bad64chevelle

Alex glad to see you made it over here! Wasn't sure if I told you the address for the site or not.

it always does

Okay, first off sorry for reviving an old thread but I need to vent. Probably no one here knows but my daily driver (97 Dodge 2500 Ram) was about to be on its last leg I decided to pick up a "fix-er-upper" back in April of last year. Now at the time I was working 70ish hours a week, so I wanted something I could work on at night, something that had to be 4 wheel drive and something a little different. My goal was to build something for under 2500. I picked up a 1988 Dodge RamCharger with a 5.9L v8 automatic and yes 4wd. I bought it off of a local Fire Dept for a couple hundred bucks with only 56k miles on it, but the engine was shot. Upon tearing it apart I found out the oil pump went and wiped it pretty well. I searched and searched and found a guy down the shore parting out a camper that he had a brand new engine and transmission in. I go down, find out he is getting charged 1,000 for every day it sits there and it isn't registered :shock: So for $400 for the WHOLE camper (including it getting towed to my house) I have this brand new engine. Fast forward - January this year, engine is in, running, Im now daily driving the thing. The whole engine swap etc all goes smoothly, I have done it probably 30 times now on many different cars. Now that the thing is driving and is my sole means of transportation while the Ram is sitting waiting for a day when I have money again, when I go to work on this RamCharger, NOTHING goes smoothly. My buddy has basically the SAME EXACT vehicle, we both wanted to install the SAME EXACT gauges today. We do his, no problem takes us about 4 hours with BSing, watching the race, and Lunch included. We move onto mine, get it in the garage...do basically the same exact thing, make up the wiring harness, run the sensors, etc...Only difference is my gauges are slightly in a different area. 4 hours later we are still cursing at this thing. Hour 5 comes, okay time to test it make sure all the lights work. Hook up the battery...smoke. Here it is 9pm, been out half freezing my butt off all day and one wire goes up in smoke. Thank god nothing important was ruined, but half the day is down the drain. Tomorrow I'm going to slap the stuff together, I don't care if it looks good or not...I just want it done. Sorry for the stupid rant, I needed to vent.

I vote for a smooth bolt!

Very nice! Congrats on the purchases!

I was all set to go, but I got called for a job interview. There was ~2" of snow here (I live 5 mins from the range) but its started to melt. barely anything left. have fun guys, be safe!

Same here, it was a good time. My buddy Matt was waiting to save his shoulder for the skeet shooting, hopefully next time he will have whatever rifle he decides to buy.

Dave, they DO allow 50BMG, they have to inspect the firearm first and they will put us in a specific area. On another note, it was nice putting faces with some names today...had a good time. It was a little cold, but it was pretty sweet to see they actually light up ~half of the lanes for some night firing.

Sounds good! I wrote it down on my "to-do" list.

Ill be there, gonna bring the Mauser/Mosin/.22 and 81Malibu will be joining us, bringing his 500 for some skeet if anyone wants to join. Will either be in a white Dodge RamCharger, or a newer tan Ram.

Exactly! I am in the second boat.

So, 2 or 4 on wednesday? I think I need to get out and shoot the Mosin since the Mauser is still without its band spring.

All their Mosin's were $110, the one SKS that was there yesterday was 279 I believe. If I had the money, they had a 1928 built 91/30 I was eyeing up.

Sorry, I had to finish moving stuff from our old house, and before I knew it, it was 6pm. If I can get out for a few hrs tomorrow ill try to get to Ft. Dix.

I may be going to Range 14 tomorrow I can try to find out for you.

I hope to be moving atleast over into PA within the next few years, and eventually Maine or Vermont.

Well since he doesnt come on here much, he bought a lightly used Mossberg 500 with a 28" barrel. Very clean gun!

I just got word his card is ready...not too bad...1 month 10 days. And I am glad to see they actually check references. :roll: We were never contacted.

I bought my Mosin there a month or so ago...the one guy (I forget his name but lives in NJ) was very helpful and worked with me when I bought the rifle. I have gone back a few times since then just to browse, definitely a decent place in my book.

Restored my 64 Chevelle SS...into building cars, racing, cruising/Off-Roading...etc. My 1988 Dodge RamCharger I almost have on the road. Building some custom Paintball guns... Starting to get into some photography... (this white Malibu is 81Malibu on this forum) Fishing, football, baseball, but I dont have any good pictures.

Tonight is my buddies (81Malibu on the forum) 21st birthday, so we are going to take him to a bar early, show him what he isnt missing, and probably just end up at someones house for a bonfire.

2009 was a terrible year, glad to see it go. For 2010 Hopefully find a career (or atleast a decent job). I have been doing good about hitting the gym recently, so keeping that up would be a big plus. For fun...get the Chevelle out a bit more, finish my truck I have been working on to Daily Drive, and with any luck start putting money away for the M1 I have been dreaming about for the past 10 years.

Exactly my experience. I have learned how to avoid Rte 3 traffic in the last 6 months. It still took me 2 hours to get to St Joes in Bayonne today for another funeral - 8 this year. 2009 can kiss my ahhhhhhz sorry to hear...it seems like this unfortunately was a bad year for many familys losing people, let alone all the other issues going on currently. I for one will be HAPPY to see 2009 leave.

Doc I got a good laugh out of that one...I needed that today, thanks!

Yesterday it was between the Mauser and the Mosin...Mauser because I have the most ammo for it, Mosin, because it is new (to me) Usually its the Mauser and the .22