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    1969 Imperial Lebaron Resto-Rod Project

    Yeah ... that red in the picture is the lower link; its goes to the front spring mount. (Lots left to do on the design ... upper links .. panhard bar and the bag mounts) Parallel links with a panhard will actually work better than a triangulated set up. the "floor" (inner fenders) on the...
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    1969 Imperial Lebaron Resto-Rod Project

    **** man .... had I known I'd be going this deep with this build I would have done this preemptively! Oh well .... If I go the hyrdo route this will be a winter project. right now I gota get this this on the road. Nice work Sled!! Love that car. Thank you very much guys! Means a lot and...
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    1969 Imperial Lebaron Resto-Rod Project

    Also! My dad has been building a 1965 dodge D100 step side! the cab is back on the frame! This thing is gonna be sooooooo sweet when its done! -Chrysler 300 torsion bar front end welded in (instead of the horse cart leaf springs in the front) -back end is lowered by de stressing the springs...
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    1969 Imperial Lebaron Resto-Rod Project

    Yeah getting all that work paid for would be insane .... I really wish he finished that car; madness fab skills!! Couple questions for ya 440Sled: front 1) so your torsion bars are hooked up still? just turned basically all the way down? are the torsion bar bolts dangerously close to scraping...
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    1969 Imperial Lebaron Resto-Rod Project

    yeah the torsion bars cause a lot of problems up front .... and there is no one who wants to **** with them ... The only decent build thread I could find about custom front end work to lay out a C-Body with air bags was MattRod68 on this forum here...
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    1969 Imperial Lebaron Resto-Rod Project

    NVM .... searched deeper and saw the hydrolic set up! Very nice.,
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    1969 Imperial Lebaron Resto-Rod Project

    Thank you very much!! I was taking a look at your posts .... I LOVE that lace roof you pulled off! looks stellar! I'm trying to sort out what I want to do with the roof of my car .... whether or not to paint it straight up the same colour as the body or go a little wild like you did. I guess I...
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    1969 Imperial Lebaron Resto-Rod Project

    Original interior shot (Man that wood grain has got to GO!!!) After the seats and carpet came out ... time to hack out the floor .... I cannot believe how much I learned doing this car ... I legit had no idea how to weld ... starting with floor pans was tough; I got a welder and started...
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    1969 Imperial Lebaron Resto-Rod Project

    It was a chore ... Mom and I planned it out quite a bit including the rear insert piece .... I was pretty skeptical about how it would work out. but I had a very decent headliner to start out with which helped A LOT ... plus my mom has had quite a bit of experience sewing up my ripped/burned...
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    1969 Imperial Lebaron Resto-Rod Project

    Back to the floor!! Get that heat proofing in. Get that Carpet In. Better get the drivers seat in! What about seat belts? What about the rest of the seats? Dont worry ... got them too... Stay Tuned.
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    1969 Imperial Lebaron Resto-Rod Project

    Sound Proofing the interior with Boom Mat (Dyna mat equivalent) I've roped everyone into having a piece on this build!! got my Mom involved (she's just happy i spend time with my dad in the shop), she made me a new head liner out of some material I picked out at Fabric Land. we took...
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    1969 Imperial Lebaron Resto-Rod Project

    Wheel Spacer Time! Get those calipers looking hot Wheels on and torsion bars leveled out!
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    1969 Imperial Lebaron Resto-Rod Project

    Miller gave them out to a few shops in the area earlier this year! the shop I'm at was one of the ones selected .... they had to give regular feed back about the new **** every week or so! then they'd come and make adjustments and replace parts and whatever .... all market research stuff ...
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    1969 Imperial Lebaron Resto-Rod Project

    will do! I've been meaning to do a build thread for a long time .... figured no better time than now! Yeah ... I'd be pretty disappointed if after all these hours if it turned out looking wrong. However I am not putting the skirts back on so i had a bit of freedom to play with the rear...
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    1969 Imperial Lebaron Resto-Rod Project

    Thanks Vodka! I been looking at yours lately ... you got some seriously detailed work!! keep it up!!!
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    1969 Imperial Lebaron Resto-Rod Project

    Its a bit of the picture angle and a bit flat there. once it was all tacked in we corrected the curve and then installed the braces from inside the fender. so onto the dog leg Bing Bang Boom Finished ... you can just see the patch on the rocker panel there that also needed an inside...
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    1969 Imperial Lebaron Resto-Rod Project

    Alright! Lets do this! I'm well under way for this build ... been at it for years. Finally decided to do a build thread instead of just asking quesitons!!! Right now My focus is on Body Work! Ive also just finished Brakes!!! which was a Big milestone .... I'm talking from a rebuilt master...
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    How Do I convert AutoTemp to Manual - 1969 Imperial Lebaron

    I'm back! HEY HEY! Thanks for the messages guys!!! I dropped off the radar hard after I drowned my camera (I'd Like to say It was an interesting story like whilst fighting a bear .... but unfortunately all i did was get drunk and drop it into a lake ...) I will still be deleting the A/C...
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    How Do I convert AutoTemp to Manual - 1969 Imperial Lebaron

    Hey Nick! That woulda been awesome! If you can give the guy a shout I'd be very happy. and yes I live right downtown (university and dundas area) ... the car is at my Mother and Fathers place in Georgetown. usually where i am on the weekends .... If you want to stop by for a beer and check out...
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    How Do I convert AutoTemp to Manual - 1969 Imperial Lebaron

    HERE WE GO! Heres the current ride height: I threw a fender on to set the ride height. Lowered 4" in the back and about 2" or 3" in the front (I lowered the back and set the front to match ... so i dunno how much it is.) Front ride height Rear ride height (not sure if the fender skirts...
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