What would you do?

What would you do with this car....as I previously stated in another post, this car is an all original unmolested, unrestored car with 88,000 documented miles and all dealer documentation including the window sticker. Problems: AC delete and 225 slant six motor. It is Aztec Gold Metallic exterior with a black vinyl interior.

If this were your car what would you do?

Leave it as is?

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Make it a cop car clone?

2959

Repaint?

Customize?

While making it a cop car clone would be cool (that's a lot of "C"s) I think I'd leave it alone, and just drive it

I would drive it for awhile, but while you're driving it have an engine in the works.

If I was you i'd go for a big block. maybe even a stroker.
but if you do the 360 build it for torque.

I would drive it for awhile, but while you're driving it have an engine in the works.

If I was you i'd go for a big block. maybe even a stroker.
but if you do the 360 build it for torque.


Kinda depends on how much you like 4 doors. Honestly, putting a new (different anyway) motor in it will almost always lead to a new suspension, new wheels, new tires, new interior etc. etc. and in the end, along with your now flat bank account, you'll still have a 4 dr.

Kinda depends on how much you like 4 doors. Honestly, putting a new (different anyway) motor in it will almost always lead to a new suspension, new wheels, new tires, new interior etc. etc. and in the end, along with your now flat bank account, you'll still have a 4 dr.

maybe build up the six then?

If I keep it as is, I am definetely going to beef up the six a bit, I would deck the head
.100, upgrade the cam, and install 1.70 intake and 1.44 exhaust valves as well as port the head, gasket match etc. I am also trying to locate a super six setup to swap the 1 barrel to a 2 barrel. Get some headers from Clifford Performance as well. You can really build up a six with a little ingenuity.

I mentioned the 360 because I have a '74 360 laying around collecting dust...so at least it would be year correct.

If I keep it as is, I am definetely going to beef up the six a bit, I would deck the head
.100, upgrade the cam, and install 1.70 intake and 1.44 exhaust valves as well as port the head, gasket match etc. I am also trying to locate a super six setup to swap the 1 barrel to a 2 barrel. Get some headers from Clifford Performance as well. You can really build up a six with a little ingenuity.

I mentioned the 360 because I have a '74 360 laying around collecting dust...so at least it would be year correct.

what about supercharging the six??

Supercharging = $$$$

Which I do not have a WHOLE lot of =)

I need more input, I am going to present the "findings" to the wife so I can get her off my back about what SHE thinks needs to be done with it.

I'd do two things:

1) I'd leave it as is and drive the wheels off of it.

2) I'd make a small sacrifice to the Mopar Gods to thank them for not making the thing G8 Deep Sherwood Poly with a green interior like so many (too many) of them were...

:rolling:
Ray

drive it as is! :)

Wow, I really didnt expect everyone to vote for leaving it as is....I am surprised =)

:yes:

that better???? lmao

that better???? lmao

:rolling: :rolling: :rolling: :no: Not EXACTLY what I had in mind when I said I needed more input.. :edgy: ..or when I was surprised everyone said to leave it as is.....but that was a damn funny visual I got reading that :tongueflap:

unless i planned to use it as a daily
i wouldn't touch it and sell it and buy a 2dr one
a 4dr is nothing buy a money pit..

Four doors can be a lot of fun, cheap to buy and can be made into a real sleeper.

As time goes on you see a lot less of them, so it is good to have some people interested in them. I like all B body four doors, 75-78's look especially fine.

:rolling::rolling: Someone has actually voted for cutting the roof off and painting it green with red stripes:rolling::rolling::rolling::rolling:

leave it as is and drive it until the wheels fall off it.

Leave it and drive it like ya stole it.

I bet ya get tired of it and park it in a few months. Then you can say I'm glad I didn't waste a lot of time and money messing with the motor or paint. Time and money better spent else where.
IF 6 months from now ya gotta clone it into a poice cruiser or paint it or drop a v8 go ahead.

I would either:

-leave it alone (or perhaps put some body colored wheels and dog dishes on it), or

-go the entire B/W cop car look (but only if you were going to go all the way with it).

I think my grandma needs a new car

Id sell it to Daredevil cheap

Who is Daredevil cheap?:edgy:

that would be me. my last name is cheap

Aaahhh....I see:HappyNewYear:

hmmmm i,d give it to my daughter and drive the shag wagon

hmmmm i,d give it to my daughter and drive the shag wagon


Who is driving the shag wagon now ?

