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Post by cynot on Jan 20, 2017 7:55:32 GMT -5
I looked up torsion bars in my parts catalog and the 964/965 are the last 3 numbers of the part number
3402964-right
3402965-left
They are listed under 'Heavy Duty/station wagon' in the catalog.
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Post by AZBlues on Jan 21, 2017 19:55:21 GMT -5
Great info, tells us what to look for.
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Post by gtopat on Jan 22, 2017 14:46:29 GMT -5
Didn't put the dial calipers on them but my (presumably) A38 bars are 962R and 963L
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Post by AZBlues on Jan 26, 2017 1:04:10 GMT -5
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Post by christine58 on Jan 26, 2017 11:57:41 GMT -5
looking good!! I was dead lucky with my car, no rust here atall, i didnt realise how these cars can rust here as the bluemo was my first C body mopar. Always a first place to look when buying a C.
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Post by AZBlues on Feb 1, 2017 19:43:23 GMT -5
You didn't think I was going to leave that huge harness in there and all draped over the top of the car, did you?  To tell the truth, I was thinking about it, because it's a hassle to remove, but this Dodge had some dodgy wiring done behind the dash which needed to be sorted out. So after binge-watching the last two seasons of Graveyard Carz, I went out there and extracted it.  Stretched out, it's almost eight feet long. GC makes this Mopar stuff look so easy. I've got a lot of cleaning, skinning, re-taping, and wire correcting to do. Unlike maybe most car guys, I like wiring, and it doesn't scare me a bit. Oy. Do it right, or do it over, a wise man once told me.  |
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Post by countrybunker on Feb 11, 2017 22:59:25 GMT -5
Great job on the cowl work! Looks great!!
I'm one of those afraid of wiring. Hate the stuff!
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Post by AZBlues on Feb 15, 2017 19:41:12 GMT -5
Thanks Country, I started off as a car stereo installer during a high school summer break, so I got into wiring early on. I've done several street rods from scratch, it's just sort of relaxing to me. Start with small, simple jobs and work your way up. Lots of good info on Youtube as well. The instrument cluster and a bezel or two are held on by these little plastic clips, and naturally, about half of them broke while being removed.  Does anyone have a few extra, or know where they can be bought? I've tried extreme Googling, and came up empty. |
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Post by AZBlues on May 20, 2017 20:44:41 GMT -5
Finally got the fire wall and wheel tubs in black, catalyzed acrylic enamel.   The fire wall was supposed to be full gloss, the wheel tubs semi gloss. Kinda turned out the other way around. The cans were mis-labled. Whoops. I like the firewall paint, it's more on the gloss side of semi gloss, the wheel tubs may be too showy for a Bluesmobile. Don't know if I'll try to get them in semi or not, but it may be OK in a built-out engine compartment. I think the next step will be the front end/torsion bars/brakes. |
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Post by srt440 on May 21, 2017 16:02:36 GMT -5
Those plastic pins for the dash pretty much can only be found in a salvage yard. I think they were used on just about all mid-70's mopars.
Couldn't find them anywhere.
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Post by AZBlues on Dec 21, 2022 19:31:42 GMT -5
OK, where were we. The time has come to get this S.B. Dodge back together and finished. First order of business was to pull it out of storage and pressure wash it in and out, then roll it back on the pad. Why the five year hold on the project? The usual excuses, pretty boring stuff really. But mainly, time. This project will be pic heavy, because everybody likes pictures and years from now, they will help future Bluesmobile and/or Monaco/Fury builders who find themselves staring at a basket case wondering where to even start. It was all stored really well except for a box of hardware in labelled bags that didn't do well in the AZ heat, then got wet, and rusted. After trying the wire brush and getting tired of that in short order, I got a gallon of muriatic acid, cut it 70/30 water/acid, and soaked the parts overnight per batch. After a rinse and dry, they were soaked in a mixture of WD40 and chainsaw bar oil overnight, then left to dry, making them ready to use. All nuts were chased with a tap, all threads were cleaned on a wire wheel. Parts in acid:  Cleaned parts, oiled.  The first new parts on the firewall, a reman booster and master cylinder I bought years ago, and had to find in two of many, many boxes.  I was wondering what that weird bracket was in the pile, turned out to be the pedal tab for the brake light switch. It was cleaned and repainted chassis black.  More later, a lot more. |
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Post by Ghostbluesman (Ghostsoldier) on Dec 21, 2022 20:23:40 GMT -5
Great to see you get back on the project... everything in it's own time! 🙂
Rob
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Post by AZBlues on Dec 31, 2022 21:45:50 GMT -5
Today I spent some quality time under the Monaco. I pulled the gas tank, cut the single exhaust out, and cut the cat off to sell it.  Funny thing tho, it seems that catalytic converter theft is so rampant that AZ decided to pass a law that it is illegal for anyone to buy or sell a used cat that isn't a business that deals with them. So now nobody wants to touch it. Oh well. The inside of the gas tank looks like that fuel sender that came out of it, so I will take the tank to a dip stripper to see if it can be salvaged. I hope so, as a new tank for these cars is about twice as much as for almost any other car.   |
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Post by Ghostbluesman (Ghostsoldier) on Dec 31, 2022 22:04:11 GMT -5
I've got to pull the tank out of my Blumo, too. I'm currently restoring the tank in the '62 Falcon Ratwagon this weekend, and I plan to save it any way that I can, because tanks for these wagons are going for insane prices. My sending unit looks exactly like yours, lol...there's no rebuilding it, so I bought a new one.
Tomorrow I'll be patching the pinholes, coating the inside with Ospho and Marvel Mystery Oil, and then refinishing the exterior.
Rob
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Post by 1991ltd on Dec 31, 2022 22:23:49 GMT -5
If you need a new tank, Rockauto has them listed for $328. Much less than the $765 I saw listed on Autozone's website.
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