EFI And An Overdrive Gear - This 1967 Dodge Coronet 500 Convertible Is Finally A Perfect Driver
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- It's been well over a year since we last saw Don's 1967 Coronet 500 convertible on the channel. Since we last saw it, the bulk of the project has finally been completed, with only a few straggling issues left to be sorted. But I never got around to wrapping up the project with a final video, because it left Rocket to make it to the last big car show of the season last year before it was completely finished. Since that time, I have been asked many times about the Silversport Transmissions A41 overdrive that we installed in the car. So today, I thought I would finally do a project wrap up video, and give you my thoughts on this setup. In a word? Good. Two words? Pretty good. More words than that? Now that I've got the tuning figured out, this thing shifts great under all conditions, and satisfyingly barks the tires on the second gear shift when the driver chooses. Check it out.
Great freakin' car. Extra credit for the Eagle, Globe and Anchor hanging from the rear view.
Absolutely a wonderful car. Nice just to see a 500 so nice and complete with its chrome trim. Anyone would love to have it.
I remember my father had a 66 Coronet convertible 383 4 speed. Smelled like mildew all the time. Now every time I smell mildew I remember that car. It was a cool car even then. Thanks for the video Jamie 👍
I graduated HS in 1978 in Roy, Montana with a class size of 11. One of my HS cars was a 1969 Road Runner (440 4 speed) and sold it for $380 (bought for $400). I moved to the biggest nearby town (Billings, Montana) and after cruising out on a country road, I spotted a 1966 Coronet 2 door hardtop with 383 and auto AND the console was in beautiful shape. The farmer sold it to me for $200. I cruised all summer, roasted many tires, and sold it for $185 so I could buy a 1969 GTX (for $500) with auto. My story is as sad as it is common with us old guys . . . I sold all those cool cars when they were so cheap . . . curses for my lack of fore thought. Like Jamie, I don’t prefer ragtops and passed on a clean 1 owner 1967 Barracuda small block auto back in 1981 for $1,000 because it was a convertible. Funny story, I became a neighbor to the lady selling the Barracuda back 20 years ago. I remembered her when she saw my current Mopar’s and told me her story about that the Barracuda convertible that her parents bought her for her HS graduation in 1968. It was the same one I passed on.
I hear you man. I junked plenty of old muscle cars for $40 just to get a bag of pot. Drive them to the junk yard and walk away with $40 in hand. We didn`t know back then.
Same here. Sold a 1972 Camaro, 1978 Camaro, and a 1972 Corvette just before prices skyrocketed
I sold a 1972 Camaro, a 1978 Camaro, and a 1972 Corvette between 2000 and 2008. That was right before prices skyrocketed. If I had waited just a little while longer I could have easily tripled what I got for them.
Love that car! And the Simpson (Waterloo, IA) dealership takes me back to my youth. They’re not around anymore. If Don ever wants to remove that dealership badge, I’d buy it off of him.
Sounds like we’re going to try a Terminator X setup when putting the 5.7 in the Valiant. Hoping it ends up where that Sniper setup is now- fun and reliable.
Thank you for putting g out yet another great video!
A friend of my stepdad had a similar car light blue convertible with a black top and gut
Was very nice . He sold it awhile back. He was also a big Mopar guy . Another friend of mine was a Mopar nut he just passed away but he had a blown 440 '69 Dart GT , a '1970 Challenger RT big block and a second Dart GT that wasn't completely assembled.
Good to see the follow up on the B-body....good content and thanks..🔧🔧👍
That is a nice looking Coronet!
That color is spectacular.
That Dodge is absolutely stunning
I'm not a convertible guy either, but that one is gorgeous, just a great looking car with amazing lines. And the stripe that isn't supposed to be there - looks like it is.
Lovely Coronet; lucky Don! It's crying out for Magnum 500s I think.
What a beauty! Lot's of little details on those.
