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  1. Well, I'm right here. I checked and I have not had any email from you since you ordered back in January 2017. If you are emailing me, you aren't using olddaddy@rustyhope.com, which is the only email address I've had for twenty years or more and it is listed on every single page on my website, www.rustyhope.com. I do have 21 emails from you around the time you ordered your kit, so it seems odd you would not have mine now. If you need anything, send me an email, you don't need to post here saying I didn't reply.
  2. So, I've had a number of emails from forum members regarding your posts on the forum and your concerns. These emails came to olddaddy@rustyhope.com which is the email you would have used to order your kit and to follow up with any questions or concerns. It's posted on every page of my website and readily available all over the internet. Your assertion that my email is "no good" or that you've had "no response" is simply not accurate. I've had no email from you that I can identify, so I was unaware of your problem, until now. I cannot respond if you have not contacted me and I cannot determine if you have contacted me directly. My email is common knowledge, I've had it for over 20 years, it works, daily and constantly. I currently average about 60 emails per day from all over the world. Did you buy this kit directly from me? If so, what is your email address so I can confirm your purchase and look for any emails from you that I may have missed. I ask this because I don't recognize the name "Bergy". Over the years a number of people have bought my kits from others and actually even copied my kits. Those folks seldom contact me directly, but on occasion they have complained on forums like this at my expense when their version of my kit doesn't work out as expected. I'm not suggesting you are one of those folks, but you could be. As far as the spindle nuts are concerned there are nearly 2000 of these kits sold and installed all over the world. That's almost 4000 spindle nuts installed per instructions and no one has ever reported any safety issue to me regarding them. The first kit I installed on a Plymouth car over 20 years ago is still operating, daily, without incident. From the instructions included in every kit I sell there are three options for securing the rotor with the spindle nut. 1. Deepen the grooves on an original castle nut allowing the cotter pin to install. 2. Reverse the original castle nut and install the cotter pin. 3. Install a thinner aftermarket nut, Napa #630-1521 B and drill a through hole in the nut allowing the cotter pin to be installed. All three methods work equally well and all three have been used by me, in my shop on more than one vehicle. They work, period! I take what I do very seriously and I do it very well. I ship kits within 24 hours of receiving payment and I respond to ALL emails immediately upon receipt. (Night owls take note, I tend to sleep between 11pm and 4:30 am ET and emails during those hours will be answered next morning) Should you have any other concerns, please email me at olddaddy@rustyhope.com or post here, I'm glad to respond publicly.
  3. I'm not upset for myself, I got paid my stated price. I'm upset that these guys used my work to cheat other people out of money they did not need to spend. They suckered me and their unsuspecting customers. They likely consider it good business, but every time I shake the hand of a business man I want to soak mine in bleach.....to kill the stink!
  4. Hello friends! I am posting to make you aware that my Rustyhope disc brake kits are being ripped off and sold by SRPM, Street Rods, Parts & Memorablilia out of Ohio. Jim and Randy of SRPM started buying my kits a couple of years ago leading me to believe they were building cars and trucks in their shop and installing my kits. What I've learned is they are marketing my kits on their website for prices that are $110 higher than I charge when sold direct. They even have a picture of one of my kits on their website (see below)! What they don't know is that kit has been out of production for nearly 12 years!!! In any case, please spread the word, no one on the face of the planet is authorized to re-sell my Rustyhope disc brake kits, absolutely no one! I sell direct from my web site only at rustyhope.com. My kits start at $215 for a standard and go up to $245 and $315 for the undersized kits. If you are buying anywhere else you are being ripped off! It's probably not illegal, but certainly not ethical.
  5. I found Robert's contact info in tiny little text at the bottom of the paypal notice............once I put my glasses on! Robert, I've emailed your instructions and parts list, your kit is packed and will post today. If USPS does there part you will have it by mid-week. Now, somebody find me a Wordpress guy!
