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  1. robndi43

    My lens making thread.

    I just saw this while reading about the lense making. I need a set of these for the bucket seats I got out of a 1973 New Yorker. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
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    Rob's 1961 Chrysler resurrection!!!!

    Very true, but when I'm ready to put the engine in, I want to have the firewall already painted the body color. That's the only reason for trying to decide the direction I want to go.
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    Rob's 1961 Chrysler resurrection!!!!

    Decisions, decisions. I have wrestled with this question for a long time .Not being a purist with this particular car, as I'm building it strictly for my driving enjoyment and not setting plastic trophys on a shelf, I have had all kinds of ideas on which direction I want to go. I thought that...
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    Rob's 1961 Chrysler resurrection!!!!

    Leaning that direction right now. I also have contemplated satin black with the chrome and stainless painted gloss black. Saw a fiftys waterfall Buick done that way .It was awesome! If I did that, I would plastidip it as I wouldn't want to permanetly paint the chrome gloss black.
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    Rob's 1961 Chrysler resurrection!!!!

    Thanks for letting me know. I can only answer your question about this particular "kids" need for a manual tranny, as I can't speak for others. I learned to drive on a '61 Chrysler that looked almost exactly like this one. It was a four door, but had the manual, though 3 speed, floor shifted...
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    Rob's 1961 Chrysler resurrection!!!!

    '72 Blue AMX was my cuda replacement car tgat I bought new June 9th 1972 after my Cuda and I were rear ended at a stop light and knocked through two cars, destroying it . The '77 Hornet with my son leaning against it, was a father son project we did when he was in high school. He's 37 now...
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    Rob's 1961 Chrysler resurrection!!!!

    First car I ever bought was a '68 Fastback cuda when I was 19 back in 1972. 273 cid and 727. Headers 4 barrel abd Edelbrock intake .Small cam. It would stroll . First car I learned to drive to drive in was a '61 4 door Newport with manual tranny, back when I was 16 .My family always owned...
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    Rob's 1961 Chrysler resurrection!!!!

    Man .The 4 motor mount bolts are a real PITA . Can't believe the nuts are so close together that you can't get a socket on them. Then they are a square nut instead of hex .Who engineered this idiotic configuration.
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    Rob's 1961 Chrysler resurrection!!!!

    I'm still in a learning curve here!
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    Rob's 1961 Chrysler resurrection!!!!

    WOW!! That car is DROP DEAD GORGEOUS!!! Thank you for sharing that with me. Love to find one of those that I could afford . I've seen that car somewhere before .Maybe on here, just can't remember .I see what you mean too.
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    Rob's 1961 Chrysler resurrection!!!!

    Lol!! Well, we're close on years, but you've got me in the mileage department!! I could see whay you would never want to see a clutch again!
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    Rob's 1961 Chrysler resurrection!!!!

    Couple of reasons. First, I learned to drive in a '61 four door Newport with the three speed manual tranny and I just want it to be a manual tranny . Second .I've also driven manuals for about the same length of time .I still own my '72 AMX that I bought new June 9th 1972, when I was 19 years...
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    Rob's 1961 Chrysler resurrection!!!!

    Finally back in the garage and resting comfortably! Hope it's in the bay and running soon
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    Rob's 1961 Chrysler resurrection!!!!

    '72 Big block and 4 speed from '75 Road Runner swinging in the air and loaded in the back of my Dodge Dually for the trip back to my garage.
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    Rob's 1961 Chrysler resurrection!!!!

    Motor and tranny from the '61 ready to be plucked out .
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    Rob's 1961 Chrysler resurrection!!!!

    Gutted the '75 Road Runner today. Got all the running gear out and in dry storage for the long WV winter .
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    Rob's 1961 Chrysler resurrection!!!!

    I have a friend that has two '62 Chrysler Newport parts cars with the three speed manual tranny. The pedal assemblies are in both of them. Wonder if I would be better off to try and use that set up?
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    Rob's 1961 Chrysler resurrection!!!!

    Another thought on the pedal assembly, is to buy a '61 or '62 pedal assemby and install that instead . It may be easier than dealing with trying to fabricate the B Body stuff into the '61. The exterior golden lion decal was a passing thought, but was dismissed. Saw the Hellcat and just had a...
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