Recent content by Russell Petry

I have been down this road. I have a 1977 NYB with a 400 engine. When I got it, it still had the Chrysler electronic ignition module in it and the ballast resistor on the firewall. I changed out my distributor, and the ignition module to Pertronix distributor and their computerized ignition...

I agree with several others who posted here, $400 is a fair price for that job. I completely replaced my entire braking system, including pads, shoes, calipers, drum cylinders, brake lines, hoses, master cylinder and rebuilt booster. It took me about 2 days of hard work to replace all of that...

Thanks for that tip! I will remember to do that.

Thanks for the reply. I appreciate the tips on what paint to use. I will also needs some vinyl paint for the padded horn bar that crosses that steering wheel. Wish I could find one that is the right color but they are hard to find anymore.

Hi! I have a 1977 NYB 4-door and it has the non-tilt/telescope steering column - has the gold or light tan interior. I also have a 1977 NYB two-door model car I am using to rob parts from that has at tilt/telescope coulumn but it is dark brown. I am wondering if I can paint this column and the...

Thank you for that tip. I will do another search to see if those hitches show up somewhere. On the 440 replacement, I am rebuilding it myself, this will be the second one I have rebuilt. I will definitely be doing it up right with a few minor improvements! :) I will post on that rebuild...

Excellent! Thank you for the information. I'm hoping to get an old Airstream that I can tow behind it on trips. I think that would be a lot of fun. Now to find a hitch, I might need to have one custom made.

Thanks for the information. I don't know yet, but looking for a travel trailer that weighs around 5k to 6k tops. At what point would you recommend a class III hitch?

Hi, everyone! I am going to pull my 400 engine and replace it with a rebuilt 440 in my 77NYB. I am a mechanic and know how to do this. My question is about trailer hitches. I know that these cars are rated for 7,000 towing capacity and 1,000 tongue weight. Has anyone found a trailer hitch...

My 77 NYB has a 400 in it. The lean burn is completely removed and I have an edelbrock 650 carb with electric choke, and a pertronix distributor and electronic ignition. The car runs great, way better than with the Carter TQ carb. My lean burn was non-functional when I bought the car.

Thank you! It is what I assumed but you never know until you ask.

Just a curious question - does anyone still make windshields for a 77 NYB? I just got a two-door and the windshield is cracked. Also looking for weatherstripping that seals the door glass against the top of the door frame. Thanks in advance for any information!

Hi, everyone! I am doing quite a bit of work on my 77 NYB, including changing the water pump, changing the AC to a sanden compressor, and also adding EFI to it. Since I will have fairly clean access to it, should I change out the harmonic balancer while I am down there? It is the original...

That car looks nice! On that rust spot, can you tell if it goes through to the back side? A good body guy can correct that if it's not too far gone. I would also look at the actual frame steel that would be a few inches behind that underneath and see what it looks like. I have a 77 NYB and...

Hmmm, I never thought about that option. I will try to figure out if that will work while I have the car all apart for EFI upgrade. Thanks.