Yes this car is beautiful the styling is very nice 😊😊
Love the convertibles, currently own 4. I have the Holley EFI on my collector Oldsmobile doing both fuel & ignition and overall drivability is greatly improved.
Good grief what a clean ride
Great work on this car by all! What a sweet ride!
700R4 GM four speed OD went into my ‘71 El Camino, with a 323 rear and a Scat 383 stroke crank it was literally thee most perfect driving vehicle I’ve ever owned. The trans crossmember already had predrilled holes accommodating the longer tail housing as if GM engineers had envisioned the 4 sp ten years before it was available. An upgrade retrofit horseshoe shifter detent and gear indicator plate made it look pristinely factory. Super easy and best upgrade I’ve ever done to a car. Don’t underestimate GM 4 speed OD trannies.
Beautiful car. Love all Coronets
I’ve just never been a fan of convertibles especially on cars that had really nice looking hardtop lines, but…..wow! That paint scheme looks amazing, big fan of the colors 👍 EFI and an automatic isn’t really my style but on a cruiser like this it’s probably a really nice reliable upgrade!
Great job done on a great looking car!🤩
What a gorgeous car. I'm a Dart guy, but always loved the Coronets.
That's purdy.
She’s gotta real purdy mouth
Sho is.
Gorgeous car! Well done!
Love it! If we could talk him into ridding it of that stripe, it'd be damn near perfect.
I know, I know - I'm picky. "Yours ain't that nice, Ed". I know, trust me....
Hope the tickety tick doesn't turn out to be an issue! That 383 sounds proper Mopar.
- Ed on the Ridge
you did some clean work.
4 episodes slagging the rubbah-nose RoadRunner I figured out the coil spring front is garbage. Coronet ls a fantastic mopar! I remember when they were new. Still love 'em Jaimie.
You got it. Haha.
SWEET SLID... 🍯
I am partial to the ‘66-‘67 Coronet; my dad bought a new ‘66 Coronet 500, and my first car was a ‘67 440 hardtop. Years ago I read an article on the Turbine Car program and it showed a Chrysler photo of a close to production turbine powered ‘66 Coronet - on the hood was the faux scoop later to appear on the ‘67 R/T.
My dad bought his one and only new car, a 1966 Dodge Coronet 500 SE. As of 2011, I'm its current caretaker.
I’d really like to see that article. My understanding was that the ‘66 Charger was the stillborn production turbine car. A straight line can be drawn from the turbine car to the ‘66 Charger - specifically the fancy Charger interior with four bucket seats, full length console, and the round gauge theme. I’m sure there is more to be found.
@@DeadDodgeGarage Those are great similarities. My dad wanted a 66 Charger for the utility aspect (fold down seats). Mom thought it was the ugliest thing on the road so they settled for a 66 Coronet 500 SE crew cab. At least it's turquoise which is a very elegant color that you don't see anymore.
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@@DeadDodgeGarage I googled it - believe it was the December ‘86 issue of Collectible Automobile - I probably have it stashed somewhere. If you Google “1966 Turbine Car” and scroll through the images eventually you’ll find the black and white image burned into my brain - a ‘66 Coronet 500 hardtop with the R/T hood scoop and front rubber bumper guards I’ve never seen on a production Coronet (but similar to a pair I got for my ‘66 Satellite)
Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺
nifty wall to wall chrome, from the A-pillar down and across the dash to the other A-pillar.
Cool car! Nice subtle mods!👍 I always liked that Dodge used the 500 trim for the R/T and Plymouth used the Sport Satellite trim for the GTX, I like the extra bling!
@@musclecarmitch908 I agree totally. A lot of guys say Muscle cars / hot rods shouldn’t have bling!! I love Vintage bling!!
Wow! nice ride!
Love it.. Praying you come across a 67 monaco 4dr sedan
Beautiful car😎👍
Dons coronet looks awesome. I’m partial to the 6-7 Bs
Gorgeous car!
