commando1
Old Man with a Hat
I agree. It belongs on the upper crease line. I never liked having the pin stripe down below.
New to me 78 NYB on its way but please Don't tell my wife
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Not the location that bothers me, it’s the thickness that is hurting my eyes. To elegant a design for such an obvious and heavy handed thing. Will try the double thin pinstripes just below the current one. First one side to live with it for a while and then, maybe, the other.
Will start collecting the parts. R2 compressors will get pretty difficult to source soon. Thanks Stan!
On another note.....
I found that the expansion valve was plugged solid with accumulated crap.
Evaporator and condenser flushed. Out came a lot of crap.
A/C now working fine again.
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A/C back up and running.
Tomorrow we clean!!!!
Tomorrow we clean!!!!
78Brougham
"Chump"
I'm with you. When I had my NYB painted I decided to move the pinstripes to the top, even though in '78 they were supposed to be at the bottom.
No offense, Javier but I'm thinking that red is a bit "Loud" more than anything. I know you stated that that color was original but.... meh. They didn't do everything right.
A nice thin with thicker double burgundy/maroon perhaps? Would kind of match the hides.
i think you’re right. Too bright. Needs to be darker or thinner to pull it off.
Big reveal will have to wait until next week. Sorry folks! Daughter’s birthday and we’re flying up to celebrate.
Teaser shot a friend just sent me who was dropping off his car for some service.
patrick66
Old Man with a Hat
Damn, that looks so nice! I had dreams of doing my wife's old '78 NYBS like that. Losing my job in 2015 and being out of work for six months forced the sale of the car, unfortunately. The car helped keep us afloat until I got work, though. That car drove wonderfully!
78Brougham
"Chump"
In burgundy of course.
https://www.amazon.com/Universal-TF...tripe+decals.+for+cars&qid=1618563968&sr=8-92
Guess who just came home.....
Let the detailing and dial in fun begin.
Let the detailing and dial in fun begin.
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First impressions: quicker but feel like there’s more power to tap yet. Timing was retarded pretty badly. Bumped it up by ear a bit. Immediate gratification. But the plugs appear to be a bit fouled from short cycling at the shop for a few months.... with a stuck and broken choke until the other day.
This is going to be good.
Oh.... and the A/C is working fine.
This is going to be good.
Oh.... and the A/C is working fine.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
I'd guess one of the best NYB's in the country.
Not just yet but maybe someday....
You ever hear from your buyer of the real best one in the country?
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
You’ve been talking with my wife again haven’t you.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Not a word. He called it to let me know it far exceeded his expectations. That was my happy closure.
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75LandYacht
Yank Tank
Leafs on the New paint!!!!!
Car cover time.....
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Ripinator
Old Man with a Hat
Mighty mighty fine! Where is the hose ?!?
To the relief of at least one of you out there.....
I’m thinking that I may just retire the Electronic Lean Burn system.
Yep... take it all off carefully, put it and all my spares in a box and send it to the back of the back of the garage. Oh I’ll keep it and it goes with the car but that 43 year ignition control system is just not up to giving me the power possible from the rebuilt to ‘69 spec 440. And there is no easy way to tune it so that it can.... period.
I do get glimpses and it’s kind of cool. Like when I slowed down to take a fast turn and hit the gas and she burned a little rubber (on one side). But then the computer retards the advance and won’t bring it back up fast enough (by design) to put out the power this thing is capable of. It’s really not the system; it’s the built in hard wired programming that it came with. The technology was pretty bleeding edge and precursor to actual fuel and ignition control that would come soon enough. In order to eliminate pinging at highway i have to have the timing set just right. Everything needs to be just so.... and I really do love the kickdown and throaty sound of that Thermoquad when I nail it... it’s just that I never know exactly what I’m going to get. It does take very little pedal to get and hold speed now. If I drive like an older sane person then I would never be able to tell. But that’s not me.
Options I’m Currently exploring:
Option 1) Remove the ELB ignition sustm and replace it with the older electronic ignition system and dizzy that comes in a kit for about $200.
Advantages: easy and fairly cheap to do. Stripping the sensors and ELB add-ons to the Thermoquad will not affect its performance (or glorious sound). Could probably do it in a day or two. I know the system backwards forward and upside down, have the actual diagnostic equipment for service (just because I’m really insane). It is in line with the rest of the Mopar fleet (or flotilla according to my bride). I could adapt the ignition module into the current computer control box to keep at least the aesthetic.
