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Welcome and great score! A little buffing and waxing on the Chrysler acrylic enamel paint and some careful cleaning of the vinyl interior can result in a prett-much OEM look, or better. Any issues with the outside "wood trim" can be "patina"? Drive and get to know the car. How it acts and...

Seems like @Big_John has mentioned getting some more-universal "cut-to-length" inserts from NAPA?

Using the old Fram fuel filter, which is opaque, to replace the stock steel filter can be an option. Then using the "crystal clean" filter from the boat section can be the pre-pump filter, mounted below the exh heat. If the "sock" on the intake end of the fuel sending unit is still intact (or...

The slanted dial face and upside down pushbuttons would indicate a Chrysler/Imperial application.

I have heard of "skimming" as to connecting rod CAPS, but not the main part of the rod. From back in the day of the poured babbitt bearing Chevy inline 6cyl engines. To account for bearing wear. "Select fit" of sorts. As to "piston weight", there is a range of values for piston weights...

There are "load adjusters" to stop the "hyper-flash" when LED bulbs replace the normal bulbs in the turn signal positions. They have to be grounded to the body, I believe. They are available many places. The other issue which affects instrument cluster bulbs is accumulated ingress of fine...

I believe the same booster will go up into the 1970 model year, by looks. Possibly the related linkage, too?

As for the 100+ watt "landing lights", there is a circuit breaker in the back of the headlight switch (if not somewhere else) that is not rated for that much load. It will cut off the lights when that happens. Something else to consider . . . Discovered by a friend long ago, who was "going to...

The Poly 318's heritage began with "single rocker shaft" cyl heads on the 1950s "double rocker shaft" cyl heads on the 1950s Hemi V-8s. Same basic block, different cyl heads for the lower-priced models. The LA318's heritage includes the Poly 318 block, which is why the bellhousing patterns...

All of the aftermarket (at least) LED bulbs have a cooling fan on their backside. LEDs themselves are "low draw", for the light section, but the cooling fans also take juice to run. All OEM sealed beams also generate heat at the wiring connectors on the bulbs, even the turn signal bulbs . . ...

Compression readings are relative to the elevation altitude of the vehicle when the test is done. Most of the specs usually indicate "At or near sea level". As long as the readings are within about 20psi, all is good. When I was "worried" about cylinder wear on our '66 Newport 383 2bbl, I...

Aim and BEAM PATTERN. The ONLY aftermarket LED headlight I've seen with a decent beam pattern is the Holley Retrobrights. Otherwise, check out www.danielsternlighting.com for better headlight solutions. European E-code light housings with good bulbs (all of which are about 55-65 Watts in...

It's my understanding that "deck height" is cut after the crankshaft main bearing saddle "line hone" is done, as it is that place that all of the upper machine work is based on. Then, each OEM-family block has the "deck height" dimension which is measured from the centerline of the crankshaft...

Seems like there is a member in here that sells the factory look-alike electronic regulators, on eBay?

Axalta, which I believe is the brand that superseded/bought DuPont's automotive paint business, still has a "single-stage" acrylic enamel paint product. GM used acrylic lacquer paint as Ford and Chrysler used acrylic enamel paint, only. In general, many body shops liked to use acrylic lacquer...

In many respects, the 8-track (and probably the prior 4-track set-up?) had a design flaw where the tape would rub against itself, going different directions, as it ran its loop in the cartridge. The malfunctions probably happened when the tape's lube ran dry? Cassettes were, basically, a mini...

In the middle 1960s, the Texas Highway Dept would order base Dodge Coronet sedans sfor their supervisors. The deck lid was removed and a drop-in metal "box" was inserted in the opening. Had the side panels rolled just like a step-side pickup truck's bed panels were. Seems like only the '66...

I concur that somebody got a drum (possibly from a salvage yard?) and installed it. Everything fits, no issues. The second picture is what I would consider a normal brake drum from back then, with fins around the outer circumference of the drum. Many OEMs did that. In a Sears Automotive...

"Junk"? Nice looking "junk". But what we might consider such is a treasure for somebody not as well informed. BTAIM In the middle 2000s, some guys had started an oil well fracking company, sold the company and one of them went to B-J Scottsdale and invested his windfall in classic cars...

...the horn did not work was the factory Rim Blow steering wheel horn switch apparently had a history of activating when the interior temp got over 80*F. So the horn relay was fried as the horn switch was hard and hard to use. In looking for a new turn signal switch (in the Mopar Parts jobber...