Cbody Bob's 1966 Chrysler 300 coupe

[C Body Bob]

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I’ll take some vitamins. And a glass of milk

 

[MarPar]

I’ll take some vitamins. And a glass of milk

Dont forget your Wheaties!!!

 

[mr. fix it]

In a week somebody will be looking for that cowl...

And hood springs

 

[C Body Bob]

Hey look what I did today. I started her up. And drove down the yard to the shop. Basically just let it run & shifted the trans a bit. Driver door is sticking so worked on that some. Better but not right still.

 

[live4theking]

It does live... We haven't seen it in so long.

 

[C Body Bob]

It does live... We haven't seen it in so long.

I have no time for it.

 

[ImpJay]

View attachment 227482 View attachment 227483 Hey look what I did today. I started her up. And drove down the yard to the shop. Basically just let it run & shifted the trans a bit. Driver door is sticking so worked on that some. Better but not right still.

Has this been blue or grey?

 

[C Body Bob]

Has this been blue or grey?

It’s blue.

 

[C Body Bob]

I bought a reman distributor from Advance Auto for the 300. Installed it today & it started up & I quickly got my timing light out & set the timing. It runs WAY better now. Idles very nice & takes the gas great. Now to bleed the brakes & check that all my lights are working & I’ll go for a short drive. I made a video with my phone of the car running buy I don’t know how to upload it. This is a major step in the right direction.

 

[ImpJay]

I bought a reman distributor from Advance Auto for the 300. Ininstalled it today & it started up & I quickly got my timing light out & set the timing. It runs WAY better now. Idles very nice & takes the gas great. Now to bleed the brakes & check that all my lights are working & I’ll go for a short drive. I made a video with my phone of the car running buy I don’t know how to upload it. This is a major step in the right direction.

Do you have an account on youtube.com?

 

[C Body Bob]

Do you have an account on youtube.com?

Nope

 

[C Body Bob]

Now that I have the 300 running good. I am working on the brakes. The pedal is very soft. I started gravity bleeding & that helped some. Experience told me to check rear shoes to see if they where bad. Shoes adjusted a little on the tight side & had a lot of lining left but brake cylinder was froze. The hard metal line is rusty so I twisted the cylinder out to save the line. I will check the other side too since I’m this far into it.

 

[cantflip]

View attachment 241911 Now that I have the 300 running good. I am working on the brakes. The pedal is very soft. I started gravity bleeding & that helped some. Experience told me to check rear shoes to see if they where bad. Shoes adjusted a little on the tight side & had a lot of lining left but brake cylinder was froze. The hard metal line is rusty so I twisted the cylinder out to save the line. I will check the other side too since I’m this far into it.

Seeing this car in person almost made me think I need one... almost... I have enough going on with what I've got already. No more parking left is really my saving grace though...

 

[C Body Bob]

Seeing this car in person almost made me think I need one... almost... I have enough going on with what I've got already. No more parking left is really my saving grace though...

You can get this one & then you watch the progress up close. No need to log onto FCBO & view those pics. Think of how much time it will save you

 

[65sporty]

Bob is the nut rusted to the line or is the line so rusty you were afraid it would leak if it twisted a little bit? If it's just the nut stuck on the line some heat will loosen it, I deal with it all the time in the rust belt.

 

[C Body Bob]

Bob is the nut rusted to the line or is the line so rusty you were afraid it would leak if it twisted a little bit? If it's just the nut stuck on the line some heat will loosen it, I deal with it all the time in the rust belt.

I think it’s both. I took some sand paper & cleaned up the line. Sprayed the nut with a rust dissolver. Still wanted to twist the line. Not ready to do a complete brake overhaul/restoration yet. Just want to get some brakes on it so I can drive it & see what all needs attention. I thought about some heat but I really think the line needs replacing.

 

[70bigblockdodge]

Seeing this car in person almost made me think I need one... almost... I have enough going on with what I've got already. No more parking left is really my saving grace though...

Maybe I could free you up a spot of a certain 2 door?

 

[cantflip]

Maybe I could free you up a spot of a certain 2 door?

Hmm... if your son drives his Charger, you could leave the stuff too far down the alphabet at home and I would have at least one Formal there (you'd be spoiled enough to WANT to road trip the Formal)... this idea has promise.

 

[C Body Bob]

US Mail deliverd the wheel cylinders for the 300 today. Fed X lost the package I ordered for Furyious. I’m trying to button Furyious up because one of the local tracks has been having test & tunes all winter. I asked them if that will continue & they said yes as long as weather is good they plan to open at least 1 day on the weekend. They have been getting good car count too.

 

[C Body Bob]

Well I finally got good fluid comming out of all 4 bleeders. Did a gravity bleed on all 4 corners. Only air I got was on the right rear. Tightened all the bleeders & topped off the master. Still no pedal. When I start the car I can hear a hissing sound under the dash when I press on the brake pedal. Does that mean my brake booster is bad ?