Newport progress
Two big steps forward:
1) Over the past couple of days, I pulled the gunked-up old heads off the 383 block, determined to rebuild the stock block if necessary rather than go crazy with a new, bigger big-block. Turns out it's unnecessary, because the short-block, at least, was rebuilt as advertised, and here's the proof:
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1) Over the past couple of days, I pulled the gunked-up old heads off the 383 block, determined to rebuild the stock block if necessary rather than go crazy with a new, bigger big-block. Turns out it's unnecessary, because the short-block, at least, was rebuilt as advertised, and here's the proof:
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Speaking of wheels, when would you like to practice more on yours? And shall I ride it over to your place? I seem to recall you already scoped out a safe area to test-ride, correct?
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And yes, we should probably get it out of your garage at some point. :D
I figure we can start test riding on the sidewalk, then maybe move up to the parking lot or even the area around my new house - it's in a relatively quiet residential neighborhood with good pavement.
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In fact, last night I actually found myself smiling while I pondered the simple yet magical innards of that 383 Mopar, my hands greasy and shoes smelling of radiator fluid. When I became aware of this simple joy, I only smiled wider. A bit later, I took a moment to sit inside the car on that big bench seat and just sat there smelling the vintage-car perfume of vinyl and steel. I put my hands on the broad steering wheel, toyed with the joystick-like vent controls, listened to the stainless-steel music of the radio buttons as I ran my finger beneath them... it was lovely.
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