I bought the car in the summer of 2000 at the Mopar Atlantic Nationals in Englishtown New Jersey. It was all original with a 318 poly/3 speed on the column/8.75/68k miles. It was a Virginia car, but now lived in Washington Township NJ.
I had a fresh 440 sitting around that was built for a 70 coronet I used to own, all i needed was a 4 speed which i bought the following summer at Carlisle. I collected lots of parts that summer so i could do the swap the following winter. I knew nothing about 4 speeds so it was quite a learning experience. I painted the motor compartment and underside of the hood while i did the swap. This part of the car was neglected by the previous owner".

Here are the specs of the Coronet:

69 440 block +.030

KB 184 pistons

Stock reconditioned rods

Stock forged crank cut .010/.010

452 casting heads milled .020 ported by hughes w/ 2.14/1.81 valves

Hemi 6 qt. oil pan

1/2" pickup tube

.517 lift hughes cam

Edelbrock performer rpm intake

950 holley hp vac. secondary carb.

Mopar electric ignition w/chrome box

MSD soft touch revlimiter

Tti 2" headers

Tti 3" exhaust w/ h-pipe, exits in front of rear axel

Dynomax ultra flow mufflers

`66 18 spline 833 4 speed

Mcleod street twin clutch

Hurst comp+ shifter

1 wire alternator

Dana 60 rear w/373 gears w/locker

Mosher axles

Super stock leaf springs

Torque thrust wheels, 15x7 rear w/255/60, 15x6 front w/215/65

Homemade frame connectors

Homemade trans. mount

Homemade pinion snubber

Converted to front disc brakes(a-body)

Converted to floor shift w/fiberglass hump

Battery in trunk

Be-cool aluminum radiator

Electric and belt driven fan

Mopar master cyl., line lock

3/8 fuel line back to front w/ carter mechanical pump

I did all the work on this car myself with the exception of the short block assembly/machiene work and the shortening/gear set up of the rear.

Future plans include:-

500" 440 based stroker

Eddy heads

Possible mini tubb

Repaint of entire car

Some Pictures:
  

Congratulations Jeff! DodgeCoronet.com is glad have you here and thanks you for what you've done for us! Everyone look out for Jeff's car at Chryslers at Carlisle this year!



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