. 12, 2011 12:58 p.m. Joe Gearin Associate Publisher
Um....yeah Greg, please apologize to your wife for that lawnjob......you did ask for it though!
So I spent a good part of this weekend de-funkifying the Concord's interior.... and it was plenty funky! I shot the seats, and door panels with the Oil Eater Orange Cleaner and they came out looking nearly brand new! Amazing what taking off a layer of crud and mold will do! It is so blue in there it's like a smurf blew up.
So after I cleaned the rear seat into like-new condition I lifted the lock and put the seat down into it's flat position. Then I look and there is a GIANT freeking spider looking right at me, near the crack that separates the base of the seat to the cargo floor. This monster was so big at first I thought Tarantula! They I realized there are no Tarantulas in FL, but man was he huge! Before I could get my camera he slinked off into the crack of the seat. I pounded, lifted up the carpet, and had a long conversation with Mr. Spider about how his living arrangements were not such a good idea and to avoid death he'll need to vacate. I'm hoping he took me seriously. I think a poison bomb is in order.
Till then I'm checking the car VERY closely before getting inside!
After a bit of research I found out he's a very large Wolf spider. Non-poisonus, non-agressive, but still damn creepy!
I'll post pics if he makes another appearance! Besides the arachnophobia the car is doing great! Amazingly smooth runner!
Oh, and it doesn't have a cassette or 8-track, just the factory AM/ FM radio which still works like a charm!
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Dec. 12, 2011 5:00 p.m. CarKid1989 Dork
more pics more pics. love projects like this
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Dec. 12, 2011 5:37 p.m. 93EXCivic SuperDork
You need to find an 8-track player for that car.
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Dec. 12, 2011 7:27 p.m. ZOO SuperDork
93EXCivic wrote:
You need to find an 8-track player for that car.
Maybe a CB radio. But not an 8-track. They were almost dead by '81.
