Follow my journey of a budget build on a pedestrian, but very cool 67 Coronet.
About this Mopar:
I picked this up on Ebay in Sept 2017. When I drug it home, it was running off of a lawn mower tank in the engine compartment, had no brakes, not even an ebrake. The exhaust was Swiss cheese. Most of the lights didn't work. None of the floor shift mechanism was installed. Even the seats weren't bolted in.
As you can imagine, the journey into the trailer and my driveway were white knuckle rides.
The good part was that it was a Georgia car since the early 70's with solid frame rails. The previous owner installed a new one piece floor pan. All of the convertible parts are there and in good working condition. The 318 has 86,000 miles, the 727 is out of a 70 340 and is tight, and the 2.94 pegleg rear is quiet.
I've recently received a copy of the original IBM punchcard for this car and discovered that it was sold new at Coleman-Young Motors in Willoughby OH, just north of Cleveland. I'd really appreciate any info or pictures of the dealership.
In the past, I've:
Replaced the entire brake system from the master cylinder to the wheel cylinders, including all the steel lines. (Autozone, Inline Tube)
Replaced the fuel system from tank to carb using 3/8" SS tubing. (Inline Tube, Ebay, steelerubber.com)
Installed the seats, belts, and floor shift. (Ebay, swap meet)
Rebuilt the entire front suspension including bushings and torsion bars. (Dr.Diff via Ebay, Mancini Racing)
Added 14x6 road wheels with Hancook tires. (Craigslist, Amazon, swap meet)
Installed new full exhaust including Y pipe. (waldronexhaust.com)
Engine tune up, belts, rocker cover gaskets. (Autozone, Ebay)
Repaired all lighting and gages. (Autozone)
Replaced the timing chain, front core plugs, and all the hoses, added a timing chain oiler. (Autozone, Ebay, FBBO)
Added LED lights to the dash (superbrightleds.com)
Added front sway bar. (Craigslist, Ebay)
Replaced valve seals and power steering hose. (COMP Cams, Ebay)
Added a passenger side mirror. (Swap meet)
Transmission seal replacement, add a deep pan and partial throttle body kickdown. (Autozone, Ebay)
Add FBO distributor plate. (Ebay)
Replaced U joints and rear trans seal. (Autozone)
New black convertible top and well liner. (Ebay, Dante's, Gillins Custom Interiors Florida, NY)
Here is my YouTube channel with some tips:
Latest update:
I got the new top put on.
I wanted to get it painted first, but I realized it will be another 10 years before that happens,
I'm getting it done now so I can enjoy the car for 10 years with no fear of getting caught in the rain.
It was a real pain repairing the rusted out header and gathering the variety of parts need to prep for the install.
Coming up:
Clean oil pan, rebuild pump.
Air conditioning (Classic Air, Ebay)
New rear suspension. (ESPO)
Fresh TT1 medium copper metallic paint. (Maaco
New engine/lighting wiring harness' and alternator. (swap meet)
New copper interior. (Dante's)
AM radio conversion, add 8-track player, speakers and amp. (Ebay)
Front disk brake conversion. (Ebay)
Add Detroit Trutrac limited slip diff. (Dr.Diff)
Engine rebuild, add stroker kit.
As you can imagine, the journey into the trailer and my driveway were white knuckle rides.
The good part was that it was a Georgia car since the early 70's with solid frame rails. The previous owner installed a new one piece floor pan. All of the convertible parts are there and in good working condition. The 318 has 86,000 miles, the 727 is out of a 70 340 and is tight, and the 2.94 pegleg rear is quiet.
I've recently received a copy of the original IBM punchcard for this car and discovered that it was sold new at Coleman-Young Motors in Willoughby OH, just north of Cleveland. I'd really appreciate any info or pictures of the dealership.
In the past, I've:
Replaced the entire brake system from the master cylinder to the wheel cylinders, including all the steel lines. (Autozone, Inline Tube)
Replaced the fuel system from tank to carb using 3/8" SS tubing. (Inline Tube, Ebay, steelerubber.com)
Installed the seats, belts, and floor shift. (Ebay, swap meet)
Rebuilt the entire front suspension including bushings and torsion bars. (Dr.Diff via Ebay, Mancini Racing)
Added 14x6 road wheels with Hancook tires. (Craigslist, Amazon, swap meet)
Installed new full exhaust including Y pipe. (waldronexhaust.com)
Engine tune up, belts, rocker cover gaskets. (Autozone, Ebay)
Repaired all lighting and gages. (Autozone)
Replaced the timing chain, front core plugs, and all the hoses, added a timing chain oiler. (Autozone, Ebay, FBBO)
Added LED lights to the dash (superbrightleds.com)
Added front sway bar. (Craigslist, Ebay)
Replaced valve seals and power steering hose. (COMP Cams, Ebay)
Added a passenger side mirror. (Swap meet)
Transmission seal replacement, add a deep pan and partial throttle body kickdown. (Autozone, Ebay)
Add FBO distributor plate. (Ebay)
Replaced U joints and rear trans seal. (Autozone)
New black convertible top and well liner. (Ebay, Dante's, Gillins Custom Interiors Florida, NY)
Here is my YouTube channel with some tips:
Latest update:
I got the new top put on.
I wanted to get it painted first, but I realized it will be another 10 years before that happens,
I'm getting it done now so I can enjoy the car for 10 years with no fear of getting caught in the rain.
It was a real pain repairing the rusted out header and gathering the variety of parts need to prep for the install.
Coming up:
Clean oil pan, rebuild pump.
Air conditioning (Classic Air, Ebay)
New rear suspension. (ESPO)
Fresh TT1 medium copper metallic paint. (Maaco
New engine/lighting wiring harness' and alternator. (swap meet)
New copper interior. (Dante's)
AM radio conversion, add 8-track player, speakers and amp. (Ebay)
Front disk brake conversion. (Ebay)
Add Detroit Trutrac limited slip diff. (Dr.Diff)
Engine rebuild, add stroker kit.
