Author: challenger

For Sale – 1970 300 convertibleFor Sale – 1970 300 convertible

I still have the 70 300 convertible and im, again looking to sell it. I am lowering the price to 15K FIRM. I tried to restart the thread from 2019 but it is locked? That thread had all the photos etc. I will try to get the photos reloaded or maybe an a…

I am selling my 300 convertible. I am in SE North Carolina. I am putting it here for a couple of weeks in case anyone is interested because this forum has helped me greatly in the past with this car. It’s a great car that is nearly original and here are some details:

Originally from CA

Miles are less than 60k however the speedometer has not bee working reliably in the last 5 years. I’ve driven the car less than 100 miles in the last 5 years so this will be an issue of trust and vehicle…

1970 300 convertible

I’m sure this has been argued many times but I tried finding more information about general opinions and failed to. When is a car no longer original? Many folks have bits and pieces restored on their vehicles and I imagine it can get to a point where their “original survivor” is really a restoration. I’m in strong favor of NOT restoring a good, original car but the temptation to make them look better is sometimes irresistible. I myself have a car I’d like to get the bumpers rechromed on….

When is a car no longer “original”?

Any good cure (DIY of course) for these sun visors? They stay up great. And then I start the car and move it . Then they just flop down. I’ve had them sort of apart but didn’t see a decent way to fix them.
Thanks

Can someone tell me the correct paint for the trunk of a 300 convertible please? I had a few rusty looking spots and investigated them. It appears as if the factory pretty much poured paint into the trunk and where it settled and dried was where the rust stains appeared. I took a cup wheel brush and got rid of all the loose paint that looked like it could hold moisture and coated the trunk pan with POR-15. Now I’d like to paint it somewhat correctly. The other mopars I’ve had all had body…

1970 300 convertible trunk questions

I don’t know why this thing is being such a problem but the steering column, which I removed to R&R the input seal on the PS box, isn’t lining up as described in the FSM.
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The current problem I have is with the steering shaft not being in the center of the shift tube. For some reason the FSM for this car and I have a terrible communication problem. I’ve worked on several Mopars and had a FSM for all of them but this one always finds a way to confuse the shit out…

Needing help with 70 300 steering column reinstallation