Re: Matt's '68 Coronet 500
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 20 7:07 am
Looking good, keep the pics coming 
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Re: Matt's '68 Coronet 500
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 20 8:04 am
Loving it.
Re: Matt's '68 Coronet 500
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 20 8:28 pm
Loving all your work Matt, but were do you find the time for it and your job.
Re: Matt's '68 Coronet 500
Posted: Mon May 11, 20 7:09 pm
Well given the current state of the touring music industry, it looks like I may not have much of a job for at least another 12 months or so !
On the plus side, I am getting loads of stuff finished around the house. And I have some time to get the Coronet back together.
Hope to get the engine back in this week.
Cleaned off the old floor pan repairs and seam sealed them, ready for a quick coat of satin black to tidy them up a bit
Had a look inside the transmission , as I'd left it outdoors last year for a couple of weeks . Yes I know I'm bad....
No water damage anywhere except for a partially stuck Torque Converter control valve (which is pretty much the first thing in line to the atmosphere at the front) , which soon freed off.
Pump etc OK
All done . With new gaskets etc.
Ready for mating to the engine
OK let's go !
On the plus side, I am getting loads of stuff finished around the house. And I have some time to get the Coronet back together.
Hope to get the engine back in this week.
Cleaned off the old floor pan repairs and seam sealed them, ready for a quick coat of satin black to tidy them up a bit
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Had a look inside the transmission , as I'd left it outdoors last year for a couple of weeks . Yes I know I'm bad....
No water damage anywhere except for a partially stuck Torque Converter control valve (which is pretty much the first thing in line to the atmosphere at the front) , which soon freed off.
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Pump etc OK
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All done . With new gaskets etc.
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Ready for mating to the engine
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OK let's go !
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Re: Matt's '68 Coronet 500
Posted: Mon May 11, 20 7:33 pm
Brilliant!
Is that the 500ci or the 440?
Is that the 500ci or the 440?
Re: Matt's '68 Coronet 500
Posted: Mon May 11, 20 8:03 pm
Hi Pete It’s the 500
Cheers
Matt
Cheers
Matt
Re: Matt's '68 Coronet 500
Posted: Mon May 11, 20 8:38 pm
Good man! I like these small motors!!! 
Re: Matt's '68 Coronet 500
Posted: Mon May 11, 20 9:56 pm
Nice workmanship, I agree with Blue, leave body & a tidy engine bay 
Re: Matt's '68 Coronet 500
Posted: Tue May 12, 20 12:04 pm
Amazing work Matt!
Re: Matt's '68 Coronet 500
Posted: Sat May 16, 20 9:04 am
You make a transmission strip sound easy. I have a TH400 leaking lots but bit wary of dismantling.
Re: Matt's '68 Coronet 500
Posted: Sat May 16, 20 9:16 am
727's are a lot easier to work on than a TH400...
Re: Matt's '68 Coronet 500
Posted: Sat May 16, 20 3:50 pm
Great to se this one coming together again Matt, I saw it run at the Nats...proper Q car!
Re: Matt's '68 Coronet 500
Posted: Fri May 22, 20 5:15 pm
Hi Ivor - good to hear from you - it's been forever.
Hope to bump into you when we're all allowed out again
Thanks
Matt
Hope to bump into you when we're all allowed out again
Thanks
Matt
Re: Matt's '68 Coronet 500
Posted: Fri May 22, 20 5:35 pm
Progress has been a bit slow.
Engine back in though
Got all the parts out. Going to start on the wiring first I think.
Also wondering where on earth the steering box bolts have gone.
Been reconditioning the rear trim panels from the front seats.
Original hardboard warped and horrible
Cut some plywood copies
Add hardware
Add a thin layer of foam before covering in vinyl
Engine back in though
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Got all the parts out. Going to start on the wiring first I think.
Also wondering where on earth the steering box bolts have gone.
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Been reconditioning the rear trim panels from the front seats.
Original hardboard warped and horrible
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Cut some plywood copies
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Add hardware
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Add a thin layer of foam before covering in vinyl
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Re: Matt's '68 Coronet 500
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 20 8:49 am
Wiper motor looking a bit sorry for itself
Corrosion removed, parts variously clear-laquered and painted. Not exactly 'correct' , but it's an improvement.
Reassembled, with wiring/sleeving replaced or tidied up
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Corrosion removed, parts variously clear-laquered and painted. Not exactly 'correct' , but it's an improvement.
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