Question: I want to find a replacement round bar shifter, I have the after market style hurst mechanism with the 2 holes (not the factory style slip in) This shifter nails my hand in 3rd against the dash, I found something I think is close to what the factory shifter would be for a 68 + B Body although much shorter( about 6 inches)
Looking at what is for sale on the net. It is just not right that beautiful examples of 1950' Coronets can be had for less than $15k while anything late 60's can't be touched for less than $30k and most are more than that....
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Greetings from Austin, MN. I have been a member here for a while but never introduced myself. My name is Mike and I work as a FT police officer and PT firefighter.
First off, thanks for putting together and maintaining a great site that is a wealth of knowledge. I am sure I am going to have plenty of questions, and will have lots to share. I have owned about 10 Coronets since I was 18, and currently have two.
I have been working on a 66 500 Convertible, 383 bench seat automatic since 2000. Slow going for a lot of reasons, but I am once again excited about the car and hope to drive it for the first time in 2017 if all goes well.
The car started its life in Michigan and somehow ended up being abandoned in Wyoming, ending up in a guys yard in the middle of nowhere. I found it online at a time when dial up internet was all that was available in my area, and pics took forever to load. Called the guy, struck a deal and drove to Wyoming with a buddy to pick up the rotted out convertible and a pretty rock solid 66 500 HT as a donor. $1200 for the pair.
I was determined to get this car started. Every nut, every bolt and every clip was removed and it was up on a rotisserie in my garage. Cutting, hacking and welding trying my hand at really rebuilding a car....And there it sat, on this borrowed contraption from my barber, for about 7 years. Through the years, I have lost interest, got excited about it, got motivated to work on it, lost interest again blah blah blah.
Well, if you have been on here for a while, you'll see the paint scheme kinda resembles another members black and orange 67. I vaguely remember asking permission to sort of copy his design. The car has been painted now for about 6 years and I am finally getting it back together, once again motivated to work on it. I can finally taste the finish.
Anyway...The pics I uploaded here is what I currently have for fun. The 67 500 SE was purchased for parts for the convertible, but didn't have the heart then to rob from it. That time has finally come, and I'll let you know, it wasn't an easy decision. The convertible now has its trunk lid, doors, fenders and hood locked down, along with tail lights and tail panel from the SE installed. Something it hasn't had for 16 years. Now the fun stuff. Trying to remember how the top goes in, the dash gets installed and trying to remember what all the extra nuts, bolts and screws are for!:p
If you are interested, I posted a bunch of pics in the gallery section of pics from over the years.
Good day I need a windshield for my 66 2 door hard top net, I found a 65 2 door hard top coronet windshield will it interchange ?searched around for answers no luck,
I have a washer I can't figure out where it goes. 1968 318 PS and AC. It was in the PS bolt bag so that is where I am starting the search. Anyone have a '68 or '69 318 with PS that can look and see if they can find this fat washer and where it goes?
Hello everyone
This forum has been a great resource so i figured it was time to say hi and create account.
I am currently restarting restoration on 1968 Coronet 500 2dr ht that my mother bought in 69. I took over from my Dad like 12 years ago and just when I had decided to get loan from 401k for tools and parts around 4-5 years ago the company I worked for decided to move plant to Phoenix. Back on track now finally.
I have been able to decode everything except the tire code.
Decoded tag from My Mopar
CAR: Dodge Coronet 500 2 Door Hardtop
ENGINE: 383cid 2-bbl V8
TRANSMISSION: 4-Speed Manual Floor Shift TIRES: Unknown tire code Tag is stamped with a 31(I cannot find any ref to 31 tire code)
BUILD DATE: October 18.
AXLE: 3.23 Rear Axle Ratio
INTERIOR: Premium Trim Grade, Vinyl Bucket Seats. White on Black Interior.
PAINT: Monotone White Paint.
OTHER: White Upper Door Frame Color.
Have a 67 R/T 440 Automatic car that was an original factory air and power steering car, one the previous owners had removed them both and i am currently in the process of putting them back on the car and i need some nice close up pics of the pulleys, brackets and air conditioning lines.
