Author: bajajoaquin
Rear Shocks and Springs: One Day?
My rear springs sag a lot. A previous owner put on air shocks, but they leak air, so sag out after a day or two. Also, the air lines terminate back at the diff, so it’s a pain in the rear (heh heh) to air up.
New springs are coming, but I think I always want air shocks so I can keep it from…
HP Exhaust to Log Head Pipes
I’m planning out the future rebuild of my engine, trans, rearend on my Imperial, and will be putting on a new exhaust at the same time. It’s got logs with a single exhaust now, but I’ve got HP manifolds which will be going on, along with duals. Budget is an issue, so I’m looking to do everything myself that I’m realistically capable of doing.
Original plan was for a TTI C-body dual exhaust, and give them the casting number for the HP manifolds so I get the head pipes that match. At nearly…
No power to the starter
Just tried to start my 67 imperial after lunch and it cranked and cranked (at good speed, so battery is good) but wouldn’t catch. In about the third try, there was just no power to the starter any more. No click, no turn, no nothing. There’s still …
1967 Imperial Torsion Bar Isolators
I mentioned this in my ongoing Imperial thread, but didn’t post up a question, because it’s one of the things I’ve come across that’s Imperial only, and not a general C-Body question. But here goes anyway….
It appears that the “Isolator” on the driver’s side of my Imperial is bad. With the car on a lift, and resting on its suspension, if you grab the aft end of the driver’s side torsion bar, you can wiggle it. You can also hear it rattling as you go down the road, as long as the…
Norm’s Imperial
I went to look at some seats for detmatt today up about a half hour from me. The guy who has them is an Imperialist I’ve met before from the Yahoo! Groups Imperial list, Norm. He’s got a nice original Imperial ‘vert and just got a gorgeous ‘64 …
New Member, 1967 Imperial
Hi, all. I’m a new member here, with a new (to me, obviously) Imperial. It’s a ’67 Crown hardtop sedan. It’s pretty original, but has some rust issues. Somehow, all you guys in rusty parts of the country have all the rust-free California cars, and I live in San Diego, but ended up with a Minnesota car. Go figure.
Anyway, I bought it as a driver, rather than a real restoration candidate. Immediate needs to address are the brakes, cold starts, the transmission shifting, muffler, and a “clunk”…
Rear Shocks and Springs: One Day?
As some may recall, I live in a beach town and don’t have a place that I can leave my car apart and immobile. Therefore, I can only do limited projects that can be started and finished in a day.
My rear springs sag a lot. A previous owner put on air shocks, but they leak air, so sag out after a day or two. Also, the air lines terminate back at the diff, so it’s a pain in the rear (heh heh) to air up.
New springs are coming, but I think I always want air shocks so I can keep it from…