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    66 300 replacement gas tank

    REmove tailpipes? Did somebody run the duals UNDER the tank??? All things considered, look at the Spectra Premium website for the part number and application. Don't worry about the price on the website, just use that part number to shop price from other vendors for what should be the same...
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    low vacuum 383

    Of course, with the vac advance on ported vacuum, that part is not advancing anything at idle, so it's all what the base timing is. At 2000rpm, though, it's fully operational and hopefully will be in the 18+" Hg at that speed. The base + centrifugal + vac advance should be in the range of 50...
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    low vacuum 383

    Intake manifold vac at idle is one thing. What is it at 2000rpm? What about if you advance the timing to 10 degrees BTDC or so? Miles on the motor? Hard to start?
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    dash bulb list?

    Usually, 194s work in all of the sockets. Make sure the locking ends on the sockets are NOT cracked. At least on my '70 Monaco. DO check the FSM, though. As generic as the sockets can be, there still ARE quality differences, from my experiences with the clock light on the Monaco. They are...
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    Rear window seal/weather-strip?

    IF per chance you end up in an A or B-body vendor's locale, ask for the part by the part number. Do NOT mention that it can also fit a C-body! Reason? Their reps usually only know what is in their catalog and NOT any interchanges. If you ask them for a C-body part, they will very likely say...
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    Rear window seal/weather-strip?

    From what I've seen, the quarter window vertical weatherstrip is reasonably common between makes and brands. Most are configured the same, just a different total length. The lower attachment is pretty common, too. Trim at the top with a sharp blade. Longer is better than short. It just...
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    suspension

    A car club friend used a '76 Cordoba rear bar on his '66 Polara 2dr ht. Said he had to heat the bar a bit to bend it a small amount to hook up correctly. As to the overheat issue, I hope your car has a 26" radiator. If not, shop the salvage yards for a core support that will tolerate one...
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    1968 300 convertible Turbine bronze

    Great looking car! Same color combination as my '67 Newport CE23. Pin stripes were usually black or white, back then. Usually color-keyed to the interior. You can verify what was OEM on your car in the Color and Trim books at www.hamtramck-historical.com That link might not work, so you...
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    suspension

    Thanks for the reply. A known issue with "lower" on longer wheelbase vehicles is driving on non-flat roads. Roads with concrete approaches that are nor nearly flat and have "peaks" at the top. NOT to forget the longer rear body section! Which can scrape bumpers even with stock ride height...
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    suspension

    A Mustang II set-up is too light for a C-body front weight. Look for other alternatives. Would require a bunch of fab work to re-engineer the front suspension to use something of that nature. E-body cars have the full frame replacement for all of that trendy stuff, not C-bodies. Contrary to...
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    Slant six c body

    In the beginning, there was the 170 and the 225. The 225 had a stroke that was 1" longer than the 170. That long stroke helped lower-rpm torque a bunch. Although those who liked higher rpms gravitated toward the 170, it seemed. You might look for the middle 1970s "Super Six" 2bbl intake...
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    Slant six c body

    On the Fury III, seems like it was co-standard engine with the 318 2bbl? I would suspect more /6s in Fury I and Fury II models, due to their less expensive orientation. We know those cars were usually used up several times over. By 1968, the general national economy was improving and people...
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    Looking for production info on 62 Newport Coupe 3 Speed

    The magazine is archived. Interesting thing is that the ratios in the 3-spd are very similar to the TF ratios. Unlike 6-cyl and small V-8 3-spds which can have lower low gears and about 1.74 2nd gear ratios. In the later 1950s, there were some "close-ratio" 3-speeds with 2.20 low gears and...
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    Looking for production info on 62 Newport Coupe 3 Speed

    Chrysler, like Buick, was a more upscale car brand that mostly sold automatic transmissions. The 3-spd manuals were used a "price leaders" to get a lower base price for the base car. End result is that the base 3-spd manual transmission had a very low installation rate. "Motor Trend" did a...
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    Trans upgrade

    If you don't have a 3.55 axle ratio or 3.73, can't use OD except over 60mph or so. Resultant OD ratio would be 2.49 or 2.61, approx. Might need some tunnel hump dents to clear the transmission. OD can be toggle-switched, I believe, whereas the lock-up converter is governed by spring/hydraulic...
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    Air filter Part # needed

    Dual snorkel tales the same element as the single snorkel. Fram CA-127 should do it for the filters where there is a separate base plate and a "top" which covers it all. Same filter as the '68 Road Runner 383 4bbl open element air cleaner. When the filter cases changed to a separate top...
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    68-300 Unibody options

    All C-body wagons, Slabs and Fuselages, used the 122" wheelbase. Same as Dodge cars. Within the C-body platform for Chrysler and Dodge, MyMopar.com does onto have everything for each one, but a representative number that can be used. The particular "Slabs" platform you have went from '65-'68...
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    68-300 Unibody options

    A main difference in the Fuselage C-bodies and the Slab C-bodies is that the Fuselage cars from 1970-'73 had different body mounts under them, which were a part of the Torsion-Quiet Ride package. My '70 Monaco front frame looks more like my '77 Camaro, but better in the length of the side...
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    I got the unanswerable questions you’ve been begging for

    IF you are as attached to the car you have, after all of these years, why are you desiring to "cut it up" for your pleasure? Why not go the 541 stroker route and maintain its stock appearance but with massive amounts of torque? I know, going that direction will not have the trendiness of...
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    I got the unanswerable questions you’ve been begging for

    For the basic Gen III Hemi installation, there have been a few such conversions chronicled in HERE. The last one posted was for a '66 Chrysler Newport 4-dr sedan. Using a modified BMW controller. With the ZF/TF automatic. The basic Chrysler 8.75" rear axle is pretty strong, but does not have...
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