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I never was a fan of them either, until I got a car with one on it. Worked as good as anybody else's OEM battery did for me. The Chrysler dealer my parents bought their demo '95 LH New Yorker from put one in under the factory warranty. Later, I suspected it might be causing an issue with the...

Looks like a single-piston caliper. Which could mean a 1972 or 1973 OEM front brake swap. What about the master cyl and booster? Might need to find a website which details the size and shape of the brake pad backing plates. That can yield an "industry number" for the brake pads, which can...

You have checked the popular (usually B- and E-body oriented) aftermarket restoration vendors, but NOT the manufacturers' websites. As in Steele Rubber Products. The particular deck lid weatherstrip is something of a generic Chrysler weatherstrip. NOT specific to that particular vehicle...

The more CCA means the battery has the guts to crank a poorly-starting engine at 0*F for a longer period of time than a battery with fewer CCAs. No more, no less. Might make the starter spin a bit faster for easier starting, than a 650CCA battery might, but not over-power the electrical...

When I bought my 1980 Newport 360 2bbl (318-size BBD from the factory in 1980), I knew it had an issue of running just fine on the main system, but would not idle when it was not on fast idle. If you were coasting to an off-ramp at 65mph, it would die. No issues with fuel delivery OR the...

CHP could request additions/changes (as mentioned) because they were the largest police car buyer in the nation. No big deal for them to spec a white steering wheel, etc., but sheet metal additions/changes would be figured into the selling price of the vehicles.

Compared to the 9.2+CR engines prior to the 8.2CR engines like you have, the 75psi would automatically mean it was completely worn out, especially the compression ring and cylinder walls. But seems like the specs for the 8.2CR motors was 90psi+? The issue would be why the several cylinders are...

When changing a master cylinder, I did things a bit differently. Adapting how the brakes are bled at the assy plant. When you remove the master cyl bleeding device, air CAN happen at that joint. What I did, several times on dual master cylinders, is to get the line fittings tight and verify...

The "door wedges" were on convertibles of unibody-style cars. Later on T-top hardtops of unibody-style cars, too. What constitutes a "torque box" at the rear spring front mounting point? Is that a separate piece or just an additional piece welded to the basic structure? If added, was the...

WHAT vehicle are you dealing with? Not mentioned in the thread title.

You have to realize that he was really trying to "punch through" the paper template laid onto the paint. But still, no dimpled metal.

The air flow out of the under-dash "holes" does tend to be biased toward the driver's side. Same on the heater air flow. I discovered this on our '72 Newport (normal a/c) as my mother was always wanting more heat, but my dad's feet were hot. I fixed that air flow issue by putting a piece of...

Other than the things mentioned above, I'm still wondering about the "slow cranking" situation. Plus when the situation first started? As for the distributor, I'm presuming it is an electronic unit? Just curious, CBODY67

I ran across a clip, maybe in the "Car Chases" YouTube channel, where a '65 Imperial was in Europe, being chased by the bad guys. As the Imperial went through traffic, it was HIT by a car, in its rh rr quarter panel. The other car was really bent, but the Imperial body was just dented a good...

^^^^ The front end contours and roof C-pillar have a strong 1961 Thunderbird influence, to me. The rear styling is neat and very NOT Ford-like.

Here's a thought . . . Ever notice that the factory minimized the use of any adhesive in putting the weatherstrips on at the factory? Meaning they are desired to be installed "dry", unless they might need some additional holding method for a curve or body contour. Personally, I came to use...

"Roll over standards" certainly were decades away from 1964, BUT the 1965-1968 Chrysler C-bodies had very stout body structures! You can tell that just by closing the doors, for example. Look at how their front end areas are strongly tied-together compared to the large amount of open space on...

Just looking at the sales brochures, I would say "No". The basic structure might be similar, but the actual end result is different, I suspect. Sport Fury had bucket seats that were shaped differently and such, as the end result. It MIGHT, repeat, M I G H T, be possible that a normal C-body...

The Imperial interiors usually had the Eagle logo stitched into them, back then. Plus expensive fabrics and such. NOT to forget the premium foam under the upholstery. Being a premium carline, they were usually a more-complicated item to stitch together, too. Can't forget the...

If you were putting up a canopy/shelter, would you want the roof to connect at a narrow point of the support or at the wide part of the support? That style was unique to Chrysler products, rather than variations of the "Thunderbird C-pillar" that others used (including the '65-'66 New Yorker...