Lookie what $5000 buys you....

eldubb440 said:

I have a "door dolly" ....... makes my life easy..... I've installed many freshly painted doors all by myself.....I use the crap out of it, it's like having a boy

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I'll bet I can make something like that.
I absolutely LOVE fabricating things. I'm not great at it but I like it. (Like sex)

Kern Dog said:

I'll bet I can make something like that.
I absolutely LOVE fabricating things. I'm not great at it but I like it. (Like sex)

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you can copy mine..... I got it for free years ago, they want good money for that thing

greatest tool ever...... there, the secret is out

Great googly moogly ! That much and you still have to crank it yourself ?

Get some casters, some 2 x 2 x .090 wall box tubing, a few rubber strips and some bolts...I could do this for under $100.
Heck....I could probably convert one of my spare engine stands.
I've mounted painted doors using dowels in the doors to just hang the door. This would change things.

Cheapsunglasses said:

Great googly moogly ! That much and you still have to crank it yourself ?

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I think my buddy's wife is kinda like that

Kern Dog said:

Get some casters, some 2 x 2 x .090 wall box tubing, a few rubber strips and some bolts...I could do this for under $100.
Heck....I could probably convert one of my spare engine stands.
I've mounted painted doors using dowels in the doors to just hang the door. This would change things.

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it pivots at this bolt, and the chains are stupid

eldubb440 said:

it pivots at this bolt, and the chains are stupid

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And a trailer jack..... Piece of cake..

1 Wild R/T said:

And a trailer jack..... Piece of cake..

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bottle jack works......I use my portapower

THIS is positive energy. I like it.
Car dudes sharing ideas. Everyone wins.

What side was Jigsaw hit on? Reason I'm asking is that the a-pillar, rocker, floor, rail, roof, b-pillar may have collapsed some with the front end hit. Just subtle enough to make tight gaps on that one side.

used my door buddy today.....

Those pictures help. I do think I'll be able to make one of those door carts.

ckessel said:

What side was Jigsaw hit on? Reason I'm asking is that the a-pillar, rocker, floor, rail, roof, b-pillar may have collapsed some with the front end hit. Just subtle enough to make tight gaps on that one side.

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Jiggy was in what was called a low speed collision in a parking lot but I suspect it was above 10 mph by the way the fender apron and right frame rail looked.





There was a kink in the rail that isn't quite visible in the below photo.



The right front took the majority of the damage.



The lower support was bent enough to scrap.



I go back and forth on what to do and when to start on the bodywork.
I need to have a project here to keep me from sitting around and going bonkers. I can't just wash and wax a car, I have to be elbow deep in mechanical stuff to be happy.

Kern Dog said:

Those pictures help. I do think I'll be able to make one of those door carts.

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Although we had one specific vehicle at the plant, several different vehicles over the years, I made them all the time. The door buck had a groove in the bottom to hold the bottom lip and was carpeted. It was more or less, a plywood box with casters. The end of the door buck, had a pocket to hold the door perfectly straight up and down. The height was set for the car to have wheels and be on a flat floor. Once the door hinges were set, you pulled the buck out from the end. It was carpeted, because I built them to replace in system damaged, fully dressed doors.

Hey guys...
No, I have not abandoned, sold or parted out this car despite how it appears....



I've tinkered a bit here and there. August last year I tried installing a power booster from a mid 70s Dart, something similar to what I used before on the red Charger/Ginger. The idle vacuum on this engine is not that great, maybe 11" ? I ended up putting the manual master cylinder back in. I contemplated a swap to a wider axle to utilize a set of wheels with deep backspacing, an endeavor that made no sense in retrospect. I have this tendency to try to make do with what I have at hand and the set of 16" steel wheels would have given me a cool NASCAR vibe that I like.
Later in the year I fiddled around with adding rear shoulder belts and with the help of fellow FBBO member @CoronetDarter , we made some interesting changes that didn't cost much to do.
I have a few other projects going that should provide some cash to sink into this car and options are pretty open.
I will keep this car an automatic but will want some type of overdrive. the three options that I'm aware of is a 518 with a JW bellhousing, a Gear Vendors or a Silver Sport Overdrives A41 setup. The costs incrementally rise from one to the other.
I like the idea of staying with a big block but adding stroke to this engine. I have a 440 that is cut down to fit the B series block. I have the bearings for that too. I'd need a set of pistons and rings and of course, balancing. Is that expense worth only going from 383/388 to 431 cubes? Does it make more sense to go with The 440 Source for a 4.15 stroke? Part of me thinks that I don't necessarily think every big block needs to be almost 500 cubic inches. The red car is a 440/495 already, would I be okay with Jigsaw being "only" 431 cubes? I think that I might.
The suspension and brakes on this car are solid. I see no reason to make changes, even the rear drum brakes can stay. They are reliable and they work great. Mechanically, the car is well sorted. I would just like it to be a bit faster, get a bit better freeway mileage, be easier on me for road trips. As far as the appearance aspect...
It has been a few years since I have done a full body and paint job. I'd like to think that I still can do it well. I did the work on this car.....



I guess I'll find out if I ever get to it!

Based on the pic I like it the way it is (I know I don't get a vote!). I get making it easier on you for long trips, it seems a lot of my work on the Coronet is focused around that. Little by little...

lower your hood latch and / or pass side stop

shouldn't take but a few minutes, all ya gotta do is..............

eldubb440 said:

lower your hood latch and / or pass side stop

shouldn't take but a few minutes, all ya gotta do is..............

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Thanks. Look at the bumper fitment too. The passenger side hangs slightly lower, making the gap to the hood look bigger.

After stroking the Dart's Magnum to 408 ci last year, I don't think I could ever build a stock stroke motor again. Mega cubes is addicting.