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Piguin
Piguin New Reader
5/16/22 4:30 a.m.

Diplo...

Diplo...

 

DiploMAAAAAAAT

racerfink
racerfink UltraDork
5/16/22 6:30 a.m.
Noddaz
Noddaz GRM+ Memberand UberDork
5/16/22 9:05 a.m.

Diplomat

There was never anything awe inspiring about a Dodge Diplomat.  

The Diplomat NEEDS that engine.

Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself
Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself PowerDork
5/16/22 12:33 p.m.
racerfink said:

How about a Mirada?

https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1593189/1983-dodge-mirada-for-sale-in-cadillac-michigan-49601

dood.   I have well over 20 vehicles now, including at least 6 that would great homes for this engine.  (I only showed the top three candidates to keep the thread slightly on track)  If there is anything that would be a worse decision than buying this engine, it would be  buying yet another car to put it in.    Plus, that Mirada is double what I usually pay.

 

DirtyBird222
DirtyBird222 PowerDork
5/16/22 1:36 p.m.

If you don't put it in the Diplomat, I propose we banish him from these forums. 

Daylan C.
Daylan C. PowerDork
5/16/22 1:38 p.m.

As cool as the Diplomat is. I definitely vote D100. I respect your decision regardless.

Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself
Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself PowerDork
5/16/22 1:49 p.m.

In reply to Daylan C. :

Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself
Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself PowerDork
5/16/22 1:51 p.m.
DirtyBird222 said:

If you don't put it in the Diplomat, I propose we banish him from these forums. 

If you don't get banned for pronoun abuse, I'm sure I'll be okay.

stroker
stroker UberDork
5/16/22 3:58 p.m.

I propose you use the Dibble-o-mat and then paint it Ukrainian colors.

NOT A TA
NOT A TA UltraDork
5/16/22 4:25 p.m.

I owned (years ago as DD's) both a 71 Valiant and a Diplomat and there's no way I'd put ANY work into ANY Diplomat at this point.

SEADave
SEADave Dork
5/16/22 5:11 p.m.
Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself said:

The D100 would be the easiest, though.

I say D100.  It already looks awesome, it deserves to drive awesome too.   

minivan_racer
minivan_racer UberDork
5/16/22 5:30 p.m.

you could sell me the dippy so I have something to put this 400 that i want to make a 451 into.

drock25too
drock25too GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
5/16/22 5:57 p.m.
Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself said:
DirtyBird222 said:

If you don't put it in the Diplomat, I propose we banish him from these forums. 

If you don't get banned for pronoun abuse, I'm sure I'll be okay.

Diplomatic Immunity.  

Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself
Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself PowerDork
5/16/22 6:53 p.m.
minivan_racer said:

you could sell me the dippy so I have something to put this 400 that i want to make a 451 into.

Somewhere around here I have a cut down 440 crank and (Chevy?) rods for a 451 that I received in a huge parts stash nearly three decades ago.   
 

Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself
Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself PowerDork
5/16/22 6:54 p.m.
drock25too said:
Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself said:
DirtyBird222 said:

If you don't put it in the Diplomat, I propose we banish him from these forums. 

If you don't get banned for pronoun abuse, I'm sure I'll be okay.

Diplomatic Immunity.  

Da, Comrade.

Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself
Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself PowerDork
5/16/22 6:55 p.m.
SEADave said:
Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself said:

The D100 would be the easiest, though.

I say D100.  It already looks awesome, it deserves to drive awesome too.   

I have a plenty of engine choices for that one.   Everything fits in it.

Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself
Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself PowerDork
5/16/22 7:00 p.m.
NOT A TA said:

I owned (years ago as DD's) both a 71 Valiant and a Diplomat and there's no way I'd put ANY work into ANY Diplomat at this point.

Thank you for your support.

Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself
Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself PowerDork
5/16/22 7:01 p.m.
stroker said:

I propose you use the Dibble-o-mat and then paint it Ukrainian colors.

Funny you should say that...


May be an image of car and outdoors

P3PPY
P3PPY GRM+ Memberand Dork
5/16/22 10:45 p.m.

I once had a Fifth Avenue. In lieu of smashing for a bachelor party a $50 car I just bought, we smashed my running, driving 5th Avenue. That says something. Not sure what it says.

 

No matter what it says, I vote for the Diplomat.

PMRacing
PMRacing GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
5/17/22 8:53 a.m.

This just showed up on BaT.  Would be perfect.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-chrysler-lebaron-town-country-wagon/

Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself
Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself PowerDork
5/17/22 10:00 a.m.

In reply to PMRacing :


 Already own one that was part of a pair of K-wagons deal I bought.



But it is slated for a PT/GT transplant.




Also have the M-body version of one that Synthetic Blinker Fluid picked up for me in Northern California, but it will likely keep its 318/4bbl.

 

 



drock25too
drock25too GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
5/17/22 10:50 a.m.

Here's a terrible idea. Sell me the Valiant to do something stupid with and narrow your choices. I think the Diplomat is cool.  May be the second two door Diplomat I have ever seen. 

In reply to drock25too :

Plan A is for the Diplomat to get the Scat Pack.   Installing it will likey cost more than I paid for the drivetrain.  But 3G Hemis don't install cheap.


The Valiant wouldn't be cheap.   I paid real money for it. (Compared to the rest of my fleet)

drock25too
drock25too GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
6/3/22 10:53 p.m.

In reply to Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself :

Told you it was a terrible idea.  I didn't think it would be cheap, I haven't found a cheap one in years that was worth the asking price. 

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