Disadvantages: it’s not very fuel efficient. It’s a step back. It doesn’t take any advantage of the good things the ELB could do.
Option 2) Pull the ELB and Thermoquad (much to Stan’s final relief) and install a Holley Sniper EFI system.
Advantages: beyond the obvious... extremely high cool factor, drivability, performance, reliability, comfort, predictability. Takes advantage of the current ELB distributor.... which satisfies the nostalgic in me. (really uses what Chrysler was trying to do to its full advantage with both fuel and timing control) It’s evolutionary not radically different. I can do it fairly easily at the shop over a few days. I’ve rebuilt fuel
Injection systems in my Cadillacs so it doesn’t intimidate me at all. It come with pre set profiles you can actually tune.... meaning hours of fun and digital readout to play with. It’s a throttle body system so it will make some cool sounds, just a little different. And..... will look like a Thermoquad which satisfies the aesthetic requirements I live by. May be a sign if things to come for the fleet as parts get more rare and harder to find.
Disadvantages: mo money (about $1500 all in I figure), mo time to do which will require planning and logistics (and you all know how much I hate to do that) will lock me into the beast a while longer than I had planned.
thoughts, ideas.... gentlemen?
all are welcome on this discussion.
Of course either will require it’s own thread once I make a decision.
I’m thinking that I may just retire the Electronic Lean Burn system.
Yep... take it all off carefully, put it and all my spares in a box and send it to the back of the back of the garage. Oh I’ll keep it and it goes with the car but that 43 year ignition control system is just not up to giving me the power possible from the rebuilt to ‘69 spec 440. And there is no easy way to tune it so that it can.... period.
I do get glimpses and it’s kind of cool. Like when I slowed down to take a fast turn and hit the gas and she burned a little rubber (on one side). But then the computer retards the advance and won’t bring it back up fast enough (by design) to put out the power this thing is capable of. It’s really not the system; it’s the built in hard wired programming that it came with. The technology was pretty bleeding edge and precursor to actual fuel and ignition control that would come soon enough. In order to eliminate pinging at highway i have to have the timing set just right. Everything needs to be just so.... and I really do love the kickdown and throaty sound of that Thermoquad when I nail it... it’s just that I never know exactly what I’m going to get. It does take very little pedal to get and hold speed now. If I drive like an older sane person then I would never be able to tell. But that’s not me.
Options I’m Currently exploring:
Option 1) Remove the ELB ignition sustm and replace it with the older electronic ignition system and dizzy that comes in a kit for about $200.
Advantages: easy and fairly cheap to do. Stripping the sensors and ELB add-ons to the Thermoquad will not affect its performance (or glorious sound). Could probably do it in a day or two. I know the system backwards forward and upside down, have the actual diagnostic equipment for service (just because I’m really insane). It is in line with the rest of the Mopar fleet (or flotilla according to my bride). I could adapt the ignition module into the current computer control box to keep at least the aesthetic.
Disadvantages: it’s not very fuel efficient. It’s a step back. It doesn’t take any advantage of the good things the ELB could do.
Option 2) Pull the ELB and Thermoquad (much to Stan’s final relief) and install a Holley Sniper EFI system.
Advantages: beyond the obvious... extremely high cool factor, drivability, performance, reliability, comfort, predictability. Takes advantage of the current ELB distributor.... which satisfies the nostalgic in me. (really uses what Chrysler was trying to do to its full advantage with both fuel and timing control) It’s evolutionary not radically different. I can do it fairly easily at the shop over a few days. I’ve rebuilt fuel
Injection systems in my Cadillacs so it doesn’t intimidate me at all. It come with pre set profiles you can actually tune.... meaning hours of fun and digital readout to play with. It’s a throttle body system so it will make some cool sounds, just a little different. And..... will look like a Thermoquad which satisfies the aesthetic requirements I live by. May be a sign if things to come for the fleet as parts get more rare and harder to find.
Disadvantages: mo money (about $1500 all in I figure), mo time to do which will require planning and logistics (and you all know how much I hate to do that) will lock me into the beast a while longer than I had planned.
thoughts, ideas.... gentlemen?
all are welcome on this discussion.
Of course either will require it’s own thread once I make a decision.
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