I bought a 70 Coronet 500 about 10 years ago. The car came with a superbee hood and non matching motor so i made it into a 70 Super bee clone.And i love the car.
My 66 500 was born a poly 318, automatic. It was converted to a newer 318 and later a 4spd. The car is now without an engine or tranny. Should I look for a Poly or newer 318? Is it hard to convert to a 383 or 440? Thanks for the advice.
I'd be very appreciative of any comments or suggestions on whether this car is worth the price being asked for it and anything in particular that I should look out for on these cars.
If you ever need to remove the valve springs off your motor and don't have a air compressor, you can still do it. It's also handy for motors with headers where the tubes may not allow a air hose to connect to the plug hole. Plus, you don't have to worry if your compressor craps out...
First, get some rope (I prefer nylon), that is just smaller than the plug hole. You don't need much, 2ft is more than enough. If it's nylon, burn the end so it doesn't fray going in and out of the plug hole. You'll also need a spring compressor like this one: 812. It also helps to have a magnetic rod to remove the keepers (or retrieve them when they've dropped).
Then, pull all the spark plugs, and remove the rocker shafts and pushrods.
Now, feed the rope into the plug hole. you don't need to feed alot in there, maybe 6-8" or so. Now, rotate the engine by the crank pulley (DO NOT USE THE STARTER, disconnect the battery just to be safe). when the engine binds, stop turning. Put the compressor on the valve and tighten down. Once the spring is compressed, you may have to tap the retainer to knock it loose from the keepers. Don't remove the keepers just yet.
Let the bottom of the spring rest on the head. The valve should stay in place as the rope holds it against the seat. If it does, remove the keepers and then remove the spring and retainer from the head. Now you can do whatever work you needed to do (swap springs, replace seals, etc). Then just follow the reverse to put it back together. Once you're done with that cylinder, rotate the crank the opposite way so you can remove the rope and proceed to the next cylinder.
It takes a little longer than using a air line and compressor, but it's much safer in the long run. (Just imagine what would happen if you lost power).
I got a '66 coronet deluxe 4 door with a slant six. Want to try to start restoring, but don't get too much time to work on it. Anyways found this site while I was researching my car and joined seeing if I could learn more about it.
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I was wondering if a 67 coronet had an optional rear defrost package. I have seen these for other B body cars and wondered if anyone here had one on there car. If it is an option with oem parts available for a 67 I would like pix and info if posible. I was looked at the package tray metal this morning and looks to be set up for 3 6x9 speakers but maby the middle is for it? It would be a nice upgrade but I don't want to hack it in if it is not for our car as we are going for a clean stock look.
Well... I'm tired of fighting with the rear most manifold stud so I took the head off to take it to a machine shop. I HATE admitting defeat almost as much as I hate letting other people do work I feel like I can do (but I obviously can't).
Anyway, I don't know the first thing about engine internals (Okay, maybe the FIRST thing I do know, what things do what) but I don't have a clue what they should look like and what they shouldn't look like. So, after I took it apart I snapped a few shots so you guys can help me out! Lucky you!
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Pic 1 and 2: Looks like a lot of carbon buildup on the pistons. Anything to be concerned about? I expected to see some but have no idea what an acceptable amount is.
Pic 3 and 4: This is the head as it sits on the garage floor... the middle "port" seems to be completely blocked by something. It was not this way on the passenger side... this was the most concerning thing that I saw. Should I pop it out and see what it is?
Pic 5: Everything looks fine to me but figured I would post it incase there is something to look for that I am not aware of.
Took the pictures with my Nikon to make sure they were big enough but let me know if there is something else I should be taking a picture of to post and check out. Thanks everyone!