  6. Good Morning! Thanks Don for the email. Thanks also to Greg. My email is up and working as always, olddaddy@rustyhope.com. I received payment for a kit last night, but no contact info, could that be you Robert? I've got kits on the shelf and can ship today, but I need to know who to ship to, year/make/model etc. Just an FYI I am converting a 31 Dodge car that has a spindle I had never seen before. Just goes to show you never know everything you think you know about these old Mopars! Another note, my web page, www.rustyhope.com is up and working, but still has a few bugs to work out. Text is mostly updated, but need to get better pics up and posted. I need someone with more knowledge of Wordpress than I have to hand-hold me through the picture upload process. Someone who needed a disc brake kit and had knowledge of Wordpress would be perfect!
  7. You can count me among those who are pleased to have 2013 behind them. While it was not a horrible year it was tough and chiefly due to me re-injuring my right elbow back in July. There is surgery in my future, but I am delaying that as long as I can deal with pain in the joint. The other big difficulty was my Rustyhope web page was hacked and left only partially visible. I've moved to another server, but to date cannot get the thing back to 100% function. The info is still there and visible, but it needs to be rebuilt and functional. If there are any website builders among you, send me a message or email. I now have seven different disc brake kits that cover almost every Mopar car and truck from about 1930-1960. I have the shock arms for relocating the upper shock mounts and bolt-on exhaust dumps to make a dual exhaust out of an original manifold. I've operated Rustyhope for right at 20 years and have been an advanced shadetree Mopar mechanic for about 45 years. I'm nearly as old as Tim "Plymouthy" Adams. It may be time to consider retiring and going fishing or something. I don't want to turn this into a for sale ad and get banned or anything, but I am considering my options and Rustyhope is one thing I want to see continue whether I am involved or it gets sold to another person. These kits and parts have made a lot of difference on old Mopars and I want that to go on and on and on..... So, rumors of my demise are premature and I am still available at olddaddy@rustyhope.com as I always have been.
  8. Mark, my email remains olddaddy@rustyhope.com. Thanks Tim, for letting me know I was being looked for....
  9. The web hosting company I was using was hacked over the weekend and my web page and email were compromised. I have the email address back in business at another host. The web page will take some time to rebuild as the files werer all corrupted by the hackers. Anyone who needs me can use olddaddy@rustyhope.com as a direct link to me and all things rusty and hopeful.
  10. I dropped the bed and doors off at the painters last week and he has been busy making them very red. I welded in a patch piece to the rear of the cab and will deliver the truck next weekend after a few more mechanical repairs. The big one is to rebuild the steering box. A careful inspection after tearing it down revealed a worn our worm, but everything else within usable specs. I was incredibly lucky to talk with Hank Spielberg who educated me a bit on these boxes. He also located an nos worm/tube at Bernbaum's and in a few day it will arrive here. Once the box is back in we can test out the steering and new disc brakes. Then it's off to the painters shop!
  11. Jeeze, has it been a month already? I posted last month on a little progress on this truck and finally managed soem more time yesterday. I pulled the bed off and delivered it to the painter. I cut the rot out of the back of the cab also. I will weld in a patch of stainless sheet metal and the body man will make it pretty even though it is hidden by the bed. Hopefully have some good pics of the paint job in about three weeks. I pulled the front end apart this morning and did the drilling and tapping on the spindles and steering arms. Calipers and brackets get painted today and installed when they dry good. The king pins feel good as well as the tie rod ends and drag link. The steering box has a lot of play and I am guessing it is beyond salvage. I am studying old steering posts for clues to either repairing or replacing the box. I know Lares rebuilds them, but hope to find a quicker, less expensive route. Any experience or advice appreciated. Still looking for a good deal on a rear end........
  12. I've got a deposit on the car, so pending full payment it has sold. I will keep everyone here posted on the progress of Rustyhope over the next few months as I decide what I am going to do. Thanks to you both for your interest an kind thoughts.
