Re: Fired up the Coronet after 10+ years in storage
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what cam is in the motor there? sounds nice.
also what is your front and rear suspension setup?
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Re: Fired up the Coronet after 10+ years in storage
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I don't know why but, I would have never thought you were a nitrous guy. Those nitrous bottles are probably 20 years old and have never been used. I bought the system a long time ago and never hooked it up. Just have the bottles in the trunk. I'll probably pull the bottles out and move them to the Duster this winter. The Duster has a Holley EFI system on it that has built in nitrous control. I don't think I'll ever use nitrous in the Coronet. The Coronet is more of street rod than a race car. I'm even planning to put the back seat back in it.
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Re: Fired up the Coronet after 10+ years in storage
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I've always loved that car! Something about a little patina and those Fikse wheels do it for me! Yeah I've pretty much decided not to paint the car. I used to think I would take it all apart and get a super nice paint job but the cost is probably $15K and I just don't think I want to spend that kind of money for paint. I'm leaning towards driving it as is. I think I'll put the trim back on the car and I should get a hood scoop but otherwise I might just leave the exterior as is. The Fikse rims still look good after 20 years. I think that style is timeless.
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Re: Fired up the Coronet after 10+ years in storage
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what cam is in the motor there? sounds nice.
also what is your front and rear suspension setup? Here is one picture that shows a little more of the front suspension. As you can see, not a lot of stock parts left on there.
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Re: Fired up the Coronet after 10+ years in storage
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I've always loved that car! Something about a little patina and those Fikse wheels do it for me! Yeah I've pretty much decided not to paint the car. I used to think I would take it all apart and get a super nice paint job but the cost is probably $15K and I just don't think I want to spend that kind of money for paint. I'm leaning towards driving it as is. I think I'll put the trim back on the car and I should get a hood scoop but otherwise I might just leave the exterior as is. The Fikse rims still look good after 20 years. I think that style is timeless. I'm really anal and would like my car to be pretty and painted. The problem is I like driving it everywhere and walking away from it. Sometimes I don't even roll the windows up or lock it! I have a lot of respect for guys that get their cars out and actually drive them rather than treat them as garage art. I figure there is plenty of time to make it pretty when I retire.
'63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.
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Re: Fired up the Coronet after 10+ years in storage
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what cam is in the motor there? sounds nice.
also what is your front and rear suspension setup? Here is one picture that shows a little more of the front suspension. As you can see, not a lot of stock parts left on there. Thanks. That pic explains it pretty well. Looks nice. Which torsion bars do you like in that car? I just put the Firm Feel upper arms on my car when I rebuilt the suspension. With the .960" torsion bars and Bilstein shocks the front feels pretty stiff when bouncing it. Need to think about tires and if I want an anti-sway bar on it or not..
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Re: Fired up the Coronet after 10+ years in storage
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Dr. Diff brake kit? Looks like a lot of fun.
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Re: Fired up the Coronet after 10+ years in storage
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Dr. Diff brake kit? Looks like a lot of fun. No, I built all of that stuff myself. Porsche twin turbo calipers, FMJ knuckles, custom hubs, etc.
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