mopar question

[Zeus01]

alright this one is for my dad.


1. we have a 1961 chrysler windsor 383 tourqeflight trans.the last time this car was run or driven was in 1984 with FRESH OIL.since the car has sat in a dark moist basement but there is absolutly no rust at all. he wants to know what baby steps should we take to bring it back up slowly.im good at gm dont know mopar.i pulled all the plugs and shot a bunch of liquid wrench down each cylender. plan on doin it again next week.


2. how do you find manuals on old cars-like a chilton

3. anyone know where i might be able to find a front seat. fuckin mice

zeus

[spdracr]

You kept the car in a basement? Damn, I'm lucky my wife let me have a big screen TV!!

[shotglas]

alright this one is for my dad.


1. we have a 1961 chrysler windsor 383 tourqeflight trans.the last time this car was run or driven was in 1984 with FRESH OIL.since the car has sat in a dark moist basement but there is absolutly no rust at all. he wants to know what baby steps should we take to bring it back up slowly.im good at gm dont know mopar.i pulled all the plugs and shot a bunch of liquid wrench down each cylender. plan on doin it again next week.


2. how do you find manuals on old cars-like a chilton

3. anyone know where i might be able to find a front seat. fuckin mice

zeus

Well If you shot some wd40 in it. Try priming the oil system BEFORE you start it. Theres a real damm good chance that there is absolutly no oil on the top half of all the bearings! You may half to replace the crank seals if the got hardened during storage. As far as the seat goes... If the freek'n mice just ate the stuffing (as usuall) just take the seat to a aupostery shop and they came repair the damage with little fuss. You can also try looking on ebay motors www.ebaymotors.com and doing a search for front seats followed by a refined search of 1961 or 1961 chrysler.

Hope this helps and good luck! :yup:

ps: How did you get car in the basement? :think:

[Zeus01]

ps: How did you get car in the basement? :think:[/QUOTE]

we raised the 90 y/o cottage my great grandfather built,put a top floor on and threw in a basement

the car was originally my great grandfathers. the basement is where that car has been for as long as i can remember. when i was a real young child '3' my cousins and my uncle decided to get it fired up they drove it around the block and parked it right where it was before.

here's where it sits and will sit till my dad gets his ass in gear.it has 33k on it thats it..

http://images6.theimagehosting.com/MVC-06023F.th.jpg (http://server6.theimagehosting.com/image.php?img=MVC-06023F.jpg)

the breaks are locked.

anymore help would be appreciated


zeus

[shotglas]

If the brakes are frozen... get a can of brake clean, Spray from top to bottom and let it work in for a few minutes. then lightly tap on the brake shoes to lossen them up. You may have to replace the shoe springs due to being streched out for so long. (yes spring kits are still avail,) Now how are ya gonna lift the cottage up? :think:

[pkracing]

:scared: wow thats some crazy shit:yup:
is there a way to get it out of there?:dunno:
i am really curious on this, and when you decide to take it
out, if ya can take some pics(we all love pics)

[Zeus01]

lol the garage is about 10' tall and the width of the house with a 8' fireproof garage door and full security system.

id love to take this fucker out-they have cruise richmond nights out there.thats where the car was bought-car still as dealer sticker.my dad and i went to the dealership to find out what they wanted to fix it.lol they said we'll fix it-all you have to do is let us put it in our window -ALL SUMMER.

there are a few issues tho

ALL the breaks are locked and the garage is 12' bellow ground level.last time they pulled it out it took a 85 chevy wagon chained to the chrysler and a 10000 87 dodge rv chained to the chevy.-ill never forget that-.as you can see in the pics there really isnt much room down there to work on it.there is a little over a foot on pass side.i plan on goin up there next weekend to fire up the sleds.ill take a shit load of pics and post'em


OHH have to add this- making a new video anyone have some pics from this season

[Shon Webb]

lol the garage is about 10' tall and the width of the house with a 8' fireproof garage door and full security system.

id love to take this fucker out-they have cruise richmond nights out there.thats where the car was bought-car still as dealer sticker.my dad and i went to the dealership to find out what they wanted to fix it.lol they said we'll fix it-all you have to do is let us put it in our window -ALL SUMMER.

there are a few issues tho

ALL the breaks are locked and the garage is 12' bellow ground level.last time they pulled it out it took a 85 chevy wagon chained to the chrysler and a 10000 87 dodge rv chained to the chevy.-ill never forget that-.as you can see in the pics there really isnt much room down there to work on it.there is a little over a foot on pass side.i plan on goin up there next weekend to fire up the sleds.ill take a shit load of pics and post'em


OHH have to add this- making a new video anyone have some pics from this season
You can have the one in my signature the white car and my brother told me talked to you at Byron sorry I missed ya..I will have to catch up w/you..

