My 72 Coronet Project Empty Wallet

[roadrunnerman]

It's good that you are taking care of the small things. That's still one of the cleanest 4-door coronet's I've seen eve.

 

[Coronet 14]

Thanks. Tomorrow I'm dropping it off to get the exhaust done. Pick it up later in the week. I love the smell of Mopars but this one will kill you. Holes everywhere leaks and missing tailpipe.

 

[Coronet 14]

Exhaust is done and showed my son how to change the sparkplugs Will get headers at later date.

 

[ralphie361]

Cool project, love the four doors! We had a 72 satellite wagon growing up and yours reminds me of it. Nice work!

 

[hotrod Al]

That's a nice clean looking job they did on your exaust, I bet she sounds good!

 

[Coronet 14]

Tried to get the sound of the exhaust to post but didn't work

 

[Coronet 14]

Did a little work on the 72 Coronet today. Removed some more of the vinyl roof trim. There was about 2 pounds of silicone holding the trim on after taking all the nuts off.

 

[Coronet 14]

Started working on the brake system past couple of days. The brake fluid comming out of the lines looks like brown mud.

 

[CoronetDarter]

Awesome thread. Love those early 70's 4-doors. And it's really cool that you're getting your son involved.
It's amazing what you find when disassembling a 40 year old car. I started replacing a fender and wound up taking the car down to a bare shell.

 

[Coronet 14]

My son did most of the work removing stuff. I have most of the new brake parts. Still have to get the long line from front to back and the clips that hold it to the floor. I'm sending the master cyl and brake booster, disc brake calipers and distribution valve to The Ram Man to get rebuilt. The distribution valve is the cast iron one and no one carries them anymore. I don't want some cobbled up distribution valve that will look like crap.

 

[Coronet 14]

Removed the booster today.

 

[Mr Gorsky]

Great thread and great pics. Lessons in here for the resto of my '72 Satellite.

You going to keep the booster?? People more knowledgeable than me suggest it's good to ditch it....

Keep up the good work

 

[Coronet 14]

I'm going to have it restored. Finally got the right brake line out. Had to loosen a intake bolt to move the coil because when coil was remounted they put the screw head facing the firewall. When removing the fight front brakeline coil may have to be removed. I removed the line by pulling it carefully from drivers side due to the bends in line. It's alot easier to remove that way.

 

[Coronet 14]

I found some old pictures of my car when I first got it. Thought I would post them

 

[Propwash]

You sure have given that Coronet one heck of a freshening up. Should be rolling down the road like a new car!

 

[Coronet 14]

I decided to paint behind the booster and brake valve. I just couldn't stand looking at the rust any more. Here are some before and after pics

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[Coronet 14]

Got the rear wheel cylinders and rear brake lines hooked up

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[Coronet 14]

 

[Ron 73]

You sure are doing all this right! You and your son will have a great classic when your done and the brake system is great work, Its cool to have one old car going down the road but its just as cool, or more, to be able to stop the old girl! Keep up the great work,,,,,, ENJOY!!!

 

[Coronet 14]

Thanks I talked to the RamMan today. My parts will be shipped back to me next week. All nicely restored I want to replace the Torsion bars Since it's on jackstands now. But may have to wait until later. it has .88 bars in it now and I want to go to .096 bars.