Golden Banana
Well-Known Member
Just got back from my trip out West where I bought the 61 Polara coupe ive been after for the last 5 years!
She needs a trunk floor and some front floor pans .....seats .....some exterior work ......and an engine rebuild but hey still a great find!
After spending three days pulling seats and carpet out to see what panels I need to buy I washed and waxed the car to see
how it would look ....I have to say if the body was perfect I would leave the patina as it was soooo nice! but as I have
exterior metalwork to do so it will be black again ....eventually.
Had a right game with the rear left drum .....it was stuck! ...I adjusted the rear adjuster inward but the forward rear adjuster
was already rounded and wouldn't turn .....kreoil blasted into the back of the drum eventually got it moving so it can at least roll
for shipping ....anyone got a spare adjuster out there?
I found this company on ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/141732093527?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
they do front floor pans and trunk pan .....has anybody used them?
picked up a front bumper from dvap and a set of tyres from discount tyres ....don't worry the rims are temporary, the original
rims were pretty rusty from sitting and wouldn't hold air.
I stowed the tail lights in the trunk to save them getting bumped in shipping ....had a stroke of luck in a junk yard 'Country Auto'
near 'Dwights' in Sigeurd where I came across a '60 Dart, the dash had a perfect speaker grill (metal) which I looked at and thought
hmmmm if that fits the 61 its a great find! .....next day I swept up the crumbled plastic speaker grill from the 61 and tadaaaaaa!!
the metal one from the 60 drops in perfect! ......well it will when I cut off the metal tabs as they locate in a different place on the '60
.........why go plastic in 61 I ask?
I'm sure to bug you guys some more on this 61 as I haven't had a forward looker before ....but who could resist!
Will keep you guys up to date as and when .....cheers for any feedback - Kevin
She needs a trunk floor and some front floor pans .....seats .....some exterior work ......and an engine rebuild but hey still a great find!
After spending three days pulling seats and carpet out to see what panels I need to buy I washed and waxed the car to see
how it would look ....I have to say if the body was perfect I would leave the patina as it was soooo nice! but as I have
exterior metalwork to do so it will be black again ....eventually.
Had a right game with the rear left drum .....it was stuck! ...I adjusted the rear adjuster inward but the forward rear adjuster
was already rounded and wouldn't turn .....kreoil blasted into the back of the drum eventually got it moving so it can at least roll
for shipping ....anyone got a spare adjuster out there?
I found this company on ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/141732093527?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
they do front floor pans and trunk pan .....has anybody used them?
picked up a front bumper from dvap and a set of tyres from discount tyres ....don't worry the rims are temporary, the original
rims were pretty rusty from sitting and wouldn't hold air.
I stowed the tail lights in the trunk to save them getting bumped in shipping ....had a stroke of luck in a junk yard 'Country Auto'
near 'Dwights' in Sigeurd where I came across a '60 Dart, the dash had a perfect speaker grill (metal) which I looked at and thought
hmmmm if that fits the 61 its a great find! .....next day I swept up the crumbled plastic speaker grill from the 61 and tadaaaaaa!!
the metal one from the 60 drops in perfect! ......well it will when I cut off the metal tabs as they locate in a different place on the '60
.........why go plastic in 61 I ask?
I'm sure to bug you guys some more on this 61 as I haven't had a forward looker before ....but who could resist!
Will keep you guys up to date as and when .....cheers for any feedback - Kevin
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