Lucy; 1968 Coronet 440
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BMosely
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First oil change. Everything underneath seems in order. Heavy lifting is over so driver mirror put back on. Reverse lights connected. Roadside kit put together and secured in trunk.
The car drives outstanding.
The car drives outstanding.
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Closing the door on the blinkers and hazard lights for the group. We had gone all led bulbs and then led flashers but were still having issues. Looks like the polarity at the flasher was wrong. I put (2) of the below flashers in with the reverse polarity adapter and like magic we are 100% on signals. This is the flasher with the external ground pigtail.
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Additional note, Each flasher is saddled on the ash tray. Blinker to driver and flasher to passenger. No way in hell to get the flasher side if your ac and dash is intact. Loosen the glove box and push it back 1”. The flasher is looking right at you.
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I think we are ready to close the door here. It is built, it runs, it runs STRONG, and it is now just a 1968 Coronet that sees daily duty going to High School as the video shows this 40* morning. It also gets a bunch of interstate time at 75+ mph. The 5 speed was an outstanding addition. As we all know here, it is never over, but my 20 hours weekends on my back are done until I can find another worthy candidate. It sure is a fun driver and obviously for most reading it draws a hell of a lot attention.
What a great build and great outcome. Well done - you and your son should be proud!
I gave my son my first car I ever had, a 1973 Road Runner as his first car. He drove it every day, and was famous at school as there weren't any other bright yellow hot rods around! I'm sure your soon attracts quite a bit of attention at school too!
I gave my son my first car I ever had, a 1973 Road Runner as his first car. He drove it every day, and was famous at school as there weren't any other bright yellow hot rods around! I'm sure your soon attracts quite a bit of attention at school too!
BMosely
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Hopefully, your son now appreciates the efforts. My first was a 67’ mustang that we limped thru with only motor and tranny full rebuild by my father. Working 50+ and then coming home to more is something I now understand the meaning of.
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March 2022 check in. 1800 miles clocked in. He seems to be enjoying everything about driving a big block. We are fighting a few nagging issues, mainly soaking heat idle in heavy traffic but we are working thru that on the forum.
The fun; As we all know these cars are never finished, the weekend just is not long enough. So, we added some noise. His favorite thing so far.
The fun; As we all know these cars are never finished, the weekend just is not long enough. So, we added some noise. His favorite thing so far.
BMosely
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Resolve on the heat soak issue for the group. Vapor lock/percolation. I went ahead and installed the 1/4” return line, Wix vapor seperator, and rerouted the gas supply off of the block. It will idle all day now and not bust 190*. The Wix will need a .060 restrictor fabricated and pressed in as the return barb is wide open and not restricted. Apparently the fuel was boiling, leaning out the mixture which was then making heat. It just snowballed the longer it sat in traffic. No amount of cooling fans were going to be able to compete.
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Last piece of the puzzle. A/C has been sitting, waiting on some warm days to charge. That was today. Pulled it down for 45 minutes, good hold at 29”, hit it with 3 cans. Cold on the inside. Found a great hint in route. A fully discharged system will not engage the clutch until 25#’s. Do not jump the Low pressure switch, it will smoke the compressor. Drop your 134a cans in a bucket of hot water. Just before use, use compressor air to clear all water. The hot can and cool car makes it suck like a, well, $2 is $2 dollars. Once you are above 25#’s, start the car and finish.
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