RE: [Chrysler300] Donor Car

[Andy Mikonis <r41hp@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'll mostly agree with John.  It really does depend on
what exactly is rusted on your car - and how you plan
to fix it. I've done a fair amount of research on this
issue in formulating a plan of attack on my G convert
(which I hope to someday attack!)

IIRC, there are some other differences between short
cars (Newport, Windsor) and long cars, such as the box
that ties the sill to the rear subframe and also hold
the front leaf spring mount - not usually bad, but on
my car the floor rusted through and let water pool
there and rusted one of those out. Also the braces
welded on the firewall that bolt to the subframe are
completely different.  If you needed either of those
pices you'd need them from a LWB car - NYer or '60
Saratoga.

You might find some differences in a SWB sill, but you
could still at least use a SWB sill for patch pieces -
maybe the whole thing with slight modifications.  

Good luck.
Andy


--- "John J. Hertog" <crossram@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Mark, 
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> Seems like the evil rust has reared its ugly head. 
> Without knowing exactly
> what areas are affected, it's hard to answer your
> question. I know we are
> talking about the unibody itself.  
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> The firewall itself is unique to 1960 and 1961; it
> changes in some respects
> for 1962 and younger, has a different shape around
> where the brake pedal is
> mounted. Depending on how much of it you need to
> replace, you will have to
> decide whether you can only use a '60 /'61 firewall,
> or whether a later one
> would have enough of what you need. Ditto for the
> rest of the unibody
> sheetmetal. 
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> It won't really matter whether your donor car is a
> long wheelbase or a short
> wheelbase; from the firewall back, the unibodies are
> essentially the same,
> the differences are firewall forward. In other
> words, if you find a suitable
> '61 Newport - go for it !
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> There is also a difference in the opening behind the
> heater box, depending
> on whether it's a factory a/c car, or not. 
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> John Hertog
> 
> Sag Harbor NY
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> From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Knutsen, Mark C
> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 10:26 AM
> To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Chrysler300] Donor Car
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> The restoration of my '61 G has turned ugly and I 'm
> going to need a
> donor vehicle for much of the underbody/firewall. I
> already have clean
> doors, hood, lids & fenders. My question is what
> models and years can I
> consider? I know a 61 New Yorker would work but what
> about other years?
> Also, I know that the Newport is smaller, but is the
> difference in front
> of the firewall so that it could still be used? 
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Mark Knutsen
> 300 G
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