Re: [Chrysler300] F-G long rams

[lettercars@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 3/29/2005 10:38:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
smopar@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

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> 
> 
> Actually, Lee is almost correct.  My F certainly does have the pins, but it 
> also has the brackets - and the springs are attached to the brackets.  I 
> would suppose for some reason they went to a running change either before or 
> after the start of production for the 1960 model year to use the bracket and not 
> the pin.  
> Steve Albu
> 
> 

Thanks Steve.  That is correct.  As you know I have used you original car as 
a source of information while restoring mine since they are fairly close in 
production.  The engineering change to remove the spring anchor pin and replace 
it with the bracket attached to the carb stud was added to the drawing on 
11-6-59!  Of course, 300F production, and certainly ram production was underway at 
that time.  The running change had to be "co-ordinated", in that the pin 
couldn't be removed until the bracket was available.  Once the bracket became 
available, I am sure it was used, but certainly extant rams with pins were not 
thrown away.  Thus, Steve's 300F and others may have both.  The return spring 
seems to have also been changed slightly (1/2" shorter @ same load).  On the 
basis of Steve's car, I would guess the changes finally occured in production 
during March and April of 1960.  Who knows how long it took to finally "clean out" 
ALL the old rams?  Far as I know, no original 300G has ever been noted with 
the pins, however!!!   Hope this is of some interest.  
300ly, Gil Cunningham


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