1969 Imperial progress thread

[vdk2010]

It is a B9 dark metallic blue coupe with a matching blue vinyl top and white leather bucket seat interior.

That sounds like a beautiful car. Have you posted pic's of it here .....? If so, I missed it ..... would love to see it.

x2 I would love to see your car!

Sounds like the one by which I fell in love with this car!

 

[vdk2010]

I'm in no hurry with that. Germany is not nearly as warm as floride ;)

 

[patrick66]

In 1990, there was a pretty good heat wave in Germany...meaning daily temps over 80*F. I had air in my black '85 Dodge D150. My neighbors were all Germans, save for two other Americans that lived in my village. I'd have the windows up on the truck and enjoying the a/c, while my neighbors were sweltering in their non-a/c homes and cars. They'd look at me as if I were crazy - first, for having the ONLY truck in the village and second, for having air conditioning...in a VEHICLE! I took a couple of them for a ride in my D150 during this time, and they were definitely converts to the advantages of air conditiong in a car!

 

[Ironwolf]

x2 I would love to see your car!

Sounds like the one by which I fell in love with this car!
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Then you may like this one !!!

 

[vdk2010]

In 1990, there was a pretty good heat wave in Germany...meaning daily temps over 80*F. I had air in my black '85 Dodge D150. My neighbors were all Germans, save for two other Americans that lived in my village. I'd have the windows up on the truck and enjoying the a/c, while my neighbors were sweltering in their non-a/c homes and cars. They'd look at me as if I were crazy - first, for having the ONLY truck in the village and second, for having air conditioning...in a VEHICLE! I took a couple of them for a ride in my D150 during this time, and they were definitely converts to the advantages of air conditiong in a car!

Ya, I was 4 back then ;) I agree, a A/C is a great feature but for me, a lot of other things are more important.

 

[vdk2010]

Then you may like this one !!!

I know this one. It would be better if it was a '69 ;) But a stunning ragtop limo!

 

[polara71]

The A C does not go on in the house unless its over 95 degrees...no air on in the car

 

[tallhair]

That sounds like a beautiful car. Have you posted pic's of it here .....? If so, I missed it ..... would love to see it.
My dad had a 69 LeBaron that was that dark blue, including the top and leather interior. I'd leave my A12 runner at home and borrow his Imperial for dates....

Very wise ... I took the family 68 New Yorker a few times

 

[70bigblockdodge]

Ya, I was 4 back then ;) I agree, a A/C is a great feature but for me, a lot of other things are more important.

Wow I bought my Baracuda and my Challenger both in your birthday year. Damn I'm getting old.

 

[vdk2010]

Wow I bought my Baracuda and my Challenger both in your birthday year. Damn I'm getting old.

You will not be older but wiser. Like Gandalf or so. From now on you're not longer known as "the grey"... From now on you're known as "the white" :icon_pray:

 

[vdk2010]

I disassambled the carb today. It's in not that bad shape as I thought... No stuck screws. No immobile parts... Just lime and dirt on the outside and the gasgets are rotten...

I ordered 10 litres of 10% Vinegar today on amazon in which I will soak the parts tomorrow.

 

[vdk2010]

 

[vdk2010]

 

[tallhair]

Nice job documenting the dis-assembly.

I'm looking forward to your results

 

[detmatt]

Yeah the carb doesn't look half bad!

 

[vdk2010]

Nice job documenting the dis-assembly.

I'm looking forward to your results

And I have 50 more pics ;) I took one of every screw to remember where it belongs!

I do this on the whole car... I have over 1000 pictures already. Named, sorted and backuped.

 

[tallhair]

That's great vdk .. lots of work I know

 

[patrick66]

The A C does not go on in the house unless its over 95 degrees...no air on in the car

Screw that. I'm gonna be comfortable. Air conditioning rocks!

 

[patrick66]

This looks like the very same Imperial I saw in an upholstery shop in Incirlik, Turkey in the mid '90s! It was a black four-door Imperial that had the top cut off, and a custom Carson top installed. It was a stunning car, both with and without the top. An American airman owned the car. Might be the same rig, who knows?

 

[saforwardlook]

Yeah the carb doesn't look half bad!

Those old original Holley 4160 carbs are a disaster to try to rebuild. The metering blocks warp internally as do the bowls even with low mileage examples and heat cycling takes its toll. Rarely can I rebuild one of those things successfully, and I have done many other carburetors with good results (another problem is the Holley 2210 2 bbl carbs which also warp). I got my first exposure to this reality when I worked at Chrysler in the carburetor lab in 1972 and I asked the Holley rep on site at the time why I was having trouble rebuilding my 4160 on my 29K mile 1970 300 that I had bought used at the time - the rep said forget about rebuilding it, and just get a new one. They weren't worth rebuilding then and they are even less worth trying to rebuild now. In contrast, Carter WCFBs, AFBs and AVS carburetors are a breeze to rebuild if you clean the clusters really well and the Thermoquads are usually easy too, although I have had a couple of those that defied the effort due to something unexplained to me yet regarding warping of the plastic body most likely. If you have to keep a Holley 4 bbl carb on the Imperial, I would get a new one, or better yet, just swap to the AVS Carter carburetors and never have to be troubled again.