1967 Chrysler newport

[1967Chrysler newport]

this is my 1967 chrysler Newport, its a hand me down from my mom. its history includes an engine swap from a stingray Corvette. my mom built it with her dad, its been started maybe twice, but was never driven. over 20 years ago, the garage it was in was flooded, destroying everything. my mom decided she was done working on it and moved on, forgetting about it. about 2-3 years ago I was 15, my parents decided to divorce and my mom left me the keys to both her 67 Chrysler and her 55 baby Cadillac. I've been looking into rebuilding this car, but I need to get it from Oklahoma town to Texas. it may still have water in the engine, leading to the engine suffering from corrosion for 19 years. I've been to the summit racing website and I've found all sorts of parts that I need to not only fix this car, but make it better than the original engine. and I'm gonna be honest, I love cars, but I don't know a whole lot about building one. but my engine swap includes a 440 v8 with 500 horse power. i don't know what transmission I would need for this huge boat car, or breaks, or even how the electronics work. I'm kind of stuck on my own. I'm not going for the original look. I want the muscle car stance, I even looked into getting hood vents, but I would like some help on this.

 

[1967Chrysler newport]

my fault, I just realized I put this in the wrong thread

 

[carguy300]

This is c bodies, that is a c body! Sounds like it may take a lot of work, looks like body might be solid, 4dr, post more pics. Here it’s your car your way, lots of advise and helpful tips here!

 

[Big_John]

this is my 1967 chrysler Newport, its a hand me down from my mom. its history includes an engine swap from a stingray Corvette. my mom built it with her dad, its been started maybe twice, but was never driven. over 20 years ago, the garage it was in was flooded, destroying everything. my mom decided she was done working on it and moved on, forgetting about it. about 2-3 years ago I was 15, my parents decided to divorce and my mom left me the keys to both her 67 Chrysler and her 55 baby Cadillac. I've been looking into rebuilding this car, but I need to get it from Oklahoma town to Texas. it may still have water in the engine, leading to the engine suffering from corrosion for 19 years. I've been to the summit racing website and I've found all sorts of parts that I need to not only fix this car, but make it better than the original engine. and I'm gonna be honest, I love cars, but I don't know a whole lot about building one. but my engine swap includes a 440 v8 with 500 horse power. i don't know what transmission I would need for this huge boat car, or breaks, or even how the electronics work. I'm kind of stuck on my own. I'm not going for the original look. I want the muscle car stance, I even looked into getting hood vents, but I would like some help on this.

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A little advice, the car has been sitting quite a while and has been through a flood.

Given that, before you spend a lot of hard earned money on moving it and then buying parts, take a hard look at the underside of that car. Since it looks sunk down into the dirt, you need to look at the frame, both front and rear frames, and the floors, both the interior and the trunk floors. Rust is a real killer and none of parts like the floor or frame are available new. Even replacing it with used is a long, hard, and expensive job.

I'm not trying to discourage you.... In fact, I really like that a young person wants to take this on.

Regarding the trans, the dependable 727 automatic is probably the best choice and gives the best bang for the buck. Electronics? Pretty simple stuff for under the hood. Under the dash gets more complicated and I always advise to stay away from the kits like "Painless" as they don't seem to live up to their name. If there was a Chevy engine in the car, you'll want to look at what was done to mount it and what needs to be undone.

It surprises me that no one has asked about the '55 Caddy! What's up with that car?

 

[SIPLOWGUY]

It surprises me that no one has asked about the '55 Caddy! What's up with that car?

My thoughts exactly!

 

[1967Chrysler newport]

A little advice, the car has been sitting quite a while and has been through a flood.

Given that, before you spend a lot of hard earned money on moving it and then buying parts, take a hard look at the underside of that car. Since it looks sunk down into the dirt, you need to look at the frame, both front and rear frames, and the floors, both the interior and the trunk floors. Rust is a real killer and none of parts like the floor or frame are available new. Even replacing it with used is a long, hard, and expensive job.

I'm not trying to discourage you.... In fact, I really like that a young person wants to take this on.

Regarding the trans, the dependable 727 automatic is probably the best choice and gives the best bang for the buck. Electronics? Pretty simple stuff for under the hood. Under the dash gets more complicated and I always advise to stay away from the kits like "Painless" as they don't seem to live up to their name. If there was a Chevy engine in the car, you'll want to look at what was done to mount it and what needs to be undone.

It surprises me that no one has asked about the '55 Caddy! What's up with that car?

oh the 55 baby Cadillac!! that's going to be an even harder job! it had a large dark oak growing through the engine bay and sticking out of the bumper. I plan on working on that one last, since (I think) it would be more work. that's going to be my drag strip queen, since my mom didn't really care too much for it, no sentimental value as far as she was concerned. it will also be more expensive (due to all of the non-street legal parts I'll be loading it with) but the 67 would be the car I drive to school, more of a daily driver. don't get me wrong, I want this car to get up and go, but its also my last resort daily driver build. (besides the neighbors 1994 Buick century station wagon they're selling for 500 bucks) my opinion on cars is its not yours unless you built it or had it long enough. I grew up with the Dukes of Hazzard, so my perspective is a lot different than anyone else in my school.

 

[CBODY67]

Nice that you want to get the Newport going again, BUT it will probably take a huge amount of time and money just to get it one the road, much less presentable looking AND reliable.

If it has a Corvette engine, what ELSE did they change to get it in there? GM transmission? Plus all of the electrical alterations. I'm seeing a big money pit there, unfortunately. If you don't know specifically what they did and how they did it, you'll be "flying blind" as cars are not generic, but specific to the maker and model year as to what they came with. It would be easier if it was a Chevrolet rather than a Chrysler, too.

I fully "get" the sentimental value you have with the car, but I'm seeing a car sitting in a flood plain, been flooded, and is now basically a somewhat complete parts car. Even getting it to TX would be expensive (as in a buddy with a good trailer that will do it for "gas money"). Even worse if you got a normal roll-back wrecker to haul it.

THEN there is the issue of getting it titled for road use. It is usually bad enough to get an already-titles and registered OK car into TX and get a TX title for it, much less one with no title and then getting a good TX title for it. If it gets to TX, is there a secure and weather-resistant place you can put it as you work on it? Many towns do not like "project cars" in the front driveway, preferring them to be out of plain sight instead.

Can the car be rebuilt? Certainly it can! You can learn a huge amount about cars and Chryslers working on it, too! It's not going to be easy to do, or inexpensive to do. Just getting it situated in TX might be close to $4000.00 before you do anything but get it cleaned up.

Shopping in the Summit Racing online catalog can be fun. Walking into their warehouse showroom in Arlington, TX is an awesome first-time experience, too. BUT in the earlier stages, you might be better off in Trenton Browne's Salvage Yard in Sunset, TX. He has a few of that era C-body Chryslers in there you can use for parts cars, most probably. You're going to need a decent rear axle to get the car on the road.

I certainly understand sentimental value, but you first need the infrastructure to support our dreams and desires to rebuild the car. Many have "been there" before. Right now, I can "dream lots of stuff to do and make happen", but I'm not really in the mood to start something at my age. Perhaps with a C-body trunk-load of hormones, to get me back to where I was 40 years ago? When I was still energetic enough to want to get into a 5 year project of sorts. FWIW

Best of luck in your future ventures!
CBODY67

 

[Jakter]

What's a 55 baby Caddy?

 

[Scoopy G]

Sometimes sentimentality leads us down the wrong path. Personally, I wouldn't touch this car with a 10-foot pole.

 

[1967Chrysler newport]

What's a 55 baby Caddy?

Cadillac coupe de ville