green chilies would absolutely hurt me (as would most spicy foods thanks for the offer though - it would be great to meet up and check out your corner of the world. i love New Mexico and the other four corner states. yeah - it would be a fun, long trip. it is one of my long term goals for the truck. why bolt it together if you're not gonna drive it is what i say Ben
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kyle - i'll need to get your info - send me an email simonsben at gmail.com i spoke to my dad and he thinks the stock car museum would be fun... and seeing more swepties will make it great! Ben
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that's be fun - two skinny bald dudes in a black dodge tearing it up on the open road i do plan on taking the truck to the Mopar on the Strip at some point in the future. i am thinking i'll get Matt Mugno in TX to caravan with his 66 HPP on my way out... that'll be an EPIC road trip!
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give him 30 days and then do what you will with it. he probably already wrote it off. my dad had a guy leave a 69 dart with a 340 stick shift in his yard. guy just disappeared. the city came down on my dad for yard ornaments so we tried to contact this guy for 30 days. but after sitting in the yard for 3 YEARS we finally gave up and parted it and sold the shell. the shell now is back together
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Hello all, it is almost that time - we'll be gearing up to drive the 64 HPP to the Mopar Nationals in Columbus OH in August. i will have my dad in tow and this should make for a fun road trip for both us. if possible it would be nice to try to see some members on our trip and - at the show! be prepared, my dad loves him some coffee and, even more than that, likes to share all his s
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Quoteolddodges Ben has one great looking truck. hopefully one of these days I'll get to see it in person. Kyle i am sure we'll get to meet up at some point in the near future. here's an action shot of me in the truck: Ben
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thanks Norm - what a surprise to see it at the top of your page again Ben
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thanks - your truck is sooo nice as well! i was considering a cable in place of the chains but felt it would throw the "vibe" of my truck off if i went that route. keep up the good work!
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looks good. i used heat-shrink electrical tube on my truck. it is not perfect but it is functional. my brother made the hook out of nuclear grade stainless steel rod (don't ask how he got it or why it is called that - i have no idea but he works at a nuke power plant). Ben
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Ron, yes, i have been driving the truck. it has a tick or two over 1900 miles on it since i put a tag on it in December. i drove it to my parents this past weekend and got the AC hooked up in it! so nice to have AC in a black truck on a hot, humid day. here's a link to pics: # Bugs: i have a bad flat spot on tip-in. i think i have a vacuum leak or a bad carb. i am pulling 10.5 M
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John - i want some of that local blend! Ben
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got a room booked from the 12th to the night of the 15th - we're staying at the Holiday Inn Express off I70 and rt 256 near Reynoldsburg. should be fun! Ben
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Who's planning on going? if all goes as planned i'll be driving the '64 HPP to the show this year. i may have convinced Terry Winkler to bring one of his HPP's to the show... unless he gets the Maverick Racecar done in time to share it. i'm looking for a nice, comfortable place for my dad to be able to relax during the down times. it would be nice to get something clos
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Hello All, there will be an all-makes Car Show at SunBelt Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge in Lake City Florida (near the junction of US90 West and I-75) about an hour south of the FL/GA border. Saturday April 24th from 9 until 3. $15 Registration i'm going to take the 64 D100 HPP - hope to see others there! Ben
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Car Show - Saturday 3/13 4 to 10PM, Gainesville FL, 39th and I-75, near publix - takin' the truck, see you there! Flyer below - check it!
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no worries - i think i recall a photo you had with the box in it
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thanks for the suggestions Trey. i am eyeballing a low profile box but i really don't like the look of the diamond plate... we had it on a horse trailer and it was used all over the place. i guess i am sick of looking it now and i am sure glad to be rid of that horse trailer. we have a 4star now... not an ounce i diamond plate on it! anyway - i really want a steel box for my steel truc
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thanks Mark! Ben
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hello all. i am in search of an interesting box to place in the bed of my truck to store stuff. i don't like the look of aluminum diamond plate and in my search found a plain steel one at Home Depot. the only thing is that just does feel "right" to buy something new for the old girl - plus - the price is eye popping. anyone have any suggestions? any one have an old we
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that is all i have to add to this discussion. i bought some stuff from him over the years and have had nothing but positive experiences with my deals with him. Ben
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i saw that target truck at the garlitt's show a couple years back - very cool truck in person.
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link?
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so far it has worked nearly perfectly. i say nearly as i think the bias is a little off. the back wheels tend to lock up before the fronts on my dirt road. i'll probably have to add a proportioning valve. once i fix the pinion nut and get a few more miles on it i'll be able to give you a full assessment. where do you usually stay when you go to Columbus? Ben
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thank you everyone for the kind words. it has been a labor of love. it is not quite done as i need to fix a couple things in the paint, add the radio and headliner and tweak a few things as i go. i forgot what a dream it is to drive this truck out on the highway. happy new year! Ben PS - thanks again Norm.
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i wish that was my iron gate... some rich dude around the corner from me put this on his hunting club entrance. working on the bugs now... pinion nut is being fixed. probably pull the pan and fix the rear main seal. then i get the fun task of hooking up the power steering and watching it leak... i still can't believe it is almost done. Ben
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QuoteGordo Congrats Ben. Yes, been watching that labor of love, sure is awesome, and on the road again.!! Certainly one of the most deserving, if not the most deserving truck of the week, since the award was started by Norm. Gordo i am deeply honored to be truck of the week - i think this is the second or third time. it is difficult to include all of the member trucks since there are only 5
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if we split hairs the only mention of the High Performance Option is in the 1964 CSS Brochure or on the CSS pages of the later general truck brochures. i tend to call it a HPP as it is a separate and distinct option from the CSS trim package. it is much easier to distinguish them that way but CSS is the catch all in terms of marketing (then and now). Ben
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terry is correct. Thanks Norm! it is so cool to see her up in lights! Ben
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thanks Norm, i'll email you some photos when i get back on high speed internet Ben
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