  13. I am not giving up just yet, but I am not going to do the large projects anymore. All of the Rustyhope products will still be available and I will be doing smaller projects in the shop for the near future.
  14. I posted a text ad on the Classifieds page for my 50 Plymouth Suburban. This is the car on the home page of my web site, www.rustyhope.com. It is also up on Ebay as a direct sale and on the HAMB classifieds. While it is a total project, it is a remarkable collection of parts and the hard work is done. The engine work and chroming costs are nearly the price of the whole car package. I hate to see it go, but life has other plans for me and my time. I'd love to see it go to a good Plymouth person who will value it as my family has for the past 17 years. Rustyhope will continue for now, but I am not taking any more projects after I finish Ken McNeeley's 49 Dodge pickup. I am in the last push on the truck and will be posting on the Pilothouse forum as paint, suspension, discs and rear end get completed. I may be offering the Rustyhope name and business for sale if anyone is interested in picking up where I am about to leave off. The disc brake kits are a solid and ongoing product and income. The manifolds, shock arms and other things also add to the value. The name is widely recognized and the web page will be included. Interested? Send me a pm or email. Thanks!
  15. The cradle was a made to order item from steel tube that was in the rack and casters on the shelf. Necessity is my Mother too. I don't believe that color is original, but Ken may know. It is going to be that color again by the end of summer. According to State of Florida Dept of Ag, this new mosquito is an invasive species that is literally aggressive. They seek you out and are very persistent until they succeed or you kill them. You cannot simply swat and ignore, you must become actively engaged in their death.......did I mention how large they are? Damn near the size of small birds!
  16. July in Florida is not your friend, let's be clear about that. Aside from the tremendous heat and humidity we have a new type of "aggressive" mosquito to contend with. So, covered head to toe and slathered with deadly toxic chemicals I managed a bit of progress on Ken and Arlene's 49 Dodge pickup yesterday. My shop has become seriously overcrowded and so I mounted the truck atop a rolling cradle. This will allow it to move about as needed and to remain "afloat" as long as needed to get the brakes, front end, rear end and tranny work done. I pulled the front brakes apart and confirmed Ken and Arlene are protected by Guardian Angels! The passenger side was well greased from a failed seal, driver side shoes fell out on the floor when I pulled the drum. I expect divine intervention and good rear brakes have kept them from grief so far. The disc conversion parts will get picked up tomorrow and installed over the next few days. Once that is done stopping will be a breeze. Add to that a late model disc brake rear and it will do the proverbial "stop on a dime" routine and give change. More as it happens, stay tuned!
  17. Does anyone have a Pilothouse rear out on the floor they could measure for me? I have a chart that says they are 60" wide, but doesn't say where that number is from. I need to know from the wheel mounting surface on the brake drum, side to side. That will tell me what to look for and where the wheels will end up if I am not able to find an exact match.
  18. I am looking around for a replacement rear end for Ken & Arlene McNeeleys 49 Dodge. When I did a lot of these 8 3/4 rears were my preference and were still common, but not anymore. Ken wants disc brakes on the rear and I agree that it is worthwhile to make the change. What is the favored rear end these days? I've read that people are installing Grand Cherokee, Ford Explorer, Dodge Dakota etc......I found a Grand Cherokee disc rear locally that is a 3:73 ratio, disc brakes, and 5 on 4 1/2" pattern. I need to measure the width of the rear in the truck, but if anyone knows the answer on this one fitting I'd appreciate knowing before I drag my old bones out under the truck this weekend.
  19. Sounds like a 50s Science Fiction movie...........but it's not. I had the pleasure of meeting Ken and Arlene McNeeley recently when they dropped their 49 Dodge Pickup at my shop for the summer. I was reminded that the real reason we all do this is the people. Working on the trucks and cars is secondary, meeting and befriending their owners is the primary purpose. We had a nice visit and they have since headed north to avoid the misery we respectfully call summer here in Florida. The truck is slated for a complete front end rebuild including the steering box and disc brakes. The carb was the first thing off the truck and headed out to George Asche for a rebuild. A new rear end is a possible third part to the project. There has been some discussion about paint and there are two very nice original doors that will get installed. A nice old truck and a great pair of old truck owners to boot. I will post pics as the work progresses. Currently looking for a good source for parts for the steering box as it looks like adjustment will not solve the noticable wandering at speed. Looking forward to handing the truck back over in the fall when the weather is bearable and nice folks return to visit. Stay tuned!
