Re: Ron Slobe's Plum Crazy T/A

Postby drewcrane » 28 Feb 2013 15:44

dave-r wrote:Where is your sense of adventure Drew? :D

Out in the Desert........... :lol:
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Re: Ron Slobe's Plum Crazy T/A

Postby rxapple » 28 Feb 2013 18:27

It was sold to me by a Mopar Service shop in Japan, we went for a test drive while I was in Japan and it runs great, but still don't really want to put 1500 more miles on it. It will be trailered, it is in a warehouse (more pictures below) waiting for a ride....

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Re: Ron Slobe's Plum Crazy T/A

Postby fal308 » 07 Mar 2013 7:14

All those are being imported? :shock: Grab that bus (or whatever it is in the bottom left of the middle photo too!!
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Re: Ron Slobe's Plum Crazy T/A

Postby rxapple » 08 Mar 2013 4:31

Probably imported, exported, or being sold or moved domestically, not quite sure.
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Re: Ron Slobe's Plum Crazy T/A

Postby rxapple » 08 Mar 2013 21:33

It's finally home! It arrived safely this morning....

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Re: Ron Slobe's Plum Crazy T/A

Postby fal308 » 09 Mar 2013 6:37

One heck of a journey!!!
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Re: Ron Slobe's Plum Crazy T/A

Postby dave-r » 09 Mar 2013 8:09

Pleased for you! :D
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Re: Ron Slobe's Plum Crazy T/A

Postby drewcrane » 09 Mar 2013 22:09

Nice very happy for you :D
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Re: Ron Slobe's Plum Crazy T/A

Postby rxapple » 10 Mar 2013 1:31

Thank you to Ron of Sea and Air Experts, Inc. He did a great job helping me get this car back to the United States from Japan. I would highly recommend them to anyone wanting to ship anything in a container or RORO to or from anywhere!

A couple of videos about my T/A:

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Re: Ron Slobe's Plum Crazy T/A

Postby MLMFLCN » 11 Mar 2013 17:51

Incredibly cool story. Congratulations, it looks great.
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Re: Ron Slobe's Plum Crazy T/A

Postby babyelephant » 08 Apr 2013 14:16

Congrats on having your dad's car back home! Nice story and made me smile :)
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Re: Ron Slobe's Plum Crazy T/A

Postby cv70chall » 09 Apr 2013 21:21

That's an excellent find and what a great journey to find and purchaser that car! Great job!
You must be very happy to be able to cruise around in that!
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Re: Ron Slobe's Plum Crazy T/A

Postby rxapple » 22 Apr 2013 3:05

Hey guys, I have some news for you....

I received some documentation from
the Oklahoma Tax Commission last week and contacted the original
owner. We talked quite awhile and I asked him if he knew where the
engine was. He said he had it swapped in 72 or 73 for a 440. He said
let me try to find the guy that did the swap, he kept the block. He
called back later and gave me the guys name and number. I called him
he said he put in a custom 78 ramcharger truck and told me who he sold
it to. I called that gentleman but never heard back.


Anyway, I was at a Mopar event yesterday and came across a 6pak intake,
340 variety. My friend that was with me stopped and talked to the guy.
We asked him where he got it and he said his friend, that has an AAR,
also said his friend had a t/a block and intake that was complete. I
asked him where he lived and he said Tulsa. I said do you know where
your friend got his block? He said out of truck, I said a green
ramcharger, he said I think so. He called the guy and got the number
off of it, sure enough 308803, 4/6/1970..... So now what do I do? The
engine is not in the AAR yet, but on a stand and wrapped up, was
machined and painted 2 years ago. What would you do? I'm contemplating swapping him. His doesn't have a cam with it, so what would you guys do here? Purple cam? Roller cam? What have others done?

Kind of funny that the car made it all the way to Japan and the block
has only gone 45 minutes from original owner's location. Also that my
dad searched for a block and found it in California, when the numbers
matching block was right under his nose.....

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Re: Ron Slobe's Plum Crazy T/A

Postby dave-r » 22 Apr 2013 8:10

Get the swap if you can!!

I wouldn't use a MP cam.

I would use a modern cam with about the same or only very slightly more duration but more valve lift.

To be honest I would use a solid lifter cam if it were mine. But I guess for a restoration like this it would be better to keep it hydraulic.
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