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#325,182
Border said:
I owned one in the late 1980s. Not certain of the year. Had the "lean burn" 400ci engine and the "rich Corinthian leather". It was one easy riding, easy driving car.
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My '76 had the 400 and Lean Burn--and I recall some Cal emissions extras. Was horrible to drive once it got to the barely warm stage until it got hot. Carb would load up and it would die if not careful. That little magic light on the fender would start flickering, confirming the feeling in the seat that it was about to die if not careful. But once it was hot it ran great. After getting married the wife hated driving it for that reason. Loved the car and still does, but hated that it's gong to die on me at the red light feeling. I saw a '79 the other day that had a 360 and no lean burn.
 
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MCF said:
I think the cushiest cruiser I ever rode in was a ‘67 300 that my uncle had. It was quite the boat. It got wrecked in SLO when someone pulled out in front of him onto HWY 1 as he was coming back from Morro Bay. Not much he could do to avoid it as it wasn’t exactly a nimble car.
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How about a '65 300? My cousin sent this earlier.

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dagrev said:
My '76 had the 400 and Lean Burn--and I recall some Cal emissions extras. Was horrible to drive once it got to the barely warm stage until it got hot. Carb would load up and it would die if not careful. That little magic light on the fender would start flickering, confirming the feeling in the seat that it was about to die if not careful. But once it was hot it ran great. After getting married the wife hated driving it for that reason. Loved the car and still does, but hated that it's gong to die on me at the red light feeling. I saw a '79 the other day that had a 360 and no lean burn.
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Had a '79 Ford LTD with a 351...but the idiots at Ford decided to ditch the reliable carb with something called a variable venturi. It was a bag of diaphragms that not even the factory could install without leaks. Go around a turn and slosh...car dies. The good old days where you could disconnect the speedo so the warranty wouldn't expire. Didn't get fixed until I moved to Louisiana and the Ford dealer had a talented tech.
 
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Stealth57 said:
Had a '79 Ford LTD with a 351...but the idiots at Ford decided to ditch the reliable carb with something called a variable venturi. It was a bag of diaphragms that not even the factory could install without leaks. Go around a turn and slosh...car dies. The good old days where you could disconnect the speedo so the warranty wouldn't expire. Didn't get fixed until I moved to Louisiana and the Ford dealer had a talented tech.
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Chrysler ditched carbs and went to an injected system on (some?) Imperials (and maybe a few others) in '81 and they were 50/50 at best on working well for any length of time. (Design was in part by some who had worked on at NASA in Huntsville on the Apollo program.) No doubt related to mandated efficiency--which means things get rushed into production before ready so as to meet artificially set deadlines so paper shufflers feel good. Chrysler finally figured out the one thing you could do to make a 318 not run perfectly.
 
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dagrev said:
Chrysler ditched carbs and went to an injected system on (some?) Imperials (and maybe a few others) in '81 and they were 50/50 at best on working well for any length of time. (Design was in part by some who had worked on at NASA in Huntsville on the Apollo program.) No doubt related to mandated efficiency--which means things get rushed into production before ready so as to meet artificially set deadlines so paper shufflers feel good. Chrysler finally figured out the one thing you could do to make a 318 not run perfectly.
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that was a great motor, you could get it in the first gen Valiant (Barracuda).....on another note, Chrysler continued to make the AMC 360 for 20 years after they bought them....another great motor (went into the Jeep stuff Chrysler bought AMC mostly for)......that said, it ain't no 390....
pancakes anyone?....
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Ringhammer said:
I use these “rubber” picks sometimes when playing at home quietly:

THPB Thumper Bass or Ukulele Pick, Blue

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I like them a lot, they keep the finger sound going. The only thing is they soften up when they warm up.
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the problem with felt picks (for me) is they feel cumbersome/awkward when brand new because of their thickness at the narrow (picking) edge....they get slicker as they start to wear....
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
that was a great motor, you could get it in the first gen Valiant (Barracuda).....on another note, Chrysler continued to make the AMC 360 for 20 years after they bought them....another great motor (went into the Jeep stuff Chrysler bought AMC mostly for)......that said, it ain't no 390....
pancakes anyone?....
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I bet the AMX is a real head-turner. Couldn't recall the last time saw one driving around here.
 
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