RE: Welcome New Member - 1962 Chrysler Newport

Yo Mopar Dudes....400+ unread messages, man you guys have been busy while I have been out and about...

I learned a few things about the C bodies when I bought a complete 361 engine and trans that had been pulled from a 1964 Chrysler Newport to use in my engineless '64 Polora. I thought it was great because it had everything intact that I needed, such as motor mounts, exhaust manifolds, etc. But no, it was the same yet so different. I discovered that the engine mounts, exhaust manifolds, trrans kick down linkage, and throttle linkage are not the same as the B body. In fact the carb will only work on the C body because the throttle linkage hook up is so different. The trans does still use the same shifter cables, but the bozo's who pulled the engine cut the cables.

I had the same learning curve with an engineless "A" body '65 Barracuda that I traded an Aspen station wagon for several years ago. It was 4-speed car and it still had the trans. I tried to drop in a '68 318 LA engine with B body exhaust manifolds but it would not fit because of the steering column. I searched out and found the proper exhaust manifold but I thought it looked too restrictive. I looked into installing headers but the only ones I could afford involved cutting out the fender wells and I did want to do that. Besides that, the car had more severe rust issues than I was willing to handle, so I evetually lost interest and sold the car.

Ben Morgan So what if I have cars in my yard
1966 Dodge Coronet 500
1964 Dodge Polara 2-dr HT
1954 Ford F-100 (Grandpa's Truck)
1990 Ford Bronco 5.8L
plus a few other wrecks and lawn ornaments

> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:21:40 -0700
> Subject: Re: Welcome New Member - 1962 Chrysler Newport
> From: micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Welcome Dan, it is good to see several owners of the larger cars
> posting on this site. In the past it was mostly B bodys, so now you
> can have a support group. If you need help, don't hesitate to get
> right in the middle of this
> bunch!...................................MO
>
> On Oct 27, 9:22 pm, Eric R <hoodoovoodoo...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hey Dan!,
> >
> > I just bought a '62 Newport with a 361 as well. I've been looking up
> > parts if you have any questions, there's other people here who can
> > help you as well.
> >
> > On Oct 27, 12:46 pm, Michael LeFevre <mdlefe...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > Welcome Dan,
> > > A man can't have too many Mopars . Enjoy!
> > > Mike LeFevre
> >
> > > On Oct 27, 2011,Gary H.<62to65mo...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Welcome to the 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse to Dan!
> > > You've come to the right place Dan. There are several '62 - '65 members who own 1962 Chryslers! And I think almost everyone really likes the cool instrument cluster on that car. :)
> > > Below is Dan's introduction.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Gary H
> > > Just starting to do some research. I'm getting ready to do some work on a 62 Chrysler Newport that's being handed to me. It's been in the family since about 1965. I've never owned a car with a Big Block before this (it's a 361). I remember spending many hours in it as a kid. It has that fabulous space-ship dashboard and the push-button TorqueFlite.
> > > The yard is full of Mopars; a 1999 Durango, a 1995 Intrepid (the War Wagon, which is my 200,000 mile commuter car), a 2001 Chrysler 300M, and a 2003 Ram 2500. Last year, I sold my 73 Roadrunner clone, but now I'm picking up this 62 Newport, a 70 Chrysler convertible and an 85 Dodge half ton pickup. My yard is going to be very, very full.
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