MrMoparCHP
Old Man with a Hat
I'll just drop this here, more later.
Alan
Alan
What did you do to your C-body today....
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TxDon
Well-Known Member
Boy are those floors clean! Original?
MrMoparCHP
Old Man with a Hat
Yes, just the three patches seen on the front passenger area.
It was sanded and rattle can grey paint.
For a convertible that sent time in Alaska, not bad.
Alan
these arrived for my 70 300 U code convert, should complement the Firm Feel box nicely
LocuMob
Fluid Technician with a hat
Organized my storage unit a little better to make room for car number four. The wagon was grumpy, but it started fairly easy in the 35° weather. No heavy boxes were placed on it's roof, just some light stuff.
Now all four vehicles will be easily accessible when the time comes.
Now all four vehicles will be easily accessible when the time comes.
75LandYacht
Yank Tank
Had another dual snorkel, the last one, powder coated along with the spare road wheel that I picked up from a member. They turned out spectacular, I’ll have to do some color change on the road wheel as expected, but otherwise, very happy. The fresh dill snorkel Sits atop Gingers 440 nicely.
If anyone’s interested, the air cleaner lid foam, I picked up from ECS for $12, and the air breather intake tube from eBay.
I also had a spare air cleaner lid powder coated that’s up for grabs if anybody’s interested, I know it fits a 74 to 78 formal 440. You guys would know best if it fits other applications. PM me if interested.
If anyone’s interested, the air cleaner lid foam, I picked up from ECS for $12, and the air breather intake tube from eBay.
I also had a spare air cleaner lid powder coated that’s up for grabs if anybody’s interested, I know it fits a 74 to 78 formal 440. You guys would know best if it fits other applications. PM me if interested.
MrMoparCHP
Old Man with a Hat
Decided that now was a good time to address the quarter window motors. I chose to not even try and get the regulators out as on these convertibles there is no easy way.
I drilled a hole through both parts of the regulator and the door and bolted them together.
My first hole was off, adjustments were made, the other two drilled.
Confident that my bolt will work the motor was removed.
I find it interesting the front and rear motors have a different gear assembly, this seams to be normal?
Alan
I drilled a hole through both parts of the regulator and the door and bolted them together.
My first hole was off, adjustments were made, the other two drilled.
Confident that my bolt will work the motor was removed.
I find it interesting the front and rear motors have a different gear assembly, this seams to be normal?
Alan
MrMoparCHP
Old Man with a Hat
One of the fronts (haven't checked the other yet) had a very questionable repair done. Pieces of flattened copper tubing was used to fill the void.
Alan
Alan
75LandYacht
Yank Tank
Nice Alan.. yucky sticky old graphite grease. She’ll work nice and easy when your done.
What year is your convertible? I too am in the midst of repairs to my rear 1/4 window on my 67 ragtop. There is no chance in the world that the regulator is coming out of that little access port while still attached to the PW motor. When you drilled the hole for the nut and bolt you installed, did you go through the arm as well? Or does the bolt fit under the arm so it doesn't come crashing down? Lot of posts here that says you can remove the motor quite easily if the window is still in the car, as the weight of the window will stop the regulator from slamming down on your hand, but the window is all the way up, so gravity will be pushing down, will it not? I have put some clamps on the bottom of my quarter window, left the regulator arms attached to the lower window frame, and cut a piece of 2 x 2 to wedge inside the door up against the bottom of the window frame, but the whole thing still makes me nervous. As discussed with another member here, I think you need 3 hands the size of a post it note to reinstall this stuff inside a 1/4 window!
MrMoparCHP
Old Man with a Hat
It is a 69 Polara
The bolt goes through both parts of the regulator,
this is the front but the same idea
Your car may be different so plan well.
The hardest part of this is locating the moto bolts.
Alan
I got a little catching up to do. Usually I find a big project to do over Christmas break as I get the week off between Christmas and New Years. However this year I slipped on the ice on December December 15th and Fractured my fibula and a slight fracture Tibia around my ankle. Good news was no surgery, bad news was I couldn’t clear snow to my back garage to get to my car until early January. It’s not easy to run a snow blower while using a knee scooter. But I managed to clear a 20’ path.
My wife just shook her head walked away. She did offer to do it, but by that time I was so bored, I needed the challenge.
I at least got out there and did some organizing and started to make a list of things I wanted to tweak on my car.
My wife just shook her head walked away. She did offer to do it, but by that time I was so bored, I needed the challenge.
I at least got out there and did some organizing and started to make a list of things I wanted to tweak on my car.
First day without my walking boot, I decided it was time to clean my undercarriage. Last summer I had to traverse 10 miles of gravel during a rain storm through a construction zone. Even though I used a hose to rinse the bottom side, I had gravel/sand caked all over. Since it was -15 degrees F and I don’t have a floor drain, I couldn’t fire up my pressure washer. I started with a basic spray bottle and rags with limited success, then migrated to a car wash bucket. Wasn’t working as good as I wanted, so I cleaned out a pressurized deck sprayer and added car wash detergent. Was able to get a little pressure to help clean some off and for excess water on the floor I used my old Hoover wet floor vacuum to clean it up. Here I am first day out of my boot (maybe a couple days early) with my ankle brace working on slick wet floors. I didn’t slip, but my leg was tired that night.
Finally did my seasonal tire rotation yesterday. Also checked my front wheel bearings and adjusted.
Grease still good, but could get a little in and out movement after 8,000 miles. Was able to turn the nut about 1/4 -1/2 turn while spinning the hub to get back to proper inch pound spec.
Also cleaned up my rims.
Grease still good, but could get a little in and out movement after 8,000 miles. Was able to turn the nut about 1/4 -1/2 turn while spinning the hub to get back to proper inch pound spec.
Also cleaned up my rims.
75LandYacht
Yank Tank
Well! As it always starts. “Let me just take this small part off” and then! BAM.. so it started out with me, pulling the 8track radio out for servicing then my curiosity getting the best of me wanting to see what was under the dash pad..Boy did I find out. So I’m taking the opportunity to clean up everything while it’s apart. Pulled the vent registers from the pad and ran it through the dishwasher for a good cleaning. when I bought the car, it was in Vegas, very dusty part of the country as you can imagine. So there’s lots of Vegas dust under the dash plus it’s giving me the opportunity to take a good look at the Autotemp system to familiarize myself with it. When I put it all back together I’ll be installing the new instrument cluster panel that I had done a year or so ago by Instrument Specialties in Rhode Island. Excited to see it all back together.
thethee
Senior Member
Yess! Welcome on the other side! If you think that's bad wait till you pull the remainder of that cluster.
I predict some strong words are in your future. Might as well go all the way and pull the lower dash pad while you're at it. Good time to swap out those flasher units to future proof em for leds.
thethee
Senior Member
Been working on the dash myself as well as I've been converting my interior lighting to LEDs and it's not done but I like how it's turning out! Little cumbersome as these LEDs are polarity sensitive and somehow my first try is nearly always wrong lol. So a lot lights get turned 180 degrees.
barnfind
Old Man with a Hat
I call that the MAW's, since I'm here Might As Well .....
Looking good
GOLDMYN
Senior Member
1968 NewYorker. This week I pulled the leaking power steering pump and sent it out for a rebuild
75LandYacht
Yank Tank
Do tell, where did you send it? Mine is leaking too, and could probably use the same.
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