  20. It's your car and you can do whatever you want with it, but from what I read in your post you have no idea what goes into making a disc brake setup that will work and stop the car safely. You don't want to rip anyone off, just shortcut the years of time and effort they put into a good reliable and well designed kit, using plywood for patterns, really? Who will draw the patterns for the plasma cutter? Do you have autocad ability down to 4 decimal places of accuracy? How will you make the spacers to position the rotor? What bearings will you use to fit the spindle and the spacer? What grease seal will you fit to the spindle and the rotor? What caliper will you adapt to the bracket, and what hoses? You will spend spend $600 to save $175 on a kit that I make less than $50 for each sale, after nearly 40 years building Mopar hotrods. The info on my kit is all over the internet and you can get a copy of the parts list without too much trouble. And if you can't afford the kit how will you afford the parts to do the conversion? Even with that you will be hours, days, and weeks away from a workable kit and what you end up cobbling together might get you or someone else killed.
  21. Thanks for the replies and ideas. My main problem is not having one to copy. If I could even get a good digital pic of one I could have fabric printed. Barring finding one that would be the next best thing. I really appreciated the post on the Roadrunner forum, those guys probably have a closet full of them still in the wrappers!!! I'll keep you posted.
  22. My son Austin was born in 1978 and after some back and forth his mom and I ended our marriage a year or so later. I raised him from age 2 up into adulthood, by myself, a single dad in a time where single dads were not common. We had a sort of Tom Sawyer life together, two guys just growing up and older together. We played a lot at fishing, cars, bikes, camping, cooking and just being silly boys together. One of the most treasured items from his childhood was, and is, a Roadrunner Pillowcase. It was his most highly treasured possession and after years and years of use and love it became so thread bare it had to be retired to the chest of treasures. Fast forward to now. Today my son is a 34 year old veteran of two tours in Iraq, a Major in the US Army, and about to deploy to Afghanistan for his third tour of duty in five years. As a family, I and my wife, my daughter and his wife, sons, and daughter have decided the one thing we need to send along with him is another roadrunner pillowcase. Sentimental folks we are. And I am a pretty resourceful fellow, but try as I might I have found not one of them, not one for sale! I did fine one that sold last July and I am nagging the seller to introduce me to the buyer, but nothing yet. So, as the most resourceful group of Moparaholics on the world wide web....can you help me achieve my sentimental goal? Anything any of you can do to help me find and buy this childhood treasure for my son would be forever appreciated by all of us, and by him!
  23. Little did I know when I rolled out of bed at 5:45 this morning that I would meet the legendary Don Coatney (and Lisa), get a call from the ever charming Tim Adams, and get presents from both of them!!! Had I known I was going to be posted online I'd have worn my Sunday bibs......It was truly great to meet Don and Lisa and talking to Tim is a treat right up there with pumpkin bread pudding! I am so lucky to know them, and all of you, many thanks for keeping me part of the family. Fall is finally here in Florida, life is good, and the garden is growing to beat the band. Cheers everyone!
  24. Plymouth used the smallest spindle/brake combo. Dodge, Chrysler, and DeSoto shared a larger combo, and the very big Chrysler and DeSoto wagons and limousines had the largest setup. I can, and have converted all of them from the very early 30s to late 50s and trucks up into the 60s. The larger Chryslers and DeSoto's have a bastard sized spindle that has to be machined to get standard wheel bearings to fit. Other than that all of the cars and trucks can be converted using mostly the same parts interchangeably.
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