much thanks for the warm welcome from the club. I
have never belonged to any type of organization before and I am excited to be
part of such a group. I have a flood of questions of course for everyone out
there but I will try to only do a few at a time. I will also try to let out some
information about my imperial experience at the same time.first
question. as I said when I joined the club the restoration I am performing
on our "66" is only temporary in order to get it on the road so we can have some
fun with it. but I have had little to no success finding fenders and quarter
panels. I have e-mailed many of the salvage yards on your web sight but have had
no response from any of them. I found one in Arizona some time back and had it's
address saved in our computer, but we had a virus hit and we lost everything. if
anyone has suggestions for a reputable salvage yard I would appreciate the info.
presently I have removed the ac equipment from our crown in order to do some
work on the engine and I eventually will put it back in service, but I have
heard conflicting reports on whether the v-twin compressors can handle the
new refrigerants. if they can should i do a rebuild on the one i have or just
slap it back in? it didn't appear to have any leaks when i took it out. there,
thats it for questions for now. now some information for everyone. i have read
many of the letters that have been on the imperial web sight for some time now.
many have to do with where to get parts for their cars.i.e.engine parts, brake
parts etc. i have had the pleasure of dealing with a company in the next town
south of me (ticonderoga ny) called r.b.motors. they are a car quest dealership
and yet to fail in getting me the most common parts for our car.i was able to
get all my brake parts from them along with many electrical parts. their head
man at the counter named kevin bright has more resources than you can imagine to
get parts for these older vehicles. there prices are usually quite fair. their
phone number is 518-585-7774 ask for kevin and tell him tom hudon sent
you. if you are from far off i'm sure they can get them shipped to you. thats
all for now thanks to everyone for any resorces sent to us tom h at
firecat@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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