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MEEP MEEP!! Newbie '71 owner,..

Post by Harvey Birdman » Wed May 17, 2006 12:46 am

hello folks, imma newbie here,
I bought a survivor all original poly gold '71 340 auto car last week, and i'm just gettin her all cleaned up. she's been sitting at least a decade inna garage, im only washing the drivers' side.. :wink:
I'll post pics soon.
I'm usually found at www.dodgecharger.com
where they know me as Stratocharger..
see my link in my sig.
that's it for now...

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Post by road chicken » Wed May 17, 2006 2:42 am

Hey Harvey,

Welcome to the nest. As I see you've read the threads and know how much we like pic's, I won't repeat it. :)

No problem with the chargers. I've had my share of them myself. Nice cars too.
4th generation B bodys- there is no substitute.
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Post by rr6pak » Wed May 17, 2006 1:49 pm

Welcome to the nest Harvey. COOL Charger!
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Post by 1972RM23 » Wed May 17, 2006 2:21 pm

Wow ...welcome to the Nest!
1972 Road Runner N96 EV2
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Post by Harvey Birdman » Wed May 17, 2006 8:30 pm

speakin of nests...
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index ... 0698;image

well, ya' asked for pictures.. :D

Im kinda new to the avery and i have some questions...
One is...
Where does the '71 340 RR fall in the hirarcy of Runners?..
I have read there were only 1,681 built and few survive with their 340 intact as most were replaced with 440s, 360s and 383s.
That's one reason i snapped up this numbers matching example.

Another is what does a 340 pie plate look like?.. as mine is MIA..

now I'm asking you for pics....
Thanks!
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Post by bruce » Wed May 17, 2006 9:17 pm

Yow, is that thing like PETRIFIED?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :shock:
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Post by Harvey Birdman » Wed May 17, 2006 9:25 pm

yeah,. here's the entire thread...

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index ... 728.0.html


today while cleaning the drivers' side door jamb of leaves, pine needles and stuff, an old professionally done Biz. Card dropped out,.. which was partialy illegable but read in part....

IF YOU EVER WISH TO... ("sell?)

contact blah, blah, blah...
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Post by road chicken » Wed May 17, 2006 10:38 pm

Holy cats- that is one dead rat.

Nice Very NICE 69 R/T BTW.

Your 340 FOUR BARREL pie tin- availible at year one
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68 383, Street Demon 750, RPM top end,484/284/108 poo poo cam "-5 spd 4:10 SG, 4whl disk, Helwig Anti-Sway, Poly bushings,Firm Feel Box, HD Linkage, 1" t-bars, 7 leafs Springs
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Post by landon1 » Thu May 18, 2006 12:14 am

That is really gross. We found a huge nest in the center console of my pickup. I was unaware that the center seat opened up, so I guess it's good somebody else thought of it. The worst thing ever was when I went out to start my satellite. Went out to the garage like normal, put the key in and the buzzer started. Then the initial surge from the motor. becuase of that, a couple nasty, squeaking, slimy, pink baby mice fell out from under the dash. Probably the nastiest thing ever. I already hate mice enough. Disgusting critters... live in their own waste and yuck! :shock:
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340s how do they rate?..

Post by Harvey Birdman » Thu May 18, 2006 8:41 pm

O.K. so what's the verdict?.. Just how rare are '71 340s anyone here have one?..
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Post by landon1 » Thu May 18, 2006 9:06 pm

From what I hear, the 340s aren't very numerous, so probably fairly rare. I've seen a few in pictures, but never in person. I think you can look up how many were produced, then divide that by at least 2, because of wrecks, junk yards, motor swaps, etc. Kinda like the cuda 340 -- everybody wanted the 383, 440,or Hemi and not the 340, but I would have bought one gladly back when. No matter what, though, you always come out good with a mopar. Kinda like the cuda 340 -- everybody wanted the 383, 440,or Hemi and not the 340, but I would have bought one gladly back when.
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Post by Harvey Birdman » Thu May 18, 2006 9:24 pm

it's kinda funny but i have/had (?) been looking for a cherry '71 Sat. Sebring cause i never expected to ever find a cherry RR/GTX that i could afford,..
then i stumbled onto this one...
and felt i couldn't let the opp. get away..
sometimes life is just like that.
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Post by road chicken » Fri May 19, 2006 7:48 pm

The 340 was the second most common engine with 1681 ( per the tech archive section here) still a far cry from 11,000 + 383's
4th generation B bodys- there is no substitute.
68 383, Street Demon 750, RPM top end,484/284/108 poo poo cam "-5 spd 4:10 SG, 4whl disk, Helwig Anti-Sway, Poly bushings,Firm Feel Box, HD Linkage, 1" t-bars, 7 leafs Springs
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Post by Andrew » Sat May 20, 2006 1:20 am

Any pics of the roadrunner?
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Post by mopar71 » Sat May 20, 2006 8:02 am

Welcome aboard, Nice Chargers. Post a pic of the car when you get a chance? 8)
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