Picked up a wagon

[F8-4life]

So I want on a roadtrip and came back with a '76 coronet wagon!  Being in ohio I've always had rustbuckets but this car is nearly rust-free and original paint! I'm very excited to finally have something solid I can drive and enjoy.

   Its a 360 2bl auto dual exuast with cherry bombs. Pretty original car. Runs good I drove 2 hours to get home @ 60-65 on the highway. But the thing that concerns me is when I popped the hood the next day I found the dist. cap was loose! Appears the 2 little hold down clamps came loose during the drive home...the rotor is bent and likewise the cap rotor contact point is also grinded down gnarly.

  I started her up today and she sounded ok but wouldn't a loose (& possably crooked) cap cause the timing to be slightly off? Or at the very least put a extra strain on my primary ign. system and coil? Just wondering if it did any serious damage? Thanks for any advice

[F8-4life]

I know you guys like pictures so hopefully these work.

[cdr]

it wont change timing,but it will cause the ign coil to overheat

[nvrbdn]

the hold down clips may need to be bent a little to add more arc or spring in them to keep the cap down. just replace the cap and rotor and you should be fine. nice wagon.

[mpdlawdog]

well clark.....looks like a clean truckster!  
seriously i've always wanted a wagon cool find!  Where in ohio are you from?

[twodko]

That is begging to be mounted on a PowerWagon chassis!

[squeakfinder]

   Didn't come from Oregon did it? I remember one being for sale 3 or 4 years ago that looked like that one. Different hub caps though.
   You saved it from demo derby.

[bull]

That is begging to be mounted on a PowerWagon chassis!

[F8-4life]

Funny you say that because I found receits in the glove for repairs done in washington and oregon. Probably the same car! In ohio a wagon this nice is such a rarity so its great only driving two hours and getting a western car haha. Best $2700 I ever spent!

[nvrbdn]

that car is really clean. well taken care of.

[Ghoste]

So do you have your first cross country trip planned yet?  (because those things were the ultimate long haul vacation vehicles)

[nvrbdn]

oh yea, pack up the family truckster and hit the open road.

[Indygenerallee]

You could paint it white and make it the Hazzard County paddy wagon!!! 

[Robert96]

That is a beautiful wagon. Wagons are hard to come by to begin with, to find a old Dodge full size in that condition is the jackpot!

[TiMopar]

That is very, very cool. Since it's survived this long I would suggest leaving it looking just as it is 

[F8-4life]

Thanks guys I'm pretty proud of it, came with the build sheet too score! It seems to be kinda a stripper with no roof rack or woodgrain sides, and no a/c. However it does have the third rear-facing seat. Seems kinda odd.  Anyway I had a blast driving it home very smooth ride. So now the important question: Cragers or leave the granny caps?

[nvrbdn]

hit a couple cruises or shows bone stock. then decide. see what the masses tell you.

[Robert96]

Leave it stock, that thing is rare and looks perfect. Of course I'm a wagon lover.

[69charger2002]

i like that wagon! always liked the front end on those mid-late 70's coronets.