Ranidart70
Member
hi hello FBBO,
i am fairly new here, a transplant from FABO.....the majority of my cars are A-body .....but i do have a few B bodys.
During the last couple weeks my interest has been shifting towards my B-bodys that have been on the back burner for sooooo long in favor of my Darts.
Here is my latest B-body project.....my 1968 Dodge Coronet 500 Wagon.
its a 6 passenger wagon and is what i call a poor family's wagon.
it is a very low option car, Non A/c with a 318/auto. the only real option i see on the car is the power rear window which i think was standard on the 500 model anyway.
Either way this car has been neglected years before i got it, it sat out in a field where it was mildly vandalized. The vandals escaped with the radiator and battery .....cutting the battery cables and destroying the cooling lines.
this past week i replaced the battery cables, oiled the cylinders and tried to turn it over. it does turn but very sluggish and it starts somewhat but only in the "start" position which i think is a ballast resistor or some wiring problem. This car ran last according to the previous owner circa 1999.
the wiring under the hood is a mess ....between rat poop and rabbits chewing wires it is now in dire need of automotive TLC......TLC which i intend to give to it. This is going to be a somewhat slow going project but this is my official entry to FBBO and my official declaration of project status for this car. :headbang:
i am fairly new here, a transplant from FABO.....the majority of my cars are A-body .....but i do have a few B bodys.
During the last couple weeks my interest has been shifting towards my B-bodys that have been on the back burner for sooooo long in favor of my Darts.
Here is my latest B-body project.....my 1968 Dodge Coronet 500 Wagon.
its a 6 passenger wagon and is what i call a poor family's wagon.
it is a very low option car, Non A/c with a 318/auto. the only real option i see on the car is the power rear window which i think was standard on the 500 model anyway.
Either way this car has been neglected years before i got it, it sat out in a field where it was mildly vandalized. The vandals escaped with the radiator and battery .....cutting the battery cables and destroying the cooling lines.
this past week i replaced the battery cables, oiled the cylinders and tried to turn it over. it does turn but very sluggish and it starts somewhat but only in the "start" position which i think is a ballast resistor or some wiring problem. This car ran last according to the previous owner circa 1999.
the wiring under the hood is a mess ....between rat poop and rabbits chewing wires it is now in dire need of automotive TLC......TLC which i intend to give to it. This is going to be a somewhat slow going project but this is my official entry to FBBO and my official declaration of project status for this car. :headbang:
