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Starting in 1970, the cars built with the California emission package had an electrical connection to the vacuum advance on the distributor, this was to limit the amount of advance under certain conditions, mostly when the engine was cold. That is probably what the connection is for. If the...

Welcome. Which engine are your rebuilding? Dave

Really nice work, are you going to go with the dual quad 350 for a power plant? Dave

Might also want to check the timing chain for excessive slack. Line up the timing mark to TDC. Now pull the distributor cap and rock the crankshaft back and for and note how many degrees it takes to get the distributor shaft to move. More than 10-12 degrees of movement on the crank before the...

That is the heat stove, not the heat riser. Heat riser is the butterfly valve at the end of the passenger side manifold exit. Heat stove hooks to the driver side manifold and a flex tube runs to the air cleaner to warm the intake air and prevent carb icing on low temp start ups. Dave

Pretty sure N81 is a throttle solenoid that was usually activated by the light bar. This bumped the engine rpms up so that the battery would not go dead at low idle. Cruisers sometimes sat for hours with the light bar and flashers going and the alternator could not keep up at low engine rpms...

The disc pads on pursuit class police cruisers were riveted, not bonded, they were supposed to hold up better in the extreme heat of police service. Rear brakes were usually 11" x 3" shoes. In '71 they were asbestos. Wheel cylinders and calipers are standard production items. Most police...

The 69-71 440 cruisers were available with the police upgrade on the standard T code 440. With that option as part of the police package you got the dual snorkel air cleaner and the high performance exhaust. With the upgrade the engine was then rated at 365 hp. This cruiser has the static...

They are just enough differed to make that conversion a PIA. Dave

Orange C-Body Fury one is not for '70, those were clear plastic. Dave

Car looks really nice. The repop lock rings have very soft metal that does not get a good fit on the lock tabs and they will usually leak. While you have the lock ring off to replace it, check the position of the rubber gasket to be sure it is centered. Dave

Car looks to be beautiful and well preserved. Get it running and drive the hell out of it. It will always be worth more as a clean classic rather that a Frankenstein mod. After extensive storage it will need some work. Brake system will need new wheel cylinders and hoses and a new master...

Trying to make a vert out of a sedan or hardtop is a very bad idea. Verts have extra metal in the frame to compensate for the lack of a roof panel. Lacking the extra support, the frame will distort to the point that the doors will not close in short order. As far as the value, you would need...

The GM and Mopar pickups of that era did have a lot of issues with the instrument clusters. On GM models, parts of the boards had been outsourced to China and most failed. The problem on the GM units was with the magnetic motors that ran the gauges being of poor quality. I am on my 3rd...

Tires that are unequal sizes on the ABS axle can cause this type of problem, the tires need to be the close to the same circumference or the ABS controller can read the difference in rotation as unequal braking if the lights are coming on when braking. You should also check to be sure that the...

It looks great. Dave

This is a good looking car that just needs some cosmetics. FYI the correct engine color is turquoise for that year Chrysler, not blue. Blue started to happen later. Only matters if you are a freak for originality. Dave

These were a foam gasket and they are not being reproduced as yet. I would suggest finding a sheet of the same thickness foam and cutting out a new gasket. Dave

That is possible, but often the oil has migrated to the bottom of the evaporator and condenser and if that oil jells up, you will need to remove both units to have them flushed. You will need a new filter dryer in any case. Dave

Put some tape over the ends of the disconnected A/C hoses to keep moisture from turning the oil to jello. Dave