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Post by highoctane31 on Dec 17, 2016 20:21:03 GMT -5
Sedans1975-1979 Chrysler Cordoba 1974-1978 Dodge Charger* 1974-1975 Plymouth Road Runner* 1973-1974 Plymouth Satellite* 1973-1976 Dodge Coronet* 1976-1978 Dodge Monaco 1975-1978 Plymouth Fury 1978-1979 Dodge Magnum 1979-1981 Chrysler New Yorker 1979-1981 Chrysler Newport 1979-1981 Dodge St Regis 1980-1981 Plymouth Gran Fury 1979 Chrysler 300 wagon model names I'm a little fuzzy on, but there were Dodge and Plymouth B body wagons from 1973-1978 which would have the same tips in this thread to apply to their front ends only. Look in the Mopar wagons tips thread for info about the back. Models should include names like Crestwood, Suburban, Coronet, Monaco, and Fury. * some 1973 & 1974 models maintained a similar body style of the 1971-1973 models but these transition years occasionally had the chassis features (K frame design) of the later B body cars. The best way to tell at a glance is to look at the engine mounts... if it is the spool type then it belongs in this tips thread, if it is the "rubber biscuit" type then look in the "1972 & older pinch frame cars" tips thread
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Post by highoctane31 on Dec 17, 2016 20:22:22 GMT -5
The list at the start of this thread should also include dodge charger.
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Post by Luke Wells on Dec 17, 2016 20:36:58 GMT -5
The list at the start of this thread should also include dodge charger. The 2nd car listed is the Charger, although it and a few others there are coupes, not sedans.
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Post by frog503 on Jan 21, 2017 17:23:22 GMT -5
Need some tips on a st.regis,got it ready to be hard nosed,iam running it in a stock class
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Post by nickybobby89 on Feb 5, 2017 16:33:13 GMT -5
Just wondering how good a 78 Magnum is tilted? Or if anyone has any info or pics of a tilted pinch frame. They appear to be perfect candidates for tilting.
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Post by owen11x on Feb 5, 2017 19:27:21 GMT -5
Need some tips on a st.regis,got it ready to be hard nosed,iam running it in Sell it to me is a good start lol
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Post by 46below0 on Jun 27, 2017 2:55:39 GMT -5
Got an 80 st Regis what do you do with the rears on these? The front is getting built Doba style obviously but with a 76 Buick bumper since that's what I got on hand. Just not sure what to do with the trunks of these. I was thinking of tucking the lid and then canoeing, pros? cons? Of doing both? Think I'm gonna run it without a rear bumper and chain down the rear-end. I've skimmed through the pages but don't see a lot specific to these.
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Post by blackNblue82 on Jun 27, 2017 17:25:34 GMT -5
Does anybody know of any other cars that the lowers will work on these? I read on here that shockers are different, how about older pinch framers, y framers, etc. that will work?
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Post by cowdoc on Jun 27, 2017 22:37:17 GMT -5
Got an 80 st Regis what do you do with the rears on these? The front is getting built Doba style obviously but with a 76 Buick bumper since that's what I got on hand. Just not sure what to do with the trunks of these. I was thinking of tucking the lid and then canoeing, pros? cons? Of doing both? Think I'm gonna run it without a rear bumper and chain down the rear-end. I've skimmed through the pages but don't see a lot specific to these. canoeing seems to work well, I prefer a wedge and I use a skin bumper(old galaxie fronts flipped work well) welded to rear frame and trunk to keep the rails bending together instead of one side going wonky from a 45degree shot. I love to run my noser car bumpers into a car that doesnt have a bumper, almost as much fun as humping a wagon! So, I wouldnt ever run without something to hold the rails together. Also, I really dont understand the theory of tucking a leaf car and having the leafs rolling up, snapping or pulling off the frame.-just an old dudes opinion
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Post by 46below0 on Jun 28, 2017 5:53:29 GMT -5
Well it has a cross member I'm gonna try and leave on from the tow package that goes frame rail to frame rail that's pretty thick like maybe 3/8 or a little less I figure that's all I'll need. Should I cut reliefs thorough the trunk to make sure it's gonna go up? I'm gonna chain my rear-end down and run short 14s on the back.
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Post by dm440c on Jul 4, 2017 7:31:27 GMT -5
Got an 80 st Regis what do you do with the rears on these? The front is getting built Doba style obviously but with a 76 Buick bumper since that's what I got on hand. Just not sure what to do with the trunks of these. I was thinking of tucking the lid and then canoeing, pros? cons? Of doing both? Think I'm gonna run it without a rear bumper and chain down the rear-end. I've skimmed through the pages but don't see a lot specific to these. canoeing seems to work well, I prefer a wedge and I use a skin bumper(old galaxie fronts flipped work well) welded to rear frame and trunk to keep the rails bending together instead of one side going wonky from a 45degree shot. I love to run my noser car bumpers into a car that doesnt have a bumper, almost as much fun as humping a wagon! So, I wouldnt ever run without something to hold the rails together. Also, I really dont understand the theory of tucking a leaf car and having the leafs rolling up, snapping or pulling off the frame.-just an old dudes opinion I hear what you're saying but I think I would expand on that to say I make the call based on car condition and rules which I think is a reasonable approach to suggest for the internet reader. Around here we have about a dozen rule sets and just as many promoters, all with their own interpretations, so it's difficult to make flat statements about how I build my cars. Also around here a solid trunk pan in a pinch frame car is a little bit like finding a bag of money under the seat... pretty rare. So maybe I can fix it and make the trunk solid enough to use it hard but it all depends on the rules. When I run one with holes in the trunk at a stock show I figure the nose is what you do the damage with and having the trunk roll up is best case scenario. I've never lost a driveshaft from having the trunk roll into a ball, but I have lost one from having the trunk come straight in and bending the humps like a big letter Z which is exactly what happens when you combine a double frame doba with a rust hole in the trunk where the dogleg starts up the humps. This seems to be the spot, by the way, where they all have giant rust holes. At least the ones I find in this part of the woods. For the guy with the R body... I build these using the same strategies that I use for B bodies, so again it depends on car condition and rules. Seems to get the same results in general.
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Post by 46below0 on Jul 6, 2017 2:38:07 GMT -5
Solid body and subs all the way through. Bumpers are crappy skins, leave the rear or no? Putting either a 76 Buick front bumper on the front or I have a 76ish caddy front I can use, my buddy swears by the caddy bumpers on the front of dobas but they just seem chincey to me. I can do a bunch just not a lot of welding. I'm probably gonna get destroyed anyway I'm running against two IMPS and a noser luckily were all friends but if it comes down to us in the feature I know I'm in for some hurt haha. The IMPS get to weld their fenders together so I figure I could at least weld my K in and my fender wells to the sub. I think I pretty much know how to do the front ends but the rears are the biggest ? for me.
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Post by cowdoc on Jul 7, 2017 18:53:50 GMT -5
this is a pic of a shocker but I do the dobas the same, have good luck with the wedge
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Post by 46below0 on Jul 11, 2017 5:05:16 GMT -5
Thanks for the pic! I'll take pics and post what I do all the way around and before and afters. July 28th is it's death sentence so stay tuned!
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Post by djsonnyd83 on Jul 18, 2017 0:36:52 GMT -5
I have a few {3) 79 cordobas looking for tips for chain and bang. On what I can do with front end trunk and body. Thanks any tips would help
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