1986 Chrysler Fifth Avenue
| Owner: |
Sixlitre (All of this user's registries on SuperMotors) |
| From: |
Undisclosed, Canada (Other registries outside the U.S) |
| Year, Make, & Model: |
1986 Chrysler Fifth Avenue (Other Chrysler Fifth Avenues) |
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| Nickname: |
Mr.Low mileage |
| Mileage: |
39000 |
| Engine: |
Original 37,000 mile 318 2bbl, verified mileage. Untouched by hacks it runs like new. Installed new plugs, wires, cap and rotor and changed all fluids, but probably didn't have to. |
| Drivetrain: |
A-999 trans and 7 1/4 inch rear end, with open 2.26:1 gearing for mileage. Welded in a trans drain plug same 1/2 UNF 20 threads as the oil pan. Remote transmission filter added and a large 1 1/2 inch thick stacked plate transmission cooler with 3/8 inch polymer coated transmission lines. Two brand new rotors and a set of pads installed. greased the wheel bearings with fully synthetic grease. |
| Notes: |
Original owner owned it until four years before we bought it, when his mechanic bought it. The mechanic treated it right and drove it all of 2600 miles in four years, adding a set of new tires and rear shocks and NOS power antenna. Stored it every Winter and there is NO rust underneath and it's dry, never having been oil sprayed. It's been treated with Rust Stop23 by us this past Winter. We just reupholstered the A pillars and driver's B pillar, the rest was and is.... like new. Just reupholstered the roof liner and rear tunnel and all other interior pieces.Enlarged the 5X7 rear speaker openings to accept 6X9 4 way speakers and wired it for an amplifier. Replaced the stock front speakers with new 3 1/2 inch speakers. Wagner Xenon headlights have made a HUGE difference. Recently converted the standard alternator to a Denso 120 amp alternator with new 60 1/2 inch belts to suit. Got everything I needed off a Dakota. Installed a 2 1/4 inch Cordoba two piece tailpipe and 2 1/4 inch Hush Thrush. Lopped off the 1 7/8 inch restriction at the back of the cat pipe and welded in a 2 1/4 inch pipe. All new polymer coated fuel lines and new fuel hoses from front to back, Same polymer coated front to rear brake lines and undercoated too. Swapped on a set of Mirada CMX 10 spoke aluminum rims with wheel locks. |
| Last Updated: |
6/15/2015 |
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 Initial pics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,744 | 0 | 12/8/11 | 5/26/15 | | Under hood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7/3/13 | 7/3/13 | | Overflow tank stud repair | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1,547 | 0 | 7/3/13 | 7/3/13 | | Remote/aux transmission filter | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1,740 | 0 | 7/4/13 | 7/10/13 | | Stacked plate transmission cooler | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1,627 | 0 | 7/4/13 | 7/5/13 | | 3/8 inch transmission lines in Polyarmour | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4,031 | 0 | 7/13/13 | 7/13/13 | | Battery ground strap custom | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1,033 | 0 | 4/5/14 | 4/5/14 | | New Car Stereo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/25/14 | 1/25/14 | | 6 X 9s to replace the rear 5 X 7s | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1,461 | 0 | 1/25/14 | 3/1/14 | | Under Car | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/17/14 | 2/17/14 | | Front to rear brake line | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2,833 | 0 | 2/17/14 | 6/15/15 | | Urethane Suspension bushings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9/15/14 | 9/15/14 | | Front Urethane Sway bar bushings | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1,681 | 0 | 9/15/14 | 9/18/14 | | Urethane leaf spring isolating pads | 3 | 0 | 0 | 637 | 0 | 9/16/14 | 9/16/14 | | Urethane front leaf spring bushings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 453 | 0 | 9/16/14 | 9/16/14 | | Urethane shock absorber bushings front and rear | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1,872 | 0 | 9/18/14 | 9/26/14 | | decent oil filter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 563 | 0 | 10/31/14 | 10/31/14 |
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Wilwood casting
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289 hits | 47.31 KB | Posted: 10/31/14
Just to prove I opened the box and did put it on.
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274 hits | 44.74 KB | Posted: 10/31/14
Finally made the switch to fully synthetic 10W30, so I figured it was time to pony up for an oil filter fit to filter the synthetic. This was on sale so I cracked open the sporran and fished out enough Canadian Tire money and purchased it......Ooooch...
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285 hits | 84.2 KB | Posted: 9/26/14
There is the rear Sensatracs, with the urethane bushings ready to go in.
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268 hits | 70.58 KB | Posted: 9/26/14
New Sensatrac in place. Old ones came out well, except the passenger's top, which I Sawzalled the nut on two lands and it came out no trouble......right out of it's shock body actually.
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There is the top of the new Sensatrac, with it's stem threads and nut lathered in anti-seize. If you look carefully, just to the right of the stem is a shiny metallic piece of metal. That is one of the old nut lands that I Sawzalled off to get the nu...
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274 hits | 69.79 KB | Posted: 9/26/14
For a change I used Energy Suspensions urethane shock absorber bushings. Fit great, installed well. Should outlast rubber and offer a less wallowy reaction in corners.
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305 hits | 84.74 KB | Posted: 9/26/14
I wasn't even going to change the front shocks. One was busted and came right out of it's body, leaking fluid. The other seemed to want to stay at quarter extension ! Guess I'm glad I spent the extra on front shocks.
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One more shot of how well they simply clipped into the stock mounting clips.
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I did some clearancing around the base of the front trans fitting, with a sanding roll, but it would have fit without it. A stubby 5/8 inch wrench made install easier.
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427 hits | 49.97 KB | Posted: 7/13/13
With a tappered punch or a piece of the new 3/8 inch line you can stretch and coax the stock transmission line clips to accept the bigger 3/8 inch trans lines. The new line snapped into place with a satisfying ting.
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Did I lather the nut and exposed bolt threads in anti-seize ? You betcha ! That overflow tank's nut will never spin on me again ! Why is this important ? Because these are NLA and almost everyone in junkyards has already spun and ruined itself alread...
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On older M bodies the rad cooling loop fittings are already 11/32 inch. If you want to get fancy you can move up the 1/32 inch to these 3/8 nipples that screw into our stock 1/8NPT27 threads.
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Why go to larger 3/8 inch Polyamour lines ? Apart from my 28 year old rusty lines being due, I wanted a 44 percent fluid capacity increase for the lines. They now carry that much more fluid exposed to cooler under car winds
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There's the hose coming from the rad cooling loop, sneaking along under the rad, through the core support (no drilling required, plenty of room). From there it's routed over the bumper shock into the "IN" nipple of the remote filter. The next hose co...
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