383’s are great. As long as you can deal with the leaky valve covers, no problems and plenty of grunt.
Love this Coronet. Lucky owner
If I knew in the 90's what I know now!
I would have became a hoarder real quick when parts were $5 to $20
My first car was a 67 Coronet 440, 318. I loved that car and beat the tar out of it. 😢 ❤❤❤MEMORIES❤❤❤
Sweet ride! Semper Fi Don!
That car is sick nice wiring job and heater hose location for the guy that does the stuff very well. I might say nice job.
Thanks!
Just picked up a 46re. Ultra bell, and going to stuff it with Cope parts to do Drag N Drive.
Beautiful car. I have an 87 Dakota I swapped a 318 and 46RH trans. I run FiTech EFI.
I really like that body style. Back in the early '90's went to a salvage yard, those in central Alberta remember Heavy Metal Wreakers. Mostly Mopar orientated and they had a 67 R/T out front. Grabbed the trim pieces I needed for the '67 Dart GT. And kept going back to the R/T. Enquired about purchasing it. This big burly biker guy said you already have an expensive future a head. Looking over at my very pregnant ex. Also added that his daughter laid claim to the car. I just like the crisp lines and tail panel
I love 66-67 coronets almost as much as 68-70 chargers. I love the exhaust note on this sharp looking convertible
Cool😁
66-70 Coronet. Gorgeous cars all. Torn between 66 and 68 being the prettiest. All the others are right behind. My humble opinion, of course.
I’m right there with you. I love ‘66… but I think it’s ‘68 for me.
YA. I would say of all the upgrades I did on mine, the Bilstiens and anti sway bar made the most noticeable difference!!
@@Coronetguy Are the Bilsteins , gas pressurized ? the type that come with a wire holding them compressed for easy installation? I fitted that type of shocks ( Monroe) and was super impressed with the stability they provide . Before I fitted those I fitted a front sway bar , and , I'm not even sure I noticed any improvement, but , it was just a thin factory one.
@@barrycuda3769 yes they are plus a bigger piston Monotube style. They are constantly pressurized so it doesn’t matter how many or how big the bumps are.. they really have it down..
@@Coronetguy Cool. I'm not sure , are all "gas" shocks ( dampers ) pressurized, with that constant extending force?
@@barrycuda3769 no I don’t believe so. Most were dampened one way. These are dampened both directions!
Not perfect, but still friggin suweeet! 😍
Thanks Jamie
I've been waiting for this one!
I had a 67 440 hard top. Would love to get another
Sweet ride!
Sweet car
There is something about the 66-67 Coronets that I really like. I had one once, just a plain jane 4dr slant 6, but I just like the quality and boxy styling and they are usually much lower priced than the 68-70 B bodies.
Just ordered a hat and shirt 😊
Oh dang, thanks!
The idle circuit isn’t too bad to work on. You can actually reset the IAC. It involves adjusting the throttle blades. The instructions are out there from Holley. Only other issue with any EFI install is finding a constant 12V source while crank and run. It is recommended to use an ignition set up that doesn’t use the ballast resistor and use both IGN 1 and IGN 2 with a relay to provide clean 12v . This could most likely help with it running even better.
Great work on the car, I love the videos
I did all that, brother. It’s running a Hyper Spark. The original issue was it had no IAC control on startup, so I had to open the throttle blades excessively to get it to fire at all. After a few seconds it would show an idle count of like 90 and then it would take over and idle down, but I couldn’t get a stable idle below like 1000. That seems to have magically fixed itself, as it now (usually) fires and idles down as one would expect. I messed with many things chasing down this problem, and what fixed it was throwing up my heads and having the owner put some miles on it. When it came back, I re-tuned it and it worked.
@@DeadDodgeGarage I’m glad it got sorted out!
Next time you go to the new video place, you should drive an Elk-amino!
Buh-dum, sschhhhh!