[Zeus01]

ok-i-have-to-buy-a-new-keyboard-before-i-had-no-shift-keys-now-i-have-no-spacebar-lol-just-foundout-no-enter-either-shon-igot-some-pics-of-your-bu.let-me-get-a-new-board-ill-get-back-to-ya

[pkracing]

lol the garage is about 10' tall and the width of the house with a 8' fireproof garage door and full security system.

id love to take this fucker out-they have cruise richmond nights out there.thats where the car was bought-car still as dealer sticker.my dad and i went to the dealership to find out what they wanted to fix it.lol they said we'll fix it-all you have to do is let us put it in our window -ALL SUMMER.

there are a few issues tho

ALL the breaks are locked and the garage is 12' bellow ground level.last time they pulled it out it took a 85 chevy wagon chained to the chrysler and a 10000 87 dodge rv chained to the chevy.-ill never forget that-.as you can see in the pics there really isnt much room down there to work on it.there is a little over a foot on pass side.i plan on goin up there next weekend to fire up the sleds.ill take a shit load of pics and post'em


OHH have to add this- making a new video anyone have some pics from this seasonsounds cool, keep us posted:yup:

[Black3rdGen]

maybe you should try to turn the motor by hand first.

[BBC Malibu]

:jaw: holy shit........ i thaught i heard it all till i saw this

[Zeus01]

what-the-fuck-does-that-mean

[BBC Malibu]

well, that backfired in my face! lemme put that into different words to clarify,

it suprised the shit out of me to hear that there is a car in a basement, and that a dealership is going to fix it as long as they can put it in the showroom, i'm not sayin' i don't believe ya man- i'm sayin' that is one hell of a car history that should be in car craft when the car is done
that's what i meant to shorten in a couple of words

[Zeus01]

well-thats-the-truth.good-point-wonder-if-car-craft-would-be-intrested-in-
somthing-like-that.if-you-have-ever-been-to-richmond-ill-u'd-know-much-that
little-town-is-into-cars.id-still-rather-do-it-myself-i-think-its-a-great-father-son-project.
with-some-great-family-history.thinking-about-pouring-more-oil-in-so-the-berrings
are-completly-covered.let-sit-there-for-a-week-or-so-the-turn-it-by-hand-drain-the-oil.
put-more-fresh-oil-in.


how-do-u-guys-think-all-the-gaskets-are-like.i-think-have-to-drop-the-tank
the-gas-should-be-like-old-cat-piss.

christian

[BBC Malibu]

old oil that sits for longer than about a year or two forms some kind of acid, drain it and use fresh before ya do anything (if it were mine) what i would do would be- drain the old, replace with fresh, mark the spark plug wires if you don't know were they go, and any other wires for reference. remove the distributor and valve covers, then prime the oil pump untill-
(they make a tool or you can make one out of an old distributor)
-l oil comes out of the rockers to insure you have oil flow. to go one step further you could install a dummy oil gauge so you can see the oil pressure while you prime. if all good with pressure and engine turns over by hand
fire it up!

[GMCRACER]

ok-i-have-to-buy-a-new-keyboard-before-i-had-no-shift-keys-now-i-have-no-spacebar-lol-just-foundout-no-enter-either-shon-igot-some-pics-of-your-bu.let-me-get-a-new-board-ill-get-back-to-ya


I started at the 2nd page and worked my way back to this and was wondering why you had typed like that... now I know... :laughing:

I guess you probally don't think it is funny but I got a kick out of it....

BTW- I did share this story with the editor of Fastest Street Car Magazine...

[Zeus01]

it-has-been-a-pain-in-the-ass-this-keyboard-shit.

thats-really-cool-of-u-talkin-to-the-magazine-about-it.

do-they-have-a-website

[GMCRACER]

it-has-been-a-pain-in-the-ass-this-keyboard-shit.

thats-really-cool-of-u-talkin-to-the-magazine-about-it.

do-they-have-a-website


you can find it through the NMCA site -

www.fasteststreetcar.com

[GMCRACER]

I talked with a buddy of mine down in TX about this.... Here are his thoughts...


I revived a 1950 Pontiac that sat outdoors from 1963 to 1985....... put Marvel Mystery oil in the cylinders and leave for a day or so. Spin the motor over to make sure it sounds like it has compression on all 8 cylinder.... not skipping a hole while it spins. Put a gas can under the front and run a hose from it to the fuel pump and fire it off of that, not what's in the tank.... that will be some nasty stuff by now.

If everything sounds good, put some Marvel oil in the trans, clean out the tank and go fo a spin!

[Zeus01]

never-heard-of-this-marval-stuff-can-u-get-it-at-autozone-or-murry's.

do-u-know-what-the-bottle-looks-like[asking-for-help-at-partstores-doesn't-help]

[pkracing]

Here's What A Bottle Looks Like, They Also Have In Cans, Usually Where You Find This You Can Also Find Rislone, Which Is Another Great Product For This Type Of Things

[Zeus01]

thank-you-

does-this-site-have-a-printer-friendly-i-can-click

[Zeus01]

So I had my dad read through the forum and he kept laughing at me about the keyboard....well mark another one up for pops. Got a new keyboard.

lol my dad was AMAZED with all of your guys help and says THANK YOU.

I made a few calls "Murry's+AutoZone+Napa" about parts and I'm amazed in what I can't find. Can't get Any brake hardware,wheel cylendars,wires,trans filter.

Anyone know where I might be able to find these things, the wires arn't a problem I'll just use "cut your own".


Thanks again
Zeus-Christian