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    comments welcomed - Does this sound right or am I making a mistake ? 65 Polara 2 door

    I've had the Michigan car for years, 65 2 dr, it has rusty quarter panels, has been sitting but engines not seized. Found a car from AZ. 65 2 dr. with good metal & I was planning to cut the good quarters off this car and weld them onto the MI. car. I then realized the AZ body is better than the...
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    Donor car decision..

    I have a 65 Polara 2 door that is complete, it was running and driveable when I parked it in my garage...years ago. Its a Michigan car and there's some rust at the rear wheel openings and rust to the rear of the wheel opening, some of the trunk side drop panel. The floors are still there and...
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    Quiet method of cutting up a car ?

    I ll be cutting up this donor body and I'm trying to be considerate to my close neighbors. Otherwise I might just use my cutoff wheel and take my time, make a bunch of grinding noise. I don't want to distort the metal so maybe air shears are out, I assume they distort, not sure never used em...
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    wheel cylinder worth re-conditioning

    I'm going thru the brake system and when replacing the wheel cylinders I started thinking maybe I'd re-condition the original parts... until I popped the boot off. So I don't think these are good for anything are they? I bought new Napa (china) instead. In general is it a good idea to...
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    RH wheel studs with .614 knurl

    65 Polara power drums, 11" drums. several years ago I bought a set of wheel studs for the left side, Raybestos 615B & 616B front and rear, new old stuff from ebay So then I pressed out the front studs and thennn found out they are different sizes, mine have .614 knurl maybe .615 new. The ebay...
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    B engine, short fuel line from pump to filter

    65 Polara, 383, I replaced the fuel pump and I need the short steel line from the pump to the filter. This is a short line with a U bend, flare fitting on the pump side, hose nipple on the filter side. So many B blocks I'm hoping there's a source ? ... or... a good flare tool if I have...
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    B-body but hey...3 for 1 deal. (Not mine) CL Detroit

    its ok to look, B bodies are still made of iron and steel just like a real Chrysler. https://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/d/barboursville-cars-pkg-deal-1964/7226311818.html
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    62 Fury CLEAN (not mine) CL Detroit area, lots of pics

    nice ride https://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/d/farmington-1962-plymouth-fury/7233521519.html
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    65 polara 2 door, 76kmi., where to start...

    I've been a member for a long time, I think this is my first post. I bought dodge this years ago and drove it for a year, liked it and decided to "fix it up" so I parked it in the garage its been sitting in the garage, I used to start it every month or 2 but then shame on me I let it go.. engine...
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    wheel stud sizes? my new studs are too big diameter for the hub holes...?

    I had my front hubs apart anyway and decided to change the studs on the drivers side and do away with the lefties. A long time ago I had bought new studs supposedly for this car , I found them and removed the old studs from the hub, when I attempted to install the new studs, they are too big...
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    what is the bolt pattern on my 65 polara? should it be 4.5" ?

    seemms like it measures closer to 4 5/8 than 4 1/2. measuring from outside of one bolt hole to center of the other bolt hole. it has about 2.75 center hole are there any aftermarket rims for these old c bodies? will 5 x 4.5 bolt pattern fit?
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