Waginator
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Understood. I'll let you know as soon as I can stop coughing. Going to the DR today. Work sent me home yesterday.
If you fly in I can pick you up from your choice of airport and let you get a good look at the car and the details.
I can tell you this much, if you want to check it out on a map, I drove from Phila to Edgwater park NJ to see friends, then drove to Glenside afterwards for my work shift. Then back to NE phila after we closed. So how many miles in one day?
The carburetor seems to be behaving itself and the car rides pretty solid at all speeds. Since I got it inspected I've had it over 80.
As far as I know, all the things that would cause a problem have been replaced. I replace the lower hose 2 years ago, upper hose is fine, the belts back in April, I went through all the brakes , and I replaced the RF wheel bearings. Years ago I replaced the entire axle drum to drum with one from DVAP in AZ. When I did the rear drums I noted the axle bearings and seals were fine no leaks. I replaced the WP in 2015, and on 7/4/15, the fan clutch too.
I did the timing chain in 2005 at 155K, and when I check it, still right on the money at 10* btdc.
The car rides pretty solid because I use monroe sensatracs/ spectrums shocks. the rear ones look weathered but still operate fine. Imperials don't have that "cadillac" ride because of the torsion bars and leafs, but it rides comfortably and handles fairly well all things considered.
Since I've had the car, I replaced the upper control arm bushings, ball joints, and now the lower control arm bushings. I also sent my idler arm to rare parts to be rebuilt in 2006. The rest of the parts are still good because I have always lubed the grease fittings. The steering pulls somewhat to the left, but alignment is still pretty good.
The hardest parts to get for these cars in the idler arm and the brake rotors. If youre in a junk yard and see 70 to 73 Imperial, take the rotors and the idler arm as a core to be rebuilt someday.
Trans was rebuilt in 2013 and shifts very solidly. If you're doing 50 or so on the highway, and floor it, it will accelerate very well up to 90 and beyond. I've had the car up to about 105.
If you fly in I can pick you up from your choice of airport and let you get a good look at the car and the details.
I can tell you this much, if you want to check it out on a map, I drove from Phila to Edgwater park NJ to see friends, then drove to Glenside afterwards for my work shift. Then back to NE phila after we closed. So how many miles in one day?
The carburetor seems to be behaving itself and the car rides pretty solid at all speeds. Since I got it inspected I've had it over 80.
As far as I know, all the things that would cause a problem have been replaced. I replace the lower hose 2 years ago, upper hose is fine, the belts back in April, I went through all the brakes , and I replaced the RF wheel bearings. Years ago I replaced the entire axle drum to drum with one from DVAP in AZ. When I did the rear drums I noted the axle bearings and seals were fine no leaks. I replaced the WP in 2015, and on 7/4/15, the fan clutch too.
I did the timing chain in 2005 at 155K, and when I check it, still right on the money at 10* btdc.
The car rides pretty solid because I use monroe sensatracs/ spectrums shocks. the rear ones look weathered but still operate fine. Imperials don't have that "cadillac" ride because of the torsion bars and leafs, but it rides comfortably and handles fairly well all things considered.
Since I've had the car, I replaced the upper control arm bushings, ball joints, and now the lower control arm bushings. I also sent my idler arm to rare parts to be rebuilt in 2006. The rest of the parts are still good because I have always lubed the grease fittings. The steering pulls somewhat to the left, but alignment is still pretty good.
The hardest parts to get for these cars in the idler arm and the brake rotors. If youre in a junk yard and see 70 to 73 Imperial, take the rotors and the idler arm as a core to be rebuilt someday.
Trans was rebuilt in 2013 and shifts very solidly. If you're doing 50 or so on the highway, and floor it, it will accelerate very well up to 90 and beyond. I've had the car up to about 105.
