Yeahrightgreer
Senior Member
'70. When gas gets real expensive I try to run 91 and even that is hit or miss depending what station i go to. On a hot summer day it detonates till the cows come home.
Bombing around in the beater Imperial
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'70. When gas gets real expensive I try to run 91 and even that is hit or miss depending what station i go to. On a hot summer day it detonates till the cows come home.
LocuMob
Fluid Technician with a hat
They are fairly close to the new location of M.i.t.P.
Beautiful location/car, reminds me of the tv show Fargo. There are folks who would be over the moon to have a 'beater' Imperial like yours.
Thanks crv, I appreciate that. Maybe I shouldn't have used the word "beater" in the title. More like all weather daily driver. I might move along fairly fast down some deserted backroads, but I've never floored it from a dead stop or even tried to do a burnout on dry pavement. The sheer size of this thing makes enough of a statement, I don't need to try racing anyone. So I'm not really beating on it. Even though the front and rear window frames need repair, and every body panel has either a dent or rust, the underneath of this car is solid. The floors, trunk, and bottoms of door are in very good shape. Eventually I do plan to make it a respectable 20 footer, but for now it's a running work-in-progress.
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Not sure if this article has been shared before, but it sounds like an interesting series.
Fargo TV series stars vintage ’70s-era classics
Fargo TV series stars vintage ’70s-era classics
LocuMob
Fluid Technician with a hat
The Imperial is in Season 2 FYI.
brougham brummel
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Wow.Love the photos.Glad your driving yours.I think most cbody guys do as well.Which makes you guys a special group! B.B
brougham brummel
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Yeah>I remember!Jeffrey Donovan from burn notice.Instead of a charger I would have an Imperial 2 door In red with a Fury GT 6pack 440 under the hood.I would run down the tuner kids in their shitty little hatch backs and rear end them off the road!!Of course there would be monaco brougham police package battering ram on the front of the car when hot pursuit is called for,heh.I can see it now.heh. I love this site.B.B
The previous owner (Waginator) mentioned that at one point he needed to replace the entire axle. He bought and had one shipped from a junkyard in the Southwest that parted out an Imperial. Not sure on the model year it was pulled from, but if I'm to believe the tag it's a 3.23. And if it's a sure-grip something is malfunctioning, because in the snow it only spins one tire.
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It's ironic that you asked because on Sunday I bought this 742 carrier that is optioned with the clutch type Dana "Power-lok" sure-grip. Blimp was difficult to get going on any type of incline in the snow and ice. This should do the trick. 
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Yessir it is, should be interesting to see how much of a difference it makes on the highway. I'm going to guess that the numbers stamped 2 8 65 is the date when the ring was machined.
In the process of ordering a rebuild kit for it too.
In the process of ordering a rebuild kit for it too.
Mopar Casting Numbers - MyMopar.com - Mopar Part Numners
Mopar 8.75 rear axle info
The 2 8 65 could be the production date, but I don´t pledge it.
Mopar 8.75 rear axle info
The 2 8 65 could be the production date, but I don´t pledge it.
Xenon
Senior Member
Suburban Driveline, Inc.
747 West North Ave
Villa Park, IL 60181
Phone: (630) 941-7101
Fax: (630) 941-8458
747 West North Ave
Villa Park, IL 60181
Phone: (630) 941-7101
Fax: (630) 941-8458
brougham brummel
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Wow.Love the pics!Hope the diff. works out.Make sure you give us a road test in the snow and summer weather.B.B
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