I'm with you on efi and the convertible top, not my bag, but this thing is sweet. Hopefully the top-end of that 383 isn't too fubar'd. Look forward to seeing what the noise was.
Beautiful car. I always wondered why did the Dodge not made the convertible versions of 68-74 Chargers. Would be on list for sure... 😊 BTW... Jamie, you got an artistic talent for great shots of the cars. It's hard to find high quality videos showing the classic cars from each angle in artistic view. As I have mentioned earlier you should create a new channel just with video views of beauties from your videos (without repair parts).
Really nice car👏👏👏! I’ve never owned a convertible 🤔; I’m sure it would be great sometimes but I have always viewed convertibles as requiring to be garage-kept. As a automotive shop owner my personal cars have always been in competition for shop space with customer cars; it’s a struggle that usually require mine to live outside. I’m sure you can relate 😂
Oh… I can relate 🤣 I need a second building just for my junk. It would be full too.
Not a convertible fan but that's a beautiful car.
Beautiful car, but has to be finished. Looks like you got paid to clean this one - makes all the difference! Regards from the UK.
Jamie, in the olden days we called that a parade boot. Maybe it is a cover now.
Boot, cover… what’s a word among friends?
@@DeadDodgeGarage Nothing. My database just came up with that word.
A friend of mine has a 66 500 vert with an early charger grille. Such a neat car. I do prefer my 67 hardtop coronet though
It’s a great looking car, for a convertible/auto car, love the 383 but would ditch efi for a carb myself - and the GM trans would not be my choice - sweet ride for sure
This is nice …. But I also see a 67 IMPERIAL 🤩
‘68, and I’ve done videos on both of them 😁
I need a Coronet, in Resto-Mod because I'd rather spend 5-8 grand extra than to spend 40 Grand extra just to put it back to Phreakin' Stock. Boring. Big-Block, 727 trans modified that Barks & shifts Firm, extra stripes, metal roof although this particular convertible looks Sooo nice. Good Job guys at DDG/Rocket Restorations.
Wow, nice looking everything on that’67 except the wheels. Torque thrusts would match perfect with the paint color. Jamie, ask permission to do a quick zero to one hundred for your loyal subscribers, and of course, your pleasure.
Nice
Beautiful car though 😊
Mono tone to the max
Wut
It is a beautiful car, but I agree rims need to go, I like Rally Rims and would also go with a carburetor.
Thanks for sharing
Jamie, tell us about that hood vent set up?
It’s the factory fake vent setup from a Coronet R/T. It’s four little slats that bolt onto the hood.
Jamie - Great content especially regarding the A41 transmission. Do you think it will be much more difficult installing the A41(4L60E) transmission in an A-body?
I’m sure it’s a tighter fit. I haven’t seen any info on that. If Silversport has a kit for it then they’ve got it figured out.
Dig it!
I’ve heard those sniper EFI’s are a pain in the ass to tune just saying
That has been my experience. But I’m not exactly a pro tuner either.
My car's older brother!?!?😅
Very nice car. Are those louver scoopy things on the hood stock? I don't think I've ever seen anything like that before.
They came stock on a ‘67 Coronet R/T, but not a 500. We added them at Don’s request.
Mr. Dead Dodge;
So the question remains; would you rather have this new Chevy transmission that, as you said, is now running great, or an old reliable automatic 727 tourque flight? I figure that newer trans. Must have made improvements over the years but wasn’t the tourque-flight one of the best transmissions ever made? Thx again and what a beautiful car! I love the mid to late 60’s Coronets and can remember when, in the early 90’s, they were trying to get people to crush them because of pollution problems…I wonder how many met their end this way.
I pondered this very question for my Charger. I’m keeping the 727.
@@DeadDodgeGarage Good for you!!!
Yay im the second comment, what a beautiful car
Definitely a beautiful car.
Which sway bar is that installed in the front?
