They told me "end of October" in July. They hit their promised date so I'm not complaining.
Legendary stuff is really nice. Worth the wait.
What did you do to your C-body today....
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Legendary stuff is really nice. Worth the wait.
TXPinkSkurtz
Member
I'm leaning that way... even with the wait.
patrick66
Old Man with a Hat
I'm going to have to rehab both rear window motors and regulators on the convertible, and the rear regulators on the Coronet this Winter season. The Imperial DS rear is stuck down, and the PS rear is slooooow up and down.
The Coronet has always had quarter windows that were hard to crank up or down. I need to get into those and see if the are just sticky or if there is more to it.
The Coronet has always had quarter windows that were hard to crank up or down. I need to get into those and see if the are just sticky or if there is more to it.
75LandYacht
Yank Tank
I had to do the same in my NYB, you’ll find that 45 plus year old grease in combination with dirt and grim is binding them up. Good cleaning and fresh grease will do wonders. IMO
FWIW, and this is no substitute for repairing the motors, I added relays to my power windows and they are much faster now. I think the voltage drop with the wiring through the switches is substantial.
I have a rear window motor that decided to give up when I was putting the car up for the winter. I can hear the relay clicking (another benefit LOL) so it's probably the motor. I wasn't up for pulling the back seat, door panel etc., and the car is up on the lift with the Barracuda beneath it, (had snow a couple nights ago) so it's going to wait for spring.
Power Window Relays, now with Power Vents
TXPinkSkurtz
Member
Today, my carburetor goes on and my gas tank comes off.
vlodarty
Member
Had the pleasure of meeting 75LandYacht yesterday, a member of this forum, who is restoring his 77 New Yorker.
Thanks for connecting.
That also gave me a reason to take out my 76 NY'er, run out the old gas, and today fill up fresh, and start the process of winter storage.
Thanks for connecting.
That also gave me a reason to take out my 76 NY'er, run out the old gas, and today fill up fresh, and start the process of winter storage.
75LandYacht
Yank Tank
It was a pleasure to meet you as well Vlad. Again thank you for the opportunity and trust with taking Putin around the block. Lol
vlodarty
Member
Thanks for sending the photos.
Took the 76 out again today, could not have a better day !!!
Took the 76 out again today, could not have a better day !!!
MrMoparCHP
Old Man with a Hat
Been Busy,
Alan
Alan
75LandYacht
Yank Tank
Wow Alan.. didn’t know you did a strip down. Looks sweet.
is there a thread on her?
MrMoparCHP
Old Man with a Hat
Haven't posted much but what I have is here.
MrMopar goes Topless
but...
EVERYTHING is here
MrMopar.com!
Alan
75LandYacht
Yank Tank
The 9 1/4 axle I purchased from Murray just showed up today. I’m very excited to get started on that as a winter project.
The carrier and bearings in my current axle are going bad, it was cheaper to purchase one from Murray then To have mine rebuilt. I’ll give it a good power wash and paint, it’ll go perfect with the new leaf springs shackles and bushings I have from ESPO.
The carrier and bearings in my current axle are going bad, it was cheaper to purchase one from Murray then To have mine rebuilt. I’ll give it a good power wash and paint, it’ll go perfect with the new leaf springs shackles and bushings I have from ESPO.
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Wonderwagon
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Stripped the parts tailgate, to pull the hinge. I've only hung the tailgate with the hinge on the sheet metal. So figured it will be easier for a practice door hang at 40ish pounds rather than the whole shebang. Baged and did a quick tagging gor future reference. The tailgate is for sale FYI. Boo pics not on phone
I finally started tearing into Betty White's front end for the rebuild/73 disc brake swap. Pleasant surprise: her upper and lower ball joints are in great shape after 55 years. The dust boots, not so much. Pictures to follow...
69_topless
Member
With the winter coming I took a chance a few weeks back and made a final run before storage. Gave Polara a wash, put in fresh 93 US octane gas (7 USD/gallon), and removed a battery. It's like 7-8 years since my last visit to the states, so just wondering if there show up a new technology in handwashing? Sure the concept is very old, but this new contact-less technology with spot-free rinse took a storm in Europe like 5 years ago? It leaves no water spot marks once the car self dry thanks to specially treated water used for the final wash.
SuperDave
Member
There is a new variety of car wax. Ceramic based. Supposed to last a full year between applications, I haven't tried it. They claim it makes your car "scratch resistant." Can't even put your car keys on the hood, they'll slide right off.
The "contactless" washing is around here too. In fact, I have a monthly plan with a chain (Delta Sonic) where I have unlimited car washes for my daily drivers. Took the Edge through there at 9:00 last night!
As far as "hand washing", I use one of the waterless car "wash" products. The car can't be filthy, but if it's just dirty from driving, it's a perfect way to do it. There's much less micro scratching of the paint over washing the car conventionally. I always get some heat from the uniformed about that statement, but I washed my 300 once this year (in prep for clay bar and more wax) and my Barracuda didn't get washed once.
FWIW, I use the waterless wash after arriving at Carlisle and have been doing it every year since I started bringing the 300 there. No scratches in the paint!
Wow! Looking very, very nice!
It doesn't make it "scratch resistant" meaning your car keys aren't going to scratch the paint. It makes it a little more resistant to micro scratching from car washes etc.
From everything I've read and trying it myself, the over the counter ceramic coatings really don't work that well. If you want it, you really have to have a pro that is trained to use a vey expensive product after what they call "paint correction". That means they clean and buff the car to remove the micro scratching. It's really also meant for the clear coat/base coat finishes on newer cars too, although it is done with some of the older single stage paints.
My daily drivers get Turtle Wax Ice Seal and Shine followed by regular applications of Turtle Wax Ice spray wax. The spray wax takes about 5 minutes to apply and I usually do it after running it through the car wash.
My 300 gets Duragloss polish followed by P&S Beadmaker and the Barracuda gets Collinite with Beadmaker.
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