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Niel Hoback and I have communicated on this forum for a lot of years. Today Niel was driving through Fort Wayne and stopped in for a visit. Great to put another face with a name.

Carb dashpot isn't working or miss adjusted. Earl

I should have been a little more specific..............the paint job took 6 months..........the rest of the car was 7 years in the making.

Just purchased, Now I have to determine the best way to get it half way across the US.

Well, finally after 6 months of blood ,sweat and money, my buddy Grant and I finally got the car done. Lots of block sanding and did the final buffing with 1000, then 1500, then 2000, then the buffing. Who says hard work doesn't pay off? My buddy Angelo came down and put the pinstriping on. Did an aqua between the 2 colors as well as the old school stuff on the hood, tailgate and headlight eyebrows. Took it for a cruise to the local speed shop and just out cruising in general.

Hello all, I have been working on my project after my surgery to repair my hip(still need the other side done) I see that a lot of you have been getting new projects. It is very good to see that the old members still have their cars from years ago. It's great to see all the new members as well. Mopars must keep going because they are great cars.

Selecting "avoid highways" and then choosing the route through Peoria looks like it is not hugely longer than taking the Interstates. https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Des+Moines,+IA/Manlius,+NY/@41.7424577,-89.2808663,6z/data=!4m18!4m17!1m5!1m1!1s0x87ee99a4c1611ee7:0x710028512691e4b2!2m2!1d-93.6091064!2d41.6005448!1m5!1m1!1s0x89d98e6fe3dbbea1:0xbd8163dc1f0b16d9!2m2!1d-75.9695465!2d43.0581768!2m2!1b1!2b1!3e0!5i1

Here you go, the maiden run. No issues cept the need some exhaust work for the 2nd dump, and my gas pedal linkage is hanging up a bit..

Here's a pic of my dad holding me while my sister looks over his shoulder. I think she was already starting to plot against me.

A P23 is a pretty nice car. Even though the Cambridge is the plain Jane, yours looks pretty well dressed. If the mechanical components are good and the radiator and gas tank are clean It would be an adventure of a lifetime to drive it.

Another lost and found story but not a Mopar. We found Dad's 34 John Deere Model D. Had it restored. We know it is his because our names are in the concrete. We poured that concrete circa 1947.

In reply to what the rest of the car is..........the chassis is a Fatman front end stub with MS2 dropped spindles, power R&P steering, sway bar and QA-1 coilovers. The rear has a Heidts independent rear with inboard disc brakes and coilovers. The brakes are Wilwood on all 4 wheels. Motor is a 1975 360 A motor with a 727 trans. Headlights are frenched and I added a custom pan on the back and frenched the license plate. I did have pics of the chassis on my computer after I had the chassis done but it crashed and I lost them and stupid me didn't save them to a thumb drive.

Tod.............I refer to "old school striping" from the works of Big Daddy Ed Roth and Von Dutch who was the father of pinstriping back in the 50's. If you look up Von Dutch or Roth ,you will see that the present day striping like mine came from that era.......therefore, old school.

Not quite my cup of tea but it looks like impressive workmanship. My only nit on it is in your post where you write "as well as the old school stuff on the hood, tailgate and headlight eyebrows". I don't recall any of that type of fancy pinstripe work on any car until long after I was out of high school, so it is either "new school stuff" or (possibly more likely) I was oblivious to that going on way back when. At least you spelled "school" correctly.

Here is the start up video, idling a bit high, noisy, need a muffler on the other exhaust dump,

Pandas..get some pandas!

You got a lotta nerve to finish a total redo in 6 months and then come here to brag about it,making some of us look like the bums we really are! What's worse,it looks like you did an excellent job of doing it with nothing half-assed.

Mention the new coil problem to NAPA even if it is not under warranty . They should be informed if they are selling poor products .

VINTAGEPIC: here is an oddly familiar looking panel on the hamb

Probably need to drop the pan and the rear main cap unless there's a recess in the block that will allow a bolt to be inserted.

there actually was a gasket between block and pan, but it was baked hard up against the block and didn't have any effect anymore, i guess. this pan should now be a dry one, i hope... and yes, that is a bottle of liquid bread on the fender: you have to eat well when you work hard.