1965 Dodge Coronet 500
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05/06/18 01:37 PM
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I've had this car for a long time. It was a street racer back in the 70's and then a daily driver during the 80's. It sat in my shop for most of the past 20 years. I'm now starting to work on it a bit and hope to have it back on the streets this summer.
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Re: 1965 Dodge Coronet 500
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One of my favorite cars on Moparts!
'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: 1965 Dodge Coronet 500
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I weighed the car today and found out that it is heavier than I thought. Good news is the weight distribution is pretty good. 51% up front and 49% in the rear. The gas tank is almost empty so if I filled up the tank the car would have a 50/50 weight distribution front to rear. The bad news is that the car is almost 3800 lbs with nobody in it. If I filled up the gas tank the car would weigh over 3800 lbs. Isn't gasoline about 6 lbs/gallon? I'd imagine with an extra 12 gallons, it would weigh almost 75 lbs more. Still cool you'd be able to achieve almost 50/50. How did you do it? Fiberglass body panels?
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Re: 1965 Dodge Coronet 500
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If I filled up the gas tank the car would weigh over 3800 lbs. Curb weight... Thirty-four hunert OEM...
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Re: 1965 Dodge Coronet 500
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I weighed the car today and found out that it is heavier than I thought. Good news is the weight distribution is pretty good. 51% up front and 49% in the rear. The gas tank is almost empty so if I filled up the tank the car would have a 50/50 weight distribution front to rear. The bad news is that the car is almost 3800 lbs with nobody in it. If I filled up the gas tank the car would weigh over 3800 lbs. Isn't gasoline about 6 lbs/gallon? I'd imagine with an extra 12 gallons, it would weigh almost 75 lbs more. Still cool you'd be able to achieve almost 50/50. How did you do it? Fiberglass body panels? No fiberglass, the body is all steel. The 50/50 weight is due to having the battery in the trunk as well as having a fairly lightweight engine. Aluminum heads, aluminum intake, aluminum carb, mini starter, aluminum water pump housing, aluminum radiator, etc.
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Re: 1965 Dodge Coronet 500
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Re: 1965 Dodge Coronet 500
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10/22/18 12:58 AM
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Cool project, Andy. I love the '65's. I thought they were a little lighter, as well.
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Re: 1965 Dodge Coronet 500
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I was thinking the same thing !
1965 Belvedere II 440 4psd 4.10 Driver
1966 Belvedere II Race Car Project
1970 Duster Street Car Project
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Re: 1965 Dodge Coronet 500
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I've had the Coronet out and driving for most of the summer. Had a few little leaks to deal with but no big issue. Had to build a new fuel line since one of the AN fittings kept drooling but that was just a 20 minute task. I took the car in for an alignment and the tech said that he couldn't get the toe adjusted properly because the billet tie rod adjusters from Firm Feel were too long. I ended up ordering a set of billet adjusters from PST and they fit just right. So it went back to the alignment shop for a final adjustment.
The Holley Sniper is running really well. I keep watch on it with a matching Digital Dash from Holley. I can download the program to my laptop and view the history so I can see how the tune is running. The PS system seems to be working really well. Some people complain about noise from these Borgenson boxes but so far I haven't noticed any issues.
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Re: 1965 Dodge Coronet 500
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My Sniper was dead after sitting for two years without any battery power. Evidently the internal memory inside the Sniper goes blank after a long time without power? I had the backup file on my laptop so I just reloaded it and now it is working again. I had never heard of that. Glad it's running well now.
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Re: 1965 Dodge Coronet 500
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I know I'm not the only one who would be interested to hear more of the back story on this vehicle, when did you get it, how things started out and evolved.
Vaguely recall pictures of it sitting in the background at the beginning of the magazine article journey, the articles weren't specifically about the car but it was always there somewhere. Pre-shop days.
Maybe it's too much to ask and too much work, but from where I sit....having been acquainted with ya on all these goofy bulletin board platforms since 1991 or whenever it all started, it'd just be cool to see a summary of the changes over time.
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Re: 1965 Dodge Coronet 500
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My Sniper was dead after sitting for two years without any battery power. Evidently the internal memory inside the Sniper goes blank after a long time without power? I had the backup file on my laptop so I just reloaded it and now it is working again. I needed a custom fitting for the pressure side of the PS system. I took a #6AN adapter and the existing tube over to the local chassis builder and he did a quick modification on the lathe and then tig welded the AN fitting onto the end of the tubing and that gave me what I needed. So we were able to hook up the PS and bleed it. I don't have the engine running yet so we spun the PS pump with an electric drill while turning the steering wheel back and forth. That seemed to burp all of the air out of the system so now I think it is ready for a test drive. That's what might have happened on my friend's incoming project. It has been sitting for about 9 months now without a battery and the Holley sniper seems dead. We'll take a closer look this week after we finish installing the tonneau cover, headache racks, and bumpers on the truck and clear the garage. I Hope PO has a backup file.
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