Mr.mk1's Mopar or No Car '70 Dodge Coronet

[CUL8R]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dodge-Super-Bee-Emlem-131025-2964-635-Vintage/174623637964?hash=item28a86141cc:g:L4kAAOSwbs1gGwJa

[tortron]

2 hours ago, CUL8R said:

I could be wrong but I think that all corresponds to the build plate. 

The door & door jam all the same numbers as the build plate - so at least its "numbers matching"

Also I'd take the build sheet and  laminate it or put it in a clearfile

can you get a "birth certificate" like you can from the VW archives

[Mr.Mk1]

15 hours ago, JustHarry said:

Has it has the rust around the rear screen done or just painted over?

Looks pretty haggard in the original losting from the us

Painted over lol, at least it’s not buried in bog I guess

That panel is pretty sound from the underside though, seems a rust trap for lots of yank cars 

[f100_dreamin]

Very cool, looking forwards to watching this build!! 

[dabuzz]

rad looking car - how much was it for all that rusty projectness?

Vote buying a wrecked 300c and dropping your body over its chassis

[MACKAZ]

Huge job. But you are THE MAN to do it. Love it, watching with interest. I've got a pine for this shape only equalled by 61 Plymouth Fury. 

[CUL8R]

Have you had it cranking yet?

[KKtrips]

Fuck yeah

[ProZac]

That is, without a doubt, the coolest piece of rear glass I've seen in any car, ever. Hard.

[Mr.Mk1]

On 12/02/2021 at 22:47, CUL8R said:

Have you had it cranking yet?

Yeah man it starts nice, sounds cool. I linked a video in the first post but unsure if it worked

[Mr.Mk1]

On 11/02/2021 at 08:27, dabuzz said:

rad looking car - how much was it for all that rusty projectness?

Vote buying a wrecked 300c and dropping your body over its chassis

20k :.-(

feels more like a 15k car,haha.

More work and no resale value in body swapping a unibody

[CUL8R]

I thought DR Collision were able to do them too?

[Mr.Mk1]

13 minutes ago, CUL8R said:

I thought DR Collision were able to do them too?

Yes but nobody we know deals with him 

[Chris.QCR]

Bit of a hurdle mate but Im sure you will work thru it and get the result you are after !

Such a sweet car and gonna be a epic daily !

[CUL8R]

Pretty sure Wal deals with DR Collision mate, and my mate Blaine has him inspect stuff (he sandblasts)

[JustHarry]

Yeah give warrick at canterbury auto fab a buzz. 

Im surprised neil hessan wouldnt take it on. Ive just dont a repair cert job on a bmw e9 3.0 csl and we used him as an inspector

[Mark_Fleming]

Firstly, I really like that hood on your car...like Cletus said, I haven't seen one like that either......and it never ceases to amaze me how rotten some cars can be that come out of America.....

[CUL8R]

Good job getting them apart, tbh that design is still common enough through the 90's. 

I'd be using a pottle of copper coat for reassembly makes the alignment so much nicer to do when everything is free moving. 

When you put the drag links back in, get the steering arm and idler arm both parallel to the chassis then worry about getting the toe straight. 

Obviously that'll still be awhile off before you need to get too concerned about any of that

[cletus]

AFAIK aussie a body upper ball joints were the same small joint the whole way through, B body joint is larger. US a body changed to the same bigger joint mid 70s 

I've got some aussie a body arms with joints if you want comparison measurements 

[bigfoot]

For the brake pistons, thread a grease gun onto the caliper and hydralic them out. Messy but effective. Compressed air works if they not totally stuck