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Aarrghh!
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3175375
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Ugh
The_Eagles’_Nest
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Right side done. I will just borrow an axle from my other 72 for now. I will set the endplay tomorrow after the axle swap.
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Waldron y-pipe and midpipe, NOS muffler, tailpipe, muffler hanger, tailpipe hanger and tailpipe clamp.
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The car is back together with a factory axle retainer on the left side, it will do for going to the show and back. I had a disappointing email exchange with an employee from Dr. Diff. I was fought the entire time and was told basically I had caused my own problem. I can’t recommend Dr. Diff anymore. The customer service I got was very poor.
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You can see how much Dr Diff’s axle retainer was warped just trying to remove the axle, and how much of a difference it is between a stock unit. There is a snowball’s chance in hell that the end play would have been even close to the larger side of spec with the big shoulder missing. Pair this with the poor, accusatory attitude from the employee who responded you can see the issue.
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The car needs to have the brakes bled and I can go drive it.
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Success! I need to do the pitman arm and idler arm tomorrow and fine tune the brakes but the car now drives without howling!
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Neat, clean exhaust, no rattles and does not touch the axle like the Waldron tailpipe did. I’m disappointed because I wanted to like their system.
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Wayne at BCM and TurboStart unfortunately failed to come through with the restoration battery. Other than that just a few items than need attention but it looks decent.
I am finding that some 72s use standard ignition wires. At least they are new, and say Chrysler Corporation on them with a Q1-72 date code.
I am finding that some 72s use standard ignition wires. At least they are new, and say Chrysler Corporation on them with a Q1-72 date code.
commando1
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Now that it's all buttoned up, is the rear making any noise?
The_Eagles’_Nest
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I got to installing the FlowKooler water pump that showed up the week after Carlisle. I found the idler is worn out. That is on order and I will repaint the bracket when the new pulley shows up.
Electronic ignition was an option on 1972 2bbl cars and some normal 4bbl cars. Our '72 Newport Royal 400 2bbl was a late-built car with the then-optional factory electronic ignition. Another car sitting beside it on the new car lot had points. Seems that that late in the ;72 model year, EI became standard?
The early electronic ignition New Yorker I looked at at the dealership make ready stall had magnetic suppression wires on it, from the factory with Chrysler markings on them, but later ones with EI had normal carbon wires.
Just some observations and experiences,
CBODY67
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It’s my understanding that Imperial was standard with electronic ignition from the start. I have my early build 11/71 green Imperial that had original wires on the engine with a Q3-71 date code and they were the older style black wires. I do not know when the change occurred but the orange NOS wires were causing misfires.
That may have been accurate, considering the Premium orientation of Imperial in the Chrysler brands.
Back then, my primary focus was on the performance cars from Chrysler, although I was mainly oriented toward "Chrysler" too. Chrysler seemed to be doing a "staged roll-out" of the EI systems, in the earlier days of it. Giving dealers a chance to get used to it before making it standard across the board.
Thanks,
CBODY67
Back then, my primary focus was on the performance cars from Chrysler, although I was mainly oriented toward "Chrysler" too. Chrysler seemed to be doing a "staged roll-out" of the EI systems, in the earlier days of it. Giving dealers a chance to get used to it before making it standard across the board.
Thanks,
CBODY67
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Standard from Day 1 on the 72s
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