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  1. 1971 300 Alvah

    Where would you put one of these stickers?

    My friend who was neighbors with the lady I bought my car from just had these stickers made of the original owner! The one and only Alvah, namesake for the car. She needs to come along for the ride with me! Wondering where to stick her?
  2. 1971 300 Alvah

    Random stalling, please help.

    '71 Chrysler 300. Generally runs great, however I'm having common intermittent stalling. No sputtering, the engine just stops. This started happening after I changed the carb to an AVS2 with electric choke. Not sure if the electric load of the choke is enough to cause ignition issues? I wired...
  3. 1971 300 Alvah

    Help needed with instrument panel removal on 71 300

    I'm attempting to remove my instrument panel so I can replace the blower fan switch which is intermittent and loose. Step 9 in the manual "remove screw holding ATC sensor assembly to the instrument cluster bezel and take the assembly loose from the bezel" I'm struggling to figure out. I have...
  4. 1971 300 Alvah

    Favorite Voltage Regulator (Recommendations?)

    I replaced my battery, alternator, and voltage regulator about 2 years ago. That was a bit of an ordeal because I got I think 4 different alternators from NAPA until one of them worked (bad bearings, no output, etc). Fast forward to today and I'm back having charging issues. Battery won't...
  5. 1971 300 Alvah

    How do you roll a fender lip to fit wider tires?

    I have new 15x8 (4.5" backspacing) wheels with 275 wide tires. They fit good and look better. However when I turn right at a decent speed the passenger side sidewall makes contact with the inner fender lip. It seems I need to roll the fender on the passenger side. Eastwood makes a tool, but...
  6. 1971 300 Alvah

    Upper control arm ball joint won't torque.

    So, putting in my new Moog Problem Solver ball joints and I have a problem. The driver side went in beautifully with no problems. However, I have a problem on the passenger side. First off it went in with very little effort (1/2" ratchet, whereas the driver side needed a 3/4" breaker bar with...
  7. 1971 300 Alvah

    Upper Control Arm Ball Joint Dust Boot Install

    HELP! I'm having a heck of a time getting the dust boot on my new Moog Problem Solver ball joint. The FSM says use a 2" socket (I don't have one that large, I attempted to use the ball joint socket but that worked as well as a soup sandwich). Any tips/tricks? I put the spindle on hoping the...
  8. 1971 300 Alvah

    Pulling the trigger on Firm Feel suspension!

    I finally decided that the wobbly wagon train suspension could use a refresh. I just pulled the trigger on a bunch of parts! Front suspension rebuild kit with poly bushings. Bilstien shocks. Upgraded front sway bar. Rear sway bar. New torsion bars. New leaf springs. It may be about 8 weeks...
  9. 1971 300 Alvah

    Welcome 1971 300 Alvah to FCBO!

    I'm the second owner of a 1971 Chrysler 300 named Alvah. She's named after her 1st owner, who at the young age of 98 decided not to drive any longer. I've spent a lot of time on here reading the threads and have gotten a lot of help from all of you guys, and I finally decided I should share my...
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