The Unofficial "Ask a Stupid Question" Thread

[Zep5.0]

I like that look 1000x better than today’s pro-touring junk

Personally not a fan of either. Somewhere in the middle, I suppose. Maybe late 90's Pro-Street or early 2000 pro touring.

 

[XR7-4.6]

I dont like either either really but my sensibilities gravitate towards old school, I don’t like it when the fenders cover the tires, and I like rake. Personally I think the late 60s early 70s super stock stance is the best.

 

[Zep5.0]

The back should be 1" higher on this. Otherwise,

 

[Grog6]

A friend of mine, victor,had a green/black stripe Sattelite that was bad as hell. It had him riding a bicycle into the 90's, before he got his license back. Speeding,drag racing, and reckless driving will do that,lol.He pulled a wheelie leaving Mcdonalds one day,and that was it.

 

[XR7-4.6]

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The back should be 1" higher on this. Otherwise,

Wheels are 4-5” too big


Now we’re talking

 

[Grog6]

Those look like modern wheels, completely wrong look.
There was a Mark viii here for awhile, that was running old school Cragars, and it looked wrong,but opposite the dodge in the pic..

 

[Grog6]

My nephews' car has no traction; I hear him going out. It's got expensive 19" wheels/tires on it. My tbird was that bad, when I had the brown spring in the 1- 2 accumulator,lol. All my cars eat the middle of the rear tires,looks like classic overinflation, but it's from centripetal force on the tires at high speed. I run as low as I can,lol.

 

[Boston-Bull]

My first car at 16 was a 67 Dodge Coronet 440. I wish I had it back.

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[Rodeo Joe]

Nice ride, the Coronet isn't too shabby either!

Did they come with those moldings, not sure I've seen those before.

Joe

 

[XR7-4.6]

Nice ride, the Coronet isn't too shabby either!

Did they come with those moldings, not sure I've seen those before.

Joe

The trim is part of the upscale 440 package


*Note 440 has nothing to do with engine*

 

[1997ThunderbirdLXV6]

So I get really annoyed driving on the interstate at night with lights blinding me through the driver side rear view mirror.

Questions:

• Did MN12 ever come with driver side auto-dimming? I'm guessing no.
• Did pre-97 Marks come with driver side auto-dimming?
• If so, do pre-97 Marks use the same shape mirror glass as MN12?

 

[Grog6]

Seems like the 440 is 4 speed 4bbl, idk about the 0.

 

[Rodeo Joe]

*Note 440 has nothing to do with engine*

That I did know!

Joe

 

[theterminator93]

So I get really annoyed driving on the interstate at night with lights blinding me through the driver side rear view mirror.

Questions:

• Did MN12 ever come with driver side auto-dimming? I'm guessing no.
• Did pre-97 Marks come with driver side auto-dimming?
• If so, do pre-97 Marks use the same shape mirror glass as MN12?

1) No.
2) Optional for all model years. It wasn't on my 93 but my 96 had it, though the fluid had turned dark. My 98 also has it, but similarly the fluid turned dark and the PO swapped out the glass.
3) I'm not certain they're identical, but they look pretty close.

 

[1997ThunderbirdLXV6]

I guess the challenge will be to find one with the fluid intact...

 

[Vicinity]

1) No.
2) Optional for all model years. It wasn't on my 93 but my 96 had it, though the fluid had turned dark. My 98 also has it, but similarly the fluid turned dark and the PO swapped out the glass.
3) I'm not certain they're identical, but they look pretty close.

Do you ever feel that the LSC driver side mirror has a different 'framerate' than the passenger side? I feel silly saying it

 

[White Lincoln]

My first car at 16 was a 67 Dodge Coronet 440. I wish I had it back.

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I was visiting a friend in California some 40 years ago (LOL) and we all went for a ride in his friends Corent. He jumped on the freeway, opened it up and SOB! I was pressed into my seat and hanging on for dear life! I will never forget that.

Found another pic, it's along the coast highway, somewhere north of Malibu I think. My friend did not want his picture taken.

 

[XR7-4.6]

I was visiting a friend in California some 40 years ago (LOL) and we all went for a ride in his friends Corent. He jumped on the freeway, opened it up and SOB! I was pressed into my seat and hanging on for dear life! I will never forget that.

I don’t mean to question your memory but that looks like a 66 or 67 Plymouth Satellite. I love the stance and slot wheels(my favorite wheel design period)

 

[White Lincoln]

I don’t mean to question your memory but that looks like a 66 or 67 Plymouth Satellite. I love the stance and slot wheels(my favorite wheel design period)

HAHA! I was going to ask it that is a Corent or not. You are probably right. Like I said, some 40 years ago. Glad someone knows there Mopar's!

Here is a Cornet that I really liked from the Roadworthy Rescues show:

 

[White Lincoln]

I don’t mean to question your memory but that looks like a 66 or 67 Plymouth Satellite. I love the stance and slot wheels(my favorite wheel design period)

Yep, your right! The Cornet has the swelling body lines over the rear wheel to the back. The Satalite has a straight body line from the front to the back. Nice catch!

 

[XR7-4.6]

I have a soft spot for those 66-67s, nobody could make boxy cars sexy like Elwood Engel(fun fact, same guy who designed the suicide door continentals and Bulletbirds at Ford a few years earlier)

Oh btw it’s CorOnet

 

[theterminator93]

Do you ever feel that the LSC driver side mirror has a different 'framerate' than the passenger side? I feel silly saying it

Not sure what you mean by that. Examples plz

 

[Vicinity]

This video is pretty accurate.

If I ever let my friend take it around the block, I will ask him if he sees it. He's a geek about display monitors and (understandably) doesnt see how thats possible

 

[theterminator93]

If the mirrors are vibrating it could create a perceived digital scanning effect; at certain vehicle speeds the rearview mirror on mine resonates a little and on newer cars with PWM lights, I can see them flicker.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

If the mirrors are vibrating it could create a perceived digital scanning effect; at certain vehicle speeds the rearview mirror on mine resonates a little and on newer cars with PWM lights, I can see them flicker.

I agree sounds like a vibration/resonance problem.

 

[Irv]

So I get really annoyed driving on the interstate at night with lights blinding me through the driver side rear view mirror.

Putting aside for a moment Virginia's moderately stupid tint laws for front side windows, why don't you get your windows tinted and also gain the benefits of stopping interior UV damage and glare?

 

[1997ThunderbirdLXV6]

Nah...
I don't care for the look of tint. Also, I learned driving in Germany where communication (= eye contact) between drivers is emphasized a lot. It's just very counterintuitive for me to tint car windows. My roommate's car is tinted, and driving it at night is...a nightmare.

 

[XR7-4.6]

one of the biggest things that drives me nuts with tint on these cars is the defrost grid and the dots around the quarter windows always leaves a weird light border where the tint can’t quite cover

 

[Irv]

50% VLT which is Virginia's front side window limit is barely even noticeable, but it will still cut down on the glare caused from lights shining in the side mirrors.

UV damage and solar heat gain are no joke, which is why even 80% is preferable to not having anything.

 

[White Lincoln]

Nah...
I don't care for the look of tint. Also, I learned driving in Germany where communication (= eye contact) between drivers is emphasized a lot. It's just very counterintuitive for me to tint car windows. My roommate's car is tinted, and driving it at night is...a nightmare.

I can't wave at neighbors driving past my house when they have tint on the windows. I have no clue it they saw me or not or were even looking. But I have tint on my Cougar (not the TC) and my wife loves it. She says no one can see her.