My Dodge Imperial Concept

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This is a new page, starting from scratch. Car is so radically different from the first time around oh so many years back. As you can see I am in the process of a lot of body work, the top of the grill is not installed because it is undergoing some fabrication work at the moment, and the front fenders have some holes to be filled in, but it is a start. Pics don't do the flat black paint justice.

Basic premise of the project: A performance AC/AY body based on a Dodge version of the Imperial.

Think a sportier, sleeker, smaller Imperial- and you get the idea. Has the Imperial front end, Dynasty wheel base, Dynasty rear end, less chrome than both and lots of black.

To make a Dodge version of the Imperial was pretty simple, the Dynasty has a shorter wheelbase, less chrome and no vynil roof (generally speaking) which gives a sleeker, sportier feel, same with the rear end of the body. It is also the lightest of the AC/AY bodies from a mass/weight perspective, with an Imperial front end, the right interior trim- the car pulls off the "Imperial look" just the way I wanted.

From an engine and trans perspective, there is alot that you can do with the 3.3L V6 if you know you're stuff. Shelby was making 255hp @ 6800 rpms using about $5-8 grand worth of modifications to the engine, nothing that can't be duplicated for a lil R&D cost.

I have done alot with the car, and always have parts waiting for the next time I get a chance to do a bit more, this is my daily driver.

I don't consider alot of the stuff on my car to be modifications or "bragging rights"- I don't follow the philosophy of going over the synthetic oil I use, how great my steering wheel cover is or any of that stuff. But for those curious I have a complete build list below of everything on the car at the moment- the big, important, the meaningless and everything inbetween.

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Engine/Trans/Exhaust
-Cone airfilter w/ 2.5” mendral bent intake
-APC Brand crankcase/valvecover vent filter
-2.5" cat-back Highflow Exhaust System w/
-Supertrapp Muffler (Stainless & Polished, not the off the shelf brushed stainless)
-2.5” highflow cat converter
-AC Elimination (except AC compressor)
-180 degree t-stat
-Airbox elimination
-B&M oilpan magnet system
-Transtar Shift Kit Part #K72908J
-Transtar Booster Valve Upgrade Part #7028V
-Exile Racing 2500rpm High-Stall Torque Converter
-Final Drive Gears from a 1999 2.0 Dodge Stratus's A604
-Transtar A604 Kelvar Based Overhaul Kit/Clutch Kit Part #K7200H
-Transtar Differential Pin Stoppers Part #72984
-Phantom Grip Limited Slip Differential Part #904-GOLD
-Phantom Grip level 2 springs kit
-5 pinion planetaries (Chrysler Updated Part)
-Rear Carrier (Chrysler Updated Part)
-Flashiable TCM (Transmission Control Module)
-Coolant overflow tank relocated to battery trey

Interior
-1988 Chrysler New Yorker Digital Cluster
-1988 Chrysler New Yorker Mark Cross Leather Seats
-Seats (above) converted to nonpowered seats
-1988 Chrysler New Yorker Vanity Sun Visors
-1990 Chrysler Imperial Autodim Rear View Mirror
-1990 Chrysler Imperial (mahogoney) woodgrain for upper half of dash benzel
-1990 Chrysler 5th Ave (cherry) woodgrain for lower half of dash benzel
-1990 Chrysler 5th Ave door woodgrain (rear cut to fit)
-1990 Chrysler Imperial dash bezel (colored plastic piece behind the woodgrain)
-1990 Chrysler 5th Ave passenger side dash woodgrain/ac vent trim
-1994 Chrysler LeBaron (AA Body) Digital Overhead Console
-Autometer Manifold Pressure/Vac Gauge (Part #2401)
-Autometer A-Pillar Gauge Pod for a 79-93 Mustang (Part #10100)
-Holley Brand Air/Fuel Meter
-Cyberdyne Digital Intake Air Temp Gauge & Sender
-Generic Brand Tachometer
-Battery Relocated To Trunk (Summit Racing Kit)
-Custom center console (polished sheet aluminum)
-Keyed Battery Quick-Disconnect Switch
-Chrome Pedals
-Window mount radar/laser detector (hard wired in)
-Skull Shift Knob
-Generic black steering wheel cover
-Chrome door/window switches from a New Yorker
-Chrome headlight switch from a 5th Ave
-Headlight switch dash pannel with OEM security system light from a 5th Ave

Bodywork/Suspension
-1990-1993 Chrysler Imperial Front End Swap
-Grill (upper & lower)
-Front Bumper
-Front nose w/ headlights, headlight doors (headlight door motor disabled)
-Front plate holder
-1992-1993 Chrysler Imperial trunk lock cover
-1990-1993 Chrysler Imperial hood
-Chrome Strut Tower Brace for a 1st Generation Neon
-Functional Crowl Induction Hood Scoop (Summit Racing Brand)
-Trunk gutted
-Fake exterior chrome (rear bumper) painted black (vht paint)
-Trim on doors, front fenders, wheel wells removed
-Horns relocated to behind front bumper
-flat black paintjob

Not Finished
-Wiring in the rear headphone jack option (installed physically, not electronically)
-Need to fill front gaps/holes in the fenders

On Hand But Not Yet Installed
-2000 3.8 Upper intake manifold (ported, not installed)
-Pair of painted red 1994 3.3 valvecovers
-58mm Throttle Body (off of a 2000 3.8 Chrysler Town & Country)

Pages:
1- You Are Here
2- Flat Black Paintjob
3- How The Car Started Off
4- Custom Aluminum Center Console, Slave CD Player, Etc
5- Interior Work
6- Suspension, Trans, etc
7- Exhaust System
8- Other Mods
9- More Body Work
10- Random