Craigslist find- I couldn't help myself

• Mar 16, 2015

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Riverdawg

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Nice score outlaw525. Good luck with putting it together.

themechanic, I really like the Foose Coronet wheels and the Coronet they are on. Maybe someday I can afford them for my 65 500.

 

• Mar 17, 2015

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Nice score!

Here's another vote for TTOs (straight spoke TT)

 

• Mar 18, 2015

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The Coronet looks good. I dig the Rat Roaster setting on the Hemi.

 

• Mar 18, 2015

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The best part about the Rat Roaster is that it is an old Super Stock "cheater" manifold. Check out the inside. No back fire booms and it flows better.

 

• Mar 19, 2015

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I am kinda partial to cragars on 66-67 coronets lol (but thats just me and my car lol) I will admit the next set of wheel that goes on this car will be torque thrusts for sure...

Nothing like a slick black 66-67 b-body, I am a bodyman and I appreciate the work that goes into a black paint job,,,You did VERY well on that car...You just paid for the bodyjob and got the car for free ..Nice score

 

• Mar 19, 2015

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Not a thing if it's a "chebbie" !!!!!!

 

• Mar 19, 2015

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WOW!
Great find Outlaw!

Yup, as Hemi Rebel says: "The WO23 is a BAD *** looking car"

 

• Mar 23, 2015

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Outlaw525 said:

The best part about the Rat Roaster is that it is an old Super Stock "cheater" manifold. Check out the inside. No back fire booms and it flows better.

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I like that it's old school but I don't get the concept of putting a cover over top of a high rise manifold. What's the purpose of that?

 

• Mar 24, 2015

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The Rat Roaster started life as a crossram and was prone to fuel puddling and was a b!t@h to tune. My understanding is that this manifold was built in the '70's for a specific race class and hidden in the Rat Roaster body so the competition didn't know hat you were actually using. Here's what it originally looked like inside.

 

• Mar 24, 2015

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Very cool.

 

• Mar 26, 2015

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Cragars!

 

• Mar 29, 2015

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I always was partial to the all chrome magnum 500 with the painted black inserts.

 

• Mar 29, 2015

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Me, too sans the spinners. I like the center caps better on Magnum 500.

 

• Mar 29, 2015

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For the now the Coronet is in storage until this winter. I have to get my '71 GTX and the Duster for my son's graduation present finished before I can start on it. I have formulated a plan (that according to my wife will change) on the direction for the Coronet. Here's what I'm thinking and it will give me time to collect up the parts I need.

Stance and tire and wheel size:



AR500 wheels- 15x5 and 15x8- they come in a 0 offset so they should fit in the stock wheel well. No mini tubs



Here's the plan:

472 hemi w/auto
manual steering, manual disc brakes
A100 seats- all black interior.
Floor shifter- I bought a floor shift column for it.
Back seat, radio, heater and wiper delete
Seat belt strap window roll up like the '68 hemi Darts, fixed rear windows
4.10's in the 8 3/4
Super stock springs
Battery in the trunk

 

• Apr 26, 2015

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Just a bit of an update. The Coronet is in hibernation until this winter. I am busy trying to get my GTX finished and also get the Duster for my youngest son's graduation present finished. I have also been liquidating my years of parts collecting that are not earmarked for my cars. Trying to get focused and get some cars finished before I get too old (LOL). Throw in work being really busy and there just isn't enough time in the week.

Here's the Duster for my son:





Here's what I picked up at the Portland Swap Meet. A set of Wilwood front brakes, a new 3500 stall converter and a really nice grill center section and emblem:





Here's a couple late night beer surfing old Craigslist ad finds:

A new set of Moser axles and a Dana 60 spool that I traded for an 8 3/4 spool:



And an NOS Direct Connection reverse manual valve body race transmission, the guy I got it from bought it new in 1987 and never used it.



The direction of the car is definitely taking shape.