I dont know its parked beside the gold 4 door

hmmmm i,d give it to my daughter and drive the shag wagon

Its an idea, but my oldest daughter is only 8 and the rest of my kids are 6, 2, and 8 months....so none of them or going to be driving anytime soon....

I am going to keep it the original color for now, but I am going to replace the vinyl top with a black one. Legendary Auto Interiors is only an hour from me, so I wont have to pay shipping on one. I will just drive up there in the car in spring.

The rims, I am going to either paint body color with the police hubcaps or paint gloss black with the police hubcaps. Interior I am going to keep black for now as well....

I still would like the poll to continue to help me decide what to do with it down the line....EVERYONE in my family, from my father, to my wife, to my sister-in-law etc wants me to paint it jet black.....but I think a car with a black paint job, black top, and black interior might be a little toooo black, not to mention HOT!! (Its AC delete)

If it's any consolation, there have been as many votes for cutting the roof off as there have been for painting it black

360 it. Get some rims. Satellites are cool, with four doors or two...

'Course you *could* build the crap out of that six. Take the head down to Drake's, plop it on the counter and say, "deck this thing a tenth."

360 it. Get some rims. Satellites are cool, with four doors or two...

'Course you *could* build the crap out of that six. Take the head down to Drake's, plop it on the counter and say, "deck this thing a tenth."

Yeah, I am looking at building the six for now until I can source another engine and slowly build it. I am trying to find a super six setup so I can slap a 2 barrel on it. Drakes? ON Drake Rd the wrecking yard??? or someone else?

I actually live in the town of Sweden in Brockport, NY Send me an PM if you want to get together sometime.

Hey ummm...'69 runner would you mind deleting the whole paint it green with red stripes option on the poll? Its slightly scewing the results I was looking for :edgy:




:rolling: :HappyNewYear:

Wow....THAT took a while:rolling:

That option HAS gotten a couple of legit votes yanno..:edgy:

ya sure ya want me to remove it?:black_eye:

well in that case, leave the legit votes and delete the rest =) I didnt mind so much but I showed the wife and she freaked out...thought you were all crazy f@#$% LOL

I tried to explain that you just put that there to be funny, but she didnt quite understand

well.....we ARE all crazy f@#$%:th_krazy::stickdance:

I voted for leaving it alone and driving it :black_eye:. it looks great as-is.. im sure you have something else to work on (we all do)

that better?:HappyNewYear:

not exactly

:HappyNewYear:

I voted for leaving it alone and driving it :black_eye:. it looks great as-is.. im sure you have something else to work on (we all do)

Only other cars I own are a 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan, 1996 HOnda Accord LS, 1973 Plymouth Roadrunner, and a 1970 Dodge Challenger

If I got this cheap, which you probably did, I would drive it every chance I had, nice weather only, and add a nice set of Magnum 500's or Mopar Rallye wheels, with a nice set of RWL tires, and just enjoy it for what it is!!!
Take it to shows, dairy queen, drive ins, etc and just have fun with it!!! You will have the only one at local car cruises. The slant 6's were bullet proof. IMHO

If you build the six....a set of 198 rods and turbo 2.2 pistons gives you a zero deck height motor that with a .090 or more milling of the head makes for a cracker jack performer.

we did this on my daughter's 71 valiant.

rob/ferts/phx
maxsat65@cox.net

Leaving pretty much stock it and driving it would be my choice.

rallye or road wheel always look nice, we did this to a 71 valiant 4 door.

The other extreme is keep the wheel covers and big block it for the classic sleeper.

i would hate to hack it though .

rob/ferts/phx

Leave it alone, enhance it, but just make it a cruiser....of course I'm lazy and intolerant...

some 20s would set it off,not

leave the paint and body, add some cop wheels with some chunky rubber, and just for a little mystery, mount a nice big 'chute on the back-keep the tuner punks guessin'. :yes:

some 20s would set it off,not

You got that flag fixed yet?

leave the paint and body, add some cop wheels with some chunky rubber, and just for a little mystery, mount a nice big 'chute on the back-keep the tuner punks guessin'. :yes:

now thats an idea.......:no: :edgy:

Keep them coming =) I picked up 7 cop hub caps the other day, currently in the process of picking the best four out and polishing them up.

