Fifth Avenue stylin'...

Dr.Jass

Dr.Jass

Pastor of Muppets
Finally got around to putting the muffler & tailpipe on the Fifth Ave today... wow. It's like a totally different car... I guess it seemed quiet enough through the converter and what was left of the old muffler, but what a difference. The damned thing needs a tach now so you can tell it's running!

I'd put new plugs in it a couple weeks ago and fiddled with the carb. Hard to believe it's the same car that's been sitting in my yard for six months.

Also decided it was time to change the oil, even though it wasn't due for another 1,200 miles... it was overdue on time.

That's where I got a couple nasty surprises:
  • Nasty Surprise #1: There was a Fram oil filter on the car. I was pretty upset about that, since I'm absolutely fanatical about not using junk filters, and Fram's as junky as they come. I've cut apart lots of filters over the years, and amazingly enough, even Advance's cheap-ass store brand is of far better construction... which is why I've always trusted the old adage I heard from a yard operator years ago: "Every car junked for the engine has an orange oil filter on it."

    Nasty Surprise #2: Wal-Mart, in their infinite wisdom, apparently felt that the probably-crumbling old drain-plug gasket should be removed. Infinite wisdom followed by colossal stupidity is no wisdom at all: YOU HAVE TO PUT ANOTHER GASKET ON IT, you a__holes!!
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    Now I know why the thing spotted the driveway like a Harley. The convenience of having one's oil changed while shopping really should be outweighed by the mere knowledge of the kind of folks Wal-Mart hires, but, alas, this was apparently missed. At least the oil was changed regularly, but God knows how long that gasket's been gone.
After everything was buttoned up with a fresh Purolator filter and a fresh load of ancient carbon-based life forms, she purred like a kitten. That's around the time Rachel mentioned we should, er, "see if everything's OK on the road--no rattles, stuff like that."

So, we took the ol' gal up the road to a deserted stretch of road, and aired it out a bit. Yes, SHE was driving. :D Did a nice little burnout and wound it out to about 70MPH, radio off, diggin' the ThermoQuad howl. That lower-geared axle from the six-banger LeBaron really woke that car up, and now that all the junk's removed and it's tuned, it's actually fairly quick for its girth. The AC still blows ice cold even after 21 years without so much as a recharge, too!

I finished the two-tone paint scheme earlier in the week, so now all I need is the missing wheel cover (I know where to get one), and it's good to go... down the road. If I had a license, I'd definitely keep it. :(

*kicks stone with hands shoved in pockets*

Shiny new muffler:

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Coopla others, now that it's all two-toned:

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What, no pics of the burnout? [smilie=e:

Will be a helluva good car for someone. [smilie=::

Wal-Mart [i]creates[/i] work and new customers for us, fixing their screwups. :D
 
I was giggling too much riding shotgun to worry about the camera... plus, we were still mostly in town, so sitting around after a smoky waiting for me to catch up wasn't really a masterful plan. No power-brake, mind you... good ol' fashioned throttle burnout, complete with car skittering away from prospective photographers.

Turns out the axle's a 2.94, rather than the suspected 3.21... but with that low first gear, she scoots away pretty well anyhow. Much better than the 2.45 allowed. [smilie=e:
 
[smilie=b: [smilie=e: Too bad you have to get rid of it! [smilie=c:
The Escart I just got had a wally mart sticker with a fram filter too, that's the first thing I did. [smilie=e:
 
Jass...that 5A is a MONSTER!!!!


me likey.


Now I want to run away, get my money out of my account, and buy it. [smilie=e: [smilie=e: [smilie=e:

in other words, I am jealous
 
As long as it were in your mouth so most of the overspray went directly up your nose, I imagine results would be better... the filter wouldn't work any better, mind you, but the world would likely be a better place. :D
 
Have fun! I don't answer calls from out-of-town numbers I don't recognize, and once they're stored in my "missed calls", I block those numbers from being able to call my phone. I don't even check to see who it is. :D

Ya call, ya get hung up on. [smilie=e:
 
xlr8r said:
*copies down phone number, giggles* [smilie=b: [smilie=g:[/quote]


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*[size=2]Too cheap to make long distance calls*[/size]
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I'd sell it to him, even though he changed his handle to Plum Crazy.

Now, if MGF318 sends me money for it, I'll mail him a video of it being crushed. I hate that kid.
 
I had K-mart do an oil change once yrs ago on a Ramcharger I had and I dont know what they dumped in it but after about 20 miles it was hammering bad. Ended up dropping it in a gravelparking lot and dumped in some slick 5o and Valvoline straight 50 to get it home. I use Fram because I know they suk but dont run mine very long anyway. Glad to hear you got one close to done, makes room for the next victim when it goes byby. [smilie=e:
 
Just had a somewhat-serious inquiry into the car... said he'd be back Friday to drive and possibly put a downpayment on it. [smilie=e:

Thanks, Stretch, for steering him towards my car.
 
Doc I hope he buys it! I talked to a friend of Stretch's on msn and he asked me aboot the car I told him I also had an Olds that I'd sell for the same amount but he'd be better off with yours! I was just being honest!

Dave
 
*sticks tail between legs* *lets Jass scream at him and punch him because he has been a bad twinky*

[smilie=e:

by the way, that car will make a great ride for whoever gets it. Looks great.


Can I have the Fram oil filter so I can throw it at stuff?
 
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