New from Illinois

[petritl]

My name is tad I live just outside of Peoria, Il. I have been into cars for as long as I can remember. When I was growing up in the early 80s my dad bought a 69 Baracuda conv. from a neighbor lady. The car was restored with the help of the entire family (I was assigned to undercoating removal). Less than 5,000 miles after the restoration was complete my dad stopped at a red light but the drunk behind him didn't. As an adult I have seem to have bounced around from one vintage car to another. I think I enjoy the hunt of old cars more than the car show thing. I typically find the cars clean them up get the roadable and drive them until another comes around.
A couple of cars that are being tinkered on:
1962 Chrysler 300

1949 Dodge Wayfarer conv.

The reason I am registering up on this forum is a 1966 Satellite convertible I found and recently brought out of a shed after sitting 36 years. My brother.in.law has the car and plans on getting it back on the road.

 

[wannadrag]

welcome

 

[Redhorse719]

Welcome to the site.

 

[69 Runner]

Welcome

 

[1badgtx]

Cool 300!!
Welcome!!
Petty Blue 67 GTX

 

[detmatt1]

Welcome to the site, kool cars, you know we have a For C-bodies only site now as well, the link is at the top of the page. Let's see that `66 vert., love a good barn find!.

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

Welcome aboard!! Must make it easier to drag "ORPHANS" home when you a warehouse to keep it in:munky2:

 

[Propwash]

Neato! welcome

 

[68 Roadrunner]

Welcome

 

[72Satellite440]

welcome , nice 300 and 66 Sat- dont see many of those anymore

 

[Pistol Pete]

Welcome aboard.

 

[petritl]

Updates on the cars:
The 67 300 convertible is back in the shed it came from and is available.

The 1949 wayfarer roadster is available

The 1966 conv. has been slow but my brother in law has the interior all cleaned up, repaired the radio and stuck window motors. The engine had a bent pushrod, we found a lightly stuck valve that came free pretty easily. replaced the pushrod. Timing chain / waterpump is next.

The 62 300 has been the main project. The rear springs had 4 good leaves between the two packs. I took apart a set of Dart springs and used the 300s mains with the Darts packs and added 2" lowering blocks. lowered the front by 10 turns of the torsion bars; went to sandblast the wheels but no two were the same found these satin black crager S/S wheels.

The intake gasket was replaced,carb rebuilt, radiator core replaced,engine tuneup, new coolant hoses, replaced rotted freeze plug, new brake hoses, rear shoes, master cylinder and cleaned out the new / old wheel cylinders the wheel cylinders.

The drives pretty good but the 727 doesn't shift, it will go through the gears manually.

Here it is minus the stainless rocker moldings it has on now:

 

[Jonnyuma]

Man, I love the 62 Chryslers. 57 -61 get all the glory cuz of the fins, but man, I do love the 62s.
Cool cars, all of em.

 

[petritl]

The journey to putting this car back on the road has been a somewhat difficult one with a few detours.
I took the car to a local cruise in and back home without any problems which marks the first time it has made a round trip without limping back home.

 

[MarPar]

man that 300 looks bad ***...what's hanging out the window?? fresh air kit???

and btw, welcome from Chicagoland!!

 

[Sonny Black]

air conditioner.....self- ice type...'er right?:eusa_think:

 

[bigredbird]

man that 300 looks bad ***...what's hanging out the window?? fresh air kit???

Maybe one of these?

 

[MarPar]

Maybe one of these?

That's great!!!

A guy down by my work made one of those too. 74 Monaco and everything. and somehow he scored the same-type horn like in the movie... one of the beaches d-town is probably missing their loudspeaker right now!!! lol

 

[petritl]

It an evaporative cooler (swamp cooler). You put water in the container which wets a filter and the incoming air gets cooled by evaporation.

 

[Hemirunner]

Welcome. I'm just down the hill from you in EP.