what is youre biggest pet peave on how some chargers are done?

[Charger-Bodie]

im not trying to pick anyones car apart but there are some things that bother me when they are done to a charger or any mopar for that matter ill start with black engine compartments on non black cars

[bull]

Little stuff sometimes bothers me like '69 doors on a '68 or '68 seat covers in a '69, things like that, and then they say it's all original or restored to original condition.

[69bronzeT5]

im not trying to pick anyones car apart but there are some things that bother me when they are done to a charger or any mopar for that matter ill start with black engine compartments on non black cars

 

[Troy]

People who whine about how someone else's car is done...

Here's what I posted elsewhere on the subject of black painted engine bays:

Mine's black - painted by a previous owner somewhere along the line. The dirt and grease hide the color pretty well though.  I'm not about to spend the time, money, and effort just to make someone else happy. This car gets driven (10,000 miles last summer) and it's the only one that isn't a bare shell or on a rotisserie right now so it's 4th in line for "restoration". When I ever get around to painting it I'll be sure to do it right but I have higher priorities at the moment.

Realize that not everyone's car is exactly the way they want it either. More often it is the way they bought it and they're continually making upgrades. I am the biggest critic of my own cars but I can only fix things at my own pace. Having said that, my biggest pet peeve is an owner who loves to spout their incredible knowledge of Mopars while their own car is incorrect in numerous ways. Closely behind that are people who don't own any sort of classic (or even "cool") automobile but have to pick apart everyone else's. I am not a fan of the overly customized look on muscle cars but I realize that some people don't like stock vehicles as well. I try to appreciate the car from the perspective of the owner's intentions.

Troy

[Khyron]

im not trying to pick anyones car apart but there are some things that bother me when they are done to a charger or any mopar for that matter ill start with black engine compartments on non black cars

not anymore



ohhh and how many times do you think we're going to see "General Lee"? 

[69bronzeT5]

People who whine about how someone else's car is done...

Troy

Good one Troy. And the black engine capartment is temporary. It will get painted when we paint the car.


But I gotta say one thing that everybody here will agree on...cars that have the engine, air cleaner and etc painted the same colour as the car's exterior.

Example: Green body, Green engine, Green air cleaner, Green valve covers

[moparsons]

Little stuff sometimes bothers me like '69 doors on a '68 or '68 seat covers in a '69, things like that, and then they say it's all original or restored to original condition.

Don't make fun of me.......   but what's the difference between a 68 and 69 door?

[Charger-Bodie]

People who whine about how someone else's car is done...

Troy

i debated about starting this post for that reason , im not saying we should belittle peoples cars im just asking what are some things that bother some people about how some are done just like on my car some people may hate that its a r/t clone or that its not undercoated

[Charger-Bodie]

Little stuff sometimes bothers me like '69 doors on a '68 or '68 seat covers in a '69, things like that, and then they say it's all original or restored to original condition.

Don't make fun of me.......   but what's the difference between a 68 and 69 door?

inside door lock position on 68 is about 8 inches furthar back than 69 70

[mikepmcs]

ohhh and how many times do you think we're going to see "General Lee"? 

Hey!   

[terrible one]

Yeah, the black engine compartments kind of annoy me too, but I don't even know why. Hell, mine is probably going to end up that way.

[Charger-Bodie]

People who whine about how someone else's car is done...

Troy

Good one Troy. And the black engine capartment is temporary. It will get painted when we paint the car.


But I gotta say one thing that everybody here will agree on...cars that have the engine, air cleaner and etc painted the same colour as the car's exterior.

Example: Green body, Green engine, Green air cleaner, Green valve covers

by the way bronze i wasnt pin pointing any one car ive never even seen youre gine compartment ........its just that black paint has to be sprayed or applyed in some fasion just as the correct color

[moparjohn]

Not that my car is perfect or that it's ever done. But some people don't relize how much it takes to get from one point to another.  I know that this past year re-doing my engine that it is always more expensive and takes more time than you first expect.  Enjoy what you have. John

[69bronzeT5]

Not that my car is perfect or that it's ever done. But some people don't relize how much it takes to get from one point to another.  I know that this past year re-doing my engine that it is always more expensive and takes more time than you first expect.  Enjoy what you have. John

[hemi-hampton]

I dont like to see wrong year stripes on cars. Like a 71 Cuda Billboard stripe on a 74 Barracuda 318 car for example. Same with Colors. Panther Pink on a 68 car for example.

[Chris G.]

I guess people interested in anything other than a '70 would be my biggest peeve.   

But seriously, my list is long, and it starts with things on my own car that I need (or needed) to change.

[blackcharger]

painted bumpers.

[Bandit72]

big rims, thin tires.....

[6pkrunner]

As mentioned above, people with no car or a lesser vehicle knocking a car when the owner is within earshot. Well I guess arrogance and cockiness in general - even without a car in the discussion.

As for the cars themselves - whatever makes the owner happy. Who is anyone to criticize someone else's work or level of adherence to what they think is "correct". If we all thought the same, there'd be one car, one color, one driveline. Laissez-faire.

[gtx6970]

to see a nice done car only to find those fugly .50cent bolt on battery cable ends on the car, or an autozone radiator cap,But yet they use date date coded spark plug wires.

[ck1]

Trying to make it to modern like todays cars, if your gonna do that in my oppion  just buy a new dam car, there nothing the wrong with they way they are except some brake upgrades for stopping and safety issues................

[jaak]

I just love mopars anything from an all original hemi cuda....to a 318 satellite rust-bucket a kid might be driving down the road.  My only pet peeve with the hobby are f*ckers with there snotty noses up in the air think just because there car is all original or a resto-mod with the best parts money can buy think there car is so much more special, when actually its not. People are different, Incomes are different, most folks buy, fix cars according to there budget and personal taste. I have a Non-numbers 69 RT, and I am building a driver, so it will not be "correct", but hey if someone dosen't like it who cares, its mine thats all that matters in the end, If the owner is happy with it thats all that matters.

Jason

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

My single biggest peeve only pertains to high dollar "restored" cars......how can you ask 50k plus for a car and have a crappy WalMart battery?

50K?  Spend another $250 & get the right battery

My second peeve?

Lower section of the interior door painted body color & not interior color

[TripleBlackGator]

Who me?

[jasonfromIKILLYA]

I don't have peeves with cars.  I have things that may not be my taste about cars and peeves with owners.  The "has to be stock" crowd bugs me.  What's the point of having a car if you can't have it how you want it?  I respect #'s matching, stock cars for their historic value, but I just don't like people who feel that anything other is not acceptable.