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  1. What kind of locking handles are you going to use? Are they from another make/model, or were you planning on modifying the stock handles? Just curious, as I just went through much effort coming to a "locking" solution with the bear claw latches on my P15.
  2. Welcome aboard, Matt. Post some pictures if you have a chance!
  3. I agree - enjoy it just the way it is. ...but what does your wife think? After all, it is her car...right? :D
  4. I agree - I can't stand it when they insist on writing the history of the world in the ad....
  5. Thanks Mark, Saw the video - great work as usual. There is a custom bright red P15 in a couple of scenes in the video - do you have any information on it? Thanks
  6. Don, the car looks great. I really like that shade of blue - was that a factory color?
  7. Congratulations! The car looks great; good luck with the inspection. Are those digital gauges I see? Did you fabricate them, or get them from a particular vendor? Also, on the 350, are you using the stock mechanical fan for cooling, or an electric fan setup?
  8. The weatherstrip on my P15 is mounted to the trunk lid. But my channel below the trunk lock is missing on my car also - how critical is it to have it replaced?
  9. Tim, In your first post you mentioned the "POC Forum". "POC Forum" is what I Googled originally. My results included three pages of Power of Chaos Forum, Point-of-Care Testing Forum, and People of Color Forum. Subsequently I decided to ask for assistance. Don responded with the "Plymouth Owners Club" answer, which I appreciate. However, he added "Google it" to his response, which I interpeted to mean 'Next time, do your homework and check Google first '. If I misinterpreted this response I apologize. Don, sorry I called you grouchy. Tim, sorry I didn't know what 'POC' was.
  10. Hey Grouchy, I DID Google "POC Forum" before I asked, and I got three pages of Power of Chaos Forum, Point-of-Care Testing Forum, and People of Color Forum. Jeez Louise, lighten up!
  11. Pardon my ignorance, but what is the POC forum? I will venture that perhaps it partially stands for Plymouth and Chrysler...
  12. Hello Ed, I highly recommend Wilton vises. I have a 20-year-old #63199 with 4 1/2" jaws, and it is a beast. Paid around $180 for it new, worth every penny. http://www.wiltontools.com/us/manufacturing/en/wilton/product.html?node=4546&product=273874
  13. Yes - a Rolex that has been modified. If he is happy with how the new Timex movement works, and he doesn't try to pass it off as anything but what it really is, it doesn't matter. In fact, he may even argue that it is better with that Timex movement, because it wont cost him a small fortune to get it fixed if it ever breaks. Of course, it may be worthless and blasphemous to a diehard Rolex afficianado since it is no longer 100% original. But it still has worth to the owner, and to many other folks out there. The Plymouth is still a Plymouth, regardless of what is under the hood. Cars are primarily known for the bodies, not the engines within. Jensen Interceptors of the late 60s & early 70s were all factory equipped with either 383 or 440 Mopar engines - does that make them Chrysler cars? No, they're still Jensens. Look, preferences are like belly buttons (remember those?) - everybody has one. You are not crazy about MoPar cars with non-MoPar engines. I get that, and it is perfectly understandable. But to imply that the owner of that custom Plymouth is somehow embarrassed by his Chevy drivetrain? Nope, I don't see it. That doesn't look like a car that has anything to be embarrassed about. Disclaimer: My 47 Plymouth Special Deluxe Club Coupe has a Corvette engine and a Turbo 350, so my view may be somewhat biased! Best Wishes to you and to the Spirit of Lively Discussion of All Topics Automotive!
  14. So I'm curious - what would you have him do? Perhaps he should put a disclaimer on the hood? Or maybe he should remove all references to Plymouth, based on him drivetrain blasphemy? Better yet, he should not be allowed in the company of the real P15 aficionados, instead banished to the farthest corner of the fairgrounds? Just wondering.
  15. If you are looking for a brand new Offenhauser 2 carb intake manifold... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NOS-Offenhauser-Plymouth-Dodge-2-carb-intake-1946-48-/230643819869?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item35b371655d Good luck!
  16. Pretty cool: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130539719827&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en
  17. Was included in post #5 - engine is a stock 1986 Corvette TPI. 50-50 mix regular Prestone - 195 degree thermostat. Thanks.
  18. OK, did some testing this weekend, using an infrared thermometer, with the car completely warmed up and idling in the driveway. With heat gauge indicating 200 (yellow arrow), readings are as follows: At cylinder head, where the heat gauge bulb is installed, 210-215 degrees. At thermostat housing, direct center and top, 180 degrees. Are the readings consistent with other similar applications, i.e. should there be a 30 degree discrepancy between the thermostat housing and cylinder head? Is this be normal for a SBC? Which reading should be used to determine actual cooling system temperature - cylinder head or thermostat housing? Thanks again.
  19. Touche - point well taken. Now, where did I put that kitchen thermometer...?
  20. Kenneth = Kenny = Ken Kenneth: What my wife calls me when the UPS man delivers another package Kenny: What my high school buddies know me as Ken: My "grown-up" nomenclature
  21. (Sincere thanks to drdialtone for the use of his picture.) I don't care too much about getting the needle to sit correctly; I'm more concerned with correctly interpreting the reading. Engine is a TPI 350 Chevy with a pressurized cooling system. On a 75-degree day at around 70 MPH, my needle sits just under the 212 mark (red arrow). When I hit a long incline it may briefly go past 212. Around town it usually sits just under the red arrow. I am trying to determine if there is the 'fudge factor" of 20 degrees or so based on the starting point of the needle. If so, I have no quibble with the readings. I have an infrared thermometer so I guess I'll take some readings this weekend to determine the accuracy. Should I measure the temp at the thermostat outlet, or right where the temp gauge bulb is mounted in the head? John Wolf does fantastic work - I highly recommend his services. He rebuilt the fuel tank sending unit on my Corvette a few years back.
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