Sell it and buy the van.

that would be the perfect school car for a young student. My flags fixed. how the hell did i get on this thread?

geezzzz....it's been so long I don't even remember how many votes "cutting the roof off" got padded with:rolling:

The kid that lives scross the street from me has a 70-74 Malibu 350 4dr. He got it from his Grandma. The car is perfect. Deep matallic blue, black vinyl top, black interior. He sees my 64 Sport Fury in the garage and comes over from time to time. He kinda needs to sell it for college money and asked me what I thought. I was honest with him and I will be honest with you. NOBODY wants a 4dr. It ain't worth dirt. He can't sell it and it's darn near perfect. Someone offered him 500 for it and if it was a 2dr he could get 20 times that. If you need an extra vehicle keep it ! If you don't and want something to tinker on then say GOODBYE to it and pick up a Dart or something like that. Reality can be painful. We are all busy and I would hate to see you spend any time on a car that will NEVER be worth anything. The Cop car idea is a joke. It's still a 4dr and it will take a ton of work to get it to look like one ! Spend time on something you can be PROUD of and will get thumbs up when you drive by them !!

I was honest with him and I will be honest with you. NOBODY wants a 4dr. It ain't worth dirt.

If you really believe that (and I guess you do since you proudly proclaimed it publicly) then you need to trip over to FABO and check out what THEY think about 4 doors.

It's all relative. Not everyone can afford the cool 2 door stuff, so they get what they can get. And some family guys have them because they're family guys.

I think you need a reality check. That, however, is just MY humble opinion.

The kid that lives scross the street from me has a 70-74 Malibu 350 4dr. He got it from his Grandma. The car is perfect. Deep matallic blue, black vinyl top, black interior. He sees my 64 Sport Fury in the garage and comes over from time to time. He kinda needs to sell it for college money and asked me what I thought. I was honest with him and I will be honest with you. NOBODY wants a 4dr. It ain't worth dirt. He can't sell it and it's darn near perfect. Someone offered him 500 for it and if it was a 2dr he could get 20 times that. If you need an extra vehicle keep it ! If you don't and want something to tinker on then say GOODBYE to it and pick up a Dart or something like that. Reality can be painful. We are all busy and I would hate to see you spend any time on a car that will NEVER be worth anything. The Cop car idea is a joke. It's still a 4dr and it will take a ton of work to get it to look like one ! Spend time on something you can be PROUD of and will get thumbs up when you drive by them !!

I don't remember you weighing in on my 4 door either.

Thats a rare car nowadays..... Id see how much a aftermarket a/c setup was before i sink $ into the six or v-8......then id add front and rear swaybars and gas shocks to it.......decide on what way to go ...six build up, or 360 ? Once you have a comfortable car to drive ( a/c ) then i would decide what to do with it if it was mine ..... My short list would be a/c firmer suspension, and more power !

leave it alone, nice looking ride,done butcher it up, originals are had to find,

Paint it all black with black cop wheels and a 440....

Drive it as is and find a 2 door for a project!

It's too clean of a survivor to change. Keep it the way it is,that's my vote.

dailey driver, leave as is.

my buddy had a 71 that looked just like that one. I wanted it bad, but he swapped it for a nissan. a 4 door is lighter than a 2 door, and can be just as fast. I saw a tired looking 67 coronet wagon today an got visions of big meats and tinted windows...ok im sick. really if it had some guts I would enjoy driving it. My dad had one of those when i was a kid, I enjoyed riding in that one and it had a trunk that could haul an import.

Leave it like it is and drive it , ................If you ever got tired of it , drop in a hot big block w/ 727 and a rear end upgrade and build a sleeper, but I wouldn't go overboard and drop a lot of cash into the body unless I went the cop car route.............but, this is just my opinion and you asked for it........Hey, let us know what you decide to do with it .

Let me suggest a switch to 4.10:1 axle ratio? Not very expensive, doesn't change the stock, well preserved look of the car. Much more urge off the line.

my buddy had a 71 that looked just like that one. I wanted it bad, but he swapped it for a nissan. a 4 door is lighter than a 2 door, and can be just as fast. I saw a tired looking 67 coronet wagon today an got visions of big meats and tinted windows...ok im sick. really if it had some guts I would enjoy driving it. My dad had one of those when i was a kid, I enjoyed riding in that one and it had a trunk that could haul an import.

thats what i did to my wagon bought it for $400 from the orignal owner the car sat in the barn since 1992 they took it out the barn to put a new john deer tractor in the barn then i seen it parked outside would you believe this car has 34,000 orignal miles and is rock soild
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well i didnt see the option for taking it to the scrap yard so u can give it to me lol jk But seriously i would slap a v8 in it and make it a sleeper

I'd leave it and sell it to some one who would keep it as it as.Then I would buy something thats not an all original unmolested or unrestored car and then have my way with it and make it my own....My 2 cents :)

If it was mine I would leave it as is for a cheap daily driver and put my time and money into the challenger you have.Just my opinion.

