Rob & Stu's 63 Polara 500

BUDGIE · Post by **BUDGIE** » Mon Apr 28, 08 9:20 am

Looks spot-on to me to Rob

The Coronet has a TTI system also, looks just the same

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Mon Apr 28, 08 9:44 am

Dynomax or Flowmaster? Or Budgie-specials

Lets us know how it sounds when you get that far

Those tailpipes will look shorter when you've got the bumper on. Shouldnt they have some sort of tips on though, like 'runners & Chargers?

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Mon Apr 28, 08 8:28 pm

Bright exhaust tips were an option on the 70 Coronet R/Ts Rob. Part of the "value engineering" that year. Mine has most options, but is coded without the tips. Standard tips looked much like Budgie's car.

Great pics of your car BTW - my favourite car in the UK

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Mon Apr 28, 08 11:57 pm

Thanks Adam, praise indeed!

But you always did have good taste

BUDGIE · Post by **BUDGIE** » Tue Apr 29, 08 12:08 am

"Lets us know how it sounds when you get that far"

Had her runnin Rob, sounds real sweet, not to loud, just right really, I'll have to check the make of the box's

newport100 · Post by **newport100** » Tue Apr 29, 08 6:50 am

Rob- Looks the Biz!
Taking her on Weds???????????

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Tue Apr 29, 08 8:42 am

if it's not hissing down

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Tue Sep 27, 11 12:44 am

Crikey - been a long time since this thread has seen any action

I think a bit of info went AWOL around the end of last / start of this year, when the server went tits-up, but nothing major got lost if memory serves. Thing is, the car's been pretty reliable and we've been working on the Satellite, so not much as been happening on the Dodge, apart from putting it to good use

Seemed like a good time to move the thread from the Member's Car Show to The Workshop, as we've now got some electrical gremlins to sort out

as mentioned HERE

And i'll get on to that next time...

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Tue Jan 03, 12 1:58 pm

So much for the 'reliable' comment in the last post

- still got the electrical gremlins that seem to like frying whatever tacho we connect, so for the time being, we'll be 'sans' tacho

We'll try and get it sorted before too long, but first we had something else to look at over the weekend (yeah yeah, when we should have been finishing the Satellite

)...

Thanks to Chris from Sheffield (previous owner of Jerry & Marc's new 63 Dodge project and a couple other spot-on Mopars before that

), we had the opportunity to bag a set of early 15" steels for the Polara, to go with the large dog dishes we bought some time ago.
Not exactly the style of wheel that would have been common on the Polara 500 when new as they came with the 14" steels & full wheel covers like we've got, but you cant beat the look of the early steels with the correct caps for these early cars, as anyone who know what they're talking about would agree

Just as we were finallising payment and arranging with Tim H to get them painted, I read on FBBO that these early wheels dont fit with disc brakes

so I asked around a bit and despite being told they should be ok we asked Chris to send us one to try so we could be 100% sure. The wheel arrived last Thursday and we finally got round to trying on, on Sunday afternoon

Thankfully the 'expert' across the pond who was adamant that they wouldnt fit, didnt know quite as much as he thought he did, and the wheel fitted fine over our SSBC calipers and discs $\:D/$

I'm sure it doesnt look like much of a big deal to most of yous guys but we've been after a set (these are 15x5.5 & 15x6) for the last few years and it's good to find a set over here and not have to buy from the States.
So a big thanks to Chris for giving us first dibs, and puting up with our deliberations

This will free-up the other (late 60s) 15" set we bought a few years ago from the States, so we can use them on the Satellite. Just to wind up anyone who doesnt like steels & dog-dishes

So just need to get them painted and find some tyres...

£££££££££££££

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Tue Jan 03, 12 2:04 pm

Should look summat like this..... well, the wheels anyway

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Tue Jan 03, 12 3:39 pm

Are you sure you couldn't get any thinner tyres on there?

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Tue Jan 03, 12 4:30 pm

Dunno what tyres are on that 64 Ivor but we'll go for as wide as we can on the 6" wheels Ivor. Not ideal, I know but they'll do till we can source some widened steelies. Ideally would like 8" or whatever fits under there, but they only made them up to 6" 'back in the day'

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Tue Jan 03, 12 4:32 pm

I thought you were going to go for 5.50 x 14 redlines and become a menace to all other road users!

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Tue Jan 03, 12 5:04 pm

You mean bias ply?

Nah, redlines are soooo late 60s Ivor

So we'll be after a set for the Satellite (but radial) when the bank balance has recouperated a bit...

Stu Twin · Post by **Stu Twin** » Thu Mar 03, 16 12:03 am

Wasn't sure whether to tack this request on the end of this thread, or start up a 'wanted' thread...
anyhoo..

There’s a couple of the window weatherstrips I would like to replace.
1. The one that attaches to the front vertical edge of the rear roll up window. This fits inside a st/st channel that’s fixed to the glass. Approx 18” long.
2. The vertical one that’s inside the long channel run of the vent window frame. Approx 36” long. Leading edge of door glass runs up this.

I had a look last night at a few sites, google links etc and could only find the first one for the rear roll up window. This is on Metro Molded Parts site, part no VS7-A/FL. $39.35 / pr.

Couldn’t see anything on Kramers, Steele, Herb’s etc for the other one. Didn’t look at YR1 yet tho as they never used to do early stuff.
I took some (poor) pics below.

Has anyone been able to source the w'strip that goes in the front vent window channel?

I have got some generic reinforced U shaped w'strip (from the NEC last year) for the channel that guides the rear edge of the door glass. Maybe that would fit? will have a look in case.