66 Belvedere 1 restro

upnover · May 31, 2014

looking good, get that thing roadready!

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Richard Cranium · Jun 1, 2014

Tell us about the engine. Is it stock or is anything done to it.

66blvee · Jun 1, 2014

The engine is a 2006 recast Mopar block. std. bore JE 10.5 - 1 pistons. Stage V cyl. heads & intake. 440source crank (stock 440 stroke ) and rods stk hemi length. comp mech cam .563/.543 [email protected]. Stage V rockerarms. 2 750 Holleys. It was a tire frier in my 66 Satellite 4082 lbs w/driver 3.23 posi automatic tranny best e.t. was 11.84 @ 115.96. Hope it runs better in this car.

66four40 · Jun 9, 2014

66blvee said:
Got my tire combo mounted and put on the car. Starting to look like a throw back into the sixties now. View attachment 189684 View attachment 189685

Hey There,

Are those the correct hub caps for a 66 Belvedere Post? I would like to ditch the dog dish's I have and get the correct ones someday.

Thanks,

Derek

Ron 73 · Jun 9, 2014

Really looks cool and wicked!

66blvee · Jun 9, 2014

66four40,
those pics with the cheater slicks are the correct caps for a 1966 Plymouth cheap car. You can also use 65 caps but the were painted silver instead of black. They are for 14 inch car wheels or will fit early 15 inch truck wheels. A trick I learned from a buddy of mine is to use cop car hub caps and gorrilla glue them to the inside of the 65-66 hub caps for use on 15 inch wheels. He has track tested them to about 115mph. No problems.

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Thanks Ron73. I am trying to get this thing on the road. Soon

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Jamey. I bought some cheap junk off the internet and had to do some heavy modifications to them to get them to fit. It was all I could find. Look for a doner car. That would be best.

Ron 73 · Jun 9, 2014

I wish i could say the same, i just cant see that far ahead... You'll get it and someday you'll be drivin down the road and no time for typing on a beautiful night, Great ride, enjoy the fun of the build!

66four40 · Jun 10, 2014

Ah, got it. They do look like they would fit over my dog dish's. I have 15" rims with large bolt pattern. I will put this caps on my wish list. Thanks for getting back to me and love the updates on the '66 post!

66blvee · Jun 15, 2014

rearend

Got all the rearend stuff cleaned and painted this weekend. Ready to go back under the car after I get the bottom of the floor pan painted. In case some of you are wondering about the disc brake setup. The caliper bracket, rotor and rotor hat are from Speedway motors (inexpensive) and the calipers are metric gm

angryfire

. Its a pretty easy project. You will need to cut the axle flange diameter down to fit inside the rotor hat but thats all for the weird stuff. After doing it I dont really think its much of an upgrade. Good working drum stuff is O.K.

Ron 73 · Jun 15, 2014

Sounds like a pain in the back side! It all looks great and hopefully this set up will benefit the car and make it worth all you did have to do! Looks really good...

Habib · Jun 16, 2014

can u post the link to those barkes and bracket I like your idea is there any welding involved?

66blvee · Jun 16, 2014

brakes

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Speedway-Pro-Lite-Vented-Brake-Rotor-1175-x-81-Inch,14004.html

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Stamped-Steel-Brake-Hat-3-Inch-Offset,1995.html

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Weld-On-1978-88-GM-Flat-Mount-Caliper-Bracket,21280.html

the bracket has to be welded to the rear end housing. You will also need front brake hoses from a 78 & later monte carlo.

Habib · Jun 16, 2014

66blvee said:
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Speedway-Pro-Lite-Vented-Brake-Rotor-1175-x-81-Inch,14004.html

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Stamped-Steel-Brake-Hat-3-Inch-Offset,1995.html

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Weld-On-1978-88-GM-Flat-Mount-Caliper-Bracket,21280.html

the bracket has to be welded to the rear end housing. You will also need front brake hoses from a 78 & later monte carlo.

ok then thanks alot

66blvee · Jun 22, 2014

floor pan repair

After cleaning off the undercoating to weld in the floor pans I just could not get the new undercoating to blend right. So I went back and sprayed it on a little thicker and dabbed it with 36 grit sandpaper. Looks a lot better.

Ron 73 · Jun 22, 2014

It does look good from the picture, i don't really know just how thick its supposed to be put on, im sure some that has already done this could give you some advice.. Looks real good to be honest though!

66blvee · Jun 22, 2014

fuel pump bracket

I am going to run a different tank then stock and also a big fuel pump. This is what I came up with for the best place to mount an electric fuel pump. Just a piece of scrap 14 gauge metal.

cr8crshr · Jun 23, 2014

Really nice and complete work there. I am finishing up a 66 Plymouth Satellite myself but have always had a soft spot for the 2 door post cars. Yours is going to be awesome. Just a quick question...Was there a reason for going to the standard 8 3/4 verses going with the stronger Dana 60? With that "Elephant" up front spinning outrages torque I would think going with the latter would have been a better choice. Albeit...the 8 3/4 is tough in its own right...cr8crshr/Tuck

747mopar · Jun 23, 2014

Cool bracket, Very nice work!

66blvee · Jun 23, 2014

Hey cr8crhsr, I already had the 8 3/4. It was in my Satellite when I had the Hemi in it. Never had any problems but is was an automatic car. I plan on being a lot rougher on this one so a Dana 60 is probably in the near future. We'll see.

Thanks to everyone for the compliments.

kb67mopar · Jun 24, 2014

Still looking good. This should be one heck of a tire fryer when done...

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