Hey.
This is what happened last night: A guy from Sweden calls, and says he has heard (trough the jungle telegraph) that I had recently bought myself a HemiCuda Dana 60. He knows I don't have a HemiCuda, and I find that odd. He then tells me he was the first owner of the HemiCuda that particular axle came out of. He had owned that car with my axle in it, but had sold the axle becouse he had two cars, one for parts and one he was restoring. He had sold the wrong axle, but didn't know that until just a pouple of years ago when he was trying to sell the car overseas. The potential buyer wanted to check the numbers, and found that the Dana 60's numbers didn't match, but that the Dana 60 he had installed matched with the parts car. Aware of his mistake he contacted my dad's friend, and explained the problem, but he didn't want to sell. I don't want to be a bitch, so I sold the axle back last night, for 2500$, but the best thing is I will get the Dana 60 from the parts car as part of the deal.
About one hour after the swede called me, my dad (the jungle telegraph) called and asked me if I had gotten any unusual phone calls lately... He had known about the axle's history, and wanted me to make a couple of bucks. He was surprised the swede paid me 2500$ and gave me another Dana 60 in the deal. The "new" Dana 60 I will get next week has recently been overhauled, and It's in great condition. I'm not sure if I'll try to sell it to an enthusiast and make some more money, or if I'll install it into my XJ. Time will show.
Out of only 115 1971 Hemi Cudas made, six ended up in Norway, and five still exist today. My dad's Hemi Cuda is not an original, but built to the exact specs for that year.
The gas price at the moment is 5$, and It's expensive as he.. to drive around, so I walk whenever I can. I have a 6 weeks old son, so I walk around with him in the pram and find that wery satisfying, and it's good for my health. I have recently stopped smoking, so it keeps me thinking of other things than the cigarette. It isn't always a bad thing that the gas is expensive!, altough I would like to see it cost only half og what it cost today.
Anyway, I'll keep my hand off the Dana 60 until I'm finished changing dipers and see what happens then.
Thanks for all the help!
Arnt H. Andresen