Autolite P85.
Checking out a 66 300
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Autolite P85.
live4theking
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Nice looking ride and a very good deal for $4000.
Yea I'm super impressed with it and glad I pestered the guy for a month to get to look at it.
In other news, on my list of maintenance items are plugs. And I was interested to see what the old ones looked like. Here they are. The only plugs/cylinders that don't look like they're firing well are 8 and 5. The rest look clean to me. Now to track down the ATF leak on the DS of the tranny.
New plugs in and running like a champ. Slowly finishing up stuff on her. Yesterday I torn down the carb for a rebuild. It was pretty gummed up on the outside and the secondaries were super hard to open until I cleaned it.
I then decided that the intake manifold was dirty and could use a repaint. Pulled that off, but broke this in the process.
It's vac port for the brake booster, and the small nipple for another vac line that goes to the fire wall snapped. I'll have to figure that out unless someone has a spare. Other than that I'm pleased and love the car. I've also purchased kyb shocks from summit and I'd love to have them installed soon.
I then decided that the intake manifold was dirty and could use a repaint. Pulled that off, but broke this in the process.
It's vac port for the brake booster, and the small nipple for another vac line that goes to the fire wall snapped. I'll have to figure that out unless someone has a spare. Other than that I'm pleased and love the car. I've also purchased kyb shocks from summit and I'd love to have them installed soon.
The other vacuum line runs your HVAC controls. If you just broke the nipple you shouldn't have too much difficulty finding a replacement they have been used forever on Mopars. Someone here will know where to find NOS
rexus31
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I've seen those on eBay.
commando1
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Or plumb your own from Home Depot fittings.
Yea I could do that. Ones on eBay run about $23-40.00 maybe the junk year too. I'd rather have an oem one on it.
stubs300
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I broke the little titty off of mine one time, long time ago. What I did was drill the hole out some, not real deep just a tad larger then the titty that broke. Whipped up a small drop of JB weld and stuffed it back in and let it dry. Been good for the last 17 years now. Good Luck
Jet440
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Would you condiser selling it though , or are you going to keep it , as I am really sorry I couldn't get a hold of the last owner when it was for sale . I would love to buy it if you decide to sell it .
regards James
I'm going to keep it for right now. I'll keep you in mind. I'm enjoying it right now.
Jet440
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Thanks for that, if you change your mind let me know
regards James
regards James
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Your car is in wonderful shape. And I'm partial to Scorch Red. What is the story that goes with this car? Somebody properly stored the car and took care of it for many years. Do you know anything about the car's history?
Gerald Morris
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Quite a marvel for just $4k! I've felt smug about driving my '66 Newport home for $1250, but had I $4 G and that ride of yours on offer, I'd have snatched it up. Keep it forever bro and pass it down to posterity. I'm slowly putting mine right, as any 66 C body that can still move under its own power is WELL worth saving and restoring. Detroit simply doesn't do stuff like this any more, and never will again. Again, congratulations! 
I only know what guy I bought it from told me. He was the second owner and while he had it, it stayed under a car port and car cover. He bought it from the original owners son so he says. I love the car and the color. I can't wait to get it on the road.
Thanks for responding to me. There is always a story associated with an old car - or, for that matter, anything else that is old. And the story is often as interesting as the car. Is the Certicard still in the car? If so, it could be used to track down other info about the car.
BillGrissom
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Great looking car. Keep your eye on the vinyl roof since those cars rusted thru underneath the vinyl as soon as it got a crack. Look for a uV resistant product. I don't know if Amour All works on the exterior. You could someday paint where the vinyl is, and go two-tone like I plan for my 65 Dart GT.
If you want to drive it often, a few affordable ideas that will help:
1. A dashpad ~$35 (rockauto) will protect from sun and also looks nice.
2. You will soon tire of points and they aren't efficient. An HEI "ready-to-run" distributor for big-block is ~$70 + $25 for e-core coil (Steve White Performance & others on ebay).
3. A clutch-fan will be more efficient and any from a V-8 Dodge truck w/ V-belt (pre-Magnum) should bolt up. Indeed, even Euro car fans like my M-B or Jag's bolt up and have same center hole. Many use the Jag fan when clearance is tight. A shroud on the radiator would help a lot, but I think 1966 used a rare metal shroud. I have an aluminum Be Cool radiator on my 65 Newport & adapted a shroud I had lying around from an 80's New Yorker.
4. If the carb gives you trouble, EFI has dropped greatly in price. You can buy used Holley Commander 950 setup on ebay for about the price of a new carb, and they bolt-up fairly easy, but fuel supply isn't trivial. An aluminum manifold saves weight and is easy to swap on a big-block (no coolant).
5. If you need a new gas tank, many here fit a CR9 for a late 60's B-body. I just bought one for $95 vs >$300 for the correct tank. A new stainless fuel sender is ~$50 on ebay.
If you want to drive it often, a few affordable ideas that will help:
1. A dashpad ~$35 (rockauto) will protect from sun and also looks nice.
2. You will soon tire of points and they aren't efficient. An HEI "ready-to-run" distributor for big-block is ~$70 + $25 for e-core coil (Steve White Performance & others on ebay).
3. A clutch-fan will be more efficient and any from a V-8 Dodge truck w/ V-belt (pre-Magnum) should bolt up. Indeed, even Euro car fans like my M-B or Jag's bolt up and have same center hole. Many use the Jag fan when clearance is tight. A shroud on the radiator would help a lot, but I think 1966 used a rare metal shroud. I have an aluminum Be Cool radiator on my 65 Newport & adapted a shroud I had lying around from an 80's New Yorker.
4. If the carb gives you trouble, EFI has dropped greatly in price. You can buy used Holley Commander 950 setup on ebay for about the price of a new carb, and they bolt-up fairly easy, but fuel supply isn't trivial. An aluminum manifold saves weight and is easy to swap on a big-block (no coolant).
5. If you need a new gas tank, many here fit a CR9 for a late 60's B-body. I just bought one for $95 vs >$300 for the correct tank. A new stainless fuel sender is ~$50 on ebay.
Thanks for the advice. Lately I've been busy with the trans. I pulled the valve body out to get the seals the the shifter arm and also put a trans go reprogramming kit in it. I'll have that finished up by the weekend. The shift kit was easier than I thought. I just made damn sure I followed the directions.
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