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1986 Dodge Daytona Z
are there any groups devoted to these cars? I just bought one in
Wisconsin and hope to get it running to hopefully sell. |
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> wrote in message oups.com... > are there any groups devoted to these cars? I just bought one in > Wisconsin and hope to get it running to hopefully sell. > what exactly do you need? Glenn Beasley Chrysler Tech |
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1986 Dodge Daytona Z
I would like to know what to watch out for, what usually fails, what
makes them special or unique, things like that. maxpower wrote: > > wrote in message > oups.com... > > are there any groups devoted to these cars? I just bought one in > > Wisconsin and hope to get it running to hopefully sell. > > > what exactly do you need? > > Glenn Beasley > Chrysler Tech |
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1986 Dodge Daytona Z
On 13 Sep 2006 08:25:24 -0700, "
> wrote: >I would like to know what to watch out for, what usually fails, what >makes them special or unique, things like that. <snip> Just yet another K-car stretch with some rakish styling, optional blown 2.2L and not much to recommend it, although it was an improvement over the Omni-based Charger. Not many of these car survive for a reason...they looked sporty, but performed like a K-car. The blown versions, like most blown K-cars, were shop queens if not maintained properly. The "G-body," as the Daytona/Laser twins were designated, was a Lee Iacocca project aimed at getting sales in the youth market that the Ks weren't getting at all, while keeping the Corporation's CAFE numbers high and using high powertrain and chassis parts interchange, thus saving precious cash. Body integrity was a big problem on "G-bodies." The "G-bodies" were aiming also to compete with Ford's Turbo T-Bird, but didn't quite make it. Today, G-bodies, like most 1980s Chrysler products save the Ms, are pretty rare. The 2.2L with a blower provided good, if not "sporty," power and still yielded good economy. The Garrett AiResearch turbo was a problem, though, especially to non-mechanically inclined drivers. The 5 speed, like all K-based manual transmission cars, was pretty "clunky" feeling due to its ham-fisted linkage. My bro-in-law had one for awhile, and was pretty unimpressed with it overall. I kept the routine maintenance up on it for him, and it was pretty reliable. When he wanted to sell it to me in '87, I passed. The car just couldn't perform either power or handling-wise up to its looks, and a K-car had more room inside. |
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1986 Dodge Daytona Z
Don't spend a lot of money on it. It will never be worth a lot....
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1986 Dodge Daytona Z
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 23:13:32 -0400, "sqdancerLynn"
> wrote: >Don't spend a lot of money on it. It will never be worth a lot.... <snip> Lynn's right. This is a "special interest" car only, not a future classic like a 300. Neither's my M-body, but I still like it...it's got character, and now has pretty good economy to go with it. |
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