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| | | Re: 85 Dodge-BURNIN' DESIRE | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 Supreme Master | OP Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 | What a fiasco! Got an email from the place I ordered the doghouse gasket from saying the part is discontinued from Chrysler and not available. I called my local dealer in hopes they had one sitting on the shelf...no dice. They even checked dealer inventories across the country....nothing.
I went to Arizona Parts and searched their database and found that they had one in stock. I called and the jackass proceeded to tell me he was going to keep it for himself. He told me he would give me the superceded part number (which I already had), then changed his mind and said no. I told him he ought to take the gasket off his database then. Jerkoff. He thought he was going to pull a fast on me by not giving me the new number, BUT he had the old part number listed on his website. I searched that number, and low and behold, some place down in Florida had it. I called and talked to a really nice feller who is sending me the gasket!!! Geezy peezy.
Nate Breece | | | Re: 85 Dodge-BURNIN' DESIRE | Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 253 enthusiast | enthusiast Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 253 | Hot Rod flat black with flames. Brian is going to have one of his "street rod" guys lay out the flames for me. Future plans is to have Matchstick do some pinstriping at an evant. Maybe next years Nats. Coool! Bet that it's gonna bee sweet. Keep up the good work, Nate.
Rough and ready!! Toopa Sinner Tribe | | | Re: 85 Dodge-BURNIN' DESIRE | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 Supreme Master | OP Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 |
Nate Breece | | | Re: 85 Dodge-BURNIN' DESIRE | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 Supreme Master | OP Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 | I love finding treasure! Well, not really actual treasure, but parts I didn't know I had. I found a set of brackets sitting on a shelf in my basement that I had bought to mount a front sway bar. I put a rear bar on a few years ago so I'm looking forward to seeing how well this van will handle after I add the front. I found that PST has the best price so far for the ADDCO 1-1/4" front sway bar kit. I found some other goodie sitting on that shelf too, like a set of full-size Street Van stickers that I had gotten from Johnny O. Yes..they will be going on this van. An '85 Street Van? No way! Way!
Nate Breece | | | Re: 85 Dodge-BURNIN' DESIRE | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 Supreme Master | OP Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 | Got my new doghouse gasket in. This thing has a date on the label of 5/31/78, but the rubber is still soft and pliable.
Nate Breece | | | Re: 85 Dodge-BURNIN' DESIRE | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4,460 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4,460 | awesome! any sources on front door rubber?
2003 Grand Caravan Member Vanatics Van Club-Spfld, IL Member Florida Van Council Member Central Florida Vans,-Orlando, FL | | | Re: 85 Dodge-BURNIN' DESIRE | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 Supreme Master | OP Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 |
Nate Breece | | | Re: 85 Dodge-BURNIN' DESIRE | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4,460 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4,460 | badass! thanks for the link.
2003 Grand Caravan Member Vanatics Van Club-Spfld, IL Member Florida Van Council Member Central Florida Vans,-Orlando, FL | | | Re: 85 Dodge-BURNIN' DESIRE | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 748 old hand | old hand Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 748 | A good sources weatherstripping is http://www.am-autoparts.com | | |
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