I picked up a 65 coronet project in April and it’s time to get to work ,it’s been sitting wrecked for forty years the last owner hit a school bus and it sat at his moms garage until I dragged it home!!
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- Thread starter Big bill
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Original paint 50,000 miles 0 rust always in the garage .
Plus I have been working on this pile sine January
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This where it’s at today I just blocked the quarters and getting ready to prime the whole car …
440Coronet500
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Altered gasser, gotta Love it! Getting ready for Nostalgic Drag Racing, what drivetrain you putting in that thing? 440'
I’m thinking 440 six pack 727 and 4:10 gears , old school hacked up like what you would see in late 66 /67 ! No glass or bumpers lean and mean ….
Darter6
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I always wanted a 65 Dodge Coronet. But I always find Plymouths.Keep up the good work.
I'm very interested in the gasser front end kit you used. I have a 63 Plymouth Belvedere That I want to do that to.
That grill is a PITA to clean, but I love the look of it.
BrianS
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You are a brave man Bill-2 projects going at the same time! That would wear me out, Awesome
It a a100 van axle shortened 2” and I made everything else draglink etc
Keep up the good work.
I'm very interested in the gasser front end kit you used. I have a 63 Plymouth Belvedere That I want to do that to.
Got the bumper on and rear tires
glassman
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Hey Big Bill, I make all the altered wheelbase fenders, hood, bumpers, trunk, dash board, and backup delete plates for your project here at Sled City Fiberglass
Well I have the shifter cables issue fixed the bracket in the column was missing and I found one on the floor of my new parts car very lucky so now on to brakes and I can start it up it’s been 41 years it has sat !!!!
I got the four running yesterday after sitting for 39 years ,the engine was was rebuilt and never fired !!! But it runs now and I put new brakes on and repaired the shifter . The next step is a new fuel line and install the gas tank and then a road test!!!!!!!!
Ok I adjusted the vavles and installed the gas tank,went for a little ride ! The car dove out really nice now time to buff the original paint and hunt for a nice rear bumper!!
The gasser got a fresh coat of primer and is ready for more blocking!!
I pulled the seatbelts out of the seats and found this Wow !
I did a test drive to the gas station and the car drove out nice handle very well ,I thought it would need a front end alignment but it didn’t act like it but I found another problem it overheated so spent all day trying to fix that issue in the 90 degree heat !! I got a temporary fix but still not real sure what the problem was but it’s running a cool 175 degrees now. Next is the interior!
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