Hello, im from Mexico and i´ve recently purchased a ´67 coronet 440 that needs a lot of work to do and love. I´ve found so many helpful info here since im trying to figure how to put everything on its place correctly. Mine has 66 charger grille from factory, factory fender skirts wich i dont know if i keep them or not. And basicly im watching your pics to figure what color would look great.
So thanks for letting me join.
Has anyone else had trouble with getting a wrench on the front brake bleeder screws? The screws on my car (68 Bee with manual drum brakes) are so close to the steering knuckle that I have a hard time getting a wrench on them. I bent an open end wrench and I fabricated another one from a piece of flat stock but neither can be turned much. There is not enough room to get a socket on it. The wheel cylinders were replaced with Bendix units and they match the ones that I took off. The screws do point to the front of the car like the originals and the holes seem correct. I can get them to work but it is a PITA. Just thought I'd ask.
65 Coronet body in white.. while the price seemed high at first, when you factor in he had all the trim in good shape, and there was absolutely zero rust or dents, it just needed a paint job to be a good car.
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Seen one rust bucket convertible, seen em all.. (JUST KIDDING JEFF!!)
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This R/T was in very nice shape, didn't get a chance to talk to the owner, but it was a sweet looking car
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Richard has some competition for the brightest yellow on a 66
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If you watched Emergency! on TV in the 70's, you remember this one. It's not a clone, it's the actual one used in the show. LA County Fire Museum brought it out.
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This looked to be a all original car, even had the trim on the taillights. The kind of car you sit in a yellow convertible going "WTF am I driving this for?"
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And finally, my second favorite vehicle there (first was the US Forest service pickup I wanted to drive home).. it don't gotta be perfect to drive it and enjoy it.
I left this baby your back in Van Nuys.. it's a true 1 of 1 Hemi car. The only one exported to Mexico, and it came with a 4 speed to boot.
The date coded bondo ensures the fenders won't fall off, and the numbers matching drivetrain is where the floors were last seen. Never fear, this is a great starting platform for the budget minded Charger enthusiast with the ultra low asking price of $38,000. You truly won't find another pristine example like this baby anywhere!
From what I gather, that particular carb went on the R/T with the AT and AC options. Mine is able to run with the idle bleeds closed, and not a lot of throttle stop added. Very rich at any setting.
A guy in town with a good reputation says he can rebuild them, and does, but for $250 min. I'd like to do it myself.
(Edit, this part number is on the tag on the carb and the one the book specifies)
Does anyone know of a good source for quality parts for these? Thanks in advance.
My dad has a factory tach and harness he rounded up years ago. Thing is the harness that came with it is out of a manual transmission. (No gear lamp or reverse lamp switch) Can that harness be modified to work on an automatic car? Most of the wires in the tach connector are similar but I'm wondering if the whole console harness is different as well? This is a correct 4 wire tach as well.
To further describe the harness we have there is a piece that plugs in at the kick panel and runs to the center console. There is then another short piece that plugs into that and has the console lamps,gear and reverse lamp wiring.
Also is there a way to test a 4 wire tach before going through all this in the first place? Seen where you can do the battery trick on a 3 wire tach.
A reminder that our go around on this rock should be about the people not necessarily all the things. I've stayed in email touch with the guy I bought my car from and gave him open invite to come on by and see her. He took me up on it today. We talked cars, life and went for a ride (I let him drive). A great morning. (I am the handsome one on the left ;-)).
