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I consider that "background information" from my experiences. Perhaps it comes from my parents being career school teachers and my orientation toward "product information" which can be shared with customers (in my career as a dealership front counter parts sales person, plus a car enthusiast)...

I went into RA to look around, just now (Friday AM). Gabriel and a few Monroe listings. Their listings indicate 1955-1964 coverage, front and rear. No gaps. In these "buyers guide" listings, you have to also understand that some models did not go all the way through that time frame. Some...

OK, not go to the Chrysler factory parts manuals (online versions) and look for differences in the front suspension pieces. Like lower control arms and such. Also look in the Chrysler factory service manuals about shock absorber installation and removal on the '61, '60, and '62 cars. Next...

Use ChatGPT or similar AI-generated answers ONLY AS AN ADVISORY. You might be younger than when the first computer orientation was "Garbage in, Garbage out". Any AI-generated answer CAN easily prove that! It might seem unusual, but typically cast iron exhaust manifolds against cast iron cyl...

Start with a magnetic base dial indicator. The magnet in the base is directional, so it can e easily removed. Harbor Freight or similar can be the best place to get one, price wise. The mechanism should have some tubes the indicator is mounted on that will allow for a good bit of adjustment...

Have you looked on the KYB website for information and other models the shocks might fit? Looked in RockAuto for shocks, too? In other many threads in here, over the decades, there were complaints that many then-available shocks were too weak for a Chrysler's weight. The usual ones everybody...

To go along with the VIN or partial VIN stamps on the block, also look at the casting date and casting number on the side of the block. The casting date will pre-date the production/machining/assembly date of the engine, possibly up to about 6 months, as I understand it. By that point in time...

Perhaps it was a J rather than an H. I remember the HUGE exhaust manifolds that matched the "over the valve cover" ram intake system. Plus the old late '50s-vintage 2x4bbl intake that pulled down over 500lbs/ft of torque! But, as normal with Nick, few specifics at to the cam, pistons, and such.

There are MANY Sanden a/c compressors other than the popular one/size. Look at the Sanden website for information on them. Even many "backs" for the compressors, including a "GM back" where the lines come out horizontally. So, MANY more options than just what vendors usually sell! The Sanden...

I looked about 440 pistons several years ago. At that time, the only thing that would be close to OEM compression were forged pistons. All that was available in cast pistons were the generic 440 one size fits all items. The NOS Chrysler Parts 440 I bought on factory close-out sale in the...

The "other" Purple Shaft cams are in the current MP catalog. A whole family of them! Tame to less-tame. Obviously co-opted from another cam manufacturer. NOT the same deal. More of a "marketing situation" than not. NO 284/284 Street HEMI grind, like the orig Purple Shaft cams were. CBODY67

There are "Purple Shaft" cams and Purple Shaft Cams. The orig Purple Shaft cams were the "Street HEMI" 284/284 cams and a bigger one at abt more advertised duration, which really needed a looser converter to work right. If the measured-at-the valve-retainer lift is .484", that's the Street...

THAT is the one transmission I had not considered. Thanks! As the base, standard transmission in many Chryslers (which could also have optional bucket seats) was the 3-spd manual transmission, too. Enjoy! CBODY67

If it was me, if the hole for that upper side molding were not filled in, I'd put a white pin stripe (as on USA Chrysler 300s) in place of that upper side molding. If the holes are still open, proceed with reinstalling it. Nice car! CBODY67

There are also the specific bolts that hold them to the wheels from the backside. With a captive washer under the bolt head. EASY to stirp out, too! BTDT. IF the bolts are a hair too long, you'll get a small dimple on the outside of the center cap chrome. The casting is apparently very thin...

It has been noted in threads in here that the shifter arm on the C-body shifter is longer than the similar B-body item. About an inch or so? Yet they are shaped the same. As "sexy" as a center console might be, it would be probably easier to find the "buddy seat"/center arm rest for the...

Without looking at the letter, I'm suspecting that some of the things the A07 package included on the Polara were already standard on the Monaco? End result, the upgraded Polara was more equipment-even with the Monaco, which the salesperson could point out to the customer. Nicer equipment...

I was just going by looks of normal dual plane intakes. I would want to see the actual plenum before I would change my mind. NOTR to say that my mind could not be changed! Every other dual plane iintake I have seen shows the runners from the center plenum being separate for each plane of the...

I would expect ANY Imperial to have some sort of "radio" in it, even if it was dealer-installed. After all, this was the LUXURY-class Chrysler. I would be more concerned about the Spare Tire Cover being optional! Surprised that ATC II was a inexpensive as it was. IF the car had been built 10...

Weiand built lots of different intakes back then. Like what Edelbrock did, back then. IF the referenced Weiand-type intake is a single plane intake (as it appears to be), it WILL kill lower-rpm torque because of that design. What I see kind of looks like a tunnel ram plenum with very short...