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Re: new project 1966 Hemi Coronet 500 [Re: mattsmopars] #2819030
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That picture is awsome!! I live 20 minutes from Weirton Steel (or what's left of it). Never seen anything like that. I'll be looking under my car tomorrow for sure.

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I have to say it is pretty cool. I had to google the steel plant pictures. That is a pretty cool story to go with it.
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Got the front brakes installed on the car this weekend, had to quickly bolt the front tire on for a quick visual aid.
Matt

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Latest under hood picture with some progress, new M&H underhood harness. MSD box mounted under battery tray for a cleaner install, and battery cables on. Slowly but surely we will get it.
Matt

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Nice choice on the rims. up

Re: new project 1966 Hemi Coronet 500 [Re: mattsmopars] #2842167
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Matt, are you still looking for a photo of the pass side inner fender relay bracket on a hemi car .

Im pretty sure mine is original .I had it off today and snapped off a picture and can post it if you need it


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Re: new project 1966 Hemi Coronet 500 [Re: gtx6970] #2844067
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Originally Posted by gtx6970
Matt, are you still looking for a photo of the pass side inner fender relay bracket on a hemi car .

Im pretty sure mine is original .I had it off today and snapped off a picture and can post it if you need it

Sure thing, that would be great just so I have an idea how the wires are routed.
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Originally Posted by mattsmopars
Originally Posted by gtx6970
Matt, are you still looking for a photo of the pass side inner fender relay bracket on a hemi car .

Im pretty sure mine is original .I had it off today and snapped off a picture and can post it if you need it

Sure thing, that would be great just so I have an idea how the wires are routed.
Matt


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Re: new project 1966 Hemi Coronet 500 [Re: gtx6970] #2865062
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Finally able to do a little work on my 66 this weekend. Installed the radiator, and fan shroud. Have to give huge shout out to Bob Schirmer at Glen Ray Radiator for doing the awesome work on the radiator. Also a friend of mine Craig Owen sent me the 66 fan shroud.
I also had a 1965 A990 style fan and fan clutch that I decide to go with over the 66 4 blade fixed fan.
Matt

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Re: new project 1966 Hemi Coronet 500 [Re: mattsmopars] #2865068
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I will also be replacing the under dash wiring harness as it has been cut and spliced in several places around the column plug. So I wanted to add a few pictures of some interesting things I noticed while taking the dash apart.
Matt

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The original dash frame finish under the pad

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The date under the pad appears to be 44th day of 1966

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Tag on the original harness

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Tape holding a rubber in place on the dash frame. It would be between the dash frame and the steering column.

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Wiper motor restored by Topher McGinnis.

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A few dates from the switches in the dash.

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Re: new project 1966 Hemi Coronet 500 [Re: mattsmopars] #2876349
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Some additional pictures as I went through the heater box and replaced the heater core, gaskets, and cleaned the years of mice droppings out of everything.
Matt

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The finished product ready to go back into the car.

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Finally able to get the dash sprayed to satisfy me tonight. Dave Watt had mentioned rust oleum black textured paint worked good for a decent match so that is what I went with. Originally my dash paint was bad shape, and I had to sand a lot of the original paint off. That made it had to use the textured paint and get a good even application so I got it sprayed with a semi gloss black first and then dusted a a few coats of the texture paint over the top to give it a more factory look. I think it did well not to take it out of the car, but I really didn’t want to chance pulling the original windshield. You can compare to the picture of the dash frame where I removed the pad in the above pictures.
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A couple more pictures of the dash. I also noticed while bolting a few things back together a red X on the inside of the dash frame, I guess some type of inspector mark.
I also noticed the paper tag inside the passenger seat springs while I had it out.
Matt

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Awesome build! Love the addition of headers and disc brakes. Always loved that body style in GG1.

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Got the M&H dash harness and the under hood harness installed. The M&H dash harness doesn’t have the accessory harness, like the radio, heater box, ext, so those had to be taken off the original and installed. I was finally able to at least hear the starter bump on the car, and it has taillights for the first time in over 30 years so that is a plus!
Matt

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Been working on the dash as of late, will post a before and after of the process. Had to repair both of the original defrost vents, installed a new dash pad from ABC moparts. The pad was decent but it doesn’t fit the best, and it has a place out in the middle that is not like I would want it but I guess at this point I should be used to the fact that reproduction parts are only mediocre at best.
While it was apart I repainted the bezel and glove box door, change the dash lights out for green LED lights. So far so good I guess.

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Some before pictures of the bezel, also found a small sticker inside the radio case I had to take a picture of.
Matt

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