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The car had factory air as a 361, so all I changed is the compressor. Air blows cold. I agree about the brakes. Bought a set of Cordoba 11 inch discs at Mopars At the Strip last year. We have a Mopar show here in Missoula on July 20th and Dr. Diff is coming down. I'll get the rest of the parts to convert to front discs from him. Yes, that's a factory tac in the console. I had it rebuilt with modern electronics by Red Line (eliminated the need for sender unit). Works great. The engine had a set of 426 street wedge valve covers on it (from my original car) but they leaked like....well they leaked. The Direct Connection covers were a "quick fix" while we were in Las Vegas. But, they sealed well, and no leaks - and I kind of like em. We were in a panic - couldn't find any big block Mopar valve covers in Las Vegas, and the vendors were closing at 5:00 - just made it to Layson's tent and bought these. But, again - they work fine. Chad

ChadP Wrote:The car had factory air as a 361, so all I changed is the compressor. Air blows cold. I agree about the brakes. Bought a set of Cordoba 11 inch discs at Mopars At the Strip last year. We have a Mopar show here in Missoula on July 20th and Dr. Diff is coming down. I'll get the rest of the parts to convert to front discs from him. Yes, that's a factory tac in the console. I had it rebuilt with modern electronics by Red Line (eliminated the need for sender unit). Works great. The engine had a set of 426 street wedge valve covers on it (from my original car) but they leaked like....well they leaked. The Direct Connection covers were a "quick fix" while we were in Las Vegas. But, they sealed well, and no leaks - and I kind of like em. We were in a panic - couldn't find any big block Mopar valve covers in Las Vegas, and the vendors were closing at 5:00 - just made it to Layson's tent and bought these. But, again - they work fine. Chad

All very cool Chad and I really like those valve covers, as they accent your engine nicely.

With the Sanden compressor, are you running the R-134A, or R12 refrigerant in your a/c system? Except for the compressor, I want to use as many of the factory parts as possible on my 66 Coronet 500, which is also a factory a/c equipped car when I get to that point, so it's good to hear that your system with the much smaller, lighter and efficient Sanden compressor works well for you. Here in Phoenix AZ where we see summer temps well over a hundred degrees, a/c becomes very important even in our Muscle cars!

Richard

Richard - sorry it took so long to reply to you - the refrigerant I'm using is R-134A. Converted when I changed the 361 to the 440 (2 years ago). Even here in Montana, A/C is important in the summer. Especially if the wife is along.

ChadP Wrote:Richard - sorry it took so long to reply to you - the refrigerant I'm using is R-134A. Converted when I changed the 361 to the 440 (2 years ago). Even here in Montana, A/C is important in the summer. Especially if the wife is along.

Amen on keeping the wives happy with the cars Chad! My wife loves our Coronet as much as I do, but we're both getting to the age where having the car being user friendly and comfortable is more important than achieving the quickest E.T. possible you know? That's why I'm also changing from the factory original black vinyl seat covers to the factory offered in 1966 pearl white seat covers in my Coronet, as well as reinstalling all of the a/c and heating system equipment! I love the seat upholstery patten on my seats, but not nearly as enthusiastic about having that pattern burned into my legs and backside!

Thank you also for the information on your a/c refrigerant. I'll have to make the decision on which refrigerant to use soon before I start restoring the a/c system so that I can make sure that all of the parts used are compatible with whatever refrigerant I decide to use. There are pro's and con's on both the R-12 and R-134A. Decisions, decisions, decions! :p

Richard

After the lock was put in it rained and was cold for a bit THEN I realized that my inspection is up ... so I have to go get it inspected. Maybe i should rethink that...

I looked at the car when I opened door to do laundry. Walked past car to turn on a/c in garage. So it will be cool in there when I work on car

Drove mine to work today

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Thats awesome!!!! althoughi AM a bit jealous!

I found a cool new stainless steel switch yesterday that will be used to operate the Hurst Line-Lock system on my Coronet. Had to do that since I replaced my B&M T-Handle shifter knob that did that function last week. Having the Line-Lock activation button on the shifter knob was fantastic on the drag strip, but not so much on the street, so I'll be picking up this new switch tomorrow.

This new switch is made by a company called MID-USA Motorcycle Parts under part #15150 and is made out of polished stainless steel. It also has a 5/16-24 threaded stud on the backside for mounting and has 26" lead wires to allow me to wire it up to my existing Line-Lock wiring harness. The button head portion of the switch hosing measures only .470" o.d. and is only 1/8" tall, so it's small size should blend in nicely when installed, most likely just underneath my new B&M T-Handle on my Quicksilver's shifter stick assembly. That way I should still be able to reach this new switch button assembly with my thumb while having my hand on the T-Handle if I need to engage the Line-Lock unit.

Richard

That's neat Richard it even looks period correct.