DavidB

Well, you're just going to have to suffer!!! Just kidding... it was the Sway bar link on the left front... Glad to hear (pun intended) it was something simple & cheap. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

40 (Deep Tracks) & 74 (Bluesville) are my favorites. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

That is true - and you don't go to the "Recycling" center, you go to the glass compacy, they will cut you a new mirror and you "glue" it in with RTV. (What the hell is "RTV"? What I mean is silicon.) What I would have suggested. Two things, though: 1- "Mirror mastic" is used to attach mirrors, not silicone (which can attack the backing). 2- RTV means Room Temperature Volcanizing. That means it cures at room temp as opposed to being baked. More useless information from your friendly Mopar guy, motor head, jack of all trades (spent 3 years in commercial window & door fabrication & installations)! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

I looked... & looked... & LOOKED SOME MORE! But I couldn't find the Robot Chicken skit of where the Muppets are today. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Hi, my name is JP, how can I help? Hi. my name is DB! This makes two Mopar guys. all we need is a third... When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Pay attention at 4 minutes in, & be aware that Keith is playing this with the keyboard BACKWARDS! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVkR8MlZqR4 When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Ahhh... I guess I'm going to dig through the pile of old skydiving Tee's & get a pic of your BSBD skull. It's the 2nd printing (reversed) but flipping it via computer is something I can do. Dave, E-mail me (dbdartman at verizon.net) & I'll mail you some higher resolution pics. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

The question was posed: "How does it taste?" The answer: "It varies from person to person." When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Just because I'm bored, here's a little art Dave did on my rig back in 1985. Who recognizes some of the seals on the front? That rig & I sure did a bit of traveling back in the day... When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Glad to know i'm not the only one thinking he was smokin something... Share? Just remember: It's puff, puff... PASS! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

"Back in the day..." We had a couple fun things to do, aside from those mentioned above, on windy or low ceiling days at Lakewood (NJ). These also apply to after-hours as well, of course! The LZ was a 700 foot sand circle carved out of the scrub pine, so it lent itself to some unique fun. There was always the ever-popular BOTTLE ROCKET WARS. We'd pick sides, everyone would get a dozen or a hundred bottle rockets (depending on how many the pyromaniacs would bring) & you can guess at what happened. My favorite was "BOWL PATROL!!!" Typically this happened a few after dark, but did occasionally happen during daylight. Basically, whoever drove a "beater" car, or a rental, would drive out to the bowl & either chase each other around at high speeds, or see how many we could cram into a car & still get it airborne. We once crammed 8 or 9 people into this little mid-80's Toyota 4WD station wagon (I forget what model) & tried to get it airborne. We couldn't. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

In a tub of "WASHING SODA" & water (I forget the concentration, but tractorbynet.com forums has is, do a search), you attach the negative lead to the piece to be derusted, positive to your "chunk of iron." When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Yes, McQueen did do the stunt driving up to & including that missed turn. He admitted it was a stupid mistake & the wheel-hop was a result of his anger at himself for missing the turn. He also admitted that after that, he let the real stunt drivers take over most of the rest of the chase scenes (at least those that were not under-cranked). As for doing chase scenes on public roads without permission, someone mentioned the James Bond film with the spiral bridge jump (forgive me, I forget the name of the film) with the Rambler. Same film, they also had a chase scene through the streets of Bangcock. MOST of that chase was filmed without permission during a normal weekday. The story goes: The director & producers tried for quite a while to get police sanction for that chase but as the filming schedule there was coming to a close & police cooperation was still non-existent, they filmed it anyway! The production crew just followed behind the chase & paid off anyone & everyone that happened to get involved. Said it was faster, easier, & cheaper than paying off those that could make it "official." -JP- Thank you! Attached is how one should break-in their newly rebuilt Mopar! Everything in that car was rebuilt-replaced except the window regulators! It had well under 100 miles on it when the pic was taken, & one week later I put over 600 miles on it in 2 days, driving to/from Carlisle, Pa for the Mopar weekend. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Yea! THAT I want to hear!!!! I'm not crazy, dammit!! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

