coronet500
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This is a freaking awesome project! Love the early R/Ts. Congrats!
67 R/T... Back to Life
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dave dodge
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Congratulations, job well done.
69L48Z27
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Thank you both. Alignment scheduled for Friday AM and weather looks good.
'68 Coronet R/T
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Great job!
I love your attention to detail. Car looks fantastic and sounds great too!
I love your attention to detail. Car looks fantastic and sounds great too!
69L48Z27
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Thank you both!
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You'll have to let me know how it turns out and who you used. There's a guy here in Hanover who has been doing it for years and really knows his stuff. Does race cars too.
I'm going to try and replace some components this winter and I'm hoping he's still in business. If not, I'll be looking.
Car looks great
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I use United Tire and Auto in Red Lion, Pa. They not only know how to do these but they're about the only ones willing to work on old cars. They've done a pair of Camaros and my GTX so far. The guy that does the alignments always does a good job and the steering wheel is always centered too. The do charge their time, he usually needs 2 hours to align these old cars. The other benefit is they're only 1/2 mile from the house.You'll have to let me know how it turns out and who you used. There's a guy here in Hanover who has been doing it for years and really knows his stuff. Does race cars too.
I'm going to try and replace some components this winter and I'm hoping he's still in business. If not, I'll be looking.
Car looks great
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These projects progress and you never quite know how they end or what things need addressed when they get done. What happens after the first drive?
My list of 'what's left' is the rocker molding and grill/bezels. Getting close with the grill, didn't start the rockers yet.
I did get to drive about 10 miles today after the alignment. Here's my list:
- Speedo - I noticed the other day it didn't work on my 1-2 mile drive. Brought it home and messed around with the cable at the trans. Ran a drill and proved the speedo and cable both work. Hooked it all back up and today it worked. Guess it wasn't seated somewhere.
- Fuel gauge - these aftermarket sending units are garbage. There's about 10 gal in the tank and I'm on E. I crawled under the car and shorted the sending wire and it went to F. Wire and gauge work. Measure the ohms and I have 78 with 5 gal in it. Checked ground and that was good too. Guess I need to pull the sender. Ugh...
- Neg Battery Cable - more junk. I have a habit of disconnecting the ground when the car sits. This morning I grab the cable to put it on and the wire pulls out. To fix it I drilled a 1/4" hole in the bottom and got the soldering iron out. Heated it up and melted a bunch of solder in the hole.
- Brakes - after my drive they were way too tight. Had a little smoke coming off rear brakes. I'll adjust them down a little.
- Kick Down - I have that adjusted to FSM specs and I can tell I need to play with that a little too.
Other than that, this thing seems to be running pretty good.
My list of 'what's left' is the rocker molding and grill/bezels. Getting close with the grill, didn't start the rockers yet.
I did get to drive about 10 miles today after the alignment. Here's my list:
- Speedo - I noticed the other day it didn't work on my 1-2 mile drive. Brought it home and messed around with the cable at the trans. Ran a drill and proved the speedo and cable both work. Hooked it all back up and today it worked. Guess it wasn't seated somewhere.
- Fuel gauge - these aftermarket sending units are garbage. There's about 10 gal in the tank and I'm on E. I crawled under the car and shorted the sending wire and it went to F. Wire and gauge work. Measure the ohms and I have 78 with 5 gal in it. Checked ground and that was good too. Guess I need to pull the sender. Ugh...
- Neg Battery Cable - more junk. I have a habit of disconnecting the ground when the car sits. This morning I grab the cable to put it on and the wire pulls out. To fix it I drilled a 1/4" hole in the bottom and got the soldering iron out. Heated it up and melted a bunch of solder in the hole.
- Brakes - after my drive they were way too tight. Had a little smoke coming off rear brakes. I'll adjust them down a little.
- Kick Down - I have that adjusted to FSM specs and I can tell I need to play with that a little too.
Other than that, this thing seems to be running pretty good.
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That's the kind of place you need now days. I'll make a note of them. Thanks
Kick down adjustment, do about an 1/8" at a time. Once you're up against the resistance of the linkage is where you'll notice a difference in the shifting.
I've been useing a battery disconnect on the negative post. Some don't like them but I do. I'll completely remove the knob when I'm not useing the car. Even at car shows I'll remove it. Good theft deterrent and no one is going to reach in and turn something on to drain the battery.
I read somewhere years ago about electrolysis taking place throughout the car when a battery is hooked up constantly. So if that's true this should eliminate that.
69L48Z27
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Thx. I do normally use that same disconnect. Just forgot to pick one up at Carlisle a couple weeks ago. Now that the car is roadworthy I need to get it for sure.
Paul Boucher
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Looks great! I am sure, regardless of the minor annoyances you have to tinker with, you were grinning the entire time you drove it! Those things will get worked out. In the mean time sit back, take a look at it, and admire you hard work and that bad piece of machinery!
Paul Boucher
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And by the way, that paint shines like glass!
69L48Z27
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Thx. I appreciate the compliments. Once we get through shake down I'll be detailing the paint again and adding the pin stripe.
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One of the last and biggest projects is done. The grill, surrounds and bezels are all installed.
All this was done in house and luckily no chrome plating required. I had a good assembly to start with, I was fortunate there. I used Easy Off oven cleaner in the yellow can to strip the anodizing off. From there it was sanding and polishing and then detail painting, PPG trim black and smooth argent silver. Since the car will not see any weather I'm not re-anodizing any of it. I'm not sure which end of the car was worse to detail. R/T emblem is the original and that was re-chromed.
Installing the grill and surrounds is a bit like a Rubix Cube. I didn't take nearly enough pictures but I got it figure out.
The big long rockers are the only things left to restore.
All this was done in house and luckily no chrome plating required. I had a good assembly to start with, I was fortunate there. I used Easy Off oven cleaner in the yellow can to strip the anodizing off. From there it was sanding and polishing and then detail painting, PPG trim black and smooth argent silver. Since the car will not see any weather I'm not re-anodizing any of it. I'm not sure which end of the car was worse to detail. R/T emblem is the original and that was re-chromed.
Installing the grill and surrounds is a bit like a Rubix Cube. I didn't take nearly enough pictures but I got it figure out.
The big long rockers are the only things left to restore.
69B7RR
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Looks great !!!!!.........
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Good catch, by you, of the wrench before it dinged something up. My biggest fear right now is taking mine for alignment, unless they're willing to give me a chair beside the car.
69L48Z27
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Your right about that. I'm still suprised it didn't come off during my drive. Finding someone you trust to work on your stuff is always a problem. No way the car would have gone to an NTB or Firestone for alignment.
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