Re: newbie question

[Gary Futrell <gary-futrell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Rachel,

  Congratulations on your new car!!  I love your
description of the ride quality. As far as your
questions, here's my answers and I'm sure some others
will some good answers also.

1)   Seatbelts can be found at a local upholstery
supplier - I know my local supplier - Gipson's in
Oklahoma City carriers them , but they can probably be
found at other places like Legendary Interior's or
Layson's

2)  Brake upgrade - I upgraded my 64 Fury with a A
body disc brakes, but I'm not sure about your 63
Newport. There are aftermarket disc brake supplier's
and I'm sure someone on this board has dealt with the
disc brake swap on the Chrysler.

3) Electrical wiring - It would probably be wise to
get a shop manual on CD. You should be able to find
one with a websearch that will have an electrical
diagram. These are great because you can print off one
page at a time.

There are a lot of great part and technical resources
on the 62-65 Mopar webpage that will address the
above. Enjoy your new ride. 


  Gary Futrell - one of the many Gary's on this site

  
  
  




> Hi everyone! Just bought a 1963 Newport- love it!
> She's a bit rough around the 
> edges(very bottom edges of the quarters) and has a
> few dings from when her 
> elderly owner's wife tried to drive, but still quite
> a smooth ride. My 
> favorite description so far is "It's like riding in
> a LazyBoy on a pontoon 
> boat" :) With a little under 60k miles, the engine
> runs strong, and not 
> noticibly louder than my '96 Intrepid :) Considering
> she's a 361, I'm pretty 
> happy. But even with the relatively low miles, the
> engine is showing it's age 
> and is pretty caked with goo- most likely just the
> old gaskets, hoses, etc. 
> Pretty sure it's never had more than the basic
> non-invasive maintainance. 
> Well, that and I'm guessing it's old enough that I
> should do it the favor of 
> using lead additive? (any opinions on that idea?)
> Interior needs very little 
> aside from cleaning to make it very presentable (no
> show winner, but very 
> intact). 
> 
> Well, there's my self-introduction. Now for a few
> questions for the gurus :) 
> Where in the heck do you find stuff for these old
> rides?? I'm not a total 
> newbie to owning older Mopars, but have never owned
> anything older than '68.  
> Newports are hardly even mentioned in any of the
> places I've found that even 
> deals with the non-mainstream stuff, let alone any
> information of value. 
> Also- where can I track down information about parts
> interchange for my car?
> 
> Things I'd like to improve/upgrade soon are: 1.
> Adding seatbelts- this will 
> turn into a roadtrip car for the family. Any tips on
> good seatbelt systems 
> that don't look totally out of place? 2. Brake
> upgrade- she's absolutely 
> happy to purr along at 80mph, but her 'whoa' needs
> some work before *I'll* be 
> happy doing 80mph :) 3. Fix the wiring under the
> dash- this will require 
> information about how it's really supposed to look.
> Somewhere along the line 
> someone did some "creative wiring" and the use of
> turn signals and headlights 
> at the same time does interesting things *sigh*... 
> Anybody with information, 
> tips, sources, etc- Please feel free to respond
> either on list or directly to 
> me!
> 
> Hmmm... this is turning out much longer than I'd
> thought, so I'll leave off 
> with the questions now.  Much thanks in advance for
> anyone who can lend a 
> helping hand!
> 
> Thank You!
> 
> Rachel
> 
>

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