Anyway, mine originally came equipped with power widows, am radio, tinted glass, power steering and brakes, air conditioning, aux-emergency brake indicator light, automatic transmission and the optional 383 cubic inches, four barrel carb. The old 383 ran fine, but was tired. |
The original push button transmission utilizes a late model front oil pump assembly and a Turbo-Action 11 inch torque converter. It also has been retrofitted with a 1965 slip-yoke style output shaft and output shaft housing. The transmission was rebuilt with a Turbo-Action rebuild kit, and incorporates a street hemi governor shift weight for automatic upshifts in the 5800 to 6000 rpm range, depending on the tires I'm running at the time. |
The car was recently reupholstered using Legendary reproduction seat covers in the original dark white and turquoise color scheme. One of the last remaining projects is to replace a badly cracked dash pad and radio speaker grille. |
April, 1997: In the beginning my objective was an early B-body street car running an occasional 13 second quarter mile. I was completely satisfied with the results. |
Update, Fall, 1997: Gary Hamel found a hood locally for Jimmy and Jimmy upgraded the '63 to give it the Ramcharger look: |
The tranny is fixed, and the car is running consistently, as shown by my timeslip at Houston Mopar Show and Race, October 2004, at Houston Raceway Park: |