It'd be kind of a hassle to convert to a V8,
If it was a V8 I'd do a "Cop Car" clone,
you very could easily invest waay too much time and money doing a V8 swap, and in the end you'd still have an original Slant Six Car,
I'd hop up the Six and put Cop wheels/caps on it, and use it as a daily driver.

keep it original,heck it,s a time capsule right now the way it is

Nice survivor. If you don't want to cut the roof off with green and red paint, you could always just chop the top down a few inches and shave the door handles, and I suppose if you really wanted to you could do the green and red still haha

With kids the ages of yours 4-doors make life easier, I'd leave it as is and just cruise with it.

My mom had a gold '71 Satellite when I was a kid,ex gas company car,floor mat and safety glass holder stuck on the dash!The bent six had a (that)sound that I recognized when she was coming home.Compared to other manufacturers 4-door cars of the time,the Mopars were sleeker like the 2-door variants.I really liked that car,my dad always had Buicks.I know you have a '73 'Runner,but when it comes to the '73-'74 Plymouths,I personally prefer the 4-doors and wagons.My vote was to V8 it,360 or otherwise,but that would involve a k-frame swap,or at least conversion mounts if available.Looks like a nice solid car no matter what you do with it.
RT

I'd just drive it. it looks awfully nice- like a "survivor".

How about a turbo?

I've seen a couple /6 turbo cars on ebay the past few months.

Keep some gas mileage and increase the fun and wow factor, and passing ability

drive it and enjoy it. i wouldn't do alot,except maybe some new shoes the extra room and fuel economy will come in handy.
the guy that posted that 4-doors aren't worth dirt,is not far from the truth.
and anybody that scolded him for saying so,is full of it.
you won't pay anything for a 4-door either. it's the market,not personnal opinion. you can have this car,in this condition,and the same car in a 2-door,rusted and missing engine/trans,and the 2-door is still worth 3-4 times more in the eyes of about anybody out there buying.period. why do you think there are so many really nice (of any brand) pre-1980 4-door cars out there for sale and not selling?
if you need a good,reliable,and more classc looking car to drive. these old 4-doors are great. but,if thats not your intentions,then they are just a real good parts car for a 2-door that needs the parts.

If I keep it as is, I am definetely going to beef up the six a bit, I would deck the head
.100, upgrade the cam, and install 1.70 intake and 1.44 exhaust valves as well as port the head, gasket match etc. I am also trying to locate a super six setup to swap the 1 barrel to a 2 barrel. Get some headers from Clifford Performance as well. You can really build up a six with a little ingenuity.


Though this isn't a bad idea I would consider this car a rare surviver. You have a nice, comfortable, rust free sedan. Plus it has the extra door so you don't have to get out and hold your seat forward so someone can fall in the back. Travel in it! Why not just commute with it? If it gets too hot through an after market a/c unit in it. Put a decent stereo and an overdrive transmission to save some fuel. I like it. If it's too slow to get out of it's own way, do like you said above. But I wouldn't get carried away. Remember too: it doesn't have overdrive, so the rear end is geared to compensate and give you a better cruising speed rpm. With an OD auto transmission you can re-gear the rear end. You'll have a car that pulls better, and you get better mpg's. I definately would not touch it cozmetically. You could make a nice sleeper out of it too....but I wouldn't do that, it's in too nice of shape to gut it all out. Old sedans are great cars: You can normally pick up one in great shape for dirt cheap! And now you have a practical, safe, dependable classic car.

Clean it up and drive it. There are alot of people out there that won't boo hoo a four door and accept it for what it is. With a young family the extra doors will come in handy.Wheels and tires will make a big difference. Have FUN with it !!

