Pulled The Imperial Trigger

[Dago Red]

Running and driving 1981 Chrysler Imperial. The lean burn and injection is out of kilter. The interior is a tad worn. The body is sanded and primed. Clear title with delivery for $700.

How could I resist?

 

[Bryan M.]

Pics!

 

[Dago Red]

Patience Grasshopper

Delivery is Thursday in the AM.

 

[efriedrich]

It’s good to see the Imperials making a showing.

 

[bremereric]

Another race car.

 

[Dago Red]

Not In The Traditional Sense

Another race car.

No, but if it turns out like I hope they only giggle at it once.

 

[80 Aspen RT]

Sounds fun.

 

[Dago Red]

Here Ya Go

It showed up about 1430 hours and I've been tinkering on it. The interior has taken a whippin' from Texas summers, just a little rot around the bottom of the deck lid, heck I even got it to run after sitting since 2002 (not very well, but it runs!).

 

[bremereric]

For 700 bucks at 2:30 PM that's great.

 

[Bryan M.]

Score! If you want a hood ornament just get me and address, I've got quite a few hanging out around here...

 

[Dago Red]

Thanks Bryan! Solves one problem!

 

[Dago Red]

Damm site won't let me post!

 

[80 Aspen RT]

Wow....$700???? Hell of a deal.

 

[83Imp]

I don't know of any other fuel delivery system that air cleaner will fit on other than the stock fuel injection throttle body..... Or........has a PO done a LOT of creative plumbing in there? If it's still FI, any leak at all between the air horn and the combustion computer will cause it to 'run like crap or not at all. The computer has been unscrewed from the side of the air cleaner causing a huge leak....

 

[83Imp]

I also have a very nice trunk lid on my 83 parts car if you might be interested.

 

[Dago Red]

By Any Other Name

Sorry Imp, it's like tissue or kleenex. All the Lean Burn boxes looked just like it. We weren't very sophisticated: one grandson to crank and me to shoot a burnable liquid into the throttle body to see if the ignition would fire. It did.

You were right: the fuel injection system was pretty trashed.

 

[83Imp]

The fact that it fired at all is pretty good news. If you want to keep it fuel injected, here's a couple good links for you: http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/1981/index.htm, http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/1981/Repair.htm. The imperialclub site will be your best friend for your Imperial.

 

[Eastyorker]

Would it be driveable up to Buffalo, NY?

 

[Bryan M.]

Careful about shooting chemicals down the TB...I caught mine on fire twice doing that before I pulled the engine.

 

[Dago Red]

Brem, this unable to post is getting REALLY old man.