resending, something went awry
Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick Benjamin" <DickB@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: IML: '67 Imp with a '68 nose
> The 915 heads are the earlier design, and some, including me, feel that
they
> give a much better throttle response than the later, 906 heads, as the
> passages are somewhat smaller, and do not have some of the smog provisions
> cast into the passageways. Others argue that the 906 heads, used from
late
> 67 (?) on give better overall performance, with better breathing at high
RPM
> due to larger passages. I have cars with both, and prefer the early
heads,
> as do some MOPAR big block performance folk. But I drive my cars as a
> regular daily driver, not a race car, and I seldom exceed 80 MPH.
>
> By the way, the "915" or "906" or whatever number refers to the last 3
> digits of the casting number.
>
> Dick Benjamin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Edmund Villasana" <edmundv@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 8:43 AM
> Subject: Re: IML: '67 Imp with a '68 nose
>
>
> > I'll check the heads when we pull them, but I have a question. What are
> 915
> > heads and why would it be good that I had them? (sorry, like I said,
I
> am
> > new to the world of Imperials and big blocks)
> > Eddie
> > Villasana
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Dick Benjamin <DickB@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 10:36 AM
> > Subject: Re: IML: '67 Imp with a '68 nose
> >
> >
> > > Some of us (OK, maybe just me) would be interested to know whether
your
> > car
> > > has 915 heads like some 67s, or some other head. Would you take a
look
> at
> > > the 7 digit cast-in number that shows up when you take the valve
covers
> > off
> > > and let us know the number on the heads? Thanks.
> > >
> > > Dick Benjamin
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Edmund Villasana" <edmundv@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 10:45 PM
> > > Subject: Re: IML: '67 Imp with a '68 nose
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank you very much for the info!!! My dad and I went out to the car
> and
> > > got under it to check everything out and make sure the frame and
> > suspension
> > > was sound and found good news: its all straight and unharmed. I
found
> > out
> > > that the first owner's wife had "bumped" the grill and fender and the
> body
> > > shop used what they could get to repair the car. I was very happy to
> find
> > > out that the damage had only been cosmetic. After thinking about it
for
> a
> > > while I decided that I liked the 68 front clip on the 67, it gives the
> car
> > > character,lol. I'm sending the heads in to get them reworked next
> weekend
> > > and I will be back on the road with my 1/2 67 Imperial in two weeks.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > again,
> > >
> > > Eddie V.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: William Herbert
> > > To: Imperial
> > > Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 10:37 PM
> > > Subject: Re: IML: '67 Imp with a '68 nose
> > >
> > >
> > > It could be that 68 parts were readily available when repair time
> came..
> > > The blessed internet..was not always so useful and available to us.
> > People
> > > probably used what they could find and was expedient. Not such a
> > sin....ask
> > > Brad about his Newporker!
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Christopher Hoffman
> > > Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 11:16 PM
> > > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: IML: '67 Imp with a '68 nose
> > >
> > > Welcome, Edmund...
> > >
> > > Since some of the follow-ups to this didn't seem to note the
> magnitude
> > > of
> > > Dick's statement, you'd need to swap out the entire front end of
the
> > > car,
> > > except for the hood (I'm talking bodywork only here, of course).
> > >
> > > The front fenders do not interchange between '67 and '68. The
bottom
> > > edge of
> > > the '68 fender goes straight across from the front wheel arch to
the
> > > bottom
> > > of the grille, whereas the '67 fender dips down to accommodate the
> "J"
> > > shape
> > > of the wraparound bumper.
> > >
> > > As far as front-end bodywork goes, only the hoods interchange. And
> > even
> > > so,
> > > the '67 has a hole for a stand-up eagle medallion (the actual
> > medallion,
> > > not
> > > the mid-80s AMC-Renault car) and the '68 windsplit extends down
the
> > > front
> > > edge of the hood.
> > >
> > > Sounds like someone put the front clip of a '68 on this '67... as
> Dick
> > > noted, the most obvious reason to do this is to repair a wrecked
> front
> > > end,
> > > so a thorough check of the mechanical stuff underneath the
> mismatched
> > > bodywork would be worthwhile.
> > >
> > > For now, consider your car unique!
> > >
> > > Chris in LA
> > > 67 Crown
> > > 78 NYB Salon
> > >
> > > Dick Benjamin (DickB@xxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> > > > It is a simple bolt-on job to replace the front end sheetmetal
of
> a
> > 67
> > > with
> > > > 68 equivalents, the only problem being that the side trim is
> > > different, and
> > > > you will have side marker lights in the front and not in the
back.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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