I haven't updated this thread for a little over a year since I haven't work on the Coronet much. I got more involved in the Duster build than I expected but now that the Duster is finished for the moment I decided to dust off the Coronet and twist some wrenches. I did re-wire most of the car over the past year and I fabricated a bunch of little solutions for nagging problems but I never did finish the motor mounts which is the big project. Now that the weather has started to turn to rain I think I'll get some time to hit this project again. Hopefully I'll finish it up over the winter and have it ready to go come spring time.

Andy you should watch this video and it will give you an idea of what is happening inside your 5-speed shifting issues. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UnFDaAdBaM
I have done this repair on a few 5-speeds and it makes a night and day difference

Gus

Yeah that was very interesting. I don't think I have the gumption to tear into that Doug Nash though! Looks like a lot of work and some tools that I don't have but it is cool to know that there are parts available to fix the shifting. I'll check into buying the parts and then look around for someone who can do the work.

Andy, a little off topic, but did ya run your Duster down the track this year? Curious to what it ran compared to what it dyno'ed.

No, the track didn't have any street legal sessions this summer.

The last one I done was a Richmond and I had a about $160 in parts and I charged $150 labor and it shifted like butter. He has it in a 528 Hemi Cuda

Gus

If you lived next door I would have had you go thru the Doug Nash. For now I'm just putting it back in the car so I can drive it come spring time. I don't drive this car very much but I like to have it available for some summer cruising. Now that I know there is a fix for the shifting issue I'll plan ahead for a future tear down. I did find a really nice quality speedo cable that I think is going to do the job. I haven't had a working speedo in this car since I swapped the Doug Nash into it. I just never got around to searching for a cable and the correct speedometer gear. But now I think I have it all figured out so that will be one more project crossed off the list.

Cleanliness is not far from craziness.

Must get that thing dirty. Soon.

Yeah it would be nice to have a working speedo in the car. A guy at the track told me a 69 Camaro cable would be a bolt in replacement cable for my Savoy with the Richmond.

Gus

The Camaro one might just work for you. The one I bought was a Jeep application. I think it might be a bit too long but I can just use a big loop under the floor and it should be fine.

Couldnt you have just showed up on a bracket race day and made time trial hits and raced it a round or two? Just to see what it would run.

Got a few more things squared away on the engine assembly. Almost ready to put it back into the Coronet. This project became a third or forth priority so I only get to work on it once or twice a week.

I did get the engine back in the Coronet, hopefully for the last time. I've had it in and out a few times as I sort out various fitment issues. I'm trying to take my time and do everything right this time. In all of my previous builds on this car I've always cut a bunch of corners just to get it together. This time I'm trying to come up with some more permanent solutions. We'll see if that approach works or not.

I take that as a no?

Of course you could have

Sold the Duster so now I'm working on the Coronet when I have some free time. Finally got the engine mounts fabbed up so now the engine is bolted in place. Last hurdle is figuring out the hose routing for the PS unit. Once that is figured out then the rest of the car can bolt back together.

"Sold the Duster so now.."


Perhaps the new owner will test it out while it's still under warranty.

What pulley are you using with the ATI damper and your low mount alternator setup..... Is that extra bracket needed to help stabilize the alternator

I'm using a March two groove pulley. The extra brace is just an idea. I use my own car to test new parts. Sometimes I put the new parts into production, sometimes I don't.

Thanks Andy

Andy, where did you get the large diameter v belt pully for the alternator? Thanks.