1964 Chrysler 300K Silver Edition Page 3 I had a minute between projects to address the front bumper tilt. These 63-64 bumpers with their rear facing side wings can really show sag or tilt if you don't get the bumper installed correctly. This car had the sag but this is a quick and easy job to correct. There are four 7/8" bolts holding the bracket to the frame. A 3/16" shim placed on the top half of the bracket will bring the sag back to level.
You may have noticed we installed 15" wheels and J wheelcovers.
The driver tail pipe had some holes by the rear hanger. Once we got it off, we saw there were more holes and the pipe was ready to replace. I rummaged through the garage and found a set of new 1962 Chrysler tail pipes that I purchased years ago from another project. They are a match for the 64 and we will set to the installation.
We put the car on the road for some driving during the summer of 2025. Some days I would take it
to work and driving in the early dawn, the dash lights were not bright. It was the rheostat in the headlight switch
so I changed the switch. I bought a new one from the web, the listing said it fit 1963-1966. It doesn't. I needed
a 1962-1964 switch. The body on the 1962-64 version is shorter by maybe 1/4" than the 63-66 so the pull shaft
won't latch. Quite the "what the heck" moment, you can see the video here.
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