I dig these cars. I've been looking for one myself, 4 doors and all. If it were mine I'd spend a little dough on some rolling stock. A set of 15x8 steelies and some BFGs would look great. 255/60s, or even 275s in the back, although personally I'd probably opt for 255s, white letters inboard. UNMARKED cop-car. COOOL. I had a 74 Monaco 2 door that people were always trying to get me to paint up like the Bluesmobile. I thought then, and still do, that faked police cars aren't interesting beyond the work that went into them to make them fake police cars. Theres no history. I also thought it showed an appalling lack of creativity, no offense meant to all the Bluesmobile cloners out there, but its been done. Alot. Drive the thing like Jim Rockford til all the hubcaps are gone (yeah, did that. 75 Coronet. WAS a cop car) and have fun. I wouldn't go so far as to call all 4 doors moneypits, but they'll never command the top bucks, no matter what the guys on e-bay think.

Drive it as is... If you really love the car and have the funds to do something cool go ahead! There's no harm in it. It could be a blast. However, converting it to a v8 might be a little more than you bargained for...

As for me, I would rather put my money into something more worthwhile (not that this vehicle isn't) like the challenger (someone above ^^^) mentioned you had.

Leave it as is and drive it. 4doors are still not popular cars. If you hold on to it long enough that may change. I know Station Wagons are getting a pretty good fallowing now. I would leave it as stock as possible. If you feel the need to modify it...Dont bother with small block..It is too much work to switch it off to just put a small block in it. Go with a Torquey 440 with a close to stock cam. I would then use it to pull a travel trailer around and go retro that way. I remember my uncle used to pull an air stream with his 71 Satellite wagon 383 car.

You left out probably the best option: keep the slant-6 but put some hair on its chest so the car will get out of its own way. You'll hear the name "Clifford" come up, but be very careful before you decide to spend any money with Clifford. They have a long and ugly reputation for being a bunch of clowns; see for example here (http://www.slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34618), here (http://www.slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=38555), here (http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=58407), here (http://www.slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=36507), and here (http://www.slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=38599). Much of what they sell is inaccurately described, and a lot of it is not even slightly cost-effective. The good news is that you don't need to go to Clifford to get hot rod parts for slant-6s; there are lots of other, better options. See for example Dutra Duals (http://www.dutra.org/doug/doug-sl6-exhaust/dutra-duals.htm) and header options discussed in this thread (http://www.slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=38373) and this one (http://www.slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=38344), Erson custom cams (http://www.slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21400), HEI ignition upgrade (http://www.slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15779), Mike Jeffreys windage trays (http://www.slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=261762#261762), Hurricane intakes (http://www.aussiespeed.com/details/?page_id=110), other exotic intakes (http://www.slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=31276). Hi-perf engine buildup here (http://www.slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26159), high-perf parts and build info here (http://www.slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=38446).

Just put an aftermarket A/C kit in it and call it a day. That thing's super clean, looks almost new. They drive nice and are practicle day-to-day family cars. It's not a hot rod, never was nor will it ever be a hot rod so why mess with a good thing.

well im back. I havent changed it much at all actually...life circumstances became where I had to make it my daily driver... I had this car and a 1998 Dodge Dakota R/T which I was able to get more money for so I sold the truck and am now driving this car daily. I put police dog dishes on it and had pretty much decided to not do anything else to the car and focus on the 73 roadrunner instead.

However, the wife hates the '73 body style so I gave it to my brother. Someone stole my fathers camaro so I sold him the '70 Challenger for $2500 for a project for him to work on.

So that leaves me with just the '74 Satty and the '06 Grand Caravan. Daily driving the satty with car seats in the back and such is taking its toll on the car. Front seat has ripped in 3 spots right at the seams. The original vinyl top is starting to split, had to crack the engine apart for the first time ever and replace the valve cover gasket. Windshield is leaking under heavy rain. Heater core is leaking into the pass floor board and I cannot find a heater core replacement anywhere. Wipers and turn signals stopped working, radio wont stay on station and there is rust peaking through on the bottom of rear bumper.

So im thinking another year or two and hopefully my economic situation has improved to the point where I can get another daily driver and start tearing this down for a resto.

and yes, im one of those people that loves 4 doors....mainly because I have a big family (4 kids) and we all love to go cruising in them. All 6 of us can fit comfortably in the car with the front and rear bench seats.