I stand corrected It's the best because the cars were evenly matched. Found It... The best 10:36 you will ever spend Ronin Evenly matched!?!?!? LOL!!!!! The prop master jacked up that Mustang, changed rear gears, stiffened the suspension, better shocks, added bigger sway bars, tires & wheels, then added headers, intake, carb, & cam to the engine. During the initial runs chasing the BONE STOCK Chargers the Mustang couldn't keep up, so they swapped SMALLER tires on the Chargers in an attempt to slow them down. It didn't work. During filming, the 2nd unit director was yelling at the Charger driver to SLOW DOWN because it kept walking away from that poor Ford! BTW, despite the popular urban legend, the guy on the motorcycle that lays it down in the dirt wasn't someone that ran the road block. I think one of the reasons Bullitt turned out so well, in spite of the fact that they showed the same scenes multiple times from different angles & the Charger lost something like 14 hub caps, was the fact that most of the chase was filmed at real speed (though they did under-crank the film in a few parts). Another was the tight "point of view" cameras inside the cars. Watching it at the drive-in, in the early 70's, wrenching on my steering wheel during the chase, convinced my girl friend at the time I was crazy! Yea, Blues Brothers is another favorite. What a quotable movie that was! "It's 107 miles to Chicago. We have a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark & we're wearing sun glasses." "Hit it!!" When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

What is this "work" you speak of? When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

I'm so old I had Aqualung on quadraphonic 8-track! Tull is very cool. I watched a bunch of their stuff on Youtube a couple weeks ago, both old & new. Ian Anderson still has it! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

I agree with all you've posted so far, Phree. I can't believe all the Cowboy Bebop fans! I'm not alone!!!!!!! Can't believe no one has mentioned my two favorite animated movies yet... FANTASIA (talk about being ahead of their time) Hard to believe it was released 68 years ago... HEAVY METAL Only the first though, the 2nd one sucked rocks! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

If you can replicate the noise by bouncing the front end, that's the FIRST place to start in your diagnosis. If you can HEAR it while someone bounces the car, then you can CAREFULLY feel around to see if you can feel which component is making the noise. Of course, the first thing to is remove the hub caps if you have them. They quite often are the source of some very strange noises. If you have "styled" wheels (no caps), make sure the wheel center isn't the source of your noise. After that, the more likely places to look are: Worn sway bar bushings, & worn shock/strut mounts. Another thought... Pull that wheel off & make sure there isn't a shield for the brake disc coming loose or, worse, rotting away. Good luck! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

So, let me get this all straight... Original engine blew up. You replaced it with engine #2, which was pre-broken for you. You replaced pre-broken engine #2 with engine #3. Engine #3 breaks a timing belt THE NEXT DAY & doesn't bend any valves. Is that about right? If so, I recommend you buy a few lottery tickets! Me? I'd sell the car ASAP & buy a late 80's/early 90's Chevy half ton pick up (they're much easier to work on!). It sounds like it's cursed! On the other hand, I can see wanting to keep it as you've invested so much time & money in it (not to mention the education it gave, or more appropriately forced on, you). Glad to hear you're mobile again! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

51 years when Pop died in '03, & like yours they married 2 weeks after meeting on a blind date! When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Come to think of it, I remember sitting on the packing tables one night, around 0beer30, wondering what I cracked my shin on that day. And yea, old George was "careful" with his plane. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

I've jumped from a C-182 flown by a former SR71 pilot. Absolutely THE SMOOTHEST pilot I've ever known! Y'all have heard of "Rickster" right? His father was that pilot. BTW, if anyone has any current contact info on Rickster (Ricky Powell), please PM me. Believe it or not, there was a time I had more jumps than him. We even spent a day doing 2-ways together where I think we actually touched each other 3 times in 5 jumps. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

Or me! I have lots too, & judging from the rigs & jump suits, I'd say that pic was from '88-'92 or so. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.

that depends on how fast it is accelerating... at 1 g (i.e. sitting on the table next to you, which we all know it wouldn't be doing...) it would weigh 34 Newtons but since the majority of the time we work at 1 g it is eaiser just to think of things in grams... Now that gave me the giggles... When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.