Shadetree 68 coronet 500
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Sooo i ended buying another project... But dont worry, the duster is still underway!
This project was a long time in the making, but it all started when my uncle had bought a 400 based 471 motor to 'put in something'.. 10 years later it hasnt moved from the corner of his shop and last year he approched me to find a car to build for his motor. I wanted to find a b body since we have a huge amount of parts left over from restorations so it made sense to persue it.
Nothing seemed to catch my eye until last week i ran across a 68 coronet 500 on craigslist out in Montana. Looked to be a clean, largly unmolested car and the price was right so i made a down payment and drove out on labor day to pick it up. Couldnt be happier with it needless to say so i drug it home!
Plan is to make it mechanically reliable with the 471 and not change the appearance of the car. Should be fun!
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Re: Shadetree 68 coronet 500
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This is what started it off.. Had it on the dyno amd it made some impressive numbers!
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Pictures of the car as found in a little salvage yard near Great Falls. Its an original 383 column auto #'s matching car but the motor was seized up so i dont feel too bad about pulling it and setting it aside for the 471 to take its place. Turquoise exterior with a white top and white interior. Be a very sharp car when new! The windshield was broke out 15-20 years ago by some 'punk ranchers kid' who did the same to another 50-60 cars or so. As far as rust, theres a bit in each floor pan thatll be addressed, a size of a quarter in the trunck and a tiny amount in each lower 1/4.
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The previous owner had another 68 coronet 440 sitting there that he let me trade some parts with. It was such a nice day out i couldn't help but not take pictures of stuff! Had a lifted plymouth sedan of some sort? I kind of want it..
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K frame back in.. Was missing the front drum assemblies but i had a set of disc brakes from a 70 that i was going to use anyway.. As of now, im buying parts to put together a tranny, and fuel system.. Also waiting on all new brake stuff to come! More pictures later
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Looks like a nice start. It looks like the sheetmetal fared well in Montana!
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nice find, and I like the on the cheap method. love to spend some time in that yard.
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Original 2 bbl car. Hoping tomorrow my brake stuff comes in and i can get it sitting back on all 4's
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Its a very pretty color IMO. Its kind of confusing but its my car and my uncles motor. I offered to buy the motor but he insisted that i just use it.
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Had my little guy helping me out. Just started kindergarden and hes learning brakes haha. Im pretty sure he actually was understanding it?? Hes ridiculously smart! Since he was at least 3 years old, he cluld pick out pretty much any mopar AND get the year. Gets hung up on dusters and demons, roadrunners and gtx's..
Anyway, oreillys forgot to bring the wheel seals so i got them delivered today right before i went to work.. If its not raining tomorrow, ill be finishing up the front.
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Brakes pretty much done, just gotta bolt the master up, prop valve and hook up the rubber lines. Also found the perfect rims in my scrap pile haha
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Yep, has the fender tag! No build sheet though..
Got the brakes all wrapped up and new drag radials put on. Even had some fun with the hood scoop (not olted down yet) picked up some color matched paint and then sanded it down to match the patina of the car... currently waiting for the transmission to be put together then i can start putting drivetrain together!
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Been doing a bunch of work yet, got the tranny built. Used a trans king 8" converter, cheetah reverse manual valve body, bolt on sprag, and kevlar bands. Got it bolted to the motor and even got the motor in the car. Got the hood scoop bolted on and a hole cut. Hope to have it running under its own power withon a week.
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