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[66chryslers]

I stumbled across this forum well looking for ideas on upper control arms bushings.

I'm a backyard mechanic slowly restoring multiple vehicles, one of them is a 1966 Chrysler town and country station wagon.
I've been working on these cars way too long now and it's about time I finally get one of them back on the road. My projects can be found at, SrnarfsGarage
I've been slowly updating this website so "please" Please forgive me for all the broken links. Just use the back arrow on your browser.

Photo is from 6/2012 when the transmission blew up, thus I had to pull it out. Then my second kid was born and the car when back into storage, again, until now.

 

[Polara_500_Jr]

I stumbled across this forum well looking for ideas on upper control arms bushings.

I'm a backyard mechanic slowly restoring multiple vehicles, one of them is a 1966 Chrysler town and country station wagon.
I've been working on these cars way too long now and it's about time I finally get one of them back on the road. My projects can be found at, SrnarfsGarage
I've been slowly updating this website so "please" Please forgive me for all the broken links. Just use the back arrow on your browser.

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Photo is from 6/2012 when the transmission blew up, thus I had to pull it out. Then my second kid was born and the car when back into storage, again, until now.

Looks like a good car there. Love the slab wagons.

 

[66chryslers]

Looks like a good car there. Love the slab wagons.

It's taken hundreds of hours just to get her to this stage.

 

[ayilar]

Thank you for posting about your car and your website. Lots of useful info re: 1966 Chryslers in there -- @Mike66Chryslers @Ripinator @Ross Wooldridge and other '66 lovers will be able to comment

As I mentioned in another thread, tons of Wisconsin members: @mallex is in Madison, too; @70 Sport Suburban @glennb49 @Pete Kaczmarski @GOLDMYN @Owen11x @Love Shack @Shakerdave @JPMODL @Don Stolfi @Fireflite56 @DeMopuar @JDX @69Polara383 @Ranger Vic @Four4tmag @Slantdeuce are active posters; see also @1971Monaco @MOPARAMAN71 @Jerome Erickson and many others

 

[Ross Wooldridge]

Welcome!

 

[Mike66Chryslers]

Hey, welcome aboard! I remember finding your website years ago. Glad to see you're still working on your Chryslers.

 

[66chryslers]

Hey, welcome aboard! I remember finding your website years ago. Glad to see you're still working on your Chryslers.

I never really stopped. Just took a long vacation. Lol It feels great to get back to it. Hoping to get her back on the road in a year or so. Hope you like the new look of the website.

 

[Ross Wooldridge]

This is mine:

 

[Ripinator]

I stumbled across this forum well looking for ideas on upper control arms bushings.

I'm a backyard mechanic slowly restoring multiple vehicles, one of them is a 1966 Chrysler town and country station wagon.
I've been working on these cars way too long now and it's about time I finally get one of them back on the road. My projects can be found at, SrnarfsGarage
I've been slowly updating this website so "please" Please forgive me for all the broken links. Just use the back arrow on your browser.

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Photo is from 6/2012 when the transmission blew up, thus I had to pull it out. Then my second kid was born and the car when back into storage, again, until now.

Hey! Welcome to the asylum!

 

[Owen11x]

Welcome!!! I absolutely love these wagons such a beautiful car with beautiful lines!!!

 

[66chryslers]

This is mine:

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Awesome looking wagon! and recognize it! It's one of the cars in my photo album. Why does she her still running around causing everybody the rubber neck.
It would be incredibly to get my wagon to look as great as yours someday. However one question about the wheel covers, does this wagon have disc brakes? Or did you just like that style instead of the standard New Yorker covers.

 

[Camshaft]

Welcome from British Columbia, Canada, looks like a good project!

 

[66chryslers]

Anybody got an easy trick or an easy way to fix these bushings with the original strut rods that are welded. Also looking for a methodology to fix or replace the cushions oddly shaped. So far the only option I have right now is to make a mold and make them myself. Also it appears that I acquired the wrong bushing here in the photo, I have to order new ones that actually fit the sway bar diameter.

 

[Ross Wooldridge]

Drill out the spot welds, install new available bushings (they have a split), bolt the housing back together.

Disc brakes on my car - converted to 71 C body discs though.

 

[66chryslers]

Drill out the spot welds, install new available bushings (they have a split), bolt the housing back together.

Disc brakes on my car - converted to 71 C body discs though.

That is what I was leaning towards doing.

 

[kowalski1970]

Welcome from Virginia!!

 

[66chryslers]

Snarf's Garage

Going old school to remove upper control arm ball joints.

 

[live4theking]

Welcome