Super Six Carb Rebuild

Even though I'm going to be replacing the engine with the V8 from the T&C, there was still some work to be done on the Aspen. I've been having hesitation problems with the car, somtimes it couldn't even get itself out of the inclined driveway at my house. My dad was in town this weekend for Thanksgiving, and when I explained the symptoms to him he immediatly said the "accelerator pump" in the carb was probably sticking.

So, Saturday I yanked the 2 BBL carb off of the 225 Super Six and proceeded through my first carb rebuild. It was a bit intimidating at first, since I've never really worked on a carb before. But, after some careful disassembly and some good teaching from my pops I was able to rebuild the carb.

After reinstallation, it seems like it has cured most of the ills that I was having. I still need to take it for a test drive to see how well it actually drives at speed (I only drove it down the street).

I still haven't been able to get any more work done on the T&C. We have been really busy getting ready for the Thanksgiving holiday, and work has been a nightmare. I'm hoping that this weekend I'll be able to start work on pulling the engine out.

1980 Aspen SportWagon

I was cruising around eBay today looking for parts and cool things, and I stumbled across this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Dodge-Aspen-wagon-sport-1980-Dodge-Aspen-Sport-wagon-possible-1-of-54_W0QQitemZ300169768085QQihZ020

It's rough looking, but it is an ultra-rare 1980 Dodge Aspen Sport Wagon. The Sport Wagon's were only available in 1979 and 1980, for both the Volare and the Aspen. I believe that if you total up both years of production from both lines, there were less than 1,000 built.

It is essentially the R/T (Road Runner) type of add ons, done to a station wagon. Front spoiler and wheel flares, 15" wheels, sport suspension, etc. Some of them had bucket seats and the floor mounted shifter as well.

There used to be a bit more information out on the web for them, but it's since disappeared. I'm gonna have to do some digging to revive that information and put it up on my own website.

This would be a cool car to own. Maybe someday.