66' Coronet ragtop, power adder, 426 HEMI
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06/07/11 09:39 PM
06/07/11 09:39 PM
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Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 984 Tennessee
Hemi ragtop
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These are a few pics of my ongoing 66' Coronet convertable project. I have owned several Mopars and enjoyed them all. But I wanted a HEMI and I wanted a convertable. I found the car in 07' and it appeared to be in pretty good shape. It was a 318 LA motor, 904 auto on the column. It showed just 68,000 on the odometer.
I began collecting parts right away, K frame, Dana 60, HEMI and etc. all could be built seperately while I continued to enjoy the car. I intended to build a mild engine but found a mega block, 4.5" Callies crank, Diamond coated pistons etc. for the same as used stock parts. I ended up with 540 ci and 635 HP with a mild cam.
Of course last summer in the body shop turned up all kinds of unpleasant suprises, I am shure many of you have been there, but finally the car was solid and straight.
I brought the bare painted body shell home in March and began installing all the sub assemblies that I had been working on for three years.
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Re: 66' Coronet ragtop, power adder, 426 HEMI
[Re: AMXDuster]
#1008883
06/08/11 10:13 PM
06/08/11 10:13 PM
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Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 984 Tennessee
Hemi ragtop
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Posts: 984
Tennessee
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Good luck on your project. It takes a lot of determination to come home from work and go to your "second job". LOL. I try to make progress every week if not every evening. I also concentrate on one part of the project at a time. For instance. I bought a complete K-frame first. I worked on it until I had every part the way I wanted it, even the Firm Feel steering box. I didn't worry about or work on any other part of the car until it was completely finished. Then the Dana rear, etc.
When I brought the car home from the body shop, I had the K-frame, rear end, trans, engine, heater core and dash completed and ready to go into the car. This also helps spread the expenses out, yet gives you satisfaction that a part of the car is finished.
Hope that helps.
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