polara71
Old Man with a Hat
:bootyshake:.........nope
74-78 C-bodies
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"one Fin, one Slab, one Fusie, one Formal"... sounds like a plan I could go for!
57/8 Des Sportsman, 67 Imp LeB, 70 Plym vert, 74-77 Gran Fury would be my picks.
Although a 70 Imp coupe could work too.
Maybe a 66 Polara coupe.
57 Saratoga 4 dr hardtop.
Hmmm Picking favorites is hard!
57/8 Des Sportsman, 67 Imp LeB, 70 Plym vert, 74-77 Gran Fury would be my picks.
Although a 70 Imp coupe could work too.
Maybe a 66 Polara coupe.
57 Saratoga 4 dr hardtop.
Hmmm Picking favorites is hard!
NCGNETO
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Here is my baby!
rapidtransitrick
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looks like a fine ride
75 new yorker
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I love it evntually my new yorker will look that niceHere is my baby!
NCGNETO
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That was before I cleaned the tires. And this one is with the new blinker lens!
Is that top done yet? LOL
Hah
I was talking about the interiors. I should have clarified.
Certain things like the dash were easier to work on, and there were some mechanicle improvements. They handled like pigs though. But there are ways to get them more agile
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Again, I disagree......This is the most comfortable interior I have ever sat in and more comfortable than most living room furniture. In fact these buckets are more comfortable than a 2010 Challenger.
The dash? You would know with 72's whats uneasy about it? Very simplistic .... :shruggy:
Guess you haven't done too many dash boards in these. They're easier than the 60's, but the formals are easier again.
And the wiring! The formals did away with that troublesome bulk head connector. Fusies are nice, but formals are nicer.
It's all in the eyes of the beholder I guess.
And the wiring! The formals did away with that troublesome bulk head connector. Fusies are nice, but formals are nicer.
It's all in the eyes of the beholder I guess.
azblackhemi
Old Man with a Hat
Nope, still waiting on my vinyl top guy. This week I hope.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Nope, never had to handle the late model C's. I always had 69 to 71 Plymouths and Dodges. I have found the dash boards very simple to pull and reinstall along with everything else under there. I find it real hard to believe that things could be more simple than that of the 69's to 71's especially since the laters had more wiring but I can't support my disbelief other than the simplicity of what I have had.
75 new yorker
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it is an addiction
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
As Steve said, the later dash was much easier to work on, because in '74 Mopar introduced what they called the Modular Dash, strictly to make it easire to service. Notice that all the dashes were essentially the same in Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth Cs, with only very minor styling tweaks.
Having had numerous examples of '70-73s and 3 '76/77s, I can attest the latter are much easier to work on dash-wise.... that said, the Fusies are where my heart lies! And comparitively, the "formals" do handle like pigs, even the lame-o's at Consumer Reports noted the deterioration!
Having had numerous examples of '70-73s and 3 '76/77s, I can attest the latter are much easier to work on dash-wise.... that said, the Fusies are where my heart lies! And comparitively, the "formals" do handle like pigs, even the lame-o's at Consumer Reports noted the deterioration!
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
What do you consider an "R"body?
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Maybe this will irritate the heck out of some R-body guys, but, I am adamant in my opinion they are really B-bodies.
1980-81:
Gran Fury, St. Regis, Newport, New Yorker/Fifth Avenue
1979:
Magnum, Cordoba
Absolutely correct Stan, they are a barely modified B body, the wheelbase was stretched like 2 inches, otherwise essentially identical. But the design philosophy was the same, longitudinal torsion bars, rear leafs, and imo they were a worthy successor replacement for the real Cs, in that they still rode and drove like a true big car, yet handled better, stiffer chassis, better gas mileage, and if you look at all the interior and trunk measurements they had as much space, and more, in certain dimensions. I just look at 'em as a more efficient "C", really loved my 79 Newp, 80 St Reege and 80 NYer in every way except for the crappy way they did the aluminum shock bumpers and fillers, and somewhat lacking quality typical of all Mopars of the era. Ran great though, especially when the lockup trans was neutralized and the Lean Burn sh_t canned. Body/trim parts are hard to find though, most having been sucked up by the cop-car clone crazies.
commando1
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I wouldn't mind having one if only to drive something that 99% of the public can't really figure out what it is.
"Nice Lincoln...."
"Nice Lincoln...."
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