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Originally Posted by rscurtis
Took the parts to Ray Barton today. He told me that those are 12.5:1 compression ratio racing pistons. I can't believe how well it ran on pump gas. It's getting honed to .030, new pistons, rings, rods and crankshaft, in addition to having the lifter bores sleeved. It should be much better than new when it's done. The rotating assembly will also be balanced. I'm going to have to go into the mattress on this one.
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It'll probably be worth it. Your Coronet is that Old School rare, that it will command the bigger dollars going forward IMO. The early 1960s MoPar, Old School Hemis, are rare. King Richard Petty became the one to beat in Winston Cup NASCAR - because he was running the Hemi. Ford had to play catch-up with the 427 c.i. to compete.
What are the miles since being overhauled on the 426 would you estimate? Since you're finding such wear?
*Xtra info on my neighbor's '64 Fury 2-door hardtop 426 c.i. 4-speed: It's been re-painted (white), but it's sounding possible that the rest of the entire car is original. IF, it is, and it's that ultra-rare - then - according to the Pacific Northwest MoPar Guru - it may be that he's sitting on a Super Old School MoPar at a cool $100K in present value/worth.
Backstory on the Fury: Neighbor saw it on YouTube at/from the same dealer - KustomKars in suburban Seattle, WA. that Tyler Hoover bought his old early '60s 2-door, non- air-conditioned Chrysler Imperial from.
Procured it from KustomKars somewhere around $22K - delivered. This approx. 1.5 to 2-years ago.
There's a YouTube (or was) on the ride-along with the boys from KustomKars on the Net, when it was FS.