1965 Dodge Dart Charger

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Ulf, the last lug nut you posted is not correct (with the size stamped in it) that is way too new. The picture you took that I attached is the one I would guess to be the correct one, the head looks like other Cragar lugs from that period. But the question I have is is that washer in the picture part of the lug or is it a loose washer? The washer should be seperate.
 

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66340SEDAN said:
Ulf, the last lug nut you posted is not correct (with the size stamped in it) that is way too new. The picture you took that I attached is the one I would guess to be the correct one, the head looks like other Cragar lugs from that period. But the question I have is is that washer in the picture part of the lug or is it a loose washer? The washer should be seperate.
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Keith!

I checked the lug nuts and the washer is loose. However on this lugnut is stuck!!

I found some neat stuff when checking out the partsbook. In 1965 and 1966 no mounting parts was pictured but in 1967 it is!!

I have one question. How did the saddle type clamp look like? The partnumber 1604365 looks like the one pictured here. But it is from the fifties! Could it be the same?
 

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In the last MCG there was the article from Frank Badalson re the nuts that holds the carburatorto the manifold. On the hemi engine there were black phosphated pins and silver cad.

After I read the article I was so concerned to check out my own car.I have redone my nuts and washers for my car. But after checking out the original engine I have + some oldcar magazines from the early/mid sixties I found most cars had black phosphated pins, silver cad nuts and no washers!!!

Here is some pictures on how it looks.

So the question is; all you guys out there who has unrestored 273 HPs can you check if there was any washers and if the nuts are silver cad or black phosphated?? Thanks for the help.
 

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Last night I was lucky to find an NOS return hose for the power steering unit. Just like the one in the picture. Yihaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! The clamps are already restored back to stock condition. This means that the power steering setup is all done.
 

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I found out tonight that there was three suppliers of ignition coils for 65 Da rt!!

Chrysler part#2444242
Prestolite part#200759
Essex part# 67-160-4

Does anyone know of an NOS one with date code 344 to 025. Thanks FABO
 
Just thought I would shoot a pic of mine, It seems to have the chrysler #2444242 but also others as well.
 

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Just thought I would shoot a pic of mine, It seems to have the chrysler #2444242 but also others as well.
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Thanks for the picture. I think that the number 2444242 is the old number and the other part# is the newer. SO it's a replacement for the old one. I hope slantsixdan can fill in with some knowledge.

Today pole for the bumper jack showed up. This is the way it looked back when it was new. I'm really satiesfied with this one. Vent smoother then I thought.

The washers for the resonator turned out great too in silver zinc.
 

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I checked the spare I have ulf and although it looks like a 60's vintage tire Im not sure it's an original factory tire. Was there options on the brand?
 
What I know of is that all slant six cars had 6.50x13 and all V8 cars 7.00x13. Black wall as standard and whitewall as option. All tires were Goodyear power cushion. What I know of there wasn't any other brands. At least not what I have heard of!
 
The neutral switch showed up today.It was better then I thought. The one that came with the transmission was manufactured week 50 of 1964. The new one I found was manufactured the same week. Talk about coincidnce.
Theonly difference is that it seems to be two different manufacturers for them. I don't know who made them. Can it be RBM?
 

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Today I got the new foot switch for the lights. Part#1841895. After examination and comparing it with my old one this one is different.It still has the same stampings from RBM but the housing is different. The left one is factory and the other one is NOS.

Can some one tell me what this witch is for! Any help is appriciated.
 

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Yes, is it a replacement, a new switch for a-bodies or for another car? Sorry if I didn't make that clear.
 
I rear an old car magazine from1964 and on those pictures there was another nut of the PCV valve!! Can it have been two different nuts on them? Have anyone seen that before?
 

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No. One nut only -- the kind you show in your photo -- threaded onto a black Stanadyne-made PCV valve such as you show in your photo. Usually when it looks like you're seeing a curved-pipe PCV valve with "another nut" on it, you're actually seeing the late '63/probably-also-early-'64 version of the 2-piece valve, which used a curved-pipe elbow with a relatively large hex section at its base—an AC CV688. Threaded into this from the bottom of the metal cup was a unitised PCV valve which could not be disassembled like the '61-'62 valves.

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65dartcharger said:
Yes, is it a replacement, a new switch for a-bodies or for another car? Sorry if I didn't make that clear.
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It is for all the many (many, many, many, many) applications of that kickswitch. There was no difference between an "A-body" kickswitch, a "B-body" kickswitch, a truck kickswitch, etc. This kind of switch was used over a long span of time, without application specificity. This is exactly what is meant by "Specifications are subject to change without notice". The shape of the kickbutton does not affect the fit or function of the switch, and so there was no reason to discern those two varieties (or any of a great many other variants) on the assembly lines, in the parts books, or in the parts pipeline.

That means if you want a switch that looks exactly like the one the car came to you with, you will need to keep fishing. Think about the obverse, though: it also means there was (and is) no way to look at the kickswitch in any given car and say "That's wrong!".

FWIW, I have owned two low-low-miles A-bodies with the flat-sided kickswitch button.
 
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It is for all the many (many, many, many, many) applications of that kickswitch. There was no difference between an "A-body" kickswitch, a "B-body" kickswitch, a truck kickswitch, etc. This kind of switch was used over a long span of time, without application specificity. This is exactly what is meant by "Specifications are subject to change without notice". The shape of the kickbutton does not affect the fit or function of the switch, and so there was no reason to discern those two varieties (or any of a great many other variants) on the assembly lines, in the parts books, or in the parts pipeline.

That means if you want a switch that looks exactly like the one the car came to you with, you will need to keep fishing. Think about the obverse, though: it also means there was (and is) no way to look at the kickswitch in any given car and say "That's wrong!".

FWIW, I have owned two low-low-miles A-bodies with the flat-sided kickswitch button.
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Dan! You convinced me. But at the back of my kickswitch there is a date code! Never ever seen it. Could that switch you mention have been mounted without a date code? Or should I just contact a gold smith to help me get the stampings?

Re the nut on the PCV valve here is the picture I was talking about. Never seen it before.
 

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Here is the valve off of my 65 convertible made in L.A. Ulf you know the date my car was made. Thought i would add the other valve cover also.
 

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Here is the valve off of my 65 convertible made in L.A. Ulf you know the date my car was made. Thought i would add the other valve cover also.
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Thanks for the pictures. Since your car is assembled in Los Angeles too can it be that this bigger nut was used on the LA built cars only?

Any more input is appriciated.
 
It's hard to see, but I had the same style of thicker chrome nut found on the PVC cap as the one pictured in your magazine photo. My 65 barracuda was built in LA as well!

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You FABO members out there who has Hamtramck assembled cars, how does your PCV valve with nut look like?
 
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