Looks like a good car to be loaned out for movies, tv shows, commercials etc. Take it's earnings and use the $ to build up or buy a nice Road Runner or somesuch.
David

Go chase that orange 69 charger around, but don't follow it over any jumps...

Looks like a good car to be loaned out for movies, tv shows, commercials etc. Take it's earnings and use the $ to build up or buy a nice Road Runner or somesuch.
David

Thats funny, I doubt anyone would want to use this car these days...their all doing ricers...but if anyone noticed its the EXACT same body style that Clint Eastwood drove in the Dirty Harry Movies...The Enforcer for one I know for sure...and its ALMOST the same color too lol.

Drive it as is!!!!!

make it a cop car

You talked about Clint Eastwood, It was said that he kept those old Mopars and used them as his daily driver cause he liked them so much. People used to see him toolin' around Carmel when he was the Mayor.

I could be mistaken (as I often am), but I seem to recall that Chrysler Corp originally designed those Satellites in 4 door form and THEN worked out the 2 door variant.
David

Honestly, here's my opinion. These cars are money pits, they are often impractical, and not very good for daily use. Despite all that, we all love them and wouldn't ditch them If we had a gun put to our heads.

That being said, the only logical solution would be this... Have a vehicle that suits your everyday needs. One that's reliable, safe for your children, and will get you from place to place with out problems.
On the other hand you're "fun" car should fit your desires. If you like 4 doors have a 4 door. If you like B-bodies work on a B-body.. whatever. But that second car should be one that you don't HAVE to depend on. Have it as a weekend driver, every other day driver, whatever you want. But don't let it turn into a hassle. Sitting on the side of the road when you're trying to get to work or worrying about your children's safety is not fun. That's what this hobby is all about right? having fun! Don't let the problems that come with it ruin other aspects of your life or your passion for the car.

Of course there's nothing wrong with having it as a daily driver. Lots of people can do that. Just make sure it doesn't effect your everyday needs negatively. That takes the fun out of it...

That looks just like my sisters first car . Wouldn't let me touch the thing . Afraid I'd put a four barrel on it , I guess . Drive it just as it is . Its not GREEN !!

Way way late but chiming in anyway- if you like the car and it suits your needs the way it is, drive it & enjoy it, then later on do whatever you want with it. 4 doors not "the" car to have (in some opinions) but unmolested/unbutchered survivors of any knid are rare and getting rarer. You could always source A/C from donor car--but like the saying goes "you can restore a car a thousand time but it's only original once".
Ultimately, the choice is yours- do with it what gives you the most enjoyment, abd trust me the kids will remember the good times cruisin' with Dad!

If it was mine, I would leave it like it is and enjoy it. There are fewer and fewer true "survivors" with all the documentation. If it was modified or not all original parts, then I would say do as you want......

RockAuto shows the heater core, or have you tried a local raidator shop (all a heater core is is a small radiator.) For the vinyl top, we used to set them out in the sun and rub them down with baby oil (just don't drown it or you'll have a mess)let it soak in and wipe it off. Worked good on T-top weatherstripping too.

don't clone any plymouth-drive it like the plymouth it is--enjoye it as see what happens

I would clone it into a "HUNTER" car from Fred Dryer's 80's cop TV show.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086734/
Nick name the car "BRASS CUPCAKE"
Why?
No repainting required.
Add dog dish hubcaps,a mag mount cherry light,old coffee cups and an empty box of donuts.
Oh..and never wash the car.....done.
Leave the driveline alone and drive the crap out of it.
I guarantee you cannot kill the leaning tower of power.

Besides there is a 67/68 Monaco/Polara out there looking for its wheel covers.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f385/68Cbarge/i0059921.jpg

I'm a little late weighing in on this, but I think you should just leave it alone and drive it as is. It's a cool car in its own right and doesn't need to be tarted-up. Black steelies and hubcaps look cool on ANY car and 4 door sedans pull it off better than most. If a cheap (or better, free) small block presents itself, grab it and build it as time and money allow. But I wouldn't be too concerned about building the living shit out of it, it's plenty cool as it sits. Maintinence items and wear parts (including upholstery) are likely to need attention, but thats expected.

Is that brown sedan above from Hunter? It looks exactly like my old 75 Coronet except the color...I love those cars.

this is easy...now LISSEN UP !!! 2 words...........no 3 words.....are you sitting down?....WAIT... 4 words

1. KEITH
2. BLACK
3.HEMI
4.SLEEPER