I’m actually not sure. Tom usually goes for Firm Feel stuff.
Sweet car and at least the duct tape is white......... 😀
Neat, I made it
You have arrived
I saw it just popped up and wanted to see if I could get the first comment. I've done it on less popular channels before.
@@DeadDodgeGaragenice car... could get rid of those horrid wheels and that EFI...
I remember Grandma's. Not a convertible. The styling suggested speed, even to a boy.
Did they use the 900 CFM (4bbl) sniper? I found that my BB 64 Ford tends to fall on its face because it's just too much "carb" for it. But then again, it's a modest build with 8.5:1 compression and my tuning abilities are questionable.
Thanks for another entertaining vid Jamie!
I'm rebuilding a Carter AFB Competition Series 750 to go on a stock rebuilt 273. My goal is to jet it down until I get it to be crisp. We'll see how good I get it before I go back to the stock 2bbl...
This ol Girl is Gorgeous...!! and im no Floppy top guy at all...!!
It needs flip around head lights.
EFI? Well, the customer is almost always wrong, but, whatcha gone do....
A 383 with the gas gauge on empty. You like living dangerously.
I don’t even look at those 😅
@@DeadDodgeGarage That is a heavy car to push.
Brand "H" parts are not worth the trouble. Still an awesome car.
If it wasn’t such an easy, seamless install, I would agree. It’s actually easier than fitting a real Chrysler overdrive by a lot. But in general, I agree.
@DeadDodgeGarage I meant the EFI system. General motors invented the automatic transmission, so you'd be hard pressed to find better units.
Very inspiring ! Beautiful car Don.
Hey handling.... Birdsongs B body lower ball joint bracket . Any thoughts
I thought it was an upper arm bracket? Clearly I don’t know anything about them yet. Haha.
I like the idea, but I question whether the improved geometry 1) improves handling more than the big unsprung weight increase degrades it, and 2) whether it improves it more than changing the upper arm angle with a taller ball joint/knuckle (ala FMJ chassis knuckle or aftermarket upper arm). Now if they were machined from aluminum...
@@DeadDodgeGarage nah, goes between the knuckle (upright, spindle, whatever ya want to call it) and the ball joint. Restores the lower arm geometry for a better camber curve. It's a good idea, but in his iteration, it's HEAVY... which isn't great.
@@rennkafer13 hey friend thx for replying. Very interesting but must admit I suck at geometry. Still on the fence
@@DeadDodgeGarage not many people admit something they don't know and why I watch. I don't watch all DDG but 98% and 2-shirts 1- hat 3mts ago and love them.
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Not sure why so many think they can out engineer the factory suspension. They can't.
Damn right! Change a few bar sizes here or there, replace any worn components (bushings - always,) tweak the alignment specs for modern radial tires, and ideally firm up the sloppy factory power steering box a bit, and you’ve got a truly excellent combination.
A wanna have car most definitely. Except hardtop. What is the similar model with hide away headlights? (Not Charger)
In America, there was nothing but the Charger with hideaway headlights. But in Mexico, Coronets had them for ‘67.
As soon as you cranked it and it ran and died...that was all I needed to not go efi ever on an old car.
What did Dodge do to strengthen the body since there isn't a roof?
They added torque boxes front and rear to beef up the unibody. There may be other strengthening as well. But they noticeably twist and flex when lifted off the ground.
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Awesome car. Do not crucify me. I noticed the mismatch of hood lip moulding to headlight surround moulding (3:40 ish). I have a 67 Charger with the same issue. Is this normal? Just asking.
It can be very challenging to get those lines correct. Even on a straight original car. The fit and finish was never amazing, and 50 years of bumps and bruises later… yeah. Perfect doesn’t exist, and we often have to settle for goodish.
@@DeadDodgeGaragethank you
I def want around that time because I would have had a stroke in my drunken rage with that gm trans. Yeahhhhh I have a problem but I drive dodges