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  1. Very sorry for you’re loss. Sounds like she will be missed. I been there a few times. You know what they say!! You can lock your wife and your dog in the trunk of your car for 6 hours and who will be excited to see you when you open the trunk???
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  2. So sorry to heat that. Elvis, my black Shepard (pictured). Had him for 12 1/2 years.
    1 point
  3. Got a fresh kit in hand, carb is completely disassembled and soaking overnight in a gallon of lacquer thinner. For what it's worth, dwell, timing etc is all set. No vacuum leaks. Just a clog somewhere, I'm sure.
    1 point
  4. It's not just a dog, it's a loved family member. Non dog owners don't get it, a dog's loyalty, friendship and love is unique to humans. I had to put Taco, our 15 year old Border Collie down in February, a year and half after losing our Aussie, Ruby. Good news is their is another friend waiting out their to join your life and family, you just have to find them. We first added Sunny, and six months ago, Roxie. It doesn't make the hurt go away, but it does help. Taco and Ruby, still missed... Our new family members, Sunny, after playing hard! (Cattle dog) Roxie, who is Sunny's new best friend. (Aussie and Queensland Heeler)
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  5. "War of the Worlds" made in 1953 features two of these Plymouth's, a 1951 police car which unfortunately gets vaporized by the aliens and either a '51 or '52 convertible. These cars only appear in the beginning. Like you, I have always found them most appealing. John R
    1 point
  6. Not to be different but I used POR 15. Hard as a rock and not in the sun enough to fade.
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  7. A great compromise between aerosol bombs and powdercoating is this stuff I get from my local auto body supply. Before you spray, you insert a provided tool into the bottom of the can. A hardener is then released into the paint and a super hard finish is the result. They mix any color of your choosing. I pay $23 a can at Finishmasters. Expensive but no reducers, hardeners, strainers, formulas, etc. and goes on smooth and opaque to the bottom of the can. Great for cab interior work too.
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  8. And they thought we wouldn’t notice. They don’t know who they’re dealing with! Lol!
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  9. This might or might not help On the right is a crank with an 8 hole flange. On the right is a four . On the 8 hole, from the rear main cap to the flange is 1/4” longer than the 4 hole
    1 point
  10. When I saw the post about Jim painting his drums it reminded me of reading "How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive" for the first time. For those of you who aren't VW nuts it was a great book and I think the author, John Muir; was every VW freak's hero and a greasy copy of it was a given. At least that's how it was for me. At one point he wrote something like "Paint each piece of your engine tins a different color and it'll give you something to smile about when you check your oil in the mornings." Great memories!!
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  11. Yes. Any automotive-rated thread sealer.
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  12. There are lots of places that do conversions, even 6 volt. Not inexpensive, though. https://www.vintageautoradio.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=64 http://www.taymanelectrical.com/stereo.htm http://www.ricksradioconversions.com
    1 point
  13. The DE-LUX way to fly is to get in touch with one of the people who do this commercially,and have them convert your stock radio to modern specs. You can even get USB outlets. The quick way to do the speakers is just use sheet metal screws to bolt them horizontally to the bottom of the dashboard. Short wire runs,and they remain out of sight.
    1 point
  14. Vinegar. It's something like 4 or 5 percent acid,and it eats rust like nobody's business. You had better be prepared to coat the inside of your tank immediately after flushing it out or you will have lots of rust problems with your fuel,though. What I always did was stand tanks on their end and fill it up half way and let it sit overnight. Then the next day I would turn it over and let the other end soak for 24 hours. Sometimes you will discover that rust was all that was holding a tank together,and there will be obvious holes in it after the vinegar bath. Personally,if a replacement tank is available for 200 bucks or so,that is the best solution of all,and besides the massive savings in time you could spend doing other things,it's cheaper than a rollback ride home.
    1 point
  15. You might be correct but why do the mechanics still use the air gun to over tighten the lug nuts on our modern cars? This is because they are lazy and it would require them to use the proper tool or color coded attachment on their air guns to set the proper torque. When you go to Costco for tires the mechanic uses the gun to remove the lug nuts or bolts but their policy is to use a torque wrench set with the proper torque to hand tighten the nuts and then when done the supervisor then rechecks each wheel before they deliver the car back to you. can you tell me if and when you have ever seen this done at any other shop. They always over tighten the nuts and then you have to go back to have them loosened and then hand tighten properly. So time is money in the auto repair business so most mechanics will not taken the time to look at the L or r on the stud or bolt. My point is that on a truck as you state they have been trained for Left threaded bolts but not on the cars becasue we have not used them in 50+ years, so take the time to tell the mechanic and tell them about your car it only takes a minute and if it is any good quality shop they will welcome the information. Also suggest that you stand by the garage door when they are removing the wheel and tell them again about L/R wheel lugs nuts/bolts. I am not rying to argue the point of L/R being used today but it is still your responsibility as the owner of the car to let them know about the difference becsue this is not standard on our modern cars. Rich HArtung Desoto1939@aol.com
    1 point
  16. No matter how much you paint the flange of the hub Red, orange and any other color it willnot mean anything to one of the modern mechanics of todays training. They have not been taught and will not be taught that there are left hand lug bolts and or nuts on cars. This is not the normal and we can not expect them to know this information. Even if you had a flashing neon sign infront of them prior to taking off the hub cap they still will set their air gun up for right hand threads. it is your responsibility to remind the mechanic 20 times that the left side has left had threads both front and rear becasue only you know the specific about your car. They are trained to work on modern cars and not antiques that are 50+ years old. This is old technology and they have not been exposed to it. Just my 25 cents worthof input. Rich Hartung desoto1939@aol.com
    1 point
  17. Reminders are always a good idea, as long as you can see 'em. I knew a fellow in west Texas with an eclectic plethora of antique cars. He had the points gap, plug gap, and timing stamped on brass tags, then attached to the firewall of each of his cars so he could quickly tune them up without having to consult (or find) the shop manual. I always thought that was border-line brilliant. I can't remember those numbers for any of my cars...
    1 point
  18. Wow, great to hear the history on red color drums for left side! Duh...after I put that writing on the hub thinking I came up with a great idea it hit me that you wouldn't see it with the wheel installed! Brain fart! But after reading your posts I think I will paint the center hub too and write "LEFT" on it there as well so it's viewable with the wheel on the car. Again, not so much for me, but the future custodian who will inherit this car. You think many Millenials have ever changed a tire, or even done an oil change? HAHA! Jim T
    1 point
  19. I do not want make bad your idea, since I do not know what rims you have. My Plymouth rims don`t allow to look through it onto the brake drums. So if I had a reminder inscription on the drums, I would only see that warning when the wheel already is off and I just have teared off a lug ... I would have to put that note under the hub on the rim. Anyway, a reminder never hurts.
    1 point
  20. Last year I replaced all the windows in my house with those expensive, double-pane, energy-efficient kind. Today, I got a call from Home Depot who installed them. The caller complained that the work had been completed a year ago and I still hadn't paid for them. Helloooo,.......... just because I'm a Senior Citizen doesn't mean that I am automatically mentally challenged. So, I told him just what his fast-talking sales guy told me last year --that these windows would pay for themselves in a year--- Hellooooo? - It's been a year, so they're paid for, I told him. There was only silence at the other end of the line, so I finally hung up. He never called back. I bet he felt like an idiot.
    1 point
  21. Matt; I used E-Z Cool in my '45 Dodge pickup cab. Very easy to work with and about 10% of the price of some of the more popular brands. I do not have mine on the road yet, but may by the end of the year. Here is their website: <http://www.lobucrod.com> Paul H
    1 point
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